BustopherJones Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Well, Annie went to meet the pet psychic Saturday. As I previously noted, I tried to keep an open mind, although I must admit that I was a bit skeptical; and besides, it was more for fun that for serious reasons. The pet psychic was pretty much on target with most of her observations, and even delved into areas of which she could not have had any foreknowledge. For instance, one of the questions DW asked related to the fact that Annie will occasionally just stare past DW when she is in the family room, as if she sees a spirit there. The psychic said that it was not just one spirit, but the spirit of 3 canines who had preceded Annie in that house. (She was correct; we have had 3 other dogs besides Annie since we lived in our current home.) The psychic then went on to identify (correctly) 2 of the 3 dogs by name, but was unclear on the third. The psychic also was accurate on many details of Annie’s history and her current routines. She went on to assure us that Annie was a happy, well-adjusted dog, but needed a companion dog to replace Missy (one of the spirit dogs that she identified correctly, and the one with whom Annie grew up). DW has always believed in angels, spirits, and psychics, so she was comfortable with the idea of a pet psychic. I, on the other hand, was not as convinced. Now I must concede that I am not quite so comfortable with my skepticism. In one respect, I find it a bit disquieting that there are people in this world who have this level of insight and consciousness. But another respect, I came away quite happy. For, you see, if she is right about the canine spirits, then there is in fact an afterlife for both us and our animals. And that bit of knowledge lets me believe that I will in fact be reunited with my beloved pets someday… An interesting day, all in all… What do YOU think about pet psychics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie_Girl Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Well, I believe that we don't know all there is to know. I believe in angels, good and evil. I believe that some people have special gifts, some are divine given, some not. It's a hard thing being human. We know so much, and so little. With dogs, they have it made. Or any animal for that matter. I think they are the ones who are most comfortable being what they are. As humans, we analyze everything to death. We see a beautiful sunset, and we wonder, is that the one that means fair or foul weather in the morning? We have a child that daydreams, and has trouble concentrating on school work, and wonder, does he have ADD, instead of, my child will be a poet or philosopher. We can travel the world, so we now want to travel through space. We have beliefs handed down to us, and scorn those who do not believe the same. If a dog doesn't like another dog, they don't analyze or care why. We can't do that. Dogs meet another dog, and have a good sniff, we decide who we like/don't like before we get within 10ft of them. All in all, there are so many things we can do, are capable of doing, but the one thing most humans have trouble with, are just living. We are concerned with people around us, and don't know what's going on in our own homes. Do I believe in psychics? Well, it depends. Some are very accomplished grifters. Some aren't. Dang, I must be in a mood this morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc4ever Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I've been looking forward to your report. That's fascinating. I've always been cynical about those things, but reading about your positive experience, makes me want to find a pet psychic for Scooter. Don't we all secretly want to know what these amazing animals are thinking? When you look into those soulful eyes, you just have to believe there's more going on than many people believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachdogz Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 What do YOU think about pet psychics? Oh, this was so very interesting. I went to a "human" psychic once before....just for the "fun of it." Never again! She was supposed to be the most reputable one in our area...and she was. She told me very "right-on" things that she could never have known about my life and all her predictions came true! Too true for me. I decided I really don't want to know my future. It was fun...and a little creepy. But I'm glad I went and experienced it. On the other hand...there are those who claim to be psychic and are just trying to make a buck. There was a very famous woman in the mid-west area who was a dog psychic years ago. And I truly believe she was gifted. However, after she died, I personally knew a few "dog people" who "claimed" that her gift was "passed on" to them. Now, I know these people and at least one of them I think really believes that to be true....but I don't believe it at all. And I don't believe you pass the gift along...I think your're either born with it or not. Yours sounds quite gifted. I can't see how she would know your dogs past names and which dog grew up with Annie. I think when you go to someone who's reputable, it can be a really neat experience. