Dog appears in 3 systems: the same name is used for more than one thing. Both are shown below.
Animal totems
Dog is an earth animal totem of the north in the Folk Western tradition. It is associated with loyalty, protection and companionship. Its medicine is loyalty, protection and service, and its shadow aspect is codependency and blind loyalty.
Correspondences
- Element
- Earth
- Direction
- North
- Chakra
- Heart ChakraRoot Chakra
Practice
- Magical Uses
- LoyaltyProtectionGuidanceCompanionship
Nature and meaning
- Shadow Aspect
- CodependencyBlind loyaltyAggression
Details
- Keywords
- LoyaltyProtectionCompanionshipGuidance
- Medicine
- LoyaltyProtectionServiceUnconditional love
- When Appears
- Loyalty testedProtection offeredFaithful companion
Chinese zodiac
The compass direction is the modern 8-point scheme; the Feng Shui 24-mountain system places several animals differently (Dragon SE, Monkey SW). The deities listed are a modern Western correspondence overlay on this Chinese system, not part of the tradition.
Correspondences
- Direction
- Northwest
Sacred timing
- Season
- Autumn
Practice
- Magical Uses
- LoyaltyProtectionCompanionshipGuidance
Nature and meaning
Details
Lenormand
Lenormand cards are read in pairs and lines rather than as archetypes; the playing-card inset is traditional and is not used in every school. This deck is the 36-card Petit Lenormand, not the 54-card Grand Jeu.
Correspondences
- Number
- 18
Practice
- Advice
Keep faith with the people who keep faith with you.
- Magical Uses
- LoyaltyDivinationCartomancy
Nature and meaning
- Meaning
A loyal friend, devotion and trust; faithfulness given or required.
Details
- Playing Card
- 10 of Hearts
- Keywords
- LoyaltyFriendshipTrustFidelity
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More in Animal totems
The entries either side of this one in the same catalogue.
- Cat Cat is a fire animal totem of the center in the Folk Western tradition. It is associated with independence, magic and mystery. Its medicine is independence, psychic powers and mystery, and its shadow aspect is aloofness and selfishness.
- Crow Crow is an air animal totem of the west in the Folk Western tradition. It is associated with magic, law and intelligence. Its medicine is magic, shape shifting and creation, and its shadow aspect is thief and trickster.
- Lion Lion is a fire animal totem of the south in the Folk Western tradition. It is associated with courage, strength and leadership. Its medicine is courage, leadership and family, and its shadow aspect is arrogance and aggression.
- Fox Fox is a fire animal totem of the east in the Folk Western tradition. It is associated with cunning, adaptability and observation. Its medicine is cunning, stealth and adaptability, and its shadow aspect is trickery and deception.
- Dolphin Dolphin is a water animal totem of the west in the Folk Western tradition. It is associated with joy, playfulness and harmony. Its medicine is breath, sound and rhythm, and its shadow aspect is escapism and avoidance.
- Turtle Turtle is an earth animal totem of the north in the Folk Western tradition. It is associated with patience, protection and longevity. Its medicine is patience, protection and earth, and its shadow aspect is slowness and withdrawal.
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