Mine is the bear and the raven.
Mine is the bear and the raven.
what happens if you kill your totem? let`s say a spider.
I feel I have many. My main ones I think of as the ones I've shapeshifted into while dreaming.
Tiny fish was my first when I was young. Then I shifted into a wolf and ran fast, then eventually a lion, a crocodile and a great white shark. Also snake, lizard and mouse. I might be forgetting some. One of my main last shifts I was a weird ox thing with a lion body and wings. I looked at my reflection in the dream because I didnt know what I was because I couldnt run fast like normal. I had ox front legs and a lion back.
Others I feel close to recently are ibis and frog and now I wonder about stingray.
I dreamt on the 6th March this year that it was raining frogs as many as rain drops. Then I saw a huge tidal wave 2 or 3 stories high made of frogs which was coming for the house and I was shutting the door to keep the frogs out but knowing the tidal wave would soon wipe out the house anyway. Five days later that tsunami hit japan which was timely because after the dream I was waiting for news of a tsunami. It was that kind of dream. I found a frog at my house the next evening after the dream too. So its been frogs frogs frogs. I had a laugh too because my son brought home some school chocolate afterwards to raise money and it was $50 worth of freddo frogs. lol
Anyway then the other night I dreamt I was swimming with stingrays to find a hidden castle under the sea which had a tiny tiny door(size of your thumb), which I went inside by touching the door under the water in the reef.
So I dont know if they are totems or not but they are interesting anyway.
It's weird too because my favorite animals are probably birds but I've never shifted into one and rarely dream of them.
Last edited by Kazahel; 03-22-2011 at 04:36 PM.
Having had numerous experiences with animal magnetism and synchronicities involving the mythological and shamanic symbolism and arcana which I ascribed to inhabitants of my natural surroundings, it would be hard to choose one of the beasts over another, as all experiences with them were breathtaking and seemed to teem with this limitless hidden meaning that would be disservicing to attempt to fully put into words. My interest in Nagualism was born entirely of multiple experiences with animals rather than any sort of instruction or initiation that would have allowed me to determine which one was most representative of any aspect of myself, higher and metaphysical or otherwise. Nevertheless, totemism and the will to find one's self in a symbolic natural connection is a very valid pursuit for those who are capable of deciphering their Gnosis and the language of the natural energy matrix effectively.
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Black Panther, among others.
I had a dream last weekend that I will go into further at a later date due to the fact it kind of freaked me out a little. As far as an animal totem...I do know that a tiger presented itself in my dream...and I felt better after seeing it. I know that according to the totem link that was originally posted...that tigers are not on that particular list...but I have sense looked up the meaning behind a tiger totem:
Passion, Power, Devotion
The Tiger is the symbol of darkness
and the new Moon.
When a Tiger totem enters your life,
expect new adventures.
It will awaken new passion and power.
Tiger people do their best work at night.
They are very sensual and passion people and devoted parents.
Your best work will be done at night.
Tigers are associated with water and have all the properties of the element of Water –
healing, power through gentle flow, feminine energies.
In China, there are 5 mystic tigers:
The red tiger is south, summer and fire,
the black tiger is the symbol of north, winter and water,
the blue tiger is east, spring and vegetation,
the white tiger is west, autumn and all metals,
the yellow tiger is ruler of the Earth and its energies.
Raven, which isn't bad, only the feathers get every where.
Two men can meet quicker than two mountains ever.
I'm a bee.
The entailment of hard work and dedication, small in size, but possessing more in production than any other. They are ironic for me, as bees have been a natural fear of mine since birth. (it's entirely irrational, but still.) For me it means self-betterment, and moreover, being fearless in courageous. Now, there is nothing I cannot accomplish.
Snakes and various reptiles because I 'speak' to them and because they often gravitate to me.
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