Interpretations

What are Animal Interpretations?

Totems embody our innate strengths, gifts, purpose and where our personal power might lay.

The power of the animal is shared, affording us greater understanding of the world around us.

We are able to perceive life through the eyes of the animal. We are able to interact with the Earth on a deeper level.

Our senses are heightened; our relationships enhanced and spiritual awareness is more easily integrated into our physical lives.

Totems offer integrity to our knowing while representing the qualities that govern and determine all manifestations in our lives.

They guide us through the pathways of life and help us to choose wisely. Their wisdom, secret knowledge, gifts and messages (their medicine) are reflected through our attitudes and behaviour.

The Animals and their Indications:

Here is a list of animals from all over the world, and their key words or ‘indications’. The animals are listed alphabetically and can be looked up (for a more meaningful, in-depth interpretation) in my books, Animal Messenger and Animal Dreaming:

• §   Aardvark – Opening
• §   African Elephant – Commitment
• §   African Grey Parrot – Intelligence
• §   African Wild Cat – Protection
• §   Antelope- Radiance
• §   Baboon – Petition
• §   Bush Baby – The Child
• §   Cape Buffalo – Defiance
• §   Caracal – Disruption
• §   Chameleon – Ambience
• §   Chanting Goshawk – Candidness
• §   Cheetah – Vigour
• §   Chimpanzee – Ascension
• §   Colobus Monkey – Conduct
• §   Dik Dik – Promise
• §   Duiker – Discernment
• §   Elephant Shrew – Dissuasion
• §   Flamingo – Sifting
• §   Gazelle – Nimbleness
• §   Gemsbok – Dignity
• §   Gerenuk – Good Spirit
• §   Giraffe – Intersection
• §   Gorilla – Essence
• §   Guenon Monkey – Relationship
• §   Guinea Fowl – Forewarning
• §   Hippopotamus – Volatility
• §   Honey Badger – Self-Absorption
• §   Hoopoe – Ambivalence
• §   Hornbill – Providence
• §   Hunting Dog – Equality
• §   Hyena – Eminence
• §   Hyrax – Veracity
• §   Jackass Penguin – Inanity
• §   Lemur – Apparition
• §   Leopard – Augmentation
• §   Lion – Languor
• §   Mamba – Character
• §   Mandrill – Enigma
• §   Marabou Stork – Emancipation
• §   Meerkat – Dependability
• §   Mongoose – Heroism
• §   Okapi – Uncertainty
• §   Ostrich – Grounding
• §   Pygmy Hippopotamus – Divinity
• §   Rhinoceros – Staying Power
• §   Secretary Bird – Stalking Perceptions
• §   Serval – Covertness
• §   Springbok – Contribution
• §   Springhare – Understanding
• §   Tenrec – Distinction
• §   Vulture – Benevolence
• §   Warthog – Transition
• §   Watussi – Renewal
• §   White Lion – Rectitude
• §   Wildebeest – The Victim
• §   Zebra – Individuality
• §   Asiatic Golden Cat – Alliance
• §   Asiatic Black Bear – The Prostitute
• §   Asian Elephant – Gratitude
• §   Bactrian Camel – Stockpile
• §   Banteng – Obstinacy
• §   Binturong – Propagation
• §   Blackbuck – Kindness
• §   Black Leopard – Invisibility
• §   Buffalo – Effort
• §   Chevrotain – Tenderness
• §   Chital Deer – Heart of the World
• §   Civet – Magnetism
• §   Clouded Leopard – Clarity
• §   Cobra – Fascination
• §   Colugo – Safety Net
• §   Crane – Goodwill
• §   Fishing Cat – Reconnaissance
• §   Gibbon – Phobia
• §   Hog Deer – Self-Preservation
• §   Jungle Fowl – Obligation
• §   Komodo Dragon – Puberty
• §   Loris – Caution
• §   Macaque – Reason
• §   Mandarin Duck – Bliss
• §   Mongolian Wild Horse – Renaissance
• §   Muntjac – Fortitude
• §   Nilgai – Wellbeing
• §   Onager – Target
• §   Orang-utan – Man of the Forest
• §   Ox – Supremacy
• §   Panda – Sorrow
• §   Pangolin – Panacea
• §   Peacock – Integrity
• §   Pheasant – The Aficionado
• §   Pygmy Elephant – Evolution
• §   Python – Restriction
• §   Raccoon Dog – Labelling
• §   Red Dog – Relationships