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THE SWAN – totem animal

11/10/2018

The keys words for swan medicine are grace, confidence and fidelity. Swan moves with infinite grace on the water as in the sky. This is the outer sign of the confidence which resides in this graceful water bird. In First Nation’s spiritual world the swan is associated with the medicine of shamanic journeying, these journeys into the unknown where we must sometime dive in without knowing what we are going to find in the whirlpools of energy which separate the various spiritual worlds and dimensions.

ARMADILLO – totem animal

09/02/2018

Armadillo speaks to us of protection, a protection which establishes the borders of the space which we protect around oneself. The armadillo is really not an aggressive being! It has a very hard shell and, when it rolls itself into a ball, it’s almost impossible for a predator to get at it.

BADGER – totem animal

09/01/2018

Badger carries the medicine of appropriate aggressiveness. It’s very important to understand the medicine of this animal in our modern times.

THE OTTER -totem animal

08/26/201808/26/2018

Otter is the medicine of feminine energy. This medicine also applies to men as well as we all have a feminine and male aspect within us.

The Bat – Totem Animal

08/25/2018

The bat symbolizes shamanic initiation. The word shaman is a word coming from the Toungouse language, also called Evenk, a language of Eastern Siberia, which means “one who was twice born”. Indeed, most shamanic initiations reactivate the idea of dying and being reborn, and most of the spiritual traditions include this legend, this myth, the best known being that of the dead and resuscitated Christ.

THE LOON—TOTEM ANIMAL

07/10/2018

MYSTERY AND LOVE

Very rare are the people with loon medicine, as rare as this bird who inhabits during the summer the great lakes of the northern parts of Canada. Renowned for his eerie calls that ripple through the evening, the loon has inspired many a story and myth in the lore of many Native American people.

CROW – TOTEM ANIMAL

07/31/202304/25/2018

A bird widely ignored and spurned by ornithologists and other amateurs of nature, crow is unjustly accused of being a predator of other sorts of birds. Although it has the capacity and it can in times of scarcity feed on a fallen or sick bird, it is rare that the crow attacks other birds.

ALBATROSSES— animal totem

03/14/2018

The albatrosses are a very special seabird and a very special bird amongst all birds of the world. It has many traits that are unique to its kind. It has the largest wingspan of all birds which for certain species can be 3.5 metres wide! It also the heaviest of all birds.

THE KILLER WHALE OR ORCA— animal totem

03/07/2018

In fact, in spite of its name, the killer whale belongs to the dolphin family. Orcas are apex predators, at the very top of the food chain and knows no enemy at sea. Orcas are enormous, dozens of times bigger than a Man, weighing between 5 and 10 tons. Nevertheless the Klingit and Haïda Indians considers it friendly to men. Orcas lives like wolves, in packs or rather pods as are called the grouping of whales. The name that the First Nations of the West Coast of Canada give Orcas is Black Fish.

DEER – animal totem

02/28/2018

The purest image of deer medicine is that of the doe. The deer embodies the energy of tenderness and gentleness; tenderness emanates from compassion and true compassion is silent. Of all the herbivores, the roe deer is one of those who speak the least. It will emit certain sounds, but even these are relatively discreet.

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