Difference Between Animal Spirit Guides And Animal Totems

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Today I watched a short video on animal spirit guides. The videos main focus was on the red-tailed hawk but it also discussed animal totems. The video was by Jordana Van who is a holistic healer and intuitive counselor. Before the video I did have some general knowledge about spirit guides and animal totems but it was very interesting to see the details of a specific animal. Early on in the video a big distinction is made between animal spirit guides and animal totems. Spirit guides are the current journey and animal totems are a permanent piece of someone life. While the red-tailed hawk can be both, it is most commonly found to be an animal totem. The description of the red-tailed hawk reminded me very much of horoscopes. Red-tailed hawk

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