Very true indeed. Here's my breakdown:
North: Bear
East: Raven (Also sacred to the Morrigu, Celtic goddess of war, whom I follow)
South: Coyote
West: Wolf
Above: Bat
Below: Badger
Center: Tiger
Badger is probably why I'm so facinated with stories, as he's the storyteller and lorekeeper, like the bards of old Europe.
There's a great book on what the different animals represent, and it's called Animal Speak. I forget the author, but it's got quite the extensive list.
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> Actually, salmon is a fairly common Native American totem (among those
> tribes that fished, mostly the easterly groups since there aren't many
> rivers in the midwestern plains), representing abundance among other
> qualities.
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> But yes, people prefer the Big Few, the furry and cuddly types that
> everyone has heard of. That's often because they haven't done the
> investigation or spirit work that would put these other creatures on
> their minds. Lots of people meet Wolf first, then are guided to
> others; that's why it is said that Wolf is the teacher.
Received on Mon Mar 29 2010 - 12:56:34 CDT