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Have you ever had a vivid dream about an animal? Or looked up and locked eyes with a wild creature and felt something shift deep inside you? Maybe you’ve always felt an unexplainable pull toward a particular animal — one that keeps appearing in your life in ways that feel too meaningful to ignore.

I’ve been asking these questions for years. And in this episode of Dear Guides, I finally got to sit down with someone who has devoted his life to answering them. I’m joined by Shawn Leonard — a proud Mi’kmaq indigenous person from Nova Scotia, Canada, psychic medium, and author of Walking with Your Spirit Totem Animals. Shawn’s wisdom stopped me in my tracks from the moment he walked into the room. Watch the full episode here:

In this blog, I’m sharing everything Shawn taught me — the meanings behind specific animals, how to recognize the signs your spirit animal is reaching out, how to invoke their medicine, and how to meet your own totem animal through a guided meditation Shawn leads at the end of the episode. Stick with me. This one is extraordinary.

Meet Today’s Expert: Shawn Leonard

Before I dive in, I want to be clear: everything you’re about to read on spirit animals, totem animals, animal medicine, and indigenous ceremony comes from Shawn Leonard’s teachings. This is his wisdom, his lived experience, and his culture. I am sharing it because Shawn has generously offered it to help people connect more deeply with the spirit world — and because I believe the world needs this right now.

Shawn is a Mi’kmaq indigenous person from Nova Scotia, Canada, a psychic medium, spiritual teacher, and the author of Walking with Your Spirit Totem Animals. He also created the Wisdom of the Elders oracle deck. His indigenous name, given to him in ceremony, is White Eagle Spirit Talker — and from the moment he walked into my studio and handed me an eagle feather, I felt the power of why.

What Is a Spirit Animal? An Indigenous Perspective

I asked Shawn this question right at the top of our conversation, and his answer was so beautiful:

“A spirit animal,” Shawn explained, “is like divine medicine that we align with in life. Everything has spirit. There is nothing on Mother Earth that does not have a spirit.”

This is a foundational teaching in indigenous cultures — that consciousness and respect flow in all directions, to all living things. Spirit totem animals have walked upon Mother Earth just as we have, and we align with their specific medicines to help guide us through life.

“Everything has spirit. There is nothing on Mother Earth that does not have a spirit.” — Shawn Leonard

We are not alone in navigating this human experience. We have human guides, yes — but we also have animal guides. And according to Shawn, that connection runs much deeper than this single lifetime.

Spirit Animal vs. Totem Animal vs. Power Animal: What’s the Difference?

This is one of the most common questions people have, and Shawn explains it with great clarity.

A power animal is one you call upon for strength when facing a specific challenge. It’s intentional, active energy — medicine you invoke when you need courage, bravery, or resilience for a particular situation.

A spirit totem animal is a longer-term guide that walks with you through a full stage or chapter of life. According to Shawn’s teachings, we each have at least four totem animals, connected to the four directions of the medicine wheel and the four stages of life: infancy (east), youth (south), adult (west), and elder (north). A different animal may present itself at each stage.

The key difference: a power animal is medicine you call in. A spirit totem animal is medicine that has chosen to walk with you.

Do We Choose Our Spirit Animals — Or Do They Choose Us?

“Yes — they choose us, and we choose them,” Shawn told me. “It’s just like our spiritual guides on the other side.”

Before we enter this life, there is a soul-level agreement. Certain animals are aligned with us before we’re even born — just as our human spirit guides are. Most of the time, these animals make themselves known through repeated encounters, powerful dreams, or an inexplicable pull that we feel but can’t fully explain.

Shawn knows this from deeply personal experience. As a young man, bears kept appearing in his life — sometimes in startling ways. Eventually, he dreamed of seven white polar bears, and in that dream he was shown, unmistakably, that the bear was one of his power totem animals. From that point, he made a ceremonial offering and asked the Great White Bear to send him a polar bear claw as validation.

He lives in Nova Scotia. There are no polar bears in Nova Scotia. Within months, a polar bear claw arrived in the mail from a stranger who simply felt compelled to send it to him.

“When you start to communicate with your animal totems, they will come through in some divine, unique, and special way to let you know they are there.” — Shawn Leonard

That story gave me full-body chills when Shawn told it. And it points to something I know to be true in my own life: when we put out a sincere request to spirit, the universe answers in ways we could never manufacture ourselves.

Spirit Animal Meanings: The Medicine Each Animal Carries

This is the section Shawn and I spent a beautiful stretch of our conversation exploring. According to Shawn’s teachings, each animal carries a specific spiritual medicine. Here’s what he shared:

Bear: Bravery

The bear represents bravery. A mother bear protecting her cubs is one of the most fierce forces in nature — she faces danger head-on, without hesitation. Shawn teaches that when you need to face something that feels overwhelming or frightening, you can call upon the Bear Nation for that ferocity and courage. The bear also carries the medicine of new beginnings — after hibernation, there is always an awakening.

How to invoke it: Say aloud — “Great spirit of the Bear, I invite you to walk with me through this phase of life so that I can find the courage and bravery to face what I find challenging right now.”

Eagle: Love

The eagle, according to Shawn, represents love — specifically unconditional love. Because eagles fly higher and closer to what Shawn calls Grandfather Sun (the first physical light in our solar system) than any other bird, they are considered sacred in Mi’kmaq culture and many indigenous traditions. They carry a purifying, clearing energy and are said to receive the sun’s medicine first, then carry it to us.

Eagle feathers are sacred ceremonial objects. When Shawn handed me an eagle feather that day in my studio and showed me how to smudge with it, I felt the sacredness of that gift immediately. He told me: “It was never mine. It was always yours to carry.”

Wolf: Humility

The wolf embodies humility. Wolves operate in packs — they rely on each other, watch out for each other, and must be humble to function as a team. Shawn teaches that when you’re struggling to work with others, or you need to lead with more grace and less ego, you can call upon the Wolf Nation to guide you back into right relationship with your team.

Turtle: Truth

The turtle carries the medicine of truth. According to Shawn, this is why indigenous people refer to North America as Turtle Island — because the continent is shaped like a turtle, and the turtle teaches us the truth of time and of Mother Earth herself. On the inside of a turtle’s shell are 13 markings, representing the 13 moons of the year. On the outside, 28 markings represent the 28 days of each moon. The turtle is a living calendar — deliberate, unhurried, and always truthful in its path.

Buffalo: Respect

The buffalo represents respect. As Shawn explained, the buffalo gave everything to indigenous peoples — their body, their bones, their hide — to support human life. In return, many indigenous communities now provide life for buffalo herds. That circle of reciprocity is the teaching: when you need to either give or receive respect more fully, call upon the Buffalo Nation.

Beaver: Wisdom

The beaver carries the medicine of wisdom — and it’s more profound than you might expect. Beavers are master architects who create entire ecosystems that sustain not just themselves but every creature around them: the birds, the fish, the deer that come to drink. They also know when to stop and listen. Shawn described watching a documentary where beavers, near the end of felling a tree, stop and go completely still — listening for any sign of danger before proceeding. That is wisdom: building for the good of all, and knowing when to pause.

