- published: 20 Dec 2012
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A totem is a stipulated ancestor of a group of people, such as a family, clan, group, lineage, or tribe.
Totems support larger groups than the individual person. In kinship and descent, if the apical ancestor of a clan is nonhuman, it is called a totem. Normally this belief is accompanied by a totemic myth.
Although the term is of Ojibwe origin in North America, totemistic beliefs are not limited to Native Americans. Similar totem-like beliefs have been historically present in societies throughout much of the world, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the Arctic polar region.
In modern times, some single individuals, not otherwise involved in the practice of a tribal religion, have chosen to adopt a personal spirit animal helper, which has special meaning to them, and may refer to this as a totem. This non-traditional usage of the term is prevalent in the New Age movement and the mythopoetic men's movement.
Totemism (derived from the root -oode- in the Ojibwe language, which referred to something kinship-related, c.f. odoodem, "his totem") is a religious belief that is frequently associated with shamanistic religions. The totem is usually an animal or other natural figure that spiritually represents a group of related people such as a clan.
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We look far in the quiet
But we never see
Turn my eye deep inside
But we never say
The spirits fades
Our fortune from blood
Of the enemy
Nestin' up in the woods
Of your family
Now fly away
You were young
You got pride
All your power inside
What your spirit say
Let you roar, let you cry
And make you say
We look far in the quiet
But we never see
Turn my eye deep inside
But we never say
The spirits fades
Close your eyes
And you'll hear
The horizon speak
Visualize all the forms
I can take
And don't be afraid
You were old
You were wise
All your powers are power
Your spirit say
Let you crawl, let you cry
And make you say