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Contents

Chapter 1. Ambulatory Horse Doctor

Animas

The Buddhist and the Baptist

Judgment and Pain

How to Heal

Fear and Fortitude

Chapter 2. The Beginning: Creation and the Garden Paradise

The Hopi

Australian Aborigines

Ancient Hebrews

African Myths: Barotse, Bantu, and Yao

Animal Symbols

Iris in Paradise

Chapter 3. The Hunter-Gatherer: Shamanism

Animals, Spirits, and Shamans

A Vision in the Bisti Badlands

The Oglala Sioux

The Tungusic and Buryat Tribes

Interview with a Shaman

Vision Quest

Ring of Fire

Chapter 4. Mother Nature: The Great Transformer

Animal Sacrifice

Raising Livestock and Modern Industry

The Sacrificial Fire

Gaia: The Goddess of Ancient Europe

Ancient Egypt

Ancient China

Fantastic Animals

Neo-paganism

Pagan Parade

The Cow Goddess

Chapter 5. Hinduism: Escape from Samsara

A Dream in the Mind of God

Rebirth

Animal Vehicles and Sacred Animals

The Sacred Rat

Halloween Hare Krishna

Evil versus Equanimity

Chapter 6. Buddhism: Finding Peace of Mind

The Nature of Buddhism

Animals, Reincarnation, and Karma

How to End Suffering

Animal Sacrifice and the First Precept

Chocolate Nirvana versus Tonglen

Tibetan Buddhism

Dragons and Demons

The Buddha-Nature of a Mare

The Right to a Natural Death

Zen Buddhism

Chapter 7. Islam, Judaism, and Christianity: The God of Abraham

My Father Who Art in Wisconsin

The Bible and Biblical Interpretation

Animals in the Old Testament

The Great Flood and Noah’s Ark

The Prophets and Balaam’s Ass

Do Animals Have Souls?

Do Animals Experience Life after Death?

Angels and Animals

Faith Eliminates Prairie Dogs

Animals in the New Testament

How Do Wounds Heal?

Chapter 8. Science: Seeking Evidence

The Relativity of Science

The Beginning of Time and the Origin of Life

The Kingdom Animalia

What Makes an Animal Conscious?

Are Animals Self-Aware?

Translating Animal Behavior

Chapter 9. Spirituality: Mystics, Clairvoyants, Channels, and Animal Communicators

The Difference between Religion and Spirituality

Accepting Life as the Animals Do

The Quartz Lake Pack Trip

Animal Communicators

Consciousness and Spirituality

Mystics

A Happy Ending

The Good Transition

May

Pecos

Sporty

Notes

Index

About the Author