Common Animal Associations in Witchcraft
Ants - Patience, stamina, planning, perseverance, organization, self-discipline, teamwork, energy, and patience.
Bats - Rebirth, accessing past lives, new ideas, transition, initiation, changes for the better, moon magic, understanding grief, and the ability to observe unseen.
Bears - Introspection, healing and inner knowledge, wisdom, defense, revenge, change, death and rebirth, communication with spirit, solitude, power, mother cunning, healer, gentle strength, transformation, astral travel, strength, unconscious mind, grounding, inner energy of the soul, earth magic, and facing fears.
Beavers - Building, gathering, persistence, shaping, and structure.
Bees - Female warrior energy, reincarnation, communication with the dead, service, gathering, community, connection to the Goddess Diana, helping earth-bound spirits move on to their proper place, concentration, and prosperity.
Birds - Associated with death and transitions, unity, freedom, and individuality.
Butterflies/Caterpillars - Transformation, reincarnation, balance, grace.
Cats - Wholeness, guardians, independence, seeing the unseen, cleverness, a balancing of energies, moon magic, mystic powers, grace, understanding mystery, cleansing, and purification.
Chickens - Power of voice, language, seeking answers, sunrise magick, Protection of family and community, Hearing your inner voice.
Chipmunks - Gathering, mobility, frugal living, and the ability to see both light and shadow.
Cows - Economy, connection to the earth, wealth and prosperity, and patience.
Deer - Gentleness, body awareness, kindness, gracefulness, sensitivity, peace, unconditional love, alertness, recognition of outside influences, innocence and earth magic.
Dogs - Family, wisdom, loyalty, protection, companionship, faithfulness, warnings, and earth and moon magic.
Donkeys - Stubbornness, ability to make decisions, intuition.
Ducks - Water energy and logic.
Elks - Stamina, strength, pride, power, majesty, agility, freedom, and nobility.
Ferrets - Information, seeing truth behind the facade.
Fish - Abundance, fertility, children, harmony, regeneration, love, and mind/emotion balance.
Foxes - Elusiveness, cleverness, feminine courage, subtlety, discretion, agility, cunning, slyness, fire magic, and intelligence.
Frogs - Healing, transformation, cleansing, understanding emotions, and connection with water element.
Goats - Independence, confidence, tenacity, diligence, flexibility, healing and sun magic, abundance, and agility.
Horses - Power, stability and courage, Astral travel, protection, freedom, power, travel, and earth and moon magic.
Mice - Scrutiny, innocence, faith, trust, shyness, quietness, details, and earth magic.
Owls - Deception, wisdom, truth, patience, insight, darkness, and air magic.
Pigs - Truth, earth magick, past life knowledge, intelligence, and cunning.
Rabbits - Fear, faith, alertness, nurturing, conquering fear, safety, innocence, fertility, movement, sensitivity, luck, and moon magic.
Rats - Abundant reproduction, shrewdness, adaptability, success, social, restlessness, earth magic, stealth, and defense.
Sheep - Balance, confidence, fertility, courage, new beginnings, abundance, and assurance.
Snails - Perseverance and Determination.
Snakes - Transmutation, primitive or elemental energy, power, sexual potency. sensuality, shrewdness, and transformation.
Spiders - Shape-shifting, wisdom, creativity, divine inspiration, fate, illusion, feminine energy, and industry.
Squirrels - Discovery, change, trust, resourcefulness, balance in giving and receiving, awareness, sociability, playfulness, preparation, activity, energy, and earth magic.
Wolves - Wisdom, protection, shadow work, guidance, instinct, intelligence, success, perseverance, stability, loyalty, independence, spirit, freedom, guardianship, and earth and moon magic.
