Your Messenger message:

"good morning sir Tony. i reread your post last weekend and saw the advise to relate to your power animal. I often remember with great fondness, and I have told my kids the story of how I learned what my power animal was in your class.

"we had another meditation exercise and you asked us to go inside a dark cave. while inside, you asked us to stop and wait for our power animal to appear. to my surprise, suddenly the cave became brighter and revealed a large body of water. out of the water rose a _________________. when I shared this in class, everyone was laughing and could not believe it, but you said, no, that's fine, that's a fantastic power animal.

"i was a poor kid in college, living on meager allowances from my poor parents, so I made myself a pact to meet a _________________ once I could afford it. 20+ years later, I still have not had the chance to meet one in person. only on TV. it makes me sad, but also inspires me, as I have read a lot about how _______________s are such fantastic creatures. to have one as my power animal makes me feel super blessed and lucky.

"so my question is this, what advise would you give to me in terms of harnessing more fully the power of my power animal? there is a little guilt inside me that I have somehow "forgotten" my _______________s as it has now been 20+ years, though I'm pretty sure _______________s will understand I have had to set the needs of my growing family first -- it's not very cheap to go meet a dolphin hahaha. but I'm very anxious to meet one, and to, as you said, "relate more" to my power animal. all the best and have a great day ahead po!"

My reply:

Hello _______!

It is not necessary to physically be in the presence of a particular animal that represents your power animal, for every power animal is the essence or spirit of whichever animals it represents. It stands for ALL animals of that species in this world.

To stabilize your connection with your power animal, keep an image, artwork, or figurine of your power animal in your room. If it is a fantasy animal, simply make a painting or sculpture of it or create a collage using cut-outs from different photos.