A totem animal. The animal that's part of you and you are part of it. You have so many similarities with this animal that you may not even realize. Mine is the fox. As a dedication to the fox, I have set up this page for him. Maybe it'll help other perspective fox people know a little more about themselves. You must first know though, a totem animal is the animal you feel closest to. You need to find this animal for yourself and I'll give you some links that might help you out at the end of this page. Until then, you can read about my animal and know a little bit more about what it's like to find your animal kin.
Keeping warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Okay, so it's not central heating and air, but we foxes have a few tricks up our furry little sleeves to help us regulate our body temperatures on our own. First, keeping warm. In the wild, foxes have a big bushy tail to keep them warm. Well, we humans don't. So, to make up for this, we use our hair and a man made item known as a sock. Yeah, you heard me right. :) As a fox, if you get cold, pull your hair over your ears and put some warm socks on your feet. This is the human equivelance of wrapping your long beautiful warm tail around yourself. You'll be surprised how much warmer you'll feel. Not to mention, you'll feel more comfy and cozy, as it is a natural foxy feeling to have something covering your ears and feet in the cold. So, now what if you want to get cooled off? Well, it's just the opposite. Pull your hair away from your ears and make sure you keep your feet as bare as you can. Wearing thongs or slip-off sandles is a good idea, as you can easily allow your feet to be completely uncovered.
Trademarks of fox people.
As a fox person, you are cunning... but, as a witch, you don't use your powers for evil. Foxes can walk into a room, sit by themselves for a few moments and get the layout of how things are. You can tell the friendly people and happy people from the ones who wouldn't want you anywhere near them. You can see how things are. This helps you to see where you would best fit in the interaction of things. You can sense what people are feeling or thinking. This can be a hard thing to know. You can't hear thoughts, but you can sense emotions. This is helpful in dealing with people in some respects, but in others it can be difficult. You will learn with experience. This is one of the talents you will need to enhance as a Fox. You can sense people, develop this habit. Be careful not to take it instantly to heart, these senses can be wrong, especially at the beginning. You are out to help people. This is another thing that you are to learn. Always be a shoulder for others to cry on. Another thing is you rely heavily on your ears. They are like an extra set of eyes. You will find in time that you can almost "see" with your ears. Your nose is also a powerful tool. Just tonight, I was smelling a strange smell almost like honey and no one else smelled it. I kept smelling it whenever I leaned my head down towards the chair, and finally narrowed the location down to the cushions. I discovered a broken cigarette lodged in the cushion. It's kinda funny. That ended up being what I smelled. It's interesting and fun to connect with your totem animal. Just remember, don't go too far... If you start smelling things out in public, they're going to call the Charter boys out on you pretty quickly :) Just relax and have fun with your new "talents".
Links to totem animals
This site is the most descriptive and informative when it comes to connecting with your animal totem... if you already know what it is.
If your totem animal is one of the species of big cats, I recommend this site.
If you don't know what your spirit guide or totem animal is, then check this site out to learn a brief thing about 300 (!) different animals!
If you want an animal based on the stones of the Medicine Wheel or the elements, check out this site.