Animal Spirit Guides

Animals as guides, spirit guides have long been a mainstay in Native American Legend, Lore and traditional ways of life. Finding which spirit guide to call to invoke help with a specific purpose is sometimes an interesting search.

The author of Animal Spirit Guides has taken some of that guess work out of the equation for you.
Steven D Farmer, Ph D is a shamanic practitioner, ordained minister, licensed psychotherapist and former college professor wit over 30 years experience as a professional healer and teacher.

We all need guides in our lives, some are learned through experience, some are taught in the class room and some--guidance from where we least expect it.

Winter and Legend, Wart - Toads or Frogs

Toads and Warts

There is an old Indian (Native American) legend that says a person should never tell a legend out loud unless there is snow on the ground. 

If you do, there are ominous consequences—a toad/or in some cases a frog—will appear at your door, hop on your head and cause your face to be covered with warts.

Imagine my surprise – and you can imagine what I was thinking, after relating a particular legend to reinforce some point I was making to my youngsters one early summer evening. I went to put our dog outside and as I bent to pick up the chain we tethered him to when he was out alone, there on my door step—eyes as big as saucers, which glistened in the yellow glow from the porch light. There was this small reptilian creature. He blinked twice, hopped up onto my shoe and I have no idea where else he thought he was going, but I shook him loose and darted back into the house. 

Did I scream?  Yes! Did I forget to clip the dog on his chain? Yes. Did I charge back into the house and promise never to tell another legend unless it was the dead of winter and snow was 6 feet deep—you can bank on it.  Legend or truth?  You decide.

Legends and Winter, Toads and Warts

There is an old Indian (Native American) legend that says a person should never tell a legend out loud unless there is snow on the ground. 

If you do, there are ominous consequences—a toad/or in some cases a frog—will appear at your door, hop on your head and cause your face to be covered with warts.

Imagine my surprise – and you can imagine what I was thinking, after relating a particular legend to reinforce some point I was making to my youngsters one early summer evening. I went to put our dog outside and as I bent to pick up the chain we tethered him to when he was out alone, there on my door step—eyes as big as saucers, which glistened in the yellow glow from the porch light. There was this small reptilian creature. He blinked twice, hopped up onto my shoe and I have no idea where else he thought he was going, but I shook him loose and darted back into the house. 

Did I scream?  Yes! Did I forget to clip the dog on his chain? Yes. Did I charge back into the house and promise never to tell another legend unless it was the dead of winter and snow was 6 feet deep—you can bank on it.  Legend or truth?  You decide.