Book 1, Animal Speak : Chapter 9, Animal Totems - Not Just Birds Summary and Analysis

Learning to call upon the powers of a given totem animal is part of the practice. This is one point when fantasy may come crashing down, only to break upon the facts. When someone has a pet dog or cat, the animal will very obviously usually come when called. If you have not established this level of responsiveness with your totem animal it can be disheartening. The wilder the totem is, the more liable one is to be forced to face this kind of disappointment. Here is where your offerings become quite powerful. If you feed a hungry animal or heal one that is sick or injured then you have a kind of chance with the entity that you really might not otherwise...