Open your heart and mind to the wisdom of the animal world. Animal Speak This beloved, bestselling guide has become a cl
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English Pages illustrations Year 2010;2012
Table of contents :
Introduction: On learning animal-speak --
Part one: Symbols in the natural world. The spiritual and magical roles of nature --
Awakening to your spirit totems --
The mystery and magic of predator and prey --
Reading signs and omens in nature --
Augury and the meaning of landscapes --
Part two: Winged enchantment. Bird totems and the initiation of air --
Working with bird medicine --
The mystery of feathers and flight --
Feather magic --
Dictionary of bird totems --
Part three: Understanding animal medicine. Honoring animal totems --
Animal rites --
Dictionary of animal totems --
Part four: the exotic language of insects and reptiles. Insight into the world of insects --
Dictionary of insect totems --
The magic of the reptile world --
Dictionary of reptile totems --
Totems in a civilized world.