The Spirit Animal Directory 100 Spirit Animals for Inner Enlightenment

by Baumann Brunke, Dawn

• ISBN13: 9780785839422
• ISBN10: 0785839429
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2021-04-27
• Publisher: Chartwell Books

Summary

Discover your spirit animal and learn to communicate with the spiritual world by unlocking the psychic tools within you.

Spirit animals provide guidance and wisdom, and can help you to lead a happier and more fulfilling life. We all have one or more spirit guides—the key is to learn how to communicate with them. From meditation techniques to keeping a dream journal, The Spirit Animal Directory reveals different systems of communication and helps you choose the one that works best for you. The directory provides:

• an overview of 100 common spirit animals, including small and large mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, and insects among others
• what each spirit animal symbolizes
• what your particular spirit animal tells you about yourself
• interactive lessons and exercises that will help you discover and understand your personal guide
• an understanding of how to integrate knowledge of your spirit animal and what it means into your daily life

Whether you are new to the topic or already have an understanding of it, The Spirit Animal Directory can help you find and connect with your spirit guide on your path to a more rewarding life.

This book was originally published in 2014 as The Secret Language of Fortune Telling.

The Spiritual Directories series offers concise handbooks on a variety of spiritual and new age subjects. Written by experts in their fields in easy-to-understand language and beautifully presented in a visually driven format, the directories are essential guides for beginners. With practical and simple step-by-step instructions, you’ll discover how to interpret the secret languages of the universe to create a happy and positive future for yourself and others.

Other titles in this series: Astrology Directory, Chakra Directory, Crystal Directory, Fortune Telling Directory, Tarot Directory.

 

Author Biography

Dawn Baumann Brunke is an author, animal communicator, and dream enthusiast. She has designed a tarot deck and written six books about connecting at deeper levels with nature, animals, self, and spirit. Her works include Animal Voices; Animal Voices, Animal Guides; Shapeshifting with Our Animal Companions; Animal Teachings; The Animal Wisdom Tarot; and Dreaming with Polar Bears. Dawn offers private consultations and group classes in animal communication. She lives with her husband, daughter, and animal friends in Alaska. For more, please visit her site at animalvoices.net.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter one The Key to Inner-World Exploration
The Journey
Meditation: One Means to Travel Deep
The Importance of Journaling
Meet Your Lifelong Animal Guide
Dreaming
Meeting Spirit Animals in the Dream World
Waking in Your Dream, Dreaming While Awake
Chapter two The Key to Relationships and Communication
Establish a Connection with the Natural World
Communicate with Animals
Build Bridges
Notice Everything
Chapter three The Key to Clear Interpretation
Is it Real?
Shadow Animals
Consider Everything
Sample Interpretation: Hello Bear!
Your Dog is Not My Dog
Chapter four The Key to Spirit Animals and their Teachings
LARGE MAMMALS
Bear: Black and Brown, Bear: Panda, Bear: Polar, Bison/Buffalo, Camel, Cow, Deer, Elephant, Giraffe, Gorilla, Horse, Kangaroo, Llama, Lion, Moose, Puma (Cougar, Panther, and Mountain Lion), Reindeer/Caribou, Rhinoceros, Tiger, Wolf, Zebra
SMALL MAMMALS
Badger, Bat, Beaver, Cat, Coyote, Dog, Fox, Goat, Monkey, Mouse, Pig, Porcupine, Prairie Dog, Ram, Rabbit, Raccoon, Skunk, Squirrel, Wolverine
BIRDS
Blue Jay, Chicken, Dove/Pigeon, Eagle, Flamingo, Goose, Gull, Hawk, Hummingbird, Ostrich,  Owl, Parrot, Peacock, Pelican, Penguin, Raven, Robin, Stork, Swan, Vulture, Woodpecker
INSECTS & ARACHNIDS
Ant, Bee, Beetle, Butterfly, Dragonfly, Firefly, Grasshopper, Ladybug, Mantis, Mosquito, Moth,  Scorpion, Spider
REPTILES & WATER ANIMALS
Alligator, Crab, Dolphin, Frog, Goldfish, Hippopotamus, Jellyfish, Lizard, Manatee, Octopus, Otter, Salmon, Seahorse, Seal 160, Shark, Snail, Snake, Starfish, Turtle, Sea Turtle, Whale
Chapter five The Key to Integration
Deepening Relationship
Integrating Animal Guidance in Everyday Life
The Teachings of Turtle and Tiger: A Sample Guide to Integration
Conclusion
Glossary
Further Reading
Index
Credits