Our Connections With Animals

As you fight for a place on the sofa you may be asking yourself, ‘How did I end up with this mutt/moggy/half bald rabbit?’ Do you remember when you decided to buy a pet? You had set off for the pedigree cattery or to buy your show dog with a list of registered names several metres long. That day you got lost on route, passed a rescue centre and decided on impulse just to pop in for a minute. Then you saw him/her: scruffy, with half a coat of tangled fur and a life story to melt the hardest heart. He /she wagged their tail and your heart was lost. Now well fed and glossy, they are taking up more than their fair share of houseroom. The problem was that you had already reserved your prize pet as soon as those liquid eyes met yours. You phoned the pedigree dealer to say you would be late, only to find a mistake had happened and they had sold your prize-winning pedigree. You could swear your new friend smirked as they stepped triumphantly into the back of the car and into your heart.

This cosmic management can occur even if you already have pets and perhaps are only half-considering a new addition.

There are other ways that can indicate a particular animal is intended to live with us. One very common sign is when a young animal shares the birthday of a former pet or was born on the day or anniversary when a beloved animal companion died. Some owners feel instinctively that the new pet has been guided to him or her, not as a replacement for a lost animal, as each animal is unique, but as consolation and a way of overcoming grief.

I remember when I lost my cream Labrador at the age of 13 and I said never again. About 6 months later a friend of mine said did I want to go and look at friends Labrador and its pups, so I went just for a look. Big mistake as I could have taken them all home, but I was strong and came away with nothing. My friend was a little puzzled at this. But I explained I would have to think about it. Within a week I had rearranged my life and changed my car to be able to buy another cream Labrador. I phoned the breeder to find all the cream labs had been sold and she only had two black ones left. My recollection of a black lab was my auntie’s a who had to put it inside in a room on its own when anyone came. However I went with my friend to have a look and there was this black fur ball with paws too big for its body. When I picked him up he snuggled into my neck and nibbled my ear and that was me done for. That dog is now nine years old and called Ben and is the love of my life. He is so intuitive and just knows what every one needs; he never stops amazing me.

Modern science is becoming increasingly aware that everything is made up on connected particles of constantly moving energy. Some researchers believe that humans and animals emit particular frequencies of energies. These individual energy fields are more compatible with some people and animals than with others. This would explain how animals and humans seem to tune in with us emotionally, and how animals and humans are drawn together by what seem to be pure coincidence but is actually a kind of intuitive radar. That this is a meaningful coincidence is shown by the fact that the match invariably proves successful over the months and years. Of course this is just one theory, but there certainly seems to be an intangible chemistry between humans and animals that brings together pets and their owners in sometimes the most unlikely ways.

I remember going to a particular house to do some clairvoyant readings and Reiki healing and as I knocked on the door there was a dog barking and a lot of rustling behind the door. When the lady came too the door she apologised and explained her dog was nasty and bit everyone who came to the house so she had to put it in another room.

After I had finished we all sat in the room having a cup of tea and chatting. Everyone was so busy chatting they missed the small dog walking in the room. It walked behind the chairs and came along side me, stood on my bag and I began to stroke it. It climbed on my lap and snuggled in as I stroked its back. Suddenly the room went silent as everyone looked at the dog in amazement. The family could not get over the dog, as it had never gone to anyone before. The dog liked my energy and was quite happy to sit with me letting me give it healing and TLC. Animals know intuitively just like human beings the connection they have with people before they connect with our energy.

When my dog Ben had kidney failure recently I gave him Reiki every day. One vet had given up on him and I went for a second opinion, as I knew there had to be something that could be done. I talked to him while I was healing him, as I knew he could understand me. When he needed the healing he would lie there taking the Reiki just looking at me with his beautiful eyes and a look of knowing. Ben and I have a strong connection we both seem to know what each needs and wants at the right time. He is now improving and I know if he could, he would do the same for me.

Patricia Milner

International Psychic Medium, Reiki Master, Spiritual Teacher, Trainer and Author

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