Another Question

[Midnight_Raven]

I was wondering does anyone here know anything about. A spirit animal being a black wolf. Or the defination of Black wolf aposed to a white wolf??Basically i need any information on wolves.

[ReverendAJS]

I know this isn't the answer you are looking for, but the only person who can answer this question accurately is you. The thing about spirit animals is they are something like archetypes. Carl Jung wrote a lot about archetypes and what they meant. I would in no way do him and his work justice by trying to explain it to you here. That said, I'm going to try anyway. Forgive me if this is nothing new to you. Our subconscious mind has a lot of things in it that we don't consciously think about. There are lots of important things that are a big part of who we are that you cannot access except through dreams, visions, meditation, Shamanic journeying, ect. So the issue at hand is, what does a black wolf mean to you? What bearing could this symbolism have on your life? No doubt spirit animals are very real, they tell us about ourselves in a way we couldn't rationalize with out conscious minds. I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help. To quote the cliche psychiatrist of the cartoons: "How does this make you feel?"

Reverend aJS

[Flar's Freyja]

We've got a few threads on power animals in Magick and Ritual. Come on over and take a look!

Also, Ted Andrews' book Animal Speak is a must-have if you're interested in animal totems.

[Pan]

I second the Ted Andrews book! It's great!

[Flar's Freyja]

Here's an article from the PagaNet News with basic information on animal guides and totems:

http://www.paganet.org/pnn/1998/Samhain/Feature_Sample1.html