ANIMAL TOTEMS & SPIRIT ANIMAL GUIDES
A totem is a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, or tribe. The totemic symbol may serve as a reminder of the kin group's ancestry or mythic past. While the term "totem" is Ojibwe in origin, belief in tutelary spirits and deities is not limited to indigenous peoples of the Americas but common to cultures worldwide.Totemistic beliefs are found in regions of Africa, Arabia, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Arctic. Contemporary neoshamanic New Age and mythopoetic men's movements not otherwise involved in the practice of a tribal religion may appropriate"totem" terminology for the personal identification with a tutelary spirit or guide.
In pagan religions and systems, a spirit animal or totem is meant to be a representation of the traits and skills that you are supposed to learn or have. There are a wide variety of Animal Totems/Spirit Guides including: Earth Animals, Water Animals, Air Animals, Insect Animals, Lizard Animals.
COMMON ANIMAL TOTEMS/SPIRIT GUIDES AND THEIR MEANINGS:
A totem is a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, or tribe. The totemic symbol may serve as a reminder of the kin group's ancestry or mythic past. While the term "totem" is Ojibwe in origin, belief in tutelary spirits and deities is not limited to indigenous peoples of the Americas but common to cultures worldwide.Totemistic beliefs are found in regions of Africa, Arabia, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Arctic. Contemporary neoshamanic New Age and mythopoetic men's movements not otherwise involved in the practice of a tribal religion may appropriate"totem" terminology for the personal identification with a tutelary spirit or guide.
In pagan religions and systems, a spirit animal or totem is meant to be a representation of the traits and skills that you are supposed to learn or have. There are a wide variety of Animal Totems/Spirit Guides including: Earth Animals, Water Animals, Air Animals, Insect Animals, Lizard Animals.
COMMON ANIMAL TOTEMS/SPIRIT GUIDES AND THEIR MEANINGS:
Earth Animal Totems
BEAR BOBCAT BUFFALO
CAT-DOMESTIC COYOTE DEER
DOG -DOMESTIC FOX GOAT
HORSE LION MONKEY
PANTHER PUMA RABBIT
RAM TIGER WOLF
Air Animal Totems
BATS CARDINAL BLACKBIRDS/CROWS/RAVENS
DOVE EAGLE FALCON
HUMMINGBIRD OWL PEACOCK
ROOSTER SWAN VULTURE
Water Animal Totems
CRAB DOLPHIN FISH
KOI FISH LOBSTER OCTOPUS/SQUID
OTTER PENGUIN SEAHORSE
SHARK STARFISH WHALE
Lizard Animal Totems
ALLIGATOR/CROCODILE CHAMELEON FROG
IGUANA SNAKE TURTLE
Insect Animal Totems
BEES BUTTERFLY DRAGONFLY
GRASSHOPPER PRAYING MANTIS MOTH
SCORPION SPIDER WASP
LINKS TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
http://www.whats-your-sign.com/animal-totems.html
http://www.crystalinks.com/totemanimals.html
http://www.spiritanimal.info/
http://www.whats-your-sign.com/animal-totems.html
http://www.crystalinks.com/totemanimals.html
http://www.spiritanimal.info/