In India it was associated with Maya, the weaver of illusion. It has had connections to the Fates in Greek mythology and the Norns in Scandinavian lore - women who would weave, measure, and cut the threads of life. To the Native Americans, spider is grandmother, the link to the past and the future. Spider teaches you to maintain a balance - between past and future, physical and spiritual, male and female. Spider teaches you that everything you now do is weaving what you will encounter in the future. Spider reminds us that the world is woven around us. It is a symbol of creative power, reflected in its ability to spin a silken web. It is also associated with assertiveness of that creative force, of keeping the feminine energies of creation alive and strong. Spider is the guardian of the ancient languages and alphabets. spider is considered the teacher of language and the magic of writing. Those who weave magic with the written word probably have a spider totem. Spider can teach how to use the written language with power and creativity so that your words weave a web around those who would read them.
