ALLIGATOR: aggression, survival, adaptability
ANT: team player, worker
ARMADILLO: active, nocturnal, protection
BAT: Initiation, Rebirth, Changes, Blessings, Trust, Instincts, Perspective.
BEE: Community, Celebration, Organization.
BEAR: Introspection, Power, Prophecy, Intuition, Sovereignty, Instinct, Transformation, Strength, Courage, Stamina, Harmony, Healing, Visions, Leadership.
BEAVER: builder, gather
BLACKBIRD: Enchantment, The Gateway, The Inner Call.
BOBCAT: fierce, loner, intensity
BUFFALO: sacredness, life builder
BULL: Wealth, Potency, Beneficence, Fertility, Strength, Power, Courage, Stamina, Sexuality.
BUTTERFLY: metamorphosis, carefree, transformer
CAMEL: weary, enduring
CAT: Guardianship, Detachment, Sensuality, Mystery, Magic, Independence, Protection, Teacher, Confidence, Gentleness, Caution, Alertness, Spirit detection.
CHEETAH: Decisions, Swiftness, Speed, Self - Esteem.
CRAB: Sensitivity, Emotions, Loyalty.
CRANE: solitude, independence
COUGAR: Growth, Strength, Power, Opportunities, Balance.
COW: patience, stoicism
COYOTE: Wisdom, Jokester, Tasks, Adaptations, Teaching, Demonstrating, Communicating, Resourceful, Cunning, Discernment.
DEER: Gentleness, Love, Alertness, Camouflage, Attention, Intuition, Dreams, Communication, Serenity, Acceptance.
DOG: Guidance, Protection, Loyalty, Faithfulness, Protection, Playfulness.
DOLPHIN: Dimensions, Curiosity, Playfulness, Balance, Compassion, Understanding, Love, Calm, Eloquence, Freedom, Emotion.
DOVE: love, peace, gentleness
DRAGON: Passion, Depth, Connection, Power, Potential, Riches, Inspiration, Insight, Vitality, Transmutation.
DRAGONFLY: flighty, carefree
EAGLE: Understanding, Completion, Initiation, Power, Intelligence, Renewal, Courage, Healing, Creation.
ELEPHANT: Power, Strength, Warrior, Memory.
ELK: strength, agility, freedom
FOX: Cunning, Diplomacy, Wildness, Camouflage, Shapeshifting, Invisibility, Survival, Intuition, Adaptability, Observation.
FROG: Cleansing, Clairvoyance, Medicine, Sensitivity.
GIRAFFE: watchfulness, mobility
GOAT: Climbing, Stability, Confidence, Achievements, Loyalty, Ambition.
GOOSE: faithful, communiative, traveler
GORILLA: brute strength, adaptability
GRIZZLY BEAR: hunter, nature's pharmacist
HAWK: Nobility, Recollection, Cleansing.
HIPPO: linking water and earth, survival
HORSE: Travel, Power, Freedom.
HUMMINGBIRD: Knowledge, Contradiction.
JAGUAR: Ferocity, Strength, Agility.
KANGAROO: feisty, funloving
LEOPARD: Silent, inconspicuous, intuition, instincts, Perseverance, Dignity, Aggression, Confidence, Swiftness, Cunning, Strength, Boldness, Visions, Vitality, Perception, Achievements, Knowledge.
LION: Leadership, Organization, Wisdom, Enthusiasm, Assertion, Strength, Courage, Energy, Creativity, Intuition, Imagination.
LIZARD: conservation, agility
LOON: solitude, song, romance
LYNX: Secrets, Knowledge, Clairvoyance, Meditation, Patience, Achievements.
MANATEE: peaceable, unassuming
MONKEY: playfulness, agility
MOOSE: headstrong, unstoppable, longevity
MOUSE: Scrutiny, Organization, Trust, Innocence, Observation, Cleaning, Hyperactivity.
ORCA: focus, power
OSTRICH: fickle, fast moving
OTTER: Joy, Play, Helpfulness, Sharing, Faithfulness, Feminine, Medicine, Creativity.
OWL: Detachment, Wisdom, Change, Omens.
PANDA: playful, kindness
PANTHER: Ferocity, Visions, Valor, Discipline, Control, Wisdom, Sensitivity.
PELICAN: ever watchful, grace
PENGUIN: playful, loving
PHEASANT: confidence, attraction, perseverance
PIG: intelligence, hunger
POLAR BEAR: fearlessness, power
QUAIL: sacred spiral, ceremonial, holy
RABBIT: Rebirth, Intuition, Balance, Fertility, New Life, Dietary, Spirit detection, Transformation, Defense.
RACCOON: Dexterity, cleanliness, disguise, explorers, curious, secrecy, transformation, courage.
RAM: Sacrifice, Breakthrough, Achievement, Strength, Power, Courage, Battle.
RAVEN: Healing, Initiation, Protection, Magic, Shapeshifting, Creation.
RHINO: durability, strength
SALMON: instinct, persistence, determination
SCORPION: Power, Intuition, Sensuality, Leadership, Dreams.
SEAHORSE: confidence, grace
SEAL: Love, Longing, Dilemma.
SHARK: hunter, survival
SKUNK: wary, conspicuous, intense
SNAKE: Rebirth, Resurrection, Initiation, Wisdom, Transformation, Healing, Sleep, Calm.
SPIDER: creative, pattern of life
SQUIRREL: Activity, preparedness, awareness, sociable, playful, Balance.
SWAN: Soul, Love, Beauty.
TIGER: Power, devotion, tact, skill, adventure, passion, Courage, Sensitivity, Devotion, Endurance, Energy, Nobility, Strength, Creativity, Healing, Sensuality.
TURKEY: smart, elusive
TURTLE: self-contained, creative source
WHALE: Awakening, Creation, Movement, Imagination, Inspiration.
WOLF: Intuition, Learning, Shadow, Guardianship, Ritual, Loyalty, Spirit, Magick, Dreams, Meditation, Wisdom, Pathfinder, Teacher, Friendship,
ZEBRA: family
oriented, alert
Animal totems are animals we tend to have an attraction to. They have qualities and behaviors that we admire and would like to emulate. They give us comfort and peace. Learning of your animal totem(s) will give you a greater sense of appreciation of your own connections to all life.
By recognizing
and acknowledging your totem as you see them, the energy working in your
life will increase. You will notice your animal everywhere you go, in books,
magazines and postcards, in nature, in dreams and visions. Your awareness
will abound. Here follows a basic guideline to finding your special animal.
- Which animals have always fascinated you, especially in childhood?
- Which animals have you always felt connected to?
- What animals do you see frequently in the wild?
- Which quality of animal best describes your personality?
- Which animals do you have around you in pictures, T-shirts or figurines?
There are a few things to note however:
- Animals usually choose the person, not the other way around.
- Lifelong power totems are usually wild in nature, not domesticated.
- Great respect / honor must be paid to the animal for a relationship to
happen
- Read, learn and surround yourself with pictures of the animal. By doing
this you connect with the animal and the energy and wisdom it imparts