- The ability for a lizard to drop its tail in danger makes this fascinating creature a great symbol for self-protection and preservation, as well as letting go. A gecko is one of the preferred lizard tattoos.
- Lizards symbolize understanding what you dream of, wisdom, good fortune, facing fears and confrontations, death and rebirth. They are connected to the dreamworld, Hermes, Sarapis, Ahriman and Moko.
- Its "sun-seeking habit symbolizes the soul's search for awareness." It symbolizes the soul searching for light.
- lizards are seen as a symbol of regeneration and may be used by a person who has narrowly escaped what was or would have been a very bad situation.
- Just as the lizard is able to drop its tail in order to escape danger, so the lizard totem shows us the principles of letting go and self-protection
- A lizard symbolizes caution and the need to stay grounded.
- In ancient Egypt and Greek symbolism the lizard represented divine wisdom and good fortune. In the Hawaiian culture, the lizard represents both fear and respect. To the Romans, who believed it hibernated, the lizard meant death and resurrection.
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