Animals Insights

The insights they represent

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ALBATROSS: Patience / Stoicism / Endurande / Understanding of the importance of long-term parental commitment / Ability to remain in emotional states for a long time / Uncomforable / Strange / But effective / Beginnings and Ends

ANT: Patience / Endurance / Durability / Plannin / The necessary Energy and Patience for completing a task or work / Communal life / Hoarding for the future

ANTEATER: Abiliaty to find lost items / Link with the insect world / Ability to 'sniff out' trouble before seeing it / Understand the value of 'digging' for finding solutions

ANTILOPE: Taking a stand / Ability to leap over obstacles / Stong survival abilities /Speed / Gentleness / Link to the Earth

ARMADILLO: Understanding personal boundaries / Respecting other people's boundaries / Carrying your protection with you at all times and in all situations / Understanding your vulnerability and weak spots / Empathy / Ability to discern

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Baboon: Consecrated to the god of wisdom (Thuth) and to the god of the Nile (Hepi) / Protection of the family

BADGER: Guardian of stories / Aggression / Biting and courageous self-expression / Cunning deceit / Passion / Vengefulness / Vengeance / Stubbornness / Persistence / Control / Antidote to passivity or being a victim / Persistence in serving a cause / Grounding / Knowledge of and familiarity with the earth / Charm connected to the Earth and the wisdom of the Earth / Guarding and protecting rights and spiritual ideas

BALD EAGLE: Rising up above the material in order to see the spiritual / Speed / Courage / Wisdom / Strength / Sharp vision / Creation / Healing / Spiritual illumination / Knowledge of positive spells and withchcraft / Ability to recognize spiritual truths / Link to upper truths / Ability to see the whole picture / Link to spiritual teachers and guides and to sould guides / Honor / Grace / Goodness / Creative and intuitive spirit / Tremendous strength and balance / Grace & goodness that are attained through knowledge and toil / Respect for boundaries of fields and sectors

BAT : Shamanic death and rebirth / Initiation / Passage / Change / Beginnings of new ideas / Seeing previous previous lives / Understanding sorrow /Camouflage / Ability to see the invisible / Use of sound vibrations

BEAR: Looking inward / Healing / Loneliness / Solitude / Change / Link with the wind / Death and Rebirth /Astral travel / Transformation /Production of dreams / Shamans and Mystics /Man of vision / Protection and Vengeance / Wisdom

BEAVER: Persistence / Industriousness / Preserving the ability to be productive in all ways things / Understanding the dynamics of group work / Not stopping the flow of experiences in life / Achievenments stemming from the completion of tasks

BEE: Prosperity / Concentration / Understanding the energy of the female fighter / Reincarnation / Communication with the dead / Helping the spirits that are still tied to the earth to move onward to their appropriate place

BLACK PANTHER: Astral Travel / Protective energy / Symbol of Femininity / Understanding death / Death & Rebirth /Ability to acknowledge darkness / Restoring of personal forces that were taken away

BUFFALO / BISON: Abundance / Feminine courage / Creativity connected to the earth /Knowledge / Generosity / Hospitality /Courage / Collaboration /Strength / Challenge / Survival / Giving for the good of others / Developing beneficial plans

BUTTERFLY / CATERPILLAR: Strength of the storm and air turbulence / Transformation / Reincarnation / Spell/Witchcraft

BUZZARD: Helps in healing the Soul / Accomapnies the Soul back to the world of the Souls / The study of speed and agility / Control of speed and movement / Learning the tricks of life / Understanding spells

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CAMEL: Transformation of the loads we carry / Ability to save for future use / Understanding the open spaces / Learning to walk through the shifting sands of time

CANARY: Beautiful voice / Use of song for healing / finding the song of the Soul / Happiness / ability to find happiness in song in times of darkness and shadow

CAT: Independence / Seeing the invisible / Protection / Enables us to dream our dreams / Love / Helps in meditations / Ability to fight when pushed into a corner

CENTIPEDE: Coordination / Balance / Ability to survive at times of pressure and hardship / Beauty of movement

CHAMELEON: Use the sun as a source of power / Ability to climb up high in order toe accomplish objectives / Patience / Use of colour for camouflage / Pulling things toward yu as a means of survival

