Man-made Totems?

[epsilon_pegasi]

Is anyone here working with synthetic and man-made totems? I've been getting strong feelings about Road (general, not a specific road), having worked with a lot of roadkill and car accident victims as a psychopomp it's been a presence in my life for a while now, but lately I've been receiving a stronger pull towards working with Road itself more closely. I'm not really sure how to approach it though? I've worked with animals, plants, rocks, rivers... but never something created by humans, so I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to form a relationship with Road as a totem.

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[spider_fox]

Man-made/synthetic beings, yes. As an archetypal totem though, no.

Buildings like houses, or a particular place like a garden, along with things like sculptures I have noticed being alive in some way. Since those are case-by-case situations, I can't consider them ever having an overarching "totem meaning". A house where someone was murdered will be different than a house where happy families lived, and the people who built such structures or works of art will be influencing them as well.

I'm guessing a particular road caught your attention. Maybe focusing on that specific road and its history will help, rather than trying to do "Road as Totem". Because "Road as Totem" will be the same as "Road as a Symbol", which has books written about it already, so focusing on the immediate presence of your road and why THAT road is getting your attention may be helpful.