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Origin of Animal Guides

Animal guides as a topic is potentially deeper than it might seem. In Taoism they say the 1000 things stem from one thing. This is said in one way or another in every tradition, and it’s reflected in many creation myths; the Native American, the Egyptian, Babylonian, Japanese. Even in the Native Australian belief, and…
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Animal’s Power

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Human and Animal

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Animal Guides Q&A

Sometimes you can crave things that aren’t very good for you? That’s not from instinct. Addiction is a human trait. Most animals will sniff beer and refuse to drink, and they flee smoke. My first power animal was a skunk! Oh yes, mustelids are quite spirited. If you need to understand determination, watch a skunk.…
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Empathy with Pets

I will begin by talking about empathy, and empathy is not compassion. Empathy is the ability to feel the feelings in creatures and places, like entering the presence of someone who’s depressed, and without asking or making a “logical” observation knowing that they are. Has anyone experienced this? Much of the “telepathic” is rooted in…
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Notice More

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Our Animal Teachers

Those who would listen, and I don’t mean with their ears, but with the receptive mind, those who’s hearts are open to the world and other species, are growing and changing. There are those who perhaps don’t even know why. At least they don’t know yet, but their empathy is coupled with a compassionate heart,…
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Sense the World

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The Whole Ecosystem Sings

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New Harmony can Arise and Evolve

Though humanity has taken a less than harmonious stance toward nature in general, animals have been listening to our song. Many have learned to imitate parts of it; birds making machine noises or imitating our music, animals learning at least the simple parts of operating our machines, how to operate levers. Some have even learned…
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Animal’s Motivation to Heal

Perhaps what motivates animals to heal? They have only a limited understanding of medicine, but animals do have a rudimentary understanding of medicine as well as tools. They have found that chimpanzees deliberately select certain plants when they are experiencing stomach upset or other distress, and different items at different times. If that’s not basic…
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Borrow the Gifts of the Animals