CHEETAH: Brotherhood / Evasiveness / Ability to focus on one thing intensely for a short time / Agility and speed / Self-esteem / Hurrying / Sense of time / Sharpness of vision

CHIMPANZE: Wisdom / Linguistic Abilities / Understanding the complexities of society / Link with spirits of the forest / Solution to problems / Skill / Ability to balance between aggression and compassion

COBRA: Sould guide / Memory of the world of the Soul / Memories of previous lives / The wisdom of divine female energy / Transfromation of the Soul/ Freedom from religious persecutions

COCKROACH: Understanding loating and revultion in other people / Passage through fear / Understanding shadows / Speed for the sake of escaping injury

CORAL: Providing a living environment for everything / Symbiosis / Understanding the need for variety / Community life / Comunal life

CORMORANT: Patience / Ability to grasp the essentials / Use of the sun as a healing power

COW/ BULL: Love / Alertness to danger / Satisfaction / Link to expanses of green grass / Ability to share that is expressed in community life / Ability to stand up for oneself

CRAB: Understanding the power of dance / Ability to escape by moving sideways / Ability to pass through water (emotions) / Finding new uses for what seems unusable / the masculine aspects of community / Protecting the domestic space

CRANE: Symbol of light and spring / Astral travel / Longevity / New knowledge / Elegance / Seeks to help others along their path / Wisdom / Ability to see all the things that are connected to secrets / Unique use of the voice

CRICKET: Finding the way out of the dark by following the personal song / Good luck / Teaches power of song in times of darkness / Understanding the correct timing to jump out of a particular situation /Communication / Connection with the plant kingdom

CROCODILE: Maternal protection / Link to Mother Earth / Protection against manipulations / Initiation /Vengeance through tolerance /Ability to spot deception and cunning / Understanding the weather /Entry into ancient knowledge

CROW: Rebirth / Renewal / Recovery /Cycle /Healing - return & recovery of lost parts of the SOul / Casting light on shadow / Link-up to the source / Reflections/mirrors / Self-acceptance / Introspection / Finding consolation in solitude / Honoring the ancient fathers / The spells of the elders / Prediction of the future / Change in awareness / New occurrences / Purity of language

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DEER: Ability to listedn,grace and appreciation of beauty and equilibrium / Gentleness of touch,speech & thought / Understanding what is required for survival / Power / Gratitude /Ability to sacrifice oneself for lofty objectives / Finding alternative routes to the objective

DINGO: Human Soul that was reborn / Tracking and scouting talents /Assistance in hunting /Finding warmth in cold situations / Loyalty / Understanding silence / Finding the truth / Friendship / Protection / Correct use of intuition

DOG: Heals emotional wounds in human beings / Companionship / Friendship / Complete loyalty / Unconditional loyalty & love / Understanding the duality of belief and doubt / Knowledge of all the sensual things and those that are linked to the senses / Protection / Abiltiy to 'sniff out' trouble from afar

DOLPHIN: Gift of God / Knowledge of the sea / Patron os seafarers / Change / Balance / Wisdom / Harmony / Communicative abilities / Freedon / Trust / Understanding the power of rhythms in personal life / Use of the breath of release repressed or oppressive emotions / Spells linked to the element of water

DONKEY: Obstinacy / Ability to carry out decisions / Saying NO to other people / Objection to taking steps that the person knows are not right for him / Ignoring other people's opinions

DOVE/TURTLEDOVE/WILD PIGEON: Bring peace and love / Messenger / Communication between two worlds / Understanding pleasantness and gentleness

DRAGONFLY: Re

DUCK: Re

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EAGLE/FALCON/CONDOR: Death and Rebirth / Prophecy / Purifying & Self-purification / New vision / Love of the Spirit of God / Knowledge concerning the death of a loved one

EEL: Power of electricity / Camouflage / Ability to observe the invisible / Fleeing when treatened

ELEPHANT: Strenghth / Regality / Confidence /Connection to ancient wisdom / Taking advantage of the possibilities to study and enrich one's knowledge / Patience / Lack of barriers / Boundaries & obstacles

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FINCH: Creating balance in relations with various people / Understanding the value of change / Abilities to resolve family conflicts in an effective and healthy way / Understanding the power of voice

FIREFLY: Ability to find the light in the darkness / Use of light for communications / Ability to channel with colours

