Animals As Guides For The Soul by Susan Chernak Mcelroy

Animals As Guides For The Soul by Susan Chernak Mcelroy

In her New York Times bestseller Animals as Teachers and Healers, Susan Chernak McElroy movingly explored the wide and enriching horizons of human relationships with animals. In this new volume of reflections and true animal stories, she invites us to broaden and deepen that relationship.

While living with her husband and animals on a farm in Oregon, McElroy pondered the ancient bonds that connect humans and animals: the healing gifts of animals, the genius of people who talk to them, and the power of animal messengers. She also asked herself the tough questions that engage every true animal lover. How can we soothe our anguish and guilt when a loved animal suffers or dies? How do we atone for our mistakes? When are animals prisoners and when are they fulfilled? Is it moral to eat other beings? And how can we go about transforming our relationship with animals?

Through daily experiences with the animals around her and those in her dreams--along with compelling true stories sent to her by readers--McElroy began to find answers. She discovered that animals are guides in the development of our souls. A frail llama teaches lessons of joy and unconditional love; a barn cat proves that service need not be imprisonment but fulfillment; a mortally injured hawk infuses a cancer patient with renewed strength and faith; an attentive rabbit awakens an abused child from a trance of sadness; and a skinny white horse does more for a damaged six-year-old boy in one hour than any human has done in six years.

In this deeply personal yet universal testament to the profound connection between animals and humans, there is wisdom and blessing. As the author reminds us, the fingerprint of God is often a pawprint.

Susan Chernak McElroy has always been an animal lover. She's worked as a zookeeper, a veterinarian's assistant, a Humane Society educator, a dog trainer, and a wildlife rehabilitator. Her work has appeared in national publications and is included in a number of anthologies, including Chicken Soup for Soul Survivors, Wounded Healers, and Intimate Relationships: Embracing the Natural World, among others. Bright Star Farm is where she calls home in Oregon.

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ISBN 13	9780345424044
ISBN 10	0345424042
Title	Animals As Guides For The Soul
Author	Susan Chernak Mcelroy
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1999-08-31
Number of pages	304
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