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Antechinus as Totem - RedoOriginal available at Etsy: [link]
This is one of 72 unique illustrations for the still-to-be-published Australian Animal Oracle Deck. In the deck, the Antechinus represents:
*~ Sacrificing health for children. Death. Fury. Savagery. Jealousy. Violence. Relationship troubles. Destruction and creation. Death and birth. Aggression. Suppressing health. Callousness. Placing a huge importance on sex. General welfare. ~*
See the full totem essay here: [link]
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This piece is lovingly crafted on sturdy bend and damage-resistant Crescent 100% rag, completely acid-free, gallery quality illustration board, with watercolour pencil, pencil, water-fast fineliner, and acrylic and iridescent paint.
A4 (20.5 x 29 centimetres / 8.7 x 11.4 inches). Includes an approximate half-centimetre border around the image to assist in framing.
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How does general welfare fit in with the others? General welfare of one's children?
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General welfare of one's children?
In totemism, animals that focus so strongly on one thing also tend to draw attention to its opposite. If Antechinus is indicating an abusive person or family, it may also be asking the person to consider that the general welfare of all isn't being met. But, additionally, antechinus' strip their body of essential proteins, which is - along with violence - what leads to their deaths. A person's health and welfare is incredibly important and in the spotlight when Antechinus is in their lives.
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I think I understand. Is what you're saying that animal totems are so extreme on one end that somehow they also can represent the other end?
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Some are, definitely. An animal that sleeps all day like the lion (something like 22 hours a day on average), will also teach not just lessons to do with rest, but also lessons regarding wakefulness and attention, because they utilise their waking hours very efficiently to be able to get that much rest (which they do, that's exactly why they can rest so much).
Whenever an animal represents an extreme of something, they sometimes can represent the other side of it as well.
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