1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: And you're here. Thanks for choosing the I Heart Radio 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: and Coast to Coast a and paranormal podcast network. Your 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: quest for podcasts of the paranormal, supernatural, and the unexplained 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 1: ends here. We invite you to enjoy all our shows 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: we have on this network, and right now, let's start 6 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: with Sandra sham Plain. Welcome to our podcast. Please be 7 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: aware of the thoughts and opinions expressed by the host 8 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: are their thoughts and opinions only and do not reflect 9 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: those of I Heart Media, I Heart Radio, Coast to 10 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 1: Coast AM employees of premier networks, or their sponsors and associates. 11 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: We would like to encourage you to do your own 12 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: research and discover the subject matter for yourself. Hi, I'm 13 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: Sanders Champlain. For almost twenty five years, I've been on 14 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: a journey to prove the existence of life after death. 15 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: On each episode will discuss the reasons we now know 16 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: that our loved ones have survived physical death and so 17 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: will we. Welcome to Shades of the Afterlife. Raise your 18 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: hand if you love animals, you know the furried, four legged, 19 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: two legged, feathered, finned friends. It's been a long time 20 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: since we talked about animals. In the afterlife. In fact, 21 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: it was on episode two, and now we're in our nineties. 22 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: I want to talk about animals. Right now, as I'm 23 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 1: talking to you, I see one to three squirrels. I 24 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: see two woodpeckers, a cardinal, three kind of obnoxious blackbirds 25 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: all out my window. When COVID hit, I bought my 26 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: mom some bird feeders for Christmas present. I thought not 27 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: be a nice hobby for her. Well, it turned into 28 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: more than a hobby for me. And I'm a little 29 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: bit passionate about taking care of these critters. They bring 30 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: a lot of joy and love and purpose. And I know, 31 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: even though it's not a lap cat or a dog 32 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: or a bunny rabbit, we get close to our pets. 33 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: We get close to our animals, and we want to 34 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: know do they survive death. So I want this conversation 35 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: to be today about animals and the afterlife. I think 36 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 1: there's just as much grief, if not more grief out 37 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: in the world for people that are close to their 38 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: little friends that give them unconditional love. Then people. You know, 39 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: if you've ever had a cat or a dog, you 40 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: know how much love comes back to you. And so 41 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: today I want to do a few different things in 42 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: the world of animals. I want to introduce you to 43 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: a lady who actually her passion is on raiki and animals. 44 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: Have her talk a little bit about the afterlife. I 45 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: want to introduce you to a animal psychic who will 46 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: give you six signs that your pet is really in 47 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: the afterlife and visiting you. I want to talk to 48 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: you a little bit about grief regarding pets and people 49 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: and how we can help ease the pain and move through. 50 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: And I want to give you some stories of my own. 51 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: To start off with, something very funny happened yesterday. We 52 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: needed to get a new water softener put in our house. 53 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 1: The way down to our basement is through a bulkhead door, 54 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: which is right next to my bird sanctuary. So this 55 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: gentleman pulled in and he saw the birds, and he says, 56 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: somebody loved birds, And I said, yeah, I'm kind of 57 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: the crazy bird lady showed him where everything was in 58 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: the basement and he did his work for four hours 59 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: or so. When it was over and it was time 60 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: to settle up the bill, he said to me, I 61 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: wasn't going to tell you this, but he said, I 62 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: used to love birds when I was a kid, he said, 63 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: every time he walked up the steps to his truck, 64 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: he said, your backyard was like a Disney movie, chipmunks 65 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 1: and squirrels and all the different kinds of birds. He said, 66 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: it made me so happy. So this was coming from 67 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 1: this big burly man and a little thing like that 68 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: made him happy. So, as