Category: Power Animals, Totems, Spirit Guides

Great Spirit, Creator of all things, we honor the Cardinal bird as a powerful spirit animal among many native cultures. In the tradition of the Native American shaman, the Cardinal bird is seen as a messenger from the spirit world, bringing guidance and insight to those who are open to its wisdom.

The Cardinal bird is a symbol of health and vitality, and is often associated with the south and the summertime. Its bright red plumage is a reminder of the fire element, and its strong, sharp beak is a symbol of determination and strength. It is also a reminder to be brave, to stand up for oneself and for what one believes in.

Greetings, fellow travelers on the path of spirit. I come to you today as a humble servant of the Great Spirit, to share with you the teachings of the duck, a powerful spirit animal that has long been revered by many cultures, including the Native American, Celtic, and Chinese traditions.

In Native American cultures, the duck is seen as a symbol of adaptability and resourcefulness. It is said that the duck is able to navigate through different terrains and environments with ease, be it freshwater ponds, saltwater oceans or even the sky. The duck teaches us to be adaptable and resourceful, to make the most out of the resources available to us, and to be able to navigate through the challenges of life.

Humans have been fascinated by aurochs for tens of thousands of years. They’ve been depicted in cave paintings found in Europe. Though cattle were domesticated around ten thousand years ago, we are still mesmerized by images of the powerful, mighty bull.

Bull is associated with the traits aggression, stubbornness, stamina, and rage.

Picture a matador facing off against a bull. The bull snorts and dips his head, issuing a challenge to the man. As the man nonchalantly waves his red cape, the bull stamps his front hoof several times and readies his charge.

Ram is the representation of the astrological sign Aries. It is the first sign in the astrological calendar, signifying leadership. In the Chinese zodiac, the year of the Ram is a sign of prosperity and auspiciousness.

Ram, the male sheep, is a headstrong, sometimes violent, independent leader who follows no one else. Ram is endowed with typical masculine traits such as Action, Leadership, Strength, and Virility.

A calico cat has three distinct patterns on her fur: black, white, and orange. The vast majority of calico cats you have ever seen are all female, only 1 in 3000 calicos are male. This is due to the sex-linked nature of coat color for cats, similar to color-blindness for humans. Just the mere event of encountering a male calico cat required tremendous luck, hence the cat’s association with the trait.

That is why in Japan, the male calico cat is a symbol of fortune. Many Japanese storefronts have a figurine of a calico cat, and sometimes an actual cat, in hopes of good business. Japanese ships used to carry calico cats to channel good fortune at sea.

Calico cats are house cats, so their medicinal traits of wholeness, independence, curiosity, many lives, cleverness, love, mystery, and magic all still apply. Just expect a layer of luck and fortune, both good and bad, to be associated with all of those.

What comes to mind, when you think of the flamingo? A silly pink bird used as a common lawn ornament? Perhaps the unusual way it balances on one leg when it sleeps?

The flamingo is an unusual bird, though they are by no means rare. They are found naturally on all major continents except Australia and Antarctica, mostly along shallow lakes near the sea, though they are also a common sight at many zoos around the world.

With their vibrant pink colors, flamingoes are an obvious symbol of beauty. But how do they get that beauty? What work or virtues must one have to maintain such an image? Beauty isn’t always given, sometimes it is earned, and its maintenance is always hard work.

Deep beneath the grassy plain, a small unassuming beetle wandered along, just above the dirt line. She was on the hunt for a meal to feed the growing eggs in her abdomen.

Her antennae sensed the air around her as she detected a carcass some distance away. As she headed toward the decaying carrion, she suddenly sensed several other small insects around her.

By Ina Woolcott

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