Animal Speak by Ted Andrews is a book that teaches Animal Totems and what those particular animals symbolize in our world. It is a common thing with Native American Indians and back in the day they were even named from their animal totems i.e. Silverwolf, BlackBear, LoneWolf etc.
Let's start with the bear, since one was seen. Bear is a powerful symbol and image in both myth and lore. There are constellations named after bears and many stories of men turning into bears or bears into man. The bear can teach you to go within to find the resources you need for survival. Medicating and working with bear will help you go within your souls den, your inner sanctum to find your answers. So in short it is athe awakening of the power of the unconscious. The fact that the bear loves honey, it is a reminder to go within but to bring forward only those things that will help you to taste the honey of life.
Some take it a bit farther, as at one point in time, it was magical and a part of a different type of life. But many will call it Animal magic or bear magic or medicine as it heals ones self. It is the magic that the bear brings to your life...how you can see the path you should be working on etc.
Most people have more than one totem animal..a totem pole if you will. But this book helps you to recognize natures signs in life...in flowers, in trees, in birds... many idians feel the animals mirror them in meaning of where they are in their life path.
I know...I babble.