Black Tailed Deer in the Olympics by Robert Bateman, Courtesy of Snow Goose Gallery. |
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The Deer Native American Birth Totem May 21 to June 20 |
Nature: A Time of Blooming Wind: East Wind Animal Totem: Deer Strengths: Versatility, Agility Element: Air Weakness: Superficialty Clan: Butterfly |
The Animal Totem: The family of the Deer has members that come in many different shapes, sizes, and weights. Deer, whether Doe or Stag, is a graceful, agile, and skillful animal who observes his environment with a quick, watchful eye and, if necessary, moves with lightning speed. He gives the impression of great intelligence. Stag is intelligent enough to avoid unnecessary confrontations or fights, except during rutting season. The Element: Deer has been assigned the element air, which accounts for his characteristic nimbleness and quick movements. Deer's quickness is like the wind that stands between and connects everything. He is restless and untiring. This may account for the fact that a person born under the sign of the Deer wants to be everywhere at the same time and is always hoping to change things. The Clan: Deer belongs to the Butterfly clan, which is ruled by the element air. The Butterfly is the symbol for being easy and carefree. The Butterfly moves constantly from flower to flower. Nowhere will Deer linger for very long. When applied to Stag people, this means that they impulsively satify their need for stimulation, diversion, and communication, since they feel so much in life needs to be discovered. The Wind: The period betwen May 21 and June 20 is when the wind comes from the East, where the Sun rises. This always symbolizes a new beginning. But soon the wind will change direction and blow from the South. Spring is past its high point, and summer is sending its first messengers. Great new things are in the making and Deers love to be part of this. Deer Character: While Deer are very sensitive, they are also relaxed and carefree. Deer need stimulating changes, which accounts for their urge to constantly force changes, great and small, on their environment that might provide welcome rest make Deer nervous. They suffer when things are calm. Deer people are open-minded and intellectually awake, which makes them fascinating company. They're clever and quick witted. Flexibility and quick reactions are their strength, and they value open comminication greatly. This is one of the main reasons they have trouble making contact with other people. Since both Does and Stags are also slightly impatient, they do not hesitate during a heated debate to cut somebody off in mid-sentence. Reacting quickly is second nature to people born under the animal totem and astrological sign of the Deer. The downside is that they are often seen as capricious and fickle because they do not always take time to explore a subject in depth. They know how to get the attention of the people around them with charm and flair, thereby making up for a volatile and capricious nature. But it still would be sad if the changes and stimulations they seek never go beyond the superficial. Love: Deer people are commonly considered happy-go-lucky. Since they have a penchant for diversion, unless the partner knows how to always keep their love life interesting, exciting and stimulating. This is surly not an easy assignment. But even if a partner does all that, Stag or Doe will, every now and then, let his or her eyes roam and not shy away from a little flirting. For that reason, the partner not only needs to be interesting, but also tolerant. While Deer people--contrary to other tendencies--won't make serious commitments easily, they are masters of flirtation, courtship, and seduction. Stag and Doe easily charm the opposite sex to submission with elegance. An unforgettable night of love-making is often preceded by an enjoyable, stylish evening entertainment and, of course, stimulating conversation. This is much certain: love and marriage with a Deer person will never be boring as long as it is based on tolerance. That is the key to happiness with Stag or Doe Career: Because their curious minds need the challenge of intellectually stimulating work, Deer attach great importance to a job that is complex and exciting. In addition, Deer, who are considerably talented in business, can be diplomtic negotiators. Professions that contact with the public and include frequent busines trips, like positions in sales or journalism, are especially suitable. It's important that Deer work where things are happening. Thats because they react to boredom quite badly, at work and in private life. Vitality: From a physical point of few, the most vulerable areas of Deer are the respiratory system, the nervous systen, the arms, and the hands. It is important for Deer with a cold to make sure that he is fully recovered before resuming normal activities, so that the lungs and bronchial tubes won't become infected. Since Stags and Does are often in overdrive and have a tendency to create more stress than they can tolerate, it is particularly important that they make every effort to take breaks and to relax. The Young Deer: A young Deer is a very active, bright, and vibrant child who is open to everything around him and, therefore, highly stimulated by his environment. Parents do well to provide what is necessary, if the child is not capable of creating it himself. This is particularly the case in school and when studying. While the young Fawn is bright, loves to