Communications from a Pet Psychic with Carol Gurney by Julia Griffin

Julia: Carol, I understand that you have a special relationship with the wolf.[*]

Carol: Yes. I worked with Native American rituals, and there was a drumming to find out which animal was one's center or heart animal. This animal had to appear to you five times. The wolf appeared to me, and, as you know, wolf is the teacher. This is what I do, I am a teacher. I teach animal communication. So the wolf is appropriate for me.

Julia: How did you come to be an animal communicator?

Carol: I didn't know about animal communicators until 1980. I took my cat to the vet for a soiling problem — I thought that was the right thing to do, take the cat to the vet. But the vet said that the cat had an emotional problem, and that I should see an animal communicator. I realized then that animals can be heard.

It was through my horse that my skills developed. I received from my horse this tremendous feeling of warmth, a sensation of heat and love in the area of my heart. It was my horse who taught me to hear. Later, I could hear other animals.

It's hard to believe at first. Everyone has the same problem with hearing animals in the beginning. It's a matter of developing trust. We have a hard time knowing and believing what we hear with our heart. For myself, the intellect was difficult to overcome.

It was hard for me to understand their language in the beginning. I think this is one reason that I teach animal communication. I intimately know what is difficult and how to develop confidence and overcome those feelings.

Julia: What have you learned from talking with animals?

Carol: One thing is that they have no complaints. They have a purpose, and they are here to do their job.

For example, there is a story I like about a female engineer who suddenly found through therapy that she had a soul. One result of her delightful discovery was that she felt drawn to have animals in her life now, and decided upon two lop-eared rabbits.

But this woman was a real Type-A personality: boisterous and quick-moving, with a loud voice and a liking for loud music. And rabbits simply can't survive in that kind of environment. Realizing that she had to change, she altered the way she moved her body, played more soothing music at lower volume, and even changed the way she spoke. You see, the rabbits had a purpose, a job to do. They had come to teach her about her soul. She learned from them of the quietness and serenity that is necessary in order to feel one's inner being. They totally transformed her.

A lot of times, an animal's purpose involves taking emotional or physical stress for humans. Animals are sometimes perfect mirrors. They love us and reflect back our problems or imperfections. Many, many times a problem with an animal is a problem within our self.

For example, a young woman once called me who had a large dog that would attack people whenever the woman was in the room. Strangely enough, the dog was friendly whenever she was out of the room. The only solution she could find was to muzzle the dog whenever anyone visited her, and that went on for eight years.

The woman finally called me. She didn't really believe in animal communicators, but what could she do? So I tried to go into remote communication with the dog, and there was absolutely no response. Nothing. I felt a sense of doubt and failure, but I called the woman and told her that I hadn't been able to make contact. Then, on a hunch, I said, "What's your social life like?"

"Oh, I go out with my husband to see his friends, or we go out to dinner." I asked if she had any social life of her own, and she said no, adding, "I never want to go out because I don't feel comfortable. I'm afraid that someone will attack me or hurt me."

Before I could even respond to this, she said, "Oh, my God, this is what the problem is. It's not the dog. It's me."

As soon as she was willing to deal with her inner problem, the dog stopped biting.

Julia: I wanted to ask about your method that you call "heart to heart" and teach in your workshops. You say that telepathy is a language of the heart. Can you explain?

Carol: Nature speaks in an intuitive language. It is a language of love. It is a language without judgment. Babies know it until they begin to speak. Animals and all of nature speak it.

The heart has a great intelligence of its own. If we imagine our body to be a wheel, then the heart is at the center of that wheel, and the spokes of the wheel consist of all aspects of ourselves — intellectual, emotional, physical, spiritual. The heart is the place that all of these aspects of ourselves come together. When we speak in this language, we listen and share all of who we truly are.

If we come back to the baby, think of how we speak to our children: Don't do this. That's bad. You're wrong. Our spoken language is one of judgment and criticism. Animals don't do this. They love us unconditionally. Loving unconditionally and being open to someone or something — this is "heart to heart."

