The word "animal" comes from the Latin word anima, meaning the soul or breath of life. "Wild animal" comes from the anglo saxon "wilde" meaning to living free within nature, not under human control. To discover which animal is your totem, you can ask for this to come to you in meditations or dreams. As you become familiar with your totem animal, then learn all about its energies, qualities, behaviours and habits. Then it will become important to you to establish a positive relationship with them. You will be able to call upon them and work with their archetypal energies for your specific purposes.
The study of animals as nature totems and their energies is very helpful to us as humans to understand how the spiritual is manifesting in our lives. Their energies help us to learn more about ourselves, as they have archetypal powers that reside, and help to oversee all manifestations in nature. An animal that we feel closely to is one we resonate with in the energies they provide for us at the time they cross our paths, with messages for us. When we allow the animals to know that we mean good, they will always be good to us, and are there to help us along our journey's. The key is to have respect for all things, whether human, animals, mammals, sealife and birds. For all living creatures and for us to realize how truly connected we are. These creatures can and do help and teach us. Learning about and understanding animal medicine does help us as humans to become much more aware of our own personal weaknesses and strengths. Animal medicine provides us valuable clues for understanding what is inside ourselves and shows us how to acquire the peace, joy and love that we are all searching for. The following is just a partial list of a few animals that come into our lives. For further information, check out our recommended reading page.
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