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FAVORITE WEBSITES
Matthew Arnold’s sonnet “To a Friend” begins with what must be one of the single most awkward lines in all of Victorian poetry: “Who prop, thou ask’st, in these bad days, my
mind?” And yet, in these bad days, that line keeps running through my mind.
The internet, for all its potential for electronic overload and its relentless tide of spam, yet offers a veritable galaxy of sites that open doorways to wisdom, compassion,
enlightenment, inspiration, joy, healing, and peace. A simple Google search, and presto: the library of Alexandria at our fingertips! Here are a few of the websites, animal and otherwise, that prop, in these bad
days, my mind:
ANIMALS
www.aldf.org
For over a quarter of a century, the Animal Legal Defense Fund has been pushing the American legal system to end the suffering of animals.
www.angelanimals.net
“Increasing love and respect for all life–one story at a time.”
www.animalvoices.net
“Opening to animals, we expand our personal being. We experience another part of the universe and recover another part of ourselves.”
www.aspca.org
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, founded in 1866, is the first humane organization established in the western hemisphere.
www.eternaltreblinka.com
In this riveting and well researched book, historian Charles Patterson shows that the oppression of animals serves as the model for all other forms of oppression.
www.flyingdogpress.com
Holistic dog trainer Suzanne Clothier is the author of Bones Would Rain From The Sky: Deepening Our Relationships With Dogs.
www.hummingbirdfarm.org
Tera Thomas, author of Opening My Wings To Fly: What Animals Have Taught Me has manifested a 49-acre sanctuary and workshop center in North Carolina where animals are the teachers.
www.lostpetfoundpet.com
Joseph and Patricia Sapia are the authors ofThe Complete Guide to Lost Pet Prevention & Recovery.
www.pcrm.org
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, founded in 1985, promotes alternatives to animal research and non-animal methods in medical education.
PET LOSS
www.aplb.org
The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement is dedicated to helping people cope with the loss of their pets. Offers a wide variety of approaches to healing from
bereavement.
www.griefhealing.com
Hospice bereavement counselor Marty Tousley understands that “grief is indifferent to the species of the loved one who was lost.”
www.lightheartedpress.com
Celebrating the timeless connection between people and their animal companions. Includes an excellent list of pet loss sites.
www.purplepeople.com
Susan Faith is the author of Purple Love, a beautiful and inspiring book for children of all ages about life, death, and the power of love.
www.rainbowsbridge.com
A “virtual interactive memorial home” for departed pets, dedicated to Fifi, “who wrapped her tail around our hearts.”
BOOKS
www.danwakefield.com
Author of Returning: A Spiritual Journey, How Do We Know When It’s God? and many other fine books, including the soon-to-be-published Spiritually Incorrect.
www.goldennotebook.com
A great full-service independent book store reflecting the eclectic and eccentric nature of its home in beautiful historic Woodstock, New York
www.mirabai.com
Woodstock’s great New Age book store. In “A New Kind of Guide Dog” owner Jeff Cuiule writes, “Sometimes a great spiritual teacher arrives on four legs,
sporting a fur coat and holding a squeaky toy.”
www.sarvananda.com
A “smorgasbord of doorways” to dreams, divination, and the writings of a gifted psychic who gave up an academic career to explore the world of the spirit.
www.spinninglobe.net
Octogenarian Mary Skole, founder of the first independent inner-city alternative school in the U.S., shares her journey of living and learning on
planet Earth.
www.substancebooks.com
A professional yet friendly and commission-free website dedicated to displaying and promoting the work of independent publishers.
www.summerjoy.com
Shepherd Hoodwin channels a causal entity named Michael whose perspective on the soul’s journey and on world events never fails to inspire me.
www.wellofunderstanding.com
A book for all ages, Johonet Carpenter’s inspired fable sends a message of hope and peace by revealing the essential unity of world faiths beneath outer differences in creed and ritual.
ART
www.greendooreditions.com
The magical art of Susan Alcott Jardine, a self-taught artist in the naif-folk art tradition, radiates her love of nature,
home, and garden. Many of her paintings have been inspired by the beloved cats who share her home.
www.virtualux.com/green
Michael Green illuminates our “shift from a dominator culture to a sacred culture, from obsession with progress to a deep concern for the great mystery of consciousness.”
HEALING
www.cswd.org
The Council on Size and Weight Discrimination works to end discrimination against people who are heavier than average and acts as consumer advocate on the diet
industry.
www.justasklydia.com
The website of Lydia Belanger, homeopath extraordinaire.
www.subtlenergy.com
Health Kinesiology is an exciting new energy therapy which, among other miracles, can correct an allergy to cats or dogs in as little as three weeks!
PEACE
www.earthflag.net
Created in 1969 and featuring the NASA photograph of the Earth from space set against a dark blue background, the beautiful Earth flag represents a
world without national boundaries, a fitting symbol of the new millennium.
www.worldpeace.org
The World Peace Prayer Society began in Japan and sponsors World Peace Prayer Ceremonies around the world around the simple prayer “May Peace Prevail on
Earth!”
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