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Open your heart and mind to the wisdom of the animal world.
Animal Speak provides techniques for recognizing and interpreting the signs and omens of nature. Meet and work with animals as totems and spirit guides by learning the language of their behaviors within the physical world.
Animal Speak shows you how to:
Identify, meet, and attune to your spirit animals
Discover the power and spiritual significance of more than 100 different animals, birds, insects, and reptiles
Call upon the protective powers of your animal totem
Create and use five magical animal rites, including shapeshifting and sacred dance
This beloved, bestselling guide has become a classic reference for anyone wishing to forge a spiritual connection with the majesty and mystery of the animal world.
Contents
Contents
INTRODUCTION: On Learning Animal-Speak ix
PART ONE — SYMBOLS IN THE NATURAL WORLD
CHAPTER ONE: The Spiritual and Magical Roles of Nature 1
CHAPTER TWO: Awakening to Your Spirit Totems 7
CHAPTER THREE: The Mystery and Magic of Predator and Prey 21
CHAPTER FOUR: Reading Signs and Omens in Nature 43
CHAPTER FIVE:Augury and the Meaning of Landscapes 57
PART TWO — WINGED ENCHANTMENT
CHAPTER SIX: Bird Totems and the Initiation of Air 67
CHAPTER SEVEN: Working with Bird Medicine 73
CHAPTER EIGHT: The Mystery of Feathers and Flight 91
CHAPTER NINE: Feather Magic 99
CHAPTER TEN: Dictionary of Bird Totems 117
PART THREE — UNDERSTANDING ANIMAL MEDICINE
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Honoring Animal Totems 211
CHAPTER TWELVE: Animal Rites 219
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Dictionary of Animal Totems 239
PART FOUR — THE EXOTIC LANGUAGE OF INSECTS AND REPTILES
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Insight into the World of Insects 329
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Dictionary of Insect Totems 335
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: The Magic of the Reptile World 348
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Dictionary of Reptile Totems 353
CONCLUSION: Totems in a Civilized World 367
FOR YOUR INFORMATION 370
BIBLIOGRAPHY 371
