It is through nature and each part of creation that teachings come.  By living life in a way that brings healing to Mother Earth and all of our fellow creatures we are in harmony with the Universe.  (continued below animal medicine descriptions)

ALLIGATOR new wisdom, primal energy, Earth's dragon symbol.  They only eat when they are hungry and do not consume food unnecessarily. Waste is not a part of alligator medicine.   The eyes of the alligator are positioned high on their head allowing them to remain relatively hidden beneath the water and still see above it.   Symbolically this hints to clairvoyant abilities.  Alligators come together only for reproduction. They have distinct individual personalities. Those with this totem are usually loners and only join together in groups when mandatory.   Alligator medicine people can be great leaders. They know how to survive in any situation and are strong enough to hold their ground
ANTELOPE mental adaptability, speed and action  
ARMADILLO personal protection and discrimination, boundaries.  When you receive an Armadillo totem, it is time to define your space.
You may have trouble saying "no" and are being taken for granted.
Learn to guard your personal space and allow entry only when you want to
 
BADGER   courage, self-reliance, organization, tidiness, assertiveness. The power of the Badger totem is its  willingness to fight for what it wants. This aggression can also be turned  to healing - for Badger is the keeper of Earth's healing herbs.   The badger is a remarkable digger and can get beneath the surface easily. This ability ties the badger to the mysteries of the underworld, where the magic of life and creation is stored. It also symbolizes a strong connection to plant and animal spirits and can teach those with this totem how to align with life both above ground 
and below it.
BAT When bat flies into your life transformation of the ego self  is about to occur.  The old familiar patterns and ideas that have been your truth are about to change. That which once worked for you may no longer.  The process of transformation represents a death and a rebirth.  Bat offers you the wisdom necessary to make the appropriate changes for the birthing of your new identity.
Author Ted Andrews writes that bats have needle like teeth and can sometimes carry rabies.  Rabies is an infectious disease of the blood and can cause a person to go mad.  Fears that are allowed to spread, uninhibited will eventually permeate our system and can create a kind of madness within our lives.  Bats reflect a need to face our fears.
Because the bat is a sociable animal it can indicate a need for more sociability or increased opportunity with greater numbers of people.  It has great auditory perception and can navigate through the dark easily.  Their built in sonar enables them to know what lies beneath the surface.  Those with this medicine have uncanny abilities to discern hidden messages both from people and the environment..
BEAR  awakening unconsciousness, strength, and courage dreamtime, will power, introspection.  The power of the Bear totem is the power of introspection. The answers to all our questions lie within us. Each of us has the capacity to quiet the mind, enter the silence and know.  The bear is active both day and night.  This symbolizes its connection with solar energy, that of strength and power, and lunar energy, that of intuition. It enhances and teaches those with this totem how to develop both within themselves.  The more fat their bodies have stored up the deeper the sleep.  Bears live on this fat throughout the winter. It teaches us how to go within and find the resources necessary for our personal survival.
The bear holds the teachings of introspection. When it shows up in your life pay attention to how you think, act and interact. Use discernment in all that you do and discriminate with care. Bear teaches you how to make choices from a position of power.
 
BEAVER  building, constructing,  motivation, keeper of the West.  Beaver can show you how to construct wonderful dreams. A Beaver is also sets the example of teamwork
for you to take into your work life and your family life.  The beaver knows how to work in harmony with the environment and can show us how to do the same. They hold the energies of fertility and new promise.
BOBCAT Appreciation of solitude, independence, trust of instincts,  elegant and regal bearing.  Healing through gratitude.
BUFFALO manifest abundance, right action with least effort, keeper of the North.  A Buffalo totem will seek to help you establish a deep connection to Mother Earth and it will ask you to help the endangered species of our planet. He will bring you strength of character and an independent spirit
BUTTERFLY transmutation,  metamorphosis.  Butterflies have a pair of large compound oval eyes made up of thousands of individual lenses.  They can see a single image clearly and are able to perceive ultraviolet wavelengths of light.  This suggests clairvoyant abilities for those that hold this totem.   
CAMEL Family’s Wisdom Includes: Cooperation Service Endurance Stamina Respect Strength and Beauty Having a Secure Home Having Acute Senses. Partnership
COUGAR   medicine is coming into and finding  your own power, leadership, 
 how to be an effective, fair leader and not abuse power.  This totem’s gift is how to 
balance power, intention, strength and grace.  It is the balance of body, mind and spirit.  
The first responsibility of leadership is truth,  the ability to respond to any situation. 
Cougar can teach you how to bring out your power
and fill your heart with it that will enable you to take charge of your life. 
You can use Cougar power to defend yourself or to attack. 
COYOTE Seeing through illusion, Understanding wisdom and folly, ability to see paradoxes, intelligence, childlike trust learning hidden lessons and having the ability to laugh at oneself (detachment).  Guile, innocence and stealth, Coyote is keeper of the South  
DEER  gentleness, innocence, Deer's are in tune with nature and all it holds. They are sacred carriers of peace and show those with this totem how to open their hearts and love unconditionally.
Their senses are acute and they see extremely well in low light, giving them the ability to understand the deeper symbolic meanings of things. They can hear a twig snap in the far distance. Anyone who has deer as a totem has hidden clairvoyant and clairaudient abilities. They can see between the shadows, detect subtle movements and hear what is not being said.   Call on deer to help you develop these gifts.
DOG protection, faithfulness, devotion. Canis Family Wisdom Includes: Being Flexible.  How to Express Yourself.  Proper Behavior.  Group Living 
DOLPHIN breath and sound, opening  
 