I was researching this episode today, 69 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: I was really fascinated by the intelligence of animals. And 70 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: not only that unconditional love that they give us, but 71 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 1: did you know that dogs can actually sniff out cancer 72 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: as well as so many other things. That's why they 73 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 1: use dogs at the airport, sniffing for bombs and drugs 74 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: and things like that. Cats and dogs have been brought 75 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: into nursing homes and they have at six cents when 76 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: someone is about to pass, and they'll snuggle with the 77 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: person until that person passes, so they know the day 78 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 1: or a couple of days, and they bring comfort and love. Now, 79 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: if you have an animal, you know they have their 80 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: own personality, and you know they are very intelligent. As 81 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: my fingers did a little walking on the keyboard. Researching 82 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 1: the internet yesterday, I was led to a Netflix TV 83 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 1: show called The Hidden Life of pets. And one thing 84 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: that was really interesting to me is there's a lady 85 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: named Alexis and she's got a dog. She named him Bunny. 86 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 1: She wanted to see how intelligent he is, so she 87 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: started with a button, one of those that you press 88 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: and it speaks something. Actually, I think maybe there were 89 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: a couple of buttons yes, no, things like that. In time, 90 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 1: she ended up with ninety communication buttons. The dog can 91 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: press a button to communicate. So we don't know if 92 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: the dog is just so well trained that he knows 93 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: if he presses the yes button he'll get what he wants, 94 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 1: or if it really is the animal trying to communicate. 95 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: But there were some really great things that happened in 96 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:33,159 Speaker 1: this Netflix show. At one point, the dog looked in 97 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: the mirror and he clicked the button who and then this, 98 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: And then he looked in the mirror again, and then 99 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: he pressed the button this dog Bunny three separate buttons 100 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: to say that's who he's looking at. And then another 101 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: time he pressed a button help, another button, ouch, and 102 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: then aw Alexis his owner looked and between his toes 103 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: in his paw there was a sharp splinter. So it's 104 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: amusing to watch, but It really gets you thinking, can 105 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: they communicate with us and anyone again who has a 106 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: pet nose that they can. Something else in this Netflix 107 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: special that made me laugh was a talking parrot. The 108 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: African gray can perfectly mimic a humans voice or actually 109 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: any sound, but this particular African gray loves strawberries, and 110 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: she must have witnessed her owners using the Amazon Alexa 111 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: doing their shopping list. Well, they came home and asked 112 00:07:50,960 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: Alexa what was on the shopping list, and Alexa said strawberries, strawberries, strawberries, strawberries, strawberries. 113 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 1: So this bird must have said, Alexa put strawberries on 114 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 1: the shopping list, over and over and over. It is 115 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: said and believed by so many people that the moment 116 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: we cross over into the afterlife, not only are our 117 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: loved ones there, but also our pets, anyone or anything 118 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: that you have loved will be there to greet you. 119 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:33,439 Speaker 1: I'm sure you have heard the rainbow Bridge, but if not, 120 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: let me read it to you. Just this side of 121 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal 122 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 1: dies that has been especially close to someone here, that 123 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: pet goes to the rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and 124 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 1: hills for all of our special friends, so that they 125 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 1: can run and play together. There's plenty of food, water, 126 00:08:56,760 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 1: and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfort r bowle. 127 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: All the animals who have been ill are restored to 128 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are 129 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: made whole and strong again, just as we remember them 130 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:16,679 Speaker 1: in our dreams of days and times gone by. Our 131 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 1: animals are happy and content, except for one small thing. 