Post by Spirit of the Lynx on Jul 4, 2007 23:07:20 GMT -5
From: taraluna (Original Message) Sent: 6/14/2004 4:58 AM
Pheasant
Keynote: Family fertility & Sexuality
Cycle of Power: Year - round
Anyone with a pheasant as a totem would do well to also study the grouse & chicken. Though of the same family, there are differences. The pheasant needs grasslands & grain fields, hedges & brush to survive in the wild. These environments should be studied by those with this totem.
Originally pheasants came from Greece, near the area of the Phasis River, from which we get the name pheasant. There they ran wild in the kingdom of Colchis. Today, some pheasants are wild as in the grouse or the quail which are distantly related.
Others-most to be exact-are domesticated. Because of this, the pheasant is most often linked to the energies of family fertility & sexuality.
Most pheasants have splendid tail plumes. Tail plumes have long been associated with sexuality & the greater expression of it. The colors & kinds of feathers can provide even greater insight, as the feathering & types of pheasants varies greatly. The ringnecked pheasant, for example, multiplies in domestication successfully. The ringed markings on its neck reflect fertility & growth within its family-a spiraling outward. Another example could be the badger feathers found on pheasants. These feathers have the appearance of striped, tapered markings similar to the badger. Anyone with a pheasant totem that has badger feathers would do well to study the characteristics of the badger itself.
The colors reflect much, & most pheasants have a variety of colors & feathers which should be examined. They all can reflect different aspects of the energies the pheasant symbolize for you. Pheasants are good teachers in how to set romantic moods through warmth of colors.
Derived from "Animal Speak" by Ted Andrews
Pheasant
Keynote: Family fertility & Sexuality
Cycle of Power: Year - round
Anyone with a pheasant as a totem would do well to also study the grouse & chicken. Though of the same family, there are differences. The pheasant needs grasslands & grain fields, hedges & brush to survive in the wild. These environments should be studied by those with this totem.
Originally pheasants came from Greece, near the area of the Phasis River, from which we get the name pheasant. There they ran wild in the kingdom of Colchis. Today, some pheasants are wild as in the grouse or the quail which are distantly related.
Others-most to be exact-are domesticated. Because of this, the pheasant is most often linked to the energies of family fertility & sexuality.
Most pheasants have splendid tail plumes. Tail plumes have long been associated with sexuality & the greater expression of it. The colors & kinds of feathers can provide even greater insight, as the feathering & types of pheasants varies greatly. The ringnecked pheasant, for example, multiplies in domestication successfully. The ringed markings on its neck reflect fertility & growth within its family-a spiraling outward. Another example could be the badger feathers found on pheasants. These feathers have the appearance of striped, tapered markings similar to the badger. Anyone with a pheasant totem that has badger feathers would do well to study the characteristics of the badger itself.
The colors reflect much, & most pheasants have a variety of colors & feathers which should be examined. They all can reflect different aspects of the energies the pheasant symbolize for you. Pheasants are good teachers in how to set romantic moods through warmth of colors.
Derived from "Animal Speak" by Ted Andrews