Sasquatch / Bigfoot: Honesty

This one surprised me, and I love it. Shawn teaches that Sasquatch — known in indigenous tradition as Sasquatch or Zombie — represents honesty. Why? Because Sasquatch is vastly different from everything else, and to live fully as themselves requires radical self-honesty. Shawn even wears Bigfoot socks to speaking engagements to invoke that medicine of honest, authentic expression. I told him I’m getting a pair immediately.

This artwork is taken from Shawn’s Wisdom of the Elders Oracle Deck, the Mi’kmaq artists are Tracey Metallic and Aaron Googoo.

The Four Totem Animals and the Stages of Life

Shawn teaches that we each walk with at least four totem animals throughout our lives, connected to the four directions of the medicine wheel. A different animal presents itself — often through a vivid dream, a repeated encounter, or an inexplicable feeling of connection — at each stage:

  • Infancy / East: The beginning. New light, new energy.
  • Youth / South: Growth, vitality, red energy.
  • Adult / West: Depth, transformation, black energy.
  • Elder / North: Wisdom, clarity, white energy.

Just as Shawn’s own guides shifted as he matured — from one named Sam in childhood to Victoria as an adult to a third named Eliza more recently — our animal totems evolve with us. We are not static beings, and neither is our relationship with the spirit world.

Signs Your Spirit Animal Is Reaching Out

According to Shawn, your spirit animal will make itself known. You don’t have to force it. Here are the signs to watch for:

  • Recurring dreams featuring the same animal, often in a powerful or symbolic scenario
  • Repeated real-world encounters with an animal that feel too meaningful to be coincidence
  • A lifelong pull toward a particular animal — one you’ve always loved or been fascinated by, even without knowing why
  • Physical sensations when an animal appears — a tingling, warmth, sudden calm, or deep recognition
  • The animal arriving at a moment of crisis or transition, as if it knew you needed it

The day before recording this episode, a bear walked right up to the woods behind my office. Shawn had already heard the name of my son Owen on his drive to the studio without knowing anything about me. There are no accidents. There never are.

“This Bear visited me in my garden the day before I interviewed Shawn!”

Soul Contracts with Animals: When Pets Are Spirit Guides

One of the most moving parts of my conversation with Shawn was talking about my cat, Jimi Blue. I’ve always known — in my bones — that she came to me at a moment of profound loss as a healing presence. Shawn confirmed what I felt: she and I have a soul contract that transcends this one lifetime.

“We can have soul contracts with animals that transcend many lifetimes,” Shawn told me, “and sometimes even just one.”

If you have — or have had — a pet that arrived at exactly the right moment, that seemed to know your emotional state before you did, that cleared your energy just by being near you: that is not coincidence. That is medicine. That animal chose you, just as you chose them. And their energy, Shawn assured me, stays with you long after they leave this physical form.

How to Invoke Your Spirit Animal’s Medicine

You don’t need to be indigenous, or to have a lifelong spiritual practice, to call upon the medicine of an animal guide. Shawn’s teaching is simple and powerful: life is a ceremony. Whatever ritual aligns with you is enough.

Here’s how Shawn recommends invoking your spirit animal’s medicine:

  1. Make an offering. This could be smudge or incense, a crystal placed on the earth, flowers, or anything you feel called to give. Hold it over your heart, speak your words, and lay it on the ground. Let it go.
  2. Speak your prayer. Say something like: “Great spirit of the [animal], I invite you to walk with me through this phase of life. Help me to find [the medicine you need — courage, wisdom, love, truth]. I am open to receiving your guidance.”
  3. Ask for a sign. Request something specific and unique — as Shawn did with the polar bear claw. Then watch what arrives. It may come in days, or it may take months. Stay open.
  4. Honor the connection. Talk to your animal guides regularly. Create a sacred space — even a small one — where you can sit with them and speak. Shawn literally speaks to the polar bear rug in his home when he needs strength and resilience. “He speaks to me too, sometimes,” Shawn said with a smile.

“Life is a ceremony. Speak to them, honor them, and call upon them to help guide you through specific things in life.” — Shawn Leonard

Shawn Leonard’s Guided Meditation to Meet Your Spirit Animal

At the end of our episode, Shawn led the most beautiful guided meditation to help you connect with your current totem animal. I saw my bears — a mama bear and two cubs — and an eagle sitting on the mama bear’s shoulder. The bear hugged me, and I felt completely safe. Safe in a way I haven’t felt in a long time.

I have Shawn’s permission to share his meditation audio with my Gabby Coaching members, so if you’re in the app, look for it there. Not a member, start a free trial here.

And I’ve also created a free guided meditation to connect with your spirit guides, available at the link below.

👉 Free Spirit Guide Meditation

When you experience your totem animal in the meditation, I want to hear from you. Drop a comment on the YouTube video and tell us which animal came through and what medicine it brought. Shawn will be spending time in the comments offering you a word, a quote, or an affirmation connected to your animal. Don’t miss that.

How to Smudge with an Eagle Feather to Clear Your Space

Shawn closed our episode by teaching me — and all of you — how to smudge with an eagle feather. This is a sacred practice from his Mi’kmaq tradition, and I’m sharing it here with deep respect and gratitude for his generosity in offering it.

According to Shawn, the smoke from smudge is always an extension of your words, your prayers, and your thoughts. As it rises, it carries your intentions into the spirit world.

How to smudge, as taught by Shawn Leonard:

  1. Light your smudge — sage, sweetgrass, or another sacred medicine — in a smudge bowl.
  2. Use the eagle feather to fan the smoke, always moving clockwise, the direction the sun moves through the sky.
  3. Pull smoke over your head: “Creator, help me to know good things in life.”
  4. Pull smoke into your ears: “Creator, help me to hear good things in life.”
  5. Pull smoke toward your eyes: “Creator, help me to see good things in life.”
  6. Pull smoke toward your mouth: “Creator, help me to speak good words with the wisdom I have.”
  7. Fan smoke over your whole body: “Creator, help me to feel good things in my life. Clear my energy of any hurts and pains I am currently carrying, so I may walk through life in a good way.”
  8. Move through your space clockwise, speaking whatever words come from your heart. There is no script. Say what you feel.
  9. Close with gratitude: “Wela’lin” — which means “thank you” in Mi’kmaq — “All my relations.”

Shawn’s teaching that we are all related — to the rocks, the trees, the animals, the stars — is something I will carry with me always.

How to Deepen Your Relationship with Your Spirit Animal

Shawn’s parting wisdom on this is something I want every person reading this to take with them: you don’t develop a relationship with your spirit animal. You remember it.

This connection has always been there. The animal has always been walking with you. What changes is your awareness — your willingness to create space, to listen, and to honor what’s already present.

Here’s how to nurture that remembering:

  • Create a sacred space — even a small shelf, a windowsill, a corner of a room — where you can place objects connected to your animal guide. A figure, a feather, a stone. Sit with it. Talk to it.
  • Keep a dream journal. Write down any animals that appear in your dreams immediately upon waking. Patterns will emerge.
  • Practice the meditation. Return to Shawn’s guided meditation regularly, especially when you’re navigating a new chapter or challenge.
  • Make offerings. Light a candle, place flowers, or simply speak your gratitude out loud. The ceremony doesn’t have to be elaborate. It just has to be sincere.
  • Pay attention to signs. When an animal appears unexpectedly in your waking life, pause. Ask what message it might be carrying for you right now.