learn, and can take in a considerable amount of material, his concentration and patience do not always keep pace. Learning comes easily and quickly, but it can also be somewhat superficial. This child needs to be encouraged to look under the surface of things. One of the positive traits of the young Fawn is that he knows how to spread cheer and make people happy. From his very early days he is a fabulous entertainer who loves to talk. This need and his enjoyment of people should be supported by his parents. But it is equally important that he be taught to take people seriously and to allow them to finish their sentences. Imagination and expressiveness are well developed is this child. He loves exciting stories and will, if necessary, invent them. Make sure that his nursery school and his room always have appropriate books on the shelf. He loves it when his mom or dad reads to him from these books at bedrime, perfectly allowing time to talk about what he has heard. Then he can finally get to sleep. Settling down and getting to sleep is difficult for him, so his parents need to be prepared. Make sure that bedtime stories are not too exciting and stimulating, but they also must not be too boring. |
The Deer and His or Her Partner |
Deer and Falcon The elements air and fire could create intense heat, and Deer would surly love to be conquered and seduced by Falcon. In addition, such a relationship is rich in ideas and dynamic activities. Whatever the Deer can conceive, the Falcon will carry out. Here not only will love prosper, but joint projects and plans will also. Deer and Beaver In the beginning these two signs won't suffer from sleepless nights. Deer is loose and carefree, and Beaver stands on solid ground. Since they are both so different, they may compliment and enrich each other. But there is no guarantee they'll live happily ever after. Whatever else is required, both must be willing to compromise. Deer and Deer When people of the same element and the same sign meet, a great deal of accord can be expected. And, indeed, two Deer can have much fun together and constantly stimulate each other. Their relationship will be interesting and exciting. But too much intellectual excitement and diversion could mean lack of emotional depth. Deer and Woodpecker The elements air (Deer) and water (Woodpecker) are strangers. While Woodpecker builds a comfortable nest, hoping that her love will feel at home, Stag roams about and might forget to come home. Under such circumstances, one cannot hope for a great deal of cooperation. However, in such a relationship Stag has a chance to learn something about deep emotions. Deer and Salmon Deer and Salmon, due to the harmonizing elements air and fire, tend to get along well, sometimes extremely well. They both love a certain amount of freedom and are always open to positive inspirations and diversions. The fact that Salmon loves to be the leader makes no difference to Deer. If it gets to be too much, she will simply take off for a few days. Deer and Brown Bear While Brown Bear could be an ideal companion, in the beginning Deer won't be overjoyed because the elements air and earth do not make an ideal mixture. Brown Bear, because he is so dutiful and principled, may spoil the fun for Doe and accuse her of being superficial. But there is one thing that does shine: they both have goodwill. Deer and Raven Here, again, are two signs that have the element air in common, which promises to be an interesting and stimulating combination. Both Deer and Raven have spirit and are very sociable. Not many desires will remain unfulfilled, if any at all. Only their strong, leaning toward diversion could sooner or later create stress. Deer and Serpent The problem with this combination can be that Deer prefers to explore the obvious things in life while Serpent is more tuned to deep and secret areas. The question is whether the two elements, air and water, will meet on the intellectual or emotional plane. Under ideal circumstances, it won't be either-or but rather, both. That's not always easy. Deer and Owl Apart from a few contradictory traits, people belonging to these signs should get along well. Deer believes in logic and knownledge, and Owl wants to discover and understand the wisdom behind the knowledge. If Deer is willing to engage in such deep intellectual endeavers, nothing will stand in the way of happiness. Deer and Goose In the beginning, Deer has no idea of what to do with Goose, who belongs to the element earth. Deer is relaxed, agile, and sometimes even superficial. The strict and more focused Goose could serve as either a solid foundation for Deer or be a hindrance. This is the big question that both would do well to take the time to answer. Deer and Otter Otter, another creature ruled by the element air, is just what Deer hopes to find. Pooling their strengths, these two could reach intellectual heights that could assume ever new dimentions. However, there is also the danger of canceling each other out. For that reason, Deer and Otter should make sure not to ignore the commonplace realities of life. Deer and Wolf With Deer and Wolf, the elements air and water meet. The danger in this relationship is that both live separate lives because their needs are so different. They might not be able to understand each other, let alone find common ground, unless Stag, contrary to his usual habit, is willing to delve into his emotions and Wolf is willing to be more carefree. The End |
This page was last updated on: October 25, 2003