132 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,839 Speaker 1: They each miss someone who has been very special to them, 133 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: who they had left behind. All the animals run and 134 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops 135 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 1: and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent, 136 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:41,959 Speaker 1: his eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from 137 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying 138 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: him faster and faster. You have been spotted, And when 139 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together 140 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy 141 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: kisses rain upon your face, your hands again caressed the 142 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting 143 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life, 144 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: but never absent from your heart. Then you crossed the 145 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: rainbow bridge together. The author of that is unknown, but 146 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:24,680 Speaker 1: I think it's really precious and I know it helped 147 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: me when I've had pets depart in the past. On 148 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 1: one of our past shows, we heard some words from 149 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 1: Brandy faith welld She had had a near death experience 150 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 1: and not only was her mom there to greet her, 151 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: bright and young and alive and healthy and whole, but 152 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:48,680 Speaker 1: she said all the animals she ever had were right 153 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: there snuggling with her. And that was an image I 154 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 1: was left with, thinking, Wow, you know, thinking about my 155 00:10:55,960 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: past parakeet, the dogs, the bunny rabbits, maybe the hamsters, 156 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: and maybe a ton of backyard birds and squirrels will 157 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 1: all be there to meet me. I don't know. Another 158 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: interesting story was a gentleman that I met when I 159 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 1: was catering for the race car teams. He was just 160 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:18,319 Speaker 1: fixing himself a cup of tea and he looked at 161 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 1: my sign that said we don't die and of course 162 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: that's a race track. If people wanted to buy a 163 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: copy of my book, they could and he said, what's 164 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:30,719 Speaker 1: all this about the afterlife? Sandra and I shared with him, 165 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: and he says, I've got something I've I've never told anyone, 166 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:37,959 Speaker 1: and he said, when I work on a car, sometimes 167 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: I get so in the zone and he says, my 168 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: dad shows up out of the corner of my eye. 169 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: And he says, I can see him clearly, not as 170 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: he died, old and gray, but young. And he said, 171 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 1: my dog is also there, the dog that I grew 172 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: up with. He says, but when my conscious mind kicks in, 173 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 1: they disappear, but it happens very often, and he says, 174 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: they're so real. So at some level, this gentleman was 175 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 1: tied into his psychic or soul nature, which I think 176 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: is pretty cool. Our animals are intelligent and they love us, 177 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: and there's reason to miss them and want to know 178 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: what did they survived Dad. So we're going to continue 179 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: on a little bit about that. Just before we go 180 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: to the break, I have another quick story. I've actually 181 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: had squirrels tapping on the glass in the room that 182 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: I'm in as a little reminder, hey, come feed me peanuts. 183 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 1: And then also we've got hummingbird feeders around the house. 184 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 1: Somehow a hummingbird put two and two together, and when 185 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:50,439 Speaker 1: the hummingbird nectar was empty, it actually found me upstairs 186 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 1: in my mom's room and hovered by the glass where 187 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 1: I was sitting, and that was a sign go fill 188 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: the nectar. So they are intel gent. We'll be back 189 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:04,320 Speaker 1: in just a moment. 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Talk 209 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: to a doctor or other medical professional to learn more 210 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: about the best cancer testing options for you. Welcome back 211 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 1: to Shades of the Afterlife. I'm Sander Champlaine and we're 212 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: talking about for the Love of Pets, animals and the Afterlife. 213 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: I had a chance to catch up with Kathleen Prasad 214 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: about do animals go to Heaven? Kathleen is the founder 215 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: of Animal Raiky source dot com um and the president 216 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 1: of the Shelter Animal Raiky Association. She has volunteered so 217 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: much in her life about animals and pets. She's been 218 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 1: written up in numerous magazines, has been on television quite 219 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 1: a number of times. And so here is her answer 220 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:25,359 Speaker 1: when I asked her if our animal friends go on Oh, absolutely, 221 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: because you know they're no different from us. We're all 222 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: part of the same, the same thing. I was thinking 223 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: about some experiences with animals that I would love to 224 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: share with you, so um, I want to start with Dakota. 