Armadillo represents Boundaries, Protection and Empathy. The Armadillo wears its armor on its back, its medicine is part of its body. The boundaries of safety are a part of its total being. Adjust your rhythms and senses and you will know what is safe and what is not. 

The Armadillo animal totem teaches you how to protect yourself and when to let your defenses down. Make yourself a energy body shield using Armadillo medicine.

Make a circle on a piece of paper and see it as a medicine shield. Write in the circle all the things that you want to have, experience, and give you joy. This shield will reflect what you are and what you will on an unconscious level.

When you receive an Armadillo animal totem, it is time to define your space. You may have trouble saying "no" and are being taken for granted. Learn to guard your personal space and allow entry only when you want to.
 

Badger represents aggressiveness, reliance and self-expression. The power of the Badger totem is its aggressiveness and the willingness to fight for what it wants. This aggression can also be turned to healing - for Badger is the keeper of Earth's healing herbs. People with Badger as a totem animal are quick to express their feelings without concern for the consequences. They are often healers who have the courage to use unconventional methods. Badger has the ability to persist to find a cure. Badger people are often leaders and bosses, the one who will get the job done.

If you have a Badger as an animal totem, you will likely be solitary but comfortable being alone.  You are comfortable within yourself and very self-reliant.  Badger anger can get your out of apathy, but be careful not to cut yourself (or others) to ribbons using.  Badger is a powerful totem when used properly.
 

Bat represents transition and rebirth.  A Bat animal totem appearing in your life is a call for the end of a way of life and the beginning of another.

With Bat as an animal totem, you must face your greatest fears and get rid of the part of your life that no longer is needed.  This transition is very frightening for many.  But you will not grow spiritually until the old parts are gone.  Face the darkness before you and you will find the light in rebirth.
 

Bear represents caution, healing and leadership. The power of the Bear animal totem is the power of introspection. The answers to all our questions lie within us. Each of us has the capacity to quiet the mind, enter the silence and know.

Just as the bear hibernates during the winter, people with a Bear animal totem will be quieter during the winter months. But they must awaken in the spring and seek whatever opportunities are around them.

When you have a Bear animal totem, you are being guided to a leadership role. You must be fearless in defending your beliefs. The Bear also encourages you to exercise your abilities as a natural healer. Bears are associated with trees which are natural antennas, linking the heavens and the Earth. Bear also has links to the seven color rays of the Universal Light as well as Lunar ties, linking the subconscious and the unconscious mind. It is associated with the Goddess Artemis.
 

Bobcat represents agility, cleverness and cunning. Bobcat animal totem teaches that there is a time for solitude, learning to be alone but not lonely and a time for social balance. He shows how to keep confidences of those around you with a balance of inner and outer perceptions.

Bobcat aids in tapping into the curiosity of the unseen world of secrecy, invisibility and hidden meanings for understanding spiritual mysteries of the path that is being traveled. Bobcat will offer protection and expertise of this path and lend its knowledge in maneuvering your developing natural internal power. Bobcat teaches the ability of being able to turn on/off creative forces in life. Always look for what is hidden on all levels and trust your senses for bobcat medicine is a powerful one with lessons on many levels.
 

Buffalo represents prayer and abundance. Those who have a Buffalo animal totem must walk a sacred path, honoring every walk of life. You will achieve nothing without the aid of the Great Spirit and you must be humble enough to ask for assistance and then be grateful for those gifts. 

A Buffalo animal totem will seek to help you establish a deep connection to Mother Earth and it will ask you to help the endangered species of our planet. He will bring you strength of character and an independent spirit. It is the totem of abundance. Do not push or force, but follow the easiest path. Buffalo medicine is knowing that abundance is present when all relations are honored as sacred and when gratitude is expressed to every part of creation.  Buffalo medicine is prayer, gratitude and praise. Praying for the needs of all creatures, for harmony and give praise for the gifts you have already received.
 

Coyote represents wisdom and folly. The Coyote teaches you how wisdom and folly go hand-in-hand. In the folly of others, we see our own foolishness and we learn from their mistakes.

