▲The dove is a spirit messenger symbolizing peace, love, and communication.

▲The hawk symbolizes cleansing, intuition, victory, and visionary power.

▲The horse symbolizes stamina, freedom, power, and nobility.

▲The beaver symbolizes determination, motion, subconsciousness, and protection.

▲American Indians have a long tradition with animals. Not only were they pivotal for their physical survival, they were also a large part of their spiritual beliefs. The tribes even related animals to humans on an individual level. In this list you'' find the most common totem animals and the traits they symbolize. Scroll through them in the following gallery. Which animal is your favorite?

▲The hummingbird symbolizes energy, vitality, affection, and playfulness.

▲The buffalo symbolizes abundance, life, strength, and stability.

▲The badger symbolizes courage, healing, confidence, and focus.

▲The alligator symbolizes aggression, stealth, quickness, and instinct.

▲The dolphin symbolizes playfulness, deep emotion, wisdom, and happiness.

▲The whale symbolizes intelligence, nurturing, communication, and navigation.

▲The fish symbolizes gracefulness, fertility, good luck, and slyness.

▲The cow symbolizes community, fertility, love of home, and joy.

▲The caribou symbolizes mobility, sensitivity, surety, and adaptability to adversity.

▲A totem animal is a sacred and spiritual being that symbolizes a tribe, individual, or family. American Indian tribes believe that animal guides offer power, wisdom, and support throughout our lives. Each animal symbolizes and embodies various characteristics.

▲The bear symbolizes healing, courage, introspection, and will power.

▲The armadillo symbolizes safety, boundaries, trust, and peace.

▲The wolf symbolizes loyalty, success, spirit, and freedom.

▲The moose symbolizes longevity, self-esteem, determination, and wisdom.

▲The deer symbolizes compassion, intellect, grace, and innocence.

▲The butterfly symbolizes transformation, vulnerability, balance, and lightness.

▲The fox symbolizes quick wit, invisibility, wildness, and diplomacy.

▲The cobra symbolizes energy, swiftness, power, and transformation.

▲The ant symbolizes patience, purpose, activity, and self-sacrifice.

▲The goat symbolizes stubbornness, independence, stability, and virility.

▲The crow symbolizes magic, spiritual strength, creativity, and change.

▲The flamingo symbolizes heart healing, flirtation, color, and the power of illusion.

▲The llama symbolizes security, responsibility, curiosity, and adaptation.

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The anteater symbolizes nosiness, lethargy, problem-solving, and the ability to detect trouble.

Source: (Legends of America)

▲The bee symbolizes organization, fertility, defensiveness, and community.

▲The dog symbolizes obedience, guidance, faithfulness, and nobility.

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The most common American Indian totem animals and their meanings

23/08/24 por StarsInsider

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American Indians have a long tradition with animals. Not only were they pivotal for their physical survival, they were also a large part of their spiritual beliefs. The tribes even related animals to humans on an individual level. In this list you'' find the most common totem animals and the traits they symbolize. Scroll through them in the following gallery. Which animal is your favorite?