Julia: Let's talk about positive feedback. I've seen horses respond incredibly to the words, "You're so wonderful," but negativity just doesn't seem to work — not in pictures, thoughts, or words.

Carol: That's right. People tend to say to their dog, "Don't jump over the fence," while they fix their gaze on the side of the fence where they don't want the dog to go. Essentially, they are sending a picture of the wrong side of the fence with a great deal of emotion. They should be sending a picture of the right side of the fence to the animal, with the message, "You're so great for staying on your side of the fence."

But think how we ourselves respond to the words "you're so wonderful" or "I love you." Perhaps the animals are teaching us to use these thoughtforms in our daily lives.

I had a racehorse that would not go into the hole — the gate that horses go into before a race. I found that this horse just wanted the jockey to reassure him, to tell him that everything was all right, that he was okay in the hole and that they were part of a team. The jockey really didn't want to do this, but finally he did. The horse not only lost his fear of the hole, but he began winning races.

Also with dog shows, I've had to ask owners to calm down. They wear their show clothes, clothes that they are not comfortable in, and the dog senses this discomfort. I suggest that owners imagine a leash between themselves and the dog. Also that they wear the show clothes when they train the dog. Then they will be comfortable in those clothes during the show. All of these actions reassure the animal.

Julia: What about illnesses in animals. I understand that you use muscle testing and other techniques.

Carol: I muscle test for supplements and food. I can put an ingredient on the pelvis and test it. I can check the joint structure of the body and the vertebrae with these methods. I also will check for emotional-level disturbances. I even check the chakra system. I also test the pain level in the same way. Any pain over a five or a six needs treatment.

Sometimes, as with emotions, physical problems can relate back to the owner. For example, there is the story of Jake, a total drunk who had been an alcoholic for years until he adopted a dog that started having seizures.

At first, Jake responded as he always had — by getting drunk. But the dog continued to have seizures, and Jake finally found the money to take it to the vet.

The vet told Jake that his dog needed a quiet, stable environment to minimize the seizures and repair his nervous system. And Jake needed this dog so much that he actually stopped drinking in order to make a secure home.

Can you guess what happened when Jake stopped drinking? The dog stopped having seizures. When Jake's energy changed, the dog's energy changed.

Julia: You mentioned the chakra system earlier, so I want to ask you about color. Do animals see color?

Carol: The latest studies from Tufts University indicate that animals do see color. They do not see a boring world in black and white. I use colors to find lost animals. I start asking them the color of the house, the color of the nearest object. Animals are very sensitive to color.

Julia: Death and dying of pets is the topic of one of your workshops. Can you share some of your information about this?

Carol: People will sometimes tell me that they have cried more over the death of an animal than over a relative, and I tell people who are looking at the imminent death of a pet not to be surprised, to expect this. The animal has loved them unconditionally, without criticism.

People who cannot learn to love in relationships because they cannot look at their negative ego or the reflection of their ego with other people can often learn to love through the unconditional love of a pet.

Although their grief is understandable, I encourage them to get another pet. The deceased animal almost invariably wants them to have another pet. Animals are here to teach us to keep our hearts open, not closed.

Julia: What about euthanasia?

Carol: Sometimes, we have to let an animal go. There are even times when the body is dead but the animal's mind is still there — it wants to leave but can't get out of its body.

There are two different ways to go about euthanasia. If a twilight sleep is induced, you will have time to talk to your pet. If not, you really won't have any time. The pet will die a few seconds after the injection. People need to know this before taking their pet to the vet clinic. Also, it's important to talk to the vet beforehand about being with the pet as it transitions.

Julia: I've been impressed that animals really don't have any fear of death.

Carol: Animals don't have a fear of death because they know we don't really die. We come back.

Many animals leave because their owners change or need to change. I've also seen animals die because they had absorbed too much of their owner's negativity, and the owner wasn't able to change.

And occasionally animals are sad about leaving because they have not succeeded in helping their person make the changes they came here to help with.

