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What Animals Can Teach Us about Spirituality: Inspiring Lessons from Wild and Tame Creatures

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This book is a great collection of stories about animals and their humans--and how animals have helped them. Chapter 8 is a valuable handbook that helps develop a better understanding of animals and improve your relationships with ALL animals.

Chapters include:
Preface: Becoming a Spiritual Animal
Loyalty of the Dog
Playfulness of the Otter
Power of the Polar Bear
Heart of the Lion
Call of the Wolf
Mind of the Dolphin
Wisdom of the Owl
Afterword: Creatures of the Divine

The book is very touching. In it the author shares her insights--which is no small task as she has worked with wild and domestic animals for over twenty-five years. She reveals many interesting animal behavior secrets and her own stories, too. (I cried when I read the Afterword when the author talks about animal souls and her journey with her beloved, Clyde.) I've purchased a bunch to give as gifts and recommend that you do, too!

Don't miss this book!

Don't think that Diana Guerrero advocates a new spiritual fad in advocating that we humans emulate animals. Aesop knew you can't be a human in dog's clothing. Guerrero asks us to stop, turn off the computer, TV, cell phone, and most of all our mental noise, and get attuned to the fundamentals through our animal teachers. She strikes the right balance between addressing humans' shortcomings and addressing the positive and negative qualities of animals. Authoritative, with intelligent discourse on nature, zoology, animal and human behavior, and religious teachings, this book is a great addition to your library as you search for higher meaning.

A beautifully written glimpse into the psyche of both humans and animals. As a writer I enjoyed Ms Guerrero's descriptions of her personal interactions with both tame and wild animals and felt very much a part of her adventures. Prior to reading Diana's book I thought I knew my buddy, a 100lb Akita, very well. Now I not only notice my dog's subtle clues but have a greater understanding of their meaning. This is a "must read" for all lovers of the spiritual messages of nature.
Robena June Schaerf, author of Granton Manor and Morgan's Ridge

Ms. Guerrero has a magical way with animals and with words. I found her book to be an easy and enjoyable read - reminding me of the profound interconnection of life and the incredible wisdom to be learned from our fellow creatures. I loved the personal, heartwarming stories she shares to illustrate the lessons.

Diana's book is a gift to all of us who are not as animal savvy as we should be. This book came to me just as I aquired a new little kitten. This isn't a book on animal "How To's", but rather a journey to understanding animal behavior. I found it to be an inspiration to me with respect to raising and understanding my kitten. This book is well thought out and very well written. Thank you Diana. Kathy London

Diana Guerror brings us a lovely introduction to many of the ways in which animals can heighten our awareness of our own caring, moral, healing and spiritual qualities. She illustrates these through specific animal examples:

Loyalty - dogs
Playfulness - otters
Power - bears
Heart - lions
Survival - wolves
Vision - eagles
Mind - dolphins
Wisdom - owls

This book is a good invitation to reflections on how we can be more mindful of many of these qualities in our lives, and how we can extend our investments in healing - ourselves and others - beyond our own species. It can serve as a good introduction to spiritual dimensions as well, particularly for those who might not be open yet to the broader dimensions of psychic animal and spirit communications.

My expectation was that this book would take me somewhere I had not been and raise my awareness of the way in which animals increase our spiritual connection. What I got was that we should strive to be "Loyal as a dog", etc. I am having trouble finishing it.

What struck me about this book is how Guerrero combines her passion and expertise as an animal trainer and healer with a spiritual philosophy that opens a door and welcomes us into a world of magic, myth, and personal discovery. If you've ever experienced that special connection with the animal kingdom, then I think this book is a must-read. And, if you haven't, then this book is especially for you. I know that I am making sure every animal lover I know gets a copy of What Animals Can Teach Us About Spirituality.

The author's empathy and sincerity become immediately apparent in this must-read book for animal lovers. She sees the fur people of the world as those we are not meant to dominate and destroy, but learn from. This is a splendid book from a person whose heart is truly filled with the love of all things.

This book truly touched me! I'm a real softy when it comes to animals, but until I read this book I had not thought of them as "teachers".

A professional animal trainer, Diana L. Guerrero shares how she has learned as much from the animals as they have learned from her. In many ways, animals are far more noble than humans, and Guerrero illustrates this point time and again.

Read. Learn. And most importantly: Enjoy!!