For example, Americans love horror films
False. Much too general a statement. One should speak for one's self, not for others, I believe.
SisterCyber, what do you know about Wolf Totems
In a short word, Wolf can be described as "Teacher." There are different aspects of Wolf: Arctic Wolf, Gray Wolf, Red Wolf. It's impact may also depend on how Wolf appears ~ in dreams, in real life, how many, etc.
With permission from the respective authors, I am happy to share the following informatiion with you...
Cinnamon Moon (my mentor), author of
A Medicine Woman Speaks:
Wolf represents teaching, intelligence, and wisdom; resourcefulness, endurance, and cunning; magic, dreams, and mystery; parenting, protection, and social interaction; as well as introspection and intuition.
Wolf demands much from himself and his students. he will insist you heed his lessons and urge you to pay attention--forcefully if necessary. he and his she-wolf are excellent parents that nurture the young and guard them well. They will defend you to the end if they have come into your life as a Totem and teach you the importance of devotion. Wolf loves to explore new possibilities and areas so it will encourage you to do the same. Their friendship is extremely loyal and they will demonstrate this again and again. Once they enter your life they are there to stay.
Wolf is a noble creature that commands respect and communicates well. he will expect you to emulate his own traits as you study his teachings. Friendly and willing to serve he expects no less from his student. Though he is a fierce fighter he will not do so unnecessarily and is often found to be the totem of spiritual warriors. Wolf has learned that posturing can often accomplish quite the bluff with enemies, an dhe will teach you how to do the same--often encouraging you to try that first. He will teach you to understand yourself and develop the confidence necessary to see you through any given situation. His intelligence will speak of your need to develop good communication skills and an ability to draw clear conclusions.
Social order and rules are important to Wolf and he will urge you to respect those of the society you live in as well. He will expect you to learn to balance personal needs with those of the community and to listen to your inner voice as a guide. His own instincts are strong and he will always signal an increase in your own ability to sense changes and danger that will require quick thinking and appropriate actions. The deep sense of family is based on love and devotion as well as faith in Spirit and Wolf will impart this through his or her teachings.
The cry of Wolf is haunting an dtheir reputation of howling at Grandmother Moon is symbolic of the ability to deeply intuit the needs of the self as well as others and to understand the primal urgings of your inner spirit. If Wolf has come to you in a dream, vision, or the wild it indicates that a new adventure or journey is about to take place or that some sort of change is about to happen. If it is a She-Wolf that comes it is probably relative to personal or family issues. The He-Wolf would indicate a more social concern when he arrives. Either way, you are being urged to seek the balance and harmony as well as the dedication necessary to see it through with the spirit of freedom and the hunt being addressed.
Wolf will touch your subconscious and haunt you at times. This creature-teacher urges your inner awareness to awaken and arise to new levels of consciousness. He or she will want you to share your wisdom with others, to sing of your knowledge and guide them to their path. You will feel Wolf as it merges with you and becomes one with your own spirit. This may require you to find an isolated place for the attunement to be achieved, but once there you will have a totem or spirit guide that is residing. Wolf will share the secrets of finding the courage necessary to face all challenges and obstacles. You will learn to know every inch of ground you have traversed so that nothing takes you by surprise. In this way intrusion or change is clear. Wolf is the pathfinder to Spirit and your own sense of adventure.
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Jamie Sams and David Carson, authors of
Medicine Cards:
Teacher. Wolf is the pathfinder, the forerunner of new ideas who returns to the clan to teach and share medicine. Wolf takes one mate for life and is loyal like Dog. If you were to keep company with Wolves, you would find an enormous sense of family within the pack, as well as a strong individualistic urge. These qualities make Wolf very much like the human race. As humans, we also have an ability to be a part of society and yet still embody our individual dreams and ideas.
In the Great Star Nation, Wolf is represented by the Dog Star, Sirius, which legend tells us was the original home of our teachers in ancient times. Sirius was thought to be the home of the gods by the ancient Egyptians, and is still considered so by the Dogan tribe in Africa. It stands to reason that Native American peoples would formulate this same connection and adopt Wolf people as the clan of teachers.
The senses of Wolf are very keen, and the moon is its power ally. The moon is the symbol for psychic energy, or the unconscious that holds the secrets of knowledge and wisdom. Baying at the moon may be an indication of Wolf's desire to connect with new ideas which are just below the surface of consciousness. Wolf medicine empowers the teacher within us all to come forth and aid the children of Earth in understanding the Great Mystery and life.
If you have drawn Wolf's card, you may be able to share your personal medicine with others. Your intuitive side ay also have an answer or teaching for your personal use at this time. As you feel Wolf coming alive within you, you may wish to share your knowledge by writing or lecturing on information that will help others better understand their uniqueness or path in life. It is in the sharing of great truths that the consciousness of humanity will attain new heights. Wolf could also be telling you to seek out the lonely places that will allow you to see your teacher within. In the aloneness of a power place, devoid of other humans, you may find the true you. Look for teachings no matter where you are. Wolf would not come to you unless you requested the appearance of the tribe's greatest teacher.
Contrary: If Wolf is reversed, you are being asked to expand your limited view of the present situation. Doing this may entail a great deal of courage and a willingness to look at new ideas. It could also require that you delete some old ideas to make room for the expansiveness that always comes when you are willing to learn. The gift of wisdom comes to you when you have walked enough pathways and found enough dead ends to truly know the forest. In the discovery and rediscovery of every inch of ground comes the knowledge that nothing ever remains the same.
Contrary Wolf may also be telling you that stagnation or fear of asserting your viewpoint has bogged down the flow of change in your life. Wolf reversed is always urging you to seek the teachers and pathfinders that will show you the way to new life experiences. Remember, the teacher or pathfinder may be the small still voice within, as well as a person, a leaf, a cloud, a stone, a tree, a book, or the Great Spirit.
To live is to grow, and growing comes through accepting all life forms as your teachers. Become Wolf, and take up the sense of adventure. You may just stop howling and learn to become the moon.
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