Snake
People born under the Freeze Up Moon, the middle moon of Mudjekeewis, have the snake as their animal totem, the thistle as their plant and copper and malachite as their minerals. Their color is orange, and they belong to the Frog clan — of clear, deep lakes rather than wildly running streams.
Source: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Freeze Up Moon (Snake)”
- Dates
- October 24 – November 21
- Moon
- Freeze Up Moon
- Elemental clan
- Frog Clan (Water)
- Spirit Keeper
- Mudjekeewis (West)
- Plant
- Thistle
- Mineral
- Copper and malachite
- Color
- Orange
Source: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), Reference Chart
Personality
Snake people bring change to whatever they touch. They are natural healers and gifted in the psychic realms, with the risk of using those gifts for personal gain. Like the thistle they wear a prickly coating; when confused they can be stubborn, critical, jealous, deceitful and given to furious anger, yet they have intense self-control when they choose to use it. They are mysterious and secretive and see through to the depths of the soul. Like their totem they shed old skins: change does not come easily to them, but when it comes it is permanent.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Freeze Up Moon (Snake)”
Love & Relationships
They tend to be highly sexual beings and are reputed to be intense and exciting lovers. With their children they can sometimes be too cold-blooded.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Freeze Up Moon (Snake)”
Work & Career
Orange, their color, marks the ambitious person who takes pride in the work he or she does, and they are natural healers.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Freeze Up Moon (Snake)”
Health & Wellbeing
They are prone to problems of the blood system and to all kinds of nervous maladies, from ulcers to fits of depression.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Freeze Up Moon (Snake)”
Mythology & Symbolism
The feathered serpent was the foremost symbol of the ancient Maya and Aztec empires. The Hopi see the snake as a messenger from other realms that can bring the life-giving rains; for the Ojibway it stands for patience, and the Snake clan was one of their medicine clans. The book stresses that the Native view of the snake fits this totem far better than the European one.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Freeze Up Moon (Snake)”
Compatibility
Complementary totem
Compatible totems