If a Coyote animal totem has appeared in your life, be prepared for "Murphy's Law" to enter your life with a vengeance. Your sense of humor will arise full force in keeping with the things happening around you. Blind dates, things that suddenly don't work, all this is Coyote humor. You need to learn to laugh at yourself and Life's irony.

Coyote energy is tied to simplicity and trust. It stimulates and renews innocence and reawakens a childlike wisdom in the world. A Coyote's howl touches your soul, reminding us of our primal connections. Coyote people are very adaptive to new situations and have close-knit families, especially when children are involved.
 

Deer represents gentleness and innocence.  Deer teaches us to use the power of gentleness to touch the hearts and minds of wounded beings who are in our lives. Don't push towards change in others, rather gently nudge them in right direction with the love that comes from a Deer totem.

When a Deer animal totem shows up in your life, a new innocence and freshness is about to be awakened. There is going to be a gentle lure of new adventures. There will be an opportunity to express the gentle love that will open new doors for you.
 

Dolphin Animal Totem, or Spirit Guide, represents kindness and communication. Sounds are a part of dolphin life, and therefore, if you have this animal totem, they need to be a part of yours. Sound is the creative life force. Learn to create inner sounds so that you can create outer manifestations.

The dolphin, along with the whale, are the other sentient beings of our planet. They too are self-aware and have souls. Accordingly to the Michael Teachings, they are on their fourth cycle, while most of mankind is on its eleventh or twelfth cycle.

If a Dolphin animal totem has shown up in your life, ask yourself what your words and thoughts are creating. Are you getting outside and into the fresh air? Are you holding in tensions? A Dolphin reminds us to get out, play and most of all, breathe!
 

Eagle represents Spirit, Healing and Creation. The eagle is symbol of the zenith, a great reminder of your own ability to soar to great heights. Eagles are messengers from heaven and are the embodiment of the spirit of the sun.

Those with an Eagle animal totem need to have an involvement with creation; a willingness to experience extremes; a willingness to use your ability even if it means getting "scorched" a little as you fly high; a willingness to seek out your true emotions.

The Eagle is a demanding animal totem, but one that offers so much reward at the end of the journey. Its four-toed feet remind you to stay grounded even went soaring high; its talons remind you to grasp the things of the earth; its sharp beak shows you when to speak, how much, and how strongly.

This animal totem will show you opportunities and how to ride the winds to your benefit. Eagle people can live in the realm of the spirit yet still remain connected and balanced within the realm of the Earth. You must become much more than you ever dreamed possible.
 

Hawk represents Power, magic and messenger. Hawk is the messenger, the protector and the visionary of the Air. It holds the key to higher levels of consciousness. This animal totem awakens vision and inspires a creative life purpose.

A Hawk animal totem is filled with responsibility because Hawk people seek the overall view. They are aware of omens and spirit messages.
 

Horse Animal Totem, or Spirit Guide, represents Travel, Power and Freedom.  Horses are symbols of freedom.  The Horse animal totem brings new journeys.  It will teach you to ride in new directions and discover your own freedom and power.  Guide to overcoming obstacles.  The Horse is the symbol of Wind.

Lion Animal Totem, or Spirit Guide, represents Feminine Power.  The Lion is the symbol of the sun and of gold.  Medieval alchemists associated Lion with sulfur.  A Lion animal totem presents a lesson in dealing with groups and your role within those groups. It is an animal totem for avoiding confrontations and for stealth.  Take the easy way to meet your goals; do not confront them head on. 

A Lion animal totem tells you to trust your feminine energies – creativity, intuition and imagination.  But don’t be afraid to roar if threatened.
 

Owl Animal Totem, or Spirit Guide, represents Magic, Omens and Wisdom.  The owl is the symbol of the feminine, the moon and the night.  The owl is the bird of magic and darkness, of prophecy and wisdom.  The owl is associated with Athena.

An owl animal totem gives you the power to extract secrets.  Meditate on the owl and things will be revealed.  Listen to its voice inside of you.  You will hear not what is being said by others, but what is hidden. You can detect subtleties of voice that others cannot.  People cannot deceive a person who has an owl animal totem.

Owl people can see into the darkness of others souls. Most owl people are clairvoyant because of this ability.  It can be very scary at times.  Learn to trust your instincts about people.  Let your owl animal totem guide you.
 

