Learn Telepathy Archives - Telepathic Animal Communication Specialist Sharon Loy

Dec 06 2025

Tiki and the TV

When an animal is doing some unusual behavior, there can be so many reasons why.

Most of the time, strange behavior points to something that happened in the animal’s past. In stories like “Bubs’ Mysterious Past,” and “Rafiki’s Logic” and “Genevieve’s Breakthrough,” I share how communicating helped animals face hidden pain, and then change their behavior.

But maybe the most fascinating and challenging for me as a translator has been when an animal’s behavior is a message — or even a warning — to their people.

In these cases, the animal is asking their person to change, for the person’s own well-being.

The most dramatic experience of this happened some years ago, when a client who is a holistic vet in Albuquerque, New Mexico referred Maggie and Sylvia, an elderly couple, to me for help with their dog Tiki.

At the start of our session, all I knew was that Maggie and Sylvia were concerned that Tiki, a little female Shi Tzu, may have neurological problems. However their vet couldn’t find anything wrong.

So they wanted to hear from Tiki, to learn more about what she was experiencing.

Tiki began by sending me the following: “I feel a lot. I am a Queen. I have a very strong presence and am very particular about my environment. I do things that my people think are odd, but I HAVE MY REASONS.”

I encouraged her to continue, “Tell me more, Tiki.”

Tiki went on, “I am very protective of Maggie. I like to be near her when she sleeps, to protect her, to keep her in her body. She is getting older.

“Please tell Maggie that she has a fragility in her body that she doesn’t recognize, but I feel it with her. I feel things sooner than the people because I am so sensitive.”

Tiki said more: “I worry about Maggie. Maggie is in denial. When she goes about her day, she forgets things. She is not as aware as she was before.”

I got the sense this had been going on for about 4 years, from Tiki’s sense of things.

The little white dog continued: “Things have gotten serious. I was light-hearted when I was a puppy but now I worry a lot.”

Then Tiki shared with Maggie and Sylvia more directly: “I love my life and I am happy to be here with you. When I was a puppy, I had a glow around me and you sensed it when you saw me and that let you know that I was yours. This is who I am. I have come to help you and I have a strong message for you: I do not like the television, and I would prefer that you both ignore the television and be present with me instead.”

At this point, I had been translating for Tiki for some time while Maggie and Sylvia were just listening. So I asked them what made sense and what needed clarification.

Maggie responded, “Everything makes sense.”

I had the feeling she was in amazement of all that Tiki had said.

Sylvia jumped in, “This is actually the very reason we called you. We want to know if Tiki has neurological problems. She lunges and bites the television, especially during the evening news.”

I turned my attention back to Tiki, who responded: “I have a lot to say about this.”

Tiki shared, “The television is ok when it is off. But when the tv is on, there are jagged / harsh energies that come through (she showed me noises, feelings, thoughts), and I can feel them hurting Maggie’s heart.

“I do NOT have neurological problems! I am protecting my person.”

Sylvia then asked why does Tiki get especially upset when intense episodes of violence come on the television?

I sent this question to Tiki, and she explained, in images, knowings and feelings: “The violent episodes in the tv are the worst kind. They make Maggie’s heart feel intensely heavy.”

Then Tiki became very emphatic and addressed Maggie specifically. “You don’t realize this is damaging your heart! You are more sensitive than you know!

“I want you to spend time outside with me in the grass and the flowers. This is my favorite thing. It lightens everyone’s heart, and the heaviness goes away.”

Tiki must have felt my own skepticism, because she added, “It is simple, being with the grass and flowers, but it works.”

Then, Tiki said to Maggie: “I feel you more than you feel you.”

Tiki continued, “I have no neurological problems. Sometimes I feel palpitations in my heart. But I am feeling them with Maggie. Our hearts are connected. Sometimes I feel them for her.”

Maggie jumped in the conversation, “Tell her to stop taking on the stress I feel in my heart. She doesn’t need to do this.”

I showed this message to Tiki. Tiki responded, “I can’t help it. I love you. It is who I am and what I came to do.”

I could feel that Maggie and Sylvia would need to make a decision around the amount of television they watch. Tiki wasn’t budging, and honestly, her insight and sensitivity were amazing us all.

So I asked Maggie and Sylvia, “What do you want me to tell Tiki that you will do about the television? Get rid of the tv? Watch only programs that are non-violent? No more news? Or that nothing is going to change with your television watching and she just needs to get used to it?”

