A totem animal choses you. A totem animal isn't like a brand name tennis shoe or necklace you can show off. If that were the case, it would be meaningless, just another thing you acquire to add to your collection of earthly things.
A totem animal is something you will become aware of once you are starting down a spiritual path in the seeking mode...wanting to know what your lessons to learn in life are. Once you are seriously going after that learning and spiritual growth, you will have times where a particular animal comes to you in dreams, daydreams or in some cases, in person. Most the big wild animals do not come across your path in person. It could also be something like browsing through a bookstore and a book about a particular animal kinda pops out at you or you hear a song about a certain animal and this same animal keeps on coming up.
BTW, it doesnt have to be an animal, it can also be all kinds of birds and bugs and insects.
I'll give you my story, it might help. I have the crow, dragonfly and ladybug as my totems. You may actually hear in your head a real conversation from your totem or like me, their showing up is bringing me a "heads up" or "alert" to pay attention and be looking for something.
When I see more crows than just the usual come across my path, it means they are telling me to clear my mind and concentrate to hear from God, spirit guides or angels. If I see a dragonfly, she is saying that a big change is coming into my life and to embrace it. A dragonfly always flys past me or lands on my finger when that is the case, even if I am no where near a water source where they seem to hang out. A lady bug always shows up to reassure me that what I have decided to do or the next step I have decided to take will work out fine that it will be blessed and I'll have good luck. Its nice to have those assurances in life. There are many sites online that talk about totem animals but not all will include birds and insects on their lists.
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