Bald Eagle - swiftness; strength; courage; wisdom; keen sight; illumination of spirit; healing; creation; ability to see hidden spiritual truths; rising above the material to see the spiritual; ability to see the overall pattern; connection to spirit guides and teachers; great power and balance; dignity with grace; ability to see the big picture; connection with higher truths; intuitive and creative spirit; respect for the boundaries of the regions; grace achieved through knowledge and hard work.
Dolphin - knowledge of the sea; patron of sailors; change; wisdom; balance; harmony; communication skills; freedom; trust; understanding the power of rhythm in your life; use of breath to release intense emotions.
Spider - master weaver; weaver of the web of fate; wisdom; creativity; divine inspiration; understanding the patterns of illusion; female energy for the creative force of life.
Coyote - understanding that all things are sacred, yet nothing is sacred; teaching that only when all masks have fallen will we connect with the Source; intelligence; childhood trust in truth; teaching us how to rear our young; brings rain; ability to laugh at one's own mistakes; teaching balance between risk and safety; illumination; stealth; Coyote is the antihero whose antics make it easier to see ourselves.
Wolf - facing the end of one's cycle with dignity and courage; death and rebirth; spirit touching; guidance in dreams and meditations; instinct linked with intelligence; social and family values; outwitting enemies; ability to pass unseen; steadfastness; skill in protection of self and family; taking advantage of change.
Tiger - power; energy; strength and will power in the face of adversity; acting in a timely manner; action without analysis.
Lion - brotherhood; letting go of stress; strong family ties; strength; courage; energy; self fullfillment.
Rabbit - guile; paradox and contradiction; living by one's own wits; receiving hidden teachings and intuitive messages; quick-thinking; humility; moving through fear; strengthening intuition.
Horse - power; stamina; endurance; faithfulness; freedom to run free; control of the environment; awareness of power achieved with true cooperation; interspecies communication; expanding one's own potential abilities; friendship and cooperation; travel; guardian of travelers; warns of possible danger; guide to overcoming obstacles.
Owl - stealth; secrecy; silent and swift movement; seeing behind masks; keen sight; messenger of secrets and omens; link between the dark, unseen world and the world of light; comfort with shadow self; freedom.
Crow - guardian of the place before existence; ability to move in space and time; honoring ancestors; carrier of souls from darkness into light; working without fear in darkness; guidance while working in shadows; moves freely in the void; understands all things related to ethics; shapeshifter.
Squirrel - ability to solve puzzles; resourcefulness; quick change of direction; storing for the future; balance in giving and receiving; power of rest during times of non-movement; warning; discovery; change; avoiding danger by climbing to a higher place.
Fox - cleverness; observational skills; cunning; stealth; camouglage; feminine courage; invisibility; ability to observe unseen; persistence; gentleness; swiftness.
Cat - independence; seeing the unseen; protection; love; allows us to dream its dreams; assists in meditation; ability to fight when cornered.
Buffalo - earth creativity; feminine courage; abundance; knowledge; generosity; hospitatlity; sharing work; courage; strength; challenge; survival; giving for the greater good; formulating beneficial plans.
Deer - gentleness in work, thought and touch; ability to listen; grace and appreciation for the beauty of balance; understanding of what's necessary for survival; power of gratitude and giving; ability to sacrifice for the higher good; alternative paths to a goal.
Turtle - symbol of the earth; connection with the center; navigation skills; patience; self-boundaries; associated with the feminine; respecting the boundaries of others; developing new ideas; psychically protecting oneself; self-reliance; tenacity; nonviolent defense; determination.
Snake - elusiveness; manipulates lightning; transmutation; exploration of the mysteries of life; primitive or elemental energy; protection from religious persecution; psychic energy; creative power; immortality.
Dog - heals emotional wounds in humans; understanding of the duality of doubt and faith; companionship; unquestioned loyalty; love; knowledge of all things sensual; protection; ability to smell trouble from a distance.
Badger - keeper of stories; bold self-expression; aggressiveness; single-mindedness; passion; cunning; revenge; perseverance; control; antidote to passivity or victimization; persistence in the service of a mission; groundedness; knowledge of the earth; creative action in a crisis; protection of rights and spiritual ideas.
Weasel - stealth; cunning; ingenuity; revenge; keen observation; ability to see hidden reasons behind things; power of observation.
