Fun Poll: What Is Your Spiritual Animal? Options

In Animism, Animatism, and many other ancient religions, as well as shapeshifters and Native Americans, believed to have a strong bond with certain animals of their kin. To this day, the relevance has not been lost, we have the shapeshifters, as well as those of us who share spiritual aspects with our animal kin, which can be 1 or more.

We forget about our animal sides soon enough in the human world and take shame.

What animals represent you?


Animal dictionary




Alligator: Maternal power, revenge, quickness, aggression, basic survival instincts

Ant: Determination, industrious nature, hard-working, following a group mentality, action, patience, being a team player

Anteater: Lethargy, curiosity, nosiness

Antelope: Action, agility, sacrifice, jumpiness

Armadillo: Safety, boundaries, medicine shield, being grounded

Badger: Courage, aggression, healer, energy conduit, earth knowledge, having problems relating to others

Bat: Rebirth, longevity, secrecy & initiation, good listener, viewing past lives, letting go of our fears of or misinformation that no longer serves us

Bear: Watcher, world-guardian, giver of strength, courage/willpower, self-preservation, introspection, going inside yourself for answers, studying the importance of dreams, instinct, healing

Beaver: Overseer, strong will, determination, builder, protector

Bee: Organizer, productivity, wisdom, fertility, defensiveness, having an obsessive nature

Boar: Exemplary of the life-giving energy of the sun

Buffalo: Abundance, gratitude, strength, prayer

Bull: Insight into the past, fertility, rushing into things without proper preparation

Butterfly: Balance, transformation/metamorphosis, successful project, grace, ability to accept change

Caribou: Traveler, mobility, preference to be nomadic, adaptability to adversity

Cat: Hunter, meditation, independence, quick recovery, freedom of thought, seeing that the physical and spiritual realms are one

Cheetah: Swiftness, insight, focus

Cougar: Leadership, loyalty, courage, taking responsibility for your life, foresight

Cow: Moveable wealth, value, providing for daily needs, the power of community sharing

Coyote: Stealth, mischief, recognizing your mistakes, ability to laugh at yourself, bedevilment, clowning around, enforcer of karmic laws

Crane: Solitude, justice, longevity, vigilance, intelligence

Crocodile: Ensuring your emotions are displayed accurately/appropriately

Crow: Justice, balance, releasing past beliefs, greed, resourcefulness

Deer: Compassion, peace, gentleness, sensitivity, kindness, unconditional love

Dog: Loyalty, friendship, nobility

Dolphin: Wisdom/happiness, depth of emotions, playfulness, harmony, intelligence, communication, helper with dream interpretations, childlike, sexual

Dove: Cross-world communication, spirit messenger, peace, gentleness, love

Dragon: Riches/Prosperity (can be intuitive/spiritual rather than material), knows the answer to riddles, ancient wisdom, longevity, infinity

Dragonfly: Instruction on breaking through illusions (especially those that are self-created), gaining power through dreams, imagination, higher aspirations, carefree nature

Duck: Water energy, helper of seers, can clearly see/deal with emotions

Eagle: Rising, sun-circling, potency, freedom, illumination, connection to the soul/creator

Elephant: Importance of discernment, affection, loyalty, caring for young/old/sick, peaceful strength, wisdom, royalty, regality

Elk: Power, majesty, pride, agility, honoring your gender

Falcon: New beginnings, adventure, leadership, healing the soul

Ferret: See "Weasel"

Fish: Gracefulness, slyness, open-minded, quick to change one's mind

Fox: Cleverness, discretion, cunning, quick wit, camouflage

Frog: Emotional healing, cleansing, peace, change, adaptability, jumping from the material to the spiritual, water energy, poor character judgment

Gazelle: The soul, aggressiveness

Giraffe: Communication, intuition, attaining the unreachable, seeing the future

Goat: Surefootedness, stubbornness, independence, diligence, lack of foresight

Goose: Demanding of ones self, reliable, rigid, love of home, safe return, ever-searching nature

Gorilla: Family-oriented, intelligence, strength, environmental protector, keeps peace through aggression

Grouse: Personal power, self-teaching, intuition, enlightenment

Hawk: All-seeing, observation, truth, awareness, perceptiveness, representative of primal life force

Hedgehog: Defensiveness, self-preservation, abrasive personality, possessing a solitary nature

Horse: Freedom, beauty through strength, movement, mobility, stamina, mobility, message-carrier, astral travel, sharing power with others

Hummingbird: Fierce warrior, pleasure, feathers bear love magic, job, ability to see beauty, easily distracted

Iguana: Patience, understanding

Jaguar: Chaos, shape-shifting, psychic empowerment

Lion: Royalty, sun-symbol, courageous guardian, protector, pride, leadership, wisdom, power, family, the power of feminine energy

Lizard: Vision, letting go, self-protection, brings forth subconscious hopes and fears, conservation, letting go of the ego, dream recall, hidden defenses, knowing when to back off

Llama: Comforting others

Loon: Serenity, good orator, judgmental, can come across as uncaring or unsympathetic

Lynx: Secret-keeper, guardian, guide, listener, manifestation of spiritual force and controlled power

Manatee: Gentleness, loving, childlike

Monkey: Ability to change the environment, health, success

Moose: Headstrong, longevity, steadfastness, wisdom, self-esteem

Moth: Transformation, movement into shadows, finding the light

Mouse: Eye for detail, noticing the little things, scrutiny, organizer

Nightingale: Soft-tempered, easy demeanor, soothing speaker, graceful movements, keeper of the night

