Tag: totems
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Gecko Totem: Renewal, Resilience, and the Gift of Adaptation
The geckos that flourish around my century-old house feel like more than neighbors. They’re survivors who’ve mastered the art of renewal—shedding what no longer fits, regrowing what was lost, and clinging even when the world shifts beneath them. The gecko totem has a lot to teach.
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When the Black Butterfly Totem Appears: Hidden Change
Every once in a while, a totem animal or insect shows up carrying a secret. Imagine a large, black butterfly drifting into your life. At first glance, it may not dazzle with bright colors, yet its dark wings edged in gold carry a deeper kind of beauty — mysterious, profound, and edged with light. This…
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The Wisdom of Playing Dead: Lessons from the Opossum Totem
There’s something about the hours just past midnight when the veil between ordinary and sacred grows thin enough to step through. Last night, I heard a noise outside my office window, sharp and unsettling, the kind of sound that makes your spine straighten and your mind immediately catalog potential threats. Someone trying to force their…
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Frog Totem on the Threshold
I wasn’t expecting company this morning, but there it was: a frog totem pressed to the top step like it owned the place. A large, pale, speckled frog, perfectly still, eyes wide as if it had just stepped out of a dream. I’ve seen plenty of frogs and plenty of totems, but this frog totem…
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When the Snail Totem Comes to Your Door
What does a snail totem mean? I don’t usually look down when I walk up to my house. I’m more likely to be juggling a bag of groceries, my keys, and a head full of ideas. But today, something caught my eye. A snail. From the Bookshelf Rite of Reckoning — a Southern witch returns…
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How a Pagan Goes to Church: Woodpecker Totem Song
In this week’s Cathedral of Nature, I was greeted by my resident woodpecker in the backyard. Technically, he wasn’t in my back yard. This tree is on community property about six inches from my property line. The pine died around the time Hurricane Opal (1995) hit my home and, while I removed other damaged trees…