225 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: Dakota was my very first animal reicky teacher. He was 226 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: my Australian Shepherd mix that I rescued from Sacramento County 227 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: Animal Control, but way back in the nineties when I 228 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:57,120 Speaker 1: was just in college and he stayed with me for 229 00:15:57,200 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 1: sixteen and a half years until he passed away. And 230 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 1: being a shepherd, he was always at my side and 231 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: part of everything, overseeing everything that I did. So when 232 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: I learned raiky, he immediately had to come forward and 233 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 1: show me animals like reiky two animals can be a 234 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: part of this too. He was really the first one 235 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: that put me on that path towards helping animals with 236 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: this beautiful, peaceful energy. So I really have him to 237 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 1: thank for it. So when he got cancer when he 238 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: was sixteen, a little over sixteen, my first thought was, 239 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: I'm going to cure him because I'm an animal, Ricky, 240 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 1: and this is what I do. I make animals feel 241 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: better and I make them better. I'm going to do this. 242 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: And it was really interesting because he had lost the 243 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: ability to walk, and so he was kind of laying 244 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: in his bed and I would pick him up and 245 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: take him outside during the day. But um when I 246 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: would sit and do reiky. As soon as I would 247 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: try to do reiki with him, he would try to 248 00:16:57,160 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: drag himself away. With his foot bront legs, and so 249 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: I realized he didn't want reiki, but I knew he 250 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:08,159 Speaker 1: wanted he needed raiki, needed healing in my mind. And 251 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 1: so it was very frustrating, and so I'll never forget 252 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: one day I when I was so wanting him to 253 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:16,679 Speaker 1: get and what I just said, Dakota, why won't you, 254 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,920 Speaker 1: why won't you take any reiki? And um I put 255 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 1: my hands over my heart, just out of pain and 256 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: frustration and not knowing what else to do. And he 257 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,479 Speaker 1: stopped and he looked at me, and he looked so 258 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: clearly at me, and I just understood what he was saying. 259 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 1: And he was saying to me, you know what, mom, 260 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: I might be dying of cancer, but actually I'm okay, 261 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:42,160 Speaker 1: you're the one who needs healing right now. And so 262 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 1: I realized. I looked down at my hands on my heart, 263 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:47,639 Speaker 1: and I realized the message. And so what I started 264 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: to do was give myself reiki, really going deeper within 265 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 1: my own meditation and self to help me deal with 266 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: his transitional process because I was not dealing with it 267 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 1: very well. And so as soon as I turned my 268 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: focus inward, he relaxed, and then he would sit with 269 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,159 Speaker 1: me and be a part of the Raiky treatment. It 270 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 1: really taught me about how I think so many times 271 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: when our animals are passing, we put all of our 272 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: emotional stuff on them and it actually becomes more of 273 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:27,719 Speaker 1: a burden than they already had, you know. So he 274 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 1: was really showing me that the best we can do 275 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: for our animals when they're passing is to to be 276 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 1: nurturing to ourselves and to be peaceful for them. And 277 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 1: so I meditated quite a bit, about three times a 278 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: day with him, and he would sit with me, and 279 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 1: as he was approaching his transition, there was a very 280 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 1: different energetic space that was created, and I could feel 281 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,680 Speaker 1: it when I would go into my meditation that he 282 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: was holding me in this different space. It felt very 283 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 1: expanse of it felt um, sort of far away, like 284 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:08,440 Speaker 1: I was in my body, but when I would sit 285 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:12,159 Speaker 1: with him, somehow I was kind of outside my body 286 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 1: or bigger. It's hard to explain, but I felt he 287 