Animal
Communication: A New Paradigm?
People
are becoming more willing to explore. Arthur Myers, a former journalist
with the Washington Post, was intrigued by the idea of animal communication
but skeptical. He chose to interview people who said that they were
animal communicators and people who used them. He compiled these conversations
into a book called, Communicating With Animals. The Spiritual Connection
Between People and Animals (1997). In fact, I credit this book as the
impetus prompting me learn more.
When
I read the Myerss book, I was surprised to find an interview with
a Maine veterinarian. This veterinarian accepted that SOMETHING he could
not explain was going on. With cautious interest, I contacted the communicators
this veterinarian mentioned. Then, I attended seminars and was able
to determine for myself that there was something I could not explain
going on. I proceeded to examine what I thought I was hearing
carefully.
First
I tried on my own animals. Then I practiced on friends animals,
asking questions that had definite right or wrong answers, things that
I personally wouldnt know but that my friends could verify. I
kept getting information that I could not have known through any of
the normal channels, information that my friends kept validating. Of
course, I wondered a bit whether my friends might be trying a bit too
hard to validate. So, I chose to remove friendship from the mix.
I contacted a local rescue organization and asked if I could volunteer
my animal communication services. They agreed. All the rescued animals
were wild marine mammals. For five months, once a week, I would go to
the facility and speak with the animals in residence, specifically focusing
on how they were feeling physically. The volunteer notes and my communications
were in agreement 71% of the time. I used this rough study as a basis
to contact Tufts Vet School to inquire whether they would be interested
in doing any research in this area. One graduate student was. She contacted
me, and we designed and performed a preliminary study, the results of
which indicated a 69% rate of accuracy in my communications.
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