animal totems

as i close my eyes to sleep i see a black horizon. a hill and some trees. a bright light is just below the horizon but everything is very dark, almost black. before me appears a beast. i first see it's ferocious mouth. as i focus on it's eyes and face i realize that it is shapeshifting from a wolf to a bear or a lion (i'm not sure which) and i recognize it as Spirit coming to me. i fall into slumber and the image fades.