How to Determine Your Totem Animal

Totem animals represent a person’s spirit. Knowing which animal is yours can help you understand yourself better. Totem animals may appear in your dreams or it may be an animal to which you feel an unexplained bond.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Internet
• Guide on what animals symbolize
• Guide on symbols and dreams

How to Determine Your Totem Animal

1. Think about your childhood. Did you play with one type of stuffed animal or feel connected to a particular animal?
2. Analyze your dreams. Have you had a recurring dream with the same animal in it? If so, try to invoke that same dream. Does the animal say anything to you? Does it try to lead you anywhere? This may be your totem animal.
3. Meditate to determine your totem animal. Find a relaxing spot, sit in a half or full lotus, clear your mind and breathe. Does an animal come to you?
4. Consult guides on totem animals. Once you have determined your totem animal, find out what it symbolizes. Maybe the totem animal reflects your behaviors, thoughts or feelings. Or it could be trying to tell you something in your dreams.
5. Assess what purpose the totem animal has in your life. A lifelong animal totem supports you throughout your life. A journey animal totem may only appear during a certain time in your life to help you. A message animal totem may help with personal growth or provide a warning. A shadow animal totem is an animal you may fear, and its purpose is to test you.

Tips & Warnings

• Try to relate the animal totem’s symbolism to your life.
• Keep a dream journal.
• Meditate regularly.