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:19,239 Speaker 1: was sharing that transitional space with me, and it was 288 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:24,360 Speaker 1: really a gift. And there was a really profound experience 289 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 1: one day when I was sitting with him in this space, 290 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: and I felt This cat named Simon that lived at 291 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,360 Speaker 1: bright Haven, that was one of my favorite older kiddies 292 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:36,879 Speaker 1: that had a lot of health issues. And I suddenly 293 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: felt him at my left shoulder, right by my ear, 294 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: like he was right there, and it was this feeling 295 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:48,719 Speaker 1: of like gratitude, like he was saying thank you for everything, 296 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:54,440 Speaker 1: I love you and I'm okay. And it was like joy, gratitude, 297 00:19:55,200 --> 00:20:01,120 Speaker 1: love all wrapped into one in this beautiful, just energetic hug. 298 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:04,679 Speaker 1: And it was so strong that I jumped and opened 299 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 1: my eyes and I looked at my shoulder because it 300 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:11,400 Speaker 1: was like he was perched there. And then I realized, Simon, 301 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 1: you know, what's happening and and so I just finished 302 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:17,360 Speaker 1: my meditation and then I went over to my computer 303 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: and I emailed Gail at bright Haven and I said, 304 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 1: I had just had this experience with Simon, you know, 305 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: is he okay? And she emailed me back, like, you know, 306 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 1: a couple hours later, and she said he passed away 307 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: at you know, seven fifteen PM. And that was exactly 308 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:35,920 Speaker 1: during in the middle of my meditation. When that happened. 309 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:39,399 Speaker 1: It was so like I could I barely have words 310 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:42,880 Speaker 1: for it now, but but I I really had I 311 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 1: feel that Dakota held was holding a space for me 312 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 1: to be more open to feel that or received that 313 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 1: blessing really from Simon. And there was a class that 314 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:00,880 Speaker 1: I taught shortly after that, and um I I made 315 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 1: up this new meditation when I would go to bride 316 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:05,879 Speaker 1: Haven called the Healing Bridge. And what's where you open 317 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: your heart and you imagine in your heart is a 318 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:12,159 Speaker 1: beautiful light and then your heart extends out like a 319 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:16,360 Speaker 1: bridge and with all love and peace and joy and 320 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,919 Speaker 1: balance and healing, all good things, and you offer that 321 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 1: to your animal, and your animal then can come forward 322 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: to connect as much as they want. So I wrote 323 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:28,399 Speaker 1: this healing Bridge for Dakota because he hated when I 324 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:30,320 Speaker 1: would leave and when he was sick and then I 325 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: would have to go teach for the weekend and he 326 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: would just be miserable. So it was a way that 327 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:36,399 Speaker 1: I could really connect with him, and I could feel 328 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:38,800 Speaker 1: him so close to me even when I was teaching. 329 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:41,879 Speaker 1: And so I went to bride Haven, and this was 330 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,959 Speaker 1: maybe about a few weeks before Dakota passed away, and 331 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,919 Speaker 1: he was very weak, and so I was I was 332 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:51,479 Speaker 1: at bride Haven offering this meditation, and suddenly I felt 333 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: this dog named Patty, who was a German shepherd who 334 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:58,199 Speaker 1: had died, you know, maybe a month or so before 335 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: um that, And it was as she was right behind me, 336 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: so I almost felt like she was putting her paws 337 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: on my shoulders and I could feel her right behind me, 338 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:13,159 Speaker 1: and she I felt again the gratitude, love and the joy, 339 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:17,119 Speaker 1: and it was like she was telling me it's gonna 340 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:21,680 Speaker 1: be okay. With Dakota, It's gonna be okay. I just 341 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 1: felt that from her, and I burst into tears. So 342 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:26,959 Speaker 1: then of course I had to. When we came out 343 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 1: of the meditation, I'd explained to my students why their 344 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 1: teacher was bawling right and I said, I said, Patty. 345 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:36,479 Speaker 1: You know, Patty was this dog and she visited me 346 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 1: and she told me, you know, my dog, Dakota's in 347 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:40,720 Speaker 1: hospice right now, and she told me it's going to 348 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 1: be okay. And I just felt that it was true, 349 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 1: like just what she was saying, and she was so 350 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: clear to me. So I felt again that, you know, 351 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: I was connecting with Dakota in this space. He was 352 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 1: holding a deeper space so that I could be more 353 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:57,159 Speaker 1: aware of sort of what was on the other side, 354 00:22:57,240 --> 00:23:00,679 Speaker 1: so that Patty could come through to me. So I 355 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 1: had some experiences like this when Dakota was in hospice. 