The following life beyond death extract from the surveys completed for my Higher Degree dissertation at Monash University in Australia.
After my grandfather died, he stayed around the house for a week to make sure were were doing all right. I saw him in the living room talking to his cat (who was talking back to him, this is what drew my attention), and I also heard him moving around in his bedroom late one night (I also heard his radion playing inside the room–we had, however, taken that radio, the only one in the house, into the kitchen a day or two before). I had the presence of mind to account for all the people who were known to be in the house at that time before I hightailed it back to bed and pulled the covers over my head.
photo credit: Snap Man
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Beginning This Conversation on Life Beyond Death
Do animals see the dead? Can they communicate with their owners who have passed over? According to this testimony some can.
Some research has been done by Rupert Sheldrake into human-animal communication. Dr Sheldrake originally trained as a biologist and is today regarded by some (many?) in academia as a highly provocative figure working in an already controversial field (paranormal research). I’m unclear whether Dr Sheldrake has addressed the possibility of animals seeing ghosts but for those interested in pursuing this further here are a couple of his books.
Both are based on his own research.
Dogs that Know When Their Owners are Coming Home
The Sense of being Stared At: and other Aspects of the Extended Mind
Both refer to the human-animal bond, and telepathy and premonitions in particular. Dogs are the obvious focus of the first book while all pets and undomesticated animals are covered in the second.
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So, does the human-animal bond made in this life live on beyond the grave? I have no idea. Do you?
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I have had several experiences of animals in spirit who have communicated with those that they had a strong bond with whilst alive.
A spiritual reading I did many years ago was for two girls whose Father was in spirit. He came through and then much to my suprise I saw a dog, a greyhound, who I knew was called Lady, I also knew that she had died of liver failure. I told the two girls this and they were stunned. Lady had indeed been their family pet and was especially close to their Father, and she had died of liver failure.
At a workshop for mediumship recently I did a reading for a woman and was suprised when I saw a bird, a cockatoo. I could ‘see’ the bird wrapped around the lady’s neck and all I could hear being repeated again and again was the name Carol. The woman told me she had a pet cockatoo when she was a teenager and it did used to snuggle up to her around her neck. She used to take it to work with her to a pet shop, where another sales assistant was called Carol.
I have no doubt at all that love transends death whether it is another human or a much loved animal.
This is so wonderful. I can feel the love and connection with these pets.
I know Ive said it before, but until truffles came into my life I had no idea about the strength of the human/animal connection.
Of course it opens my mind to 100 questions that cant easily be answered, like:
. do our pets choose us?
. do they opt for different skins from one lifetime to the next?
. why do they choose to be born as animals rather than humans?
Oh, so many questions Tisha. If only Truffles could words to his knowing and feeling.
Cheers
Rosemary
It would be wonderful to know all the answers Rosemary! I am sure though that there is far more going on with our pets that we ever realise. What type of animal is truffles?
I wrote a story about the wonderful relationship I had with my cat, Babs, both whilst she was alive and when she was in spirit. You can read it at my blog http://www.handinhandwithspirit.com I called the story Come and Get Me, which will make sense if you read it.
I have been reading about a woman, Jackie Weaver, who communicates with animals and it makes me realise just how little any of us know about what goes on inside their hearts or souls.
So much to learn!
Tisha
Which type of animal is Truffles, you ask Tisha?
He is a gorgeous – don’t get me started – a Border Collie.
Here is a picture of him. Even though the post is about death, Truffles is very much alive.
Thank you for posting a link to your site.
Ive just read your post on Babs (and others too) and I love your openness and the clarity with which you write.
I guess some of our pets do talk to us – we just don’t get it. Im not sure how I feel about our long lasting goldfish. Can he/she communicate and if so, at what level of evolution does this whole communication thing start and end?
I know Truffles listens to me – I can see him really concentrating and thinking. I guess, eventually our pets will evolve to be able to talk to us. The question will then be, will we listen?
Cheers Tisha
Rosemary
Trufffles is absolutely gorgeous! I am sure he understands you far more than you realise – lol.
Yes, it would be interesting if they could talk, just as we do, I’m sure it would be fascinating to see the world from a pets point of view.
Really enjoying your site!
Tisha
My husband, Craig says he has such a clean aura – which is amazing because Craig is generally not inclined to discuss the world in such terms.
Cheers
Rosemary