The High Priestess: Animal
Posted By Jade on July 15, 2009
The High Priestess’ animal: dog
Dog - Loyalty, courage, unconditional love, compatibility, kindnes. Reliable. Strong morals and/or ethics. Guardian of the underworld, protector of the Goddess. Stubborn.
I found the dog correspondence difficult to reconcile with what I know of the High Priestess, until I found a page at Spirit Walk Ministry – Spirit Animals and Animal Totems which described the qualities of the aboriginal dog. According to this page, the aboriginal dog symbolizes duality, intuition and harmony among different states of being or planes of existence. As a spirit guide, the aboriginal dog also has connections with the full moon and with rebirth of the soul. Note that “aboriginal dog” doesn’t refer to just to the Australian dingo. It covers all types of “primitive” dogs, including Russian Laikas and African Basenji.
In the Chinese zodiac, the dog frequently offers good advice and a shoulder to cry on, if you need it. Chinese dogs are determined people who seek to master something before they move on to a new project, idea, or area of study.
Sources:
- Animal Totem List
- Primitive Aboriginal Dogs
- Spirit Walk Ministry – Totem Animals and Spirit Guides
- Year of the Dog – Chinese Zodiac
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