Inspiring Stories Archives - Telepathic Animal Communication Specialist Sharon Loy

Sep 04 2023

Everyone Needs a Sense of Purpose

A few months ago I shared a story about my rescue donkey, Daisy, and how shortly after arriving, she insisted upon knowing her purpose here on my property.

In that newsletter I asked you for photos and a short sharing about your animal friends and their jobs and / or purpose in your lives together.

Enjoy the sweet and fascinating (and sometimes hilarious) submissions below!!

Big Joe

I am absolutely, 100% certain, that Big Joe came into my life to make me stronger, to show me how to stand up for myself more: to give me my bark back, in so many words.
I fail a lot at that, but it’s always a work in progress.

He’s been my rock and has always helped bring lightness to my sometimes dark world.
I feel as if our hearts are one in a way.
Melissa D.

Peaches and Zazzy

Here are our two girls: Peaches (the muted calico) and Zazzy (aka Queener Queens)

I believe Peaches’ job is grounding the family.

In our busy days, any time we walk by Peaches, we all stop for a moment to admire her as we pass. Her deep presence brings us back to our hearts and reminds us of a beautiful sense of calmness.

Zazzy loves to reach out with her paw and connect to us with her energy of pure love.
Angela W.

Luna

I recently learned through my direct communication with Luna that her job is to support my nephew. (I took Sharon’s Basic 1 Course in Animal Communication earlier this year).

Luna has a special way of understanding my nephew, who tends to be on the quieter side. It is beautiful to watch the two of them together in silent connection and communication. They have deeply meaningful exchanges that help him in the way that he needs.
Shivali M.

Catherine’s Donkeys

We adopted two BLM rescue Donkeys that we allow to roam freely around our 100 acre farm. It is so fun to watch them and see where they choose to go. At one point we moved our pigs to a separate pen so they could have their babies. The entire two weeks before they delivered, the donkeys stayed at their pens keeping guard! After the birthing, they stayed for another two weeks as well!

They are still protecting our livestock and living a fine life in the Smoky Mountains!
Catherine T.

(The following 3 submissions were written from the animals’ perspectives. Laura Ann J., their person, is one of my students.)

Poppy

My name is Poppy and I have a purpose.

We had a hard start together Laurie and I.
I am a rescue.

My former owner of 20+ years died of lung cancer, and when I arrived with Laurie, I was inconsolable. I bit, boy did I bite, and I screamed. When I couldn’t see Laurie, I screamed like my world was coming to an end… and every morning I would remind her of how my past companion died, with a wet, raspy cough that morbidly accompanied her morning rituals.

Even when Laurie gained my trust and I stopped biting, I still didn’t want her out of my sight. I would scream my lungs out, until one day when she and I had sit down # 234. She told me that I HAD to find something to do. Something to focus on other than HER!! She said I needed to find a project, and I finally, finally understood!!

Since the family is very artistic, I became inspired by the different ribbons, zippers, and ropes she would leave me in the cage and I got started immediately. Sometimes I do a creation in a day and sometimes it takes me a week… but I plan to have a show of the photographs of all my weavings in Hudson Hall in 2024!!!!
Laura Ann J.

Tico

My name is Tico and I have a purpose.

I live in a school house in the middle of a cemetery and my job is to meet and greet the people who come to stay here.

I know I am constantly on call and when that doorbell rings, I am ready to shine!! With over 3000 visits to our Airbnb since 2014, more than half of them mention me as one of the highlights of their trip. It’s really just a side gig though….

My real work happens when I do errands with Laurie and I heal the people I meet with my beauty, kindness, hilarity, and charm. People don’t just say that I’ve made their day; I have heard people say, with tears in their eyes, that meeting me was the best day of their life. I love people as much as they love me, and I’m so happy to help!!
Laura Ann J.

Franz Klein

My name is Franz Klein and I have a purpose.

Although my efforts sometimes feel futile, I am constantly trying to get my person to slow down.

Turn off the TV. Close the computer and put down the phone. I can teach her animal communication and much more if she would slow down enough to hear me. She’s talking to me all the time but to get her to stop and listen is sometimes infuriating!!

I sleep right next to her head and try to get to her through her dreams. When she brushes me early in the morning, and then again, late at night, it calms her mind and this is the time I am most able to get through.

It is a tough job, but I am up to the task!!

Here I am in this picture laying a guilt trip on her (I am half Jewish).
Laura Ann J.

