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Spirit animal by zodiac sign

Spirit animal by zodiac sign, from the Native American wheel: Aries hawk, Taurus beaver, Gemini deer, Cancer woodpecker, Leo salmon, Virgo bear, Libra raven, Scorpio snake, Sagittarius owl, Capricorn goose, Aquarius otter and Pisces wolf. That wheel follows the sign dates to within a day; the Celtic calendar, with 13 periods, matches none of them.

Spirit Animal by Zodiac Sign: All 12 Signs
SignTotem datesAnimal
Aries Mar 21 – Apr 19 Hawk — acting first and adjusting after
Taurus Apr 20 – May 20 Beaver — building something that holds
Gemini May 21 – Jun 20 Deer — alertness and quick reading of a room
Cancer Jun 21 – Jul 21 Woodpecker — persistence directed at one spot
Leo Jul 22 – Aug 21 Salmon — confidence that pulls others along
Virgo Aug 22 – Sep 21 Bear — practical strength held in reserve
Libra Sep 22 – Oct 22 Raven — reading situations others miss
Scorpio Oct 23 – Nov 22 Snake — renewal through complete change
Sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 21 Owl — seeing in conditions others cannot
Capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 19 Goose — endurance over long distance
Aquarius Jan 20 – Feb 18 Otter — unconventional problem-solving
Pisces Feb 19 – Mar 20 Wolf — instinct trusted before evidence

Same table, grouped

The animals by element

Fire signs

Aries — hawk, acting first and adjusting after; Leo — salmon, confidence that pulls others along; Sagittarius — owl, seeing in conditions others cannot.

Earth signs

Taurus — beaver, building something that holds; Virgo — bear, practical strength held in reserve; Capricorn — goose, endurance over long distance.

Air signs

Gemini — deer, alertness and quick reading of a room; Libra — raven, reading situations others miss; Aquarius — otter, unconventional problem-solving.

Water signs

Cancer — woodpecker, persistence directed at one spot; Scorpio — snake, renewal through complete change; Pisces — wolf, instinct trusted before evidence.

Where this list comes from

The sign-by-sign animals come from The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology, a 1980 book by Sun Bear and Wabun. It laid a wheel of birth totems over the twelve solar months, which is why its periods follow the zodiac dates to within a day (its Leo period runs Jul 22 – Aug 21; the usual Leo dates are Jul 23 – Aug 22).

It is a modern system rather than a documented tribal calendar, and Native American writers have criticized it for being sold as one. The descriptions here are the book's tradition as it spread, not a claim about any nation's beliefs.

Why the other calendar cannot be listed this way

The Celtic wheel runs on 13 lunar periods of about 28 days, and the zodiac runs on 12 solar ones, so the two cannot line up. 12 of the 13 Celtic animals straddle two signs; only the cat fits inside one, Aquarius. Someone born under Gemini gets either the seahorse or the wren, depending on the exact date.

