Shadow Totems

[Miss Weaver]

Shadow Totems come momentarily into our journeys to strengthen and teach us by bringing to us our fears; that we many face them for them to become instead, our strength.

Shadow Totem haunting me With my deepest fears I know you come to teach me To bring me through the fiery trials And finally To stand with me in the Light Your strength  Challenges my weakness Shows me how to gain courage Proves my Soul Truth Reveals my inner Being That I have feared to face Brings me to the reality Of all I am here to be When I release myself to Knowing There is nothing left to fear In that glorious moment Of self revelation  I Evolve, Be, Am complete And you  Change from apparent foe To mentor Empowering me  With all that I in fear, battled And as the victor find Foe is friend The feared is now power And you At first a dark shadow Of my inner fears Are now the Light of my Truth A lifelong totem energy Of Wisdom Protection Power Once Shadow Totem Welcome You are now My Spirit Totem Thank you Any experience with your own personal shadow totem(s) you are currently trying to integrate?

[Rory Viale]

I have had an abnormal aversion to Barn Owls for as long as I can remember. Though I love owls, this species in particular gives me chills when I see its face, and I actually have come to the point of going out of my way to avoid images of these owls out of fear, especially at night. Visual depictions of the Barn Owl in my mind are associated in the way an evil entity embodies an icon, and I always hated seeing it around. In my extensive study of totems I came across the idea of a Shadow Totem, and further looked into the teachings of the Barn Owl to make any sort of personality correlations.

I learned that some of its attributes included asymmetry and discord; In my more recent years of young adulthood, I've experienced especially among social groups of varying ratios of boys and girls or age differences what makes me act differently among different people. Around guys, I am much more comfortable socially, but with girls, I am more stiff and feel alternative. With younger people than myself, I often feel more cynical, but with older people, I feel more loose and cool and easier to communicate. Social discord was something that I became anxious about after a while, and I suppose that this property along with perhaps others may correlate to my fear of Barn Owls. 

Another attribute was silence and solitary personality, which given that my life totem is a Lynx, I worry about coming off as aloof due to my introversion. Not sure what it may be teaching me there.

Barn Owls also associate with the night and dreams, when Barn Owls can most haunt me in consciousness.

Barn Owls actually do have quite a few of the same attributes as does the Lynx, which I don't know how to feel about.

[Kristy Huezo]

I don't know if this applies, but I know someone who is quiet my oppiset and it reminds me of everything I don't want to be. It reminds me of all the negative energy they have and carry with them everytime they are around me. It awakens me to realize that I must stay on my toes so I don't become the reflection of them. Sad, Lonely, bitter, gosip like, lying and in the defence and in denial of there own problems to the point, instead of seeking help, they seek what they can gain from others without contribution. This is my shadow totem for now. Untill I find animals that are relavant to this person, this individual will represent it's self. What characteristics of animal relates to this person?

 

[AngelaBlackMoon]

They are beautiful words!
Thanks for having shared