Is Your Pet Psychic? by Richard Webster

Author:Richard Webster
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: psychic, psychic phenomena, pets, animals, animal communication, telepathy, cats, dogs, cat, dog
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Published: 2012-06-14T00:00:00+00:00

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Ghost Animals

From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggety beasties

And things that go bump in the night,

Good Lord, deliver us!

—Scottish prayer

The close bonds that people have with their pets can even transcend the grave. Many people have told me of encounters they have had with their pets months, and even years, after they died.

A typical example was the experience of Rachel, a lady who was my secretary many years ago. Rachel lived on her own and was devoted to Mischka, her Burmese cat. When Mischka died at the age of eighteen, Rachel was heartbroken until Mischka visited her one night. Mischka had always slept on Rachel’s bed, and Rachel enjoyed waking up in the middle of the night and feeling Mischka snuggled up against her.

Two weeks after her death, Mischka returned. Rachel woke up during the night and felt the pressure of Mischka’s body against her. Surprised, she said, “Mischka, is that you?” Mischka instantly replied with a “brrrrt” sound, which had been her favorite greeting to Rachel throughout her life.

Rachel lay quietly, wide awake now, absorbing what she felt and heard. After several minutes, she reached out to pat Mischka, but there was nothing there. At first Rachel thought it was simply an incredibly vivid dream, but it occurred again the following night, and every night after that. Rachel began looking forward to her midnight chats with Mischka. After about three months, Mischka told her to get another cat. As soon as Rachel brought a small kitten home, Mischka stopped visiting.

Winslow Scanlen owned a small farm in Australia during the depression years. His dog Rover guarded the house and protected their small herd of goats from predatory dingoes (Australian wild dogs). One of Rover’s jobs was to herd the goats into a special enclosure each night. In wet weather, the goats usually returned by themselves, but in fine weather they preferred to play. If the children of the house could not get the goats into the enclosure, Rover would do it.

Sadly, Rover was mysteriously poisoned. The children were heartbroken and insisted that Rover be buried close to the house. Without a dog to help, the task of rounding up the goats became especially difficult.

One fine evening, later than usual because the children had gone to bed, Winslow had to get the goats into their enclosure himself. The goats had had an enjoyable day and had no intention of letting him lock them up for the night. Winslow noticed Rover’s grave and an idea occurred to him. If he whistled for Rover in the way he used to, the goats might think he was coming for them and stop playing around.

To his amazement, as soon as he whistled a ghostly form of Rover appeared and rounded up the goats, while Winslow gazed, speechless and mystified. The ghost dog waited until Winslow locked the enclosure, and then glided back to his grave.1

A well-known story that involves the spirit of a person, rather than a ghost, comes from India. When Sir Robert Grant, the

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