Alpha wolf ????

A little while ago I did talked a bit about how there are so many Cleopatra reincarnates, and just they other day I was talking with someone else about animal totems. It got me to thinking woman and past lives are not the only ego tripping people I have run in to when it comes to the craft.

Depending on the lore there is a host of animal spirits that a person can have this is most prevalent in Native American cultures, but is not exclusive to them. They can be guides, tricksters, or down right demonic depending on the mythology associated, and the view point of the person having the interaction with them.  

The phenomenon that I have ran in to is the amount of male wolf and lion spirits that are supposedly someone’s totem. You see a personal spirit totem is supposed to be a guide animal that represents personality traits that the human possesses.

However not only is there an epidemic of self ego inflating, but the tends to be a general misunderstanding of the spirits nature and traits by these people.

The picture so horror story incarnation of the lone predator wandering the night and untouchable by all he sees. I call this habit Apex envy.

Apex predators are animals that are at the top of their particular food chain in a given ecosystem. These are the targets of much admiration so it naturally follows that being associated with one comes of like a complement. But if you four hundred pounds of couch potato that is afraid of conflict Please for the love of the goddess quit telling people you’re a tiger.

See the harm in this behavior is the reaction I just showed. As Wicca is by and large a self governing religion were we check ourselves we gain the responsibility to set an example to others seeking guidance. When you participate in this pointless self deluding you are cheapening the experience for other people that might be looking up to you or trying to gain insight by relating to your experience.

Part of growing your own spirit is being honest with yourself, and getting to really know yourself and your own nature. Also to degrade the other animal spirits as unworthy because they are not powerful in the physical world is a great disservice to them.
Learning the good points of the animal kingdom might require a little excursion into animal behavior and psychology but if you are serious about wanting to befriend and be worthy of an animal totem then it is well worth it.

Find the value in rabbit and stag fox and crow and find it in yourself. there is nothing wrong or second class about any of the spirits. Or with who you are and your personality traits for that matter only with what you think they say about you.