Each zodiac sign against the Celtic calendar
Each zodiac sign against the Celtic calendarFor each of the twelve signs, a bar of its usual dates split into the Celtic animals that cover those days, with the number of days each; the Native American animal for the sign named alongside.AriesMar 21 – Apr 19Native: HawkFox: March 21 – April 14, 25 daysFox 25Bull: 15–April 19, 5 daysBull 5TaurusApr 20 – May 20Native: BeaverBull: April 20 – May 12, 23 daysBull 23Seahorse: 13–May 20, 8 daysSeahorse 8GeminiMay 21 – Jun 20Native: DeerSeahorse: May 21 – June 9, 20 daysSeahorse 20Wren: 10–June 20, 11 daysWren 11CancerJun 21 – Jul 22Native: WoodpeckerWren: June 21 – July 7, 17 daysWren 17Horse: 8–July 22, 15 daysHorse 15LeoJul 23 – Aug 22Native: SalmonHorse: July 23 – August 4, 13 daysHorse 13Salmon: 5–August 22, 18 daysSalmon 18VirgoAug 23 – Sep 22Native: BearSalmon: August 23 – September 1, 10 daysSalmon 10Swan: 2–September 22, 21 daysSwan 21LibraSep 23 – Oct 22Native: RavenSwan: 23–September 29, 7 daysSwan 7Butterfly: September 30 – October 22, 23 daysButterfly 23ScorpioOct 23 – Nov 21Native: SnakeButterfly: 23–October 27, 5 daysButterfly 5Wolf: October 28 – November 21, 25 daysWolf 25SagittariusNov 22 – Dec 21Native: OwlWolf: 22–November 24, 3 daysWolf 3Falcon: November 25 – December 21, 27 daysFalcon 27CapricornDec 22 – Jan 19Native: GooseFalcon: 22–December 23, 2 days2Stag: December 24 – January 19, 27 daysStag 27AquariusJan 20 – Feb 18Native: OtterStag: January 20, 1 days1Cat: January 21 – February 17, 28 daysCat 28Snake: February 18, 1 days1PiscesFeb 19 – Mar 20Native: WolfSnake: February 19 – March 17, 27 daysSnake 27Fox: 18–March 20, 3 daysFox 3Bars: the Celtic animals covering each sign, with the number of days each takesSource: tropical sign dates; the two birth-date wheels set out on our pagesastrohot.com
Each zodiac sign against the Celtic calendarFor each of the twelve signs, a bar of its usual dates split into the Celtic animals that cover those days, with the number of days each; the Native American animal for the sign named alongside.Aries · Mar 21 – Apr 19Native: HawkFox: March 21 – April 14, 25 daysFox 25Bull: 15–April 19, 5 daysBull 5Taurus · Apr 20 – May 20Native: BeaverBull: April 20 – May 12, 23 daysBull 23Seahorse: 13–May 20, 8 daysSeahorse 8Gemini · May 21 – Jun 20Native: DeerSeahorse: May 21 – June 9, 20 daysSeahorse 20Wren: 10–June 20, 11 daysWren 11Cancer · Jun 21 – Jul 22Native: WoodpeckerWren: June 21 – July 7, 17 daysWren 17Horse: 8–July 22, 15 daysHorse 15Leo · Jul 23 – Aug 22Native: SalmonHorse: July 23 – August 4, 13 daysHorse 13Salmon: 5–August 22, 18 daysSalmon 18Virgo · Aug 23 – Sep 22Native: BearSalmon: August 23 – September 1, 10 daysSalmon 10Swan: 2–September 22, 21 daysSwan 21Libra · Sep 23 – Oct 22Native: RavenSwan: 23–September 29, 7 daysSwan 7Butterfly: September 30 – October 22, 23 daysButterfly 23Scorpio · Oct 23 – Nov 21Native: SnakeButterfly: 23–October 27, 5 days5Wolf: October 28 – November 21, 25 daysWolf 25Sagittarius · Nov 22 – Dec 21Native: OwlWolf: 22–November 24, 3 days3Falcon: November 25 – December 21, 27 daysFalcon 27Capricorn · Dec 22 – Jan 19Native: GooseFalcon: 22–December 23, 2 days2Stag: December 24 – January 19, 27 daysStag 27Aquarius · Jan 20 – Feb 18Native: OtterStag: January 20, 1 daysCat: January 21 – February 17, 28 daysCat 28Snake: February 18, 1 daysPisces · Feb 19 – Mar 20Native: WolfSnake: February 19 – March 17, 27 daysSnake 27Fox: 18–March 20, 3 days3Bars: Celtic animals, days within the signSource: tropical sign dates; our two wheelsastrohot.com

Aquarius is the only sign that touches three Celtic animals: stag (1 day), cat (28 days) and snake (1 day).

Across the whole year the two systems name the same animal on only 17 days out of 365. Enter a date to see both →

The Celtic wheel, for comparison

Stag Dec 24 – Jan 20 Cat Jan 21 – Feb 17 Snake Feb 18 – Mar 17 Fox Mar 18 – Apr 14 Bull Apr 15 – May 12 Seahorse May 13 – Jun 9 Wren Jun 10 – Jul 7 Horse Jul 8 – Aug 4 Salmon Aug 5 – Sep 1 Swan Sep 2 – Sep 29 Butterfly Sep 30 – Oct 27 Wolf Oct 28 – Nov 24 Falcon Nov 25 – Dec 23

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