From the editor : As author Ted Andrews writes, "There was a time when humanity recognized itself as part of nature, and nature as part of itself." It follows, then, that if you are a magical being, so, too, are animals. Think of what you could learn if only you could hear the ideas of the animals and attune with them. Animal-Speak allows you to do exactly that!

This book includes a dictionary of bird totems, and shows how attuning with them will help you become more aware and powerful. For example, to better understand the energies of nature, attune with the blackbird. For longevity, attune with the crane. Do you want to become more involved with sacred dancing and drumming? Observe the grouse and attune to its instinct to make a muffled drumming sound each spring during mating rites. You will also find a dictionary of animal totems. Here you will discover that the cougar teaches self-empowerment; the tiger teaches passion, power, devotion and sensuality; and the prairie dog teaches about community.

In the dictionary of insect totems you will find that the praying mantis can share the power of stillness; the bee teaches fertility; and the ant shares the lessons of industry, order and discipline. The dictionary of reptile totems lets you know that frogs know of transformation through water and sound, while snakes hold the secrets of rebirth, resurrection, initiation, and wisdom.

This book does more than share the powers of the animals with its readers. It also lets you learn how to meet them on their terms.

Pages: 383
Special Interest: Shamanism, Animals, Totems, Familiars, Shapeshifting, Study & Application, Divination, Ritual, Sorcery.