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiga's_mom Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I once encountered a human psychic as well. It was a friend of a friend and we were just chatting. She knew things about me and my life that she could have no way of knowing. She made some predictions as well that so far have not come true, but then there's still 3 years before the time is up. I believe her though. I asked her how she knew the things that she knew and she said it was written around me. It freaked me out a bit but fascinated me as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BustopherJones Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 She made some predictions as well... This pet psychic did not foretell the future. She dealt exclusively with the past, as well as what Annie was feeling at that moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbc1963 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Hmmm... Interesting! When I was a young girl, I probably did more reading and watched more TV about the paranormal than most people. It fascinated me. Ghost stories, psychics, sasquatch, "Chariots of the Gods." (Can you tell which decade I grew up in?!) But now - maybe because I wanted so badly to believe back then - I'm as big a skeptic as anyone. I think most (all?) psychics are frauds: either deliberately lying to take people's money, or convincing themselves that they have a gift because it makes them feel "special," gives them something to hook their identity on. I would love to meet this particular one, and witness what she does. From what I've seen on "secrets revealed" shows, what I've learned from reading, most "psychics" fish around with lots of guesses and watch human reaction to know which direction to lean with their "messages." I'm curious if your psychic would have been able to get such a good reading without you in the room. If she could, THEN I'd be convinced she was a psychic. If she only works with humans in the room, I'd guess she's reading humans, not the dog. Mind you, I would LOVE for psychics to be real. It would be such a comfort for everyone who's lost a loved one to know that death is not the end; that we can communicate. But, as much as I would love for this to be true, I've never seen any solid evidence that it is. (My dog sometimes stares at a spot on the wall. I figure there's a mouse or a fly in there.) Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea4th Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I'm highly skeptical of "psychics". I don't poo poo that such a thing is possible, but I don't trust anyone claiming and making a few bucks off that the fact that they are. Bustopher went in there with a healthy skeptism and his experience caused him to question his skepticism in this case. I would have been surprised at the accuracy of this person's answers as well. I do agree with you, Mary, that there is no solid evidence of life after death, but then there is no solid evidence that there isn't. Some things just can't be measured and recreated, or at least we haven't figured out how. My only experience with a pet psychic was with Dixie, the rescue border collie who was feral, and this psychic, who was also a rescuer, when called on to save this dog, offered instead to telecommunicate with this border collie by phone to find out where she came from @@ Maybe some pet psychics are legit, but my experiences in this case reaffirmed my skepticism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 And my experience with a pet psychic was over the phone, and before that via e-mail, so there was no way for her to read anything from anyone, and yet some of her comments were quite accurate. I'm still not a believer per se (the scientist in me makes me a skeptic), but the particular psychic I talked to was uncannily accurate on things she could not have known and couldn't have found out anywhere else. I should add that she didn't call herself a pet psychic either, but rather an animal communicator. Who knows? J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertranger Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 I thought about posting my experiences with the supernatural, spirit and fey world but you would only think I was nuts. These experiences have happened to me all over the world sometimes with friends and sometimes alone. Most of the time it was totally unexplainable however... I believe. I do, I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire24 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 desertranger, I'm extremely interested in the supernatural and would NOT think you're nuts. Would you mind elaborating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pansmom Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 This pet psychic did not foretell the future. She dealt exclusively with the past, as well as what Annie was feeling at that moment. This story was fascinating. Thanks for sharing. I'm a very scientific-minded person, but I have tons of what I call pet theories taken from Jungian psychology and eastern, western, and so-called "primitive" religions, and I think of myself as a hopeful agnostic, when it pertains to these theories. So I would love for something like this to be possible. In fact I wish I could take Pan to an animal communicator/pet psychic! Just in case! But I know, with the trouble I had convincing the DH to let me take her to the BCVB, that there is very little hope for us seeing a pet psychic anytime soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pansmom Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 desertranger, I'm extremely interested in the supernatural and would NOT think you're nuts. Would you mind elaborating? I wouldn't think you were nuts either. Love to hear about this. Especially as it pertains to Jin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbc1963 