Spirit Animals

What is the Meaning of a Spirit Animal

Our spirit animal guides us through the journey of life, showing us how to find the answers to life’s problem within ourselves. It shares a bond with the person it is associated with, based on the characteristic traits of both. For example, if you have a lion as your spirit animal, it will represent your strength and courage. On the other hand, a hummingbird symbolizes a person’s peaceful nature, who seeks the good even in the darkest things in life.

However, all of this does not mean that you need to have physical contact with your spirit animal. It’s as the name suggests, you just have an inner connection with the animal as it teaches you lessons on life and survival.

Spirit Animal List

Can You Have More than One Spirit Animal

Just like people change with age and experience, our spirit animals can also change depending on circumstances, or at specific phases in life.

Native American Culture and Totem Animals

According to various Native American cultures, a totem animal is a spirit guide that stays with us for all our life. It is further believed that the animal can bind with an individual spiritually, in more personal ways at certain times, to help them complete some task, achieve a goal, or find the right direction. Hence, it is also referred to as a power animal.

How to Find Your Spirit Animal

Often, you have a connection with a certain animal; you appreciate its traits and understand its nature. It may be because it is your spirit animal. However, it is not like that for everyone. Here are a few questions to ask yourself, and maybe you will know your true spirit animal once you answer them:

1. Do you feel naturally drawn to a certain animal, bird, or an insect? It can be anything, from a ladybug to a whale. You can also consider mythical creatures like dragons and unicorns.
2. Does a particular animal keep reappearing in your life? Like in your dreams or in cards and pictures you receive, or maybe it keeps showing up in your life for real.
3. When you go to a national park, zoo, or animal sanctuary, which animal do you look forward most to see?
4. Is there a specific animal that you find especially endearing, or extremely frightening?

Take The Quiz To Find Your Spirit Animal

Finding Your Spirit Animal by Your Birthday

You can also find your spirit animal according to your birthday and zodiac sign; for example, if you were born between the 20^th of March and the 19^th of April, your zodiac sign would be Aries and your spirit animal would be a ram. However, in this case, there may be certain questions as to what would be the spirit animal of people with zodiac signs like Gemini and Virgo. For that, there are certain animals associated with these signs, like a phoenix is considered to be the animal guide of the Zodiac Gemini.

Another way to determine your spirit animal is by taking a simple personality test, where your answers are compared to the nature of various animals to reach a conclusion.

One thing you need to understand is that you cannot choose your spirit animal, or when it shows up in your life. Your totem animal chooses you, and it decides how and where to lead you. You just need to keep the faith, and you won’t be disappointed.