Here`s a list of animal kin,and their strength or character.
Including types that do not exist in
the physical plane, those being the "otherworldly" ones.
This list will grow as time goes by.
To find out about your Totem/Power Animal just Click on the animal below...
Albatross's Visdom
Endurance and stamina
Ability to remain in emotional situations for extended periods of time
Awkward, but effective beginnings and endings
Understands the effectiveness of extended parenting
Ant's Visdom
Patience, stamina, planning.
Energy and patience needed to complete work.
Communal living.
Storing for the future.
Baboon's Visdom
Defense of family
Sacred to the God Thoth (God of Visdom)
Sacred to the God Hapi (God of the Nile
Bat's Visdom
Initiation, rebirth, changes are taking place which are blessings,
facing facts in ones life, fears are always beneficial,
trust instincts, soon you will see the world with a new perspective
Shamanic death and rebirth.
Pollination of new ideas.
Transition, initiation, camouflage, invisibility.
Viewing past lives.
Understanding grief.
The use of vibrational sound.
Good listener.
Long Life.
Ability to observe unseen.
Bear's Visdom
Introspection, Visdom, healing, solitude, change, visionaries.
Communication with Spirit.
Death and rebirth.
Transformation.
Astral travel.
Creature of dreams, shamans and mystics.
Defense and revenge.
Beaver's Visdom
Maintaining the ability to be productive in all ways by not limiting your options.
Being persistent.
Using available resources.
Using alternate ways of doing tasks.
Master builder of all things.
Not damming the flow of experiences in life.
Achievement through completion of tasks.
Understanding dynamics of group work.
Butterfly's Visdom
The power of the whirlwind.
Reincarnation, transformation.
Transmutation, magick.
Cat's (domestic) Visdom
Independence.
Seeing the unseen.
Protection, love
Allows us to dream its dreams.
Assists in meditation.
Ability to fight when cornered.
Camel's Visdom
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.
Cheetah/Gepards's Visdom
Brotherhood, elusiveness
Ability to focus intently on something for a short period of time
Swiftness
Self-esteem
Accelerating time
Keenness of sight
Chimpanzee 's Visdom
Intelligence, dexterity.
Understanding societal complexity.
Language skills.
Connection to the forest spirits.
Problem solving.
Ability to balance compassion and aggression.
Chipmunk 's Visdom
Gathering, mobility and cuteness
Ability to regulate usage
Saving for future use
Ability to carry ones nourishment (both spiritual and physical) with them
Ability to see both light and shadow
Cobra's Visdom
Soul guide. Memory of the soul world
Transmutation of the soul.
Past Life memories.
Visdom of the Goddess.
Freedom from religious persecution.
Condors's Visdom
Death and rebirth
Love of the Mother goddess
Knowledge concerning the death of a loved one
New vision and prophecy
Purification
Crawfish/Lobster's Visdom
Concentration and coordination
Understands when to follow not lead
Ability to transcend the mind/ego
The power of simplicity
Crocodile's Visdom
Maternal protection.
Connection to the earth mother.
Protection from manipulation.
Understanding deceit.
Revenge through patience.
Initiation.
Understanding weather.
Access to ancient knowledge
Crow's Visdom
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
Deer's Visdom
Gentleness in word, thought and touch
Ability to listen
Grace and appreciation for the beauty of balance
Understanding of what's necessary for survival
Power of gratitude and giving
Ability to sacrifice for the higher good
Connection to the woodland goddess
Alternative paths to a goal
Dingo's Visdom
Reborn Human Soul
Assistance in hunting
Finding warmth in cold situations
Companionship and Loyalty
Tracking skills and Protection
Understanding silence
Finding the truth
Willingness to follow through
Correct use of intuition
Dolphin's Visdom
Knowledge of the sea
Patron of sailors
Change, Visdom, balance, harmony, freedom and trust
Communication skills
Understanding the power of rhythm in your life
Use of breath to release intense emotions
Water element magick
Donkey's Visdom
Stubbornness.
Ability to make decisions.
Refusing to move when you know it isn’t right.
Saying "no" to others.
Ignoring others opinions.
Gepards/Cheetah's Visdom
Brotherhood, elusiveness
Ability to focus intently on something for a short period of time
Swiftness
Self-esteem
Accelerating time
Keenness of sight
Giraffe's Visdom
Sees far into the future.
Ability to reach things that are unreachable to others.
Communication, intuition.
Ability to remain above the fray.
Goat's Visdom
Abundance, independence, surefootedness, agility.
Removing guilty feelings.
