An animal, plant, or natural object serving among certain tribal or traditional peoples as the emblem of a clan or family and sometimes revered as its founder, ancestor, or guardian.

An item that only you know of that helps you determine whether you are in the dream world or in reality. Only you should know it's characteristics, anybody else knowing would defeat the purpose.

An animal, plant etc that is thought to have a special spiritual connection with a particular tribe, especially in North America, or a figure made to look like the animal etc —totemic /təʊˈtemɪk $ toʊ-/ adjectiveExamples from the Corpustotem• Tribesmen select totem creatures as a bridge ...