Companion Animal Cards

By Anne Marie Bennett

Dolphin Blesses My Third Eye

From a very young age I have been drawn to dolphins, but I never thought much about it until 2004.Ā  My mother died that year, and the week before her stroke, I was reading Madeleine L’Engle’s A Ring of Endless Light.Ā  I found myself totally captured by the intuitive nature of the dolphin.Ā  Also, there were many messages for me in that book about communicating with other beings (people as well as animals) in ways that went beyond words.Ā  Because my mother had had a stroke and lay unconscious in a hospice bed for several days, I felt like I was communicating with her on a different level altogether. This lovely synchronicity is how I came to understand that Dolphin was choosing to be my 6th Chakra Animal Companion.

The 6th chakra is the energy center located at the center of our forehead, also known as our “third eye.” This energy center is the home for our intuition and imagination, and I was delighted to find m Companionā€”Dolphinā€”there.

In SoulCollageĀ®, we do inner work through guided imagery and other paths to get in touch with each of our body’s chakras/energy centers. Our founder, Seena Frost, taught that our body’s energy centers find alignment with Animal energies. Once we discover which Animals are Companioning us in our chakra centers, we make cards to honor them, and toĀ  bring their energy and wisdom into our decks and our journeys. There is more info about the SoulCollage Companions Suit here.

I am the one who is intelligent and imaginative. I am the one who sees, inside and out.
I am the one who is intelligent and imaginative. I am the one who sees, inside and out.

Here is the wisdom that Dolphin energy brings to me: Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Who are you? I am the one who is the prince (and princess!) of the seas.Ā  I am the one who smiles, who laughs, who Knows.Ā  I am the one who rides the waves in pleasure and delight.Ā  I am the one who loves to play, who can “talk” to humans, who knows what others are feeling just by listening to their thoughts.Ā  I am the one who knows that communication exists on many, many levels.

What do you have to give me? I give you freedom from time constraints, freedom from past and future, freedom to remember this present moment. I give you the motivation to play, to have fun, to delight in your life, to enjoy each moment as it comes.

What do you want from me? I want you to slow down, to take the time to play a little each day, to remember your outer “tribe” of playmates and to let go of all inner and outer judgements and to give yourself permission to relax and enjoy life more often.

 

Take a few minutes now to listen inside. Is there an Animal energy that you’ve always been drawn to?

Create a SoulCollage card for it, then ask it the questions I’ve asked:
Who are you?
What gifts do you bring me?
What do you want from me?

What wisdom does this Animal’s presence have for your life and your journey right now?Ā 

Companion to My Companions

Several years ago, when learning about the chakras, I “met” a rainbow-feathered owl in a guided imagery meditation one day. After working with that Neter, I realized that Rainbow Owl is the Companion to My Companions!Ā  I do love it when the Neters make themselves known to us in dreamlike states of being. Here is my card to honor him. (Sorry, I cannot remember the name of the artist, but the owl image is definitely not copyright-free).

Here’s another card (left) I made around the same time, totally intuitively, just loving how the images came together. Here is what the girl said to me:

I am the one who bows to the Companion of my Companions. I am the one who has made friends with my chakras and therefore with my body.

I am the one who journeys deep within, down and down to my innermost cavern where the Inner River flows.

I am the one with feathers in my hair, just as there are feathers on my Owl Companion.

My message for you today is simple- bow to your body, dear one. Allow ITS wisdom to lead you. Float again in your Inner River… all will become clear.

Dragonfly- Crown Chakra Companion

scdragonflyWho are you?
I am Dragonfly, representing your 7th Chakra, at the crown of your beautiful head. I am reminding you of all things that have to do with Spirit, Source, and The One That Holds The Many.Ā 

I am the one who is colorful, iridescent, ever morphing into more beauty.

Why have you come to me today?
I am here to remind you that I am ever present and that you can trust my presence and my connectivity to the wider Net.Ā  Look at my wings in the image of the lower dragonfly- my wing are made up of a web, a net. I am also here to remind you to your connectedness to everyONE and everyTHING.

