Spirit Animal – Dolphin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the website wileyphotochallenge2.smugmug.com  The picture is entitled “Happy Dolphin”

Over the last while, in my dreams, dolphins appear and come and play with me.  Dolphin is ten million years old, and has a brain size that is larger than humans.  We, humans, believe that Dolphin has a high intelligence, and therefore, Navy and animal behaviourists love to work with these beings. Some of us love dolphins simply from the very creative book, “So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish!” by Douglas Adams, a book that is part of his Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy series. 

As an animal guide, Dolphin is often referred to as “The Inner Guide”.  She swims through the water, and comes up for air.  In many traditions, the water is seen as the emotions and subconscious.  So, Dolphin guides us through our emotional traumas, as well as leads us down the deep paths of self exploration, much like diving deeply into the ocean. 

Early pictographs on tablets and on cave walls, show a dolphin like being with a big bubble of water around its head.  Speculation is that Dolphin may have come from another time or planet to assist humans on their developmental path.  Part of the teaching that comes to us from Dolphin is that playing is a necessity of life as is breathing and eating.  If we leave the joy out of our lives, we feel joy-less or depressed.

I have read that dolphins are examples of joyful community, or of community living in balance and harmony with the surroundings.  We can take this lesson from Dolphin and apply it everyday.  Man unnecessarily rips up the environment, or tries to control it, and therefore, destroys harmony. 

Judy@angelsandancestors.com   Enjoy our free newsletter online at www.angelsandancestors.com   See the September issue.