Shawn Leonard’s Books and Oracle Deck

If this episode lit something up in you — and I suspect it did — I cannot recommend Shawn’s work highly enough. These are two resources I’m pointing everyone toward:

📖 Walking with Your Spirit Totem Animals — Shawn’s book goes deep into each animal’s medicine, the Seven Grandfather Teachings, and how to walk through life in alignment with your animal guides. 👉 Walking with Your Spirit Totem Animals

🃏 Wisdom of the Elders Oracle Deck — A stunning deck that includes the Seven Grandfather Teachings and detailed animal totem guidance. Perfect for daily practice and reflection. 👉 Wisdom of the Elders Oracle Deck

Learn more about Shawn’s work here.

Shawn, thank you for bringing your medicine into this space. The eagle feather you gifted me is already one of the most sacred objects in my home. And I know that wasn’t an accident either.

Frequently Asked Questions About Spirit Animals

What is a spirit animal? According to indigenous teacher and psychic medium Shawn Leonard, a spirit animal is a form of divine medicine that we align with in life. Everything on Mother Earth has a spirit, and certain animals carry specific medicines — bravery, love, humility, or wisdom — that help guide us through different stages of life. The soul connection between a person and their animal guides often transcends multiple lifetimes.

What is the difference between a spirit animal, a totem animal, and a power animal? As taught by Shawn Leonard: a power animal is called upon for strength in a specific challenge. A spirit totem animal walks with you through a full stage of life. We have at least four totem animals, connected to the four directions of the medicine wheel and the four stages of life: infancy (east), youth (south), adult (west), and elder (north).

What does a bear spirit animal mean? The bear represents bravery. When you need to face a difficult or fearful situation — especially one you feel you must face alone — call upon the Bear Nation for the courage and ferocity to move through it.

What does an eagle spirit animal mean? The eagle represents love and unconditional love. Flying closest to Grandfather Sun, eagles carry a purifying, clearing energy. In Mi’kmaq culture, eagle feathers are sacred objects used in ceremony to clear space and elevate energy.

How do I know what my spirit animal is? Look for recurring dreams featuring the same animal, repeated real-world encounters that feel meaningful, a lifelong unexplained pull toward a particular animal, or physical sensations when that animal appears. You can also connect through meditation, prayer, and ceremony — making a sincere offering and asking for a sign.

Can my pet be my spirit animal or spirit guide? Yes. Shawn Leonard teaches that we can have soul contracts with animals that transcend many lifetimes — and sometimes just one. A pet may arrive at a moment of crisis carrying exactly the medicine you need. Their energetic connection to you remains even after they are no longer physically present. How do you smudge with an eagle feather? Light your smudge in a bowl, use the eagle feather to fan smoke over your head, ears, eyes, mouth, and full body — speaking a prayer for each — then move clockwise through your space. Always close with gratitude. Shawn Leonard’s full instructions are detailed in this post.

Gabby Bernstein is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, spiritual teacher, and host of the Dear Gabby and Dear Guides podcasts. Shawn Leonard is a Mi’kmaq indigenous psychic medium, spiritual teacher, and author of Walking with Your Spirit Totem Animals and creator of the Wisdom of the Elders oracle deck. All spirit animal and totem animal teachings in this post are credited to and sourced from Shawn Leonard’s work.

dear gabby #315 Apr 27, 2026 spiritual connection

what is a spirit animal & how to connect to yours

[00:00:00] The following podcast is a dear media production. 
 Hey there. Welcome to Dear Gabby. I'm your host Gabby Bernstein, and if you landed here, it is absolutely no accident. It means that you're ready to feel good and manifest a life  beyond your wildest dreams. Let's get started. 
Have you ever had a vivid dream about an animal or maybe you felt a really deep connection with an animal that you've encountered? If you've ever asked, what is a spirit animal, or what is the difference between a power spirit animal and a totem spirit animal? This episode is for you. Today, we are diving into the beautiful truth of the animal spirit guides walking beside us, how to recognize their signs, understand their unique medicine, and call on their wisdom to navigate the different stages of our lives. 

Lives and you'll be guided through a beautiful practice to invoke your own. Spirit animal. This is Dear Guides, where I'm joined by psychic mediums to channel messages from Spirit. And these are messages that are on topics that we know that you love. We talk as spiritual development experts, but we also channel. 

And today I'm joined by my beautiful friend, Sean Leonard. He's the author of Walking With Your Spirit Totem Animal. And a proud indigenous mig ma person who works with spirit to heal [00:01:00] hearts. Sean's work is extraordinary and it's gonna blow your mind today. He is a treasured soul. Welcome to the show, Sean. 

It's an honor to have your energy in the space. The second you walked in, you handed me this eagle feather, and you taught me how to smudge with it, which we're gonna do on the show. Yeah. But it's the new energy that you brought into my space, and I just wanna thank you for that. It feels really, really good. 

It's a sacred object. This sacred object. Okay, we're gonna get into all of this. Sure. We're gonna get into all of this. So today, Sean, we're gonna help everyone connect with their animal spirit guides. And I want everybody to stick around to the end because you're gonna give them a practice, a meditative practice, where they're gonna meet their own totem animal. 

As you guys know, before we get into the conversation, we always on this show invoke in our guides. Collective guides, maybe some animal totem guides today to enter into the space. Whoever feels that is of the highest truth and compassion to enter into the space today. Sure. And I like to offer that opportunity to my guests to invoke that energy. 

Absolutely. So, [00:02:00] grandfather's son. Creator Mother Earth, and the spirit that lives within all of us and including our spirit, totem animals. I call upon all of you to be with us and help us, and guide us with your sacred medicine, wisdom and knowledge so that we may walk through life in, in a good way to help us find. 

Our way if need be, and to guide us on the directions and paths that we're meant to follow through our divine purpose. So I ask you all to help us, inspire us and work with us and please be patient with us because sometimes we don't always listen, but we will if you are consistent. So thank you for being here. 

We welcome you and welcome you into this space and this conversation. 

I feel my guides, I also felt, I don't know what this is about, but I felt a lion energy right next to me, very, very large. Mm-hmm. Typically don't bring animals in, but I think that's because the topic today, I felt this lion, male lion energy Right to the right of me. Yeah. [00:03:00] Um, just to hang out with us today. 

Just sounds like it could be one of your spirit animals guiding you. Maybe, maybe, maybe. My hand also goes numb when I like this hand. This is sort of my antenna right? To do this. So I feel this presence right, right beside me. What it brings me to this beginning of this conversation, which is really what is a spirit animal, A spirit totem animals, uh, have walked upon Mother earth just as we are today, and we align with some of their medicines to help guide us through life because it's not just, you know, human. 

Guides that we have, we have spirit animal guides. And you may know this especially, and I have a strong feeling as you were speaking about the line that you, you have a strong connection to your cat as well. Feline. Yeah. Right. So that's that animal, that feline nation. Right. So, you know, it could be past life connection that you've also had met, lived many lifetimes with potentially in Egypt and and such like this, right from our other previous lifetimes. 