A Note from Anne Marie

The truth that we are all connected, even to those who have left the earthly plane, plays a huge part in my novel, Dragonflies at Night: More Than a Love Story, which was just released.

I hope that Savannah’s story touches you, along with the voices of her mother, Deirdre Rose, and her Aunt Suzanna.
Get your copy here.

 

All My Companion Animals

I’ve been practicing SoulCollage since 2005 and finally am at a place where my chakra Companion Animals are all in place. For a while there, during and after my second cancer journey in 2011-2012, some of the original animals moved on and new ones moved in.Ā  A few months ago I made one SoulCollageĀ® card that contains ALL of their energies, PLUS the energy of White Owl, who in the last several months has indicated to me that she oversees all of the Companions. So… a Companion for the Companions, I presume!

Who are you?

We are the ones who give your body energy and strength and fluidity. We are the ones who accompany your body on its daily journey of life.

I am your first (root) chakra companion Wolf. I am the one who reminds you to plant all four (okay, TWO!) feet on the earth and to keep your energy there when you get too much “in your head.”Ā  I am the one who reminds you that you are connected to the earth, to the sacred earth, and to your ancestors.

I am your second (sacral) chakra companion Sea Lion.Ā  I am the one who reminds you to be joyful, to play, to activate your creativity, and to love your sensual body, no matter how heavy or light it is. I am the one who urges you to remain fluid in your movement and in the journey through life.

I am your third (solar plexus) chakra companion Fox.Ā  I am the one who brings you the fire and deep truth of your own authentic being. I am the one who is powerful and strong, and I impart that to you as much as you will let me.

I am your fourth (heart) chakra companion Cat. I am the one who gifts you with softness and openness of heart. I am the one who sees in the dark and reminds you that you too can see into all of your own dark places with softness. I am the one who gifts you with unconditional love and a heart that loves that way as well.

We are your fifth (throat) chakra companions Lion and Lioness.Ā  I am the one who encourages you to roar when you need to roar and to be silent when you need to be silent. I am the one who guards what comes into and goes out of your mouth. I am the one who is powerful. Know that your need to express yourself is very strong and we are here to assist you at all times with that expression.

I am your sixth (third eye) chakra companion Dolphin. I am the one who has resided here since you were born. I am the one who gifts you with a deep intuitive knowing about many things. I am also here to remind you to play, to laugh, to have fun, to enjoy this precious life you’ve been given.

I am your seventh (crown) chakra companion Dragonfly. I am the one who came to you in your 30’s as a symbol of Spirit. I am the one who reminds you that you are not alone. I am the one who continually shows you how you are connected to every living being on earth.

 

 

Channeling My Inner Lion- 5th Chakra

SclionGiven my natural attraction to cats, I wasn’t surprised when Lion showed up years ago as one of my animal totems!Ā  He is directly related to my Fifth Chakra center, the Throat, which focuses on self-expression.

Who are you? I am the one who is King of the jungle, king of the forest, king of all that is.Ā  I am the one who is both gentle and ferocious.Ā 

I am the one who roars when I have need to roar and who is silent when silence is demanded. I am the one whose eyes have seen all and know all.Ā  I am the one who is called Aslan in your favorite children’s book. I am the one of wisdom, strength, gentleness and courage.

I am the one who is the Grand Parent of the cats you so dearly love in your daily life.Ā  I am the one who helps you rise above daily worries and fears, who carries you above the clouds and closer to the Sun

What do you have to give me? I give you strength and courage.Ā  I give you the ability to roar, the inner peace and centeredness to be silent, and the wisdom to know when each is called for. I give you Power and Authority and Wisdom.

What do you want from me? I want you to be still for a moment and feel the power of life roaring through you.Ā  This power, this energy, is always there, always inside of you, surrounding you.Ā  I want you to notice it, feel it, grasp it, claim it, allow it to transform you.

My message for you today is this: Take my energy with you into all of your relationships.Ā  What needs to be said?Ā  Say it.Ā  Ask yourself, and others, the questions that need to be asked.Ā  Answer them.Ā  Allow the answers to come forth.Ā  I am the energy of your throat chakra.Ā  Allow my energy to open this area of your body so that your voice can be heard, and given and received in love.

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