Reading

Animal Spirit Guides and Power Animals

Animal Dreaming, Scott Alexander King. Victoria, Australia: Project Art and Photo, 2003.
Animal Magick: The Art of Recognizing and Working with Familiars, D.J. Conway. Llewellyn Publications: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2002.
Animal-Speak: The Spiritual and Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small, Ted Andrews. Llewellyn Publications: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2001.
Animal Spirit Guides: An Easy-to-Use Handbook for Identifying and Understanding Your Power Animals and Animal spirit Helpers, Steven Farmer. Hay House: Carlsbad, California, 2006.
Animal Wisdom: the Definitive Guide to the Myth, Folklore and Medicine Power of Animals, Jessica Dawn Palmer. Element/HarperCollinsPublishers: London, 2001
Animal-Wise: The Spirit Language and Signs of Nature, Ted Andrews. Dragonhawk Publishing: Jackson, Tennessee, 1999
Celtic Totem Animals, John Matthews. Eddison Sadd Editions Ltd: London, 2002.
The Cosmic Serpent, Jeremy Narby. New York, NY: Jeremy P. Tarche.1999.
Druid Animal Oracle, Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm. Connections Book Publishing: London, 1996.
Kinship with All Life, J. Allen Boone. HarperSanFrancisco, 1954.
Magical Unicorn Oracle Cards, Doreen Virtue. Hay House: Carlsbad, California, 2005.
Medicine Cards, Jamie Sams and David Carson. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1988.
Power Animals, Steven Farmer. Hay House: Carlsbad, California, 2004.
Power Animal Oracle Cards, Hay House: Carlsbad, California, 2006.
Totems: The Transformative Power of Your Personal Animal Totem, Brad Steiger. HarperSanFrancisco: 1997.
The Vision, Tom Brown, Jr. The Berkley Publishing Group: New York, 1988.

Information about Animals

Animal, David Burnie and Don E. Wilson, eds. DK Publishing, Inc.: New York, 2001.
Dorling Kindersley Animal Encyclopedia, Jonathan Elphick, Jen Green, Barbara Taylor, and Richard Walker. DK Publishing, Inc.: New York, 2000.
The Encyclopedia of Animals: A Complete Visual Guide, Jenni Bruce, Karen McGhee, Luba Vangelova, and Richard Vogt. University of California Press: Berkeley and Los Angeles, 2004.
The Last Big Cats: The Untamed Spirit, Erwin A. Bauer. Voyageur Press, Inc.: Stillwater, MN, 2003.
The Life of Birds, David Attenborough. Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ, 1998.
The Life of Mammals, David Attenborough. Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ, 2002.
National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia, Jinny Johnson, National Geographic Society: Washington, D.C., 1999 (great for children).
Scholastic Encyclopedia of Animals, Lawrence Pringle. Scholastic, Inc.: New York, 2001 (great for children).

Shamanism

The Four-Fold Way: Walking the Paths of the Warrior, Teacher, Healer, and Visionary, Angeles Arrien, Ph.D. San Francisco, California: Harper San Francisco, 1993.
Shamanic Journey: Didjeridu, (CD for shamanic journeys) Stephen McDonnell. Mill Valley, California: Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.shamanism.org), 1997.
Shamanic Journey: Multiple Drumming, (CD for shamanic journeys) Bridgewalker Drummers. Mill Valley, California: Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.shamanism.org), 1993.
Shamanism as a Spiritual Practice for Daily Life, Tom Cowan. Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press, 1996.
Soul Retrieval: Mending the Fragmented Self, Sandra Ingerman. San Francisco, California: Harper San Francisco, 1991.
The Spell of the Sensuous, David Abram. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 1997.
The Spirit of Shamanism, Roger Walsh. New York, NY: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 1990.
Spiritual Dimensions of Healing: From Native Shamanism to Contemporary Health Care, Stanley Krippner and Patrick Welch. New York, NY: Irvington Publishers, Inc., 1992.
Urban Shaman: A Handbook for Personal and Planetary Transformation Based on the Hawaiian Way of the Adventurer, Serge Kahili King. New York, NY: Fireside, 1990.
The Vision, Tom Brown, Jr. New York: The Berkley Publishing Group, 1988.
Vision Seeker: Shared Wisdom from the Place of Refuge, Hank Wesselman. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, Inc., 2001.
The Way of the Shaman, Michael Harner. San Francisco, CA: Harper San Francisco, 1990

WEBSITES

There’s an endless amount of information available on the internet. These are just a few that I’ve found useful, and new sites are popping up all the time. Use a search engine to find information about specific animals.

All About Birds, birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide
Animal and Bird Totems, holistichealthtools.com/totems.html
Animal Symbolism-Animals in Art, princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/animals.htm
Animals, yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals (great for children)
Animals: Explore, Discover, Connect, seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/index.htm
Articles About Animals, crystalinks.com/animalarticles.html
Australian Animals, australianfauna.com
Big Cat Rescue, bigcatrescue.org
Big Cats Online, dialspace.dial.pipex.com/agarman/bco/ver4.htm
Cycle of Power: Animal Totems, sayahda.com/cycle.html
Desert Animals and Wildlife, desertusa.com/animal.html
Enchanted Learning, enchantedlearning.com/coloring (great for children)
How to Find Your Animal Totem, serioussilver.com/totemenergy/findtoteminfo.html
Meeting the Power Animals, rainbowcrystal.com/power/power.html
National Geographic: Animals and Nature, nationalgeographic.com/animals
Power Animals, childrenoftheearth.org/PowerAnimals/shuffle16.html (great for older children)
Science and Nature: Animals, bbc.co.uk/nature/animals
Shamanism: Working with Animal Spirits, geocities.com/~animalspirits/index1.html
The Red Road, groups.msn.com/LightWorkersandMagicalThingsCenter/americannative.msnw
Totem Animals, crystalinks.com/totemanimals.html
Totems, wiccanlife.com/resources/correspondencecharts/totems-cor.htm

