Totem animals are Spirit Guides, they come in and out of our lives providing assistance, guardianship, wisdom and care. We all have Totem Spirit Guides that resonate more strongly with us than others and at different points in our lives one Totem animal will be stronger than another. Totem animals are Immortals; descendants of divine nature, ancestors of Immortal beginnings who have taken shape of animals capable of calling other animals to their call & preparing feats of supernatural strength.

Keeping carved statues, colors, textiles with an animal print of your current Totem animals, paintings & pictures of Totem animals are all ways of paying hommage to your current Totem animals. In ancient times not only chiefs but tribespeoples would keep a physical symbol of their strongest, guiding Totem animal on them to display their Spirit Guide.

It is often thought only the standard Totem Poles represent Totem animals, however that is not true. A Totem animal is any animal possessed by supernatural powers & capable of accomplishing supernatural feats that involves the influence, persuasion or guidance of the human race. Such as the condor & puma to the Incas, the blackbird who carries messages to the dead to the English, the ancestral animal spirits from Dreamtime of the Aborigines, the animal Spirit Guides of the Haida of Queen Charlotte's Islands, the animals Spirit Guides of the Native Americans and so forth. For that reason we are including Animal Totem Spirit Guides from all of the aforementioned civilizations as well as others.

As a Spirit Guide Totem animals provide wisdom, their particular strengths & powers and help shape our lives as needed. They have Immortal power, capable of providing assistance, helping us grow, showing us the right path to take, make the right decisions and show us glimpses into our past, present & future... including their ties to us in past lives and to our ancestors.

Spirit Guides choose you, not the other way around. Look at your life right now, what signs have been given you directly or subtly to show you which of these animals is guiding you? Which ones do you feel the strongest pull to while looking at the list? It is believed by the Native Americans that an Animal Totem Spirit Guide will show themselves to you in person, in vision or you will hear the animal's name in your mind often.