Herman, Archie, and Gunner

Herman’s main job (and he takes it very seriously) is being my best friend. He also believes he’s my protector… keeping other dogs and people away from me. Some say he’s jealous but that is not true.

Archie’s job is to protect the two little ones, Herman and Gunner. His job also is to protect the property. Every morning he walks the perimeter, slowly and calmly. He is very gentle with the deer, squirrels and chipmunks… but if he sees another dog or what he perceives as a predator, he will chase them off.

Gunner’s job is to be the best companion ever to his person, my roommate Garret.
Rob R.

Jun 19 2023

Brody, the Little Dog with So Many Important Jobs

Our companion animals give us so much. They understand us more deeply than we realize, and help us in ways we are not even consciously aware of.

How is this possible?

As I say in my video, “animals are these silent witnesses to our lives, day in and day out. We think they are just simple beings who can’t possibly understand what we are going through, but they do know.”

With their empathic nature and relatively quieter minds, our animal friends comprehend so much more than we recognize — often the simple things that are so true and so overlooked by us busy and noisy-minded humans.

Nearly every communication session that I do, I am amazed by the things that companion animals intuit and compassionately understand about their people.

Depending on the animal, their understanding can span many aspects of our lives — physical health, emotional well-being, relationships, talents and work, even spiritual connections (like loved ones in Spirit, etc.) and more.

A handful of times I have begun communicating with an animal and the dog says, “Wait, you really need to communicate with my person’s father in Spirit first; he is all around us.” I always say, “Well, I am not a medium at all, but I will do my best.”

Also in quite a few communications an animal has shared specific information about their person’s physical health. Literally a warning about something that they smell or feel in their person’s body, that the person is not yet aware of.

In my years of communicating with animals, one dog stands out in my memory as an especially beautiful example of an animal who had a lot to say about his giving to his family, and his emotional understanding of each member. He was a little white dog named Brody.

Andi and Scott adopted Brody when he was about 2 years old; they had just gotten married. Andi has three children and Scott has four, so they are a blended family with seven children, and at the time Brody arrived, all of the children were in grade school or middle school.

When we began the communication, right away Brody shared how wonderful it is to be in this big and loving family. “I feel very lucky; everyone here is kind and easy-going, and there is a sense of hope and expansiveness” was the thought that Brody sent me.

“It was stuffy in my home before, not a lot of fresh air.” Along with this came the feeling that it was kind of sad. He showed me an image of an older lady whom he loved, but she went away (maybe due to illness?) and then a daughter was responsible for him, a person who wasn’t really that into animals, or who wasn’t attached to Brody for some reason. He showed us this feeling of being lonely.

But not anymore 🙂

Brody continued by showing us an image of him in his new home jumping up in the bed, first thing in the morning to greet Andi. Brody said he loves loves loves Andi, she is his primary person. Then he said, “I want Andi to start her day bright and cheerful. We have so much to be happy about, all being together in this family.”

Brody shared that he feels very shy with alpha males but is comfortable with Scott, then showed us an image of Scott playing with him, especially tug-of-war, Brody’s favorite game. He said, “Scott has the heart of a young boy. This makes me so happy. I don’t have to be scared of the alpha male here. This home is everything I could imagine.”

After this Brody got right to the point about his purpose in his life with his new and forever family. “Scott and Andi are my people and I help them raise the children.” He showed us this knowing that he sees himself as kind of a third parent, filling in the gaps for Scott and Andi with each of the kids.

Then to all of our amazement, this little dog talked about each child in this family and the specific ways he was there for them.

“Shai is growing. He has not grown into himself yet.” Then he showed us an image of Shai in front of a screen, with the knowing that he watches tv or is on the computer too much. “I would like to pull him out of that world. He needs to be in the present more, outside in the fresh air. When he watches television, I sit by his side and he pets my head; I am keeping him connected to the here and now, keeping him from getting lost in there.” Andi and Scott confirmed that this is true; Shai does watch too much television and Brody does sit by him often. But they had no idea Brody was so deeply aware of Shai’s internal experience.

The parents also shared that Shai loves to spend time in the yard. He is a lover of nature and is passionate about nurturing life. Each time Shai would be in the yard (planting a tree or doing a project), Brody would be with him the entire time, as if to encourage him and support this connection to his passion.

