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Fox - Celtic Pagan Symbolsm
Cherokees believed Fox could prevent frostbite. Apaches legend is that Fox killed the evil bear and stuck her tail into fire, stealing its flame for the people. The Choctaw’s belief is that Fox protected family unity.
Animal-Speak, Ted Andrews, (Llewellyn Publications, 2002)
Animal Magick, D. J. Conway, (Llewellyn Publications, 1996)
Fox, the Animal
The Welsh regard seeing one Fox as a good luck omen, sighting several at one time is ill luck. They believed that witches could transform themselves into Foxes. During the Middle Ages, Fox represented the Devil.
Fox represents shapeshifting, being invisible and the female magick of camouflage. Her power cycle is dawn, dusk and at night. She has a long positive history of magick and its associated cunning.
With the exception of toy breeds of dogs, foxes are the smallest members of the canine family, being about the size of a domestic cat. The red fox is the most common. Other subspecies of fox are the fennec, swift, gray and Arctic.
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Fox represents cunning, wildness and diplomacy. She also is a warning to keep one’s counsel, when to hold silence and when to break silence by quietly observing situations, then deciding what words to use. Fox, like Coyote is also seen as trickster. Because Fox is most often seen at the Between Times, dawn and dusk, she is seen as a guide into the Faerie Realm.
Fox, Native American Pagan Symbol
Fox teaches how to gain confidence in one’s ability to see into the near future and to use camouflage in observing what is happening in the present.
Since ancient times, foxes were known for their slyness and cunning. One hunting method they employ is “charming” their prey. Foxes will act silly until they get the animal’s attention. They prance and whirl about until the target gets curious, draws closer and is within striking distance. Foxes have also played dead in order to attract their dinner. They hunt at dawn and dusk.
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The Druid Animal Oracle, Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm (A Fireside Book, 1994)
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The female fox is called a vixen, the male, a dog and the young are cubs, pups or kits. While adult foxes are, for the most part, solitary and monogamous, a group is called a skulk. When the cubs are born, the dog will bring the vixen food until she can hunt. Foxes live together during the breeding season until fall when the kits are on their own. These animals cannot breed with other canine members. Foxes are omnivorous and have a varied diet. They hunt rabbits, birds, hares, mice, squirrels, lemmings, insects, eggs and snakes. The will also eat carrion. They bury their prey in a cache. They will also attack domesticated chickens, turkeys, lambs, piglets, small pets,Jordan 4, geese, small game, ducks and pheasants. They also eat grains and fruit. Foxes are predators and also prey to coyotes, wolves, mountain lions,Jordan All Day, dogs, fishers, bobcats and humans. These canines have various vocalizations including yaps, barks, screams, growls, hiccups and howls.
The animals live in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. There some related canines in South and Central America. Foxes were introduced to Australia by the British who enjoyed hunting them. Their tails,Air Jordan 8, prized by fox hunters,Jordan Pro Classic, are called brushes.
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