Quiz: Which Spirit Keeper do You Need?

Native American traditions speak of four powers, or Spirit Keepers, associated with the four directions, animals, colors, and qualities, that may be honored and invoked, celebrated and worked with in order to bring ourselves into better balance with What Is.

Take this simple quiz to see which Native American Spirit Keeper would be most helpful to you now:

Look at the following sets of three statements. Which set of three is most true for you?

A
1. I long for a sense of renewal and quickening in my life.

2. I desire more clarity.

3. I feel that increased intelligence, intensity, and purity would be helpful to me now.

B
1. I long for transformation in my life.

2. I desire to be more grounded.

3. I feel that increased endurance, stability, and introspection would be helpful to me now.

C
1. I long for illumination.

2. I desire a sense of awakening and newness.

3. I feel that increased Light, spirituality, and far-sightedness would be helpful to me now.

D
1. I long for discovery in my life.

2. I desire a sense of unfolding and organic growth.

3. I feel that increased vitality, intuition and awareness of feelings would be helpful to me now.

If you chose A, you need the Power of the North.
Animal: Buffalo
Color: White
The Power of the North clarifies the mind and purifies our mental being.

If you chose B, you need the Power of the West.
Animal: Grizzly Bear
Color: Black
The Power of the West activates the intelligence of the physical body and enables it to work with the material substances that constitute our flesh, blood and bones.

If you chose C, you need the Power of the East.
Animal: Eagle
Color: Yellow
The Power of the East enables us to be enlightened with sudden flashes of inspiration and understanding through our innermost “self,” which is the noblest aspect of our total being.

If you chose D, you need the Power of the South.
Animal: Mouse
Color: Red
The Power of the South empowers and strengthens the intuitive “self.”

Spend some time facing or contemplating the direction you chose. Connect with those qualities within you. You may want to petition the power animal of that direction to help and guide you.

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Adapted from Shamanic Spirit, by Kenneth Meadows (Inner Traditions, 2004). Copyright (c) 2004 by Kenneth Meadows. Reprinted by permission of Inner Traditions.
Adapted from Shamanic Spirit, by Kenneth Meadows (Inner Traditions, 2004).

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Susan S.

12:52PM PDT on Apr 28, 2012

send a green star

Shirley E.

3:56AM PDT on Apr 27, 2012

Lovely stuff, thank you.

Pamela M.

7:55AM PDT on Mar 19, 2012

Thanks for the idea, this definitely has peaked my interest in this topic and I'm off to do more research!

Dale O.

9:01PM PDT on Mar 18, 2012

Fascinating and very interesting.

Loretta K.

5:43PM PST on Jan 20, 2012

Thanks, I find this subject interesting.

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10:38PM PST on Jan 11, 2012

Sherri M.

6:13PM PDT on Oct 4, 2011

Good Article!!

Melinda offline K.

6:38PM PDT on Sep 5, 2011

This is part of the medicine wheel and isnt necessarily your life totem, but what you need right now. In other countries other indigenous animals might take up the four corners, like Kangaroo for example. These animals are helpful and wonderful, as all animals, are but they do inhabit a certain country. There are some really great books out there if you like this topic and I recommend Ted Andrews Animal Speak, its fantastic. There are also some really good websites on power animals. We all have more than one power animal and they can related to each power centre - also known as chakra. They help us to embody certain qualities and come back into balance when we are out of sorts. Animals have qualities and teachings, sometimes referred to as 'medicine'. I recommend Ted Andrews book, its really fascinating and a great guide to many of the planets animals, as well as how to find your animal totems, how to work with them and how they might be helping you. Good luck!

Robert O.

11:29AM PDT on Jul 6, 2011

Thanks.

Shelly P.

9:51PM PDT on Apr 19, 2011

WOW!!!....WOW!!!