Animal Communication

A week of instability, connection, and animal communication

Last week saw Mercury and Venus aspecting Chiron and Uranus, and this brought out release of additional Epstein emails (even though we still haven’t seen all of them) as well as racist and sexist ranting from people in power.

While shifting the way we treat girls and how white people handle the narcissism of other white people are absolutely key to creating safe community, this week in my life, the issue of what happens when the government kidnaps our neighbors was front and center.

I was walking my dog, Pema, on Wednesday, when we came across a very sweet pup, who had no collar and ended up coming home with us. You might remember, last week I had a dream that featured a very stable dog, and so it was interesting to come across one.

EDIT: We found Cleo’s family soon after this! They are a sweet family who loves her! They call her Justice, so either my animal communication needs work or her full name is Justice Cleo. I like to think the latter.

Picture of the visitor pup lying down and looking wistful.

I asked the sweet pup what her name is, and in my mind I heard, clear as day, the name Cleo.

I took her to be checked out at the vet. When the vet tech was examining her, she said, “Come here, Cleo,” and Cleo responded right away. The vet tech asked, “So you know for sure her name is Cleo?” She was confused because I had told her Cleo had no collar and we confirmed she was not chipped.

“No,” I said, “I just made it up, but she seems to respond to it, so I think it’s the first confirmation I have that I’m a pet psychic.”

The vet tech looked at me like I was a ghost, “She sure does!” she said. “Let me know if you make that a thing because I have some animals that could use communication.” So, I might take her up on that.

The vet who checked her out for me says that she has clearly been loved. When she got to me, she had some scabbing from fleas and was very hungry and thirsty, so she was likely out for at least a couple of days before we found her. It made me think a lot about what the circumstances of her family might be.

Meanwhile, Pema is not thrilled to have a friend staying over, but I think it is a growth experience she needs.

Picture of Pema sitting on the couch and looking at me like I’ve disappointed her, while Cleo lies on the floor being completely mellow. My piles of books are in the background.

While it is fun to work on my pet psychic skills, on a more serious note, it has occurred to me, and maybe to you, that Cleo’s family may be unhoused or undocumented. You don’t have to be a pet psychic to look at her face and notice that she’s looking sad and serious. The vet’s comment that someone has clearly loved her, combined with Cleo’s very obedient and easy nature, leads me to believe that her separation from her family was not voluntary.

While the displacement of pets is not as graphic as the murders, rapes, and child abuse that we are seeing from the government kidnapping people from the streets, Cleo’s appearance in my life has made me think about the ripple effects of imprisoning people related to identity and status. I do not know whether her family is unhoused or undocumented, but assuming they are, their situation may be more harsh and their experience of loss more profound than Cleo’s right now. We send thoughts, postcards, calls to representatives, and every other action toward their safety and health.

Cleo cuddling me on the couch and giving you an intense look as if to say, you should make sure your neighbors are safe right now, regardless of their housing or document status.

I am just starting my animal communication journey, and right now I mostly communicate with them using my voice, not my psychic skills. And, I am also somewhat persuaded that most, if not all, people may have access to communicating effectively with animals if we want to use that skill.

One way to practice psychic animal communication is to wait until the animal is away from you in another room, then imagine sending them a picture showing them to come to see you. If they come to you, that is some evidence that it worked! If it doesn’t work, that does not necessarily mean anything other than to keep trying in different ways. And, as always, take the data!