2. The Beginning: Creation and the Garden Paradise
African Myths: Barotse, Bantu, and Yao
Chapter 3. The Hunter-Gatherer: Shamanism
A Vision in the Bisti Badlands
The Tungusic and Buryat Tribes
Ring of Fire
Chapter 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
Chapter 5. Hinduism: Escape from Samsara
A Dream in the Mind of God
Rebirth
Animal Vehicles and Sacred Animals
The Sacred Rat
Halloween Hare Krishna
Evil versus Equanimity
Chapter 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
Chapter 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?
Chapter 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?
Are Animals Self-Aware?
Translating Animal Behavior
Chapter 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
The Good Transition
May
Pecos
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