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Animal Dreaming : The Symbolic and Spiritual Language of the Australasian Animals
Ancient 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.
336 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2007
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Scott Alexander King
26 books4 followers"You are home...” These are the words I heard in my heart as I sat cross-legged on an old futon mattress weaving the web of my very first Dream Catcher. The voice, which was clear and precise, was coupled with a dynamic bolt of energy; a flash of consciousness that illuminated by otherwise dark spirit, traveled through my stomach and heart and touched with magic all aspects of my very being. I knew something wonderful had just happened, but I was more aware that something unknown lay in promise for my future, and me. I had begun my journey. I had found the path at last, even though up till that moment, I had been unaware of my search.
Raised a strict vegetarian until my early teens, it was (and still is) not uncommon for me to have a menagerie of creatures around me at any one given time, but now that I have grown, after years of training, practice and experience, I am ready to share my love of animals with the people.
In 1987 I began my training to become a Primary School teacher. I graduated in November, 1989. After receiving my first posting in June, 1990, I quickly realised that the kids the system had given up on responded favourably to my teaching style, and I responded well to them. You know the ones: the kids commonly labelled as 'nothing but trouble', the kids the schools put up year after year with the hope that they would leave before they graduated and thus became someone else's 'problem'. These are the kids celebrated today as Indigo Children and the kids I have always looked upon as 'tomorrow's spiritual warriors'.
As an Indigo myself, I have been able to see animal spirits since a very early age (not 'dead' pets, but the inherent power of the animals that walk with us: the power that was once incorporated into tribal lore and labelled as 'totem' energy).
Although born in Australia, my understanding of the animals is not limited to just our culture or land. (See also Feral Animals). I seem to have an inherent understanding of all animals - no matter which continent they live on. As a child, I would spend hours alone watching the animals - how they related to one another and their environment. I also relied heavily on my 'feelings' when it came to meeting new people. This energy warned me of deceit, rewarded me with promise and allowed me to navigate my way through a very confusing childhood. As I grew, this 'energy' took form, and I began to recognise it as being 'animal-like' in vibration - energy that I felt a natural bond with; energy that has never let me down.
Today, I am married to the love of my life, Trudy - and with her I have two beautiful children. We live on a small hobby farm surrounded by bush and native wildlife in Victoria's Yarra Valley.
Raised a strict vegetarian until my early teens, it was (and still is) not uncommon for me to have a menagerie of creatures around me at any one given time, but now that I have grown, after years of training, practice and experience, I am ready to share my love of animals with the people.
In 1987 I began my training to become a Primary School teacher. I graduated in November, 1989. After receiving my first posting in June, 1990, I quickly realised that the kids the system had given up on responded favourably to my teaching style, and I responded well to them. You know the ones: the kids commonly labelled as 'nothing but trouble', the kids the schools put up year after year with the hope that they would leave before they graduated and thus became someone else's 'problem'. These are the kids celebrated today as Indigo Children and the kids I have always looked upon as 'tomorrow's spiritual warriors'.
As an Indigo myself, I have been able to see animal spirits since a very early age (not 'dead' pets, but the inherent power of the animals that walk with us: the power that was once incorporated into tribal lore and labelled as 'totem' energy).
Although born in Australia, my understanding of the animals is not limited to just our culture or land. (See also Feral Animals). I seem to have an inherent understanding of all animals - no matter which continent they live on. As a child, I would spend hours alone watching the animals - how they related to one another and their environment. I also relied heavily on my 'feelings' when it came to meeting new people. This energy warned me of deceit, rewarded me with promise and allowed me to navigate my way through a very confusing childhood. As I grew, this 'energy' took form, and I began to recognise it as being 'animal-like' in vibration - energy that I felt a natural bond with; energy that has never let me down.
Today, I am married to the love of my life, Trudy - and with her I have two beautiful children. We live on a small hobby farm surrounded by bush and native wildlife in Victoria's Yarra Valley.
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September 1, 2020
What an incredibly informative Book!
Animal dreaming is basically the what's what and who's who of animal medicine and animal totems.
I remember as a kid reading 'what bird is that', wanting to know more about the bird I had seen. Well, this book goes far and beyond the bird species and encompasses animals from all walks of life. Each animal is listed with a story behind the ' Dreaming ' and then the author's note on the meaning behind the animal when it appears in your every day life or dreams etc. From Sea creatures to land animals... all creatures great and small have been included in this incredibly detailed and documented publication.
So often we see animals run across the road or birds fly above our heads or bugs scampering about doing whatever bugs do; but to have a book that tells us the importance of their appearance, the symbology etc, is amazing! Animal dreaming is a must for anyone who is seeking a little more guidance in what is sometimes a crazy mixed up world. Animals speak... here the author tells of their stories, and after reading this book, I am surely willing to listen to them now.
Animal dreaming is basically the what's what and who's who of animal medicine and animal totems.
I remember as a kid reading 'what bird is that', wanting to know more about the bird I had seen. Well, this book goes far and beyond the bird species and encompasses animals from all walks of life. Each animal is listed with a story behind the ' Dreaming ' and then the author's note on the meaning behind the animal when it appears in your every day life or dreams etc. From Sea creatures to land animals... all creatures great and small have been included in this incredibly detailed and documented publication.
So often we see animals run across the road or birds fly above our heads or bugs scampering about doing whatever bugs do; but to have a book that tells us the importance of their appearance, the symbology etc, is amazing! Animal dreaming is a must for anyone who is seeking a little more guidance in what is sometimes a crazy mixed up world. Animals speak... here the author tells of their stories, and after reading this book, I am surely willing to listen to them now.
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