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Have you ever felt drawn to the wisdom of animal totems and the grounding energy of trees? This soul-nourishing journey connects you with powerful natural guides during times of transformation.

At the heart of our exploration trees transform sunlight into sap and honey, we too possess the ability to transmute our experiences into something meaningful. When we express these emotions creatively, they become art, healing, and growth.

Our guided meditation introduces three powerful spirit guides. First, the bat teaches us to navigate through sound rather than sight—trusting our intuition when facing darkness and uncertainty. Next, we connect with a majestic tree that creates "a canopy of support overhead and roots of support under the earth," helping carry our emotional burdens. Finally, the hummingbird brings messages of joy, lightness, and adaptability as we transition from darkness into dawn, culminating in a transformative encounter with an angelic presence.

Ready to deepen your connection with these animal totems? Join me for live classes on Insight Timer every Wednesday evening. These donation-based sessions allow us to experience guided journeys together in community. Whether you're drawn to bat intuition, tree stability, or hummingbird joy, your soul self is waiting to share exactly what you need in this moment.

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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hi, thank you so much for joining me today.
I'm Shannon and this isStarseed Evolution, bringing the
wisdom and insight of thecosmos to you.
I'm grateful that you'relistening, hi, and thank you so
much for joining me for oursession today.

(00:24):
It was recorded earlier liveand I'm grateful that you're
joining us.
We explore the wisdom ofconnecting with the unseen realm
, both through the bat animaltotem, the hummingbird animal
totem, and the grounding, withthe wisdom of trees.

(00:47):
I hope you enjoy the openingtalk, where we'll be guided into
the wisdom and intentions thatbat and hummingbird share with
us, which will then guide youinto being present with yourself
for the guided meditationjourney.
May your soul self share withyou what you're needing to see

(01:11):
in this moment.
The card that wanted to bepresent for us is Keeper of
Alchemy.
So an alchemy is all about magicand shifting and energy.
Trees are among nature'salchemists.
They turn root, dirt and seedinto leafy, green shade,

(01:38):
sunlight into sap and honey.
This is your job right now.
As an alchemist.
You are the one withtransformation's power at your
fingertips.
Unexpressed pain turns intosuffering.
Unexpressed joy becomesstagnation, but emotions that

(02:01):
are grieved, mourned, celebratedor shared, given their creative
voice, become art.
The medicine is found insidethe wound, but not unless it
becomes expressed.
Take the raw materials of yourexperience, turn them into song,

(02:22):
dance, art, weave a story withthe threads of your hope and
despair.
The Wisdom of the Bat AnimalTotem.
Bat is able to navigateeverything around it through
sound, not through sight.

(02:43):
So, beginning to connect withthe feelings inside of yourself
that are coming up around nowand bat will help bring
understanding to you.
In that way, bats can representfacing your fears.
Their ability to fly throughthe night unharmed is a powerful

(03:05):
metaphor for trusting in yourability to navigate the unknown.
Whether you're experiencing achallenging time or simply
looking for guidance, the bat'smessage might be to trust
yourself and embrace the processthat you're going through.

(03:27):
The wisdom of the hummingbirdanimal totem.
And so now what we're going todo is then step into the energy
of hummingbird, and the reasonwe're doing this is because I
want us also to be guided, notjust through what's in front of

(03:47):
us right now, and so the lightthat is going to be guiding you
through this connection withhummingbird, the hummingbird
spirit, the animal totem,symbolizes enjoyment of life,
symbolizes enjoyment of life,lightness, of being present with
what's around you.

(04:08):
Those who have the hummingbirdas the totem are invited to
enjoy the sweetness of life, tolift up those things that appear
to be negative around you, toexpress love for yourself.
And those who have this totemmay be encouraged to develop

(04:32):
their adaptability andresilience as well, keeping
optimistic mindfulness inside ofthemselves.
And so bat guides you throughto this other side, where
hummingbird then helps you touplift yourself, even coming out
of those places that appeardark.

(04:56):
And this guided meditation willhave three guides for you to
connect with.
The first guide will be the bat, the second guide will be a
tree and the third guide will behummingbird.
Now what we're going to do isthe guided meditation, where we

(05:18):
move into connecting with all ofthese energies that are coming
up right now, to connecting withall of these energies that are
coming up right now, justallowing yourself to connect
with the imagery that comes upfor the guided meditation.
And so I invite you to moveinto a space where you feel

(05:40):
connected with yourself and justconnecting with the energy that
comes through in the meditation.
And so I'll have you lay downor come to a seated comfortable
position and close, close youreyes when you're ready,

(06:12):
connecting with your breath,taking a deep breath in and
allowing that breath to connectyou with the earth, grounding

(06:38):
your body and, as your bodyconnects with the earth, taking
another deep breath in, allowingyour whole body to relax and be
supported as we go on thisjourney.

