Azul
March 22nd, 2003, 08:38 PM
animal totems are more of a native american belief i guess, but i still believe in them. does anyone else here know theirs, have questions, or information to share on them?
i found out mine was a red panda, a friend said he thought i was "fuzzy" like a raccon or red panda.. so i looked it up and i have ALOT in common with red panda totems..
just thought this would be nice to share with people, i thought it was really interesting learning about it.
animal totems (http://www.sayahda.com/cycle.htm)
heres a nice link to gain information on the totems themsleves, but not really much on how to find yours that i could find. i was lucky i knew someone with abilities to tell these things. and though the site says about becoming the totem, i think that everyone has somethin in common with one animal in general, and this is only one site of many. enjoy
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The Red Panda
The red panda is a smaller relative of the well known giant panda. It is slightly bigger than a large house cat, has rusty red fur, a long light and dark striped tail, a short white nose, and dark tear tracks. It is active around dawn and dusk and well adapted for climbing, spending much of its time in trees partly to escape predators. It feels safe high above the ground below and never ventures too far away from this source of security. Those with this medicine need to develop a secure foundation and always maintain trust in great spirit.
The panda is a solitary animal except during mating season. They are territorial and will fight other males that enter their area. Because the panda spends most of its day sleeping and descends to the ground in the evening to hunt for food, those with this medicine are usually night owls and do their best work after the sun goes down. Inspiring ideas and perceptive visions are received within the silence of the night.
Red pandas are slow moving agile climbers and teach us the value of slow movement and patient persistence. They hold the teachings of trust, flow and balance. The pandas range extends through Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, Burma and China. Those with this totem often have past life connections in these areas as well as strong ties to Eastern beliefs and practices. The study of martial arts is beneficial.
In the wild, red pandas eat mostly bamboo leaves although they supplement their diet with berries, mushrooms, grasses, bark, bird nestings and insects. The panda depends on bamboo as a main food source. Each species of bamboo has a unique reproductive cycle. Bamboo flowers and dies once every 40 to 120 years. It can take approximately 5 to 10 years for it to regenerate to the point of being a reliable food source again. Its specialized diet, low production rate and low population density makes the red panda vulnerable. In humans this can manifest in difficult pregnancies or childbirth and dietary imbalances. Proper attention to health is important.
Because the red panda has a simple stomach and short intestine it can not get complete nourishment from its low calorie diet. They must spend a large portion of the day feeding. Those with this totem would benefit by eating small amounts throughout the day to avoid becoming hypoglycemic. A vegetarian diet is helpful. Pandas have a strong connection to plant life and those with this medicine would benefit by studying the healing properties of plants and herbs.
Red Pandas lounge around during the day and appear to be somewhat nonchalant with a carefree attitude. When they appear in our life they are asking us to play more and worry less.
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i found out mine was a red panda, a friend said he thought i was "fuzzy" like a raccon or red panda.. so i looked it up and i have ALOT in common with red panda totems..
just thought this would be nice to share with people, i thought it was really interesting learning about it.
animal totems (http://www.sayahda.com/cycle.htm)
heres a nice link to gain information on the totems themsleves, but not really much on how to find yours that i could find. i was lucky i knew someone with abilities to tell these things. and though the site says about becoming the totem, i think that everyone has somethin in common with one animal in general, and this is only one site of many. enjoy
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------my totem
The Red Panda
The red panda is a smaller relative of the well known giant panda. It is slightly bigger than a large house cat, has rusty red fur, a long light and dark striped tail, a short white nose, and dark tear tracks. It is active around dawn and dusk and well adapted for climbing, spending much of its time in trees partly to escape predators. It feels safe high above the ground below and never ventures too far away from this source of security. Those with this medicine need to develop a secure foundation and always maintain trust in great spirit.
The panda is a solitary animal except during mating season. They are territorial and will fight other males that enter their area. Because the panda spends most of its day sleeping and descends to the ground in the evening to hunt for food, those with this medicine are usually night owls and do their best work after the sun goes down. Inspiring ideas and perceptive visions are received within the silence of the night.
Red pandas are slow moving agile climbers and teach us the value of slow movement and patient persistence. They hold the teachings of trust, flow and balance. The pandas range extends through Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, Burma and China. Those with this totem often have past life connections in these areas as well as strong ties to Eastern beliefs and practices. The study of martial arts is beneficial.
In the wild, red pandas eat mostly bamboo leaves although they supplement their diet with berries, mushrooms, grasses, bark, bird nestings and insects. The panda depends on bamboo as a main food source. Each species of bamboo has a unique reproductive cycle. Bamboo flowers and dies once every 40 to 120 years. It can take approximately 5 to 10 years for it to regenerate to the point of being a reliable food source again. Its specialized diet, low production rate and low population density makes the red panda vulnerable. In humans this can manifest in difficult pregnancies or childbirth and dietary imbalances. Proper attention to health is important.
Because the red panda has a simple stomach and short intestine it can not get complete nourishment from its low calorie diet. They must spend a large portion of the day feeding. Those with this totem would benefit by eating small amounts throughout the day to avoid becoming hypoglycemic. A vegetarian diet is helpful. Pandas have a strong connection to plant life and those with this medicine would benefit by studying the healing properties of plants and herbs.
Red Pandas lounge around during the day and appear to be somewhat nonchalant with a carefree attitude. When they appear in our life they are asking us to play more and worry less.
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