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"ref": "2006, Steven Farmer, Animal Spirit Guides, page 411",
"text": "For most of these topics you'll have more than one choice of spirit animal, so whenever that's true, intuitively choose which animal spirit resonates with you for that particular condition or quality.",
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"ref": "2009, Lucy Harmer, Discovering Your Spirit Animal: The Wisdom of the Shamans, page 6",
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"ref": "2014, David Carson, How to Find your Spirit Animal",
"text": "Reconnect and bring the presence of your spirit animal into your ordinary, everyday affairs.",
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"ref": "2015, Dayanara Blue Star, Spirit Animal Quiz: Find your Spirit Animal",
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"ref": "2021, Christian O'Connell, No One Listens to Your Dad's Show",
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