Understanding nature energies and beings.
Seeking new heights.
Goose's Visdom
Movement along ones soul path.
Understanding the power of community.
Assisting others through illness.
Happiness.
Gorilla's Visdom
Intelligence and gentleness
Maternal instinct
Use of speech
Benevolence
Guinea Pig's Visdom
Gentleness and love
Humane treatment of others
Responsibility
Gulls's Visdom
Spiritual messengers.
Communication with deities.
Behaving responsibly.
Ability to see from above situations.
Friendship
Hawk's Visdom
Clear-sightedness
Being observant
Far-memory, guardianship, courage, Visdom and illumination
Messages from spirit
Recalling past lives
Seeing the larger picture
Creativity, truth and experience
Wise use of opportunities
Overcoming problems
Hedgehog's Visdom
Visdom of the female elders.
Fertility.
Defense against negativity.
Enjoyment of life.
Understanding weather patterns.
Hen's Visdom
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
Hippo's Visdom
Proper use of aggression.
Ability to move gracefully through emotions.
Mother-fury when necessary.
Birth of new ideas.
Protection of family.
Horse's Visdom
Power, stamina, endurance, faithfulness.
Freedom to run free.
Control of the environment.
Awareness of power achieved with true cooperation.
Interspecies communication.
Expanding one’s own potential abilities.
Friendship and Cooperation.
Travel, astral travel.
Guardian of travelers.
Warns of possible danger.
Guide to overcoming obstacles.
Hummingbird's Visdom
Ability to heal by using light as a laser from mouth
Endurance over long journeys
Ability to fly into small places to heal
Joy, happiness and love
Koala's Visdom
Ability to climb over obstacles
Recognizing the value of slow movement
Ability to remain above the fray
The power of yoga
Helpful advice giver
Komodo Dragon's Visdom
Ability to enter long dream states
Warrior energy
Speed, longevity
Adept use of the Earth’s vibrations
Ocelot's Visdom
Regeneration through solitude
Connection with physical and spiritual worlds
Ability to be in two places at once
Clear vision
Connection to the unseen
Orca's (Killer-Whale) Visdom
Creator of the Cosmos.
Having the ability to convert raw matter into stars, planets, etc.
Freeing the soul from the physical body.
Controlling rainfall on Earth.
Using the vibrational energy of song to heal.
Assisting humans in finding their soul's song.
Soul memory.
Seeing the unseen.
Teaching the ability to seal soul fissures and energy leaks.
Owl's Visdom
Stealth,secrecy.
Silent and swift movement.
Seeing behind masks.
Keen sight.
Messenger of secrets and omens.
Shape-shifting.
Link between the dark, unseen world and the world of light.
Comfort with shadow self.
Moon magick.
Freedom.
Panda's Visdom
Understanding the value of slowness
Connection to Eastern beliefs
Balance
Adaptability
Connection to the Plant Kingdom
Panther's Visdom
Astral travel.
Guardian energy.
Symbol of the feminine.
Understanding of death.
Reclaiming ones power.
Ability to know the dark.
Death and rebirth.
Parrot's Visdom
Use of language
Mockery
Pair bonding
Brings rain
Guidance and Visdom to think before speaking
Peacock's Visdom
All aspects of beauty.
Immortality, dignity.
Ability to see into the past, present, and future.
Self-confidence.
Rising out of ashes.
Pegasus's Visdom
Protector, boundaries, humility, emotion.
Gives inspiration.
Connected to astral travel.
Connected to lightning Visdom.
Ability to fly over any situation.
Penguin's Visdom
Fatherhood
Understanding female energy within the male
Waking dreams, patience and endurance
Astral Projection
Pheasant's Visdom
Movement through ego
Using color to heal
Expansion of self awareness
Understanding the use of ritual
Phoenix's Visdom
Keeper of the Fires of Creation
Protector of all Fire
Death and Rebirth
Regeneration
Connection to Raven
Pig's Visdom
Crone Goddess.
Rooting out the truth.
Deep Earth magick.
Past life knowledge.
Intelligence, cunning.
Becoming invisible during times of danger.
Platypus's Visdom
Connection the ancient animals
Ability to remain unique
Value of remaining as you are
Ability to rear young differently
Polar Bear's Visdom
Ability to navigate along the Earth’s magnetic lines
Introspection, solitude, dreams and transformation.
Expert swimmer through emotional waters
Finding one way back from the brink
Ability to find sustenance in barren landscapes
Strength in the face of adversity
Communication with Spirit
Death and rebirth
Creature of dreams, shamans, mystics and visionaries
Defense and revenge
Pony's Visdom
Power, stamina, endurance, faithfulness.