The little white dog continued. “Jory is critical of others but this is because she is critical of herself. I feel for her very deeply. I am working with her. I greet her every day. I make my rounds with all of the children but I focus on her. I bring love into her field to help her soften. I think you notice this.” Andi and Scott acknowledged that this makes sense as well.

“Brooke has a bright mind and she is very wise and smart. She lacks confidence at times. Some of her friends that come over are mean in their hearts but kind on their faces. This is not good. But I am helping, my love reassures Brooke and helps her be in touch with her strength.” Again, this resonated for Andi and Scott.

“Ethan is very intelligent and has things on his mind. I am proud of him. He is going to make us proud. He makes good decisions; he is a strong male.” I asked Brody if he spends time with Ethan and he said, “He pets me on the head. He does not have as much need for me as the others, but we are friends.” This made sense to the parents too.

Brody showed me an image of him jumping up on Matana’s bed, and she has a pen and paper in hand. Brody said, “I like Matana. I am amazed at her mind. She is a visionary.” With that Brody literally showed me he could feel and see how all this new information comes into Matana’s awareness. Andi and Scott confirmed that Matana is an independent thinker, is very creative, and loves art, and Brody seems to love to hang out with her when she is writing or drawing.

“Eden is deep,” Brody shared, with the feeling that she has this rich internal world that is so essential to who she is. “She is inspired; she will surprise us all.” Andi added, “Sharon, this feels very true and inspires me actually; Eden can be challenging sometimes.”

“Isaac is independent and kind. I am grateful for his presence in the house. He is grounded and predictable, reliable.” And with that Brody showed me an image of a cracker in Isaac’s hand, with the knowing that Isaac sneaks him treats.

The parents agreed that all of this made sense, but they also had a question. “Why does Brody bark at Isaac sometimes? And why does Brody bark at all the kids when they are arguing?”

I asked Brody about Isaac first. He showed me this way that Isaac tends to pick up energy and smells from places he has been. I shared with Andi and Scott that this feels foreign to Brody and he barks to let Isaac know; Brody feels that he is a protector of the loving and clean energy of the home.

When I asked Brody about barking when the children argue, he said: “This is a house of love. They are hurting each other. This is not appropriate. I am parenting them. They do not realize how damaging they can be to each other.” Brody then showed me this sense that their harsh words are like arrows that pierce each others’ hearts. “They don’t realize how much they hurt each other as family members, more than other people out there in the world.”

The little white dog continued: “This is why it was sad and stuffy in my former home. There were negative words thrown around. The older woman wasn’t present for us all and the sadness took over.”

Brody went on by showing us how he barks at anyone who comes to their home with disharmonious energy. When guests come in, Brody said he is giving them a lecture. “I am a guardian of this home. It is a sacred place, there is love here. You need to act accordingly and know that I am in charge.”

Brody ended the communication session by emphasizing again to Andi and Scott: “It is extremely important to protect the family and guard the feeling space of the home. I came at just the right time. You need me.”

Scott and Andi were taken aback by the depth and accuracy of all that Brody shared in the communication session.

This communication took place in 2011, and following the last of the children leaving for college in 2019, Brody passed in 2020.

In a recent phone conversation, Andi said, “Brody was taking care of everyone. You helped us see that. I can’t even get another dog because we loved him so much, he was so special.”

Scott added, “Ever since that time we were able to understand better Brody’s relationship with us and each of our children. Your communication session helped us see what Brody is doing, and praise and thank him for it.”

Scott and Andi were not the only ones to benefit from this communication.

In random moments throughout the conversation, Brody repeatedly mentioned how much he loves wet dog food. It was like he was emphatically dropping hints to his people throughout the session (adorable!). He said he had had wet food before and was waiting for Andi and Scott to get the message that he loves it, and to give it to him.

Well, now they knew, and Brody got his wish.

It is amazing to me that there is this whole world of perception and understanding that animals have access to, and we don’t realize it until we communicate with them.

For so long we humans have been taught to believe that we are the only beings that have intelligence and depth. This is changing, fortunately for us all. With the help of sweet and amazing little dogs like Brody.

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.

Jan 22 2023

Rani and Drew’s Beautiful Fish

Rani and her husband Drew noticed that their fish were becoming more agitated lately, chasing and nipping at each other. They had seen my video on YouTube and thought a communication session would help them understand why, and maybe remedy the problem.

I love helping clients work through household harmony issues. I love to allow each being to share deeply, whatever they want to say, and feel fully seen and received. I think this is a big part of the healing process, for all.

