1. In the initial stage, from this moment, the totem object is very similar to the natural form.
2. Heyday. During this period, productivity developed, imagination improved, and at the same time, ancestral consciousness strengthened, forming the "personification of the beast." The early people gave totem objects part of the characteristics of people, and the image of totem began to reach the sacred object of half-man and half-beast.
3. Totem objects began to turn to ancestor worship.
The basic characteristics of totems: (marked by the concept of totems, it is a form of primitive religion and includes some systems of the clan.)
1. Every clan has a totem.
2. It is believed that the ancestors of this clan have a blood relationship or some special relationship with the clan totem.
3. Totem has a certain mysterious power.
4. Totem worship is somewhat taboo. It is forbidden to marry with clan members; totems are forbidden to kill. These are the two most important taboos.
5. The members of the same Totem Group are a whole.