(07:00):
Now, in your imagination, I'llhave you imagine standing in
front of your third eye and asyou reach out in front of you,
touching your hand to your thirdeye, you see that a beautiful
indigo doorway of light opens,allowing yourself to connect

(07:28):
with the energy of this thirdeye doorway.
And when you're ready, steppingthrough this third eye deeper
into yourself and as you stepthrough this doorway, you find

(07:48):
yourself standing inside abeautiful cave.
There's a small fire in frontof you inside this cave,
surrounded by beautiful stones,this cave surrounded by

(08:15):
beautiful stones.
The small fire is lit so thatit begins to light this dark
cave and you see that overheadin the cave is a bat hanging
upside down from the ceiling ofthe cave, grateful that you're
joining him at this time.
You find yourself a seat nextto the fire, with the bat

(08:44):
overhead, allowing yourself inthis next few moments of quiet
to connect with the cave, thefire in front of you, the bat
above you, all of it holdingspace for you in this moment.

(09:10):
Just allow yourself to connectwith it now and now.

(09:40):
As you've connected with thefire that holds space, with
creating light around you andthe stones that surround it and
the grounding energy of theearth beneath you and the
beautiful ceiling above you ofthe cave and the bat taking your

(10:02):
energy in and being presentwith you during this full moon
energy, I'll have you close youreyes and as your eyes are
closed, you begin to connectwith the feelings of the cave

(10:23):
all around you and the bat whois present for you.
As the bat hangs from theceiling and begins to chirp, it
connects with your energy andnow it begins to send you an

(10:46):
image or a message that can helpyou with your life right now,
in this moment.
So allow the bat to share withyou the message that it has
connecting with your higher selfand your physical body that's

(11:09):
present here.
What wisdom can it share withyou of how to move through this
time in your life?
Right now, in this moment ofsilence, allow the bats chirping

(11:29):
to be translated into the wordsor images that you're needing
to hear this message.
Listen for what it shares withyou and, as the bat shares these

(12:14):
messages with you.
If your eyes open inside thecave, you might see the images
that the fire begins to reflecton the stone wall of the cave,
allowing you to see a deeperconnection with what ways to
step forward in your lifetowards those things that you're

(12:38):
trying to connect more deeplywith.
Just allow yourself to continueto receive this information
from the bat, from the fire,from the cave, from your higher
self, and now, taking a deepbreath in as you connect with

(13:31):
the bat, you thank him for themessages that he shared with you
in this moment.
The bat now releases from theceiling and begins to fly out
towards the entrance of the caveout towards the entrance of the
cave, out into the moonlight.
Now you stand up from the fireand begin following the bat out

(14:00):
of the cave and into themoonlight.
There's beautiful grass in thedarkness that is lit by the full
moon around you.
That allows you to step throughthese grasses as you follow the

(14:20):
bat flying in the night sky.
Allow yourself to follow thebat overhead as it begins to
guide you deeper into thisbeautiful valley.

(14:44):
You see that the bat now has ledyou to where there is a
beautiful tree who is presentfor you now so that you might
connect deeper with the supportof Mother Earth.
The bat flies in front of thisbeautiful tree and asks you to

(15:08):
sit here now, beneath this tree,which is holding space for you
and creating a canopy of supportoverhead and the roots of
support under the earth.
As you connect now with thisparticular tree, who's wanting

(15:29):
to teach you how to be presentfor yourself, the bat flies away
into the night sky, leaving youto be with this tree now.

(16:04):
I'll have you reach out andtouch the bark and feel its
heartbeat inside your chest aswell.

(16:29):
And now, in your imagination,I'll have you turn and sit down
so that you are seated beneaththe tree with your back leaning
against the trunk of the tree.

(16:56):
Now, as you sit with the treethat supports you and you
connect with the rootsunderground, the leaves overhead
, and you look out towards thesky, you see that there is a
movement between the darkness ofnight and the coming horizon of
the day.
So the darkness of the nightbegins to lighten up as the sun

(17:23):
begins to approach the horizonand you connect more deeply with
this tree, and I'll have youclose your eyes and allow

(17:43):
yourself to begin to feel thesupport that the tree provides
for you right now, as you'reneeding it, allowing you to not
have to carry all the emotionsthat that come up for yourself
by yourself.

