Aquarius' Spirit Animal Is The Otter; A Symbol Of Joy

The otter behaves like no other animal, which greatly fascinated Native Americans. Between land and water, playful and independent, it represents for them the joy of living and the embodiment of femininity.

What does the otter symbolize, and what does it say about the people it guides? Here are the answers.

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The otter, between land and water

The otter is the eleventh animal of the Native American wheel. It matches midwinter and the sign of Aquarius, whose free spirit it shares. Long, slender and elegant, it embodied femininity for Native Americans.

Its amphibious nature fascinated them: they placed it between two worlds, the land and the waters. It thus symbolizes the balance between freedom, which belongs to the land, and deep emotions, which belong to the water. Neither warlike nor territorial, it is also a symbol of peace, kindness and detachment from material goods.

👉 Sea otters hold paws to sleep on the surface: that way, the current does not separate them while they sleep.

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The otter, Aquarius' spirit animal: its personality

The otter is friendly and sociable: its joy is contagious, and it is helpful without expecting anything in return. Where the woodpecker lives only for its family, the otter prefers its freedom, so much so that marriage can feel like a prison that stifles it.

Independent, sometimes rebellious, it dislikes boxes and follows its own current. The flip side of this free spirit: it can run from commitment or scatter itself. The otter gains by finding bonds that let it breathe.

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The powers and message of the otter

If the otter is your spirit animal, its bond with water lets you follow the flow of life, adapting easily to any circumstance. Its intelligence and its ability to grasp everything happening around it also give you the ability to read non-verbal signs: you sense what others feel.

Its message is full of lightness: play, laugh, let yourself be carried. The otter reminds you that joy is not a luxury but a strength, and that you can be both free and deeply kind.

Dreaming of an otter

Dreaming of an otter is generally a good omen for love: this dream promises a happy, serene, sincere and lasting union.

If, on the other hand, you dream that an otter attacks you, it is a sign that someone is trying to take advantage of you: stay alert.

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Welcoming the otter's energy into your daily life

• Give yourself a moment of play with no goal: the otter recharges through pleasure.
• Spend time near water: a river, the sea, or simply a bath.
• Do someone a favor without expecting anything in return: the otter's kindness is its finest strength.

The otter belongs to the Butterfly clan, the clan of Air, with the deer and the crow.

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