The mythical phoenix animal totem taps into our first Chakra, Muladhara, the Root Chakra, and is the keeper of the fire in all of creation. It represents transformation, death, and rebirth. As a powerful spiritual totem, the phoenix is the ultimate symbol of strength and renewal. The phoenix animal guide is symbolic of the sun, which “dies” in setting each night only to be reborn in rising the next morning. The Phoenix is meant to reassure us that we will rise from the ashes. Visualize the phoenix when you need a powerful symbol for strength and renewal.