And this is how the truth of what is really going on starts to come forward, bit by bit.

Communicating with Rani and Drew’s two rabbits and seven fish was just like this, and so much more.

I came away with a new appreciation for how living in water shapes and conditions a being’s consciousness.

Quite simply, beings who live in water feel so much more. It is as if water creates this medium where feeling is magnified and stored, rendered more vibrant and intense.

I was also struck with how unique and vivid each fish’s personality is.

I am embarrassed to say that I came to animal communication years ago thinking that fish were less individualized. I think this is common for us humans, somehow we feel a little more removed from fish. Rani herself said, “It is astounding that a little fish that can fit in my hands can feel and comprehend so much.”

Honey the rabbit was the first to come forward.

“I am a velvet queen. An exquisite being, refined and sensitive. I have finely tuned senses, especially hearing. I feel vibrations, even emotions come in the form of vibrations. I feel this with the fish tank. There is a lot of emotion that flows through the water and from the fish tank. Rani’s emotions are like this, Rani is very fluid and emotionally present.”

Honey shared more about her life and why it was appropriate that she share first.

“I am a guardian of the whole household. I hold everything and everyone. Orion the fish is my friend. He is a wise being like me. Fufu and I get along, but we have quiet disagreements, they are like staring contests.”

Fufu the rabbit wanted to share next, but sensing we had big problems to solve and that this was really about the fish, she only said the following:

“They are good, sweet souls, those fish. They are my people’s hearts. I want them to live happily. I love them too, I just don’t talk to them much.”

As I turned toward the fish, Yellow (now named Sunshine), came forward first.

“I am very strong. I am a girl! Females are very clear and strong. The female Discus Fish hold the power.” (I got the sense that this kind of fish is matriarchal.)

“I follow the others and push on them, I want them to know I am in charge.

“There is anxiety here. Sometimes it creates tension. It’s a feeling that comes from around the tank, but it is not from Drew and Rani. It makes me need to show that I am in charge.”

We said thank you to Yellow, and then Avatar showed herself as the next being who needed to share.

“I am an unusual being. Sweet and philosophical, a deep soul.

“I know many lifetimes of sadness, being caught by fisherman. It is a harder death that way, harder than being eaten by bigger fish. This is because you are separated from the water.” (I got this feeling Avatar equates water or the ocean with God.)

“When you are outside in the air, you are not with God anymore. It is a very sad death.

“I have a lot of compassion.

“I love Rani! I love to look into her eyes. She has a lot of stillness in her eyes and heart. Drew’s heart is a light in his chest, I can feel the vibrational field that is his heart and in this way I sense when he is near the fish tank.”

Next it was Jeff who presented himself to share.

“I am a simple being but deep and perceptive. I am VERY old as a fish soul. I am calm because of this.

“The others school, but I zigzag around the tank and I weave the group together. I also clean up messes. When there is emotional chaos, I know how to break it up with my zigzagging. Discus Fish are very emotional beings. My kind of fish is different, more direct. I clean things up, break up stagnation.

“Rani takes good care of the water. But there is more stagnation in the water now than normal. There needs to be systematic replacing of the water, this job is too big for me.

“We need fresh water to help lift this anxiety.

“I like to eat. I like my food. I always get plenty. I am quick this way.

“I am not a mushy kind of guy. I am serious, life is all about respect and doing a job.”

Then Jeff reiterated: “Water quality is important, fresh fresh wanting fresh!”

Jeff ended his sharing by showing us an image of Rani loving the fresh water with her heart before she puts it in the aquarium.

And then Orion showed himself in my awareness as the next to speak.

“I am a thinker. A very intelligent being. Sometimes I get annoyed. I have little patience with others. I don’t have the sweetness and patience of Avatar.

“I am an intense guy, masculine. I can move more quickly and sharply than others. This is an expression of my temperament. I am naturally a very alpha being, but it is not my job here. If we were in the wild I would keep us all safe. My instincts are keen.”

Then he showed us an image that the anxiety comes from an imprint in the walls of the home around the tank, specifically a wall that is shared with another household. Someone on the other side of the wall in the other household is very anxious and it comes across.

Orion sent the thought: “We need to clean the water of the anxiety. The anxiety has imprinted into the water in our tank and it is making everyone jumpy and want to pick on each other.

“I respect Yellow, she is the matriarch. I pick on the others to keep them on their toes.”

(I got the feeling he is confessing, and he tends to chase after the other fish regardless of whether or not there is anxiety in the water).

