THE DAISY SUTRA
^{conversations with my dog}
by Helen Weaver
illustrated by Alan McKnight

Welcome to my website!
It is with great joy that I offer you my book, The Daisy Sutra: Conversations with my Dog,  written with the help of Daisy, my beloved spirit dog and muse.

Two years ago, when Daisy was very old, I started writing the story of her life. The thought of losing her was bad enough; the thought of losing my memories of her was unbearable.

As her health failed, I was faced with an agonizing decision. Was it time to help her die, or should I let her do it on her own? Was I being selfish in keeping her alive because I couldn’t bear to let her go? Or would I be “putting her down” for my own sake , because her care had become so difficult? How could I be sure I would do the right thing? What would Daisy have to say about this, if she could speak?

It was at this moment, on the advice of a friend that, racked with grief and guilt, I picked up the phone and called an animal communicator.

Thus began an adventure that gradually took me from a place of grief and loss to a place of gratitude and light. For I, who began life as a skeptic, learned not only that you can talk to the animals, and they can talk to you (and are eager to do so!), but that animals have a deep wisdom to impart, and a spiritual essence that survives death. Not only did I find out how Daisy felt about things; I learned that she would never leave me.

Painful as it was to lose her physical form, Daisy’s death brought me a great gift: the discovery of animal communication. Her death was a doorway into a whole new world, a world in which we humans are no longer so alone.

The solace and inspiration I received from my sessions with three animal communicators–Gail De Sciose, Ginny Debbink, and Karen Beth–motivated me to turn my scribbled notes into a book. And two years later, here it is!

A word about the title: The word “sutra” (pronounced soo-tra) is Sanskrit for “a thread on which jewels are strung,” but it can also mean “a collection of wise sayings.” More than a memoir, The Daisy Sutra contains the words of wisdom of this little dog who was, and still is, my teacher.

The Daisy Sutra is illustrated with twenty-five pen and ink drawings by artist Alan McKnight. It includes an interview with animal communicator Gail De Sciose, a special message to skeptics, and a list of recommended resources.

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