Elk people

People born during the Long Snows Moon, November 22 to December 21st, have the obsidian as their totem in the mineral kingdom, the black spruce as their totem in the plant kingdom and the elk as their totem in the animal kingdom. Their colour is black.

Like their mineral, Elk people can be both shiny and translucent. When they are well developed in their natures, they have an inner glow that lights their entire beings. They also have the ability to let you see somewhat into their beings, but no more deeply than they wish you to look. Like their stone, they can be hard to shape to a new viewpoint or situation, but once they are there, they will be there solidly. Elk people can be good mirrors for other people. They have the ability to be clairvoyant and to transmit thoughts. They are protective of those with whom they are close.

Like the spruce, Elk people can be both antiseptic and loosening. They have an innate sense of justice, and they will try to clean out any situation that they see as unjust. They have an intuitiveness that can see into the hearts of others.

The Elk is the most regal member of the deer family and elk people look like they belong in a royal family. They can often be teachers and look out for the welfare of others. They are truly concerned about those around them. Like their totem these people like to go to high places. Their insightful minds can also go which others avoid. But they do need to occasionally come down to the valley to ground themselves for greater balance in their lives. Once an elk person has made up their minds it is very difficult to change.

The colour black is associated with the black of the night falling upon the earth. This black gives elk people the power of surrender that can allow their intuition, their inner knowing, to come through and guide their lives.

When people from other totems travel through this one, they can learn more about their own introspective and clairvoyant talents, the regal part of their own nature and their ability to share wisely the lessons that their trip around the Medicine Wheel has taught them.

Taken from: The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology by Sun Bear and Wabun