ALLIGATOR - active, hostile, survivor skills, retaliation, motherly
ANT - hard-working, perseverance, massive strength
ANTEATER - seeker, sloth, lazy, peaceful
ANTELOPE - nimble, active, energetic, excitable
ARMADILLO - guarded, protective, cautious
BADGER - nosy, seeker, cleanser, persistent, wants answers
BAT - immortal energy, mystery, rejuvenation
BEAR - cumbersome, wall of strength, guardian, aggressive, inner-strength
BEAVER - hard-working, engineer, determined, curious
BEE - group-minded, organized, dynamic, vigorous, prolific
BOAR - spiritual energy, courageous, brave, forceful
BUFFALO - prosperity, sacred-life, admiration
BULL - ferocity, power, unprepared, fearless
BUTTERFLY - submission, transformation, rebirth, equal
CAMEL - survivor skills, perseverance, clumsy, focused
CARIBOU - adaptable, roamer, navigator
CAT - magic energy, mystic energy, agile, quick, guardian
CHEETAH - ancestral energy, motherly, grace, quick, nimble, ferocious, survivor skills
COBRA - powerful, agile, fast, determined
COUGAR - superior, authoritative, important
COW - sacred energy, inner insight, gentle
COYOTE - clever, sly, covert, aggressive
CRAB - swift, decisive, protective, lucky
CRANE - mystic energy, wisdom, independence, honest, fair
CROCODILE - patient, watchful, protective
CROW - spiritual energy, long-life, healing
DEER - grounded, nature-minded, gentle, loving, graceful
DOG - allegiance, wise, guardian, loyal
DOLPHIN - compassion, oceanic energy, joyful
DOVE - spiritual energy, healer, kind, immortal communication
DRAGONFLY - dream-fulfillers, creativity, care-free
DUCK - random energy, spiritual energy, seeing into the future
EAGLE - immortal energy, communication with immortals, wisdom, liberty
ELEPHANT - recall memories, powerful, steadfast, loyal
ELK - grounded, wanderer, loss of direction, survivor
FALCON - immortal energy, mystic energy, renewal, rejuvenation
FISH - adaptable, quick, sly, clever, focused
FLAMINGO - flashy, quirky, crazy energy, fun-loving, inspiration
FOX - agile, fast-pace, constantly moving, mysterious
FROG - magic energy, power, patient, spellwork
GIRAFFE - community-minded, gentle, determined, guide
GOAT - obstinate, opinionated, headstrong
GOOSE - modest, proud, righteous, determined
GORILLA - hostile, protective, survivor, no-nonsense
GRASSHOPPER - wisdom, nimble, adaptable, lucky
HAWK - spiritual energy, liberty, progressive, seeking answers
HIPPOPOTAMUS - mystic energy, aggressive, sees future, sees past lives
HORSE - passion, creativity, liberty, growth, adventure
HUMMINGBIRD - joyful, happy, generous, loving
JAGUAR - cunning, peak of power, stealth
KANGAROO - motherly, loving, healing, light energy, swift
LION - ferocious, courageous, bravery, leadership
LIZARD - wild energy, uncontainable, justice
LLAMA - random energy, gullible, friendly
LYNX - mystic energy, attentive, mysterious, provides direction
MOLE - secret-keeper, curious, answer-seeker
MONKEY - wisdom, loyalty, seeker of knowledge, quick-minded
MOUSE - problem-solver, organized, fast-pace
OCTOPUS - multi-tasking, stealth, nocturnal
OPOSSUM - conniver, tactical, cunning, deflection
OSTRICH - realistic, practical, experimental
OTTER - loving, friendly, comical, frisky
OWL - wisdom, seeing future, protector, stealth
OX - martyr, prude, powerful
PANTHER - sly, victorious, planner, pragmatic
PARROT - good communicator, seeks beauty, vanity, camouflage
PEACOCK - immortal energy, mystic energy, confident, smart
PELICAN - laid back, relaxing, kind, sharing
PENGUIN - spiritual energy, community-minded, family-minded, focused
PORCUPINE - naive, gentle, friend-maker, loyal
PUMA - immortal energy, mystic energy, protection, guardian, powerful
QUAIL - group-minded, balance, cleansing, renewal, motherly
RABBIT - fast-paced, rash judgment, constant motion, change
RACCOON - organized, stealth, problem-solver, quirky energy
RAT - survivor skills, lover of food, planner
RAVEN - magic energy, mystic energy, deceiver, mysterious
RHINOCEROS - steadfast, independent, sharing
ROADRUNNER - fast-paced, make decisions on the fly, opportunity-seeker
ROOSTER - enjoys finer things in life, can be lazy, leader, flashy
SALMON - fighter, warrior, truth-seeker
SCORPION - strategist, size-up the opponent in seconds, planner, powerful
SEAGULL - no plan, random energy, goes on a whim, enjoys fun
SEAHORSE - watchful, thinker, cautious
SEAL - loving, generous, sharing, kind, gentle
SHARK - hostile, leader, predator, opportunity-seeker
SKUNK - wanderer, curious, nature-minded, grounded
SNAIL - focused, follows a singular path, determined
SNAKE - deceptive, clever, change
SPIDER - wisdom, good luck, steadfast, hard-working
SQUIRREL - hyper energy, collector, community-minded
STAG - leader, grounded, natural energy, raw energy, powerful
SWAN - beautiful, graceful, lovely, sweet
TIGER - courageous, brave, powerful, swift, family-minded
TOAD - reflection, past lives, magic energy
TURKEY - community-minded, team work, trusting
TURTLE - good luck, stamina, courage, finish task at hand
WEASEL - agile, adaptable, trickery, clever, outsmart opponent
WHALE - strength, power, gentile, kindness
WOLF - spiritual energy, psychic energy, mystic energy, prosperity, good luck
WOODPECKER - hard-working, crazy energy, fun-loving, hyper energy
ZEBRA - grounded, kind, nimble, natural-energy