Spirit Guide of the day is Dolphin! Meditation with your favorite music will be beneficial to you now. Take the effort to listen more to others, paying attention to the subtle aspects of communication. Put more love into your behaviors, possibly even towards someone who may be giving you difficulties. Bring more joy and smiles to your environment for you might see others begin to smile more as well. The dolphin spirit guide is known for its emphasis on the power of breath and sound. Due to it's marine life, the dolphin is firmly connected with the element of water. Water is the symbol of creation, passion and exists as the element of all life. Water is a symbol of other dimensions, connecting the dolphin with new creations and dimensions. As water is essential to life so is breath. Controlled breathing can enable altered states and align oneself with learning to heal the body, mind and spirit. The vocal attributes of a dolphin also connect us with the power of sound. Combining sound, breath, and water can connect us with a creative ability. This allows you to be able to manifest different attributes or goals that you desire. The dolphin is a sacred messenger for the Greeks being a blessed symbol of the sea. Their intelligence and empathy for others is an important trait to learn from the dolphin guide. People who connect with Dolphin are sensitive, compassionate people who can easily sense the feelings others may even try to hide. These individuals are great at communicating because of their ability to listen intently to many layers of communication at a time. They prefer to live in the present without taking things too seriously. Sometimes they may frustrate others with their need to make things into games. However, they are also very intuitive and possibly even telepathic.

Dolphins are mammalian carnivores that can live up to 45 years old in the wild. These marine animals are ocean dwellers, living in shallow areas of tropical and temperate oceans throughout the world. However, there are five species that are found living in rivers rather than the ocean. These mammals are related to other ocean dwellers such as whales, being creatures that belong to the order Cetacea. Cetacea are a group of mammals that have adapted to living fully in the water. It is hard to pinpoint the exact number of species because there are many that can still be found. They do not have a formal taxonomic classification but they do have two informal groups. The first are 39 species of the family Delphinidae living within the ocean and approximately five species of the superfamily Platanistoidae of river dwelling dolphins. The river dwelling species include the Amazon river dolphin, Araguaian river dolphin, Indus river dolphin, and the Ganges river dolphin. The largest species of dolphin is actually the Orca, or killer whale, which can reach 25 feet in length and weigh as much as 19,000 lbs. The smallest of the dolphins, and the rarest, would be the Maui's dolphin. They are a subspecies of the Hector's dolphin and live primarily off the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. Some species of dolphin such as the Bottlenose dolphin migrate, however not many species will do so. These mammals are among the fastest swimming marine mammals, able to reach speeds of over 24 mph. They are known for their social, playful behaviors and high levels of intelligence. Many species will leap up to 30 feet out of the water in a technique called spy-hopping in order to view their surroundings. They are often seen following ships and will partake in bow-riding, a practice in which they conserve energy by swimming alongside ships. Dolphins live in groups of between 5 and several hundred individuals. These groups are called pods and they will form strong bonds with others within these groups. Being mammals, it is necessary for them to come to the surface in order to breathe. They can hold their breath up to 30 minutes before needing to surface. In order to sleep without drowning, half of the Dolphin's brain will remain awake in order to make sure it surfaces in regular intervals for breath. These intelligent creatures feed on fish, squid, and crustaceans and have been seen to follow seabirds, whales, and fishing boats in order to feed on fish they scare up or discard. Dolphins also possess echolocation in which they emit high-pitched sounds that bounce of off objects and return to them to give a mental picture of their surroundings. This is used both for navigating as well as hunting. Dolphins will also hunt in groups, herding schools of fish together and forcing them to the surface where the dolphins will take turns swimming through the school to catch fish. Although they have 100 teeth, these are not used for eating. Rather, they will use them to snag the fish before swallowing them whole. They can consume up to 30 lbs of fish per day. Dolphins will breed throughout the year with an increase during the spring and fall. During birth, a female will distant herself from the pod and give birth near the surface so the young can easily reach for its first breath of air. They will generally only have one calf that will nurse for between 11 months and 2 years depending on species. After that, it will stay with it's mother until it is between 3 and 8 years old.