loved this book about animals as helpers in spirit and how to communicate with overanimals in spirit, How you can learn through knowledge, how animals are honoured and how to perceive the web of life that connect us and all animals, about the attributes that animals have, how we can connect with and channel powers.
Enjoyable book to read, with creative activities to get in touch with your spirit animal, Worth a read through to develop a better appreciation for animals generally, This book mainly deals with the history of spirit animals in different cultures, and then has a detailed description of the meaning of lots of the spirit animals.
In between, there is a short section on how to find your own, I wished it was more detailed and contributed to a larger portion of the book, I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
Nowadays it is hard to find a book about spirit animals that is not a divination style card system or only focuses on one culture's shamanic tradition.
This book has no cards and goes into the history or many culture's shamanic traditions and rituals, I love it! There are many different cultures that have the idea of spirit animals, it has always bothered me that so many books in this theme do not branch out of Native American shamanism.
I really liked that this book was not just about finding your spirit animal, but also about history,
The little bits of tribal art and meditation for specific animals also enamored this book to me as well, Also, not just standard animals cats, eagle, wolf there are also unusual animals, like moles! I recommend
this book if you are looking for a good guide to discovering your spirit animal.
How to Find Your Spirit Animals by David Carson
Pages
Publisher: Watkins Publishing Limited, Watkins
Release Date: October,
Nonfiction, Animals, Health, Mind, Body, Religion, Spirituality
The book is divided into the following chapters.
Chapter: Working with Animal Spirits
Chapter: Inner Qualities
Chapter: Inner Wisdom
Chapter: Inner Beauty
The author discusses the role of the Shaman and Native traditions.
There are meditations and visualizations, Each animal entry goes into detail with descriptions and associations with gods and goddesses, This is a wonderful book for anyone that who works with animal spirits, This book was interesting for sure, However, I just couldn't get into each of the descriptions of the animals, No fault to the author, just wasn't in the right mind set, I did enjoy, and wish it was a bit more in depth, on how to find your spirit animal, Will definitely be trying the meditation practices to see if they work, I guess, this book is going to be good or bad for you, depending what you are looking for, If you are looking for a practical guide on how to connect with your own spirit animals, then you should look at the many other books out there, that do a lot better job at it.
If you are looking to learn about Spirit Animals from a more historical, informational point of view than you will find this book very interesting.
Either way, there is not much fluff, which I liked, and it was pleasantly written,
Considering the title, though, I would have expected the Author to dive deeper into the actual personal connection between practitioner and spirit animal, and anything related to that.
Early humans recognised a profound and spiritual kinship with other species, Hunters gave thanks and even apologies to their prey, And when shamans made their inner journeys between human and spirit realms to bring back healing wisdom they applied on behalf of the tribe, animals often served as their guides and their companions.
In more recent times the idea of the animal daemon has been popularised by Philip Pullman in his internationally bestselling trilogy of novels, His Dark Materials.
This illuminating book explains how to connect with and channel the unique powers ofdifferent spirit animals a menagerie of creatures, from the wise owl and crafty fox to the tranquil turtle and bold lion.
Each entry provides a detailed description of the animal's personality, mythology and innate powers, Helpful text provides readers with clues and meditations for discovering their own spirit animal, as well as information on how other animals can be called on to help with specific aims from overcoming fear to finding your true destiny.
This book is the perfect primer for those seeking access to the wisdom of the animal kingdom, .
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