Journey into Animal Communication

What is Animal Communication?

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:23:00 +0000

Animal communication is a way of talking to our animals through the universal language: Call it love, call it intuition, telepathy, or Source. . . all of these are differing ways to describe the truth at the heart of the universe: That at our core, we are all connected—to our souls, to each other, and to all that is.

It is through this connection that we can access each other and our animals, no matter how great the physical distance between us. All I have to do to connect and communicate with an animal is focus my attention towards the animal, and I can connect to what it is feeling and saying—the same way I can know exactly how my pinky is feeling by focusing my attention on it.

There is nothing mystical or “new age” about this process. Quantum physics has marveled over the remote transfer of information from one molecule toanother. Labeled Bohr’s Inequality Principle, this principle explains that two joined molecules can influence each other, even at a distance of millions of light years away. Natural scientists have marveled at syncronicities in schools of fish, and have discovered that when needed, their brains can all function as one. In psychology, brain researchers have noted “limbic resonance”—that the emotions of one person can be transferred to another through resonance (or vibration) even at a great distance. Also in psychology, Jung defined the“collective unconscience” over one-hundred years ago, explaining how we all draw from one, common mind. In religions, this is known as God, or Spirit. People gun-shy of religious belief systems call this “Source,”“The Universe,” or “All that is.”

Religion, science, experience, and the truth in our hearts all confirm the existence of animal communication. There is no doubt to its existence or possibility, and yet when we experience it for the first time we feel it as a jolt forward. We are excited. Our hearts are awakened to expansions of ourselves that we before did not realize were possible. As an experienced animal communicator, I still feel that excitement every time I receive concrete validation of a session. I believe that feeling is the singing of our hearts, letting us know that we have discovered the truth, and are on the right path.

Animal communication is a perfect process, as nothing other than truth can come through the heart. However, it does have its limitation which I believe my clients should be aware of. Please read these below:

What are the Limitations to Animal Communication?

While information received through the heart is always 100% perfect, it still must be interpreted through the mind, and therefore can become imperfect. The logical mind has a tendency to distort things according to its experiences and biases, thus clouding the information received. While I have a great deal of practice in separating myself and my ego from the information I get, no one can be 100% perfect at this all thetime. The best animal communicators and psychics boast an 85-95% accuracy rating. This means they can still be wrong 5-15% of the time. Therefore, if you have a critical health issue, you should *always*contact a veterinarian in conjunction with me. If your heart or intuition differs from mine, you should *always* listen to yourself as well—it is your animal, and no matter how well practiced I am, you are more connected to your animal than I am. In this case it is likely that we are both seeing portions of the big picture.

Emotions can often cloud a situation. If you or your animal are very emotional (for example in lost pet cases) it can make it difficult to get accurate information. The best thing I can do in this case is to help you and your animal clear the emotions so we can all get a clearer picture of what is going on.

Sometimes the animal does not want to talk to me. While this is rare, and I will do my best to figure out why, I will always respect your animal’s wishes.

In cases involving the physical bodies, sometimes animals can be very invested in not letting me know how badly they are feeling—particularly if they think telling the truth is going to cause a particular course of action that they want to avoid. Just because an animal says it is “fine” does not always mean it is fine. I will always do my best to go into the animal’s body and feel the truth of the situation; however, I also need the people I am working with to be completely open to the animal’s wishes when they do let me see how they are really feeling.

There are also instances that the animal’s path dictates that I not receive certain information. Sometimes an animal may really want their person to receive something through them, instead of through me, and will persist in trying until it is received the way they want. Another example of this is lost pet cases—sometimes the animal is actually onthe perfect path for them, and it is their desire that they not be found. I am not God, and while I can help support the animal’s spiritual path, it is never my role to change it.

This applies to healing sessions as well. In a healing session I will support the animal to release unneeded baggage and strengthen its soul.This will empower the soul to take the path that has been planned for it. This may or may not be the path that we as people would prefer; but we must have faith in the greater picture and know that our animal ison a path separate from ours, and ultimately overseen not by us, but by the creator. An example of this often comes about in performing healing on very sick animals—sometimes dramatic physical healings can occur; but if it is the animal’s path to cross over, strengthening the soul may also help the animal cross more quickly and peacefully into the next plane of existence.

You should always keep in mind that the information the animal needs to say may differ completely from what you want them to say. If you (or I) are set on hearing a certain answer, it makes it difficult for the animal to fully express themselves. If you are requesting a session, please do your best to make sure that you are completely open to whatever your animal has to say—and willing to act on it—even if it is something you don’t want to hear. Animals will be reluctant to tell me the full story if they know that they will not be heard by their owner, or that what they say may be hurtful to the person they care about.

A final note is to remember that animals often act as mirrors for us inour own lives. Many times an animal will share an emotion with me that is not just theirs, but also belongs to the person they care about. Sometimes they are unwilling to clear this until their person is willing to work on themselves as well. Please know that in giving me permission to talk to your animal, you are also giving me a very personal lens into your own life. I do my best to respect personal privacy, but be prepared that in dealing with your animal’s issues, it may become necessary to work on some of your own issues as well. I consider this a huge gift that our animals are willing to give us in our lives.

