Table of Contents
Introduction xi
Part I Ancient and New
Wild Signs and Star Paths I 3
The Sun Anvil 17
Wild Signs and Star Paths II 25
The Wind Anchor 38
Wild Signs and Star Paths III 46
Part II Above and Below: Sky and Land
The Shear 60
The Ramp 62
The Pink Compass 66
The Sky Map 68
The Invisible Handrail 73
The Light and Dark Woods 78
The Edge and Musit 83
The Fire 87
The Browse, Bite, and Haven 89
The Celebration and Shadow 94
The Friend, Guest, and Rebel 98
The Reaper 101
Part III Creatures of Meaning: The Animals
The Perch and Sentinel 109
The Return 112
The Face and Tail 114
The Point 118
The Peek 122
The Freeze, Crouch, and Feign 127
The Flight 134
The Refuge 144
The Cacophony 148
The Track 159
The Circling 163
The Slotting 168
The Guide 171
The Squall Squawk 174
Part IV Signs of Wisdom: Advanced Keys
Flock, Bubble, and Burst 179
The Retreat and Rebound 188
The Jink 191
The Shimmy 197
The Ignore and Mistake 201
The Eddy 204
The Crook 206
Nature's Coat 208
Two Frosts 212
The Clepsydra 215
Part V A World of Signs: Digging Deeper
Labels That Come to Life 237
Three Luminaries 244
A Noble Pursuit 251
Tomorrow's Hunter 261
More Than Machines 264
Umwelt 271
Treachery 284
A Storied Creature 286
The Ikus 293
Part VI Epilogue
The Room 305
Notes and Further Reading 311
Bibliography 331
Acknowledgments 335
Index 337
About the Author 366