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Janice Hensley's
Animal Guides
The Guides for this issue are the Brown Bear (corresponding to Virgo) and the Raven (corresponding to Libra). The Bear is in the South quarter, the direction of the Coyote. The Raven is in the West quarter, the direction of the Grizzly Bear.
The South Medicine Shield is Fire. Its colors are yellow and green and it represents trust and innocence. Its lessons are vulnerability, ancient protections, the spark of life and astral balance.
The West Medicine Shield is Water. Its colors are blue and black and it represents introspection. Its lessons are the sacred dream states, shamanism, ancient journeys, compassion, strength and self-balance.
BEAR
Love of Courage
Face Fears
Tasting rapture with fear, the Bear takes Man inside his grasp and holds him close. The courage he possesses is transfused into Man.
As the Bear watches Man praying for betterment, the Bear processes Man's needs and watches for waste of valor. It is often Man's inability to galvanize his own reactions and meet his fears objectively that leads to his enamorization with fear itself. Man should well strike
"I can't" from his vocabulary, the Bear has no such wordage, and will not accept it in Man.
Using his body to access Man, the Bear naturally touches that in Man which Man himself has avoided, and by doing so he awakens in Man all the necessary attributes which allow Man to face his own worst fears and reclaim his validity.
Trusting in Man's ability to wisely ask for that which he truly wants, the Bear reinforces Man's desire to strengthen himself and to be able to use his valor—always to his best purpose, even when Man's most feared part is indeed himself. By providing an unending supply of courage, the Bear ranges carefully along with Man where ever he goes, always ready and willing to be strong.
As Man effects change in himself, the Bear stands ready to accept each new part of Man, and ready to encourage any other changes. Trusting in Man's abilities to retain his own changes, the Bear quietly strengthens only that which needs additional care, while reinforcing old parts as needed.
By preparing Man for patterning after the God sources, the Bear completes his task and needs only to stand ready for future needs. The Bear stands chosen by others to be available for all as a speaker, to all. Man's deep attachment to the Bear helps to facilitate this.
GRIZZLY BEAR
Love of Courage
Face All Fears
Taking Man in his grasp, the Grizzly Bear strives to give to Man what he most needs with strength and with courage that surpasses all fears.
Marking the way for Man, the Grizzly stands tall to leave tests of strength for all to see.
Valuing ease in resisting fears, the Grizzly wastes no time teaching man the ways of trusting all within his reach, and stretching past his reach to acknowledge that which is beyond him.
Trusting Man to step within his reach, the Grizzly waits eagerly to teach skills in lessening the effect of fears and increasing Man's courage to deal with them.
Willing to access all parts of Man, the Grizzly values quietness first, the quickness of approach to wisdom that will join with courage and gather both vitalities into one.
Opening all his strengths to Man, the Grizzly takes Man next to him as one of his own and, standing tall to have his welcome known to all, he enfolds Man within his powerful circle.
RAVEN
Love of Self
Depend on Own Resources
Shining inside of Man, the Raven walks with the confidence of the gods, showing Man she has all she could ever need.
Staying forever a gatherer and searcher, the Raven strengthens Man's part with pieces of self.
Trusting the effect of valuing all parts of self, the Raven uses strength and wisdom to provide trust in Man's ability to piece herself together.
Standing well deep within Man, the Raven values quickness that affects the places where strength deepens into wisdom as it is used.
Racing straight into Man, the Raven welcomes the quick needs of Man that call for puzzle parts, and she strengthens herself as she adds to Man's pile of strength. | 
