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 CompanionāDolphināthere.
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.
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