Basics of Animal Communication

So, you’ve read the books watched the TV shows and heard about how everyone is talking to their animals and now you are ready to get started! And I, along with your lovable animal friends am here to help. In this article you will find highlights of my personal approach that has always worked for me. I invite you to look them over, experiment, have fun and make up your own system. Don’t worry. Your animals know that you’re only human.

Communication and How it Relates to Interspecies Harmony

The metaphysical approach to communication is simple: Everything in the Universe is communicated through vibrations or pictures. As you can see we are talking about telepathy. Yes, your 8 week old kitten is an expert in telepathic communication. It is the worldly and sophisticated human who has forgotten how. This is a very important point, as humans have added the extra complexity of language, and as such have blocked out almost everything else. We have been so busy trying to identify sound patterns as they relate to language that we don’t seem to be listening, feeling, visualizing, smelling or just knowing as animals do. Your beloved animal companions have been very busy trying to get through the language barrier and get to your vibrational pattern. They are always sending you signals, but you often remain completely oblivious to their communications. It’s as though you speak a different language!

So, now it’s your turn to get to their frequency. Stop. Meditate and breathe. Simplify. Feel calm and at peace. Send your chosen animal a picture, the best kind are something he or she already is familiar with, like a toy or food. Wait. See what you get back and discount nothing. What you get back may be a picture, likely a response to what you sent, or a vibration that comes off as just a warm feeling. Quite possibly your superconcious mind will translate any of this into words for you, and you will have an actual conversation with your animal friend.

Example: You would like to know what your dog prefers to eat. You send him a picture of his food bowl empty. You may get back a picture of said food bowl with dog food that you recognize as his favorite. You may get something completely different, like a picture in your mind of spaghetti. You may suddenly smell something, like steak being grilled. You may get a warm feeling followed by nothing you can put into words right away, but you know he is telling you something. Do not doubt this feeling. If it comes to you suddenly with no effort or reasoning on your part it is surely the real thing. This is the vibrational pattern of which we speak. Over time it gets much faster and easier.

Communication and How it Relates to You

We as a species are constant talkers and thinkers. We have that horribly annoying tape that babbles on in our heads incessantly and we somehow feel we are accomplishing something by listening to it. We often feel that we are not the origin of these thoughts, but rather that these thoughts mold and shape us. The good news is that animals, plants, minerals, etc. do not have said annoying babble going on. They truly live in the now and just “be”. Some human behaviorists suggest that animals do not reason or think because of this, and it’s quite simply because to a human reasoning has to be noisy! Those of us who work with the animal or plant kingdom understand that this is simply not the case. The fact that they don’t have constant words going on in their heads frees them up for telepathic communication. Think of that cat sitting in the grass, waiting, waiting, with eyes fixed, unmoving for many minutes .He has clearly seen, heard or just “felt” something buried deep in the brush. His head is clear of any extraneous thought and is focused on catching his prey. In the past his very life depended on this focus. Do you think he’s wondering if his new collar looks good on him? Do his nails need a trim? What does that new cat across the alley really think of him?

How does this relate to you? If you wish to speak to your animal, you generally must ask a question, focus and keep those thoughts out of your head until you get some kind of response. They will always answer you if they understand the question and think it is relevant. I once asked a very smart cat what she felt about the stock market and she showed me her Mom coming back from the store with chicken. See what a smart cat she is? They will not often ask you a question, but it may happen. Once you have communication established it becomes easier as long as you keep your head free of noise and let them talk. 

Pointers for Starting Out

1. Start out with something simple and fun. I once sent a “picture” of a slice of pepperoni pizza to my dog Sal while he was asleep in the yard, then forgot about it. I looked over a few minutes later and he was awake and sniffing at the grass! If you get too nervous or somber you will block the telepathy. If you have negative thoughts in your head your animal will think he has done something wrong. Practice in a light-hearted way until you get the hang of it. 

2. Most of you reading this are most concerned with communicating with your animals at home. This is important, but I strongly suggest that you begin not with your own animal, but with someone else’s. Think about it. You have been interacting with your own animals for a long time now and have established a vibrational pattern that is unique to you both and is sometimes hard to change. It is harder to refine that than it is to try with new animals that you haven’t really spoken to yet. When you start to get lots of new and different information from another animal you will be totally convinced that the process works.

3.Find a practice partner with an animal of their own and practice, practice, practice. This way you can get confirmation of what you receive telepathically.

4. Try not to use telepathic communication as a form of discipline or punishment. If you need to find out why an animal is doing something get into a calm loving space and just ask. They will tell you. If you create an atmosphere of trust just by listening it often solves behavior problems.

5. If you ask a question and don’t get an immediate answer, just let it go. The universe doesn’t work on a linear concept of time. Sometime you will get so much information at once that your conscious mind can’t process it all. You will get more later. Ask your animal the question once, and if need be you can revisit the experience, relax and see if there is more hidden away in your subconscious mind.

6. Remember that everything you do from now on is positive change. Please don’t worry about whether or not you are “getting it”. Keep practicing and you will come to understand your own unique style. This kind of telepathic communication can be used in all aspects of your life. Have fun and see where your new skills take you!

Paula Miriani is the founder and head of Metaphysical Fitness, a Denver-based company that specializes in using metaphysics to improve all aspects of our lives, including those of our animal companions.Paula offers private psychic readings for humans and pets, classes on animal communication and psychic development as well as personal training and psychic and esoteric healing. See her website at Metaphysical-Fitness.com She may be reached through the website or at Pmiriani1@hotmail.com