Your animals spirit in you!

Due to not getting around to posting much, I have accumulated a plethora of pet-related books to write about. I've been wanting to write about this particular book for awhile since I can sort of attest to mental and spiritual experiences with my pets (especially my cats). I haven't read this book but I have skimmed through it. I'm not sure if I agree with everything I've seen, but I should read the book with an open mind.

Shapeshifting with Our Animal Companions: Connecting with the Spiritual Awareness of All Life by Dawn Baumann Brunke moves beyond the "how" and "why" of animal communication that she wrote about in her previous books.

Here's an excerpt from the back of the book:

Through conversations, dreams, and merged consciousness with a variety of animals and spirit beings, she reveals the vast treasure of wisdom and experiences offered to us as we open ourselves to the consciousness of others, confront and release our fears of death, and expand our sensory perception to include other modes of existence.

While skimming through this book I did come across a snippet that I could relate to (though I'm not so sure about what she delves into following this snippet).

Here's the snippet:

Isn't it wonderful how little details of life often bring us confirmations of the most unexpected sort? Although I wrote a short personal account about Barney's death and shared it with many others via e-mail, I did not tell anyone of the vision of Barney with the little girl (in her dream). The following morning, while reading through some loving e-mails from those who had known Barney, I found a note from my mom:

Hi Dawn: Thanks for sending your good-bye to Barney piece. It did help and I thank you. Still miss him terribly, though I do have thoughts/vissions/dreams of him happily trotting in the sunshine next to a little girl. So who knows _ maybe his new life? Lots of love, Mom.

In 2005 I lost my beloved Cleo in 2005, I would constantly hear, see her (in the corner of my eye), feel her next to me (I still do on occasion), and I'd dream about her knowing that she was coming to visit me to say that she was okay. Now I know that many of you are probably thinking that I should be sent to the loony bin. But I do believe that animal spirits do go somewhere and that they do have some kind of a soul. I believe in some idea of the Rainbow Bridge, but blog post on that would cause the internet to clog up and shut down...LOL!!!

okay...back to the Cleo story. Like I said...after her death, I would constantly feel her walk up to me, lay down next to me, meow, and I'd see her in dreams. Now I don't know if that's just the essence of my memories of her immediately after her death, or if it was really her. I hope that it's really her. I didn't dare tell many people (except for a friend of mine who is an expert in this stuff) for fear that they would lock me up in a mental institution.

Well lo! and behold! My mom randomly commented that she too could see and feel the spirit of Cleo walking around the house (she died while I was living with my mom) and that she has to occasionally do a double take because she thinks that Cleo is either lurking around the corner in the house or hanging around her grave site (she's buried in my mom's back yard).

Now this story does not say that we shouldn't be skeptical, but there is some truth the the spiritual and mental connection we have with the animals in our lives. Don't even make me talk about some of the telepathic experiences I've had with Marcie and the dogs that have made their presence in my life. There may be no words in the communication there's a definite understanding that can go on between you and the animals in your life. I love it when that happens.

So if you're in tune to animal communication, you might want to pick up a copy of this book. Again...I can't guarantee that it will be a quality read since I haven't fully read it myself. If anything...I love the picture on the cover because Barney (I'm assuming that must be Barney) looks allot like my Nike, who also passed away (and who I've also encountered in dreams and such).

The book retails for $16 and is available at the usually places (you know...amazon.com, Borders, Barnes & Noble...you name it).