~Birth Totems~ 

Va'ôhtama (Welcome)Va'ôhtama (Welcome) There always seems to be questions in regards to totems. Native Americans have many totems and beliefs surrounding each. Each has a seperate purpose at hand. There are Birth Totems, Spirirt totems, animal totems,clan totems, power totems, and so forth. The whole idea of totems is more of a personal idiom than anything. Its a personal avenue that has been expressed from Creator via visions, experiences, and tradtional medicine wheels and Earth Medicine beliefs.  Below is the typical (Fixed) medicine wheel layout for the Birth Totem. The Birth Totem is that Animal Spirit which is the equivalent to the Sun Sign in traditional, exoteric Astrology.  Almost everyone in western culture knows what “sun sign” they were born under.  In Native Wisdom, there are twelve different Creature Beings that are assigned as the Birth Totem for a period of approximately one month.  Hence, our Birth Totem is based upon the day and month of our birth. Yet, unlike the study of Sun signs in exoteric astrology, the Birth Totem is not so much representative of our ~ego,~ as it is a Teacher that we have chosen to "study under" in the current incarnation.  In somewhat simpler terms, this means that the Wisdom and Medicine of our Birth Totem, brings to us the mini lessons that we have chosen and absorb this walk around the Sacred Hoop in order that our soul may evolve and progress    The more one aligns and integrates with the lessons that come to us throughout our life, the more we will tend to exhibit the Higher Vibration, characteristics and attributes of that particular Birth Totem. The Role of the Birth Totem is assigned to a specific Animal Spirit for the birth day and month. So were your birthdate falls within the below catagories.. would be your Birth Totem.     Falcon  March 21 - April 19 Beaver   April 20 - May 20 Deer  May 21 - June 20 Woodpecker  June 21 - July 21 Salmon  July 22 - August 21 Bear  August 22 - Sept 21 Crow  September 22 - Oct. 22 Snake  Oct. 23 - Nov. 22 Owl  Nov. 23 - Dec. 21 Goose  Dec. 22 - Jan 19 Otter  Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 Wolf  Feb. 19 - March 20 If you would like more detailed information or a consultation regarding your Birth Totem and other facets connected to it.. please contact me via email.  Be sure to add your day of birth in the email. Year is not important just the actual day and date.. In subject line put "Totem Request" so it does not get filtered to trash bin. I will be happy to share what knowledge I do I have in regards to your totems. <<  >> Mind you I am not an expert in the studies of Native American astrology nor Traditional Earth Medicine, <<  >>  but I can give you some basic information regarding your path assigned at birth.