The God Of Wisdom Options

After much introspection, thought and meditation, I've come to the conclusion that wisdom is the highest virtue. I define wisdom as knowledge of what is most beneficial / correct / effective in a particular situation. I realize there are other definitions, but this one suits my thinking best.

Regardless of whether or not you agree (that wisdom is the highest virtue), what Spirit or God would you suggest working with if you wanted to tap into wisdom?

Thanks

Just to be clear, I'm not going to adopt the Griffin as my totem just yet. I would like to interact with it first and meditate on it.

Just to be clear, I'm not going to adopt the Griffin as my totem just yet. I would like to interact with it first and meditate on it.

Mmmm, tough to say. Mythological creatures as totems is a pretty recent idea. Wisdom of the animal spirits can be gained largely from watching them, understanding the animal itself, it's habits, how it survives, etc. These things become the basis for contemplation. You might consider the natures of both eagles and lions?

Contemplation of any given idea, though, is as simple as sitting down quietly somewhere and allowing your mind to wander, let it spiral downward into the unconscious, and allowing the material there to 'coagulate' you might say, around the point of focus, in this case, the concept of the griffin.

To have a mythological animal as a potential totem, to me, first suggests more of an interest in stories than in the actual world. What I mean is that, philosophically, it could indicate more of an interest in theory than practice, or in the perception of the world rather than the world itself. If that makes sense. The man who reads about the world, rather than going out and exploring it.

peace