Blessings Of The Animals : Celebrating Our Kinship With All Creation

Come into the Cathedral of the Earth to worship and to . . .

· Find out how "swarm intelligence" is creating smarter phone
systems inspired by the creativity and collective wisdom of the
common ant.
· Discover what happens when a visionary artist travels to Africa to
bury the portraits of 23 primates who died in a Philadelphia zoo.
· Ponder how cultures as diverse as the Cherokee, Chinese,
Egyptians and ancient Hindus identified the night's brightest star
with a canine spirit guide.
· Explore how meditation practice helps a Buddhist beekeeper fend
off a disease that threatens most of the world's honeybees.

These true stories and many more will make you laugh, weep and marvel at the amazing creatures who share our planet, from the earthworm to the elephant, all in BLESSINGS OF THE ANIMALS.