Ghosts of the Four-Legged Variety
Many of the world's religions are of the belief that only human beings possess a soul or spirit, and that it is not possible for animals to live on after death. I, like many other Witches and other Pagans, believe that animals - if not all living things on Earth - have a spirit that, after the death of the physical body, can choose to move on to eternal rest, reincarnate as either animal or human, or remain earthbound as a ghost.
All one needs to do is look through the many published collections of ghost stories that exist to find that numerous people have had encounters with animals - sometimes as beloved pet that returns from the grave to be with its human master or mistress. Ghostly cats, dogs, horses, and birds are types of animals most commonly observed in this type of phenomena.
Encounters with animal ghosts are not always accompanied by a materialization of the dead animal's apparition. Frequently, during such encounters, a person may simply sense the animal's presence, feel the animal lick them, brush up against them, or even curl up next to them in bed. Auditory experiences as also common and typically involve a person hearing the animal meowing, purring, or barking; the pitter-patter of paws moving across the floor, a familiar scratching at the door, and so on.
Recently, there have been a few psychics who have attracted worldwide attention for their unusual abilities to communicate with the spirits of dead pets and other animals. Many persons consider this to be further proof that animals do in fact possess a spirit or a soul, just as do their human counterparts.
A Witch's Guide to Ghosts and the Supernatural
Gerina Dunwich
ISBN 1-56414-616-2
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