EAGLE  keeper of the East, connection to Great Spirit/ divine spirit

"There is a wisdom that is woe; but there is a woe that is madness. And there is a Catskill eagle in some souls that can alike dive down into the blackest gorges, and soar out of them again and become invisible in the sunny spaces. And even if he for ever flies within the gorge, that gorge is in the mountains; so that even in his lowest swoop the mountain eagle is still higher than other birds upon the plain, even though they soar." Herman Melville
ELEPHANT overcoming obstacles  
"Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind."  Leonardo Da Vinci
ELK  stamina,  nobility,   power.   Strength, An Elk totem teaches you how to pace yourself. You might not be the first to arrive, but you will arrive without burning out.   Don't try for quick and easy; long and steady is the key to reaching your goals.
"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough."   Franklin D. Roosevelt
 FOX wit, image agility, sensitive sensory perceptions, shape shifting. Invisibility. Fox are seen as totems throughout the world: the Chinese believed they could take human form, in Egypt the fox brought favor from the gods, there was a fox god in Peru, foxes help the dead get to the next life in Persia, Cherokees, Hopi other American Indian tribes believed in its healing power; the Apache credited the fox with giving man fire
FROG  cleansing, new growth, harmony.  It is the totem of water.  Its voice calls forth the rains. Emotions are associated with water and a frog totem may be telling you to get in touch with your feelings.  
GRIZZLY BEAR awaken inherent potential, follow encouragements to exercise your abilities as a natural healer.  Take  bear medicine to be empowered through introspection and know that answers to our questions are within us. 
GIRAFFE overview understanding perspective 
HAWK messages and reminders on being aware  
HORSE 
freedom, travel, power

The horse symbolizes freedom and the power that comes with being free. Those with this totem are independent and teachers to their partners, friends and family showing them how to stand solid within themselves. 

Because horse medicine people hold the energy of power their leadership and teaching skills are usually in demand.  Intuitive and wise they make excellent therapists. They enjoy helping others but often feel as if there is no one to lead or teach them.  Natives tribes used the horse to run,  fight, send messages, hunt and move their villages quickly. The horse carried people and their belongings into new uncharted territory and the challenges that it held.  If horse has come to you, you are being offered a gift of safe movement.  Is there somewhere that you want or need to go?  Horse can help you get there, whether the place is physical or spiritual.  Is their a new venture you want to undertake?  Call on horse to help you create it.  Horse asks you to awaken your inner power and move forward with courage.

 
LYNX  vision to see the unseen, trust of instincts, independence  Lynx is the keeper of lost magic and occult knowledge.  Lynx is the guardian of the secrets  and, more importantly, the knower of the secrets.
MANATEE -Manatee wisdom promotes gentleness with fearlessness. Manatee medicine helps with setting and achieving your inner goals, it also increases your inquisitiveness about the world that surrounds you. It dispells violence and enhances calmness, playfulness, and friendship.
MOOSE self-esteem, understanding opposites  
MUSKRAT grace,  keeping ones own counsel, silent observation
OTTER gentle, innocent playful energy, feminine power.  Otters awaken curiosity.  They remind us that everything is interesting if we look at it from the right angle.  Otter seeks the truth. Otter teaches that balanced female energy is not catty or jealous, but it is sisterhood and sharing with others.  Otter expresses joy for others.