Orion ended his sharing with this reflection on his life with Rani and Drew:

“Our people are not the Water / Ocean Mother but they are good and they take care of us in the way that they can. It is fascinating to be with people. This is a fascinating life for me.”

As I was translating for all their animals, Rani and Drew were quietly taking everything in. I asked how they were doing and if everything made sense. Rani said, “Yes, everything. We are blown away.”

Then Drew added, “Orion is talking about our landlady. She is really high-strung and anxious and we are planning on moving. She lives in the adjoining apartment, on the other side of that wall the fish are talking about.”

Now everything was starting to make sense.

I then communicated with the remaining three fish.

Sarah (now Will) came forward next.

“I am a boy. I am thoughtful. I am deep and can be timid. I get all freaked out easily. I am not all in my body yet.

“I am an easy-going and gentle spirit. The others like to spook me, it is like a telepathic goosing. The other fish, it is how they think I can be more in my body.

“I feel very loved by my people.

“I will get stronger. Please remind me that I am strong. Your love will help me shine, will help my light come into my body.

Then Sarah showed us an image of lifetimes where he has been caught by fisherman and been brought up into the air and killed there.

“It is a harder death. In the water, when a fish eats you, it is like, ‘Oh time to leave my body. Ok.’ God is all around and you just let go.”

I could tell Drew and Rani were just as amazed as I was by all that the fish were saying.

Then Nova jumped in.

“It is me! It is me! Talk to me next!

“I am curious and smart and a rebel and independent. I don’t like to be dominated by anyone.

“I am a thinker too. I like to go around the edges of the tank, and touch the walls of the tank with my nose. This makes me feel good.

“People are interesting.”

She shows us a past life as a fish in a pet store. She died there. This was her introduction to people.

“I was on display. I am afraid to get close to people. We live in this tiny body of water.”

She showed us an image of someone in the pet store coming up to the tank, and she sent them the thought: “You like me? You want to be my friend? I am open to this but it is not something that is natural for me.”

Personally, I was really touched by Nova’s sharing. It struck me, the pain and innocence in what she said.

It made me wonder about the loss of dignity for any wild animal that we humans take from their natural homes and turn them into pets, or use them for our own purposes. It is a whole ethical rabbit hole to explore, and brings questions that are frankly in my opinion too big to answer definitively.

After Nova, it was Mojo’s turn to share and he did not hesitate to express his feelings.

“I don’t like this. I don’t like this at all. Why am I picked on? I move fast. I am chased a lot. Why is this happening? Why am I the one?

“I need friends. I want more friends to protect me. I want a larger school of fish.

He shows us how in a large school, you can be buffered from a bully fish by the other fish.

“Yellow scares me sometimes. She is scaring me. I don’t understand her. What is she doing?

“Answers. Answers. I want answers! What is the plan? I don’t want to be chased and spooked and herded.

(I got the feeling Mojo is deeply affected by the ambient anxiety and he doesn’t even realize it.)

Drew then interjected: “Mojo is the one who picks on the others.”

So I showed an image of this to Mojo.

Mojo responded, as if saying to the other fish: “I am mad at you. Bite, nip! Quit chasing me. Nervous. Nervous. Help me.”

Shortly after this, we ended the call.

Rani and Drew now knew what the source of the problem was, and how to help their fish: in the short term by changing out the water, and in the long term by moving house.

They did both, but Rani later shared that the aggression actually improved right after the conversation, without them making any of these changes.

Rani said she believes it is the love that opened up in the communication session that changed things. In a recent phone conversation, Rani said:

“We first bought our fish for ornamental purposes, to have something cool to look at. But then we started to develop relationships with them.

“Your communication opened the door to understanding our fish and our connection with them deeply. It validated subtle experiences we were having, and opened up a greater fascination with the individual beauty of each being and a deeper flow of love between all of our hearts.

“It is astounding that a little fish that can fit in my hands can feel and comprehend so much. Communicating with them changed our lives.”

I have to say that communicating with these fish changed my life too. While finding the core reason and then solutions for the problem was amazing all on its own, I couldn’t help but notice how several fish referred to the water around them as a divine force. Water is of course essential to life and where life began many millions of years ago.

For me this opened up a whole world of new questions, and a curiosity that felt awakening. And I feel a new respect for these creatures who have a heightened experience of feeling, and who get to bathe in this substance that feels like God 24/7.

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