My first "totem" animal was Wolf . He came to me when i was 6 or 7 years old, in what I now know was a dream, although at the time, I was convinced I had actually met him on the physical plane, until my mother pointed out that there were no 6 foot tall wolves, that we had never been to a zoo and that there were no wild wolves in our area ! In that dream, I was standing at the edge of a forest, looking in, and He stepped out, a massively tall grey wolf with incredibly tall legs, golden eyes ... Just stood there looking at me for a while, I looking back at him, craning my neck, and then he just backed into the forest again . He has been with me ever since . He is ALWAYS with me . People close to me, from then on, started giving me books on wolves, images, etc... to feed my curiosity . Over the years, I have run and hunted with him, known the lust and love when breaking the neck of a prey, been hunted and set upon by him . He has shown me parts of myself I would have otherwise ignored or shunned . Thanks to Wolf, the canine spirit is an inherent part of myself, I am surrounded by dogs, cannot live without them .

I have since met and worked with other animal spirits who revealed themselves to me when they felt i needed them : Crow, White Mare, Lynx, Spider, Moth ... These come and go, Wolf is always at my side, and within me .

A few nights ago, as my life is taking a new direction, I had another very powerful visit : in that dream, I was walking in a deserted street, feeling hot and thirsty . I spotted a water pump and as I started pumping, a gorgeous bearded Dragon climbed upon the top of the pump. and dozens and dozens of Dragons and smaller lizards started pouring out of the pump, into the street, around my feet ... I was torn between laughing and screaming, but the dragon on top of the pump just looked at me, tongue out, tongue in, and I suddenly realised I wasn't hot and uncomfortable anylonger, just peaceful and content . I thanked him and walked off into the rest of my dreams, in the midst of the writhing lizards and dragons . Without explaining what happened next, i will simply say that their presence was explained and I have understood the lesson I am meant to receive from them, everything fits, I am elated  .

I somehow feel that Dragon and Lizard are also here to stay, the meeting was extremely powerful and deeply revealing . 2007 has been a year of change for me and what Lizard and Dragon have so far let me see is just the right medicine ! :)

Charles Darwin once said : "It is absurd to talk about one animal being higher than another ." What BEAUTIFUL words ! They teach us lessons of Nature, reveal incredible truths stripped of the perceptions of man, play games with us, command respect . I am certain that in the not too distant future, Dragon and lizard will join wolf in a tatoo, which I am now saving up for .