DVDs

Africa: The Serengeti, George Casey. Slingshot Entertainment: www.slingshotent.com, 2001.
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild, George Case. Slingshot Entertainment: www.slingshotent.com, 2001.
Bears, David Lickley. Slingshot Entertainment: www.slingshotent.com, 2001.
Beavers, Stephen Low. Image Entertainment: www.image-entertainment.com, 2003.
The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, David Attenborough. BBC Video: www.bbcamerica.com, 2001.
Coral Reef Adventure, Greg MacGillivray. MacGillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation:
Killer Instinct: Snakes, Rob Bredl, host. Starcast Productions: www.mpihomevideo.com, 2002.
The Life of Birds, David Attenborough. BBC Video: www.bbcamerica.com, 2002.
The Life of Mammals, David Attenborough. BBC Video: www.bbcamerica.com, 2003.
March of the Penguins, Luc Jacquet. Warner Independent Pictures and National Geographic Film Features www.warnervideo.com, 2005.
Pale Male, WNET New York. PBS: www.pbs.org, 2004.
Reptiles, WNET New York. PBS: www.pbs.org, 2003.
Whales: An Unforgettable Journey, David Clark, Al Giddings, and Roger Payne. Slingshot Entertainment: www.slingshotent.com, 2001.
Winged Migration, Jacques Perrin. Sony Pictures Classics: sonyclassics.com, 2003.
Wolves, National Wildlife Federation. Slingshot Entertainment: www.slingshotent.com, 2002.
World of Raptors, Morley Nelson. Echo Film Productions, Inc: www.sts-media.com, 2003.
www.image-entertainment.com, 2003.

ORGANIZATIONS

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, aspca.org/site/PageServer. 424 E. 92nd St, New York, NY 10128-6804. (212) 876-7700. (SPCA is international)
Big Cat Rescue, bigcatrescue.org. 12802 Easy Street, Tampa, FL 33625. (813) 920-4130.
Defenders of Wildlife. www.defenders.org. 1130 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20030. (202) 682-9400.
The Fund for Animals. www.fund.org. 200 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019. (212) 246-2096
In Defense of Animals, idausa.org. 131 Camino Alto, Ste. E, Mill Valley, CA 94941. (415) 388-9641.
International Fund for Animal Welfare, ifaw.org.
National Wildlife Federation. www.nwf.org. 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston, VA 20190-5362. (800) 822-9919
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): www.nrdc.org. 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011. (212) 727-2700
Nature Conservancy. www.nature.org. 4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203-1606. (703) 841-5300
Oceana. www.oceana.org. 2501 M Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037-1311. (202) 833-3900.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). www.peta.org. 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510. (757) 622-7382
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), PCRM.org. 5100 Wisconsin Ave. N.W., Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20016.
Sierra Club. www.sierraclub.org. 85 Second Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. (415) 977-5500.
Surfrider Foundation. www.surfrider.org. P.O. Box 6010, San Clemente, CA 92674-6010. (949) 492-8170.
World Wildlife Fund. www.wwf.org. 1250 24th Street NW, Washington, DC 20037 (800) 225-5993. 

MUSIC

Fortunately there is so much good music available for meditation, journeying, and to use during ceremony. Below are just a few that I’ve enjoyed and found useful.

The Book of Secrets, Loreena McKennitt. Stratford, Ontario, Canada: Quinlan Road Music, Ltd. (www.quinlanroad.com), 1997.
Chakra Suite, Steven Halpern. San Anselmo, California: Open Channel Sound Co. (www.stevenhalpern.com), 2001.
Following the Circle, Dik Darnell. Littleton, Colorado: Etherean Music, 1988.
In Beauty I Walk: the Best of Coyote Oldman, Coyote Oldman. San Francisco, California: Hearts of Space, (www.coyoteoldman.com), 1997.
Liquid Mind III: Balance, Chuck Wild. Hollywood, California: Chuck Wild Records, 1999.
Lunar Reflections, Ian Cameron Smith. Sydney, Australia: Rhythmist Productions (www.iancameronsmith.com.au), 2000.
Merlin’s Magic Healing Harmony: Best of Merlin’s Magic, Andreas Mock. Inner World Records, 1995.
Sacred Spirits: Yeha-Noha, Beverly Hills, California: Virgin Records, Ltd., 1994.
Shamanic Dream: Relaxation-Trance Meditation, Anugama. Kihei, Hawaii: Open Sky Music (www.openskymusic.com), 2000.
Shamanic Journey: Didjeridu, Stephen McDonnell. Mill Valley, California: Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.shamanism.org), 1997.
Shamanic Journey: Multiple Drumming, Bridgewalker Drummers. Mill Valley, California: Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.shamanism.org), 1993.
The Silent Path, Robert Coxon. Westmount, Quebec, Canada: R.H.C. Productions, 1995.
Trance, Gabrielle Roth and the Mirrors. New York, NY: Raven Recording (www.ravenrecording.com), 1992.
Waves and Waves II, Angel Earth. Detroit, Michigan: Angel Earth Music (www.angelearth.org), 2002.