Sylvia added, “We primarily only watch the news.”

Maggie answered, “Tell her she needs to get used to it.”

I have to admit, I was in shock in that moment.

Sylvia tried to offer a solution: “I try to distract her while the tv is on and play ball with her in the other room. Does this help?”

Tiki responded, “It helps but I am always connected to Maggie, it is my job, and I have to be present with her and protect her.”

Then I offered a possible solution to Tiki, “Tiki, would a homeopathic remedy help you?” And I showed Tiki an image and the feeling of what this would be like for her.

Tiki said, “Yes, but Maggie would need to take the same remedy. Our hearts are in sync.”

I continued with Tiki, “Do you understand that your people want to continue to watch television? They like feeling connected to the outside world.”

Tiki responded, very willfully, “They don’t need to be so connected to the outside world. The outside world is the flowers and the yard. They need to be more connected to that.”

We were all taken aback by this little dog’s stubbornness, born of her devotion and love for Maggie.

Tiki must have sensed this, and began to soften a bit: “I will try to honor your wishes, I love you dearly and am so grateful to have the home that I do. Just know that I have reasons for what I do. It is a calling to be with you, I take my job very seriously, I am meant to be here.”

Maggie then opened up more and shared that she had had a stroke four years ago, and that Tiki is always by her side and very attentive, just as Tiki had shared. I asked Tiki what she knew about the stroke, and a whole new level of this conversation opened up.

The little dog said, “I feel like a failure, like I could have prevented it. I am sorry that it happened. I blame myself for Maggie’s stroke. I could have alerted her somehow.”

I could feel that Tiki carried an immense sense of grief and guilt about this. And the pain of this guilt was at the heart of the little dog’s stubbornness. I offered, “Tiki, your devotion is beautiful, but maybe you are taking your job with Maggie too seriously. Maybe the love and joy you bring her is enough in itself, and it is a kind of protection, in a way.”

Tiki didn’t really take my suggestion. Talking about the stroke put Tiki in a very deep, sad space in herself, and she just shared more.

She showed me a terrible fear of losing Maggie, and that she just can’t let that happen. I could feel a memory come forward in her, like an imprint she was born with, from another time when she was in a different dog body. In this memory, there was someone she needed to protect, but they died. She felt so bad, so terrible that she let that person down. It felt as if she were a service dog in that lifetime, and her person died on her watch and she felt like a failure.

I could feel that Tiki needed some help for her grief, and some support to forgive herself for what happened in this memory, and for what had happened with Maggie too.

I suggested they consult their holistic veterinarian to find a homeopathic remedy for Tiki. And because I knew this vet was trained in homeopathy for people also, I let Maggie know she might be able to help her too.

About a week later, I received an email from Maggie, saying how much she appreciated the session, that it was a moving experience for all of them. And that they had an appointment the following week with the holistic vet to get a homeopathic remedy for Tiki and Maggie.

Maggie also shared that since the communication, Tiki seemed much more relaxed and had not attacked the television at all.

Oct 28 2024

Daisy and Her Jobs

Did you know that animals need to feel like they have an important job in their lives with you?

We call our animal friends pets and think they live these lives of comfort and ease, but in truth animals enjoy having a sense of responsibility, and want to give of themselves in meaningful ways in their family’s lives.

A few months ago I adopted a wild rescue donkey, and named her Daisy. Shell-shocked and confused from the BLM round-up* and transport experiences, she arrived at my property acting skittish and feeling uncertain.

But within 36 hours she was eating carrots out of my hand and realizing that she really likes it here; she feels at home.

Then once she decided she belongs here with me and my other animals, Daisy wanted to know what her jobs are, so that she could feel part of it all and contribute.

The next day she got the memo, before I even had the chance to communicate with her about it: one of her jobs is to protect the chicken house. I didn’t have to tell her, she just sensed it from the space around us.

Soon I found her taking up her post guarding the run.

Above and beyond her guarding job, she is also a friend to the chickens, kind of a counselor, for lack of a better word. When I was integrating the new chickens into the existing flock, I would often find Daisy standing up near the run, sharing her deep, calming presence. The anxiety in the chickens was palpable, and so was Daisy’s sweet, loving heart. She made this transition so much easier for us all.

I imagine you may have an understanding of what your animal friends’ jobs are in their lives with you. Maybe you know from their behavior, from your own empathic connection with them, or maybe you have heard from them in an animal communication session with me, what they perceive as their jobs and purpose in your life.

