Totem Animals
I feel that totem animals (sometimes called power animals) are in the same category as spirit guides, both being from the higher side. Our power animals alter according to your emotional, physical, and spiritual needs. These magnificent animals in spirit are our guardians and protectors, they visit us in our dreams and meditations.
Any animal can be a totem animal because each animal has its own particular traits and characteristics. An animal that is your totem animal will share the same attributes as you. An example is when you are school and are learning, you would possibly have the energy of an owl because of the owl's wisdom.
We do not choose our totem animals they choose us.
Whether you call them power animals or totem animals doesn't really matter, but I would like to say that I have gained much knowledge and inspiration thanks to studying these beautiful creatures.
Alligator/Crocodile Chaos, guardianship, protection, territorial, ferocity, fury, stealth, survival, power, secrecy
Ant Community, organization, patience, perseverance, industry, planning, commitment to duties, teamwork, kinship, vibration
Antelope Speed, grace, vision, watchfulness, cunning, swiftness, foresight, endurance
Armadillo Protection, safety, armor, self-reliant, boundaries, aloof
Badger Tenacity, orderliness, fighter, aggression, courage, strength, perseverance
Bat Intuition, insight, flight, sensitive hearing, pollination, death and rebirth, transition, new beginnings
Bear Healing, wisdom, strength, self-knowledge, prosperity, the moon, survival instinct, the subconscious, warrior
Beaver building, home, family, home, beginning projects, fidelity, community, flexibility, creativity, industry, construction
Bee Hierarchy, industry, herbalism, service, structure, teamwork, industry, prosperity, profit, community
Boar Strength, wealth, bravery, pride, fertility, power, justice, gossip, the hunt, stubborn
Buffalo/Bison Abundance, healing, good fortune, strength, determination, endurance, potency, stubborn, fertility, generosity
Butterfly Transformation, balance, grace, metamorphosis, flight, regeneration, beauty, life, sensitivity, love
Cat (Domestic) Independence, playfulness, ferocity, healing, mystery, childbirth, magick, curiosity, clever, vain
Cougar Grace, balance, leadership, stealth, strength, assertiveness, leadership, maternal energy, power
Coyote Loyalty, adaptability, sociability, humor, joker, trickster, creator, survivor
Crane Balance, majesty, divine wisdom, longevity, happiness, nirvana, justice, fidelity, vigilance
Crow/Raven Witchcraft, intelligence, insight, sorcery, magick, foresight, mystery, prediction, sacred law, shape-shifting, clever
Deer Gentleness, sensitivity, swiftness, beauty, peace, wisdom, purity, storyteller, sexuality, divinity, duality, cautious, shrewd
Dog Loyalty, companionship, love, friendship, intelligence, protection, service, guardian, integrity, self-sacrifice
Dolphin/Porpoise intelligence, joy, harmony, communication, friendship, community, guidance, speed, song, playful, healing
Dove Peace, love, fidelity, calm, soul, spirituality, sublime, marriage, serenity, homebody
Dragonfly Skill, refinement, relentless, creativity, magick, nervous energy, mystery, mirage, fable
Duck Femininity, fertility, procreation, domesticity, warmth, abundance, maternity, birth, abundance
Eagle Power, illumination, potency, courage, bravery, flight, vision, speed, long-sightedness, fearlessness, male energy,
Elk Pride, power, majesty, stamina, endurance, male pride, sexual energy, strength, speed, courage
Ferret Cunning, stealth, guile, agility, speed, occult, invisibility, magick, crafty
Firefly Communication, illumination, interaction
Fish Fertility, emotions, cleanliness, knowledge, wisdom, sustenance, rebirth, renewal, spirit, soul, mystery, femininity
Fox Cunning, subtlety, dexterity, speed, agility, invisibility, wisdom, trickery, maternal instinct, family, protection, healing
