Scene from Saratoga
Eventual Breeders' Cup Mile Champion
Corinthian
on his way from the paddock to the track for the
Woodward Stakes.
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On
November 7th, leaders representing the world's major
religions will gather in Washington, D.C. to proclaim
that principles of kindness to animals should be an
integral part of religious teachings.
In an event sponsored by Best
Friends Animal Society,
leaders of 21 faith traditions will join together to
sign "A Religious Proclamation for Animal Compassion,"
an historic document that calls on all people of faith
to speak with one voice on behalf of
animals.
The proclamation asks its supporters
to:
1. Adopt rather than purchase companion
animals.
2. Reduce meat consumption and only buy
from farms that employ humane practices.
3. Reject forms of entertainment that
exploit or harm animals.
4. Become aware of medical and commercial
testing on animals and advocate for more humane
alternatives.
5.
Speak out against over-aggressive land development
practices that encroach on wildlife populations and
habitats.
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Participate in the
current survey!
Have you ever experienced unexplained situations
like those chronicled in Rupert Sheldrake's book,
Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming
Home?
Take my new survey! I'd love to
hear about your experiences and stories, and will
summarize the findings in the next issue of the
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Healing Touch for
Animals
Comes to
Massachusetts!
New England-based animal lovers will have
the opportunity this fall to learn Healing Touch for
Animals, an energy-based series of
techniques that can be used to assess and help animals
who have health and behavioral issues, pain, separation
anxiety, or who are victims of accidents or
injuries.
This widely respected healing method is taught in a
series of four weekend workshops, in which
participants get hand-on experience in
assessing dogs' and horses' energy fields and
in practicing proven techniques for balancing
their chakras and releasing blockages that could be
interfering with their well-being.
The upcoming Level II workshop
will be held from Friday evening, November
9th, through Sunday, November
11, 2007, at a canine facility in
Auburn, MA and at a stable in
Hudson MA.
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I
took the Level I workshop in May, and loved
it! I'll be taking Level II this
weekend (more details in the next
newsletter!)
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With Sincere
Appreciation
"Willie"
I want
to express my deepest thanks to all of the
people who have asked me to work with their animal
companions during the last several
months.
I have been
challenged by their problems, and humbled by their
confidence in me, and most of all, very happy to hear
their followup stories describing the changes that
have happened or the connections that were
made as a result of an animal's energetic
sharing.
I offer my full,
undivided attention to hear one animal at a
time. It sounds like a modest goal, but the
results can be
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Greetings!
Welcome to
the November issue of What's Up With Animals,
my animal communication newsletter, written
from my heart to yours.
This issue captures memories my treasured
images and memories from the three sublime days I
spent there over Labor Day weekend. That is
an annual tradition for me, one that I hope I'll
be able to continue for many, many years to
come.
To be able to bask in the glory of some of
the world's finest thoroughbreds, in an
exquisitely beautiful setting, is the
experience I most look forward to,
throughout the year.
I was privileged to witness some great
racing performances, but it was a quieter
moment that brought tears to my eyes. I was
present during the early workout hours on a
day when both Kentucky Derby and Preakness
winner, Funny
Cide, and Belmont-winning filly,
Rags to
Riches, passed each other in the
morning mist. Funny Cide has been retired
from competition and now seems perfectly happy in
his new role as stable pony for trainer Barclay
Tagg, while "Rags," who has her own
blog, was recently sidelined with a hairline
fracture to her right front pastern, and though
her connections are saying she will be back
next year, I suspect that we may have seen the
last of this gallant lady on the racetrack, and
honestly, I hope they do retire her.
I only wish that Rags to Riches' owners, who
also raced the ill-fated George
Washington (Ire), had let him stay in
retirement, rather than bring him back to his
ultimate horrific demise in last week's Breeders'
Cup Classic. I love thoroughbred
racing, but I love the horses more, and to see
this magnificent colt ending up shattered on a
muddy track made the rest of the day seem
trivial.
As always, I
send this newsletter in a spirit of gratitude for
the animals who bless our lives each
day.
Maureen
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While in town for the races, I had the
great good fortune to catch the last few days of
the Terry Lindsey
Equidae Gallery exhibit at The
Holiday Inn in Saratoga, now in its six
incarnation.
Beautifully lit by artist Terry Lindsey
herself, this year's show featured the work of
more than 30 artists, including Fabio
Deponte, Susan
Dorazio, Beth Parcell
Evans, Connie
Fiedler, Juliet
Harrison, Lesley
Humphrey, Sara
Renzulli, and Katie
Upton.