FISH: Abundance / Fertility / Children / Harmony / Love /Renewal / Balance between reason & emotion

FLAMINGO: Understanding the langualge of colours / Ability to preserve the purpose of the Soul in group life / Understanding how to preserve equilibrium / Ability to sieve the lessons of the Sould out of the emotional waters

FOX: Change shape / Smartness /Ability to look out and observe / Cunning / Stealth / Moving secretly / Camouflage / Feminine courage /Ability to be invisible / Ability to sieve the lessons of the Soul out of the emotional waters

FROG: Reminds us of the link that exists with all the life in the Universe / Cleansing and Purification / Transformation /Singing songs that celebrate the beginning of the ancient water sources / Rebirth / Understanding emotions

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GIRAFFE: Intuition / Communication / Ability to reach things that others cannot reach / Ability to look into the distant future / Ability to lift oneself and remain above quarrels and friction

GOAT / BILLY GOAT: Abundance / Independence / Search for new heights / Confidence / No stumbling / Discarding guilt feelings / Understanding the creatures and energies of Nature / Lightness of movement

GOLDFISH: Prophecy / Harmony/ Beauty / Peace / Balance between reason and emotion

GORILLA: Wisdom / Intelligence / Gentleness / Maternal instincts / Generosity / Verbal & Oratorial ability

GOOSE: Happiness / Walking along the path of the Soul / Understanding the strength of the community / Helping others in times of trouble or illness

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HARE: Quick-thinking / Receiving hidden and intuitive messages deception / Trickery /Paradoxes and contradictions / Living according to personal wisdom /Humility / The ability to move through fear / Strengthening the intuition

HAWK: Deliverer of spiritual messages / Sharp powers of discrimination /Ability to be an observer of what is happening / Long-term memory / Remembering previous lives / Wisdom / Guardianship / Courage / Enlightenment / Seeing the whole picture /Creativity / Truth /Experience / Overcoming problems /Ability to make use of opportunities wisely

HEDGEHOG: Innocence / Confidence / Creatiang one's personal path /Ability to let others follow their personal paths without interfering /Renewal of the sense of wornder and of the miraculous in life / Maintaining boundaries / Protecting oneself when threatened / Non-distrubance / Non-interefernce

HEN/ROOSTER: Hearing the inner voice / Listening to your inner voice / Picking up the answers that others cannot grasp / Powers that awake with sunrise / Power of the voice / Understanding the language / Protecting the family and the community

HERON: Confidence in the self / Ability to rely on the self / Boundaries / Self-esteem Juggling multiple tasks / Colourfulness / Honor / Nobility

HIPPOPOTOMUS: Correct use of aggressions / Can move gracefully through the emotions / Protecting the family / The birth of new ideas / Maternal rage when necessary

HORSE/PONY/MUSTANG: Power / Strength / Endurance and Tolerance / Devotion / Awareness of the power that is attained through true cooperation / Broadening the potential abilities / Dominance and control over the environment / The liberty to gallop freely / Hikes & journeys /Astral travel / Patron of hikers / Communication between different species / Warning of possible danger / Guide to overcoming obstacles

HUMMINGBIRD: Merriment / Love / Happiness / Ability to heal by using light as a laser beam from the mouth / Endurance on long journeys / Ability to fly to small (hidden) places in order to heal oneself

HYENA: Knowledge of the secrets of the wild / Ability to adapt / Understanding how to control epidemics / Strength / Understanding the value of cooperation / Patience / Singing the personal song of the soul / Persistence in hunting / Connection with the vulture / Defense of borders /Communication in dark regions / Understanding the importance of life in the community

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Ibis: Understanding ancient wisdom / Contact with the Egyptian gods / Wisdom / Enlightenment

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Jackal: Astral travel / Access to previous lives / Understanding the use of opportunities /Ability to see in the dark (spiritual darkness as well) / Link to the Egyptian pyramids / Link to the constellation Orion

Jaguar: Extrasensory vision / Moving fearlessly in the dark / Seeing the paths of chaos / Understanding the patterns of chaos / Promoting the soul's work / Empowering the self / Movement in unknown places / Change of shape

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Kangaroo: Protecting the young / Creatiang a safe domestic environment / Leaping far from problematic and negative situations / Ability to adapt to new situations

