More than the concept that all things—humans, other animals, all forms of vegetation, and even minerals, stones, and rocks—are alive and have a spirit or soul, animism is the belief that all things, animate and inanimate also have some degree of reason and the ability to act. Thus, the winds, streams, rocks, etc. have intelligence and can share their wisdom.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Dawn McLaughlin, author of Everyday Reiki and the new Spirit Allies & Healing Guides.
You may be familiar with the concept of spirit guides, our allies in the spiritual realms or alternate planes...