Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Mallorie Vaudoise, author of Honoring Your Ancestors. As an animist, I experience the world as alive with spirits. I see the intelligence of animals, plants, and stars. Because the world is alive with spirits, we don't need to go out looking for them. There are spirits all around us. For most of us, having a good relationship with just three types of spirits is necessary and sufficient for a healthy existence in the animist ecosystem. 1. Your Own Spirit. Hey, we're spirits, too—spirits who chose to experience human incarnation. The closer in touch you are with your own spirit, the more of those vital experiences you get to