Conference 7.286::pet_birds

    Hi MaryAnne,
    
    Can you post the contact information for the organization here?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Linda C.

    
    sure...
    
    Spring Farm Cares
    3364 State Rt 12
    Clinton NY  13323
    315-737-9339

    
    Hmmm...  Telepathic communication with animals?  Hmmm...
    
    My Double-Yellow-Head, Ollie, seems to sense the fact that I am
    leaving, even when I am unaware of communicating it in any way, and
    says "Bye bye" just before I head for the door.
    
    Hmmmm....
    Bob
    

    Yes, I believe our animals are sensitive to our moods and 'know' lots
    of things that we don't 'tell' them.  /Linda C.

    
    Animals are wonderful communicators.  I've had many instances where
    this has been demonstrated.  It is not difficult to learn to do. There
    are two books that I know of, one by Beatrice Lydecker and another by
    Penelope Smith.  Penelope also has a series of instructive audio tapes,
    a video that explains what it is all about and an excellent cassette on
    where animals go when they die.  Penelope also writes a newsletter
    which contains many of the subscribers experiences and does lectures
    and workshops.  One of the women at Spring Farm, Dawn Hayman, is an
    outstanding communicator.  
    
    As you can tell this is a subject near and dear to my heart. ;') 
    Understanding and fine tuning my own skills had does nothing but
    enhance my relationship with my pets.
    
    MaryAnne

    I was always aware that animals have defferent levels of intelligence
    and that any one animal's intelligence may not be parallel to ours. 
    This makes it difficult to recognize intelligence because humans tend
    to think and communicate in our own terms.  I am sure there is some
    subtle thing I do before leaving the apartment, but I couldn't tell you
    what it might be.  Ollie (maybe almost) never fails to say "Bye bye",
    though, often before I start for the door.  There are rare occasions
    when he says it and nobody leaves, though.  He's really fun.
    
    Bob

    
    Bob, 
    
     It works pretty much my sending pictures back and forth.  Perhaps as
    you are getting ready to leave you are picturing the sequence, ie.
    putting on a coat, checking a door, etc.  Experiment with it, it's fun!
    
    MaryAnne

    I went to Penelope Smith's Seminar not too long ago.  She is
    incredible!  I would strongly recommend going to see her if you
    get the chance.  She's outstanding.
    
    deb

    MaryAnne,
    
    Sorry I'm not educated.  Is there some indication that some sort of
    telepathic communication, in this case sending images, works?  I love
    science and have learned (again, not much education) that skepticism is
    good as it keeps one from running in 20 directions at once.  That said,
    the only common thread I can report is that I believe I seem to bring
    up an image of where I am going before I leave, before I am aware of
    giving any physical indication that I am going to leave, but I don't
    direct it at Ollie or anyone bu my own thought process.  That is why I
    have (half jokinly) decided he can read my mind.  But I'm skeptical.
    
    :^)
    Bob

    
    Sounds like you've answered your own question! ;')  If you're picturing
    something in your own mind, it is being put out to the universe. 
    Anyone is able to pick it up.  All people have the ability to "read
    minds"  (for lack of a better term), but the ability is generally
    squashed at an early age. (children are very good at this)  We learn to 
    communicate verbally.  Animals have never had anyone tell them not to
    send pictures, so for them it's just what they do. (yes, many learn to
    communicate vocally in order to get the point across to us humans)
    So while you're hving your thought, the bird is picking it up.  It is
    an unconscious action on your part but it happens.  Try working with
    it.  Send a picture to the bird asking him to perform some simple
    action and see what happens.  * remember though that the animal has the
    choice to honor the request or not.  If he is not used to this type of 
    communication he may be confused or unsure.  Practice. Learn to
    "listen" to what he says too.  This is one way that I was taught to 
    communicate.  It is still often how I work but it is easier for me
    sometimes to just talk.  
    
    I know all this sounds crazy, or at liast sounds like I'm crazy,;')
    but I've had too many experiences to just pass it off.  I'm not
    scientific at all, I believe that things just are.
    
    MaryAnne

    Hello there,
    
    I've been reading this note, and like to say that you're absolutely not
    crazy Maryanne. I'd like to tell the story about Pepe, the parrot of my
    parents (Excuse me for my english, I don't know the right spelling of
    all words). I don't know the english name of the parrot, he's grey with
    a red tail (the translation from dutch is grey-red tail parrot).
    Now the story:
    Pepe is a very nice bird, he's very easy to handle (at least for male
    persons). When we go for a holiday abroad, he's staying at neighbours,
    friends or my grandparents.
    When we bring Pepe to his new location (by car), he's very excited.
    Pepe knows we're going away for a while (the excitement is different
    from the excitement when we move, wich is 7 times until now).
    On his temporary adress Pepe is silently looking at his new place, but
    when we leave he's starting to ask for attention.
    Pepe is always very easy to handle (both inside as outside his cage)
    during our stay abroad (for exsample Spain wich is aprox. 1000 miles
    from home). He is always asking for attention and happy with his 
    temporary owners, until we cross the border of Holland on our way home.
    When we cross the border (you can almost set your watch on it) Pepe is
    silent, and doesn't want his temporary owners to scratch on his head.
    They simpley can't handle him anymore. Pepe knows/feels that we are
    comming home (even if we're still a 100 miles away).
    This didn't happen just one time, but every year as long as we own him
    now, wich is aprox. 18 years (give or take one or two).
    So I think our pets can 'see/feel' that we are thinking of them even
    over a great distance.
    
    Rik