Animal
Communication: A New Paradigm?
Just what is this animal communication stuff anyway? Are we talking
crystal orbs and farseeing psychics? Scientific fact? As with most things,
theres a bit of truth in both perspectives but the real meat of
the matter falls somewhere in between.
The
phenomenon presently called animal communication consists of the transfer
of information directly from an animal to a human. This transfer apparently
takes place through a method that is neither sight, sound, taste, touch
or smell, the traditional 5 sensory channels. So, for lack of a better
descriptor, its best referred to as the mind to mind
transfer of information or telepathy. Up until a few years ago, no one
really considered such a transfer to be possible. Nowadays, if you do
an Internet web search on animal communication or animal communicators,
you can come up with hundreds of references.
Considered
a fiction in the past, some reputable research is now beginning in the
field. Rupert Sheldrake, a British scientist, is at the forefront. He
has sponsored a study of telepathy, called the NKisi Project,
between NKisi, an African Gray parrot, and his human, Aimee Morgana.
(http://www.sheldrake.org/). And, though not directly connected to animal
communication, both the University of Edinburgh, UK and Duke University
in the United States are sponsoring serious research into paranormal
phenomena.
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