If you feel inspired, please email me photos with two or three sentences about your animal friends’ jobs in your family. If I receive enough contributions I may post yours along with others in an upcoming newsletter.

It is so fun to see and feel how our animals brighten our days and share their gifts with us. It can be as simple as sitting on your lap to help you unwind after a long day of work, or as intense as herding the cattle on your farm. Whatever is true and real and you think others might enjoy reading.

*BLM is short for Bureau of Land Management. This government organization rounds up wild horses and donkeys, in an effort to decrease the number of animals competing with beef cattle for grazing on public lands. A percentage of these wild horses and donkeys get adopted, and others end up in much worse circumstances.

Oct 28 2024

What Animals Understand

Some years ago I was communicating with a golden retriever named Cooper. He was older, and getting ready to pass.

His person wanted to know all about his pain, where he was hurting and how she could help him. And he was sharing in depth about what he needed, so things would be easier for everyone.

But then Cooper stopped. It was like the line went quiet.

I could feel Cooper still there, and my client was listening attentively and waiting for the next thing Cooper had to say.

I soon realized that Cooper was holding back. I told my client, “This is so strange. Cooper has had so much to say, but now he is just quiet, not saying anything.”

My client shared, “My sister just came into the room and has joined our call. I wonder if it has to do with this?”

That was it.

My client’s sister had recently been through a big emotional upheaval in her life. She was in a fragile place. And now her dog was getting ready to leave.

It would have been too much for her to hear how Cooper was struggling, and for him to talk about his death.

Cooper knew better than anyone what she could handle and what she couldn’t.

The sister left the room, and Cooper resumed sharing. She understood, and was really touched by this. It was a wake-up call for her to be more mindful of her own vulnerability in this difficult time in her life.

This is just one example of the incredible depth, caring and sensitivity our animal friends have for us. A depth that becomes so visible when we communicate with them.

We humans have so much going on in our minds that such subtlety is often missed. But when we open our hearts to communicate with our animal friends, a whole world opens up and we remember what matters, what is true and real.

I look forward to connecting with you and your animal friends in a communication session very soon.

Feb 02 2023

Understanding Empathy and Animal Communication

People who are naturally very empathic often have certain questions about learning animal communication. So I listed the questions and answered them below.

How does animal communication work?

Whenever you open your heart in love to another being, there is a silent flow of communication – in images, feelings, knowings, etc. – that opens up as well.

Animal communication is a refined, cultivated, consciously-owned version of this flow, this thing that every animal lover is already doing with their cat or dog or horse or bird or fish.

So learning animal communication becomes this process of starting with the empathic connection you already have with your own animal friends, and building from there.

But wait, isn’t that going to be difficult?

You might say, “Oh but Sharon, if empathy is part of animal communication, how do you not get swamped by the other being’s feelings, how do you not take their feelings on?”

The process of animal communication is inherently very grounding. There is an intimacy and an empathic closeness with an animal, but you still feel yourself as a separate being. You are together but distinct.

This is beautiful, and healing for all, especially for us humans! I believe this grounded and open state of awareness is how we humans are ideally meant to hold ourselves in relation to other beings, and all of life around us.

And this is essentially the training of the Basic 1 Course in Animal Communication.

Over the six-week-long course, we learn five techniques for connecting with animals, and more. In the process of this, you start to build a more conscious sense of your own groundedness, as well as recognize what parts of you are open and communicating already.

For some it is the heart, they receive so many feelings. For others, it is the third eye, they receive images, etc. Others have energy centers in the belly that are active and communicating, so there is this gut knowing. And of course there are parts of us throughout our body of energy that are awake and receptive and correspond to other modalities of receiving and sending communication.

And then we build on this from there, to help you open on many levels, and receive all the different modalities of silent, feeling-based communication – feelings, images, knowings, thoughts, smells, sounds, bodily sensations, etc.

So this is really good news for people who consider themselves empaths and maybe feel burdened by feeling too much at times! In essence, learning animal communication is healing for the empath. It teaches you how to hold yourself in a way that you stay open, but do not get overwhelmed by the intense emotions of others.

But I took another animal communication course and I wasn’t successful. Could it be that this just isn’t for me?

I think there is a big difference between being an animal communicator and a pet psychic. It could be that the other person you learned from is more of a pet psychic.

What is the difference between an animal communicator and a pet psychic?

Psychics are tuning into spirit guides or some larger beings in the astral space around the earth and downloading information about an animal.

