I also find the discussion of intelligence interesting. It's a long-standing metaphysical view that consciousness and wisdom in human beings is not dependent upon intelligence, i.e. the wisdom of fools, etc. I can't see that animals would be any different.

I've been an ethical vegetarian off and on for quite a while, but deliberately stepped off the wagon this weekend. I mostly just wanted to see how it would feel. I'm not happy with it, and I'm back on my peanut butter and tofu. I'm thinking that there's nothing inherently wrong with eating meat, but that if one gets into a certain space, it's not a good thing for the individual, for reasons we may not understand, vibratory or whatever. I did a type of meditation years ago that taught us not to eat garlic and onions, two of my favorite things in the world. I should say USUALLY favorite; when I went to the grocery store during that period, all I could smell was the garlic and onions. It was disgusting!

 

 

Paul, I'd love to be able to "converse" with animals the way you do. I've done a couple of animal readings, but they were basically visual, with the animals sending me thought pictures. (One dog wanted a red toy, the one color he didn't have, and he wanted to go to Starbucks, where his owner always let him have the foam and cream off the top of her beverage!) Any hints on how to move to conversation?

 

     I don't always have conversations. Some times I hear words, other times I get pictures. Some days I just know what they, the animals want me to know. I can usually confirm anything be continuing the conversation. It is always different, because animals like humans converse/communicate in different ways. I would say that you are well on your way and just need to continue to work at it.

 

Of course these are only suggested answers, I'd love to hear what the various animals have to say about it.  And also, do opinions on some of this stuff vary among the animal population?  That is, might one cow or buffalo disagree with another cow or buffalo about these issues?

 

     Again, I will try to get anwers.

Also, I've done a couple of readings for dogs, with good results, but I haven't pursued it.  Do you have any hints for someone wanting to get better at having these conversations?  So far, what I've gotten has mostly been visual, like telling an owner that her dog wanted a red toy (the only color he didn't have) and he wanted to go to Starbucks (she always let him have the cream off the top of her latte).  I'd love to have actual conversations with animals.  Actually, I'd like to have them with trees, etc, too, but (to quote Alton Brown) that's another show.

 

    I have a DVD made by Lauren McCall called "Animal Communications; Making the Conection!" that I have found to be invaluable for me. It really guides you through the process of opening up and listening.

     I once asked my dogs why htey didn't talk with me more and they told me "We talk, we talk to you a lot, but you just don't listen! You need to learn to really listen so that you can hear us." I remind myself of this conversation every time I talk with an animal.

   Another thing is to pay attention to what you are getting, you will think it is coming from you but it is coming from them. Just don't have preconceived notions, just listen.

     Our grandson, he is four has conversations with Elves and Fairies all the time, He has often talked to the ones in our back yard and has shown me where they sleep and tells me why they like the yard. I asked him if they would ever talk to me and he told me I need ot listen better!

     He went on vacation a couple of summers ago, (his parents are separated and he is our step-grandson) he was three then and when he came back he was telling me about teh coyote that ran across the road in front of them - they were out west in the Dakotas and he told me about the  coyote's rider. He told me it was an elf.

    He is wondreful to have around and I hope he can teach me a lot.

     I would also love to talk with plants. I have talked with a few dryads connected to oak trees but not to the trees themselves and with dryads it is mostly just "knowing" what they are saying. I don't hear anything.