Author: Lori Morrison

Lori Morrison, author of The Shaman’s Guide To Power Animals, has had some acclaim for her prior work. Her personal memoir won the Living Now gold medal book award, the silver medal designation for the Non-Fiction Book Award, as well as, Book Readers Appreciation Group honor and finalist for the Indie Book Award. (2019, p.287)

Previously she worked on Wall Street and traveled the jungles of Central America where she found a profound appreciation for shamanic healing and quantum theory that led her to become a life coach, spiritual counselor, author, and medical intuit. Currently Lori lives in Sedona Arizona where she has her own wellness practice. To learn more about her please visit her personal website.

There are some wonderful black and white graphics that supplement this work. One of the first few pages introduces us to the Tree of Life and its symbolism. (2019, p.6) Lori states that shaman’s see the world in three realms. Those are the upper, middle and lower levels where the shaman’s travel for advice and support using their power animals as guides. She says “The Tree of Life reminds us that we are connected, down from the roots, and up through the branches, to the celestial world…”. On page 9 Lori begins to dive into each realm and describe what we, as laypeople, might find there. From there she gives a synopsis of what the Shaman does and how the power animals help in this process.

In addition to traveling the various levels of the world there are five elements. Those are; air, water, fire, earth, and spirit. The elements come from nature intermingled with energy and provide certain essential components to how we grow and learn about life and our life paths. For instance, we know what water is i.e. oceans, rivers, lakes, etc.., but do we consider how water is changed by the moon phases? Or how water reflects back what it sees?

Much of this book is taken up with the various power animals that we might find to be our guides in this life and those beyond. Each animal is assigned a few characteristics. I.e., The Aardvark is a sign of being grounded, protective, and unique. (2019, p.35) The Frog spearheads transformation, prosperity, and fertility. (p.109) Who couldn’t use a bit of that?

This book then tells us how we can call in our power animals and what they will make us aware of in generalities. I found much of this information very interesting. Furthermore, I have often wondered what my personal power animal(s) is/are and how it/they might help me to navigate life on earth and elsewhere. If you, like me, am thirsty for more please pick this up as your favored summer read. I enjoyed it and believe you will too.