Totems

Alright, let’s gab about them ceramic yard totems, you know, the things folks stick in their yards to make ’em look fancy. I seen some real pretty ones and some that look like a dog’s breakfast, but hey, to each their own, I always say. First off, what the heck are these things anyway? Well, they’re like big, tall piles of ceramic stuff, stacked up like a kid’s blocks but way prettier. You got your balls, your squares, your…thingamajigs, all stuck together and baked hard like a good pie crust….

Alright, let’s talk about this… uh… cardinal totem thing. Sounds fancy, but I’ll tell ya, it ain’t that complicated. It’s like this, see? Some folks, they say if you got the cardinal as your… what they call it? Totem? Yeah, totem. Well, it means you listen to that little voice inside your head. You know, the one that tells you if somethin’ feels right or wrong. Like when you’re about to eat that extra piece of pie and somethin’ says, “Hold on now, Bessie, you had enough!” That kinda thing….

Well now, let me tell ya somethin’ ’bout the butterfly totem animal. If a butterfly ever starts showin’ up in yer life, ya best believe somethin’ good’s comin’ your way! They ain’t just pretty to look at; they got a whole lotta meaning behind ’em. A butterfly’s here to tell ya it’s time for some change, like a fresh start, a rebirth. Y’know, kinda like how we grow from little babies into grown folks. That’s what the butterfly’s all about — transformation. Transformation and Freedom See, butterflies, they go through…

Well, let me tell ya somethin’ ’bout this buffalo thing, alright? Folks say it’s a totem, a spirit animal or somethin’ like that. Now, I ain’t no fancy scholar or nothin’, but I heard things, ya know? Seen things too, back in the day. Them buffalos, they were a big deal for the Injuns, the Native Americans, they called ’em. Way I heard it, them buffalos weren’t just animals to them folks. They were like family. Can ya believe that? Family! Guess it makes sense though, seein’ as how much…

Well now, you wanna know about them Brother Bear totems, huh? I ain’t no fancy teacher or nothin’, but I seen that movie with my grandkids, and I can tell ya a thing or two. It’s all about them spirit animals, see? Like, what kind of critter you are on the inside. What’s a Totem Anyways? Don’t go gettin’ all confused now. A totem, it’s just a symbol, like a picture, that tells ya somethin’ ’bout yourself. In that Brother Bear movie, them brothers get these totems – fancy little…

Well now, let me tell ya somethin’ ’bout this here bobcat, the bobcat animal totem, ya know? It ain’t just some fancy critter you see in the woods. It’s got a meanin’, a powerful one, like them old folks used to say. What’s this bobcat thing all about, anyway? See, some folks, they believe animals got spirits, and them spirits can teach us things. This bobcat, it’s one of them teacher spirits. They call it a totem, like a sign or a guide. This bobcat, it ain’t no loudmouth like…

Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about this here beaver thing, this…uh… “beaver totem,” they call it. Now, I ain’t no fancy scholar or nothin’, just an old woman who’s seen a thing or two in her time. But I reckon I can make sense of it for ya, the way I see it. What’s this beaver all about, anyway? From what I gather, this beaver ain’t just some furry critter swimmin’ around in the creek. It’s supposed to be somethin’ more, somethin’ like a…a guide, I guess. Like them…

Well now, let me tell ya ’bout that there totem pole, the one they got up in that Beacon Hill place. Big ol’ thing it is, taller than anythin’ I ever did see. They say it used to be the tallest in the whole wide world, can ya believe that? Story Pole, that’s what they call it. Stands right there in Beacon Hill Park, lookin’ out at the water. Pretty sight, I reckon, though I don’t rightly know what all them carvins mean. Lots of birds and critters and faces,…

Alright, listen up, y’all. Let’s talk about this here… uh… “battle totem season of discovery” thingamajig. Sounds fancy, but it ain’t nothin’ too complicated, ya hear? It’s like this… they got this game, World of Warcraft, and they keep addin’ stuff to it. They call it “seasons” or some such. This “Season of Discovery,” well, it’s one of them. Now, from what I gather, there’s this here totem thing. A totem, mind you, like them Injuns used to have, or maybe still do. But this ain’t no real totem, see?…

Well, let me tell ya somethin’ ’bout this here woodpecker, the one they call a totem. Folks say it means somethin’, this bird peckin’ away at the trees. I ain’t no scholar, mind you, just an old woman who’s seen a thing or two, but I’ll tell ya what I’ve heard and what makes sense to me. Opportunity Knocks, They Say They say this woodpecker, it’s like opportunity knockin’ at your door. You know, like when someone comes a-callin’ and you gotta open up and see what they want. This…