Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface: The Convocation

Introduction: White Spirit Animals
Prophets of the Wild

1 Dreaming Shamans
Telepathy and Trans-Species Psychology

2 Bear
Protector of the Great Spirit

3 Lion
The Golden-Hearted Alchemist

4 Elephant
Teacher of the Buddhic Way

5 Wolf
Escort on the Threshold

6 Buffalo Rising
Earth Guardians

7 The Signs
Giants, White Dragons, and Other Stories of Extinction and Restoration

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

J. Zohara Meyerhoff Hieronimus, D.H.L., is an award-winning radio broadcaster, social justice and environmental activist, and professional artist. She founded the Ruscombe Mansion Community Health Center in Baltimore in 1984. She hosted the national radio program Future Talk until 2008 and cohosts 21st Century Radio with her husband, Robert Hieronimus. The author of several books, she lives in Owings Mills, Maryland.

Reviews

"Great Book! White Spirit Animals combines shamanism, trans-species telepathy, historic research, and native stories to show the reader why we must save the bear, lion, elephant, buffalo, wolf, and other species from extinction and how they have guided humanity in the past. A unique testimony to the close relationship between humans and animals and our ability to communicate and collaborate with each other." * John Perkins, New York Times bestselling author *
"Brilliant visionary work that pulls humanity into alignment with our animal kin and forgotten souls." * G. A. Bradshaw, Ph.D., author of Elephants on the Edge *
"White Spirit Animals is a beautiful and deep work of art and heart. It provides a wealth of cross-cultural, historical, shamanic, and mythical information. It is likely to connect the reader with the symbolically deep realm where dreams come from. The images and stories resonate with that place of inner knowing in us. I am enthusiastic about this book--thank you, Zohara Hieronimus!" * Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D., author of Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman *
"The traditional Haudenosaunee/Iroquois view is that those in the animal world are related to us. As humans we are within the same circle of life as animals as well as trees, plants, and the earth itself. Animals and birds serve as symbols for the family clans, and the bear and the wolf are part of that. These teachings are clearly covered in this book." * John Kahionhes Fadden, cofounder of the Six Nations Indian Museum *
"In these times of turmoil, it is critically important that we listen to the phantom shaman-animals who have stepped forward to guide us. Zohara Hieronimus knows where to find them, and she knows their language. With White Spirit Animals, she has given us an invaluable portal into their world. I implore you to go there." * Tamarack Song, author of Becoming Nature: Learning the Language of Wild Animals and Plants *
"Zohara's magnificent White Spirit Animals reminds her readers of the human/animal bond and its continued importance. Her book hearkens back to shamanic practices that employed spirit animals as copractitioners. . . . White Spirit Animals can teach, protect, and heal their human siblings, and in so doing expand the boundaries of what is possible." * Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., Alan Watts Professor of Psychology at Saybrook University *
"Zohara Hieronimus provides an important bridge linking modern objective science and ancient and traditional shamanic beliefs--a very useful contribution." * Stephan A. Schwartz, author of The 8 Laws of Change *