Spirit Animal Oracle ​

Snail symbolism and spiritual meaning, Totem and Power animal​​

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​ Snail

Bruce Clifton

Animal Spirit Oracle - Spirit Animal - Totem - Animal Guide - Earth Elementals - Power Animal - Snail
Key Words:
Journey - Decisions - Balance

What is the spiritual meaning of Snail? 
The spiritual meaning of snail is Journey, Determination, Patience, Balance.
Snail brings calm to chaos, gently with subtlety. Slowly but surely he moves forward and progresses through life.

Why does the snail appear now?
Snail is a reminder of how delicate and fragile life is, enjoy life and all it has to offer. 


How do I call upon snail?
Snail comes out after the storm, a subtle reminder of the beauty in all things.

​Discover the spiritual and symbolic meaning of snail. The symbolism of snail is a reminder to find balance, bring harmony and be kind to oneself. Take your time, enjoy the journey, be mindful and draw inspiration before making the big decisions.

Snails have long been seen as symbols of patience, resilience, and perseverance. Though their pace may be slow, they never give up and always reach their destination. As a reminder to us, these small creatures can represent the importance of taking our time to enjoy life’s journey, to be kind to ourselves, and to draw from our inner strength during times of challenge. The symbolism of snail encourages us to find balance and harmony in all aspects of our lives.
Snail teaches us to take our time to move through life, stop to sniff the roses, slow down and enjoy the walk, the journey is more important than the destination.

Solitary, and care-free the snail is a homely creature. Never wandering far from their place of birth they like remaining local. Familiarity brings comfort. Routine, ritual and rite is an easy path to follow, the density of physical reality can be avoided with the comforts of home always being close.

The early bird catches the worm, or in the case of the snail. The early snail gets the best feed, meaning the snail eats first and avoids it's predators. Snail is very, very earth tied in the sense that it lives to survive, it survives to exist. This brings much reward because of the lack of stress, lack of anxiety, lack of ego, the need to compete is reduced to the point of; it has built its own home and carries it around with it.

​A decision made in haste often brings regret, as snail travels slowly through life, it has very few decisions to make. All of its needs have been met, a home, food and opportunity to live a full life. Snail brings a gentle reminder of needs and wants, simplicity and understanding our needs.

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