Oh Giraffe My Spirit Guide

Take a good look at this magnificent creature, and we can easily begin to weave a symbolic narrative as to the giraffe's deeper meaning behind its presence (both totemic and random appearance) in our lives.
For example, it's most telling physical feature is the giraffe's neck. Symbolically, this impressive physical feature naturally asks us about "sticking our necks out" in terms of making connections (within family, community, business, creative endeavors, etc). In this respect, the giraffe is a messenger, encouraging us to elongate our vision, stretch ourselves, and reach as far as we can. The giraffe often makes an appearance when we need a little reminder that we all are grandiose beings with remarkable potential to rise ourselves up to a challenge. Furthermore, the giraffe demonstrates grace in striving. In other words, when the giraffe visits us, it's often a message to strive through challenges while maintaining balance and grace.
The giraffe also reminds me of vision. Long-reaching, far-seeing kind of vision. It's that long neck again. With its head lifted as high as the treetops it loves to snack on, the giraffe's vision is a focused on the horizon. If the giraffe is your totem, I'm willing to bet you're a natural visionary. Most folks who feel an affinity for the giraffe will admit to having a knack for seeing future trends. Giraffe-people have an incredible ability to see into the future, or see the "big picture." Furthermore, giraffe-people are experts at shifting resources and influencing events so that future outcomes they see are more fluid, and effective.
And how about those massive eyelashes? Sure, they're sweet and delicate looking, but they're also symbolic of protection. Those long lashes effectively keep out debris, and we can translate this as an assurance that our visions are protected by the wisdom of Nature, and we have the ability to discern the right meanings of our visions under the guidance of our animal totems - in this case, the giraffe.
Some keywords to consider while contemplating the symbolic meaning of giraffe...
Symbolic Meanings for the Giraffe

• Vision

• Beauty

• Mystery

• Patience

• Elegance

• Cleverness

• Intuition

• Perception

• Protection

• Discernment

• Cooperation

• Intelligence

• Gracefulness

• Resourcefulness

• Gentleness of Spirit

If the giraffe is your totem, you not only have a gift of higher perception, you're also very sensitive about the information you see. Giraffe's have a relatively gentle demeanor (unless provoked or during mating), and this is reflected in the person who claims the giraffe as their totem. I find it fascinating the giraffe has not two, but three horns (they're called ossicones). The third horn is situated right between and just above its eyes. This is symbolic of the "third eye" which talks about intuition, delicate perception, and heightened sensory awareness. Are you the kind of person who easily senses what others are feeling or thinking? Do you often find that vague or obtuse concepts are more clear to you and make more sense to you than most? It's that giraffe energy that enables deeper perception and the ability to combine vision with empathy to gain grand views in life situations.
Conversely, the giraffe can offer higher ground for our vision, and lend us intuitive insight when we feel we're blinded by life's distractions. Call upon the giraffe when you are in need of a higher position with which to analyze the foggy terrain of your life. Also call upon the gentle nature of the giraffe to help you with gracefulness in action, patience, and sturdy footing in life's potentially rocky terrain.