Issue date: Saturday, July 29, 2006
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Hello Everyone!
I want to thank everyone who has
written in response to
last week's column on paranormal or
psychic pet behavior.
The amount of mail that came in on this
topic was a total
delight, especially as I am a true blue animal
fanatic.
Just this past week, I spent two days trying to protect
a
fledgling robin who kept having some bumpy landings in
my
backyard, much to the dismay of its mother. I knew
each
time her baby was in trouble from the frantic,
ear-splitting
chirping in our maple tree, and even my dog (who
'owns' the
backyard) knew better than to come between mama and
her
baby, having been dive-bombed the first time he
accidentally
got in the way. The dog learned robin-speak in a
real hurry
this week!
Simply observing
animals can not only connect us to nature,
to our inner selves
and to greater understanding of life,
but to realms beyond. My
cat Mystic, for instance, has a
connection to some plane beyond
3D, and I do believe he
spends more time in other dimensions
than here. Although
he has perfect eyesight, he finds it hard to
focus his gaze
on us when we speak to him - it always looks like
we're
bringing his attention 'back' from somewhere else.
Even
though he is a black and white tuxedo cat, he has such
a
strong green aura that it is readily visible to others
(and
not just to me, his doting mom), and in fact, he
leaves
amorphous blobs of green behind sometimes when he leaves
a
room. He has at least one invisible playmate in the
house
(that I was able to capture on film as an amazing
bluish
orb) and I am also quite sure he senses many other
energies
that pass through here as he often acts like someone
is
patting him from above. We have a standing joke in
the
family that Mystic's 'strangeness' is a result of
having
lived in my metaphysical shop for a few weeks as a
kitten,
and breathing in just a bit too much incense and
smudge
smoke! But I truly believe he is connected to other
realms
and I hope maybe one day he will invite me for a visit
to
his special world. And now, I'm happy to share some
of
your wonderful stories and comments. Please read
on...
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Zsuzsana,
Thought I'd share a truly amazing and sad
experience with
my son's cat, Roddy. My son went away for a
weekend of
hiking and camping with some of his coworkers. He
wasn't
an experienced hiker but one member of group was
supposed
to be. I had a feeling I should ask him not to go but
he
worked so hard and deserved a weekend to himself as
he
helped me with his disabled grandmother all the time.
I
put my uneasiness aside and prayed he'd have fun. He
said
he'd be home Sunday night. They left on a Friday
morning....
later that evening Roddy started acting very strange
pacing
and meowing. He'd go to patio door and
whine.....nothing
would comfort him and he never did this
before. After I
had gone to bed Roddy got very agitated and
started howling
at the patio door. He continued this behavior
through
Saturday. Sunday came and my son, Glenn, didn't show up.
I
thought they got delayed and he stayed at a friend's
and
would come home after work. I went to work and got a
call
that my son was killed in a fall from a mountain. One
other
hiker and he fell 70 feet and the other hiker had to
crawl
out for help. I believe Roddy knew this was happening.
He
frequently goes into Glenn's room and chatters to
someone
only he can see, though I too have felt a presence.
Glenn
did return home and Roddy was trying to alert me to
the
situation. Glenn stayed very close to me over the years
and
he only crossed over after I was able to allow him to
go.
Though he is felt around occasionally he has passed
over
to the other side now and is at peace. Roddy, at age
19,
is still with me and when the day comes that he passes,
I
know it will be to live with his person...'til I join
them.
Lin
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Hi
Zsuzsana,
In the most recent issue of the Paranormal
Insider, you
stated that you would be interested in stories
about
paranormal/psychic cat behavior. Well, over the
years
we have been blessed with seven cats, and there have
been
many instances where they have looked around the room in
a
very strange manner (like they see something that we
don't
perhaps?) and then take off running in the
opposite
direction! My husband and I have come to call this
behavior
"seeing invisible animals"; however, I cannot help
but
wonder whether they are actually seeing spirits/ghosts
from
the other side--maybe our relatives, friends, or pets
who
have passed on? Also, there was one time that I
recall
being extremely distraught because our one cat was
very
sick and my husband had just taken him to see the Vet.
