“In Celtic tradition deer are frequently the means of taking souls to the otherworld. There are Celtic, Irish, and Gaelic goddess associated with them, such as Flidass, Goddess of Venery, who has a chariot drawn by deer. They are supernatural animals of the fairy world and are fairy cattle and messengers. Stag hunts often end in some supernatural situation. Deer skin and antlers were used as ritual ornaments and vestments.” . “As a totem animal the deer plays an important part of the rich cultures of North America. There are deer tribes and clans, and the deer is head of the four-footed animals of the Indians of the southeast Woodlands. The Deer Dance of the Southwestern tribes secures food and fertility for both people and animals; the deer, being a rain-bringer, also brings thunder and lightning an has powers of either causing or curing illness.” . . . From J.C.Cooper’s Symbolic Animals . . . Art: The Messenger by Jon Carraher 🦌✨ @joncarraherart . . #symbolism #mythology #celtic #illustration