Looking down, back, and forward.Today, I'm feeling a bit tired and worn out. I wondered how that might affect talking with an animal. Maybe I should just take a breather? I listened to The Frequency of LOVE | Solfeggio 528 Hz to see if I could get to a place where I felt up to having a conversation. I had a hard time getting focused, so I asked if anyone wanted to talk to me in this particular state of mind. After a few moments, I found myself being led by a cat to a freeway overpass. We looked down at all the cars, the never-ending stream of traffic. The cat said, "I like it up here because you still get the feel of movement, of moving forward. But you can stand still, rest awhile." What a perfect message for today or any day. Just because we get off-track, have an off-day or two, or purposely take a break, doesn't mean things aren't still moving forward. Sometimes the view from above is a part of the journey every bit as important as when you're down on that road moving ahead. It gives you perspective, helps you recharge, perhaps even gives you some space to decide on a new or better direction. And it offers you some moments to reflect on where you came from and how far you've come. So today, I thought I'd reflect on my animal communication process — how it seems to be working for me and what it feels like when I connect. How I connect.So far during this Challenge, I've tried to simply let the conversations happen naturally, without any restrictions, needing to ask particular questions, or confirm certain answers. I know some people have a ritual and like to get certain questions answered during the process, but I think in these beginning stages — at least for me — it's important to go with your personal process, let yourself feel what is right for you. We all do these things differently. So I just try to settle my mind and body, often with some meditative music, and then kind of look inward, focusing on a central point in what would be inside my head. If I don't have a specific animal in mind to speak with, I will ask if any would like to come forward and speak. If I have one in mind, I will look at their photo for a few moments to try to connect with their essence, then close my eyes and see if I can connect through words or visuals. What I see.Whether someone does show up to talk or I am trying to connect to someone specific, the visual is not usually vibrant or crystal clear like watching a movie. It is more like I'm seeing a duller, less clear visual of the real thing. Enough to know what it is. I think this is also how it looks when I dream at night — hardly ever full of vibrance and color and clarity. The visuals, however, often come with a sense of "knowing," which helps me more fully understand what I am hearing or seeing. What I hear.The conversations I hear are also not crystal clear as if someone is talking to me in physicality. The sound is subdued so that if listening with your ears you might have to strain. But since I'm listening with my mind, it seems to be at the perfect level. So far, the animals have all had distinctive ways of talking that reflect their personalities. Sometimes they might have accents, often they will speak with certain mannerism so I really understand who it is I am speaking with. What I feel.The hearing and seeing are all mixed with a knowing that greatly enhances the conversation. Sometimes I will see an image or action or even hear a few words that on their own wouldn't mean much. But this "knowing" kicks in and I instantly understand volumes about a situation or know exactly what is meant or how an animal feels. For example, in today's mini conversation with the cat: when he showed me the freeway overpass and we looked down, he didn't explain in detail to me why he took me up here or what the traffic meant. After his one-line statement, I just knew. I was able to understand the full message behind it. I can also sometimes feel the animal's energy, which ties into its personality or state of mind or how it feels in the moment. Like if a cat is pleased or happy, or hesitant to say something, I can sometimes feel that and thereby understand her better and faster. What I don't see, hear, and feel.I haven't focused too much on trying to get specific details, like the color of the food bowl, number of people in the house, or the name of the best friend. I hope to tap into that ability at some point, but am trying to let this unfold naturally. By playing to my current strengths and successes, I am able to build confidence and trust the process without the frustrations and feelings of failure constantly setting me back. I'm not able to walk down the street and carry on a conversation with any animal I pass. I try, but haven't yet heard anything back. Same thing with my own dog. I also haven't yet felt pain or discomfort or anything that might be physically wrong with an animal, as some people do when body scanning or trying to find out if the animal is ailing in any way. My path, your path, and those other ones.Before this 30-Day Challenge, I went through a long period of not being able to get anything. It took several months before I finally started having some small success. I tried to stick to tips and processes outlined by others who had been doing this for years — things I learned in books, classes, and videos. I tried A LOT of things! Just when I started feeling like I was getting somewhere, my mind and body forced me to take an extended break from it all. We're talking six months where I couldn't do anything. I took another six months after that to slowly start reading and learning about animal communication again, but by then, my hard-earned confidence was gone.
Then the 30-Day Challenge happened. Have you read any of my animal conversations? I'm more amazed than anyone at how I can go from almost nothing to what I'm getting now. I think the extended break was what I needed to put some distance between others' ways of doing animal communication and the way I am approaching it now. If I kept doing what other people said works (for them!) and yet found didn't work for me, I might think I am broken and cry, "Everyone else can do this but me!" Okay, I have cried that. But not anymore! Now I know enough, have read enough, and understand myself enough to approach this with a perspective that is truly working for me. It involves releasing my expectations about how it should work and following my instincts about what actually is working. These may not be the same things that work for you. Likely, you have your own path and own magic formula that you get to discover for yourself. Please keep at it. Because finally getting to where I am is really awesome — and I'm just at the beginning! Good luck!
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