And even today. And so why are you drawn to one particular animal as opposed to [00:04:00] another? Is that there's this kind of soul connection that you have. Yeah. And there's medicine help you walk through life in a better and more aligned way. Mm-hmm. So there's this kind of like spiritual alignment that you have with them, whether it's conscious or unconscious. 

I'd like to ask the specific meaning of some. Animals. What is the spirit medicine that the wolf embodies? Humility. Humility. Oh, I need some wolf. Yeah. Sometimes we all need a little wolf. Yes. You know, you need to call 'em the Wolf Nation. They watch out for each other. Okay. Right, and they're, they, they rely on each other. 

Are, and they have to be humble because they operate in a pack. So they have, have a team, just like you have a team of people that support you through life. So, right. You know, sometimes when you need to work better with your team and you're having issues or you need to like have things worked out, you can call upon the wolf medicine to have that humility to kind of work together in a good way. 

Love it. Great. What is the spirit medicine of the turtle? It's truth. Truth. Yeah. It's truth. And we say North America's turtle on 'cause it's kind of shaped in the, in the, and if you look at North America from [00:05:00] space, you can see that the tail of the turtle is like Mexico. The turtle represents truth because it, it moves through life in a very slow and deliberate and truthful way. 

It can't deviate from its path. It, it's, it's literally taking its time to get there. What's the spirit medicine of a bear? His bravery. Okay, so the bear represents bravery because again, the bear has to be ferocious, especially a mother bear with her cubs. She's gotta be very protective. You know, the bears also gotta be brave. 

They're very kind of animals that walk through the world, very kind of lonely in a sense that they have to be brave to face challenges by themselves. And it might be that you're scared to face a particular situation and that bravery, you know, you can call upon the Barr nation to kind of help you face that when you feel like you're alone. 

What is the spirit medicine of the eagle? The spirit medicine of the eagle is love. Hmm. And why we say love is because it flies higher and closer to grandfather's son, which is a emanation of first physical light within their solar system. [00:06:00] And we are all star people. We're all made from stardust. And so we come from the stars with our first being is light and we return to light after we leave this world. 

But as, uh, the ego flies closer to grandfather's son, we feel they're very sacred. And the medicine, they receive that medicine first. So it's like there's this kind of purification or, or clearing energy that the sun has. And so we utilize the, that medicine of the eagle to kind of, uh, approach life in that way. 

So you giving me this eagle feather today is. Uh, healing and love energy. It is. Yeah. It's for you. It's medicine. I'm, I'm gifting you. Yeah, that is the eagles given to me to gift to you. Great. It was never mine. Great. It was always yours to carry that feather. I feel that, and it's, and so that you could use the medicine of the eagle to clear space or to clear your own energy or, or to hold it when you need to speak truth and, and you know, operate from a higher source if need be. 

It's kind of funny because. I was thinking about how I'm bringing a lot of energy [00:07:00] into this space and I only am bringing in, uh, guides, human guides and their guides that have of the highest truth. Right? But I was also like, oh, I'm gonna need a little bit more ritual around clearing the room. Right? You show up today, we smudged this beautiful feather, which we'll do at the end of the show and show everybody how to do it, and. 

Cleared the room and now I have my ritual. There you go. There we go. I asked for it and it was given. Yeah. What is the spirit medicine of a buffalo? Well, the buffalo is, represents respect. Hmm. And it's because we have to respect them. And, and maybe we need to have respect in our life. And the, and the reason why the buffalo carries that medicine particularly is because the buffalo has like given everything to indigenous people. 

They're, they're a whole being. Including their spirit, you know, to help us to move through life in the best ways we can. And we have to respect them and honor them through that, uh, reciprocal nature of connection. And so we, we have many ceremonies and, and to the buffalo and there there're [00:08:00] herds that we now give life to because they have given us life. 

So there's this respect that is reciprocal that we have to kind of, uh, so when you're facing something in life. Where you need to have respect being given or you need to give respect. When you feel like it's hard, then you can call upon the buffalo medicine to kind of guide you with that. That's really helpful. 

If you're in a in relationship and you're struggling with respect, whether it be towards you or towards the other. Bringing in the buffalo energy. You could ask, you could invoke the buffalo to support you. You can absolutely. Great. I, I really like that. That's very valuable for me right now. Yeah. Thank you. 

Yeah. And what is the spirit medicine of a beaver Wisdom? Wisdom. The beaver is like very diverse and they're very intelligent, and I know people think they're kind of like swamp brat sorts, but they're not. They're very intelligent. They create ecosystems. They're architects. They build the whole ecosystems within the forest that support and, and sustain and give life. 

They're life giving people through their wisdom. [00:09:00] And, uh, when they, when they built these ecosystems, it's not only just for them, it, it, it, it supports wildlife all around. Whether it's the birds, the fish, you know, the deer that come to, to drink in the water holes that they, that they provided there. 'cause it might not be there if they hadn't damned up a special area to give life. 

So they provide life for themselves, but life for others. So they have a divine wisdom. But they also, I mean, when you ever watch a Beaver and I, I watched a documentary on, I thought it was amazing that, uh, when they take down trees, they, they nod 'em, especially at the very end, they know knw them down, and then at the very end when they know they're getting close, they knoww a couple and they stop and they listen. 

Because if they hear any cracking, they know that they have to move away from the situation. Yeah. Because they're in danger. Yeah. So there's this wisdom that they carry about, you know, in in particular situations, you know, that you, you know, perceive with caution. Yeah. But also, you know, provide, uh, support for everything that surrounds you. 

So if [00:10:00] you're, you're looking to kind of support your environment. You know, support, you know, people within your environment. Yeah. Uh, or all animal nation. That wisdom of the beaver can help you do if you're planting a garden. Yeah. You know, calling in the wisdom of the beaver can help you, you know, put things in the right space. 

Beautiful. I had a bear visit yesterday. Oh, no way. And I felt like this lovely bear was just hanging around. I actually walked outside. It was right next to me and I was like, Hey. And then I ran back inside. So if I had a visit from a bear yesterday, was that a message? Was there a medicine in that for me? 

Well, I would say it could represent, you know, courage, being courageous. Okay. And, and you know, especially the bear usually hibernates in, in North America for the winter, you know, and then there's this kind of like shift of energy at a time. I mean, right now they're kind of waking up and starting to move through the world. 

And for you in your life particularly that you know the bear. Could represent a phase of life that you're going through right now. This kind of like, well, you've held back for a little time of life, and then you're moving into this kind of awakening, a sense of new beginning. [00:11:00] And I don't know how long this podcast has been going on, but this might be a big part of that. 

It's definitely part of it. It's definitely a new beginning. I know as you said this, I've got a hell yes. That bear sighting was a message to me. This is a new beginning. And the courage part is very real. The courage to, it's kind of like the 12th. The 12th step. It's God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. 

Yeah. The courage to change the things I can, that line is what I'm living Absolutely. And the wisdom to know the difference, but the courage to change the things I can. That's what I'm living right now. But also bravery. Yeah. You know, 'cause bear represents bravery. What's more fierce than a mother protecting her cubs. 

