Bear's Medicine Includes: Inner knowing, healing, dreaming, transformation, introspection, solitude.

Bear, lend me your gentle strength. Show me the way to my inner child as I explore the magical secrets of the dreamtime. Bear is the keeper of the dreamtime. He stores your dream knowledge so that you may learn from it when you awaken.

Bear thinks his actions through very carefully. He is not quick to judge, but rather thinks deeply about his decisions. When you ask Bear a question or ask for an opinion, you can be sure that he will reply with an informed, well thought-out answer.

Bear is usually nourishing and gentle, but has quick reflexes and will readily fight if necessary with brute strength and speed. Bear loves to get his paws into sweet things, but even more importantly, Bear loves to feel comfortable and warm. Other people feel cozy with Bear. Bear people are often sleepy, and tend to "hibernate" more than others.

Butterfly Medicine

Butterfly's Medicine Includes: Joy, transformation, courage Butterfly, reveal my inner beauty. Guide me in the transformation of my soul. With my new wings, I rise above the clouds.

Butterfly is a magical animal, she represents change more so than any other power animal.  She was a symbol of the soul in earlier times. The Greek word "psyche" meant both "soul" and "butterfly" ... it was believed that when a person died, their soul became a butterfly.

A Butterfly person loves to dance. The dance of Butterfly is full of bliss, joy, and power. Butterfly will come to you at a point in your life when you are undergoing a change which requires courage. You are coming out of your cocoon, and that takes a lot of bravery, going to face something you have never faced before.

Coyote Medicine

Coyote's Medicine Includes: Shapeshifting, intelligence, cunning Coyote, teach me the paradox of life, the balance of the dark and light, the sacredness of what is not sacred at all.  While one may imagine that Coyote represents a trickster (and he does!), he also represents one worthy of trust.

This is just one way he is a symbol of duality. He teaches us the importance of balance by being foolish and wise, silly and serious, simple and complex, happy and sad. Coyote is humorous and funny, but sometimes, his laughter is a mask for his sadness and desolation. His laughter is really at the very brink of tears.

He will do anything to make people laugh, even if it means being a complete fool, as long as nobody discovers his secret pain. The important lessons Coyote teaches us are to love our children, laugh at our mistakes, and appreciate the paradox that is life -- all is sacred, yet nothing is sacred at all.

Dog Medicine

Dog's Medicine Includes: Loyalty, protection. Dog, teach me the importance of loyalty. Show me the joy of blind love. I follow my heart to see the unseen.

Dog is a watcher and protector, he is loyal and trustworthy. Dog is true to himself and lets nobody change his values. His love is absolute and unconditional.

Once you have befriended Dog, you have made a friend and guardian for life. A Dog person is kind and caring. There is nothing Dog won't do to help their family and friends. Dog doesn't ask for anything in return for its services as watcher and protector.

A gentle touch, a kind word, or a friendly gesture has more meaning than money or material treasures. A Dog person also has a tendency to "smell" something bad -- they sense trouble from a distance and can tell when a person has evil intentions simply by being near them. The down side of Dog is that he can be too trusting, allowing himself to be taken advantage of.

If you are a Dog person, do not let yourself be walked all over. Don't let others abuse your generous and loyal nature.

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