Spirit Guide of the day is Seal. This is a time of creative imagination, so think about keeping a dream journal nearby to write down ideas. Your dreams will be very clear and vivid, so pay attention to them for messages from your subconscious. Although its an emotional time right now, stay grounded and you will be fine for the cycle of challenges has completed and you are now moving into a time of plenty and abundance. If a Sea lion has shown itself as a sign to you, let yourself let loose and have some fun. Listen to whats around you and take the time to stretch each day. People who are connected with Seal are creative and imaginative folks who express these gifts through many different channels and find expressing themselves the greatest joy. These outgoing individuals are adaptable and easy to talk to, able to see behind the masks of others and intuitively understand their emotions. Although they are expressive, emotional people, they do not let their emotions overtake them. They live comfortably just about anywhere as long as its near a body of water.

The Common Seal, Phoca Vitulina, are also known as the Harbour seal and is the smaller of the two seal species in Great Britain. They sport a range of colors from black-grey to sandy brown dotted with spots. They have a small, round head with nostrils that form a V and the males are often darker in color with a heavier appearance than the females. Seals are found throughout the subtropics to the Arctic coasts of the North Atlantic and North Pacific. The United Kingdom supports 45% of the European population of seals. These animals prefer sheltered waters where they can haul out onto rocky shores, mudflats, sand bars, and sand and gravel beaches. They will most often pick habitats close to food sources, direct access to deep water, and protection against predators and strong wings or waves. These gregarious creatures form groups on land to rest, molt, and breed that can be from small groups to hordes of up to 1,000 individuals. Seals prefer to feed on fish, but will also eat creatures such as mussels, crabs, squid, and whelks. Juvenile seals will feed on shrimp before giving up that prey for larger as adults. Seals can travel up to 50 kilometers in order to hunt for food and have been known to stay out to sea for days. They have the ability to dive for up to 10 minutes and reach depths of 50 meters or more. Their V-shaped nostrils can close to keep water out as they dive and hunt. There is no social structure to breeding for Seals, but females will often give birth in small groups. A single pup is born per female at the end of June to early July and they weigh approximately 11-12 kilograms and are able to crawl and swim immediately after birth. Baby seals are called pups and will nurse for about four weeks. After that time, they begin to wean themselves and begin to travel away for long distances. Then the female becomes receptive once more and breeding may again occur. Male Seals often engage in underwater displays and fights when females are receptive in order to win a female and can lose up to 25% of their weight during these intense displays.