Remember that all of us, both men and women, have a feminine side.  If an Otter has entered your life, it may be time to find some play time in your life, to awaken your inner child.  Allow events to unfold naturally in your life.  Be careful not to hang on the material things in your life that bind you or become a burden.  Become Otter and move gently into the river of life.
OWL The owl is associated with Athena perception of deceptions, stealth,  Magic, Omens, Wisdom.  An owl totem gives you the power to extract secrets. Mediate on the owl and things will be revealed. Listen to its voice inside of you.
PORCUPINE  
Wonder and innocence, faith and trust in yourself and your instincts.  Porcupine medicine reminds us to remain free of the chaos and drama of the world and Open our hears those things that brought us joy as children...fantasy, and imagination.  Caution and awareness to not be overly sensitive or overly critical and not to allow barbs of the past to affect today.  
RACCOON Flexibility, dexterity and agility with  patience, awareness and perseverance. A Raccoon totem can teach you how to wear masks for many reasons as the need arises. It can teach you how to mask, disguise and transform yourself.  Don't you act differently with your boss, parents, children, husband, friend, strangers.  Those are all masks you put on.  Masks are one of the tools of transformation.  It helps us to change what we are into what we want to be. Raccoons also teach you how to put asleep the part of you that is not needed
and awaken the aspect of yourself that is. If you are a Raccoon person, eating mostly fruit and vegetables will be beneficial to your health.
RAVEN- Intelligence, Answers and messenger of Great Spirit.  Raven is the messenger of magic from the great void where all knowledge waits for us. He is also the symbol of changes in consciousness, of levels of awareness and of perception. He carries the mark of the shape-shifter, and carries healing energy from great distances.  Raven medicine can give you the ability to feel true empathy, and to understand people from the inside out, so to speak. Spiritual healers and counselors use Raven power for they have a depth of understanding and empathy not shared by all. Because of this powerful medicine, they can often actually change another’s behavior and perception, to work real magic in bringing insight, peace, healing and understanding to others; to at least offer others a different and positive perspective of things, circumstances and people in life. Those of you who have asked for messages of light and healing and prayer . . . have asked for raven medicine.
SEAHORSE "Many medicines come form the sea. In fact, the sea may be our last untapped resource for new medicines. And it is true that the majority of sea horses consumed in the world market today are dried and sold by the kilo for use in the traditional Chinese Medicine Market....It has the largest global constituency of any other form of medicine in the world. The seahorse is an integral element used in treatments by TCM physicians....There is a Chinese saying, which embodies the significance of the seahorse in TCM medicine: "North is Ginseng and South is Seahorse". Seahorses are known to contain natural testosterone and are used to cure a variety of aliments including sexual dysfunction such as impotence and infertility. Other ailments include respiratory disorders such as asthma, circulatory problems such as heart disease, kidney, liver disease, throat infections, skin ailments, general lethargy and pain." (from ocean rider, inc.)
SHARK unpredictability,  assertiveness, fearlessness  
SKUNKself-esteem, reputation, self-assurance,  confidence, respect and sensuality.  The skunk is a very powerful totem with mystical and magical associations to fearlessness (courage) harmonizing with peacefulness. It teaches how to give respect, expect respect and demand respect.  If you have skunk medicine will find that the use of fragrances will elicit dynamic responses in the people around you.  Your sexual response will be heightened and you will have a greater ability to attract people.  Skunks remind us that there is a time to be with people and a time for solitude.  The skunk's stripe is the outward sign of kundalini or life force.  When you receive a skunk totem, your kundalini or life force activates and amplifies.  You must learn to use this force effectively.  Skunks are silent animals and through their silent, they teach us not to brag --it will push people away rather than attract.  People will notice you without any help.  When the skunk appears, opportunities will open to bring self-esteem and respect.  There will be increased sexuality: physically, psychically and spiritually.  This totem helps you recognize your own qualities and assert them. 
TURTLE   awakening opportunities, connection to mother earth, timing, patience.  Turtle is the oldest symbol for the Earth.  It is the personification of goddess energy  and the eternal Earth itself.  Turtle is fine teacher of the art of grounding.  When you learn to ground yourself to Earth's power and strength,  you place focus on your thoughts and actions  and use the Earth's limitless energies rather than your own to accomplish your will.
Toothed WHALES only have one. Right Whales produce a distinctive V Shape blow,
 and Sperm Whales’ blows slant forward and to the left.  Whales have become intermediaries between people and other worlds.   With their forceful leaps to the sky and dives to the ocean’s depths, 
Whales become the nexus between heaven and earth. If you want to go between worlds, let Whales be your guide.
WOLF  pathfinder, teacher, knowledge assimilation, ritual, ceremony.  This totem brings faithfulness, inner strength and intuition when he enters our lives.  But he also brings learning to live with one's self.  The wolf teaches us to learn about our inner self and to find our inner power and strength.  But to achieve this, we must take risks and face our deepest fears.  A wolf totem demands sincerity. This totem demands a lot of us but gives us much in return; a spirit helper that is always there to help and gives us extraordinary powers of endurance.  He reminds us to listen to our inner thoughts and trust our insights.

Seeking wholeness is part of the pathway to power.  The pathway lies in the wisdom and understanding of one's role in the Great Mystery and in honoring every living being as teacher.  Every animal has many lessons to offer, with some being more pronounced than others.  There will be those with which you feel an instinctual connection or a desire to be connected.
The study of an animal will reveal its' "medicine" (lessons) and you may call upon a specific animal when you are in need of their particular medicine. Like the stone descriptions, the animal descriptions can server as reminders and inspirations for further study of the animal kingdom…their ways, their preservation.
Every stone and totem incorporated into each individually personally handcrafted piece is chosen ethically and with love and care.