Book of Tides

Water Creature Correspondence

Freshwater creatures

Amazon river dolphin: love and harmony, sweetness, family, friends, home and health.

Axolotl: youth, children, play, having difficulties growing up, but also being able to adapt to different situations easily.

Betta fish: fertility, love, health and change.

Alligator: resilience, magic, honor, fears, primal and ancient power.

Carp: good luck, protection, balance, health, wealth, abundance.

Catfish: adaptation, trust, opportunities, prosperity, acceptance of love, self-love and self-discovery.

Crayfish: mostly regeneration, abundance and protection, but also love, dreams and the subconscious mind.

Crocodile: opportunities, change, patience and growth.

Estuarine Crocodile: have the same meanings as those before mentioned but also wisdom, knowledge, strength and regeneration.

Electric eel: adventures, confidence and protection.

Frog: cleansing, innocence, renewal, rebirth, fertility, abundance, transformation, metamorphosis, life changes and ancient wisdom.

Piranha: strength, savagery, fears, using destructive powers for good. Really good for curses/hexes/jinxes.

River otter: adventure, freedom, curiosity, going with the flow and overcoming difficulties.

Toad: fertility, change, restless behavior, love, truth, confidence and intuition.

Saltwater creatures

Abalone: love, beauty, gentleness, caring, communication, compassion and peace. It's shell helps develop intuition and is really good for healing magic and purifying magic.

Albacore tuna: stamina, agility, strength, experiences, adventure and travels.

Anchovy: love, hope, good luck, success health and wealth.

Angelfish: purity, beauty, transformation, emotions, navigation, and assistance.

Barracuda: good for curses, or destructive magic. wildness, predation, danger and aggressiveness, but also strength, courage, action, speed and power.

Blue whale: deeper awareness, connections, truth, community, balance, knowledge, wisdom, navigation, movement, songs, music, rhythm and understanding.

Bull shark and Great White shark: strength, strong emotions, smartness, survival. It is believed that sharks can bring storms. A shark amulet can bring good luck and protection.

Crab: rebirth, cycles, protection, prosperity, family, home and health, trust, emotions and regeneration.

Clam: balance, answers, truth, strength against adversity, deep emotions, the seek for harmony and health and healing.

Clownfish/Anemone fish: learning new lessons, growth, wisdom, knowledge, beauty, camouflage, transmutation and protection. Really good for glamour spells

Cod (Fish): wealth, health, prosperity, money and success.

Conch snails: speech, truth, love, trust, spiritual growth, art and beauty.

Coral: fertility, protection, spiritual awakening, beauty, patience, longevity, friendship, playfulness and harmony.

Cuttlefish: adaptability, camouflage, awareness, internal strength and gentleness.

Dolphins: intelligence, wisdom, knowledge, staying strongly tuned with your instincts and intuition, and also joy and playfulness, peace, gentleness, harmony, protection, inner strength and cooperation.

Dragonet (Fish): happiness, changes, the feminine, wishes, beauty and inspiration.

Dugong or Sea cow: gentleness, family, friendship, bonding with people, love, self love, self care.

Eel: overcoming difficulties and reaching inner peace, opportunities, fertility and responsibility.

Elephant seal: strength, protecting what's yours, bravery, travel and also sometimes playfulness.

Emperor Shrimp: joy, gatherings, family, self-care and confidence.

Flying Fish: pure happiness, joy, freedom, escaping from reality, even in difficult situations, when you can't seem to find an answer, there's always a solution or a positive aspect.

Giant Squid: having strength and power while being soft, graceful, agile and flexible.

Hammerhead shark: deep instincts and intuition, confidence.

Jellyfish: going with the flow, balance, harmony, love, company, family, travel, cooperation and sociability.

Krill: health, wealth, prosperity, life, renewal and cycles.

Leafy Sea Dragon: gentle masculinity, currents, protection, power.

Limpet snails: represent persistence, peace, flexibility, focus, determination and strength, balancing emotions, grace and harmony.

Lionfish: facing dangers, courage, power and also danger and strength hidden in beauty. Things that make us look good can also be our weapons. They also represent speed, agility and movement.

Manatee: acceptance, slowing down, calmness, gentleness, peace, love, stewardship, trust and sometimes connection and exploration, adventure and good things to come.

Manta ray: quietness and gentleness, peace of mind, while facing difficult or complex situations, navigation, travel and purification.

Mussel: self-care, love, expression, being oneself, strong beliefs, family, friends, health, travel, good luck and communication. Strongly ruled by Mercury.

Narwhal: dreams, the subconscious mind, deep emotions, wisdom and freedom, but also strength, power and magic.

Nautilus: ancient wisdom, logic, knowledge and adaptability, to find balance and proportionality in all things, blending into surroundings, empathy and insights.

Nudibranch: emotions, love, hope, grace, harmony, elegance, letting go harmful relationships and feelings, clarity of mind, confidence, listening to intuition and to your senses, camouflage (good for glamour magic!) and confidence.

Octopus: wisdom, intelligence, smartness, flexibility, adaptability and camouflage, really good for glamour and study spells!.

Orca: beauty, grace, connection, leadership, travel, navigation, confidence, deep thoughts and creativity.

Oyster snails: balance between numerous aspects of oneself that may be really different from one another, harmony in emotions, open mind, intuition, wisdom and magic.

Scallop snails: harmony in thoughts, communication, patience, open mind and spirit, gaining a new point of view or understanding of a situation, expression.

Sea butterfly or Sea angel: freedom, currents, letting go, flexibility, delicateness, and duality: gentleness and inner strength, dreams, magic and ethereal beings.

Seahorse: represent patience, serenity and persistence, as well as the ability to pause for a moment, rethink your actions, listen to new voices, find new facts, and gain a new perspective of a situation.

Seal: change, creativity, dreams, emotions, good luck, imagination, love, lucid dreaming, intelligence, intuition, success and understanding.

Sea urchin: good luck, tough exteriors and sweet, gentle interiors, softness, inner beauty and strength, wealth and grounding.

Shrimp: health, opportunities, abundance, good luck, love and self-care.

Squid: movement, productivity, prosperity, travel, change, cycles, camouflage, concealment, art, communication, curiosity,

Starfish: wishes, dreams, goals, movement, purification, love, healing, empathy, protection.

Stingray: inner strength, guidance, power, awareness, elegance, grace and tenacity.

Walrus: wisdom, kindness, inner power, sociability, calmness and friendship.