Animal Speak

Ted Andrews (1952-2009) was an award-winning author and deeply respected teacher in the metaphysical and spiritual fields. Through his seminars, symposiums, workshops, and lectures, he was committed to making esoteric material comprehensible and practical for everyone.Ted Andrews's many gifts included clairvoyancy, aura interpretation, past-life analysis, dreams interpretation, numerology, and Tarot. He wrote many books on these subjects, but is best known for his work with animal mysticism and for his bestselling Animal Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small. Certified in basic hypnosis and acupressure, Andrews was also involved in the study and use of herbs as an alternative path in health care, focusing strongly on esoteric forms of healing with sound, music, and voice. In addition to his interest in metaphysics, Ted was a trained pianist and often used the Celtic harp, bamboo flute, shaman rattles, Tibetan bells, Tibetan Singing Bowl, and quartz crystal bowls to create individual healing therapies and induce higher states of consciousness.Ted Andrews is the author of The Healer's Manual; Animal-Speak, How to See & Read the Aura; Enchantment of the Faerie Realm; Crystal Balls & Crystal Bowls; How to Uncover Your Past Lives; How to Heal with Color; Sacred Sounds; Simplified Qabala Magic; and many other New Age titles. He passed away on October 24, 2009.

• ContentsINTRODUCTION: On Learning Animal-Speak ixPART ONE — SYMBOLS IN THE NATURAL WORLDCHAPTER ONE: The Spiritual and Magical Roles of Nature 1CHAPTER TWO: Awakening to Your Spirit Totems 7CHAPTER THREE: The Mystery and Magic of Predator and Prey 21CHAPTER FOUR: Reading Signs and Omens in Nature 43CHAPTER FIVE:Augury and the Meaning of Landscapes 57PART TWO — WINGED ENCHANTMENTCHAPTER SIX: Bird Totems and the Initiation of Air 67CHAPTER SEVEN: Working with Bird Medicine 73CHAPTER EIGHT: The Mystery of Feathers and Flight 91CHAPTER NINE: Feather Magic 99CHAPTER TEN: Dictionary of Bird Totems 117PART THREE — UNDERSTANDING ANIMAL MEDICINECHAPTER ELEVEN: Honoring Animal Totems 211CHAPTER TWELVE: Animal Rites 219CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Dictionary of Animal Totems 239PART FOUR — THE EXOTIC LANGUAGE OF INSECTS AND REPTILESCHAPTER FOURTEEN: Insight into the World of Insects 329CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Dictionary of Insect Totems 335CHAPTER SIXTEEN: The Magic of the Reptile World 348CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Dictionary of Reptile Totems 353CONCLUSION: Totems in a Civilized World 367FOR YOUR INFORMATION 370BIBLIOGRAPHY 371

"Nature lovers will relish this insightful compendium, chock-full of touching stories about natural history and animal folklore." —Amazon.com, Occult and Metaphysics: Best of 2000"Thorough, interesting, informative, a great reference book for anyone who works with, or wishes to work with, animals, either as totems, spirit guides, or for divination. Highly recommended!" —Ashlynn's Grove"...[the] author's sense of wonder is infectious, and the knowledge he has gained first-hand is well worth learning." —Exceptional Human Experience