Animal Communication Part II

In my workshops we do lots of exercises, to train your mind muscle to recognize the levels of the mind (brainwaves-sub-conscious mind) instantly rather than having to “go” somewhere and then return with the information. When you first started walking, you fell often because your leg muscles were not developed and trained to know how to walk. Soon and with lots of practice, it became natural. The same thing is true when you develop your communication muscle. Start with becoming quiet, in receptive mode at least once a day and preferably the same time each day (only in the beginning). You may even wish to use the same chair. At first it may be very difficult to quiet the mind. You will notice every itch, ache and twitching part of your body. Your mind will proceed to remind you of everything you SHOULD be doing. But after a few days (weeks, months?!?) it will become natural and you will find that you even look forward to those quiet times and deal with the other times much better after you participate in this form of meditation. The moment that you enter the room, sit in the chair, turn on the music – whatever you do, the mind muscle will remember and immediately move you into the mode. Personally I work in “dual” awareness. My conscious mind is conversing with the owner, while my sub-conscious is connected directly to the animal. Thus I can converse with the animals as well as the owner in “real time”. I know many communicators that have you call them in the morning with your list of up to 10 questions. They then “trance” and communicate with said animal, then you call back at your specified time, and they read you their answers. The problem with this is that you cannot request clarification on any of the answers and you only receive information on one animal. When I was a child I spent many hours outside and communicated with all the animals on our place. It was so natural that I did not even think about it, it was just a way of life. If an animal was injured, I seem to “know” what to do – the thought just appeared in my mind. I do not remember ever using the term “The dog just said _ _ _” It was always just a knowing, but as I grew up and the world took over with education, marriage, children, etc., I lost all contact in that way with the animals. After becoming thoroughly disgusted with mainline medical, I left the field of nursing and I became a work-shop-a-holic. I became certified in every alternative modality that I could find. I even developed and taught (still do) my techniques which I called Natural Therapeutic Balancing. After moving to SC in 1986, I did critical care energy work at a chiropractor’s office on patient’s that were so tense they could not tolerate the chiropractor’s physical manipulation. After just a few minutes of energy work, they could not only accept the manipulations, but their adjustments held much longer. I enjoyed working on humans, but began to modify the NTB course to and NTBA course. I left the corporate world in 1997 and in July 1999 I became a partner in a metaphysical bookstore in Augusta, GA., where I did hypnosis and various types of energy work. During this time period Reiki had come back into the energy work scene as well as Healing Touch and there seemed to be an abundance of people working on humans. I started doing energy healing work on animals at the store. I found that while working on the animals, I would be in deep conversations with them, although I might not be consciously aware of it until an owner would comment about it. In October 2000 the building sold and we lost our lease, but by the time we closed the store in January 2001, the majority of my clients were animals-the 4-legged kind. The more I worked with the animals the more I heard them. Let me clarify that statement, the animals would drop a complete thought form into my head and it was then up to me to decipher their meaning. The animals were and still are more than willing to correct me if I get it wrong. Not being visual (when I close my eyes I see black), I always felt that I missed out on something this time around. I have taken many classes and workshops on being visual, but found that they were all taught by people who were already visual. I can easily see auras, but that is with my eyes open. I wanted those movies like my son sees inside my head when I closed my eyes. Then one day I asked a dog to show me what he was talking about and I got a 3 dimensional video as if I were inside the dog. I knew without a doubt that it was not from me, as I had created my own way of being visual and that was to create a picture (2 dimensional) of said object, after the fact. Once my brain/muscle understood this technique, I was able to utilize it every time I conversed with an animal and in a very short period of time, I found that my medical intuitive skills were developing right along with it. While I was inside the animal, I felt what it was feeling; only I felt it in my body. I never diagnose or prescribe, but I can tell the owner what I am feeling and where so they can make and informed decision as to whether the animals needs a vet, a chiropractor, an herbalist, a homeopathic, a massage therapist, or an acupuncturist among others. As I gave my brain muscle a regular workout in the area, it soon became second nature to communicate in this way. I took every workshop in animal communication that I could find. I studied with Kate Riley, Amelia Kinkade, Penelope Smith, Patty Summers, Marta Williams, Diane Samsel and Danielle Sender. I bought ever book out there and all the videos and autos I could find. I would have to say that I got a whole lot more out of the workshops, but mainly it was just plain old everyday practice. Now most of these will tell you that the best way to practice is to work with your own animals. Either mine are not normal (or that could be a whole newsletter by itself) or this is actually the most frustrating way to train. My animals felt that it was beneath them and a total waste of their time to validate my skills. You know the exercises I am talking about – “sit quietly and send your dog an image of their leash and wait for them to come for you to take them for a walk. Image the animal receiving treats.” Well if you are NOT visual, you are already in trouble and if your animals do not want to play these games, you are in double trouble. Find a friend with animals that are willing to work with you or request that one of your own be willing to work with you in spite of their lack of need to validate you. Generally horses are the most willing and the best communicators – they just LOVE to talk. Work on your questions. Rather than asking “What color is your food bowl?” ask “What is your favorite food? Could you show it to me in your food bowl?” You just received at least twice the amount of information. Try NOT to ask “yes” or “no” questions. Respect the animal and treat them and their time as you would any friend. Anytime I am giving a workshop I always tell my guys and request that they be willing to converse and help the attendees to learn how to communicate so they can help their own animals. I have never had one of them refuse, but one day I forgot. I was mentoring a young lady who was trying to become a professional and her question was “Since I have only one telephone line, should I work strictly through emails?” To demonstrate how much more information you will receive when linked to the owner directly, I sent her 10 questions to ask my little 2.7 lb., 13 yr old, rescued Yorkshire Terrier. After emailing me the responses (which were all 1 liners), I had her call me and I would ask the exact same questions while she was on the phone. As I was asking the first question, Chelsea came tearing up the stairs with eyes wild yelling “MOMMA, SOMEBODY”S TALKING TO ME!” I apologized profusely and explain what I was doing and would she please go a head and communicate with Gail. The difference in the connection and Chelsea’s willingness to participate made a believer out of Gail; the telephone makes a connection that is unbelievable stronger than email. Chelsea Byers I personally prefer to converse with animals via the phone or in person with the owner using only pictures (which with a good description I do not need the pictures), than having the animal present. It is not uncommon for the animal to come get on my lap (not the horses thank God) while I am speaking with them, and many go to sleep. The problem is with me! I have to close my eyes to block out the visual image of them, or my mind becomes so involved with their physical, their feelings, pain, problems, etc. that I have a terrible time with the communication. I have not trained my mind muscle to work this way comfortably. I would highly recommend that you attend a workshop if there is one in your area, or if it is financially feasible. Make sure that the workshop is kept to a small number and that the instructor gives lots of feedback. (I keep my workshops to no more than 20 attendees) If this is not possible, try mentoring with a professional. Read the books, there are several that are outstanding – I think I may do some personal reviews on them next month. Again, if it is still not feasible then sign up for the communication lists on Yahoo. There are several of which I belong and would not hesitate to recommend. Yes these are different groups – note the capitalization. These consist of rank beginners as well as many professionals that are more than willing to help the newbies. One of these even has a practice group just for beginners. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/animalcommunication/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AnimalCommunications/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AnimalSpirit/ Newsletter is copyrighted and no part may be copied or reprinted without express permission.