(18:04):
The tree can carry theseemotions with you so that you
are not alone.
So, in this next moment ofsilence, just allowing the tree

(18:25):
to hold all the emotions thatare coming up for you, all the
feelings that is present for you, I'm sorry and taking a deep

(19:18):
breath in and allowing theenergy of the tree to move up
through your spine to the top ofyour head.
And all of a sudden, you beginto hear a beautiful tweeting by

(19:39):
your ear.
And as you open your eyes andyour imagination, who is
hovering in front of you?
But the hummingbird, whobelongs with this tree, who is
grateful that you are here.
Now, and as here as now, thesun begins to rise on the

(20:02):
horizon, bringing light to allthat is in your life, the
hummingbird begins to float upto the branches and back down in
front of you, grateful that youare here.
What does the hummingbird looklike?

(20:25):
What does it feel likeconnecting with its energy?
And now you look and you seethat the hummingbird is seated
on the branch above your head,the branch above your head.

(20:55):
Allow yourself to close youreyes now connecting with this
spirit guide, the hummingbird,to see what information, images
or energy the hummingbird shareswith you about how to take
beautiful steps into connectingwith your life.
What messages does thehummingbird share with you?

(21:17):
Now, just allow yourself toconnect with that.
I'm sorry, and I'll have you inyour imagination.

(22:14):
Opening your eyes, you see thatthe hummingbird begins to fly
off that top branch circlearound you and then, as it lands
on the ground, it transformsinto a beautiful angel.
What does the angel look like?

(22:37):
The angel sits in front of youand begins to hold your hands,
sending the beautiful energy ofjoy and gratitude through your
hands and arms and into yourheart that your life will be

(23:05):
connected with this hummingbirdenergy through this angel, these
blessings and now taking a deepbreath in allowing that energy

(23:48):
from the angel and now taking adeep breath in allowing that
energy from the angel to expandyour heart and help connect with
the tree, the bat, thehummingbird.
And now the angel stands up,takes your hands and helps you

(24:10):
stand up as well.
You hug each other in gratitudeand your imagination.
I'll have you thank the bat,the hummingbird, the tree and
the angel for being present withyou on this guided journey, and

(24:36):
the energy from all of themwill continue to connect with
you, sharing their wisdom andinformation with you for as long
as you're needing it over thenext few days and weeks.
The angel takes your hand andhelps you.

(24:57):
Now walk around to the otherside of the tree, where you'll
see there is a doorway in thetree's trunk.
As the angel touches thatdoorway, a beautiful indigo

(25:18):
doorway of light opens up up,taking a deep breath in as you
exhale, you step through thatindigo doorway of light and find

(25:39):
yourself standing once more infront of your third eye.
You reach out with your hand,touching that third eye space,
closing that doorway for now,placing your hands on your heart

(26:08):
, connecting with the doorway inyour heart that opened up, that
allowed you to receive all thatinformation that you're needing
to connect with.
During this time, I'll have youtake a deep breath in and

(26:33):
exhale, and one more deep breathin and one more deep breath in
and as you exhale, coming backto this time and space with me
now, in the present moment, andopening your eyes when you're

(27:09):
ready and just gently stretchingnow your arms and hands, your
neck and shoulders, your feetand legs.

(27:45):
Thank you so much for joining ustoday on this meditation and
journey.
Just know that the animaltotems bat and hummingbird can
continue to connect with you foras long as you're needing
developing and connecting withyour inner wisdom.
You're invited to continuereceiving gifts from them for as

(28:05):
long as you're needing it.
I'm grateful that you spenttime with us today.
Thank you so much for joiningme for today's episode of
Starseed Evolution.
I'm Shannon and grateful tohave you here with me.
Grateful to have you here withme If you'd ever like to join me

(28:32):
live.
I teach on Insight Timer, themeditation app, on Wednesday
evenings and you can find myschedule by clicking in the show
notes below the Insight Timerlink.
All of the live events offeredon Insight Timer are offered by
donation, so feel free to checkthe classes out and I look

(28:54):
forward to seeing you there orlistening here on the Starseed
Evolution Podcast.
I'm wishing you an awesome day,namaste.
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