In short: psychics are getting information about an animal rather than talking to an animal. There is no conversation, it is a just a reading and the animal is not involved.

However the animal may have a peripheral sense that they are being talked about, like “Hm, this person is talking about me.”

Meanwhile, a true animal communicator is connecting directly with the animal. The animal’s day-to-day self, the animal’s higher self, the animal’s whole self.

And you know this because the animal responds. Right there in front of you.

It is sometimes subtle, sometimes not (!), but they will show you that they are in this, fully participating.

Nearly every communication session, my client will say, “Ok, my dog just looked up at me with this intense stare, right when you said, “Bella is ready to share.” Or (this one is my favorite) “Is it normal for my dogs and cats to be gathered around me in a circle, while I wait by the phone for your call?”

I wrote an entire blog post about this, with stories of the striking ways animals have demonstrated that they are actively participating in this process, communicating with you through me. If you are curious to read it, click here.

For our purposes here, know that the psychic process and the animal communication process could not be more different. Psychics go above their heads and get information from a non-physical being in the astral space. Animal communicators drop down into their hearts, their bodies, and engage the present moment to connect with an animal heart to heart, being to being, light to light.

Animal communication is happening here, in this world, in this realm. It is real, tangible and beautiful, and the information received is coming directly from the animal.

Accordingly, an animal communicator translates an animal’s perspective, which may include some of the animal’s own bias. But that is part of the fun and cuteness of it all!

And the healing. With an animal communicator translating for them, animals feel seen, felt, understood. This is why very often problems change for the better after my sessions, often immediately following our call. As my grandmother said, “A problem shared is a problem halved.”

Feb 02 2023

Juliette the Chicken

A rooster was dumped on my property last September and I fell in love with him.

Everyone else seemed to like him too, even though he crows a lot.

So I bought him six hens last fall, and built a coop and a chicken run off the side of my barn.

Then just about a week ago I bought seven more 6-week-old pullets.

The pullets live in tent brooders in my family room; three in one brooder and four in another. When it is warmer and they are ready, I will introduce them to the flock in the coop and run outside, and integrate everyone.

Meanwhile, this time with the baby chickens in my house with me is wonderful. We are gently bonding and all getting used to each other. I love to play classical music for them when I am working in the kitchen. They are so cute — they get very still, and quietly chirp along.

And every morning I spend a few minutes talking to them, letting them get used to my presence and my voice. They responded to this right away, looking up at me while I talk, with little curious eyes.

On the second day, one chicken, I named her Charlotte, even jumped out of the brooder and came up to sit on my lap. It was her idea! It was so precious. The next day, her friend Phoebe did the same.

But the other day, I came out and noticed something unusual. All the girls in the brooder with Charlotte seemed very skittish, terrified of me and any movements I made. The girls in the other brooder were fine, no different.

So I just sat with them, waiting for the nervous group of chickens to calm down a bit. But they never did.

I decided to communicate with them, in the hopes of discerning why their behavior had changed I peripherally connected with the young hens empathically to feel what was happening.

Right away I started receiving flashes of industrial chicken operations, and even a slaughterhouse, and the workers there in the background. I could tell that one chicken, Juliette, (the pretty black and white chicken in the images below) was experiencing some kind of memory imprints, either from her own life before in another chicken body, or from some collective chicken consciousness memory, or both.

And it was clear that the other chickens were now getting caught up in Juliette’s nightmare. They were all confused, and terrified of me, the human being.

So I just sat with them and talked to them, with a softness on my voice stream. I reassured them they are all safe now. It seemed to calm them for a few minutes.

But the next day, the same thing. Terrified of me again.

So I decided to work with Juliette directly.

“Terror, oh my god, there is that person.”

Juliette says, “I don’t trust humans, I am outta here!”

Juliette says, “Maybe this person is ok” and receives my reassurances.

I am thinking this will be my journey with Juliette for the coming days and weeks, and hopefully the imprints from her trauma will begin to fade. One way or another, she will be safe and loved in her life with me and with my flock.

The whole experience of helping little Juliette made me reflect on how experiencing traumas and then healing from them is so central to life on this earth.

It is sad but it is the way it is.

But when our loved ones have some sense of what happened to us, they share in our burden, and it can change things.

My grandmother had a saying, “A problem shared is a problem halved.”

Empathy is a healing force, and happens naturally when we listen deeply to the experience of those we love. This is especially true with our animal friends.

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