Animal Voices

We begin the journey by recalling a time when humans and animals shared a common awareness and connection within the great Web of Life. Our ancestors were able to tap into this universal language, communicating easily with animals and all aspects of nature. We, too, carry this ability within ourselves. So, if your most burning question is Can I really talk with animals? the answer is Yes! And not only that, for one of the great things about learning how to listen to animals is that you can’t help but learn to listen to yourself as well. The process changes us in ways both inspiring and unforeseen. 

 

We will investigate unusual encounters and magical meetings of the animal kind – those moments when an animal shows up in your life in just the right way, at just the right time. We will discover the ways of animal guides and teachers, look at the awe-inspiring ways that animal spirits, power animals and totems visit our everyday lives as well as our visions and dreams, helping us in so many ways. We will visit the unusually creative world of dreams – of both humans and animals – and examine some of the treasures that come to us in the wee hours of the night. 

 

We will deepen in relationship as well, looking at ways to heal with animals and how to be more present in our lives, especially during times of transition and death. We will develop skills to see animals and ourselves with new eyes and form partnerships in more meaningful ways. We will play with shifting the shape of our consciousness, viewing the world from wider, deeper perspectives, seeing through animal eyes, beholding the splendor of diversity, and so also seeing ourselves anew. 

 

Throughout your adventures, some of what you read may not make sense. And that, too, is often a fine and helpful thing. For always in our experiences we are planting seeds. By reading and playing with a variety of ideas and suggestions, we may be surprised to find that some of the things that do not fit now may be just what we need at a later time. 

 

 

The important thing is not to stop questioning. 

Curiosity has its own reason for existing. 

One cannot help but be in awe 

when he contemplates the mysteries 

of eternity, of life, 

of the marvelous structure of reality. 

 

It is enough if one tries 

merely to comprehend a little 

of this mystery every day.

Never lose a holy curiosity.

 

~Albert Einstein