Freedom to run free.
Control of the environment.
Awareness of power achieved with true cooperation.
Interspecies communication.
Expanding one’s own potential abilities.
Friendship and Cooperation.
Travel, astral travel.
Guardian of travelers.
Warns of possible danger.
Guide to overcoming obstacles.
Porcupine's Visdom
Innocence
Trust in Spirit
Renewed sense of wonder
Creating your own path
Protection of boundaries
Defense when threatened
Allowing others their path
Non-interference
Puma's Visdom
Using leadership power wisely and without ego
Balancing power, intention, strength
Gaining self-confidence
Freedom from guilt
Cunning
Rabitt/Hare's Visdom
Guile
Paradox and contradiction
Living by one’s own wits
Receiving hidden teachings and intuitive messages
Quick-thinking
Humility
Moving through fear
Strengthening intuition
Raven's Visdom
Rebirth without fear.
Ability to tear down what needs to be rebuilt.
Renewal, divination, introspection, eloquence.
Ability to find light in darkness.
Courage of self-reflection.
Comfort with self.
Honoring ancestors.
Connection to the Crone.
Change in consciousness.
New occurrences.
Reindeer's Visdom
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
Rhino's Visdom
Learning comfort in solitude
Connection to ancient Visdom
Knowledge of self
Proper use of ancient Visdom
Trust of instincts
Salmon's Visdom
Value of returning home to regenerate.
Swimming upstream through emotional waters to gain insight.
Understanding divination messages.
Rebirth of spiritual knowledge.
Scorpion's Visdom
Attacking from the rear.
Death and rebirth.
Transmutation of poison.
Reflecting dark and negative energy back to its sender.
Shark's Visdom
A God of the Sea
Guardian of the family
Ability to move constantly
Savior and protector
Connection to past knowledge
Shapeshifter
Remorselessness
Never being caught off guard
Ability to defend oneself
Sea Turtle's Visdom
Bravery of the young
Connection to the Moon
Navigation skills
Understands the nuances of long cycles
Duty to completion of ones life path
Ability to travel long distances to reach home
Longevity and Visdom
Connection to the Earth’s water energies
Seal's Visdom
Protection during change
Lucid dreaming
Protection from danger
Movement through emotions
Creativity
Snake's Visdom
Messanger of the Rainbow Serpent.
Elusiveness, transmutation, immortality.
Manipulates lightning.
Exploration of the mysteries of life.
Primitive or elemental energy.
Protection from religious persecution.
Goddess energy.
Psychic energy.
Creative power.
Connection to or forms the magic cord by which the shaman travels to the soul world.
Swallow's Visdom
Closely related to the Thunderbird
Power of communal living
Understands the value to family and home
Protection, agility
Ability to maneuver
Connection to the arrival of thunderstorms
Swane's Visdom
Ability to see the future, understanding dream symbols and spiritual evolution.
Surrender to the Great Spirit, accept healing and transformation in your life.
Time to relax and go with the currents of life,
pay attention to hunches and gut instincts, move fluidly through endeavors.
Developing intuitive abilities and grace in dealing with others.
Tiger's Visdom
Power, energy.
Strength and will-power in the face of adversity.
Acting in a timely manner.
Action without analysis.
Turtle's Visdom
Symbol of the earth.
Connection with the center.
Navigation skills.
Patience, tenacity.
Self-boundaries.
Associated with the feminine.
Power to heal female diseases.
Respecting the boundaries of others.
Developing new ideas.
Psychically protecting oneself.
Self-reliance.
Nonviolent defense.
Unicorn's Visdom
Innocence, beauty, grace, trustfulness, purity,virginity
Connection to weather patterns.
Connection to the forest spirits.
Relative of Pegasus.
Connection to the Faeries.
Often makes contact under blooming fruit trees.
Whale's Visdom
Record keeper for all eternity
All knowledge associated with voice
Psychic and telepathic abilities
All aspects of the sea
Beauty of movement
Wolf's Visdom
Facing the end of one's cycle with dignity and courage.
Death and rebirth.
Spirit teaching.
Guidance in dreams and meditations.
Instinct linked with intelligence.
Social and familial values.
Outwitting enemies.
Ability to pass unseen.
Steadfastness.
Skill in protection of self and family.
Taking advantage of change.
Zebra's Visdom
Balance, power.
Seeing in black and white.
Clarity without filters.
Sureness of path.
Maintaining the individual within the herd.