One day, I heard a lot of small birds, so I went to take a look. How I communicated with the animals I will explain later. But first I will tell you what I saw:
When I went to feed the birds that morning, there were two snails, where I normally put the seeds. I thought: ‘I will just keep clear of them and then there won’t be a problem.’ But when the birds came to eat, it was very clear that I hadn’t put the seeds far enough from the snails. Some birds trampled all over one snail and I couldn’t see the other one anymore.
I apologized profusely to the snail. It was all curled up and must be hurt. I swore to move the snails the next time or to just put the seeds elsewhere.
A little while later I looked again. Picture 1 is what I saw:
There are now quite a few snails. And there aren’t any birds eating the seeds. I recognize that snails have their strength too! They’re not just naked and fragile beings. A lesson by nature.
Talking to the snails
These next questions came to me intuitively:
I asked the snails: ‘Do you eat the seeds too?’ Answer: ‘No.’ (Side note to clarify: I received this answer by using my body as a pendulum, to communicate with their energy.) ‘So are you here to help the one who was attacked?’ ‘No.’ ‘Are you here to teach the birds and me something?’ ‘Yes.’ Then suddenly I understand what they mean! ‘You deserve respect too, sorry. I needed to see your perspective.’ Now I could sense a pleasant feeling coming from the snails.
A few moments later, I heard a lot of pigeons. I walked slowly again, towards the window, to take a look. The birds were eating the seeds. But they were startled by me, so they had taken off. All the snails were still there, but now they’re all curled up. And they’ve moved from where they were before. See picture 2 below:
Conversation within myself: ‘Did they kill the snails?’ ‘No.’ ‘But the pigeons moved them to go eat?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘So maybe they were taken by surprise by the snails.’ ‘Yes.’ ‘And after a while they got tired of waiting, on their food, so they attacked.’ ‘Yes.’
The birds had been startled by me getting closer. While I was standing there watching and observing, slowly they moved closer again.
Talking to the birds
I talked to the birds: ‘Please respect the snails. Please don’t hurt them. Don’t trample on them. You can eat around them.’ I can feel them react to me, and acknowledge me, but they don’t answer.
We all have our place in this world and we can live together as one. Let’s respect one another!
“All around you are spirits, child. They live in the earth, the water, the sky (the wind). If you listen they will guide you”
Quote from Pocahontas (the Disney movie)
How to communicate with animals?
The short answer: by asking questions, using telepathy and empathy.
There might be different ways to communicate with animals, but in the story about the birds and snails I shared with you how I manage it.
What do I do? I ask questions in myself. So I talk to them in through my thoughts. First I feel if they want to talk or not. When they don’t it feels like my questions bounce against a wall, or meet resistance in some way. Sometimes I receive from them: images, a tune or parts of the lyrics of a song. It just appears in my head. Sometimes there’s a distinct feeling. And when I ask, the answers are usually: yes, no or maybe. I explain more about this in another blogpost, about using the body as a pendulum, which you can find by clicking here.
Please keep in mind that I only have experience with the animals that are in my environment. Different species might have specific preferences in communicating. My experience is mainly with birds, insects, snails, cats and dogs. But I also use this method in communicating with trees. The trees help me, for instance, to process heavy emotions, to lighten up my mood or to give me insights. I’ve stated to the insects (in general) that I won’t hurt them in any way, I will even do my best to make sure that they remain unharmed, and in return they don’t sting me. I have asked the birds that come here to not poo on the car or on the driveway and they haven’t since. There are other examples I could mention, but I think you get the gist of it.
And you can probably use this way of communication in many more ways than I can think of right now.
Telepathy? How did this start?
” The supposed communication of thoughts or ideas by means other than the known senses.”
Definition of Telepathy, according to the Bing-search engine.
When I was growing up I used to talk to myself, out loud. People said to me that was weird, so I continued doing it silently, in my mind. These conversations with myself are almost continuous. In the same way I began communicating with animals and objects too. And yes I get answers too. But it’s not the same as communicating with humans, as I described before, in that paragraph about communicating with animals.
Usually, when I listen to others telling me a story, I can imagine it pretty well. When I tell a story to others, I can see it happening in my mind’s eye. The people closest to me can sometimes pick up some of those images.
This is useful when I can’t come up with a word, to describe someone or something, but I can see them or it in my mind. They can sense what I meant. And I can pick up these same messages, when others think about something very strongly. As far as I know this is called telepathy.
To a certain extent we can all use this. Some are more aware that they’re using it than others. It’s a very useful trait to use when communicating.
Empathy? To communicate?
” The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.”
Definition of Empathy, according to the Bing-search engine.
How can you use empathy to communicate with animals, or even humans?
By being around others, or by focusing on a specific being, you can start to feel their energy or emotions. You can do this consciously by stating the intention of your willingness to connect. You open yourself up to feel. Feelings can be expressed by nonverbal (attitude, movement of limbs, expression on face) or verbal communication (sound). When you focus on another being, it’s like you merge with their energies for a while, to communicate, consciously or unconsciously. Discerning what is yours or theirs can be difficult. The best way to know that it’s not yours is to know yourself. Going into ‘knowing oneself’ is going too much off topic, so I will not talk about this now. Please do your own research on this subject if you want to learn more.
Very important to remember with empathy:
Did you suddenly switch to a different mood? Do you sense pain, where you usually don’t experience pain? Do you have thoughts about things you normally don’t identify with? Then please ask yourself: ‘Is this mine?’ If it isn’t you can let go of it immediately. Especially if it’s something uncomfortable.
For me this line of questioning, about thoughts and emotions, is very efficient. Because normally, after that, the thoughts or feelings are immediately gone, if they weren’t mine to begin with.
Your free will and sovereignty are there so you can choose to communicate with others or not.
🎶You think you own whatever land you land on
The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You’ll learn things you never knew you never knew
The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
The heron and the otter are my friends
And we are all connected to each other
In a circle, in a hoop that never ends🎶
Colors of the Wind – Pocahontas
