THE NINE TOTEMS AND AN EXERCISE TO FIND THEM by OneCrow

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THE NINE TOTEMS AND AN EXERCISE TO FIND THEM




Each and every person has nine power or totem animals that represent
the medicine they carry in their Earth Walk. These beings emulate each
person's abilities, talents, and challenges. For instance, if a person
is connected to Wolf as a power animal, that person is a born teacher,
pathfinder, innovator, and self-starter. This does not necessarily mean
that the person has acknowledged those gifts and is using them to the
fullest. As you come ilnto this Earth Walk, there are seven directions
surrounding your physical body. East, South, West, North, Above, Below,
and Within. The direction called Within exists within you, but also
surrounds you, since the entire universe is inside of your
consciousness. You have a totem animal in each of the seven directions
to teach you the lessons of these directions.

First I want to suggest that if at all possible go to a Medicine Card
Reader or Shaman to have a one on one session by which your totems will
"find you." If you can't do that try this method, make a deck of cards
using the list of "Animals And Their Meanings" that I have provided. Or
write each animal and its meaning on separate sheets of paper and fold
them. Spread the cards or paper face down in front of you in an arc.
Then get paper and pen and begin by writing the direction
begin with East, for East is the "golden door" or entry point on the
Medicine Shield. Write East, South, West, North, Above, Below, and
Within on the left side of your paper. Quiet yourself, and ask in a
calm manner that the creature beings which are your silent guides and
helpers Guide your hand to their cards. The first card will be your
animal of the East; the second card you pull will be your totem of the
South; and so on for all seven directions. Write the animals next to
their directions on your paper. These selections may surprise you! But
they will be correct! Using this intuitive process connects you with
your proper guides. Once you've finished the selection of your seven
animals for the seven directions, do not do this process again! These
are the creature beings that are your medicine. The other two that make
up your nine totems are the ones that are walking at each side of you
at all times, and they may have been coming to you for years in your
dreams. Or they may be animals that you have always been drawn to or
have always been around you that did not appear in the seven you
selected. If you don't know right off what these are don't worry, they
will come to you eventually. Do not let your personal opinions of
yourself get in the way when you pick these cards, because you will
tend to learn more about your true nature when you simply allow the
animals to come to you.

-OneCrow-