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 I do agree with you, Mary, that there is no solid evidence of life after death, but then there is no solid evidence that there isn't. Some things just can't be measured and recreated, or at least we haven't figured out how. Yes, absolutely on life after death, the existence of God, and a meaning for life. No point in quibbling about proving those things. BUT... if psychics are really psychic... then there should be more than anecdotal evidence that they are. And as far as I can tell, there isn't. I mean, I'd think there'd have been one qualified psychic over the years who got fed up with having his profession bashed, and sat down with a bunch of scientists, and let them conduct a controlled study - using the psychic equivalent of a placebo - to prove his ability. The ability to identify the name of someone's dead father is different from the existence of God; it can be easily tested and measured. Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea4th Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 The person I referred to in the case of Dixie, was an animal "communicator" --- sorry, I guess the terms are not interchangable. Still though, as though telepathically communicating with this feral dog was going to save her from being hit on the busy road nearby or being stomped to death by the neighbor's horses. More tangible and immediate intervention was required. Don't know if she is really bogus, but it was certainly a cop out. Anyway though, there is someone in the NE Ohio area, an MD, a neurologist, I believe, who has been able to diagnose in dogs, by way of telephone, problems which conventional methods could not diagnose. She doesn't charge for the service, and only occasionally does it, but when she does, it's been successful. Again, I've talked to a couple of people who have used her, but haven't experienced it for myself. I think it doesn't all end here, but I'm really skeptical of those who capitalize on that belief. And I think that this sort of thing is easier to disprove than prove. For those for whom this belief means something, there is no need for proof. Everyone else, no amount of proof, if at all possible, is going to make a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BustopherJones Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 ...but you would only think I was nuts. We already do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea4th Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Any Seinfeld fans here? Remember the episode when George went to a psychic. She told him she sees someone in his life whose name begins with the letter P. George is racking his brains, who that might be. And then he figured out who it was. His brother once impregnated a girl whose name was Pauline!!! -- and George couldn't get over the accuracy of this pregnant, cigarette smokin' psychic's gift and accuracy. Yep. That's all it took. Yep, skepticism is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flrpwr52 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 I also saw an animal communicator recently. Kya has been having terrible fear problems which have turned into aggression. I was not a believer before I went but now I am about 90% there. She had me write my name and the dogs names along with age, breed and sex on a piece of paper. Then she asked for a picture of the dogs, that was it. She knew very specific things about my home, people in my family and even routines we do with the dogs. It was more like the dogs were talking through her and her voice and tone changed with the different dogs. I had it taped and have listened to it a few more times and each time I am more interested in doing it again. Most communicators do it by phone and I'm thinking of trying it again with another person to see how it compares. I do have some names of communicators and healers if anyone is interested. You can ask here or PM me if you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisK Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 That's very interesting Bustopher! A long time ago, I had a 'taped' reading by a pyschic. I sent a photo, sent some questions and received a tape back with the answers etc. This person lived 300 km from my home at the time. All I can say is .... she was BANG ON!....there was NO way she could have known where my life was going....One of the most telling things - she identifed by name and spelling that my now former husband was having an affair with a person whose name was the same as mine - but spelled differently. Since I had only come to that knowledge....there is no way she could have known. Suffice to say, that she told me my life would take a good turn and that I would do better than I ever expected. She was right. And no, it wasn't self fulfilling prophecy. So, I don't dispel that we may have more abilities that we know....and that I don't necessarily 'poo-poo' those people who might have that capability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat W. Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 This may sound funky and I claim no special powers but....I know when people when people are calling me on the phone, what I mean is when living in the UK I could tell when it was my parents calling on a shared phone before anyone answered the phone. Very rarely can someone suprise me because I have a pretty good idea what it is without anyone saying anything. A friend was accused of some very serious things and I knew without a doubt that he would be found innocent. I dreamed recently of going to a casino and playing a specific type of penny slot and winning. Next day I went and played that machine...won $220.00. Unfortunately I dont "do" numbers ie the lottery and such. I use to read Tarot until some very strange things happened and I havent read since. I did live with a ghost in my apt for about a year..then I shipped out. Nothing like waking up to find someone in your bed other than you when you're the only on in the apt...brrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurae Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 This may sound funky and I claim no special powers but....I know when people when people are calling me on the phone, what I mean is when living in the UK I could tell when it was my parents calling on a shared phone before anyone answered the phone. Very rarely can someone suprise me because I have a pretty good idea what it is without anyone saying anything. A friend was accused of some very serious things and I knew without a doubt that he would be found innocent. I dreamed recently of going to a casino and playing a specific type of penny slot and winning. Next day I went and played that machine...won $220.00. Unfortunately I dont "do" numbers ie the lottery and such. I use to read Tarot until some very strange things happened and I havent read since. I did live with a ghost in my apt for about a year..then I shipped out. Nothing like waking up to find someone in your bed other than you when you're the only on in the apt...brrrrr I have a friend who "sees" things also, and I believe it is a rare gift for some people. The problem is that I think many more people claim to have such a gift and they really don't--so you're much more likely to be scammed than have a real experience when being "read" or having a dog read or whatever. I once had my tarot cards read (by someone I believe had a legitimate knowledge in the art of reading them), and it was awful. Very disturbing, and the things foretold did indeed come to pass. I stay far, far away from tarot cards now... I would be tempted to have an animal communicator (who came recommended) talk to my dogs, if it wasn't too expensive. I think it'd be interesting if nothing else... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoofly Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Ok, i'll fess up, i've tried an animal communicator, and i'm the one that got Julie to try her too. I ran across an offer to answer one question for free, so i figured what the heck and tried it (as did several friends). I was intrigued so went ahead and scheduled a session. I went into it with a fairly "testing" mentality, not giving any extra cues or hints, just asking vague, general questions. And i have to say that afterwards, while i'm not jumping up and down as a 150% believer and running to the phone every time i wonder something about the dogs, i'm also not nearly as skeptical as i was going in. I have talked to her a couple of times since (for free, no less) and been very pleased with the whole experience. I'm keeping it as a new tool in my toolbox. I'd be happy to recommend her if anyone wants to PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pansmom Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 OK, not to be the humbug here, but a way she could've known the things she knew for the OP occurred to me in the car on the way to give a final this morning. Were all the deceased dogs treated at some local vet? If so, could she have had access to those records? I don't think the same privacy laws as apply to medical records apply to veterinary records, and if she called up and said, "Hello I'm an animal communicator and I have an appointment with _____ (full name); could you please send me their veterinary file so I can double check all the animals they're bringing in are up to date on their shots?" Or if she also works as a vet she could call and ask for transfer records... I'm not saying this is necessarily what happened in this case, but it is a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea4th Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 OK, not to be the humbug here, but a way she could've known the things she knew for the OP occurred to me in the car on the way to give a final this morning. Were all the deceased dogs treated at some local vet? If so, could she have had access to those records? I don't think the same privacy laws as apply to medical records apply to veterinary records, and if she called up and said, "Hello I'm an animal communicator and I have an appointment with _____ (full name); could you please send me their veterinary file so I can double check all the animals they're bringing in are up to date on their shots?" Or if she also works as a vet she could call and ask for transfer records... I'm not saying this is necessarily what happened in this case, but it is a thought. I would say possible, but not probable -- and having done rescue, there have been vets who would not relinquish a dog's medical records without the prior owners approval, although I think you are right in that vet records are not subject to the same privacy laws that medical records are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurae Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Well, I guess that is technically possible with the OP's experience in particular, but what about the positive experiences people have with animal communicators who only work over the phone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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