Animal Talk Blog

A model to hang our hat on

Linda Fortune
Author of Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent FelineA model to hang our hat on.
Tip 9: Be humble. There are many things we don’t know.

Welcome,
To help us conceptualize how an animal can understand our language, receive our message, and then respond in a way that we can understand, Mary suggested that we imagine a transmitter out in space. It’s like the message goes out in our language to the animal and it is converted by the transmitter into what the animal will understand. And then, the animal’s response is sent back to the transmitter and it is put into a form that we will understand.
Since we do not know/understand the workings of the higher intelligence that makes telepathic communication possible, this is simply a way for us to try to visualize/conceptualize how this communication takes place. There is so much that we don’t know about how it all does actually work. What we do know is that communication can take place. Deep understanding between species can arise.
The magnificence of the universe, the ultimate intelligence, has ways of functioning that are beyond our scope of understanding. If we can be respectful and patient, we can continue to learn and gain in understanding. For right now, we just need a hook to hang our hat on until greater awareness develops.

Next entry: Tip 10 and messages can come in many forms.

With blessings, Linda

Stay open and be present to what arises

Linda Fortune
Author of Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent Feline

Stay open and be present to what arises. Tip 8: Stay fully present without thoughts or judgments.

Welcome,
It is important to be aware that our minds are thinking thoughts all the time. Naturally, it is our mind’s job to think thoughts. What we need to do is be aware of this fact and identify with the conscious observer of these thoughts. Rather than listening to these thoughts and taking them for real, we just need to learn to watch them. The practice of meditation really helps the truth of this to become very apparent. Also, keep in mind that just because we think a thought doesn’t mean that it is the truth or real. It’s just the mind doing its thing—coming up with thoughts.

On any given day and at any given time, our mind is doing its work—thinking thoughts. As we learn to get into a deep state of relaxation, we gradually shift from the thinking, rational left brain into the more altered state of the fluid, flowing right brain. It is in this deeper state where our creative ideas can spring up from within. Rather than coming to conclusions by a logical, step by step process, wisdom and awareness can arise spontaneously. We can tap into a source of knowing that is within each of us.

As we move into telepathic communication with animals, it is really important to let our mental thoughts, our preconceived notions, go. Become and remain still and really listen to what is communicated. Be fully present to what comes. Again I say, remain still and really listen to what is communicated without distractions, preconceived notions, or judgments. This is crucial. Be open to the images, words, thoughts, or feelings that may arise. We need to continue our positive expectations, trust in our intuitive abilities, and have openness to what comes and in whatever form it comes.

Next entry: Tip 9 and a model to hang our hat on.

With blessings, Linda

Setting the stage

Linda Fortune
Author of Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent Feline

Setting the stage.
Tip 7: Pick a quiet time and space with no interruptions.

Welcome,

As I said previously, listening to Penelope’s tape was perfect for me. It set the stage for my profound and revealing communication with Regal. In a way, as I sank into the relaxed state by simply listening to the Penelope’s voice as she relayed her experiences and understandings of animal spirituality, I became present, feeling the joy, of what she was saying. With the power of relaxation taking hold, the channels of my right brain and telepathic communication opened wide in my experience.

Without my fully realizing the possibilities of what could occur, I had simply gotten into a deep state of relaxation, my muscle tension dissipated, and I was enjoying and was uplifted by Penelope’s vast experience with her own animals. Getting into this deep state of relaxation and happiness with what I was hearing was like opening a door to understanding and possibility. At the end of the tape, Penelope started to lead into a guided imagery conversation. Having done this type of activity before, I simply turned off the tape and engaged Regal on my own. I mentally said, “Regal, this is Linda. Will you come and talk with me?” I immediately felt a strong weight on my chest and knew she was there. This is the start of what I wrote after our communication:

“After greeting Regal and finding her immediate willingness to talk with me,
I felt her spirit enter my heart. I felt tremendous physical energy/weight in my heart area. I felt my heart expand to take in the whole room, and tears filled my eyes. I knew she was there!” p.162, Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent Feline

As you can see, I just couldn’t help myself. I had to share the first bit of this wonderful experience. My conversation with Regal was beyond anything that I had ever experienced and was uplifting and wonderful. Of course, the whole experience is contained in the Epilogue.

Next entry: Tip 8 and stay open and be present to what arises.

With blessings, Linda

Setting your intention

Linda Fortune
Author of Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent Feline

Setting your intention.
Tip 6: Hold in your consciousness the image of the animal you wish to contact.Welcome!

