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Feared yet fascinating, the snake is revered as a powerful totem, a source of life. Through its ability to change, it represents vital force and primal energy.
What does the snake symbolize, and what does it say about the people it guides? Here are the answers.
Place on the wheel
8th of 12 totems
Born between
October 23 and November 21
Western sign
Elemental clan
Frog (Water)
Keywords
Transformation, rebirth, energy, wisdom
Affinities
Woodpecker and Wolf
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The snake is the eighth animal of the Native American wheel. It matches the middle of autumn and the sign of Scorpio, with which it shares many links. Balanced between two worlds, it is both shadow and light, life and death: its creative force is as powerful as its destructive force. In the Bible, it is the one who causes the fall of Adam and Eve.
Among Native Americans, the snake fascinates through its ability to renew itself. It sheds its skin to grow, which echoes the many changes of the human being: as with Scorpio, death should lead only to transformation, to rebirth.
👉 The snake “smells” with its tongue: by flicking it out, it picks up scents from the air, which an organ in the roof of its mouth then analyzes.
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A reptile with a physical bond to the earth, the snake grants a primal instinct and an extraordinary sensitivity. A strong sexual symbol, it evokes passion: the people it guides live everything intensely, in love as in their commitments.
The snake is constantly evolving: it seeks truth and knowledge, and does not fear metamorphosis. The flip side of this depth: it can be secretive, jealous or resentful, and hold on to an old skin for too long.
A passion that lives everything to the full.
An instinct that senses what is hidden.
A thirst for truth and knowledge.
Secrecy, jealousy, resentment.
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The snake is famous for shedding its skin: it is the symbol of renewal, transformation and rebirth. It encourages you to accept change, to evolve and to grow throughout your life. Through its direct link with the earth, it is also associated with vital energy, instinct and drive.
Finally, it is a symbol of wisdom and protection. In many cultures, it is a guardian that keeps negative energies away. If the snake is your spirit animal, you are probably someone who constantly reinvents themselves, with a strong life energy.
A snake often appears when you need support: it helps you move forward when you have to enter an environment that is unknown to you.
A snake shedding its skin heralds a personal transformation. To go further, discover what dreaming of snakes means.
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The snake belongs to the Frog clan, the clan of Water, with the woodpecker and the wolf. Discover also the ouroboros, the snake biting its own tail.
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Madison's insights: the snake, daring to transform
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