I
was in our kitchen at the time. I was standing there
crying
when I felt one of our cats brushing up against my legs
the
way that they sometimes do. When I quickly looked down
to
see which cat was trying to comfort me, I saw
nothing!
There were no cats in the vicinity whatsoever. I came
to
the conclusion that it must have been one of our
three
cats who were deceased. I was being comforted at one
of
the saddest moments of my life by one of them! It was
an
extraordinary experience--one that I'll never forget.
When
I told my husband what had happened, he said that he
has
had similar things happen to him. I couldn't believe
it!
This was the first I had heard of it. He hadn't told
me
about what had happened to him--probably because he
thought
I would think he was crazy! Since that first incident,
I
have also heard the sound of paws on the vinyl floor
of
our home's entranceway (and again there have been no
cats
in sight). It's an eerie experience. Three of our
pets
died here in this house, and I'm certain that is why
we
have had these encounters with them. They want us to
know
they are still with us on another plane of
existence.
Thanks for the opportunity to share my
story.
Debbie L.
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A few months ago, we adopted a cat from our local pet
shelter. His owner wanted to find him a new home because
she
didn't want him any more, and we happened to be right
there and
had fallen in love with him at first sight. His
name was Marty,
which none of us liked. We tried out
several other names, but
none appealed to us, until it
occurred to me that since he's a
white cat, I would have
given him a "ghostly" name if I'd had
the original naming
of him. I immediately thought of Jacob
Marley, and Marty
has been Marley ever since. (We just figure he
thinks we
can't say his old name properly because he doesn't
answer
as well to Marley as he does to "Junior," which is what
my
husband calls him--in deference to our other cat,
Blaise.)
Anyway, when we brought Marley home, he acclimated
quickly,
except for one thing. He got very skittish around
the
ceiling fan in our dining room. The other fans
didn't
bother him in the least, but he would hunker down and
stare
up at that fan with his body tense and ears flat back.
A
few evenings later, we were going about our business
when
there was a tremendous crash from the dining room.
The
glass globe over the light on the ceiling fan had
somehow
come loose and shattered when it hit the floor. We
cleaned
up the mess, all the time talking about how Marley
had
acted weird about that fan. You can guess the rest:
he's
been fine ever since and that fan no longer bothers him
in
the slightest.
I don't know if it's an
example of feline ESP, but it
certainly made an impact on
us.
Thanks for your column,
Mellanie
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When my adult
son came home to die we had a six month old
Siamese named
Spider. Spider knew Rick was sick and spent
a lot of time with
him. He never clawed or bit as kittens
sometimes seem to do. On
Rick's final day, Spider spent
the entire day and into the night
on Rick's bed. When Rick
died Spider was sitting on my lap and
slowly started
raising his head. He seemed to be tracking
something
through the air until he was looking straight up.
After a
short time, he went into the other room and did his
usual
cat things. I have always believed he was watching
Rick's
spirit depart. My husband witnessed this too so I know
I
wasn't dreaming or in shock. It gives, for me, proof
that
we do go on and we will see our loved ones
again.
a reader
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I have a German Shepherd dog that seems to have a
connection
with my oldest granddaughter. Because of a bad
situation my
pregnant daughter moved back home. I was there
with her for the
birth of her little beauty. When my grand-
daughter was about 4
months old we purchased Thorin. He was
at that time a very
hyperactive dog. He will drag me around
even with a finger
collar on. However, when my grand-
daughter began toddling
around she would grab onto that
collar and he would never even
attempt to walk faster than
her. He would stop when she stopped
and walk when she'd
walk, never once even pinching her fingers
in his collar.
What used to really amaze me however, is when my
grand-
daughter would just stop for no reason and look up
and
start talking to no one there, and even Thorin
would
stop, sit and look up like he was listening to
both
conversations. To this day I think they were talking
to
my dad, who passed away 2 years before my
granddaughter
was born. Dad loved his kids and grandkids, so I
think
he just couldn't resist checking in on his first
great-
granddaughter now and then. My daughter and
granddaughter
finally were able to get a place of their own.
Thorin is
now nearly 11 yrs. old and not as hyper as he used to
be,
but still senses when things are not right with his
family.
He will get sick when stress levels are high, and he
will
be close when someone is not feeling well, or is
sad.
