Animal-speak: the spiritual & magical powers of creatures great & small

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Open your heart and mind to the wisdom of the animal world. Animal Speak 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.;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. 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.