Animal Dreaming: The Spiritual and Symbolic Language of the Australasian AnimalsAncient teachings suggest that we are capable of communing with the forces of nature and to speak readily to the animals, birds, reptiles, fish and even the insects. If we listen carefully to what they have to say and take time to learn their symbolic language, the teachings say that everything is equal and that nature speaks to those who listen. The animals each have a lesson to share.Animal Dreaming can be seen as a unique opportunity to broaden one's ability to interpret the symbolic language of the animal kingdom. It brings to the People, possibly for the first time, a comprehensive list of over 200 Australasian animals -- introducting them to its readers as totems, teachers, healers and spiritual allies.Provides ample guidelines for partaking in your own medicine totem by means of a guided meditative journey, and how to honor your totem once found. It illustrates quite concisely Australia's seasonal wheel of the year, introduces its readers to what it means to be a "feral" Australian, while expansively listing the spiritual and symbolic interpretations of over 200 native, domesticated and introduced animals, birds, reptiles and fish. An Australian first and a must have for anyone interested in Earth Wisdom and rudimentary Shamanic Lore. |
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ability abundance Alpaca ancient animals Antechinus aura Australia Barramundi beauty believe Beltane birds birth body Cane Toad celebrated chakra Cockatoo colour considered creature dark Dingo Dreaming Eagle Earth Mother eggs embodies embrace emotional encourages energy example eyes Fairy Penguin fear feathers feed feel female fertility fish goddess healing heart helps heralds Honey Possum honour human indigenous inhabit inherent inner insects inspires journey Kangaroo known legend legs live Lyrebird magick male Malleefowl mammals Marsupial Mistletoebird moon Mouse nature negative nest Nightjar nurturing offers once ourselves Pademelon physical plumage potential prey protect Quokka Quoll Rainbow Serpent realise rebirth recognised relationship reminds represents responsibility sacred sense soul species Spirit stone strength surrender symbol symbolises tail Tasmanian Devil teaches things Thylacine totem trees true trust truth Visualise walk Wallaby Wedge-tailed Eagle wings wisdom Wombat
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Page 3 - Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest — a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Page 3 - A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts, and feelings as something separated from the rest a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.