I'd also like to share another story about when my
grand-
daughter (at just over 2 yrs. old) was hospitalized
with
pneumonia. We'd taken her to the doctor for a fever
and
the doctor gave her antibiotics. However, the doctor
didn't
realize she was sicker than she appeared.
Nevertheless,
later on we took her to the hospital emergency
room, they
X-rayed her lungs and hospitalized her. It was during
this
time she was scared of someone in the room with us
that
only she could see. We asked her what he looked like,
she
said his name was "Obe" (my dad's nickname) and that
he
was trying to tickle her belly. We had never told
her
dad's nickname; she had seen pictures of him and was
told
he was her great-grandpa (Dad's first name). Just
wanted
to share. These things really don't frighten us;
there
have been other experiences, but these ones do make
me
smile because it's nice to know Dad may have passed
on,
but still checks in once in a while.
a
reader
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Hello,
I enjoy reading your Paranormal insider but I
was
especially prompted to write you about an incident I
had
with a cat friend who is now on another plane.
I worked at a university in my town and every night, I and
another employee would feed the stray cats that adopted our
particular building. I grew fond of the cats and their
mother and looked forward to seeing them at work. I told
my
wife about the cats and informed her that I thought it
would be
a good idea to bring two of the cats from the
litter home as I
worked at night and she was alone and
could enjoy the
companionship of the cats.
I was only able to convince one
cat, whom we named "Drexel"
(after the university) to move in
with us. I found Drexel
a most loving, affectionate cat. She was
a very sweet, but
a highly mistrustful cat as she was feral and
didn't trust
strangers.
Years later, I had
gotten sick and was in intense pain on
my left side, so much so
that I was literally rocking back
and forth in an effort to
lessen the misery. Our cat,
Drexel, stubbornly continued to jump
on my side of the bed
and kept pushing her little nose under my
arm so that she
positioned herself at my side where the pain
was. I was too
weak to fight her off even though I didn't want
her around
in my condition. She insisted and lay there for less
than
one minute as I felt the pain leave me. I found out
after
an examination that I had pancreatitis. When I felt
the
pain leave, I wept uncontrollably because I knew
that
Drexel had taken my pain onto herself.
I naturally saw Drexel in a new light and we remained best
friends until her passing. Even now, I send her love and
light for her unselfish act.
RLG.
Philadelphia
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Hi
Zsuzsana.
I loved your issue today with the interesting
cats. I am a
true "cat person", and have had cats pretty much
all my
life, so I especially enjoyed this issue.
All of the cats that I've had over the years have had
different personalities. I have always spoiled my pets,
because it seems to me that they make better companions
for
it. Most of the cats I've had have not particularly
had anything
out of the ordinary associated with them, but
I've had two that
did, one in the past, and a current
'situation', either of which
you may find interesting.
I got a particular tuxedo kitty
when I was a child, which
I first saw when it had just opened
its eyes. The mentally
handicapped were still normally
institutionalized at that
time, and my father's work took him to
the farm in our
area that served that purpose. Because we lived
in an
apartment, my dad would sometimes arrange to bring me
out
on the weekend to see the farm animals, especially in
the
spring. This one time one of the residents had a cat
who
had kittens that had just opened their eyes. I fell
in
love with this particularly tiny kitten, and this
fellow
gave me a thorough "interview" about looking after the
cat
before telling me if I wanted it once it was weaned I
could
have it. My parents agreed, and each weekend until the
cat
was able to be separated from it's momma we went out
to
visit my kitten. "C" was very active despite being
the
runt of her litter, and even as a full grown adult
weighed
less than 2 pounds.
I had a severe
illness at one point during her life, and
she practically never
left my side during those months.
The same thing when I had to
have surgery on my spine; once
I was recovering at home, she
hardly left my side. Even if
I had the flu or something, she'd
stick to me like glue.
I was in college when her health
deteriorated to the point
where she had to be put to sleep. I
held her when the vet
gave the needle, and held her in my arms
until she died.
After that, at times when I was sick or had
to have more
surgery (spinal problem is recurrent in nature), I
would
get a visit from my old cat. I couldn't see her but
I'd
feel her cuddling. I suspected I was just imagining
this,
the old wishing she was still with me thing, but after
I
was married and had the surgery again, my husband saw
her
too, very hazy and indistinct, but he could actually
see
her and described her.
