Believe.

So many traditions look for the ethereal in animals. The Hindus, among others, believe we are reincarnated over and over, taking on animal and human forms as we move toward the divine. Cats were deified in ancient Egypt, and in the Catholic tradition, St. Francis of Assisi communicated with and preached to animals. Many Native American cultures have totems — wolves, hawks and others — to guide, protect and test individuals throughout life. Human beings may look to animals to embody what we can’t see but want to believe is there.

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