Today’s Animal Spirit Guide

Today’s Animal Spirit Guide is…

Wolverine!

No…no not THAT Wolverine…this Wolverine…

(I’m sorry I couldn’t help it…lol)

The Wolverine is an extremely strong animal who is often stocky yet quite muscular. The Wolverine is part of the Mustelidae or weasel family. Wolverines often look like small bears and, at full adult size, are about the same in size as a medium sized dog weighing anywhere from 50-70lbs. Wolverines are known for their strong muscle structure which gives them the ability to take down prey over 5 times it’s size; they are known to be able to take down animals as large as a moose. Wolverines are also sometimes called the “skunk bear” because they have scent glands similar to a skunk though rather than a defense mechanism they are used for marking territory and letting other Wolverine’s know they are looking to mate.

The message of the Wolverine is:

“You’re a lot tougher than you think you are.”

The message that the Wolverine brings comes not only from it’s knowledge and ability that we can take on anything that gets in our way, no matter the size, but also the Wolverine tells us that we can do this on our own when we need to. The Wolverine is a mostly solitary animal and does not wait for others in the family to make a kill for food like some other animals will. If a Wolverine needs sometimes it goes after it; they can travel up to 15 miles a day on their own to seek out food if they need to.

Sometimes you need to be reminded that, no matter how difficult or how towering a situation or problem might appear at the onset, you have the ability to tackle it and take it on if you focus and move ahead without fear. You may find that you need to take the time first to call up your inner Warrior to do it but once you do that you can move forward without fear. Take the time today to think of what might be trying to coax out your inner Warrior and listen to the message of the Wolverine and know that now is the time to hold your head high, pull your shoulders back and get to work. Laying down and “dying” and letting things roll over you isn’t the path to take right now. These things aren’t going to just “roll off your back” but rather drag you down. It’s time to take things head on.

Other keywords with Wolverine are:
ferocity, strength, clarity, focus, persistence, personal power, cunningness, perseverance, adaptability, shapeshifting, invisibility, scavenging, resourcefulness, survival, endurance, balance, wildness