Sincerely, thank you for the kind help and resources!!
I decided today to buy your book, "Fang and Fur, Blood and Bone" as I heard that it is for people who want to develop their own rituals and ideas, not be told simply stereotypes from a totem dictionary ^^ Which is definitely for me... I don't think the "totem" idea is it so much, the more people talk about it because although it's valuable to learn the ways of different animals, that's not what I'm looking for as much for myself personally.
Instead I want to work to develop a relationship with the side of me that is swan, like a child of two cultures maybe. I was raised in one culture but I didn't learn the ways and the magic of the other culture and, I'm feeling I'm called to do that now, to humbly offer myself before the part of me that I was neglecting. I can't do that just learning stereotypes, I want a real relationship to grow. Otherwise, it's like... if you say, I'm half-Korean, and you decide to connect with your Korean ancestors by reading a book of Korean stereotypes ^^;; So... that's not so good... it sounds like your book will have a good approach to thinking about animal magic carefully so I'm looking forward to it! (And already, in my head, I have some ideas for rituals following along an "ancestor worship" pattern....)
I review fiction books here so there might not be a book review for you here, but, I will definitely write you what I thought anyway when I am done!! ^v^ Also, I'll be looking at your other links.
Also sorry if my writing is bad, it gets worse when I'm tired and I'm really tired ^^;;; But anyway, thank you!
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Date: 2011-03-31 06:26 am (UTC)I decided today to buy your book, "Fang and Fur, Blood and Bone" as I heard that it is for people who want to develop their own rituals and ideas, not be told simply stereotypes from a totem dictionary ^^ Which is definitely for me... I don't think the "totem" idea is it so much, the more people talk about it because although it's valuable to learn the ways of different animals, that's not what I'm looking for as much for myself personally.
Instead I want to work to develop a relationship with the side of me that is swan, like a child of two cultures maybe. I was raised in one culture but I didn't learn the ways and the magic of the other culture and, I'm feeling I'm called to do that now, to humbly offer myself before the part of me that I was neglecting. I can't do that just learning stereotypes, I want a real relationship to grow. Otherwise, it's like... if you say, I'm half-Korean, and you decide to connect with your Korean ancestors by reading a book of Korean stereotypes ^^;; So... that's not so good... it sounds like your book will have a good approach to thinking about animal magic carefully so I'm looking forward to it! (And already, in my head, I have some ideas for rituals following along an "ancestor worship" pattern....)
I review fiction books here so there might not be a book review for you here, but, I will definitely write you what I thought anyway when I am done!! ^v^ Also, I'll be looking at your other links.
Also sorry if my writing is bad, it gets worse when I'm tired and I'm really tired ^^;;; But anyway, thank you!