Animal Spirit Guides - Camel/Dromedary to Crow/Rook - Resources - The White Goddess

Animal Spirit Guides

Animal Spirit Guides

A list of some animal spirit guides and totems and their meanings.

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Camel/Dromedary

Learning to walk in the shifting sands of time
Understanding the vastness of space
Ability to save for future use
Understanding the value of water as a life force
Transforming the burdens we carry

Added: 17/05/2003

Caribou/Reindeer

Connection to home over long distances
Power of wandering
Protection while traveling
Social skills
Retention of ones power in group situations
Ability to go long periods in the dark

Added: 15/05/2003

Cheetah

Brotherhood
Elusiveness
Ability to focus intently on something for a short period of time
Swiftness
Self-esteem
Accelerating time
Keenness of sight

Added: 15/05/2003

Chicken

Power of voice
Understanding language
Pecking out the answers that escape others
Awakening powers at sunrise
Protection of family and community
Hearing your inner voice

Added: 17/05/2003

Cougar/Mountain Lion/Puma

Using leadership power wisely and without ego

Balancing power, intention, strength

Gaining self-confidence

Freedom from guilt

Cunning


For the Zunis of Turtle Island (Southwest United States), Cougar was the Master Hunter, known for its high intelligence, its knowledge of other animal and life forms, its physical prowess, its strength of will, and its intuitive ability. Cougar sees the maintenance of its territory as essential for its survival. Poshaiankia, the father of the Medicine Societies, designated Cougar the duty of carrying messages from humans to the higher spirits, because of this animal’s personal power, superior knowledge, strength of will, and steadfastness. Therefore, Cougar represents the link between ourselves and the most powerful spirits in Zuni Mythology: Mother Earth, Father Sky, and the Originator of All.

Added: 15/05/2003

Cow/Bull

Being alert to danger
Contentment
Cow: Connection to the Great Mother Goddess
Love
Connection to the grasses
Sharing through community
Bull: Ability to stand your ground

Added: 17/05/2003

Coyote

Understanding that all things are sacred--yet nothing is sacred
Teaching that only when all masks have fallen will we connect with the Source
Intelligence
Singing humans into being
Childhood trust in truth
Teaching us how to rear our young
Brings rain
Ability to laugh at one’s own mistakes
Placing the North Star
Shape-shifting
Teaching balance between risk and safety
Illumination
Stealth

Added: 15/05/2003

Crab

Ability to escape by moving sidewise
Understanding the power of dance
Ability to move through water (emotions)
Male aspects of community
Finding new uses for the seemingly useless
Protection of home space

Added: 17/05/2003

Crow/Rook

Guardian of the place before existence
Ability to move in space and time
Honoring ancestors
Carrier of souls from darkness into light
Working without fear in darkness
Guidance while working in shadow
Moves freely in the void
Understands all things related to ethics
Shapeshifter

Added: 15/05/2003

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