The spiritual nature of animals : a country vet explores the wisdom, compassion, and souls of animals
Stange, Karlene, 1954-2017
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"Karlene Stange’s spiritual journey began as she drove her pickup loaded with medical supplies to attend to animals throughout southwestern Colorado, where the Animas River carves the landscape. As an ambulatory veterinarian, she has experienced the challenges, sorrows, and joys of working with creatures great and small and feels a powerful kinship with these beautiful beings, a bond that goes beyond flesh and fur and feathers. The Spiritual Nature of Animals chronicles her amazing exploration through the teachings of various religious and cultural traditions, as well as her encounters with the magnificent Rocky Mountain terrain and the quirky characters — both animal and human — who inhabit it." -- Back cover.
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Imprint:
Novato, California : New World Library, 2017.©2017
Collation:
291 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-270) and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Ambulatory Horse Doctor -- Animas -- The Buddhist and the Baptist -- Judgment and Pain -- How to Heal -- Fear and Fortitude -- ch. 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 -- ch. 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 -- ch. 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 -- ch. 5 Hinduism: Escape from Samsara -- A Dream in the Mind of God -- Rebirth -- Animal Vehicles and Sacred Animals -- The Sacred Rat -- Contents note continued: Halloween Hare Krishna -- Evil versus Equanimity -- ch. 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 -- ch. 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? -- ch. 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? -- Contents note continued: Are Animals Self-Aware? -- Translating Animal Behavior -- ch. 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.
ISBN:
9781608685158 (paperback)
Dewey class:
591.5
Language:
English
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BRN:
349823
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 591.5 SPI | Available |