Animal-Wise: The Spirit Language and Signs of Nature

by Ted Andrews

Nature speaks to us every day but we have forgotten how to listen. From the author of the best-selling Animal Speak comes the next step in understanding the meaning and language of animals. Discover the meaning of animals in dreams and life. Learn how to interpret the signs of nature. Find your animal guardians and messengers and awaken the inner totem pole. Through this book, you truly will become animal-wise.

Genres: Spirituality, Animals, Paganism, Reference, Nonfiction, Native American, Nature

438 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1999

About the author

Ted Andrews was an internationally recognized author, storyteller, teacher, and mystic. A leader in the human potential, metaphysical, and psychic fields, he wrote over 36 books which have been translated into more than two dozen foreign languages. He was featured on many national and local TV and radio programs every year. He won more Visionary Awards than any other author.

Ted was a worldwide acclaimed speaker and teacher. He presented sold-out seminars to thousands of people throughout the US and Canada every year, and his appearances were just as popular and in demand in the United Kingdom, Europe and parts of Asia. In May 2002 he was specially invited to speak to the UNSRC at the United Nations in New York for his writings and work with animals.

This award-winning and best-selling author was involved in the serious study of the esoteric and occult for more than 40 years, and he brought to the field an extensive formal and informal education. He served the public school system for ten years as a teacher and counselor, 7 of which were spent working with disadvantaged students, creating a special needs reading program for which he received both local and state recognition.

Called a true Renaissance man, Ted was trained in music, playing the piano since the age of 12. He composed, performed and produced the music for ten audiocassettes. He could even scratch out a tune or two on the violin/fiddle. He was a longtime student of sacred dance, ballet and Kung Fu. Ted was also schooled in a variety of related holistic healing modalities, including music therapy, herbology, hypnotherapy, acupressure and other alternative techniques. A clairvoyant since childhood, he was also a certified spiritualist medium for nearly 30 years.

Probably best known for his work with animals, Ted held state and federal permits to work with birds of prey. He performed wildlife rescue and worked in wildlife rehabilitation and education. He conducted animal education and storytelling programs with his animals in school classrooms throughout the year, giving freely of his own time and expense to help young people discover the wonder of animals and nature. In his spare time, he enjoyed hanging out with his menagerie of animals, training and playing with his horses and ballroom dancing.

Reviews

[Ron Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ted Andrews is a well known author and speaker of North American Spiritual Tradition. Animal-Speak along with Animal-Wise work together to catalog the wisdom of the Animal Kingdom. We all have what is called Animal-Totems that assists us in our Life. These two volumes can help us to understand and to be able to work with our Totem. It is the best source I have found that catalogs so many different animals. The two volumes works together - Animal-Speak has a general topic such as 'Spiders'; where Animal-Wise will have "Daddy Long-legs" or "Black Widow". Animal-Speak has a small section on Fish, while Animal-Wise has a much bigger section on Ocean Animals.

I have been using these two books for many years when working with Animal Totems. The book also has ceremonies and exercises when working with one's Animal Totems.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a companion to Animal Speak. It continues along the same vein. These two books go hand in hand, and I wouldn't have one without the other.

[Shiro · Rating 5 out of 5]

the second book you need to have all possible totem meaning

[Deborah Pickstone · Rating 2 out of 5]

Recommended by a friend who is into this kind of thing; I remain....sceptical of the author who seems to have made a lot of money making it up as he goes along. I am actually quite happy to believe people can communicate with animals and even in shamanic practices - I have no problem with anything anyone believes that does no harm and advocates no harm - but I smell money here.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to use a resource when you want to know the symbolism of an animal that you've seen recently or had a dream about. He talks about how different cultures have viewed the animal symbolically.

[Yvonne Ryves · Rating 5 out of 5]

Along with its companion book this is a book which I refer to time and time again to check on the qualities and attributes of animal messengers that I come across in my work.

An invaluable resource

[Milly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is another animal wisdom book that I highly recommend. Used in conjunction with the healing arts it is a powerful source of valuable information on what issues a client may be struggling with and how to overcome them. The answers are there, we just have to pay attention to the signs.

[Sallie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stellar. He was a gifted author, all of his books were gifts to all.

[Alex · Rating 2 out of 5]

Loved it. Pretty much love everything.

[Kate Baldwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I finished this book in two days! It was a greatly informative and educational peek into the science behind our animal kin...not just dogs but primates, dolphins, whales, even ants.

While I wriggled a little bit at some of the lab experiments, the outcomes are enlightening. This is a great book for anyone considering a career in dog training or just looking to understand how our counterparts communicate, feel and survive despite not communicating verbally.

[Fishface · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this one. It's a little harder to find things in this than the original, ANIMAL-SPEAK. as I recall, not everything listed in the index actually appears in the book, and vice-versa. But it's much more comprehensive and less bird-heavy than Andrews's first volume. This book needed some serious copyediting before it went to press -- some pages are just a jumbled mass of sentence fragments and typos.

[Peiman Hda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a totem dictionary. You can use it any time you meethe an animal in real and dream to find out what is the nature trying to show tell you. Using modern animalogy to translate any living thing specifies as a sign is a reasonable way to extract nature codes.

[Rexanna Ipock-Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

More information on the animals and what they are saying to us.

[Crystal Hook · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite tarot ever. Just easier for me to relate to.

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

All of Ted Andrews' books are amazing :)

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good companion book to the first one.

[Tracy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read with lots of info