Right. Especially if you go through stuff in life and you're, you're facing a situation where you have to invoke the animal medicine of the bear to be brave. Yeah. To face something courageously so that you can get through it in a better way. This episode is sponsored by Better Help. One thing I've noticed a lot in our community, and also just in the [00:12:00] news lately, is just this real big stressor around finances. 

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Well, so whether you feel like the bear is part of your totem animals or not. 'cause I believe we have four totem animals, at least. Okay. At least. And they come at different stages of life. And, but you could just say, you know, uh, great spirit, uh, of the bear. I invite you to kind of help me walk through this phase of life so that I can find the, the courage and the bravery to face what I find challenging at this time. 

Beautiful. Or help me to walk into my power so that I can, I can be as brave and courageous as I need to be through this, this aspect of life. Beautiful. Sean, do we choose our spirit animals? Yes. They, they choose us and we choose them. It's, it is just like our spiritual guides on the other side before we live life. 

And like I was saying there before, um, I believe that we have four totem animals, which could include power and spirit, totem animals. And the difference between a spirit animal and a totem animal is that, uh, a power animal is something that you have to call in [00:16:00] for strength. To face something like the bear. 

Yeah. You know, courage, bravery, et cetera. Um, and if you want to call it a spiritual aspect of an animal, you would call it maybe the ego, because the eagle represents unconditional love because they fly higher and closer to crater at which we see as grandfather's son, as a physical emanation of the first light within our, within our, within our universe. 

I mean, we're all star people too. We're made from the stars. Right. So I have this hat, Jimmy Blue. Yes. Okay. And I feel a no. She came to to very, to heal me at a very difficult time. Yeah. I had carried a child for five and a half months. Yeah. After having nine rounds of IVF. Did you carry two? I have one child at home and there was a second child that I carried. 

Okay. I carried one at that time. So you have a child? I have a boy who's seven years old. Okay. And I had a second boy who I carried, uh, for almost six months. And unfortunately he did not carry on. Right. Uh, and I know, I know, I [00:17:00] know that he definitely came here as a messenger for me. Yeah. And is still, his name is Owen. 

He really is a messenger for me. Right. And when I was, uh, having to go into the hospital, I heard Owen yesterday. You heard his name yesterday? Yeah. I didn't know his name was Owen, but now I know who Owen is. Yep. Because as I was driving here, I heard a few names and one of those names was Owen. What else did you hear? 

That's what he's def he's one of your, your, your team for sure. Definitely. Right? Definitely. Yeah. Did you write a book about him yet? I've. Written about him in a book, but not a book about him. Well, I, I feel, and you know, as I feel that he guides you in a very particular way, that I feel he's working with you on your writing and teaching and such, and that was his purpose, to touch you and to make you, and help you feel that unconditional love connection that you've always had with him, but to kind of embody it just for a short time. 

Yeah. So that you can, you know, um, rekindle the connection in a greater way. So that as you move through life in this new phase, that uh, you know, he, that you have this [00:18:00] connection to him. So you can call upon him, work with him, and, and honor that relationship in the best way you can. And I feel like that you are. 

Mm-hmm. And, uh, for him to speak to me yesterday as I was driving here, I'm, I'm a hundred percent sure he wanted you to know that he's definitely there, you know, as part of your team. And I started talking about him this morning as well, which is interesting. I don't talk about him a lot and I think I've haven't. 

Done all the processing I'm gonna, I'm meant to do. Right. Uh, the way I talk about him is very, um, casual, actually. It's like, oh, we, you know, you, he came to teach me a lesson and I'm grateful that I only have one child because it's actually, I mean that, like, I, I, I, I do believe that one child in this forum is right for me. 

Right. But I know that he's my guide and I, I, I have that, but I don't, I don't, I, I know that he's asking to connect more and obviously he's coming up a lot today. Mm-hmm. And he came to you? Yeah. And he is a beautiful young man. I know that we see people as children sometimes, you know when, but it's man, he's a man, right? 

He's a man. He's a, yeah. I actually feel that too. He's very mature. He's lived many lifetimes himself. Yep. You know, and I know [00:19:00] that you connect to him in a, in a child kind, oflike manner, which is, you know, is great. It's funny, I don't. Right. Oh, you feel it. You do. I feel that he's a male energy. That he's, okay. 

Well that's good because I feel a lot of people out in the world think that, you know, they, they, oh, it's my baby. Yeah. Yes, it's my baby. I lost my child, my infant, my son. Yeah. But you know, they're, they're adults and mature and lived many lifetimes and you know, when we come into life, you know, we're, we're, sometimes it's only for a short time, but it's with a divine purpose. 

Mm-hmm. For sure. And I feel like that you had been nurturing relationship with him prior, like for a long time. Like I feel like you were kind of like manifesting him. Mm-hmm. And he, he, he kind of wanted to kinda make sure you, you fully felt that, uh, connection and bond that you have. Mm. I feel it more now. 

Yeah. You don't have a sacred space for him, do you? No. You should probably create one. I think he's telling me and he, he does, he has a very strong connection to flowers too, for whatever reason. I don't know why. Okay. But he says you do. Yeah. And he, he loves the flowers. 'cause I feel he's very artistic for kids. 

[00:20:00] Yeah, absolutely. That's what he's kinda showing me. And, and he loves color. And, uh, beauty and art and things like that. Like you, so there's a lot of things that you have in common that are just, there's a soul connection. Mm-hmm. You know, it transcends this one lifetime. I know where his spot is. I have like a orchid area and the beautiful thing about, it's like, um, a window where I, where all the orchids, but you know, orchids come and go. 

Right? And so it's almost like there, uh, it's like their crib, right? Because they're right in the front of the window and when they're gone, I put them there because I know that they're gonna come back. Yeah. And then when they. Bloom. I bring them down into the living room or to the kitchen so that we can see them and be with them. 

But when they're not there, they're in this one window. And it's funny because that window for a long time also represented an area where I would put. Cards like my, my card decks and I would put crystals and I was like, really creating space in this one window. Right. And I need to do it again. 'cause that's his spot. 

Yeah. Well it's your spot too. Yeah. Yeah. It's a spot that you share, that you connect with. Yeah. And even the flowers coming and going is symbolic of like his connection to you. [00:21:00] That's That's right. It's always there. But it will come and go from time to time. That's right. That's right. And thank you, Owen, for coming through. 

We will let him stay with us today because I feel like he has a lot of wisdom to share and I actually think that I, um, am hearing you and, and, and also getting the hit that, that I need to be in dialogue with him more. Yeah. Um, part of my human recovery was sort of just to say, oh, that was exactly a spirit planned it, and I'm good now, you know, but it's, it's a new relationship I need to develop now. 

Mm-hmm. Yeah. Thank you. You're welcome. Yeah. I love that he came to you to tell you. I feel like my cat. Is absolutely a soul contract that she's, she's showed up for me many times, many lifetimes, and I know that she heals me because every day around noon I do a cat meditation where I've had a big morning, lots of calls, and then I sit down with my I lot down. 

And if a cat really loves you, they sleep with you. They come to you. [00:22:00] She comes and she purs right on my chest and she clears my energy. Yeah. She just, it's a vibration. She's total vibration. She blink, blinks at me. Mm-hmm. Telling me she loves me and purs and completely clears my energy. And I had this other cat called Junior. 

