Power Animals and the Psychic

Posted by Jill Stefko Aug 9, 2008

When I wrote Bear: Powerful Pagan Symbol, I thought about an article I wrote in the Paranormal topic, Ghost of the Spirit Bear. I believe there is a relationship between the psychic and the spiritual. Although not Shamanic, a Welsh Presbyterian minister I’ve talked to shares this belief.

I had experiences with power animals for years.

When I worked in conjunction with the local tourism authority to hold ghost tours, those involved told me I would lose money the first year. I kept seeing Crow: Mysterious Pagan Symbol and Raven, Enigmatic Pagan Symbol while I worked on the project. Crow’s significance is the hidden magick of creation beckons; Raven’s magick and creation. The tours were profitable.

Bat: A Powerful Pagan Symbol flew into three different places where I lived. Bat signifies initiation and transition. During the times I saw the animals, I was in a state of positive change.

When I was a young child, from the time I was about two until I was five, I saw a tiny black animal out of the corner of my eye, but, when I turned to see it, it vanished. I knew it wasn’t my parents’ Scottish terrier and was puzzled. I sensed the animal was a female feline. At the time, I was intrigued with Black Panther: Pagan Power Symbol and played, pretending I was the panther. Years later, after my grandmother died, I saw the animal again, but this time, when I turned to see it, she didn’t disappear. She was a miniature black panther. The significance is reclaiming one’s actual personal power. Then, I was beginning to reclaim my own inner power that others took from me.

I wonder how many others have had these experiences.