Animal-Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small

by Ted Andrews

Book Overview

Open your heart and mind to the wisdom of the animal world. Animal Speak provides techniques for recognizing and interpreting the signs and omens of nature. Meet and work with animals as totems and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875420281
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.9" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Aide In I Learning...

This is the book I started off with to decipher the spiritual meaning behind the symbols of our guides, as well as guiding us on our journeys in our life pathways... it was very beneficial.

Great mythology source

I’m a farmer and I really enjoy having this book in my library. Lots of really useful and mind opening insights. It provides a nice mythological text to bridge the gap between basic biological bird/animal books and pixar stories.

More than I could of imagined

This book was the best purchase I’ve made in a long time! It not only discusses true meaning of various animals but also has a section on feathers and what each feather represents. It talks about feather energy and magic. I highly recommend this book for others!

A must have for every home! Use of this book develops a relationship with nature!

Fascinating reading but used as a reference for the symbolic messages nature gives us is mind expanding! So much better and in depth than looking up on Google! Have given as a gift many, many times!

Full of great information

This book has helped me understand when an animal comes into my life unexpedectedly. writings make sense and pertinent .

Animal Speak is a wonderful resource

I love that this book reminds of of how we are all linked and how we can learn from one another.

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Understanding Animal Wisdom

Whether you see animals in real life or just in your dreams, they are communicating with you. Ted Andrews' enchanting book, ANIMAL-SPEAK, is the best reference book to such animal messages that I've seen. While not all animals are included in the book (that would require a HUGE book!), this book certainly does contain very relevant information about a large number of creatures. The author's love of animals is clear from the start, and he provides fascinating tid-bits of little-known information as well as numerous personal anecdotes. Whether you've been wishing you could understand those perplexing dreams with animals, if you want to choose an animal totem, or if you're ready to start practicing shape-shifting into animal form -- this book is just what you've been waiting for!

Best You Can Find on the Topic of Totems

Now, I'll try to make this as easy as possible for those of you who don't know what Totems are. Totems are Spirit Guides (spirits who help you along on your journeys through life) that come to you in the form of animals. A Totem can be any animal that you have a strange connection to. This book is very good when it comes to the topic of Totems. Trust me, I've done a lot of studying and have seen a lot of information, but this has the most extensive collection of knowledge. The best part of the book that is original that you can find few other places is it's huge dictionary of animal Totems. You can look up your Totem animal in the dictionary and it will give you the animal's history and folklore. It will also give you suggestions for someone who has that Totem. But that isn't the only good thing about the book. This book teaches you to find Totems if you don't yet knoww how. It tells you how to meditate to find your Totems, or, for the less patient, it gives other ways, too. Animal Speak also teaches you to read Totems in your life. Other topics include things that you won't find in other books like the Preadator and Prey Theory, magic with bird feathers, honoring your animal Totems in many ways, and working with TOtem medicine. All of these are extremely useful and you can learn about the topic greatly. This good and all, but the book is not reccomended for beginners on Totem study and preferable for advanced people serious about the subject. The book is okay for starters, but some things are not explained as well as they should be for those who know nothing about Totems. Totems are a very interesting topic and this book is very good for the adventerous one that you know.

Core Beliefs Expressed

I have been reading about/practicing with Animal Communication, and other holistic modalities (such as Reiki and Flower Essences) for awhile, and trying to find a path which puts it all together. Andrew's book has given me a tremendous set of insights into the basis for my beliefs and spiritual path, an intuitive foundation. Such ideas as communication starts with listening, respect and trust. And, as Andrew's mentions in his book, "They (Shamans) helped people remember that all trees are divine and that all animals speak to those who listen". (Page 1). One more quote, from page X, "When we learn to speak with the animals.....the animals are no longer our subordinates. They become our teachers, our friends, and our companions". He presents many such insights in the book, which give words to many of the thoughts and beliefs I hold. Great reading for anyone who is pursuing a spiritual path which includes reverence for nature in any form. Thanks to Ted Andrews, from the animals.