They plied a variety
of media to chronicle, celebrate, and bring
to life horses and other animals in
a host of guises--some fanciful, some
pastoral, some dignified, and some in the heat of
competition.
"Rags to Riches" by
Terry Lindsey
For most of the year, Terry Lindsey
works from her studio in Dorset,
VT.
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If you're a skeptic about the
validity of interspecies telepathy, or just want
some empirical evidence that it's real, Rupert
Sheldrake's seminal book, Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are
Coming Home: And Other Unexplained Powsers of
Animals,
is one you must read.
Professor Sheldrake
postulates the existence of "morphic fields" to
explain the seemingly inexplicable telepathic
bonds between animals and their people, such that
some animals can accurately predict when their
human companions have embarked on their journey
home. In some cases, they even know when
their people are in danger, in spite of being
separated by great distances.
What is important about
Sheldrake's work is that it is based on rigorous
standards of scientific testing and observation,
rather than on mere theory. The title of his
book notwithstanding, Sheldrake also chronicles
real-life stories of cats, parrots, horses, and
even sheep who have been shown to demonstrate some
type of foreknowledge of their people's imminent
arrival, even after long absences.
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This Month's Animal
Communication Tip
I love fall in New
England. Until
I start to hear the unmistakable gunshots that
signal the start of the hunting season. And then,
in spite of glorious blue skies and delicious
paprika colors, my landscape turns bleak and my
heart sinks.
I am deeply opposed to
hunting, but felt helpless to do anything about it
until I telepathically reached out to the
victims.
Now, I open my heart
and consciously send mental messages to warn
the wildlife in my area about the approach of the
hunters' guns, and bows,
and arrows.
You can, too.
Each morning, I walk along a
rural road surrounded by hundreds of acres of open
rolling fields and bordered by layers of deep
woods.
It is a gorgeous route, and I am often
delighted by glimpses of turkeys, deer, coyotes,
geese, pheasants, hawks, bluebirds, spotted
salamanders, and many other species from the
natural world, peeking out at me from their
habitats.
Unfortunately, however, this
beautiful environment is open to hunting, and
starting in mid-October, I cringe as I see the
orange-hatted predators with their dogs and guns
pile into the parking lot, eager for the
kill.
For a few years now, I
have quietly sent out heartfelt messages to
all of the seen and unseen birds and animals,
letting them know what danger lurks nearby. I caution
them to hide and flee to safety, while visualizing
that a huge inverted crystalline dome has been
placed over their surroundings, protecting them
from harm and deflecting bullets and arrows from
their intended lethality.
I
cannot prove it, but it seems to me that since I
started my silent campaign, more hunters are
leaving the area empty-handed, except for their
smoking guns.
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Anguished Cat Companions
Struggle over What To
Do
Dozens of visitors responded
to the informal poll that I've been running
on the Animal Translations
website during the last two months.
Almost 60% of those who
participated said that they don't allow their cats
to go outdoors, and unfortunately, 53% said that
they had indeed lost a cat whom they had permitted
to wander outside of the home.
One aggrieved
caretaker movingly described her recent
loss: "She'd always been an indoor/outdoor
cat and 99% of the time came in at night. I
fretted when she disappeared for 3-4
days, but she came back in the middle of the
night and seemed happy to be home. Two
weeks later, she disappeared again. This
time I wasn't as worried, thinking it was a repeat
performance. Wrong. I found her body a
week later--killed by a car right down the
road. I will not let my two new cats out in
this neighborhood. The road is too
busy. I believe they're happier outside, but
there are huge risks."
Sadly, only half of the
lost felines ever made it back, leading to
speculation that some of them may have been
snatched by a predator. At least two of the
people whose cats had disappeared are still
looking, but of the ones who did come home, 60%
were found within two days.
Several participants
offered thoughtful compromises to ensure that
their cats would be able to enjoy the pleasures of
romping outside, without the risks. One
explained, "I had one cat who was poisoned and I
found him outside. My cats now go outside on
a harness and they love it! Since they were
never allowed to go out by themselves without a
harness, they don't mind having it on."
Another said, "To protect our birds and
squirrels, the cats go outside in a large pen that
sits on the deck. Grass is grown in a
container and they love to sit, chew, and watch
the wildlife. It reduces the chance of
danger, but offers them fresh air and
excitement."
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There are so many ways to
communicate with animals, as these stories
attest.
If you think that you and
your animal would benefit from a telepathic
consultation, please drop me a note or give me a
call.
I offer my services at no charge to nonprofit
Animal Rescues and Humane
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