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Eland – Thobolo Bush Lodge, Botswana

(Classification: Tragelaphus Oryx)

Image Name: Twin Flame

San Bushman Praise to the Eland

Great Eland, first among animals

Your hooves drum the Earth,

your breath rises with the dawn and brings the rain

Eland, you are the giver of Power

Eland keeper of trance

In the dance we follow your heartbeat

In the flame we see your shadow leaping

Guiding our spirit’s home

Your fat is our blessing,

Your blood our fire

Great Eland you are the bridge between worlds

We call you, elder of the wild – to stand with us.

For the San the Eland was the most sacred of animals – maasive in size yet gentle inspirit.

It was regarded to be more than an antelope, a living prayer, a symbol of harmony and renewal. The eland was the deep thread that binds human, nature and spirit together.

The eland resonates with the Earth element — grounding, nourishment, stability, and sacred connection. In the Bagua, it aligns with the Center (Health & Balance), anchoring the whole home, and the Southwest (Love & Relationships) for fostering harmony, fertility, and deep connection.

The eland is the largest and most revered of the antelopes. In San cosmology, it is the central animal of trance dances, embodying fertility, spiritual potency, and cosmic energy. Its fat and blood were believed to hold sacred power, and its likeness is painted across ancient rock art.

Symbolically, the eland represents abundance, mystical transformation, and the union between the human and spirit world.

In Feng Shui, the eland channels chi that is both abundant and sacred, grounding a home while opening it to higher realms. Its presence balances physical needs (nourishment, health, fertility) with spiritual ones (transcendence, transformation, deep harmony).

To live with an eland image is to invite sacred wholeness, balance, and gentle abundance.

The eland is the great unifier — the cosmic antelope that nourishes and transforms.

Placement Tips

Centre of the Home: Grounds and stabilizes chi, bringing health and harmony to all who dwell there.

Meditation Spaces: Supports transcendence and sacred union with spirit.

Dining Area: Encourages abundance, nourishment, and gratitude for life’s gifts.

Meditation /Affirmation / Activation

“Eland of mystery, sacred and whole, anchor my home, enrich my soul.

Bring balance, love, and blessings deep, guard my spirit, awake my sleep.”

The eland brings a profound note into the almanac — it is the axis of sacred balance, a reminder of the invisible threads between earth and spirit. Where the sable is regal and the kudu is mystical

Size (CM)

42 x 29, 60 x 42, 90 x 60, 135 x 90, 150 x 100

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