Kingfisher: Peace / Happines and love / Link to the pacific seas & oceans - emotional tranquility / Bright and clear observation through emotional waters and extracting your dream from them

Kiwi: Link to the ancient wisdom of the enlightened / Understanding the earth's changes /Abiltiy

Koala: Ability to climb over obstacles / Understanding the value of slow movement / The power of yoga / Gives useful advice / Ability to remain aloof from brawls & disagreements

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Leopard: Strength / Energetic / Marvelous sense of timing / Acting without prior analytical thinking /Strength and willpower in the face of trouble and hardship

Lemur: Seeing the invisible / Access to knowledge of forests / Ability to remain above the vicisiturdes of life /Ability to grasp ideas that are beyond the static nature of life

Lion: Brotherhood / Courage / Energy / Power and strenght /Relieving pressure and burdens / Strong family ties / Self-realization

Lizard: Seperations from the ego / Coping with fears / Ability to control dreams / Movement in other worlds / Ability to revive or renew things that have withered or gotten lost

Llama / Ganoco / Vicuna: Consoling others / Passing over hedges / Ability to tolerate and survive the cold / Overcoming materialism

Locust / Grasshopper: Astral travel / Leap of faith / Jumping ove time and space / Jumping without knowing where you will land / Jumping over obstacles / New leaps forward /Ability to change professions swiftly

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Marten: Fearlsessness in self-defense and attack /Stopping people who do evil / Fear of people who do injustice / Protecting the family / Using speed for protection

Medusa: Sensitivity to the energy of the element of water-emotions / Understanding the value of floating while swimming at diffucult emotional times and during emotional trials / Correct use of softness / Abiltiy to disentangle oneself from the web of life's dangers

Mole: Guards the low places / Linked to the energies of the earth / Knowledge of plants,root,minerals,seeds, and hidden rivers and minerals of the earth / Ability to withdraw into oneself / Introspection,being blind to everything in the material world by seeing light and dark only / Natural love / Sensitivity to touch and vibrations / Understanding the energies and their ways of flowing

Monkey: Movement through the ego / Understanding success / Good health /Ability to chagne one's surroundings / Protecting the family / Understanding situations of excess and exaggeration

Mosquito: Use of water for transformation/use of emotions for transformation / Directing the energy flow in one direction / Pulling energy inward

Moth: Power of the storm / Slow movement in the dark / In the shadows /Ability to find light in the darkness /Ability to confuse enemies transformation

Mouse / Lemming / Rat: Understanding fine details / Examining the lesson of life / Quiet / Diffidence / Invisibility / Seeing the double meaning of things ability to be stealthy / Guiide when signing contacts / Discovery adn revelation / Ability to be invisible

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Nightingale: Correct use of song for healing / Use of song for passing beyond fears / Link with the moon / Use of vibratory energy for seeing between the shadows

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Octous / Squid / Ink-Fish: Wisdom / Destruction of negative barriers / Vast movement to get away from danger when necessary / Correct use of a smokescreen in order to escape from enemies

Orang-Utan: Gentleness / Link with the spirits of the forest / Movement above quarrels and disagreement / Wit and inventiveness when coping with problems

Ostrich: Help in expelling evil spirits / Spiritual truth / Understanding all aspects of denial / Evasiveness / Abstemious behaviour / Ability to outrun rivals / Community life

Otter : Feminine energy / The feminine healing wisdom / Sensitivity and fineness of feelings without suspicions / Guide to discovering and removing the masks covering abilities and talents / Extrasensory awareness / Faith / Matters concerning recovery-physical & emotional) / Understanding the value of play and fun

Owl: Secrecy / Fast and silent movement / Abilaity to be stealthy / Ability to see behind the masks / Sharp vision / Messenger for signs and secrets / Change of shape / Link between the dark and the invisible world on the one hand and the whole world of light on the other / Ability to accept the shadows in our personality / Spells and witchcraft regarding the moon / Freedom

Oyster: Understanding when to close doors in order to avoid losing energy / Abiltiy to filter out the static aspects of life / Maintaining strong and enduring external defense / Sensitivity to environmental changes

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Panda: Understanding the value of slow motion / Balance / Ability to adapt / Link to Eastern art / Link to the plant kingdom

Parakeet: Love / Imitation / Mimicry / Ability to change direction abruptly / Trust / Helps with objectives concerning the community

