Chapter 1: The World at Hand
Cat Tales
How the Pussy Willow Got Her Name
Tefnut and Her Feud with Ra
Cat Review
Divining in the Natural World
Mistresses of Prophecy
Questioning the World
Chapter 2: Into the Swamp
Alligator Owlyout
Crocodile Goddess Creates the World
Sherit’s Bid for Power
Crocodile Review
Noticing the Signs
At the Trowe Ring
Questioning the Signs
Chapter 3: By the Numbers
Count Your Horses
The Fairy Seminary
The Blessing
Horse Review
Counting to Three
Winning Numbers
Questioning the Odds
Chapter 4: In Formation
An Amazonian Kingdom
The Astro-Bee
Sweet Return to Poppy Plateau
Bee Review
Hex to Perfection
The Isle of the Little Cat
Questioning the Form
Chapter 5: Under the Rock
Scorpion Security Associates
Gilgamesh Challenges the Scorpion Twins
Isis and the Bad Little Scorpions
Scorpion Review
Nine Worlds I Knew
The Snowshoe Queen
Questioning the Sentinels
Chapter 6: Seeing the Puzzle
Quoth the Raven, Evermore!
Raven-Kin
Cache and Release
Raven Review
Visionary Know-How
Leaves of Gold
Questioning the Shades
Chapter 7: What’s with that Noise?
Hunting and Pecking
Children of Vesta and Mars
The Woodpecker and the Horse
Woodpecker Review
Bird Dreams
The Booger ’Coon
Questioning the Vibes
Chapter 8: Into the Mist
The Oenoe Doe
The Antler Wagon
The Unfortunate Hunter
Deer Review
Tracking the Signs
The Huluppu Tree
Questioning the Unseen
Chapter 9: Avian Wisdom
Craning Your Mind
Letters of the Crane
The Habits of Highly Successful Cranes
Crane Review
Holding the Thread of Destiny
The Song of Cliodhna
Questioning the Signs
Final Words
Appendix I: Deities and Heroes
Appendix II: Ancient People and Places
Appendix III: Mathematical Terms
Notes
Bibliography
Filmography
Index
From the Author