>Does a totem house a pre-existing spirit, or do humans create the spirit by worshipping it?

Either you build a house for a spirit to enter. Or you believe in it so strongly that the spirit is born within.

>>40710105 (OP)
>do humans create the spirit by worshiping it
this
remember you are God

spirits use things embedded in the collective unconscious. It is a two way coupling and not something that is created from either side. Rather it is a sort of agreement that both parties unknowingly spend time divining then made manifest when an artist or artisan acts on their vibes.