Mm-hmm. Who I had to let go of. 'cause at the time I had a boyfriend who was allergic to cats. Long story, but I gave him away. But I think that that junior's energy is back in this cat. Yeah. Most likely. It feels like that to me too. Like we can have sole contracts with animals that, uh, transcend many lifetimes and even sometimes this one lifetime. 

So talk to me about soul contracts with animals. What does that mean? Well, when we come into life, we know that we have to go through certain things, right? That we, we have a kind of like, uh, it seems like somewhat vague sometimes, and then somewhat specific other times that, uh, you know, we know we need certain medicines to guide us through life. 

And for me particularly, it was very kind of like noticeable. I, as a young [00:23:00] person. I kept having, um, connections to bears even though it's part of my, my nation. There was just this bear kept showing up in the most amazing and sometimes scary ways. And, uh, and eventually I had a dream of a bear. Uh, and I didn't know how powerful of that connection was, but it was kind of revealed to me that, uh, yeah, that was my, one of my power to animals. 

If we have an animal that feels like it's. Connected to us spiritually. How can we develop and nurture that relationship for deeper spiritual connection? Well, I believe that we are all, you know, life is a ceremony and I'd say, you know, whatever ceremony aligns with you. Hmm. You know, then, you know, speak to them and, and honor them and, you know, call them on to kind of help and guide you through specific things in life. 

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And I found myself in this dream, in this, this field. And for whatever reason there was these like seven shadows that seemed like people that were chasing me. And I didn't know why they were chasing me, but for whatever reason I said, okay, I gotta run these people. And I'm running across the field as fast as I can. 

And just as I looked across the field, there's trees, these white. Seven white polar bears walked outta the trees. Hmm. I'm like, oh crap. No. Not only do I have to run people, I gotta run freaking bears. What the hell are bears in the forest? White polar bears in the forest. Aren't they supposed to be in the arctic? 

So I start running for my life back towards the people. And as I run back towards the people these polar bears are gaining at, there's no way I can outrun them. So I had to surrender. I, I got on my knees in the middle of the field and I waited for the bears to kind of devour me, but that's not what happened. 

All seven polar bears ran past me, and the shadows that were chasing were still running. And each [00:28:00] bear, each of the seven bears jumped on a person and there was no blood or gore or anything. It was just, they just disintegrated. They disappeared. And then after the seven bears had turned around and walked into one great bear. 

Mm. And he just stared at me. And I, and I, and I thinking in my mind as I stare at this great wife, bear that, oh my God, this, he's not here to hurt me. He was here to help me. Yeah. And then I woke up. So it inspired me to nurture a relationship, a greater relationship with the great white Bear Wa back moon. 

So I said, uh, wa back moon. If you, if I'm meant to walk through life with your medicine, I need, I want some validation. One, I want something very unique and specific. I'm asking for you to send me a polar bear claw. Now I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. There's no polar bears in Nova Scotia. Right. We have black bears. 

Right. Right. So I said, uh, I don't know how you're gonna do this, but I, I'm asking you, and I made an offering through my own ceremony, which is what I tell people. If you [00:29:00] want to connect to a specific totem animal that you feel you're connected to, then make an offering. You know, give something in, in, in respect. 

You know, uh, through your ceremony, it could be letting some smudge or some incense or, or whatever it is, or making a special crystal offering that you can lay it down upon Mother Earth and you say your prayer, you hold it over your heart, you speak your words, and you lay it on the ground. And you let it go. 

You give it to crater, you give it to the great white bear. Yeah. And uh, so that's what I did. I made a, uh, in my culture we used tobacco as a ceremonial type of medicine offering. So I held it over my heart, spoke my words, I laid it down, and then I waited. And then it was about two to three months that I went by and I thought I wasn't gonna receive it. 

And what happened was I got a package in the mail and it was from a lady, uh, named Barbara Kent Bishop. And she lives in Newfoundland. And she sent me a little note with this little red box that was wrapped in red cloth, [00:30:00] which is kind of traditional. And she said, Shawn, I was just in Northern Labrador and I met with some Inuk elders. 

And these elders gifted me two polar bear cloths. Yep. And the elder told me that this one's for you, Barbara. You're meant to carry this, this claw for you, but this other claw is meant for someone else. And I can't tell you who this is for, but you're meant to give it to someone else. Yeah. So she went home and she says, well, I thought of it like for five minutes. 

'cause the only person I could think of was you. Yeah. And, and so I opened up the, the box and, and this is the, the polar bear claw that I Wow. That I carry. Wow. Now that story goes a little bit deeper. Because since then, uh, right after that I had another lady come to my house who does part-time taxidermy, and we're having a, just a gathering of spiritual like-minded people. 

And she brought me a little piece of polar bear for her. She goes, I felt like I should just bring this to you. Yeah, I know. And then another person called me up and said, Sean, I know, I know that you don't do sessions anymore, but me and my mom could really use a session. Uh, [00:31:00] and I had this old polar bear rug in my closet. 

Mm. Uh, we, if I was to gift this to you, could you do this in exchange for reading? And so I'm like, well, let me just think about this. Yeah, I think I can do this. Yeah, I guess I'm supposed to do that reading. Yeah. And then another person sent me another claw. I was at a mega, uh, doing a workshop. Uh, and then another, uh, lady came and gifted me another piece of a polar bear fur. 

And, uh, the last piece, as I was writing my book, walking into spirit of animals, um, I had a lady call me. Um, you know, and, and her husband Steve, and they said, can you meet us for coffee? Hmm. And I said, sure. So we go to Tim Horton's, which is a big coffee place in Canada. So I meet them in Tim's and they tell me, Steve tells me that his dad had passed away. 

He used to live up in the Northwest Territories, and he has this old, uh, polar bear rug. Doesn't know what to do with, and he says, Sean, you know, we're thinking about gifting it to you. Yeah. And it had all the claws still on it. The head still on it. Wow. And, and I, [00:32:00] so I said, well, I will, I will take it. I, I will respect it. 

I will keep it for the rest of my life. I will honor it. And, uh, it's a sacred object that's in my house. I have to put it over my pool table. 'cause I, I can't just stick it in a closet. It has to have Yeah. To have it. Yeah. But I sit beside that bear and I speak to him. Yeah. And he speaks to me too sometimes. 

Yeah. And if I'm going through stuff, I, I talk to him and I communicate to him what I need some help with, or strength or courage with, or resilience because they're very resilient, you know, as they live up in the North Pole. And, um, but that's it. It was just an amazing eye-opener for me that if you start to communicate to your animal totems that. 

They will come through in some divine, unique and special way to let you know that they're, they're helping you and supporting you and guiding you. Mm-hmm. And it may be a dream that you're continually having or may be that you feel drawn to particular animal like your, your cat, your blood of cat. Well, it's also interesting about the cat because that cat came to me at a time of crisis. 

I was in the hospital calling the breeder 'cause I had to, [00:33:00] had a, um, have a hyperallergenic cat because my family's allergic. Right. So I called the breeder and said, get me my cat. You know, get me my cat. In that moment. Right. 'cause it's the moment of crisis. You need that, that animal. Yeah. Right. So that helped you Yes. 