356 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 1: And then the day came when it was time for 357 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:10,880 Speaker 1: Dakota to pass, and so it was a very beautiful day. 358 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 1: It was sunny, the weather was perfect. It was and 359 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 1: so we had the vet come and and euthanize him 360 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: because he was suffering quite a bit at the end. 361 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:27,399 Speaker 1: And when he was sitting under the tree and the 362 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 1: vet was there, and I was there with my husband, 363 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:33,200 Speaker 1: and I told him it was okay to go. And 364 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:39,920 Speaker 1: when he left his body, I could actually feel his spirit. 365 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 1: When it left his body, it went into my heart 366 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 1: and then it went up and I could feel it 367 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:50,479 Speaker 1: go through me. Wow, it was so strong it almost 368 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 1: knocked me over. But the whole feeling of that light 369 00:23:55,720 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 1: or that energy that went through me was joy. So 370 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 1: who could think that in the middle of the saddest 371 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:08,919 Speaker 1: moment of your life or feels the saddest, that you 372 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: could feel overwhelming joy in that moment. That just blew 373 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 1: me away. I will never ever forget it. And um 374 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 1: I realized he was. He was telling me, this is 375 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: not a time to be sad, this is a time 376 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:31,200 Speaker 1: to be in full joy, because you know, I'm coming 377 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 1: into who I really am, and I think that you know, really, 378 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: when we're in our bodies, we we love this life 379 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: and we love our physical selves and everything, but there's 380 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 1: only so much we can do with our spirit when 381 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: it's stuck into our body. And especially if you're an animal, 382 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 1: if you're an animal in this life, just because you know, 383 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:54,159 Speaker 1: they have a difficult journey because humans on this planet 384 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: don't really honor them, don't treat them well. You know, 385 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 1: a lot of times they end up in cages or 386 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:05,000 Speaker 1: you know, tied up or whatever, you know, used as 387 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:07,400 Speaker 1: food or I don't know. I think being an animal 388 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: is a difficult journey on this planet. So to actually 389 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:16,880 Speaker 1: move into spirit is like opening up into their full strength. 390 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 1: I mean, that's just I felt almost like Dakota was 391 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: like this big golden angel with these big wings, and 392 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 1: it was like, how did you even fit into that 393 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:30,680 Speaker 1: little dog body in the first place. It was really amazing. 394 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 1: So I have one little final part to this story. 395 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 1: About two weeks later after Dakota passed, I was teaching 396 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 1: a class at bright Haven again, and so I went 397 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: to teach the meditation of the Healing Bridge like I 398 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:50,360 Speaker 1: always did to my class, and I thought to myself, oh, well, 399 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:53,880 Speaker 1: usually i'd always connect with Dakota, but he's gone, so 400 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:58,160 Speaker 1: I'll just I'll just connect at all, hold the space 401 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:01,120 Speaker 1: for the students. Okay, this is me right right. I'm 402 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:02,919 Speaker 1: teaching all this stuff all the time, but you know, 403 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 1: when you're in the middle of it, it's a whole 404 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:10,119 Speaker 1: different story. So so I'm leading the meditation. I'm imagining, 405 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:13,440 Speaker 1: I'm holding the space for everybody's animals, and everyone's connecting 406 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:16,119 Speaker 1: with the heart. And all of a sudden, with my 407 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 1: eyes were closed, I clearly see the beach, this favorite 408 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:22,800 Speaker 1: beach in Carmel that Dakota was, Dakota's favorite. I see 409 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 1: him running towards me on the beach, and he's young. 410 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:28,920 Speaker 1: He's like he turned really gray when he got older, 411 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: but when he was young, it was like a black 412 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 1: and white kind of color with a little bit of 413 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: merle and he had bright blue eyes. We're going to 414 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 1: take a quick break and we'll be right back to 415 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 1: hear what else Kathleen saw of Dakota when we come back. 416 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:46,439 Speaker 1: You're listening to Shades of the Afterlife on the I 417 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 1: Heart Radio and Coast Coast am Paranormal podcast Network. 