Spirit Guide of the Day is Penguin! This means everything you need is right inside of you for you are more durable and powerful than you think. Everything is right in front of you for a good life. Penguin glides easily in the water, urging you to reach into your dreams to find your way out of these chaotic time to the breakthrough that is coming. Try out lucid dreaming, becoming fully aware that you are in a dream with the ability to control your dreams so that you are able to change the dream's contents and details. This time is perfect for exploring altered states of consciousness such as astral travel. Although you may face a great test, as long as your will and purpose are aligned with the spirits, then you'll come through majestically. Even if you have suffered or are simply just living life, use patience and compassion with yourself and others. Penguin symbolizes depth of feeling. This aspect leads to the penguin being a symbol of clair-sentience which is the feeling and sensing of the past, present, or future emotional or physical states of others. This guide also appears as a sign to remember to let yourself dress up now and then to instill confidence. This also aids in first appearances for anyone you may meet coming up. Penguin connects us with family and closeness but also reminds us to be wary of others who are attempting to smother or attach themselves to you. Know that even when distanced, we are all connected to oneness and are never truly apart. Know that you are protected from all sides and embrace the ways you are different. Penguin can represent the repeated nature of going through physical or emotional changes all at once. People who are connected with Penguin often go through cycles of learning where everything will build up over time before the timing is right to shift. Respect this process and remind yourself to care about yourself for this pattern isn't necessarily bad. These types of people able to endure the harshest of environments with an ability to always land on your feet. These individuals are protective and caring parents to all young ones, theirs and others. They are well-balanced folk and are comfortable with both male and female aspects of themselves, regardless of gender.

Penguins are wonderfully adapted avians that can be found in every continent in the Southern Hemisphere from the Galapagos Islands to Antartica. There are a debatable number of species depending on the source, ranging from 17 to 20 living species. Some species are debated as whether they are their own species of Penguin or, rather, a subspecies. These flightless birds live an aquatic life with wings more similar to flippers. They wear iconic tuxedo-like appearances called Countershading which helps camouflage them while swimming in the water, similar to other aquatic creatures such as Great White Sharks. From above, the dark backs resemble the darker ocean depths while the light stomachs viewed from below match better to the sun-lit water surface. These birds spend up to 75% of their lives in the water where they do all of their hunting for prey such as krill, squid, and fish. In general, penguins closer to the equator eat more fish while those closer to Antartica eat more squid and krill. These prey creatures are found within 60 feet of the surface of the water and are caught and swallowed whole by the penguins. These creatures are social birds living in large groups called "rookeries" that can number in the thousands. To find each other in these large groups, Penguins each have their own distinct call that allows them to find their mate and chicks. Depending on the species, penguins will breed during the spring and summer. With the exception of the King and Emperor Penguins who lay one egg, all other species of Penguin lay two eggs. Penguins are monogamous during breeding seasons, refinding mates during the next breeding season. Penguins take turns to care for the eggs, and later the hatchlings when they hatch, with the exception of of Emperor Penguin when it is solely the male who cares for the egg after it is laid. For all other species, incubation shifts last days or weeks as one parent incubates the egg and the other will hunt at the sea for the family. Larger penguins are most often found in the colder climates where their larger size helps them to cope with the colder conditions while the smaller penguins are found in the warmer climates. The large Emperor Penguin, the largest species of Penguin at approximately 3.7 feet tall, breeds in the coldest environment of any bird. The smallest breed of Penguin is known as the Blue, or Fairy, Penguin and stands at about 16 inches tall.