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Land mammals ~ Meanings
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A

  1. Antelope
    • swiftness, being in touch with the earth, gentleness, caution. A strong survival instinct through understanding yourself and the cycle of life. Sometimes a message that you should seek a higher purpose instead of dwelling totally on the physical. Developing a strong survival instinct in yourself or another.
  2. Ape
    • Care and protection in family. Don't fool around, get onto what you have to do.

B

  1. Badger
    • Can teach you to fight for your rights and spiritual ideas. Revenge, Wisdom, Cunning, and perseverance. When in trouble don't panic but act, even get angry, in a creative and positive way. Earth magick and wisdom. For knowledge how to protect yourself.
  2. Bear
    • Strength and stamina. Can help you find balance and harmony in your life. Defense, patience, death and rebirth, revenge, wisdom, dreams, intuition, listening,transformation.Seek quiet places for answers and harmony in your life.
  3. Beaver
    • Concentrate your energies on the task at hand. Persistence, resourceful, team work, sense of achievement.
  4. Bison and/or buffalo
    • Social life, abundance, courage, prosperity, sharing, knowledge, fertility, challenge, work, survival. Visions of a buffalo shows that prayers are heard. Reminds that nothing is achieved without the help of spirit. Formulating plans.
  5. Boar/Sow
    • Concealing yourself when in danger. A symbol of the spiritual food necessary for the developing magician. Boar; Courage, Cunning, intelligence, protection, the earth lord. Sow; Crone goddess, knowledge of past lives, deep earth magick.

C

  1. Camel
    • denotes stubborn and stupid beast of burden. They have very bad attitudes. Can denote arrogance and haughtiness. They denote negative reactions. It also denotes obedience, tenacity and perseverance on the good side.
  2. Cat
    • Domesticated cats
      • Knowing when to fight your way out of a bad situation or retreat. A strong protector, especially when in a confrontational situation. Searching for hidden information. Independent and self assured.
    • Cheetah
      • Swiftness, speed, Develop your self-esteem so that you move with a regal ness of bearing. Making events occur quicker.
    • Cougar
      • Savage, fury, balanced power, cunning, hunting, and seeks freedom. Using power in leadership, self confidence when in crowds or in a tough situation.
    • Jaguar
      • Releasing fears, developing the ability to walk without fear in otherworld realms.
    • Leopard
      • Swiftness, cunning, strength, perseverance, boldness, beauty, gaining confidence in otherworld journeys.
    • Lion
      • Learn to relax, don't carry the situation of one into another. Strengthen family ties. Strength, courage, energy, release stress and tension
    • lynx
      • suspicion, vigilance, keen eye sight, can lead you to understanding mystic mysteries and occult secrets.
    • Tiger
      • Energy, power, if action is called for don't analyze it to death; just do it !! Finding strength and will power to tackle an unpleasant situation.
  3. Cattle/bull/cow
    • Defending yourself and your family. Knowing when to be aggressive. Being content with where you are, but also being aware of what may be going on around you. Being alert for danger. Bull; Earth Lord, fertility, strength. Cow;Great mother goddess, love abundance.

D

  1. Deer/stag
    • The stag with horns represents rejuvenation, rebirth, and the passage of time. The deer's antlers represent the sun's rays. Keen scent, grace, swiftness, Using other methods besides force to accomplish your goals.Being alert for danger. Accept others how they are, don't try to change them. A white deer in meditation often bears a message or will lead you to someone or something that will reveal spiritual knowledge. Hunting and seeking, abundance, dreams, intuition, introspective, listening, death and rebirth, transformation. Deer; woodland goddess, alternate path to a goal, psychic powers. Stag;Lord of the underworld, Messages from guides, better understanding of the death and rebirth cycles.
  2. Dogs
    • Domesticated Dogs
      • Knowing when to fight your way out of a bad situation or retreat. A strong protector, especially when in a confrontational situation. Searching for hidden information. Independent and self assured.
    • Coyote
      • A trickster!! cunning, shape shifter, stealth, opportunity, truth, creativity, experiences, new life, seeks opportunities.
    • Fox
      • slyness, an ability to make fools out of those who aggressively persue you. Stealth, invisibility, wisdom. Remaining unobserved while watching the actions and motives of others.cunning when needing to deal with troublesome people.
    • Jackal
      • Seeks mystic knowledge, particularly knowing past lives. Astral travel into Otherworld realms for spiritual teachings and initiations.
    • Wolf
      • Cunning, escapes hunters, outwitting those who wish you harm, fighting when necessary, ability to pass by dangers invisibly. Sometimes a wolf will lead you to a spiritual teacher. Wisdom, seeking, hunting, magick, dreams, introspective, intuition, death and rebirth, listening, transformation. Strong protection. Spiritual guidance in dreams and meditations.
  3. Donkey
    • Use with caution!! extreme stubbornness, obstinacy,digging in your heals when you are being pushed by others. Doing the opposite of what you know you should be doing. Pretending you are something or someone you are not. Use if your indecisive, or never take a stand, but need to.