After getting relaxed and centered, the second step in animal communication is to set your intention. Mentally set your intention to communicate with a particular animal. One way to do that is to hold the image of the animal you wish to contact in your consciousness. Then initiate your communication by sending a mental message to that particular animal, identifying yourself, and, if need be, letting the animal know why you would like to talk to them.

Set the stage in other words. Ask the animal if they would be willing to talk with you. If you are able to make contact and the animal agrees to talk, the communication starts. This is all done silently in one’s mind. It’s like having a silent, clear communication. You sink deep inside and speak and listen from your heart. What is most important is that you become a really good listener. I’ll talk about that in my next blog.

When I consciously started to contact Regal telepathically after taking my first class in animal communication, I remember the scene very clearly. I had come home from the workshop and was feeling the fatigue after a long and engaging weekend of learning. After settling back into my house, I sat down in my comfortable lounging chair in the rec room. I put my feet up and started listening to the tape by Penelope Smith called “Animal Death: A Spiritual Journey.” Mary Getten, an animal communicator and the workshop presenter, knew that I had recently lost Regal and she felt that this particular tape would be especially beneficial to me.

To say the least, it was. Listening to this tape was a wonderful follow-up to the workshop because it gave me an opportunity to practice all that I had learned. It also gave me a deep insight into animal spirituality and it opened me to an opportunity of a lifetime—having a profound communication with my Regal Cat a month after her passing. This insightful conversation is contained in the Epilogue of my book, Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent Feline. Considering the delight of the entire book, I will refrain from sharing that conversation now. I just wouldn’t want to take away from the total impact of the book.

Next entry: Tip 7 and setting the stage.

With love and blessings, Linda

Tip 5- Learn to relax and get centered

Linda Fortune
Author of Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent FelineBe receptive to intuitive information.
Tip 5: Learn to relax and get centered.

Welcome!

We can use these understandings about the power of thought as a foundation for understanding telepathic communication. In addition, we need to have an attitude of respect, positive expectations, and receptivity to the avenue of intuitive information. We set the stage by being open to what is possible. We can use our power of thought with the elements that make telepathic communication with animals successful.

In the workshop, we learned about these elements. Our thoughts, our beliefs, and our attitudes towards animals influence and set the stage for how receptive we are and how willing they are to communicate and share with us. For communication to occur, our attitude of respect and the recognition of the spiritual essence and potential of animals are essential. This greatly influences how and what the animals will share. This is certainly true in human communication too, isn’t it? We share our deeper thoughts and feelings with those who will listen, are non-judgmental, and who care about us.

We first learned about the process of getting into a quiet inner space. It is important to get into a state of relaxation and to get centered as you begin. This helps us to shift from the mentally active, thinking, left brain to the more open, receptive, right brain. Relaxation techniques such as gently stretching of one’s muscles and then relaxing them while synchronizing with your breathing can help here. Focusing your attention on what this feels like and watching your breath, being the observer, is an excellent way of getting centered.

Next entry: Tip 6 and setting your intention.

With blessings, Linda

Tip 4- We move toward that which we think about

Linda Fortune
Author of Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent FelineWe become what we think.
Tip 4: We move toward that which we think about.

Welcome!

Following up from my last entry, I told you that I would share a personal experience of manifesting something in my life by focusing my thoughts and visualizing. Focusing on what I wanted in my life, by seeing it as happening now, brought it about. This is a simple example but makes the point.

I was going to play in my first racquetball tournament and was aware of how nervous I could get. I sat down in the locker room floor and visualized and affirmed that I was playing beautifully, hitting the ball low, fast, and in difficult spots for my opponent to reach, was calm and confident, and saw it as all happening now. I visualized this and affirmed it for about 30 seconds. I then went down to play my first game. My opponent was an excellent player and we remained nip and tuck but I was always able to remain a point or two ahead of my opponent. At about point 14 or 15, she started to make mistakes as the pressure mounted. I remained calm and confident and played exactly as I had visualized. I did not react to the pressure and, in fact, remained more as an active observer. I eventually did win the match that afternoon. This is a simple example of the power of visualizing but really illustrates the power of our thoughts and that we move toward that which we think about.

As contemplate this information with a relook at your own life, think about any one of your “dreams” that has now become a reality for your. Because you held onto something that you wanted in your life in your mind, believed at a deep level that you were worthy of it, and were willing to put out the effort for it, it has materialized in your life. Perhaps you now have the family you dreamed of, you are being the parent that you always wanted to be, the business has started and is going well, you went to go to college and are now making a living doing what you dreamed about, or such and such hasn’t happened because deep down you really don’t believe you are worthy of it.

