Animal Totem Meanings

Badger A powerful protector.

Bear Strength & Stamina, coupled with hibernation habits, make it an

excellent guide into the realm of sleep and dreaming. A powerfulcompanion.

Bees Industry, Frugalnes and Hard Work 

Blackbird Associated with magick and the ability to pass into the Other 

World. Its song can put people to sleep or enchant them outside time.

Can impart deep secrets of the Other World and transport the listener toanother place.

Butterfly Frivolous things, Non-essentials

Cat Strong guardian and good protector of one's inner powers during

times of confrontation. Wisdom, Intellectualism. Aloofness

Cow Money or prosperity

Crane Moon's August/September. Colour Brown. In healing, represents

time and patience of the process. Keeper of sacred tools, and associated

with its attribute in shapeshifting. Teaches the heart to open and shift

into other worlds. Spiritual Life.

Crow Moon's March/April Colour Crimson, green-brown, and royal purple.

In healing, represents the power of fire: resurrection. Tree Alder,Courage. Crow is the protector of sacred records and respect. Teaches

skill, cunning, and single-mindedness. Crow is sacred law.

Deer Magickal creature who leads one to the Other World and which often

takes shape of a beautiful woman. Grace.

Dog Love, friends and fidelity

Duck Moon January/February. Colour red. In healing, helps sustain and

extend life. Rowan, quickening of the year. Creature of habit andattributed to humour. Teaches us to feel at home anywhere. Lesson is to

enjoy true friendship through discipline of compassion, Power of 

emotion. Wealth & Plenty

Eagle Qualities of swiftness, keen sight, and magick. Powerful ally

when venturing into fresh territory.

 

Eel Protector 

Elephant Great memory, long life and strength. The strength and courageto face danger 

Fish Sexuality, Lucky speculation

Goose November/December, green, aid overindulgence. The reed. The

keeper of sacred time, attribute of summoner. Teaches us to payattention to details of every situation. One can learn to detect danger.

Sacred attention

Gull Moon's March/April Colour Crimson, green-brown, and royal purple.In healing, represents the power of fire: resurrection. Tree Alder,

Courage. The believer in universal abundance, attribute of providing.

Teaches how to find necessary items required from what is before us. Onecan begin to see the clear path of deception, learning to look beneath

the surface. Universal Abundance

Hawk April/May. Colour is Haze. In healing, aids in dimishing fevers

and headaches. Willow, sacred tree of the Triple Goddess; message: past,

 present, future, now. The messenger, attributed with responsibility.Teaches to observe, receive signals, and grab opportunity. One beings to

connect with the far-reaching memory. Hawk is the ancestor soul.

Horse Ability to know the ways into the Other World and to be a goodand faithful guide therein. Strength, Travel & Grace

Hound The hunt. Scent and tracking skills, a protective companion

Hummingbird Communication, visitors

Lion Influence, Royalty, Power, Strength & Fertility

Mouse Poverty & Theft

Otter Wisdom, skilful harbouring of essential abilities and inner 

treasures. Faithful and single minded, powerful protector, strong aid to

recovery in illness.

Owl Wisdom, November/December. Green. In healing, aid overindulgence.

The reed, symbolizes music. Known as magick, the bearer of omens,attributed seership. Teaches us to silently observe. One can learn

understanding. Sacred wisdom

Parrot Brashness, Scandal

 

Peacock Luxury, splendour, vanity

Pheasant December/January. Colour is blood red. In healing aid in

 purification. The elder, the tender care needed to restore the body,

mind and spirit. You may begin. The risk-taker, attribute of the sacredspiral. Teaches us to assume the role of leadership, to lead. One can

harmonize the dance. Personal Power.

Rabbit Timidity

Salmon Wisdom and the acquirement of knowledge

Snake September/October. Colour varies. In healing, the tonic. The

vine, the vintage season is a time of joy, exhilaration, and wrath. The

transmuter of life-death-rebirth, attribute alchemy. Teaches that we areuniversal, we can bring about the inner fire. One reaches the spiritual

 plane, becoming wisdom, understanding. The power of creation. Wisdom,

secrecy, knowledge.

Snipe Moon February/March. Colour half clear, half deep blue. In

healing, power of water, rebirth. Ash, from the viper's poison comes thetonic of life. The gatherer, attribute of precision. Learn to acquire

goals through perfect aim of focus. Energy of Achievement

Sow Fertility, greed and mere stubborn

Spider Good fortune, Cunning, Secrecy, Hidden things.

Starling July/August. Colour green-grey. In healing, power of 

 preventative protection. Holly, sacred Celtic tree. Teaches the gift of 

enthusiastic action. One becomes gregarious. The power of the sacredclan.

Swan October/November. Colour is blue. In healing, steadies the nerves.

Ivy, I die where I cling. The power of women and attributed to grace.Teaches us to surrender to the grace and rhythm of the universe. One can

learn to move into the spirit of the All. Spiritual power.

Turtle slow, fertility, retreat. Universal symbol of chastity and

emblem of the sword of the word of God

Wren June/July. Colour is black. In healing, the power of cleansing and

strengthening. Oak, symbol of strength, endurance, and triumph. The king

of all birds, attribute of charm. Wren teaches the gift of song and good

cheer. One begins to participate in the celebration of Life. The power 

 

of Mythos.

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