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Across the Fence:  your "TOTEM"  |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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 Posted - Jan 08 2006 : 6:38:29 PM
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Utah is the "beehive state"...something to be proud of now that I hear what it symbolizes!!
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ |
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mollymae
True Blue Farmgirl
694 Posts
Molly
Visalia
California
USA
694 Posts |
Posted - Jan 12 2006 : 11:22:45 AM
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<<The butterfly symbolizes the art of transformation, of new ideas being born, clarity of the mental processes, and assistance in finding the next step in your life.>>
Thank you Jeannie for looking this up  . This is very fitting as my life has been undergoing many transformations through the past 6 months (and I'm working on the next steps in my life in certain areas). This means a lot to me!
Molly
http://mollymaequilts.tripod.com
"This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet."~Rumi
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twigs
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
tiffany
lacie
ky
USA
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Posted - Jan 12 2006 : 6:03:22 PM
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mine would be the sheep, i see them almost everywhere i go and always find them in pictures or something, then learned my freat grandmother was an artist and her favorite thing was sheep i hope to one day have her drawing of it, its beautful, i love to work with sheep wool too
twigs
May you be surrounded by the things of olde that make you feel like a treasure! |
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realme52
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Klara
Gatesville
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 13 2006 : 07:14:18 AM
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Thanks, Frannie for bringing this up!
I consider myself a spiritual person, but have never thought about considering what my "animal" totem would be. Now I pondered it for a while: Maybe it would be a Dragonfly. I have a strong attraction to how they look, move, what they can do ("stand" still in the air, "land" on water...). I am fascinated by the light playing on their wings creating new colors. Their wings must have been the original inspiration for those magnificent lead glass cathedral windows.
I remember vividly that as a small child I was afraid of them because (as I recall it) "I couldn't see their face". The fact that I like them now is a symbol of how you can grow and change, how you can learn things if you just look close enough.
I had them hoovering over me when I work in the garden and once one of them landed on my shoulder.
And while I was thinking, another thing occured to me: their name! It's Dragon and Fly, two quite oppositional incorporations.
Thanks for spuring these insights. For me and everyone else who responded.
From this hour I ordain myself loss'd of limits and immaginary lines. Walt Whitman |
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greyghost
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
Lynn
Summerville
Georgia
USA
650 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2006 : 07:52:29 AM
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Can you have an animal totem, and a bug totem?
I too have dragonflies everywhere I go. The first time I saw a red one, I was on my parent's roof about 10 years ago. It hovered by me for a looong time, landed next to me, flew off, came back.
They have always landed on me, or been on my backpack if I set it down.
How about a mythical totem?
I know "dragons" are supposed to be mythical... but I have a very strong attatchment to them. I drew them often as a kid. I have red Dragon China that my mother's friend got from her mother, and hated. I love it. I'm a fighter (physically and mentally - I called one of my spinning kicks the "dragon's tail" because that's how I could see one whipping around and surprising someone), sometimes I feel like I am afire with the need to do something or set it right. Dragons, so I have heard, are supposed to be loyal, and family-oriented, and lovers of peace and quiet. I was also born the year of the Dragon... and something funny - my hubby's initials are "DRA."
If your totem has to be a real animal... while dogs always seem to come to me, I don't know that they are my totem, really. I think they just know they are safe with me. |
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sqrl
True Blue Farmgirl
605 Posts
Melissa
Northern California
USA
605 Posts |
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greyghost
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
Lynn
Summerville
Georgia
USA
650 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2006 : 12:26:37 PM
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Sqrl, that's cute! I love gnomes.
Now: why a gnome? |
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sqrl
True Blue Farmgirl
605 Posts
Melissa
Northern California
USA
605 Posts |
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CountryGirl85
True Blue Farmgirl
225 Posts
Laura
Oswego
IL
USA
225 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2006 : 7:26:51 PM
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I know I'm late in replying, but I wanted to share my totem animal with everyone. Mine is the Great Blue Heron. I knew the heron was guiding me a few years ago when I was struggling with depression. Many times when I felt sad or hopeless I'd look out the window and see a heron flying overhead. I also had dreams about them. I remember one winter having a dream and the next day in the car I was thinking about the dream when a heron flew by. They always seem to lift my spirits. I have always been a shy person, I was always a little "different", never had lots of friends, and always felt like the odd man out. I also enjoy spending time alone, hiking, thinking, reading, writing. I always saw these things as flaws, but the heron has showed me that it's ok to be who you are. Great Blue Herons are solitary birds most of the time, but when it's time to mate and raise their young, they form small communities. I have realized that it's ok to enjoy time spent by myself and that the friends and family I have are enough, but I have to make sure I take the time to be with them as well. I feel the Great Blue Heron is speaking to me right now. I was feeling a little lost today, kind of sad, kind of confused, and I happened upon this thread. Thanks for letting me share with y'all! As for mythical creatures, I'm drawn to fairies. I think they are angels of Nature. I'll definitely have to check out some books on the subject of totems and spirit guides!
Much love,
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bubblesnz
True Blue Farmgirl
291 Posts
helen
New Zealand
291 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2006 : 8:59:39 PM
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I enjoy time alone too Laura, dont feel bad about it. I think it is a great gift, that you are able to be comfortable with yourself. Alot of people "need" others around and are unable be content by themselves.I also love fairies. In shamanism,working with animal spirits the Heron represents:All aspects of diversity
Self-reliance
Boundaries
Exploration
Self-esteem
Balancing multiple tasks
Dignity
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Feb 19 2006 : 09:30:11 AM
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wanted to send a great big THANK YOU to Christine Telcamp for the lovely package of Turkey Down Feathers .. my 'totem' .. feathers .. they have been lovingly added to my collection of 'totems'. thank you darlin' for thinking of me! xoxo p.s. gonna' save that TWO DOLLAR bill too!
True Friends, Frannie |
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