Have you ever had an encounter with a wild animal-either in nature or in your dreams-in which it looked straight into your eyes? Did you feel a quickening in your heart? Spirit Animals is for those who wish to understand a meaning behind encounters with wild animals. Spirit Animals is a guide to help you develop a deeper intuitive relationship and communication with animals, in both their physical and subtle spirit forms. Animal spirits connect wildness with divinity; they often appear at the prompting of the Great Spirit to bring messages of self-awareness, encouragement, recognition, and warning. Buchanan's powerful illustrations help make this special book a window into a mystical dimension. (The author and illustrator are mother and son.) Includes 24 personal stories of encounters with animals in the wild.