Panther Animal Totem, or Spirit Guide, represents Reclaiming Power.  The Panther is a very ancient and powerful animal totem. It embodies aggressiveness and power but without solar influence. A Black Panther’s power is lunar.

People with a Panther animal totem have the ability to do a variety of tasks at the same time. They tend to be loners, very comfortable with themselves and are often drawn to other solitary people.  You must learn to pace your work and not push too hard. Women with a Panther animal totem often find themselves raising their children alone, whether it be through divorce or just circumstances of the job.

Panther people can develop clairaudience, the ability to hear communications from other forms of life or dimensions. They should trust their thoughts and inner visions as they are based in reality.  A Panther animal totem gives you a guide to help you on your path – in the form of a real person – a mentor or teacher.  The Black Panther is endowed with great magic and power and this power will increasingly be experienced.
 

Raven Animal Totem, or Spirit Guide, represents Magic, Healing and Creation. If a raven animal totem has come into our life, magic is at play.  Raven activates the energy of magic and links it to our will and intention. With this animal totem, we can make great changes in our life.  It has the ability to take the unformed thought and make it reality.

Raven animal totem shows us how to go into the dark of our inner self and bring out the light of our true self; resolving inner conflicts which are long been buried.  This is the deepest power of healing we can possess.
 

Snake Animal Totem, or Spirit Guide, represents Wisdom, Healing and Initiation.  This a powerful animal totem - it is the symbol of transformation and healing.  The Snake is wisdom expressed through healing. The Snake is the symbol of eternity.  It is a protector and guardian animal totem, along with its sister totems, the Dragon and the Serpent.

If a snake animal totem has come into your life, your creative forces are awakening.  Your intuition will sharpen and be more accurate.  Snake energy is the energy of wholeness, cosmic consciousness and the ability to experience anything willingly and without resistance.  It is the knowledge that all things are equal in creation.

It also signals a transition in your life.  New opportunities and/or changes.   Snake is fire medicine, the medicine of transmutation.  On a material level, it is vitality; on an emotional level, it is ambition and dreams; on a mental level, it is intellect and power; on a spiritual level (the highest level), it is wisdom, understanding and wholeness.

Snake magic is heavy magic.  Become the Magician and transmute the energy and accept the power of the fire.   The Snake is one of the symbols of Thoth.
 

Squirrel Animal Totem, or Spirit Guide, represents Gathering, Activity and Preparedness. The gathering power of Squirrel is a great gift.  It teaches us balance within the circle of gathering and giving out.  They remind us that in our quest for our goals, it is vital to make time for play and socializing.

Squirrel teaches us to conserve our energy for times of need.  If your animal totem is Squirrel or Squirrel has recently entered your life, lighten your load of things that are unnecessary – things that you have gathered in the past and may be cluttering your life – thoughts, worries, and stresses.

Squirrel is also the animal totem of action.  Ask yourself are you too active, not active enough, afraid of enough, hung up on accumulating and collecting.  Squirrel people tend to be a little erratic – trying to do many things at once.  Take the time to stop and listen to your inner   self – and don’t forget to play!
 

Stag Animal Totem, or Spirit Guide, represents Rebirth, the Hunter and Prowess.

Tiger Animal Totem, or Spirit Guide, represents Passion, Power and Devotion. The Tiger is the symbol of darkness and the new Moon.

Wolf Animal Totem, or Spirit Guide, represents Intuition, Learning and Spirit.  This animal totem brings faithfulness, inner strength and intuition when he enters our lives.  But he also brings learning to live with one's self.  The wolf teaches us to learn about our inner self and to find our inner power and strength.  But to achieve this, we must take risks and face our deepest fears.  A wolf animal totem demands sincerity.

This animal totem demands a lot of us but gives us much in return; a spirit helper that is always there to help and gives us extraordinary powers of endurance.  He reminds us to listen to our inner thoughts and trust our insights.

Wolf remind us not to waste resources and to learn how to avoid trouble and confrontations.  People with Wolf animal totems have the capacity to make quick and firm emotional attachments.  Trust your insights about these attachments.  Wolf will guide you.  Take control of your life with Wolf’s help and do so with harmony and discipline.