People often ask me about the Native American Totems and how they work. Generally when I try to explain to them by using an example of an animal totem that is working with me, they say I want that totem too. It really doesn’t work that way. The Animal Totem...
When learning the medicine of Native American Totems it sometimes helps to relate a story about the animal, plant, or mineral that the lesson is coming from. The First People of Turtle Island (North America) have left us with wonderful stories that help us understand...
When the Sacred Waterbird, Blue Heron, comes to you in the Native American Totems tradition it gives you a lesson of self-reflection. Heron medicine teaches us about the power of knowing ourselves so that we can discover our gifts and face our challenges. We learn...
Blue Camas is the plant totem associated with the Frogs Return Moon which falls between April 20 and May 19 each year. The totem lesson is to learn to sustain ourselves and others. This pretty little flower is also sometimes called Indian Hyacinth. Native Americans...
Yesterday I introduced the tradition of the Talking Stick and promised to continue today. I explained the significance that the type of wood that the stick is made of can be. A real Talking Stick would also be decorated and the color of beads or paint would have...
It's midday and I'm sitting outside with my toes in the grass - when I hear the calls of a…