Animal telepathy is just as controversial as human mind-to-mind communication. Many people think the whole subject is ridiculous. Others believe it's absolutely true. Some people rush to embrace it, consulting animal psychics and even trying to contact lost pets. Others refuse to participate for spiritual reasons, if they feel that it's contrary to their beliefs.
Science has some evidence for non-verbal communication that does not seem to involve body language. There is no definitive proof one way or the other to present to sceptics. However, some of the research is very interesting, not to mention disturbing to our human complacency.
For instance, there were studies done with plant and animal species that showed fascinating results. If tiny shrimp were thrown into boiling water in a closed room, plants in adjoining rooms would show a disturbance in inner electricity which was being tracked by sensitive monitors. Moving the plants into rooms farther away did not change the results. Evidently the plants reacted to moment-of-death emotional responses of the shrimp.
It's kind of disturbing to think that even plants have an emotional response to death. However, we have not found a way to survive on inorganic material - like eating rocks - so we just have to 'not think about it' at meal times. It is nice to know that the Creator made plants for our food and that Jesus partook of roasted lamb during the Passover celebration.
So why should it be impossible to tap into the thoughts of 'higher' kinds of animals? (It was once thought that single-cell organisms, for instance, were less advanced than more complex organisms. The electro-magnetic microscope and DNA studies have changed that thinking.) It makes sense that creatures that can communicate with each other - like whales and dolphins and migrating birds - could communicate with humans.
Many horse owners who have seen an animal communicator at work believe that the practitioner did in fact read the thoughts of the horse or horses in the area. One owner was informed that her new horse missed the blanket he had routinely worn in his former barn. She did remember that the horses there had all been blanketed, a practice that she did not usually follow.
As far as the ethical or spiritual aspect of this sort of communication, it is not forbidden to Christians at least. In the Bible, a donkey speaks to a prophet. Ravens feed the hungry. The scriptures forbid asking for guidance from psychics; Christians are to look to God and the Holy Spirit for help and direction. But otherwise, using the gifts of those who can pick up the emotions of animals does not seem wrong, as long as it is not a substitute for prayer.
This is an example of how subjective the response to animal telepathy can be. On the other hand, it's hard to ignore things like telepathy among aborigines in Australia that help them find prey animals they depend on for food, or the connection the Inuit people share with animals. Perhaps there is a lot to learn about this subject for all of us.
Science has some evidence for non-verbal communication that does not seem to involve body language. There is no definitive proof one way or the other to present to sceptics. However, some of the research is very interesting, not to mention disturbing to our human complacency.
For instance, there were studies done with plant and animal species that showed fascinating results. If tiny shrimp were thrown into boiling water in a closed room, plants in adjoining rooms would show a disturbance in inner electricity which was being tracked by sensitive monitors. Moving the plants into rooms farther away did not change the results. Evidently the plants reacted to moment-of-death emotional responses of the shrimp.
It's kind of disturbing to think that even plants have an emotional response to death. However, we have not found a way to survive on inorganic material - like eating rocks - so we just have to 'not think about it' at meal times. It is nice to know that the Creator made plants for our food and that Jesus partook of roasted lamb during the Passover celebration.
So why should it be impossible to tap into the thoughts of 'higher' kinds of animals? (It was once thought that single-cell organisms, for instance, were less advanced than more complex organisms. The electro-magnetic microscope and DNA studies have changed that thinking.) It makes sense that creatures that can communicate with each other - like whales and dolphins and migrating birds - could communicate with humans.
Many horse owners who have seen an animal communicator at work believe that the practitioner did in fact read the thoughts of the horse or horses in the area. One owner was informed that her new horse missed the blanket he had routinely worn in his former barn. She did remember that the horses there had all been blanketed, a practice that she did not usually follow.
As far as the ethical or spiritual aspect of this sort of communication, it is not forbidden to Christians at least. In the Bible, a donkey speaks to a prophet. Ravens feed the hungry. The scriptures forbid asking for guidance from psychics; Christians are to look to God and the Holy Spirit for help and direction. But otherwise, using the gifts of those who can pick up the emotions of animals does not seem wrong, as long as it is not a substitute for prayer.
This is an example of how subjective the response to animal telepathy can be. On the other hand, it's hard to ignore things like telepathy among aborigines in Australia that help them find prey animals they depend on for food, or the connection the Inuit people share with animals. Perhaps there is a lot to learn about this subject for all of us.
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