One of the questions I am asked most often is, “What actually happens during an animal communication session?” While every animal is unique, the process itself follows a similar path each time.
My process is to chat briefly to the animal’s guardian about what they hope to learn from the communication and as most of my appointments are online, ask for 1-3 photos of the pet.
Some people give me a broad sweep of what is going on and other people tell me very little; just asking if the pet is happy and or well.
I begin with a meditation. This helps me become calm, present and receptive to the information the animal wishes to share. We connect through the heart chakra and it feels very loving.
I then connect using the photo (or animal) to introduce myself, explain that their person has asked me to chat with them and ask if that is OK with them. At this point no pet has declined to communicate with me.
I ask about their favourite things which often leads to other things to talk about and ask any questions from the family.
Most of my responses from the animal come in the form of images and feelings, but I do sometimes hear words and feel sensations as well. Some animals have a lot to communicate and appear to relish the process. Others communicate very little.
One thing common amongst many of the animals I have communicated with – they often communicate from a place of deep love and connection with the people in their lives.
Sometimes people asking for the communication are surprised by the outcome. Animals who have been rescued are often assumed to have had trauma in their past and want to understand the past. In my experience, few animals talk about abuse in the past, preferring to communicate about their current life or about people from the past that they have loved. Few talk about abuse.
Others show me people from their past with the same sense of deep love that they show with current family. A dog who had been rescued from a remote community and was covered in scars showed me a family of mum, dad and 5 year old child and there was so much love between them. When I told the current family they were thrilled to recognise the foster family. We still do not know what happened before she was fostered, but we know that she has experienced great love.
A cat that had been abandoned and was now living with a loving human, but appeared pretty disinterested showed me her laying under what appeared to be something like a washing line while someone pegged clothes. She was very happy laying in the sun and close to the human.
When I told the mum, she took me out the back to show me their DIY washing line. She was thrilled to know that the cat enjoyed that time with her.
Animals show us what they want us to know, my job is not to interpret, but to explain what I see and let them family see for themselves what is important to their pet. This way we support the animals and the people who love them.
Have you ever wondered what your animal might tell you if given the opportunity? Animal communication can provide insight into behaviour, relationships, wellbeing and the things that matter most to our animal companions.