Met with the, that divine energy in medicine. Yes. That animal helped balance you so that you could go through this tough time and you've developed, or you've remembered, let's say, not developed. You've remembered your, your relationship with the the feline nation. Yes. And it's medicine that you'll carry through life. 

That's right. Right, that's right. But whether you have that cat physically as a pet, her energy will be with me forever. She's always gonna be with you, just like our past pets that we've had with her life. I hope she just keeps reincarnating as more pet cats probably will be. Yeah. That's my plan. Because the, the the, she's back, she was junior, she's now Jimmy Blue. 

I'm pretty confident. Yeah. Yeah. I feel that too. I love this whole encapsulation because what I'm now understanding for the viewer is that people out there probably have already experienced. Vivid dreams of animals or like in my case, Eno wild animal and [00:34:00] felt some kind of connection or have an animal in the human form in this experiential form that feels like a connected soul. 

And so today we're gonna give the people the opportunity to have a meditation to call in one of the totem animals. And you mentioned that there's four, so I feel at different stages of life. There'll be an animal that presents itself to you in some unique and divine special way. So as you're in your infancy, you may be very connected to one Animal nation, and as you mature and grow, other animals will connect to you as well. 

But I also feel like this is the same with our spiritual guides. I feel like when I was young, I had one spiritual guy named Sam, and as I grew a little bit older, IN nurtured a relationship with another guy named Victoria. Hmm. I have another new guide that presented herself probably about six years ago named Eliza. 

And I don't know who my, unfortunately, I haven't reached that elder stage in my life yet, but I know that the medicine of that other fourth guide will present [00:35:00] themself to me. And I do feel like we walk with a team. They're always with us, whether we know they're not, but they may not be apparent to us until we reach a certain stage of life. 

Right. Right. Um, but I feel like with the animals and our guides there, we have many. Great. Okay. And at least four. At least four. And now I am excited to help the audience begin to connect to your current. Spirit totem because we've, you said there's multiple throughout our lives. Yeah. We have four, right? 

At least four. At least four. So multiple animals may come through for people today. And then the next step after we invoke this energy is to invite that energy to reveal itself to us, just as you did with the white polar bear. Right? We can invite that energy to reveal. Signs. Yeah. Messages. Maybe if we're recognizing, oh, I've got the, the courage and the bravery of the bear, which was gifted to me recently, I could ask that bear energy to continuously give me signs. 

Mm-hmm. That I am [00:36:00] staying consistent with my bravery. Absolutely. And my courage at this time. Absolutely. A hundred percent. Yeah. Okay, excellent. So Sean, I'm gonna invite you to help us connect to our totem animals. Today. Okay, so everybody, if you could all just get yourself comfortable and relax, and I would like to ask you to, you know, just gently close your eyes and take a couple deep breaths. 

Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. And if you feel you can even put your hand over your belly and your hand over your heart, if you choose, it's completely up to you. So take another deep breath in. And letting it out. That's right. Just relax. Now, I want you to envision in your mind a sacred space, and it could be near the ocean. 

It could be in the forest, wherever you feel like your spirit is drawing you towards. Just allow that image to come into your mind [00:37:00] as you sit in this space or stand. You can see a path either down the beach or through the forest, whatever aligns with you, and I want you to just walk down the path. 

10 going down the path. 9, 8, 7, 6, just making your way down. That's right now at the end of the path. You may see a clearing. It may be out in the ocean, it may be up in the sky. Wherever your animal totem is willing to present itself to you, just allow that image or thought or feeling come to you in its own divine and unique and special way, and don't allow your mind to get in the way. 

Just allow it to just manifest. This may be an animal that you've always felt a connection to. Unconsciously, it's been [00:38:00] repeating, showing up in your life in one form or another, but just whoever and whatever this is in the animal nation, just accept it. And as you move closer to the sand, I want you to feel your aura, your spirit, your light becoming one, and connected to the animal that has met you here today. 

Whether it's in the water, the air. 

We are in the forest. That's right. And there are no words that you need to hear. These are just thoughts that you share with each other. 'cause this is how our guides speak to us, including our animal totems. It may be just a thought or a word of particular medicine that they're guiding you with in life 

or. There may be something that you're facing that you need to call upon their medicine, particularly, [00:39:00] whatever that is for you. Thank this animal, this great animal that has come here to connect to you in the most amazing ways. Feel that love, that bond, that connection that you have, and feel it through your many lifetimes. 

This is not the first time you were connected to this great animal. 

And maybe just one thought comes into your mind, like courage, wisdom, love, peace, and then think about how you can apply this to your life right now with a situation, with something that you're facing and how you're gonna best implement this in the most amazing and good ways. 

Now if you can send all of your love to this [00:40:00] animal and feel that love right back to you, whether you hug this animal or you just stand in the sacred space, whether you put your hand on this animal and just feel this bridge of connection, and I want you to ask this animal that has come to you. To send you some divine connection of validation. 

It may be an aspect of like the ego feather, or a claw or a piece of the fur. It may even be just a stuffed animal. It's really irrelevant. It's more about you seeing that they hear your words, hear your thoughts, and they're validating that they do walk with you in life. 

Just embrace them One more time. I want you to take a deep breath and just turn around and walk back to the path through your sacred space from three to one, three [00:41:00] to one. Back in your divine space where you are presently right now. Open your eyes feeling more content. More blessed and more connected to your totem animal. 

Lio, Amma, all of my relations. So cool. Okay. I saw my bears and an eagle sitting on the shoulder of the bear. There you go. Well, maybe you're meant to carry that ego medicine too. Mm-hmm. Yeah. And there were baby bears, two baby bears and one mama bear. Mm-hmm. And the bear hugged me. It was like really safe. 

What did you feel when you, when you had that hug? Uh, I felt safe. Yeah. That's good. Yeah. Yeah. They were right up behind in the woods, behind my office. Mm-hmm. Kind of where I saw it walking the other day. Yeah. Not an accident, obviously, you know that. No, there is no accidents in life. There's just, there's no even coincidences as Wayne Dyer would say. 

You know, just things that coincide. [00:42:00] Yeah. I'm glad you brought up Wayne. He's always in here. Yeah. Big time. Stands right over here. He is really, really present for me. We've been channeling him since he left. Yeah. And, uh, or since he left the body and, and, and his presence is so ha he's so happy we're together. 

So is Louise. Yeah. Yeah. I've never met Louise. I've, I've seen Wayne once, never actually got to speak to him, but I've connected to him in the spirit world for the Dyer family once. Yeah. And I actually got really something really cool from him. What'd you get at the end of the reading? 'cause I record all my sessions. 

Yeah. Um, I recorded him. And he said one thing he said, I am. Yeah. And it was pretty cool. Yeah. Which is something that I based, uh, my new book on. Yeah. So we'll talk about I about Full Body Chills. And you also just sounded like him when you said it. Yeah. Yeah. Well, I know he, he guides a lot of people. Uh, as a man. 

He was a, he was guiding a lot of people in the physical, so it'd be, it's not too strange to think that he's guiding a lot of people from the spiritual Yeah. He came to me, he said, I will, I will speak, I will speak through anyone who [00:43:00] speaks for the light. Yeah. It's just like I'm coming to all of you. Yeah. 