After that, we
moved into a place we could have a pet
again, and a friend who
was moving and unable to take his
cat gave us theirs. "B" had
been rescued from an abandon-
ment situation when just a few
days old, and had been
bottle-fed.
A few
years later I had to have the surgery again, and
my old cat
again came to look after me. This time was
different. She
cuddled until the current cat came into the
room, and although I
heard nothing, she seemed to 'call'
him. I called my husband to
the room, and he confirmed for
me what I felt, that he could see
the hazy image of my old
departed cat, no longer cuddling, but
sitting on the corner
of the bed looking down at the living
kitty.
It appeared that they were communicating somehow, and
prior
to that (although nothing prior with "B" there was
serious),
he had never done the thing of sticking to me like
glue if
I was sick or anything. This time, after their
'communion',
both cats walked around me, up one side and down
the other.
It felt like my childhood kitty was teaching him what
to
do, and then after a last nuzzle, she left, and I have
not
seen her since.
The cat she 'turned me
over to' was also a tuxedo kitty,
but he was HUGE. "B" was over
25 pounds, and all muscle.
His back was about knee height when
he was fully grown,
which wasn't until he was about 3 yrs old.
He had never
looked after me during illness before that
incident, but
thereafter he continued to do so as long as we had
him.
He died when he was only 12, sadly.
He
was a very maternal cat (in spite of being male!), and
had a
special cry for letting us know when there was a
stray in
distress outside, and was even known to push his
food dish out
to the door and try to feed the strays. A
week and a half after
his death a kitten showed up on our
doorstep during the last big
storm of the season. We could
not leave her outside in a storm
with windchills into the
-30 range, so we brought her in. It
turned out she did not
belong to any of our neighbours and was
actually one of
the feral cats in our area, but just young
enough to not
be too feral yet, so we kept her.
She showed so many of the same idiosyncrasies of our
recently deceased one (and he was pretty unique, so it was
actually a little creepy), to the point where I started
calling her Spirit. We did not know it when we brought her
in, but she was newly pregnant. The vet thinks she was only
6-7 months old when she gave birth to a single kitten, 60
days after we took her in. After she gave birth to the
baby,
she stopped acting like the deceased kitty, although
we've
continued calling her Spirit since she'd gotten used
to the
name. We also named the baby, and kept her too. "M"
(the baby),
however, took over with all the idiosyncratic
behaviours that
we'd named her momma Spirit because of,
and now that she is
almost an adult, she has added to them
with even more of "B's"
behaviours.
She will alert us the EXACT SAME WAY that the
old deceased
kitty did to a cat in distress in the yard, wanting
us to
go rescue it. And she has tried to push their food dish
to
the door the same way he used to. She also looks after
me
like I was her kitten, even though I've not had
anything
serious since she came to us. If I laugh aloud, "M"
thinks
I am crying, and will come over and try desperately
to
comfort me. "B's" favourite treat was green olives, and
"M"
will beg for them and if I give her a tiny piece, she
will
try desperately to eat it, even though she obviously
does
not like it. It's as if she thinks she is supposed to
like
it.
Did my first tuxedo kitty come back
in spirit form until I
had another cat she could trust me with?
Did my second
tuxedo kitty come back, directing a young pregnant
kitten
to us knowing we couldn't turn her away, then being
reborn
to that young momma? I'm not certain if I believe
in
reincarnation or not, but since this, I am
certainly
leaning more in that direction, because I know of no
other
way to explain such things. Also, have you heard of
a
higher incidence with tuxedo kitties in paranormal
situations. I know 2 kitties is too small a sample group,
but it does seem a bit odd that of all the kitties I've
ever
had, I have only had 2 tuxedos, and they are the only
two I've
had paranormal experience with.
Have a great
day,
Hugs,
-LM
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Thanks again, everyone, for these amazing stories, many of
which truly gave me shivers and goosebumps. Please write
to
me at
zsuzsana@arcanamatrix.com with your own paranormal
stories or comments. Have a great weekend! Carpe diem,
Zsuzsana
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