Frog Fertility, productivity, voice, song, cleansing, peace, emotional healing, happiness, regeneration, transformation
Goat Tenacity, diligence, agility, abundance, independence, seeking new heights, ambition, sure-footedness
Goose Safe return, homebody, protection, fertility, femininity, storytelling, resurrection, rebirth, prosperity, fidelity
Hare Agility, speed, craftiness, cunning, irritability, haste, witchcraft, fertility, immorality, luck
Hawk Awareness, truth, flight, flight, endurance, sun, light, perception, foresight, resurrection, regeneration
Horse Endurance, speed, sociability, matriarch, strength, loyalty, power, freedom of spirit, energy
Hummingbird Agility, beauty, wonder, joy, music, vibration, colour, love, rainbow
Jaguar Panther, Leopard) Bravery, war, night vision, sacrifice, predictions, scrying
Lark Spring, sun, voice, sweetness, song, fidelity, happiness, melody, warm weather, good cheer
Lizard Adaptability, predator, cold-bloodedness, swiftness, dreaming, visions
Lynx Bobcat) Stealth, invisibility, independence, mystery, adaptability, secrets, discretion, inner vision, camouflage
Mole Depth, touch, sensory perception, earth wisdom, spiritual healing, self-reliance, cheer
Moose Unpredictability, Spontaneity, monogamy, strength, agility, speed, stamina, male and female energy
Moth Night, wind, flight, protection, invisibility, love, games, darkness, death
Mouse Reproduction, organization, specialization, close scrutiny, examination, high developed senses
Otter Joy, laughter, lightness, playfulness, activity, persistence, gentleness, courage, constancy, suppleness
Owl Moon, night vision, stealth, auditory, moon, telepathy, insight, magick, wisdom, honesty, lies, deceit, darkness, death
Porcupine Playfulness, curiosity, easy-going, sensitivity, tenderness, trust, family, protection, magick, prediction, cunning,
Rabbit Community, abundance, quickness, vigilance, acute hearing, love, fertility, cowardice, wit, fear, safety
Raccoon Adaptability, dexterity, guile, cleverness, trickery, theft, opportunistic
Ram/Sheep Lust, fertility, determination, strength, combat, creativity, vigour,spring, youthful
Salamander Transformation, metamorphosis, cold bloodedness, water-loving, balancing of opposing energies
Salmon Determination, persistence, endurance, rebirth, abundance, bounty, renewal, knowledge, spirit, death
Seal/Seal Lion Community, successful adaptation, play, wealth, abundance, joy, grace, dance
Skunk Caution, warning, courage, to stand one's ground, defense, playfulness, nonchalance, sexual energy
Snake Power, life force, sexual potency, shedding of the old, transformation, growth, creativity, rebirth, magick, reproduction
Spider Weaver, spinster, predator, snare, illusion, magick, entrapment, fear, phobias, creation, destruction, interconnectedness
Squirrel Trust, frugal, preparation, distraction, forthrightness, sentinel, guardian, alarm, waste
Swallow Resurrection, rebirth, agility, protection, speed, warmth, herald
Swan Elegance, nurturing, beauty, grace, refinement, peace, serenity, purity, spirituality, royalty
Toad Metamorphosis, water, toxicity, witchcraft, magic, transformation, death, birth
Turkey Dance, speed, fertility, women, abundance, self-sacrifice, harvest, unselfish love, generosity
Turtle/Tortoise Protection, toughness, fertility, slowness, stability, mother earth, women, plenty, health, healing, knowledge
Vulture Scavenger, ingenuity, versatility, mother, hygiene, cleanliness, life cycle, recycling, mother, war, protection
Whale Intuition, creativity, migration, parental devotion, communication, gentle giant, intelligence, knowledge, strength
Wolf Teacher, loyalty, camaraderie, hunter, pathfinder, afterlife, rebirth, creation, solidarity, co-operation, courage, chaos, war
Woodpecker Persistence, change, rhythm, flight, storms, invisibility, sacred cycles, mother earth