Parrot: Use of language / Relationship between the members of a couple / Imitation / Brings rain / Wisdom & Guidance to think befoe speaking

Peacock: All the aspects of beauty / Immorality / Honor / Ability to see into the past,present,future / Self-confidence /Abiliaty to get up after suffering a heavy blow

Pelican: Control of the ego / Correct use of adundance / Ability to float through emotions / Recovery from loss / Ability to return from being on the verge of extinction

Penguin: Paternity / Understanding the feminine energy in the male / Patience / Astral Travel / Daydreams / Endurance

Pheasant/Patridge: Movement beyond the ego / Use of colour for healing purposes / Development and broadening of the self-awareness / Understanding the use of ceremonies

Pig: Knowledge of previous lives Strong earth spell/enchantment / Wisdom / Cunning / Becoming invisible when in danger

Polar Bear : Ability to navigate along all the magnetic lines of the earth / Solitude / Loneliness / Introspection / Expertise at swimming through the waters of the emotions / Ability to find possibilities of a livelihood in desolate expanses / Finding the way back from the brink / Dreams / Death and rebirth / Production of dreams / Shamans / Mystics & visionaries / Transformation / Strength in times of trouble / Channeling with the spirit / Protection and vengeance

Porcupine: Protection against negativity / Fertility / Enjoyment of life / The wisdom of old women / Understanding weather patterns

Prairie Wolf / Coyote: Wisdom / Intelligence / Ability to laugh at our mistakes / Change of shape / Learning the balance between safety and risk / Understanding that all things are sacred / That nothing is sacred / Learning that only when all the masks have been removed can we link up to the source / Song of praise to the Creation / Innocent belief in the truth / Teaches up how to raise our yound ones - childern & inner child / Rainmaker / Enlightenment / Ability to be stealthy

Praying Mantis: Ability to maneuver time / Ability to move between moments / Ability to remain motionless and silent / Understanding the circular nature of time / Feminine fighting engergies / Attack strategies

Puma / Cougar / Mountain Lion: Leadership and charisma / Wise / Use of the power of leadership without ego / Equilibrium between strength / Intention & ability / Accumulation of self-confidence / Liberation from guilt feeligns / Cunning

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Quail: Life close to the earth / Ability to fade into the background / Courage to cope with hard labor / Finding peaceful solutions to dangerous situations

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Rat: Protection / Defense sign of fertility and wealth / Creation of abundance / Wisdom and intelligence / ability to be invisible / Ability to be stealhy

Rhinoceros: Learning the ability to console oneself in situations of loneliness / Link to ancient wisdom / Wise use of ancient wisdom / Knowing oneself / Confidence in one's instincts

Robin: Paternity / Courting / An understanding of the strenghth of the blowing wind /Finding the song of your soul

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Salamander: Link to the soul's memory of early days on earth / Promoting the connection between earth & water / Change / Encouragement in the dark / Ability to put on a disguise in the face of danger

Salmon: The value of returning home in order to renew one's forces / Swimming on top of the current emotions in order to achieve new insights / Rebirth of spiral knowledge / Understanding the message of fortune-telling

Scorpion: Death & rebirth / Transformation - change of form / of poison / Returning dark and negative energy to the sender

Seagull: Spiritual messenger / Channeling / Friendship / Ability to look at the situation from above / Responsible behaviour

Seal: Movement through emotions / Protection when changes are occuring / Lucid dreams / Protection against danger / Creativity

Shark: Ability to live in the here and now / Self-acceptance and spiritual,emotional,and physical acceptance / Ability to move frequently / Work/movement in silence / Devours negative energy / Recycling of energy / Link to the past / A living fossil - living organism while the species closest to it have become extinct / Cruelty / Ruthlessness / Never caught unprepared / Ability to defend oneself

Sheep / Ewe /Ram: New beginnings / Maintaining balanc in dangerous situations / Fertility / Confidence in one's abilities / Courage needed for maintaining balance / Abundance / Feeling of confidence in new places and fields

Skunk: Self-respect / Reputation / Sensuality / Willpower / Understanding of how to 'do your own thing' / Courage / Self-confidence

Sloth: Understanding the spirits of the tress / The value of laziness / The wisdom connected to slow movement / Observing the world upside-down / Ability to understand when to stick to your guns and not give up

