From the www.spiritanimal.info site: “The owl spirit animal is emblematic of a deep connection with wisdom and intuitive knowledge. If you have the owl as totem or power animal, you’re likely to have the ability to see what’s usually hidden to most. When the spirit of this animal guides you, you can see the true reality, beyond illusion and deceit. The owl also offers for those who have it a personal totem the inspiration and guidance necessary to deeply explore the unknown and the magic of life.”
I don’t know if everyone has an animal totem but I always thought my daughter Piri did. I feel sure that her animal totem is an owl because when she was a baby, a particular barred owl living in our woods, got obsessed with her and seemed to be constantly watching her. He would even perch on a low branch outside the living room window so he could stare into the house when we were not outside. At night he perched on the hip of the roof and made those wheezing owl noises that are not hoots. When she was pre-school age her favorite dress, that she insisted on wearing almost every day, had an owl on it.
So when I painted Piri, I wanted to include her animal totem. -LP
