Just by being there you learn so much, you come into contact with so much beauty and power, it is in and of itself a transformative experience.

So do take your time.

Simply stepping into Sanctuary -- any kind of Sanctuary!-- is immensely enriching and healing, all of itself.

That is how you learn the most, and this is how you learn to communicate with all manner of spirit animals successfully over time.

But the most important thing is simply being with the animal in Sanctuary.

There is no need to "jump on" to any spirit animal with a million questions or floods of emotions, or to chase "the big question" or "the big solution" to whatever problems have brought you here in the first place.

Take your time, give yourself time to explore these realms with the animal by your side, to learn about yourself as much as you learn about the animal, and the landscapes, and the spirit of Sanctuary.

Sometimes, you can give a spirit animal a gift to start a flow of communication; and sometimes, the spirit animal will give you a gift instead.

We communicate with living animals on the level of spirit, and so in Sanctuary it is immaterial if the animal is still alive, or not.

Simply remember to ask at the beginning to be taken to the right place and time to communicate with this animal here, and that will take you there where that animal is so you can communicate with it.

Working with Sanctuary to communicate with animals is really easy and natural; you don't need any special skills to make it work, and it is just a matter of wanting to learn more, of being willing to learn and change, to have an open mind and an open heart to give and receive information and love -- and a little practice.

It is a wonderful gift not only for the chosen few, but for anyone who loves animals, and understands something about the spirit of animals in truth.