Snail: Ability to use slow movement as an advantage or for gaining benefit / The importance of being ambulatory / Understanding the importance of leaving a trail behind you / Understanding the value of humor / Protection by means of retreat / Sensuality

Snake: Messenger of the rainbow snake-according to the Native American & Aborigine tradition / Slipperiness / Revelation of the mysteries of life / Activates lightning-according to Native American traditon / Change of shape / Ancient and elemental energy / Guarding against religious persecutions / Extrasensory energy / Creative force / Immortality / Serves teh Shaman as a magic rope to the world of the souls

Sparrow: Fertility / Passion / Discovery of new love in life / Ability to use the power of song / Understanding the different aspects of race / All the aspects of colour

Spider: Master weaver / Weaves the webs of fate / Wisdom / Creativity /Divine inspirtation f / Change of shape / Understanding the patterns of illusion / Feminine energy for the creataive life force

Squirrel: Quick change of direction / Recourcefulness / Change revelation / Ability to solve puzzles and problems / Hoarding for the future / Balance between giving & receiving / Warning /Avoiding danger by climbing up to high places

Starling: Imitation / Mimicry / Adaptiveness / Ability to control crowds / Wisdom / Intelligence / Mental reception and absorption

Stork: Creativity / New beginnings / Protecting the young / Fidelty / Devotion

Swallow: Proximity to the legendary thunderbird / Strenght of life in the community / In a group / Understanding the value of family and home / Protection / Maneuverability / Agility / Lightness of movement / A sign of spring -emotional

Swan: Stimulating the inner strength / Understanding of dream symbols / Looking into the future / Predicting the future / Pleasantness and grace in relations with others / Developing intuitive abilities

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Tick: Patience / Disseminating ideas / Trickery / Sophistication / Ability to use warmth and movement in order to see

Tit: Lack of fear / Standing / Ability to wear crowns without ego / The power of the voice

Toucan: Ease of movement / Agility / Skill / Ability to move to and from the world of the souls / Correct use of healing colours / Ability to find tranquility in small places

Toad: Link to different states of awareness / Symbol of the earth / Change of luck / Long life / Camouflage of poison

Turkey: Sacrifice for a lofty cause / Understanding the gift of giving / Respecting Mother Earth / Winning prizes

Turtle: Symbol of the earth / Link to the feminine / Patience / Ability to navigate / Personal boundaries / Link to the feminine / Develpment of new ideas / Ability to cure feminine diseases / Respect for other people's boundaries / Ability to protect oneself spiritually / Self-reliance / Non-violent protection / Stubbornness / Taking root

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Wasp: Uning the energy of feminine warfare / Sisterhood / Community life / Understanding

Weasel: Ability to be stealthy / Power of discernment / Sharp discernment / Slyness / Vengeance / Trickery / Ability to see the hidden reasons behind things

Whale: Guardian of knowledge / All the knowledge concerning the voice / Beauty and movement / Extrasensory & Telepathich ability / All the aspects of the sea

Wild Boar: Courage / Protection / Use of the mask of rage / Ability to sense danger / Abilaityu to find the truth

Wildcat: Developin the extrasensory senses / Sharp vision-sensory & extrasensory / Predicting the future / Keeping all secrets and mysteries / Movement through time and space

Wild Rooster: Stands at the opening of the big spiral / Understanding the cyclical nature of time / Understanding of and work with circles and cycles / Knows how to move through the big spiral / Dances the sanctified dance of life

Woodpecker: Link to the earth / Ability to discover hidden layers / Understanding rhythms,patterns and cycles / Prophecy / Drummer of the earth / Lined to thunder / Warnings

Wolf: Death & Rebirth / Facing the end of the personal life cycle with courage and honor / Spiritual study / Guide in dreamiang and meditation / Instincts linked to intelligence / Social and family values / Tricking an defeating enemies / The ability to go without being seen / Stability / permanence / Ability to protect the self and the family / Ability to exploit changes positively

Worm / Earthworm: Regeneration / Renewal / Purification of the earth / Ability to find nutrition in the depths of the earth / Camouflage

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Zebra: Balance / Confidence in the route / Seeing black & white / Brightness without filters / Maintaining individuality in the herd

info source

All About THe Sixth Sense - Tom Pearson

info source

All about the Sixth Sense - Tom Pearson