Yeah. Really nice man. Yeah. And uh, I know you had a, a got to spend some time with him. Yeah, yeah. Um, he was really generous to me in the human form and a mentor to me in many ways. And, uh, really mentors me even far beyond I could ever possibly imagine now. Yeah. Um, and probably one of the most present spirits in my life. 

Yeah. He says his one word to me to tell you is inspiration. He's, he's, he's, he's always there with your inspiration if you need him. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. That's very moving to me. You're welcome. Yeah, very. I don't wanna cry. I've got nice makeup on. Sean, I'm sorry. I'm just joking with you. I do wanna cry away. 

Yeah. He comes on stage with me. Um, I gave a talk one time that was like an ego, and I was in my ego. I'd never get nervous to speak, but it was speaking for Oprah's stage. So I was in my ego and I was nervous about going out. Yeah. In the hotel before Wayne just [00:44:00] settled my entire system. He's like, I'll go, I'll be with you. 

You know? Yeah. And from that day forward, I bring him on stage with me. Yeah. And when I know I'm channeling Wayne on stages when I'm calm and measured mm-hmm. In my speaking. There's like a centered calmness that comes over me. Right. You feel grounded in it. Grounded, measured very much how he would speak. 

Yeah. Yeah. Uh, so we have a job too. He's saying we have to continue to, to, to channel his messages through our work. Mm-hmm. And he's clapping. Yeah. And saying Thank you. Yeah. And he wants me to say thank you for honoring him. Mm. And the work that he continues to do with many other people. And he says, thank you for the messages that you bring where you help and inspire others in the most amazing good ways. 

He says, I'm always with you. Don't ever think that I'm not. I'm always there. Yeah. I know he is. I know he is. I And he's kissing you on the forehead. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. [00:45:00] It's really beautiful. Thank you. You're welcome. No, I know he isn't. I know that, um, you know, he, he wants to keep doing his work and he has, and he, he is doing it through us. 

This is how he chose to do it now. Says he's super proud of you, two, super proud of you. You've done some really great work and he wants to keep inspiring you to keep doing the amazing work that you do. Yeah. So it might be tough. He says, I, it's tough for all of us that have walked in the physical world, but he says, I know you've had your struggles, but you've made, you've found your way through many of them, and you will continue to find your way through the rest of them. 

Yeah. Okay. Yeah. That's all he says. Yeah. Thank you, Wayne. We love you. So good. Well, thank you, Wayne for. Connecting to me. I appreciate you. Yeah. Sean, I adore you and your presence in this space is very important for me in this moment. I know that no one enters this [00:46:00] room for this conversation by accident. 

It's always in the divine time and order. I asked for my clearing. I'd love for you to show us how we, you can use the Eagle way. The eagle feather. Sure. To clear with the smudge. Yeah, to clear space, to clear ourselves. I think that's a beautiful way for us to close the episode. Okay. Okay. Absolutely. How do we use smudge to clear our energy and the energy of the space around us? 

You know, the smoke from Smudge is always an extension of your words, your prayers, your thoughts. And, uh, so when you speak into it, it's like going up into the spirit world. So it's nice to, to take that smudge and clear your hands, right? Normally I would have a smudge bowl with different medicines that I would, that I would utilize, and you take that smudge and you pull it over your head and you ask the great spirit, you know, creator, help me to know good things in life. 

Pull the smoke into your ears greater. Help me to hear good things in life greater. Help me to see good things in life. How many speak good [00:47:00] words and with the wisdom I have, speak it in the best ways possible. Creator, help me to feel good things in my life. Clear my energy of any hearts, hurts and pains that I may be carrying currently. 

So it may be released from my aura and that I walk through life in a good way, creator, cleanse my whole body and my spirit. So now when you take a sacred object, you then make sure you smudge it. Always you smudge it. And clear the energy creator help bless this eagle feather in a good way. It may inspire Gabby and help her to smudge her own space and clear space when need be. 

May it be a sacred object for her for the rest of her days as she walks through her life. And all my relations. So when you, when you use the smoke, you always kind of fan it and you speak good words. You always go in a clockwise just as the sun moves clockwise around Earth. I mean, there earth actually spins counterclockwise, but it moves through the sky in a clockwise motion. 

So that's how we always approach your ceremonies. So when you smudge yourself, you smudge your [00:48:00] sacred object, then you move in a sacred way around the room. And you just speak good words that come from your heart. It doesn't have to be memorized. All you have to say is what you feel you need to say in this moment. 

Creator, as I walk through this space. Clear this space in a good way so that any negative energy that has come here with me, on me or my objects, or from people that have been here before me, may be released. So that we sit here with our guides, our ancestors, and we speak their words and share in the sacred circle together. 

And so you just say that as you walk through the room, uh, and then say, creator thank you will, which means thank you. We are all related. And it's, it's important to remember that all things we're all related to the rocks, the trees, the animals, our spirits, you know, mother Earth, that there's all these sacred objects and sacred things that all surround us. 

And when you smudge that in a good way and you smudge yourself and you'll honor that, then there's no [00:49:00] place that spirit would not be with you. I love you and I love your presence, and I'm so grateful that your. Spirit, your guides, your totem animals have imprinted the space. And have, uh, they're all leaving something behind in here. 

Mm-hmm. Which I'm welcoming. Well, thank you. I'm welcoming. Thank you so much, Gabby, for having me on your podcast. I really appreciate it. You, you, I look up to you. I respect you and you're a light to so many people that have gone through so many things in life and helped them find their way. And, uh, you encourage me just as Wayne encourages you to keep, uh, being inspired and serving and helping others. 

So thank you. Yeah. We need you. We need you. I need you too. Well, the, the Earth needs you too. So I'm gonna link to all of Shawn's incredible books, walking With Your Spirit, totem Animals in the Description. And, uh, I've created a free meditation as well. As you guys know, I always love to give these meditations. 

Um, this is a meditation to connect to your spirit guides, and that is gonna [00:50:00] be at the link in the description and the card above. For my Gabby coaching members. I'm gonna take Shawn's audio of his meditation, connecting you to your totem animals. I'm gonna put it in your app. So you have access to it and you can meditate with it at all times. 

And also, my Gabby coaching members, you have the connect to Your Spirit Guides meditation in your app. If you guys love this show, if you've stuck around to the end and you're not a subscriber, this is your moment to definitely make sure you never miss an episode of Dear Gabby or Dear Guides, because these shows are gonna just get deeper and deeper and deeper. 

And this is a time in the world where we need to be awakening to our light. We have a sacred contract in this lifetime. If you're watching this video, that you have a inner knowing that there's more and a willingness to expand your consciousness. This community is where you do it. So subscribe to the channel, share the video. 

If it moved, you return to it many times over and over again and share with us what totem, animal or animals came through. And I'm getting Sean in there so he can leave some [00:51:00] comments and say hi to you and give you a little message. Maybe everybody might not get their message. Don't freak out. But Sean's gonna spend a little time with us. 

And so I just wanna thank you again for being part of this community. It is a big deal. It's a really big deal. This is a community. This is a movement. I don't want you to stick around for the miracles. If you love this video, you are definitely not gonna wanna miss my episode with Bradley Valentine on how to connect to your guardian angel.

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