Our dreams can become our realities if we hold on to them firmly, believe they are possible, know we are worthy of them, and are willing to put out the necessary effort that may be required.

Next entry: Tip 5 and be receptive to intuitive information.

With blessings, Linda

Tip 3- We can sense the feeling tone presence in another

Linda Fortune
Author of Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent FelineThe power of thoughts.
Tip 3: We can sense the feeling tone presence in another.

Welcome!

Another way that we all have experienced the impact of thought and the dynamic of energy is when a person enters the room. Haven’t you been aware of an energetic positive person entering the room? You can feel their uplifting presence? Sometimes their energy and state of being is so captivating that you wonder “Who is that?” I certainly have had these experiences. Also, can’t you just feel the low energy or sadness of a depressed person who is near you? I’m sure we could think of many illustrations of this phenomenon because, I would assume, we all have had similar experiences where we have picked up on the feeling/mental state of another.

As a side note – regarding thoughts – I have also come to understand and experience how powerful and influential our thoughts are from my work with affirmations and visualization. There is a direct relationship between what is in our minds and what materializes in our lives. Our thoughts and beliefs influence our state of being, our health, our abilities, or whatever abundance is or isn’t manifesting. It is humbling and, conversely, very empowering for us to realize this. In essence, we significantly affect our own lives by what we hold in our own consciousness, by what thoughts and feelings we hold in our minds and hearts.

Regarding impacting the manifestation of things in your life, you may have heard about making a collage or a dream board, a gathering of pictures and positive thoughts of things or states of being that you intend to have in your life. You then post this dream board someplace prominent in your house. When you see it, it sends messages to your subconscious that “this” is happening now. I will give an example of this “we become what we think” in my next entry.

Next entry: Tip 4 and we become what we think.

With blessings, Linda

Tip 2 - There are things we don’t know. Keep open.

Linda Fortune
Author of Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent FelineMy First Animal Communication Workshop Tip 2: There are things we don’t know. Keep open.

Welcome!

In May of 2006, Mary Getten, an animal communicator from Orcas Island, offered a workshop on animal communication in Olympia, Washington. She taught us about telepathic animal communication, a skill that is natural and more available to us when we were little children. It seems as we grow up, we lose this ability as we became more rational – more left brained than right brained.

Mary taught us about the key points of telepathic communication. As a base for understanding, it is important for us to know that whenever we think a thought, the energy of that thought radiates out from our minds into our environment and into the universe. As the energy of our thoughts emanates out from our minds, our directed thought energy often enters the consciousness of the person we are thinking about. As we focus a thought and send it to a particular person or animal, they will often be able to pick up on it or, at least, be affected by it in some way.

As a result of this dynamic, distance is not an issue in telepathic communication. This is why Jasmine, my initial animal communicator, could be talking with Regal telepathically and to me on the phone from Maine – all the way across the country.

I’ve had experiences of this in the past that have assured me of this and I bet you have too. I can think of many times when I would think about my cousin in Michigan only to have her call a moment later. The reverse would also happen. She would be thinking of me and I would call her. Haven’t you noticed that too?

Next entry: Tip 3 and the power of thoughts.

With blessings, Linda

Tip 1: Telepathic animal communication has much to offer.

Linda Fortune
Author of Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent Feline

Welcome and Purpose

Welcome!

A little over two years ago, I had the good fortune to be introduced into the field of telepathic animal communication. Coping with my Regal Cat’s dramatic decline in health due to her kidney failure and knowing her time was nearing, a friend told me about an animal communicator. She felt this person might be able to give me some insight into Regal’s situation and bring me comfort in some way.

Although I was not familiar with the field of animal communication, I felt that, if a session would help Regal or me in some way, I was willing to give it a try. Following up on this lead, I did arrange for a session with Jasmine Indra, an animal communicator, who lives in Maine. This session, from all the way across the United States, proved to be so powerful and helpful to me that, it not only helped me in the moment, but also spurred my interest into this field of communication. A!
month after Regal’s passage, I took my first animal communication workshop.

My intention for these upcoming blogs is to share some things that I have learned in my first workshop on animal communication and then to share some of my first animal communication experiences. Some are very interesting and have been verified by the animal’s person. I certainly have been touched by what I have learned and hope that these stories will contribute to a heightened awareness of the depth and dignity of our animal friends!

As we explore the area of animal stories, I also invite your stories that reveal your experiences of your animal friends and their feelings. Let’s awaken to a deeper awareness where our animals are concerned.

Next entry: Tip 2 and my first animal communication workshop.

With blessings, Linda