Julia: Do you also believe that animals reincarnate?

Carol: Yes, animals definitely reincarnate, just like people, in specific groups.

When Joyce lost her beloved dog Stoney, she called for a session to find out if he would reincarnate. I got a definite picture of a border terrier, and told her other details as well. She finally found her dog with a breeder, but the man was hesitant to sell her the puppy. After checking with me, she decided to go back and talk to him, and he eventually sold her the dog. Now she is with Sunny, who "feels like he has been in my life forever" and is "just like Stoney — but a little different."

In another "reincarnational" story, two of my clients had lost their English bulldog, and asked me to read him. The message was that if they would go back to playing music, the dog would come back to them as a boxer. His owners had played music for the dog when he was in the show ring, but they had stopped after the dog's death.

I'm still waiting for my own cat, Joy Boy, to come back. He told me that he would, so I look forward to that.

Julia: Do you feel that the animals are consciously helping us through the millennium shift, grounding energy, keeping negative energy away from us, working with earth and spiritual energy, and so on?

Carol: Most definitely. The animals are keeping the planet together, and they are trying to get us to do the same. They not only ground earth energy, but they ground our energy. They teach us about unconditional love, positive response, and how to regain trust and love.

They teach us about nature. When we are outside with animals and nature we become one with that. This is part of the spiritual side of our nature. No one who spends a great of time with animals can stay the same.

Julia: Can you talk about some other things animals have taught you in relation to the planet?

Carol: One time when I swam with dolphins, everyone was trying to crowd into the water, to be the first to touch a dolphin. A me-first, ego sort of thing.

I told them that's not what the dolphins wanted us to do. They wanted us to hold hands, to be at a level of oneness like a family and come into the water like that. Then the dolphins would approach us. They were interested in a unified approach on our part.

With animals, if we open our hearts, they will come to us.

Julia: I know that you incorporate the lessons that the animals have taught you in your workshop. Can you explain that?

Carol: Let's start with grounding. Animals ground us. I teach people to ground themselves before they begin learning animal communication. They start with deep breaths and putting energy into their feet, imagining that their feet are the deep roots of a tree.

At first, I have workshop participants work with other people, because then there is feedback. A person can say that something is correct or not correct, and I can reassure them that their intuition is working. I give positive feedback.

Usually, people receive intuitively according to what type of person they are. Visual people receive pictures. Verbal people receive words. Intellectual people receive thoughts.

People usually don't appreciate what they get. For example, if they get pictures, then they want words. But I try to tell them to look at what they are getting. They are receiving. They are using their intuition. It's necessary at first to work through frustration in order to build expertise.

We have to learn to stand still in a place in our hearts, in a place of trust, and let the animal communicate with us. It's best to start with an animal we don't know at all, because then when information is verified we will know that we actually receive it. Getting this feedback builds confidence, and helps us to become adept at animal communication.

Julia: Can you suggest an exercise to help people see or hear more clearly when communicating with animals?

Carol: My color exercise works very well. I have two people sit across from each other, with pre-determined colors in their minds — say, pink. Both people know what the color is.

Now, the sender will think about pink. How does it feel? Like cotton candy? Like watermelon? Is it soft, warm, silky, or peaceful? Then, what is the tone or shade?

The sender will take deep breaths, hold the energy in the heart, and send it to the receiver. The receiver can then discuss his or her response. This is a good way to learn about communication.

Julia: You seem to really love what you are doing.

Carol: Yes, doing the workshops and teaching people to hear animals is the greatest joy in my life. Teaching people to reconnect to themselves and animals is my greatest passion.

It's not like work for me. It just makes me happy.

Carol Gurney has been a pet psychic for the past sixteen years. She is the author of The Language of Animals: Seven Steps to Communicating with Animals.

Carol teaches animal communication workshops throughout the United States. She may be reached by phone at 818-597-1154 or by email at CGurney@EarthLink.net. More information is available on her website at AnimalCommunicator.net.

*See Julia Griffin's article on Dreaming with Wolves.