Octopus: Protection through distraction, intelligence, getting past negative barriers, multifaceted, skilled in many areas

Opossum: Diversion, deceit, strategy, sensibility

Otter: Joy, laughter, Lightness, dynamic energy, playfulness and the importance of playtime, freedom from jealousy or suspicion, feminine power and nurturing

Owl: Wise, watcher, fate-seer, riddler, silence, vision, insight, seeing hidden motives in others, clairvoyance

Ox: Sacrifice, self-denial, chastity

Panda: Importance of slow, determined pace, adaptability

Panther: Protection, hidden emotions, introspection, caution, careful decisions

Parrot: Communication, beauty, guide for wisdom, mockery, thinking before speaking

Peacock: Immortality, dignity, self-confidence

Penguin: Father-nurturing, patience, astral projection, sexes working together, family orientation

Pig: See "Sow"

Polar Bear: Solitude, overcoming adversity, rebirth, patience, spirit communication, strength, breaking through emotional barriers

Porcupine: Innocence, trust, companionship, humility

Possum: See "Opossum"

Prairie Dog: Swiftness, industrious, constructive, preparedness

Puma: Companion on journeys to other worlds, grace, silent power

Quail: Group-work, team play, creator of harmony and group tolerance, protectiveness (especially toward children)

Rabbit: Fertility, fear, timidity, humility, hidden skills, borrower

Raccoon: Curiosity, cleanliness

Rat: Fertility, stealth, scavenging, intelligence, enjoys luxury

Raven: Trickster, introspection, self-knowledge, wise in oracles/omens, messenger, mystery, otherworldly travel, watcher for the gods, need to make changes in the way you perceive things

Rooster: Vanity, likes to be showered with gifts and attention, early riser, settling for nothing less than the best

Salamander: Hidden things or traits, camouflage in the face of adversity

Salmon: Determination, persistence, pride, intensity, trusting but not trustworthy

Seagull: Versatility, loud, easy-going nature, creativity, laziness

Seahorse: Confidence, grace, male energy, good at dealing with emotions, courtship posturing, beauty of the ocean

Seal: Contentment, lucid dreaming, protection from danger, creativity, listening to our inner voice, gentleness, adaptability, talkative, playfulness

Shark: Survival, hunter, adaptability, power, danger, senses injury, ever-moving

Sheep: Group comfort, warmth, patience, fertility, rebirth

Skunk: Presence, reputation, self-respect, expression of the self without ego

Snail: Perseverance, tender nature (sometimes despite a cold façade)

Snake: Transformation, sexual potency, prophecy, life-force, letting go the things that no longer serve you, impulsiveness

Sow: Earth magic, intelligence, things sacred, ancestral knowledge

Spider: Fate, creativity, seeing how things you do in the present affect your future, balance between past and future

Squirrel: Anticipation of future, planning ahead, being prepared, swiftness

Stag: Forest-lord, masculine regeneration, giver of bounty and beauty, mystical signs

Stork: Messenger of rebirth

Swan: Guide into dreams, handling change with grace and dignity, dream interpretation, divination, spiritual growth

Tiger: Passion/sensuality, silent solitary power, heightened sense of touch, valor

Toad: Altered state of consciousness, changing luck, adversity, longevity, courtship via the use of sound

Tortoise: Feeling at home anywhere, grounding, patience, peaceful nature, ancient wisdom, feminine energy and healing, psychic protection

Turkey: Generosity, sharing, patience, attentiveness, following the group, challenge

Turtle: Shyness, nurturing, mother energy, protection, healing, knowledge, grounded, earth magic

Unicorn: Making dreams come true, virtue, beauty, weather patterns, connection with the woodland and the beings within

Walrus: Trickster, solitude, appreciates individuality and creativity, can be disrespectful of others

Weasel: Seeing beneath the surface for intent/meaning, developing clairaudience, ingenuity, paying attention to inner voice, keen, tricky, revenge, cunning, playful, observant

Whale: Wisdom of the ages, provider, intelligence, kindness, gentle nature, highly psychic and intuitive, telepathic, clairaudient, record-keeping

Wolf: Pathfinder for the human spirit, knowledge, teaching skill, helping in finding the life-path, loyalty, cooperation, free spirited, mating for life, facing death with dignity, perseverance, fighting only when necessary, taking advantage of change

Woodpecker: Sensitivity, protection, devotion

Yak: Ancient wisdom, understanding of higher purpose, self-doubt, lack of control over emotions

Zebra: Seeing things in stark contrast, certainty, individuality amidst a crowd, balance, trusting your path

i am at odds with some of the attributes (as usual, what else is new)

if anything i am a sun-bear

"The smallest of all the bear species, the Malayan sun bear is so-named because the crescent-shaped white to orange patch on the chest resembles a rising or setting sun. Other than this patch and the short, light brown fur of the muzzle, the coat is entirely black, and whilst it appears sleek and shiny, it is actually coarse to the touch. The short, wide and flat head of the Malayan sun bear, with its low set, small, round ears gives it an endearing appearance. The paws are large with long, curved claws and naked palms to help with tree-climbing. Unlike most mammals, the Malayan sun bear walks on the whole foot, and all four legs turn in when walking. It has a short, stubby tail."

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i love my short stubby tail, and that's no sunrise, that's a pectoral!

e.

This post has been edited by esoterica: Feb 14 2007, 07:46 AM