Otter Totem             

                        Jan. 20th - Feb. 18th

If you are born during this period, you are in the Rest and Cleansing  

Moon, and the Otter is your totem. Totem animals come to us from    

ancient and modern native cultures.  Animals are messengers,       

teachers and guides.  Their lessons bring us great wisdom if we have 

the stillness to hear, and the eyes to see.  Ancient native americans     

believed that all animals had lessons to teach and had  healing or    

inspirational powers.  When they held or carried a certain fetish, or    

meditated on its meaning, they believed they drew the special energy   

  of the animal to themselves.  Today in a search for a closer walk with  

the earth, many are relearning the old ways of these ancient ones,     

using the animal energy as the native americans did.  Your life long  

animal totem works with you throughout your entire life.  Always there

when you need its powers.   Always reminding you of your power.   

  Your life totem is always there for you and reflects your inner       

  spiritual nature.                                           

Otter's Characteristics               

Playfulness                                              

Joy                                                     

Togetherness                                             

Curiosity                                                

Awakening                                              

Creativity                                                

Imagination                                             

Love of the Young                                       

Life can be fun with the right attitude, do something special to awaken 

the joy in your life.                                      

Otter's Medicine                    

Womans Healing Wisdom                                

Sensibility Without Suspicion                              

Guidance in Unmasking Talents                            

Psychic Awareness                                       

Faithfulness                                            

Recovery Issues                                         

Understanding the Value of Playtime                       

Otter Energy                       

The otter is a feminine totem.   Feminine energy is deeply aware of and 

in tune with cycles.  Natural cycles of life that are welcomed with    

reverence.  Crisis is best handled with this energy, and crisis is followed

by rebirth.  The otters fur and pelts have been used by medicine men to 

hold their medicine tools.   Otter medicine takes great pleasure in the   

success and happiness of others, and the otter will work very hard to help

others achieve that.  There is no selfishness, the otter could never be mean

or self-centered .  The purpose of the otter is to support others not them-

selves.  If an otter comes into your life that could be a sign that you need

to take more time for yourself to just play and have fun.  You must feed 

the otters playful side, so that she can continue to help keep you balanced.

We forget sometimes of our own spirits need to laugh, have fun and to be

Child like.  This is a very important step to walking in balance.  From 

otter, you can learn to be playful, nurturing, prophetic, noble, curious, 

and humanitarian in nature.   To choose which animal energies are    

right for you, simply take a deep breath, still yourself and ask your inner

being.  You will have a knowing as the Ancient ones did long ago.