Hawk is My Spirit Animal... with a Swan Twister.

so, I took this online Find Your Spirit Animal test last night and despite being 'visited' in several LUCID DREAMS by Black Horses and Black Bears and Snow Jaguars, I find out that my Spirit Animal is a HAWK. I went back over the answers this morning and they more or less tallied with the answers I gave the first time, so it's not like I 'changed my mind' or something overnight...

You are a Hawk! (your score: 24)
Characters: Galen, Thera, Zilus in the Aspect of Crow trilogy; Maxine in "The Wild's Call"
Powers: Communicate with the divine, discern powers in others, photographic memory.
Hawks are the messengers of the Spirits. Adept with language, you might be a writer or a teacher. Your ability to assess situations impartially means that people often seek your guidance before making decisions. A brilliant visionary, you sometimes forget the mundane details of life like eating, sleeping, or paying bills.
Best matches: Owls, Foxes, Spiders
Watch out for: Otters, Bears, Horses [source JSR]

Watch out for Bears and Horses, eh? I'm sure it means 'more than those things in dreams'. Nothing mentioned about Snow Leopard, which is still a haunting Lucid Dream I had several times. "Best Matches" kinda makes it sound like 'spirit animal-dating' service, and it probably is. 
The "Hawk" summary is kinda 'interesting' considering my Free Planet quest, and the novels I write. The Best Matches "Owls" is particularly interesting when you consider the events in my Planet of the Owls novel (2008).
And before you think I've gone all mental on the Free Planet reader, remember that this was a score-based assessment, where best match for my spirit animal was assigned to Hawk (24 points). I mention this because I was also near-equally best-matched to Swan (23 points) with no other Spirit Animal within that score range, which gives a very different aspect and a suggestion of "I can be my OWN WORST ENEMY". But they're both birds, which suggests 'imagination' or 'flights of fancy' and this either/or score kinda directly refers back to my DUALITY OF LIFE post of yesterday.
Don't get it, looks at this additional/complimentary summary. 

Swan (your score: 23)
Characters: Tereus, Kalia in the Aspect of Crow trilogy
Powers: Foretelling future through dreams, dream-walking.
Swans are idealistic, open-minded, and passionate. Your good nature often leads people to think they can take advantage of you, but they should be careful—beneath that serenity lies a fighting spirit. Your love is fierce and unconditional, fueled by the certainty that it should last forever.
Best matches: Wolves, Horses, Otters
Watch out for: Cougars, Foxes, Hawks [source JSR]

 Swan spirit animal appears to be the Yin to my Yang. Beware of Hawks and Cougars eh? Horses are best match?Now, look at that, I'm a Dream Walker. All kindsa weird, innit?