Attaining Your Animal Totem

If your shelves are not stocked with objects of art
representing wolves, eagles, cats, horses, elephants,
or any other creature in particular, then perhaps the
simplest method of acquiring a totem animal other than
being born with an animal surname is to accept the
symbol of your birth sign as your spirit helper.

Of course, those of you who know that your sign is
Gemini, Virgo, Libra, Sagittarius, or Aquarius are
already complaining that you have no animal
representation. As I was doing this part I noticed a
couple of the signs had no animal as a sign so I did
more digging and found that many people came up with
the same animal for those signs so I have put them
here. It is, of course, up to those who are born under
those signs to accept or reject the totems that I have
found but remember, you had none before :

Aries, the Ram: March 21 to April 20
Taurus, the Bull: April 21 to May 21
Gemini, the~ Dolphin: May 22 to June 21
Cancer, the Crab: June 22 to July 22
Leo, the Lion: July 23 to August 23
Virgo, the Lamb: August 24 to September 22
Libra, the Owl: September 23 to October 23
Scorpio, the Scorpion: October 24 to November 22
Sagittarius, the Horse: November 23 to December 21
Capricorn, the Goat: December 22 to January 20
Aquarius, the Eagle: January 21 to February 19
Pisces, the Fish: February 20 to March 20

The Native American Zodiac

If you don't feel connected on a spiritual level with
the animal totem provided with your birth date in the
standard zodiacal depictions try blending with your
animal sign from the Native American Zodiac, based on
the Medicine Wheel cosmology interpreted by some
Native Americans, Wabun and the late Sun Bear.

The Red-Tailed Hawk: March 19 to April 19
The Beaver: April 20 to May 20
The Deer: May 21 to June 21
The Brown Flicker: June 22 to July 21
The Sturgeon: July 22 to August 21
The Bear: August 22 to September 22
The Raven: September 23 to October 22
The Snake: October 23 to November 21
The Elk: November 22 to December 21
The Snow Goose: December 22 to January 20
The Otter: January 20 to February 18
The Cougar: February 19 to March 20

The Chinese Zodiac

Exponents of the Chinese Zodiac believe that the year
of a person's birth is the primary factor in the
determining of his or her personality traits, physical
and mental attributes, and the degree of happiness and
success attained throughout that person's lifetime.
The Chinese Zodiac consists of a twelve-year cycle,
each year of which is named after a different animal
totem that imparts distinct characteristics to those
born in a given year. If you have not yet found the
totem animal that truly resonates with your inner
self, perhaps you will be able to claim the animal
sign of your birth year as your spirit helper. (If you
were born before 1936, add twelve to the year you were
born in to determine your year and sign.)

The Rat: 1936,1948,1960, 1972, 1984,1996
The Ox: 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997
The Tiger: 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998
The Rabbit: 1939, 1951,1963, 1975,1987,1999
The Dragon: 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000
The Snake: 1941, 1953, 1965,1977,1989, 2001
The Horse: 1942,1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002
The Sheep: 1943, 1955,1967,1979, 1991, 2003
The Monkey: 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004
The Cock: 1945,1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005
The Dog: 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006
The Boar: 1947, 1959,1971,1983, 1995, 2007
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Aries - Red Kangaroo
Taurus- Hairy-nosed Wombat
Gemini- Pygmy Sugar Glider
Cancer- Koala-
Leo- Frilled Neck Lizard/Gecko
Virgo- Echidna (Spiny Anteater)
Libra- Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
Scorpio - Red Back Spider
Sagittarius - Kookaburra/kingfish<WBR>er
Capricorn- Goanna
Aquarius - Emu
Pisces- Platypus

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ACCEPTING THE ANIMAL TOTEM OF YOUR PATRON SAINT

(Snork note: There is a lot of animal lore identified
with various saints.)

Many of the saints of Christendom are identified by an
animal symbol. If you don't feel a rapport with the
animal totem based on your zodiacal sign, perhaps you
may decide that if a particular creature was good
enough for your patron saint, it is good enough for
you.

Bear: St. Gall
Bee: St. Ambrose, St. John Chrysostom
Birds: St. Francis of Assisi
Blackbird: St. Kevin
Boar: St. Cyricus
Bull: St. Luke, St. Thomas Aquinas
Camel: St. Mennas
Cock: St. Peter, St. Vitus
Cow: St. Brigid
Crow: St. Anthony
Doe: St. Withburga
Dog: St. Dominic, St. Hubert, St. Bernard
Dove: St. Ambrose, St. Gregory
Dragon: St. Margaret of Antioch, St. George
Eagle: St. John the Evangelist
Fish: St. Anthony of Padua
Goose: St. Brigid, St. Martin
Lamb: St. Agnes, St. John the Baptist
Lion: St. Mark, St. Jerome
Mouse: St. Gertrude of Nivelles
Otter: St. Cuthbert
Pig: St. Anthony of Egypt
Salmon: St. Kentigern
Snake: St. Patrick
Stag: St. Eustace, St. Giles
Swan: St. Hugh of Lincoln
Whale: St. Brendan
Wolf: St. Edmund of East Anglia, St. Francis of
Assisi


There are two basic aspects to researching your animal
totem: book research and field research. Reading about
animals and their characteristics gives you a good
idea of what kinds of energies those animal totems
might bring into your life. For instance, hummingbirds
bring joy, enthusiasm, and lots of energies, while
ravens bring mystery and a deep sense of humor. You
can read general books or magazines on animals

(National Geographic often has great information) or
you can read books that specifically describe animal
totems, such as "Medicine Cards" by Carson and Sams.
Reading about animals also helps you find out more
about animals that either don't live in your local
area or are extinct (just because an animal species is
no longer in body doesn't mean that its spirit isn't
still around to lend energies and help).

www.shamanschool. com/articles/ discovertotem. html
www.fortunecity. com/greenfield/ ecolodge/
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