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Post by Spirit of the Lynx on Jul 4, 2007 23:15:08 GMT -5
From: ScrëämïngËäglë™ (Original Message) Sent: 6/30/2003 10:52 AM The Native American Zodiac
If you don't feel connected on a spiritual level with the animal totem provided with your birth date in the standard zodiacal depictions try blending with your animal sign from the Native American Zodiac, based on the Medicine Wheel cosmology interpreted by some Native Americans, Wabun and the late Sun Bear:
The Red-Tailed Hawk: March 19 to April 19 The Beaver: April 20 to May 20 The Deer: May 21 to June 21 The Brown Flicker: June 22 to July 21 The Sturgeon: July 22 to August 21 The Bear: August 22 to September 22 The Raven: September 23 to October 22 The Snake: October 23 to November 21 The Elk: November 22 to December 21 The Snow Goose: December 22 to January 20 The Otter: January 20 to February 18 The Cougar: February 19 to March 20
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Post by Spirit of the Lynx on Jul 4, 2007 23:15:53 GMT -5
From: sassi953 Sent: 6/30/2003 11:11 AM Hi Screamming Eagle, I've really enjoyed all your teaching. I've always wanted to learn about native americans as its part of my hearitage. My birth totem is the bear. I never thought about it before but I always admired them. For there strength and they are beautiful animals. I would like to know tho what about the animals we love? I am never happy unless I have 3 cats in the house. When one crosses the rainbow bridge it isn' t too long before another one is here with me, usually not of my doing. Than somehow I feel complete does it make sense? Thank you for your hard work and all the teaching. Blessings, Sassy1
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Post by Spirit of the Lynx on Jul 4, 2007 23:16:31 GMT -5
From: ScrëämïngËäglë™ Sent: 6/30/2003 11:25 AM This may help you out Sassy1 Cat animal totem Perhaps no animal inspires such devotion and dedication-or such animosity and abhorrence as the cat.
To the ancient Egyptians, the cat was accorded a place of reverence in both the home and the temple. A cemetery containing the mummies of thousands of black cats was unearthed in Egypt.
The popular folk belief that the cat possesses nine lives goes back to the Egyptian worship of Bast, the Cat-Mother goddess, who had nine incarnations, including that of the benevolent aspect of Hathor, the Lioness. The Egyptian word for cat was Mati, which is at once an imitation of the cat's call and the nearly universal human cry for Mama, mother. Cats came to be worshiped with such intensity in those ancient cities along the Nile that the wanton killing of a cat was punishable by death.
Bubastis, a city in Lower Egypt, dedicated itself to the worship of the cat. Each May some 700,000 pilgrims journeyed to the city to participate in a cat festival.
Because the old Egyptians had a great fear of the dark, they observed with awe that the cat, a nocturnal creature, walked the shad-owed streets with the greatest of confidence. The ancient Egyptian sages made so much of the cat's midnight forays they declared that the cat alone was responsible for preventing the world from falling into eternal darkness.
On the other hand, in the old European tradition, the cat was accused of plotting to bring the world into the dark clutches of Satan. The cat, especially a black one, was regarded as the favorite familiar of the practitioners of dark and evil witchcraft. The Grand Inquisitors condemned nearly as many cats to the stake as witches. It is because of this baseless, old ecclesiastical judgment that the sighting of a black cat is said to be an omen of fast approaching misfortune.
Whether people in the Middle Ages truly believed that the unwavering stare of a cat could cause demonic torments and even their deaths, an unreasoning fearful response to cats is known today as ailurphobia. The very sight of a cat would set Adolf Hitler trembling. Napoleon Bonaparte conquered nearly all of Europe, but if he should sight a cat in his palace, he shouted for help. Henry III of England would faint at the very appearance of a cat.
In ancient India, the cat was held sacred. A numher of Sanskrit texts make many favorable references to the influence of the cat on humankind.
In Scandinavian countries, brides used to try their best to be mar ned on Friday, the day of the goddess Freya. If a young woman mar-ried on a sunny Friday, it was certain that Freya, the cat-goddess of the Nordic people, would bless the union.
The domestic cat was, of course, unknown to the Native Americans until the advent of the European settler. Because of the creature's fondness for roaming at night, the Pueblos associated the cat with witchcraft, though this may also have been a result of the Spanish influence on their community.
If the cat is your totem animal, you have a spirit helper who is resourceful, strong, and fearless. You will experience a sense of confi-dence and a new feeling of courage will suffuse your being. You will find that you are no longer intimidated by any opposition that may be arrayed against you.
With the cat as your totem animal, you will be encouraged to express an agility in body and mind. You will be challenged to explore new vistas. Quite likely you were already a night person before you acquired the cat as your spirit helper, but if not, you will gain a new appreciation for the creative energy that can arrive after midnight.
Your spirit journeys will enable you to maintain a careful balance so that your emphasis on an independent lifestyle and a quest for mystical truths do not cause you to develop a taste for the bizarre and occult, which can tempt you to detour from the true spiritual goal of your lifepath.
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Post by Spirit of the Lynx on Jul 4, 2007 23:16:54 GMT -5
From: sassi953 Sent: 6/30/2003 11:40 AM Hi Screaming Eagle, Thank you very much it has helped me to read this, some I knew some I didn't. Thank you again. Blessings, Sassy1
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Post by Spirit of the Lynx on Jul 4, 2007 23:17:42 GMT -5
From: ScrëämïngËäglë™ Sent: 6/30/2003 12:57 PM Your Welcome sassy1 Glad i Could help Thats what i'm here for
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Post by Spirit of the Lynx on Jul 4, 2007 23:18:13 GMT -5
From: ¤•þÔë‡ì©•¤ Sent: 2/6/2005 3:35 AM According to a similar chart, I am a deer. I copied this from a website and though I'd share for any other brethern Deer lurking out there. <DIR> Deer
Birth dates: 21 May - 20 June
Earth influence: The Flowering Time Influencing wind: The East Winds. Wind Totem: Eagle. Direction: South-east Predominant elements: Air with Fire Elemental clan: Butterfly (Air) Clan Birth and animal totem: Deer Plant totem: Mullein Mineral totem: Agate Polarity totem: Owl Affinity colour: Orange Musical vibration: E natural Personality: Quick. Alert, talkative, congenial, moody Feelings: Sensitive but superficial Intention: Versatility Nature: Lively. Positive traits: Friendly, witty, intellectual Negative traits: Inconsistent, restless, lazy, despondent Sex-drive: Titillating Compatibilities: Crows and Otters Concious aim: To bring together Subconscious desire: Mastery of the mind Life-path: Co-ordination I Ching trigram: Tui. The Joyful Lake, success comes through endurance Spiritual alchemy: Yang predominates Must cultivate: Concentration. Persistence, sympathy Must avoid: Moodiness, inconsistency, superficiality Starting totems: Deer, Eagle, Butterfly, Mullein, Agate, Owl
Wado,
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Post by Spirit of the Lynx on Jul 4, 2007 23:18:39 GMT -5
From: MoonDove6 Sent: 2/6/2005 12:34 PM well according to this I am an Otter. I guess I better look up some information on that. Thanks for sharing this. Blessings MoonDove
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