"Hi Suni, is this a good time to talk?" I began. "Well, I don't do appointments. If it feels like the right time, then it is. And this (time) is fine." She didn't say this sternly, just matter-of-factly. I told her, "I haven't done any animal communication in a couple of weeks and I already feel rusty." "You never really stop, do you?" she posed. "I mean, we're always communicating with the world around us, even if we aren't aware we are doing it." "Are you saying there's no reason to feel rusty at this, since I never really stopped doing it?" I wanted to make sure I understood her meaning. "You can feel what you like, but there's a whole other reality for you just below the surface. It keeps you in the loop." She was referring to life's different layers or realities or dimensions I think. As I pondered this, Suni continued, "Put it this way, if you were to stop talking (with your mouth) for a day or a week or whatever, and then began again, you wouldn't feel rusty at it. It would still be second-nature. It would all come back to you in an instant, with no learning curve whatsoever." "That's true." I thought about this a moment longer. Suni felt very grounded, almost no-nonsense. Deep, wise, fearless in the sense that life doesn't scare her, it's something to be lived and explored and deciphered. She comes in as I write this to explain, "Nothing scary there. It's different than if a big vicious dog starts after you. That's real fright. But life? Nothing to be scared about." "So what do enjoy most about life?" I asked Suni. I see her curiously and patiently watching. She is studying life's processes, watching how they work, fit together, connect. She is happy being part of these processes, but equally happy to observe, like a clockmaker who is fascinated by a great old clock's inner workings takes pleasure simply watching the gears all work in harmony, following the whole process from beginning to end. I wondered if Suni is one of those beings who has it all figured out and is just here to spread wisdom to others. "I'm no philosopher," she says. "That's not me. I don't claim to know it all. But I do claim to be interested in exploring it all. We all have a special place in life. Often that place puts us in position to help others. But we are also here to help ourselves. To experience what we came to experience for our own growth and pleasure. That's why I'm here." "That sounds pretty philosophical," I pointed out. "It's really not. It's just life. It's how it works. That's not philosophy. It's reality." Suni exuded an air of experience, which prompted me to comment, "It sounds like you've been here before…" "Oh yes, many times. In many forms. Each time, it throws you off balance for a while until you get the hang of things and then you get back to that place of knowing." I wondered about Suni's relationship with others and felt that she is more of a loner. Not in a sad way. She is confident and at peace with herself. She doesn't need the companionship of others in order to feel fulfilled. She participates in relationships with others, animals and people, but it's not anything that is essential to her being in this life. I was going to write more about this, but Suni said, "It's enough. No more needs to be said on that. It's better to just live more and analyze less. I prefer to just be. I interact and participate as life presents itself. I am a full participant and take each scene as it comes. I much prefer this to armchair philosophy or analytics." I still felt I wanted to clarify a little more of what Suni meant. This is my understanding: While she may not be sentimental or overly involved in dramatics or emotion or relationships, she approaches each 'scene' in life with full presence and authenticity. So when with her family, she interacts as a loving family member would. When out exploring, she does so with true, unbiased curiosity. There is no ego involved. She simply appreciates all of life's interactions and devotes herself to them fully in the moment. That said, she doesn't have extremes in her personality, where she is super affectionate or very bossy or temperamental or picky. She feels very even-keeled. "Well-put" Suni says approvingly. "Anything else you want to talk about?" I asked. "I think all that 'philosophy' covered it," she said. I wondered why she wanted to be part of this practice group and she replied, "To offer a balanced view. We all bring different perspectives. Mine may not be the typical one from a domestic pet, but it is as valid as any other. I just thought it should be represented." "And what of this connection to other realms?" I asked, referring to a note about it in her description. She shows me it's like a body of water, where you can look into it and see all sorts of different things. If you put your paw in, the image of it gets distorted from your point of view. But when you are fully in it, there's no distortion. "Is it like entering another world where things just happen to you (as opposed to you making things happen)?" I wondered. "It is a co-creative environment. Things happen, but so do you. You happen based on your own desires and instincts. And this creates a unique experience. It all plays right into what I love about exploring." "You are quite a magic cat," I told her. She chuckled and replied, "Yes, we are ALL magic cats. Will you (any of us) let yourself be one — to embrace the experiences that are awaiting each of us? That's the question. For many, it goes unanswered. You can explain that one." She added this last part because she prefers fewer words. But her meaning was, it's not that there's not magic in every life — because there is. It's just that there is much more than many take advantage of. They leave a lot on the table out of fear or unawareness or whatever. But we all have the ability to embrace our inner magic cat — to experience much more in life than we ever imagined. Suni smiled approvingly at this explanation and she momentarily wondered how nice it would be to have an interpreter like this along with her in her travels so she could avoid lengthy explanations and other tedium. "I'll take that as a compliment," I said. "As you should," she answered. "Shall we do this again sometime?" "You let me know and I'll be there," I told her. "Deal." Feedback:Your conversation with Suni left me speechless. Her departure has a deep meaning I need to reflect on, and may be is not about me but about her wanted to experience a different aspect of life, and that what she wants to pass on, that her choice and I have to honor it.
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