What Animal Communication is not

Animal communication is not a quick fix or a way of avoiding your own personal growth. While animal communication can give better insight into a behavior problem of an animal and what we need to do to fix it, it may not, on it's own, solve the problem. I often find in sessions that communicating with an animal can speed along the animal's own growth, but may also necessetate the growth of their person as well. Animal communication also is not a substitution for a vetrinarian. Again, it can add insight and even sometimes aid in healng a physical problem, but should never be used alone for a serious issue. The room for error is just too great to use it as a sole solution. Finally, animal communication is not a crutch that should stop your own personal growth. Once you begin to have sessions with your animals, you may find yourself hearing them or becoming more intuitive to their needs. I am excited to help people learn to hone their own intuition and communication skills, and never want to be used in place of this magical process occurring.

Facing Fear

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:46:00 +0000

“There is nothing to fear but fear itself”

This representation of society’s view on fear does little to solve the problem of chronic fear, and in fact,moves us even further away from the solution. There is nothing to fear about fear. In fact, valid, present-moment fear is our friend, a tool of intuition that can actually keep us safe. It is when we begin to cover up our fear that it becomes dangerous to us. Hidden from view, it may become larger than it originally seemed. It may become a story in our heads that becomes catastrophized until it piles on false stories, and false fear, which is based on a lie. Hidden fear will also create tension in our body, which may impede our movement, leading to more tension, frustration, and likely more fear, as our balance and sense of safety are compromised by the tension we have used to cover the fear. Suppressed fear may also send a signal of dissonance or incongruence to our horse, who reads hidden emotions as a threat to his safety.The horse is willing and able to help us with fear put in the open; but hidden fear makes the horse feel unsafe along with us, sometimes even leading him to react dangerously—leading to more valid fear in us.

The key to stopping this cycle is to stop fearing (and thus covering) our fear, and instead look deeply into it. When we look into the fear we are holding, we may find that there is not as much there to fear as we originally thought. We may find the feeling of fear tonot be as overpowering or all encompassing as we have been lead to believe. In honoring our fear like this we may even find it is possible to have fear without the tension that is commonly associated with it.

As we look into our fear, we may find that behind it is an old memory that no longer holds power over the present, or an out-dated belief system in dire need of updating. When put in the open, we can easily revise these beliefs in a way that serves the present,and moves us towards confidence.

On the other hand, we may find behind the fear there is some very valid trauma we have suffered that was toogreat for us to process or connect to at the moment it happened. Our defense then, at the time, was a very valid and necessary part of our protection. As we become willing to look at this event through the lens of present-moment awareness, we may find that what was once insufferable can be reconstructed andintegrated in a manageable, safe manner. From this place of present-moment safety, we may gain power over this incident by looking at it from a view ofseparation, and recognizing that while our feelings from this even were valid,our conclusions were not. By releasing conclusions and emotions that no longer serve us, we can build new conclusions and come to a place of mastery of thesituation. We can reprocess our fear as grief, grieve what we lost in the moment,and return to a place of confidence where our past traumas hold no power overus.

Sometimes as we delve into our fear, we may find it an imposter or a cover for another emotion. We may findthat our fear has been a façade for covering grief, anger, or some other emotion. It may be hiding from us an important message about something in our lives or our past that we are avoiding. Horses are masters at mirroring ouremotions back to us, and pulling faulty belief systems to the surface so thatwe can release them. When we find ourselves avoiding our horses or riding, it may not be due to fear at all, but in avoidance of the emotion or lesson our horses are trying to show us. In this case we must listen to the message of the emotion beneath our fear to determine how to proceed.

Often, we find that our fear may have begun as a valid message. Fear, in its basic form is a survival mechanism:a message telling us “pay attention” or “slow down.” When we habitually ignore and cover up valid, present-moment fear it may speak to us in overdrive.Because a whisper doesn’t work, it may resort to a siren. Because we ignore it when it is important, it may begin to alert us at the slightest sign of anything amiss, or even nothing at all. By becoming friends with our fear, and developing our intuition we can learn to distinguish valid, present-momentfear, from fear rooted in the past. By honoring our valid fears and intuitions,they can return to using a gentle voice at the appropriate moments instead of running on overdrive.

Similarly, sometimes repressed fear can go dormant. Then we may feel “fearless” or “desensitized.” Fearlessand desensitized are just synonyms for “checked out.” We may enjoy success with this checked out feeling for a while, but then may find ourselves suffering mishap after mishap, until a riding wreck great enough brings us back to oursenses—and we feel an overwhelming, paralyzing sense of fear. This paralyzing fear may be a blessing in disguise, as it keeps us safe until we can learn to mind the messages of our body. There is nothing safe about being checked out.Only by moving back into our bodies and minding its valid messages can we free ourselves of this paralyzing fear that our body has used in order to keep us safe.

The safest place to be is always one of connection—with ourselves, with the horse, and with our memories and emotions. Through this place of connection we can find a place of safety that leads to confidence. In this place of connection there can be no trauma, as trauma, by its very definition, only occurs in a place of disconnect. In this place there can be no “fear of fear” because we have found fear to be our ally and friend. In this place, ironically, we have “conquered” our fear by connecting to it and befriending it.

May your fear lead you on ajourney of emotional growth, healing, and safety.

Christy