THE ANIMALS OF BAI KAI CHUAN SHU

(AND THEIR MEANINGS)

LION - SYMBOL OF ROYALTY, SYMBOL OF THE SUN, POWER, STRENGTH AND COURAGE IN TIMES OF DANGER. THE HIGHEST FORM OF BAI KAI CHUAN SHU

TIGER- SYMBOL OF STRENGTH, COURAGE, AND FEARLESSNESS. REPRESENTS VITALITY, ENERGY AND PROTECTIVENESS.

HORSE - REPRESENTS DYNAMIC DOWER, WISDOM, INTELLECT. A PROPHETIC ANIMAL WITH PSYCHIC AND MAGICAL ABILITIES.

BEAR- THE "WATCHER" AND EVERLASTING GUARDING OF THE UNIVERSE. REPRESENTING SUPERNATURAL STRENGTH AND INVINCIBLE COURAGE.

DRAGON - THE SERPENT BODY REPRESENTS EARTH'S LIFE ENERGY, A SYMBOL OF WISDOM

LEOPARD - THE MASTER OF AGILITY, SELF-CONFIDENCE. THE LEOPARD SYMBOLIZES "INNER KNOWLEDGE" AND INTUITION.

SNAKE - WISDOM, MASTERY OF COMMUNICATION, QUICKNESS OF EVALUATING SITUATIONS AND MAKING DECISIONS. NEVER A QUITTER THE AUTHOR OF "IMPROVISE, ADAPT AND OVERCOME."

CRANE - LONGEVITY AND CONTINUED EVOLUTION IN MARTIAL AND INNER JOURNEY. BALANCED BETWEEN HARD AND SOFT GOOD AND EVIL THE CRANE WEIGHS THE POSSIBILITIES BEFORE IT ACTS.

MONKEY - QUICK WITTED, ADAPTABLE, VERSATILE, SPEED AGILITY. THE PRANKSTER ALLOWING THE TRUE NATURE OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE SURFACE.

ELEPHANT - STRENGTH, HONOR, STABILITY AND PATIENCE, IN MOVEMENT THE ELEPHANT ROOTS ITSELF TO THE EARTH NEVER ALLOWING IT PATH TO BE SWAYED, IT DEVOTION TO THE FAMILY IS UNSWERVING AND PATIENCE TO WAIT OR TO UNDERSTAND.

THE TEN ANIMALS IS A LIFE LONG JOURNEY TO TAKE THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE HIGHER LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE, MARTIAL ABILITY AND ASSUME THE ROLE ATTENDED FOR HIM OR HER SELF.