E

  1. Elephant
    • Removal of obstacles and barriers, Always learning new things, building confidence, Patience and confidence to tackle a new job, school, or a new learning environment. Greatness, wisdom, power, strength, life span, and memory.
  2. Elk
    • Strength, power, nobility, freedom, agility, stamina, speed, sensual passion, honor those of the same gender, developing strength and stamina to complete a task, learn to pace yourself.

F

  1. Ferret
    • gaining hidden information to benefit and/or to protect yourself. Learning the real intent of others with whom you must interact. Seeing truth behind the facade.

G

  1. Goat
    • Abundance, removing guilty feelings of the past or present. Independence. Getting in touch with the wilder nature energies and beings.

H

  1. Hedgehog
    • Less defensive, and seriousness in life. Building defensive and protective barriers that discourage negative people. Reconnecting yourself with the crone aspect of the goddess.
  2. Hippopotamus
    • Pregnancy or birth of new ideas.Righteous anger when threatened, cheated, or taken advantage of. Seeks new ideas and justice. Mother; fury when necessary. Protection of family, children, animals and of yourself.
  3. Horse
    • Endurance, stamina, faithful. It symbolizes freedom when its in the wild. when it is with humans it symbolizes companionship, friendship and cooperation. Travel journey, swiftness, friend, loyal, astral traveling. Companion and guardian when taking a new trip. Guide to over coming obstacles. Checking a situation for possible dangers.
  4. Hyrax
    • Is sacred to the triple goddess

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M

  1. Mole
    • Correspond to the earth sign and can be called upon for earth magick.
  2. Mongoose
    • Defense, protection, destroying evil, for the capture and conviction of criminals of any kind.
  3. Moose
    • Wisdom, strength, shared joy. Building your self-esteem. Creating a balance between giving orders and taking orders. Knowing when to say something and when to keep silent. Guidance and wisdom when approaching any touchy confrontation.
  4. Mouse
    • Secrets, cunning, shyness: the ability to remain inconspicuous, invisibility. Often it's appearance signals the need to watch small detail, the fine print on contracts, or the double meaning in words. Watching for deception. Trust, initiative, stealth, innocence, balance, discovery, change, harmony. For guidance before signing any papers or making promises.

N

O

  1. Opossum
    • Finding yourself in a corner and creating a diversion. Dealing with the unexpected, planning strategies for protection.Wisdom for getting out of distasteful situations and relationships.
  2. Otter
    • Finding inner treasure or talents. Faithful, gaining wisdom, the ability to recover from a crisis. Be sensible, but not overly suspicious, when something or someone new enters your life. A need to enjoy life rather then endure it. Social life, friends, happiness. Guidance to uncover psychic or physical
  3. Ox
    • Working patiently, strength for the long haul, prosperity. A symbol of sacrifice may need to be made. Gaining patience, and stamina for a project that will take time.

P

  1. Porcupine
    • Mind your own business, but be prepared to sharply defend yourself if threatened. Trust in the guidance of spirit. Creating your own path in life.Learning what to say and what not to say when caught in an argument, yours or between others. Learning to be picky when people over step their bounds.

Q

R

  1. Rabbit or hare
    • Transformations, receiving hidden teachings and intuitive messages. Quick thinking when necessary; don't push yourself on others. A fear of disaster or illness. Stop worrying about your future, just take what steps you can to protect and provide for yourself. Strengthening your intuition.
  2. Rat
    • Cunning: moving silently and unnoticed; defending yourself with aggressiveness when necessary, tracking down what you seek.To gain foresight in any coming situation, in order to avoid problems.
  3. Raccoon
    • Creative when faced with new problems. Be curious about the world around you. Seeking guidance and confidence for a new job or schooling. To be presented with new ideas.

S

  1. Sheep
    • Being able to keep your balance in precarious or dangerous situations. Being confident in your abilities. Ram; courage to remain in balance in an unstable situation, fertility. Ewe; abundance, Pregnancy, new beginnings.
  2. Skunk
    • For courage and will power to raise a "stink" if you are being harasses or threatened. Radiating self respect and self confidence. Become aware of what kind of people attracted to you and repel the undesirable. Sifting out and getting rid of friends that don't want you to succeed.
  3. Squirrel
    • Preparing for the future by storing up time and resources and energy, resting during unproductive times. Moving to a higher level of consciousness to avoid harassment. Changes and the approach of adversaries. Warning, wisdom, change, trust, discovery, truth, balance, harmony. use a spiritual watch dog to warn you of danger on any level.

T

  1. Tiger
    • *see cats*

U

V

W

  1. Weasel
    • Revenge, cunning, stealth, ingenuity. The temptation to look for hidden reasons behind everything.
  2. Wolf
    • *See dogs*
  3. Wolverine
    • Revenge, cunning, protection against attackers, on what ever level they use.

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