Our spirit animals are powerful teachers on our spiritual awakening journeys. They help to guide, inspire, and lead us toward our true purpose while helping us to reconnect with our Souls.
When we come in contact with our spirit animal, we often immediately feel a sense of resonance, reverence, awe, and sometimes fear.
On a deep level, we know that this aspect of Nature is here to reveal lessons and truths that we haven’t yet had the stomach to digest.
However, simply the presence of our spirit animal can often give us the strength to enact changes, make brave decisions, and live our truth.
There are so many ways to learn from these sacred manifestations of Nature.
3 Different Types of Animal Allies
As I elaborate in my spirit animal article, there are three types of animal allies:
- Spirit Animals (guides that call on you)
- Power Animals (guides you call on)
- Totem Animals (guides you inherit)
We’ll only be exploring what your potential spirit animal is in this spirit animal quiz.
Spirit animals are the guides that appear in your life because you need to learn something from them – rather than actively calling on them or inheriting them from a lineage/clan. These are usually the easiest animal allies to connect with.
You can learn more about the other two types by reading the spirit animal article.
Can Our Spirit Animals Change?
Yes, our spirit animals often change throughout the span of a lifetime. We can also have multiple spirit animals.
However, most of us tend to carry one central spirit animal with us throughout our lives that doesn’t change.
In other words, there are both short-term and long-term spirit animals.
While short-term spirit animals help to temporarily guide us through tricky periods of growth, change, and rebirth, long-term spirit animals are there with us through thick and thin.
Many believe that our long-term spirit animals are an aspect of our Soul manifested in animal form.
I believe Wolf, for example, has been by my side since birth as I have always carried a deep resonance with her. As my own essence is very similar to that of a Wolf – and the lessons I’ve learned in this life closely match what Wolf teaches – I consider Wolf to be my long-term spirit animal.
Many other short-term/transitional spirit animal guides have popped up on my path through the years, some including Dove, Spider, Cricket, Moth, Panther, Deer, Raven (and the list goes on).
Free Spirit Animal Quiz
Take this free spirit animal quiz with a light and receptive heart.
The answer you receive will either pick up on your short-term spirit animal or long-term spirit animal. (However, if you want a more ‘accurate’ answer, see my Spirit Animal Reading for more guidance!)
Whatever the case, pay close attention to the teachings and lessons available to you. There’s a reason why you were led to take this test. Enjoy!
What did you get?
Share your results!
I got spider…which was a first! After I got over my shock and my phobia, I read about the details. Given what I’m dealing with at this time, I understand and it makes sense. However, a spider was unsettling when it popped up. 😮 As a side note, my son gifted me the Animal Guides Tarot deck by Radleigh Valentine for Mother’s Day and I’m looking forward to getting into this amazing deck!
Our spirit animals can also double as shadow teachers. Love this result that you got Roxanne! 🕷️
I got Panther. I have had a large (as in panther-size) shadowy black cat turn up at times in my dreams in the past — so yeah, this rings true. It’s one of three animals there seems to be a connection with. I’ve had lots of synchronicities around the New Zealand kāhu/swamp harrier (Hawk) too. It has come to my aid at times.
Beautiful 😍
I got owl. Interestingly the picture that accompanies the description is that of a snowy owl which is one of my power animals!
That’s awesome to hear, Merry!
I got turtle. I don’t think this is my longterm spirit animal. But i understand that it fits with what i need right now.
However….does getting Turtle also mean that I’m to live a vey very long life as the turtle does?
“does getting Turtle also mean that I’m to live a vey very long life as the turtle does” – haha, not necessarily. 😄 Turtle has such deep and powerful teachings though.
My dragon fly is and always has been my spiritual guide. When I see a dragon fly flying in and around my garden I then know I am surrounded with infinite love prosperity abundance and gentleness! Thank you for the guidance!
What a special experience. I love seeing dragonflies too 💜
My spirit animal is the dolphin!
Yay! 🐬
I got the wolf. Wolves have always been my favorite animal! But, somehow, I feel like this is half me and half not.
So you’re a werewolf! LOL
It might be a temporary guide for you, Bella – and often, our animal allies aren’t necessarily mirrors of our personalities, but they are instead our teachers. 💜
I wasn’t able to find the quiz on here- I clicked on take the quiz but it’s nowhere to be found!
You just have to scroll down. It’s pretty far down but when you see a question and crystals (the first question) then you’ve found it! 😀
What Bella said 😊
I got a horse as my spirit animal. Interestingly, it does fit aspects of my personality, in which I aspire to. Thank you🙂
I appreciate you sharing that, Stella 😊
I got a bat 🦇… It kind of sounds like me at moments but I’ve always thought it was a western jackdaw…
you can be the batman!
You can have both 😉 We often have quite a few different animal allies (as the text above the test explores).