Panther
This is a powerful medicine of silence. The panther shows you how to face your shadow within and bring it into light.
Parrot
The parrot appears to caution you of the false reality you may currently have in your life that you have masked by all those bright colours. Recognise the image of self-importance and the imposter that you are. Parrots love the sound of their own voice and hears themselves above others. They are selfish and self-centered.
People with parrot medicine seek attention that they probably did not have in their childhood. Similarly, the parrot may appear to you to remind you to heal yourself of your past.
Penguin
The well-dressed penguin is also true for people with penguin medicine. They mingle well with high society and enjoy the lifestyle.
The penguin person has the ability to change their dreams while in a state of sleep. They should learn to use the same abilities to change their real life as easily as well.
Pig
When a pig visits you, pay attention to its movements. If a pig crosses your path, it may be an unlucky sign. If a pig runs with straw in its mouth, it is a sign of storm approaching. If you drive pigs indoors on Beltane morning, it is a good omen.
Pigeon
The pigeon is a spirit helper that guides you home. It exists among people who are challenged to find security and clarity in all aspects of their lives. Among people who have no stability and sense of home. Ask yourself if you have not contributed to your family or lost your heritage. The pigeon tells you to work together with your family and the importance of family communication and a safe loving home.
The pigeon signals that it is time for you to express your gratitude to your siblings, parents and relatives. It is time to exercise forgiveness for them. Return to your home and draw upon the loving energies that may still be there.
People with pigeon medicine must focus and realise with clarity his ultimate goals.
Praying Mantis
When you see a praying mantis, ask yourself if you have lost your patience with a particular situation. Or have you been too patient with something to the detriment of yourself? Is your perception correct about the situation?
The praying mantis is a spirit helper for prayer, meditation and martial arts. It can awaken the ability for perception through stillness. It can bring you to move along with your personal bio-rythm. It can also help you move between worlds.
Porcupine
The porcupine only throws quills when cornered. This is a reaction that hides his true gentle and non-aggressive nature. The lesson to behold here is trust.
Puma
The puma are fast runners only for short distances. It may be telling you not to run too hard and pace your steps.
Learn the ability of the puma's whiskers that detect faint vibrations. Learn to be sensitive of the people and situations around you.
Quail
The quail may arrive to you when you are at a point of naming a baby. The quail can help you find your soul name, the name that stays with you from one life to another.
The quail also imparts the concept of safety in numbers. Stay in a tight circle for warmth and protection.
Rabbit
Rabbit is a sign that you are in state of fear. It is time to pull your courage to face difficulties instead of following your nature to run instantly to a burrow. Ask yourself what has been hindering your physical and spiritual progress.
Nevertheless, if you need to run from danger, adopt the rabbit's agility. He knows which direction to go in an instant. His movement is unprompted and he knows how to take opportunity before it's gone.
Racoon
The racoon may be reminding you not to take what doesn't belong to you. Perhaps you have been envious of what others have. Thieves and burglars usually have racoon medicine.
The racoon also has the habit of barging into a potentially dangerous situation. Rethink and gather all information before you do so.
Those working with the theater could also use the help of racoon medicine. The racoon is a master of diguise. It helps you assume and interchange many identities and roles. You may also use this ability in your career for greater success and to help you deal with the various people you encounter.
The racoon has night vision. You may seek the racoon to find things you otherwise couldn't in the day.
Ram
The ram is the spirit helper when you seek new experiences and beginnings in your life. It helps give you the mental energy and stimulation to complete what you initiated. The ram is the king of determination but caution not to lock horns.
This is the time to move up where others dare not go. Seek new heights in your work and relationships. Secure your spot, the ram has a strong foothold.
Rat
The rat is a sign of selfishness and greed. People with rat medicine are resourceful but possess fearful emotions. To feel secure, they hoard and consume more than they need. They take so much at the expense of others' needs. They always fear they don't have enough. They have no sense of true abundance in their lives.
The rat could overcome his fear through community involvement and prayer.
Rooster
The rooster is the announcer of a new dawn. It is likely telling you to let others know of your new plan.
White rooster: Protector of the farm it lives in. Luck for the farm. Ought not be killed.
Black rooster: A sign of evil spirits or sacrifice.
Rooster standing at the doorway: There will be a visitor.
Rooster perched on a gate at nightfall: The next day will be a rainy day.
Rooster crows 3 times between sunset and midnight: A death omen.
Crowing at times other than dawn: Misfortune.
Salmon
In a nurturing environment, people with salmon medicine are calm, sensual and giving. Their ability for a 'feel' of others makes them good healers. They never have a shortage of friends, and have no trouble getting volunteers for their crusades. Everybody wants to help the salmon, even if they don't know how it will work. People with salmon medicine are natural motivators.
The other side of the salmon can be egoistical, vulgar and intolerant of others.
Scorpion
The scorpion has intuitive direction. It has accuracy of time and calculation to uncover what is hidden. It teaches patience by starting now and waiting for the right time to move.
The scorpion aids you to send the works of dark magick and negativity back to the sender. It attacks your enemy from the rear and transmutates the poison. Read more in 'Antidote'.
Seagull
Seagulls are casual in building their nests. People with this medicine usually appear untidy and disorganised. For this reason, they may face conflicts with their family or friends.
Seagulls respects the concept of first-come-first-served when it comes to food. The one who arrives first gets to eat first. People with seagull medicine respect fairness. They tend to be attracted to red-coloured foods. The mother seagull has a red spot on her beak to attract her young to eat.
As the gulls spend most time at the shoreline of land, water and air, they have the ability to work in other dimensions.
Seahorse
The seahorse may appear into our lives to remind us to balance both the masculine and feminine energy within us. In the life of the seahorse, the female deposits her eggs into the male's pouch. It is the male who provides the oxygen and nutrients for the young. This is the medicine for the single father. For the single mother, the seahorse medicine provides her the balance she needs for the reverse role. It is time to perfect our imperfections.
For the non-parent, seahorse medicine would help them to be more romantic and understanding of their partner.
Each eye of the seahorse sees independently of the other. It thus processes more vision. People with this medicine should accept that they may have seen more, and it wasn't their imagination!
People with seahorse medicine are advised to heed a two-week time period in their projects.