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Make sure and check 428 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 1: out all our shows on the I Heart Radio app 429 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:51,879 Speaker 1: or by going to I Heart radio dot com. Before 430 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: the Art Bell, Vultus Classic Audio and Waiting for You 431 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:21,959 Speaker 1: Now dot com. Welcome back to Shades of the Afterlife. 432 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:26,680 Speaker 1: I'm Sanders Champlain and we're listening to Kathleen Prasad as 433 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 1: she talks about teaching Raiki at the Bright Haven Animal Shelter, 434 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 1: going into a meditation and but my eyes were closed. 435 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 1: I clearly see the beach, this favorite beach in Carmel 436 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:43,360 Speaker 1: that Dakota was, Dakota's favorite. I see him running towards 437 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 1: me on the beach and he's young. He's like he 438 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 1: turned really gray when he got older, but when he 439 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 1: was young, it was like a black and white kind 440 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 1: of color with a little bit of merle and he 441 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 1: had bright blue eyes. He was like two years old, 442 00:28:56,000 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 1: and he was totally running so fast, and he earned 443 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: and he saw me, and he came and he ran 444 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:05,719 Speaker 1: right into my heart and I could feel this energy 445 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: just of of joy and love just come into my heart. 446 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 1: And I was like, oh, Kathleen, of course you can 447 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 1: still connect. Just because he's not in his physical body, 448 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 1: He's still here. He's still here, and so Dakota had 449 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 1: to remind me of that. I really remember that. Every day. 450 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 1: I remember Dakota, and so much of my work is 451 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 1: in honor of all that he taught me about Raiki, 452 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:37,880 Speaker 1: about connecting in his life and also in his dying 453 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 1: process and also after death. And you know what, whenever 454 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:45,440 Speaker 1: I lead that meditation to this day and it's been 455 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: like seven years now, my students and people who do 456 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:53,160 Speaker 1: this meditation have the most profound experiences with animals who 457 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 1: have passed. And I really believe that Dakota is holding 458 00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 1: that space to help that to happen more easily for 459 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:03,719 Speaker 1: people that is such a nice story by Kathleen, and 460 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:07,560 Speaker 1: our pets leave such a deep imprint in our hearts. 461 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 1: I tell you, I said this at the beginning. There 462 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 1: are people that don't even touch the depths of the 463 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:17,040 Speaker 1: amount of love that we have, those deepest place of 464 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 1: love in our heart. I was on a retreat once 465 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:25,080 Speaker 1: and one of the exercises that the instructor did was 466 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 1: to close our eyes and we were to imagine something 467 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 1: we were afraid of. People had to imagine that everyone 468 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:33,880 Speaker 1: in the room, you know, they were afraid of everyone 469 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 1: in the room, and then everyone in the town, and 470 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 1: everyone in the state and everyone in the country that 471 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:43,120 Speaker 1: we were afraid and this huge fear built up inside 472 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 1: of all of us. And then the next thing that 473 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 1: happened is they said, now imagine everyone sitting around you, 474 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 1: everyone in town, everyone in the world is afraid of you. 475 00:30:56,120 --> 00:30:59,719 Speaker 1: And in that instant it was actually hysterical because I 476 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:03,120 Speaker 1: really lies people were just people, and I got over 477 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 1: a fear of people. And then something else happened. When 478 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:10,120 Speaker 1: my eyes were closed, all of a sudden, I imagined 479 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:15,360 Speaker 1: my cat Millie jumping up on my lap, and I 480 00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 1: have to tell you, I broke down in tears because Millie, 481 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 1: this little cat, got into a place of my heart 482 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 1: that I have never let a human being touched. Quick 483 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 1: story about Millie. I was never interested in cats, had 484 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 1: dogs growing up and bunny rabbits, and at that point 485 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:40,480 Speaker 1: I lived with my aunt and she very much wanted 486 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 1: to get a cat. Well, I had a bad experience 487 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:45,520 Speaker 1: getting clawed up by a cat when I was a kid, 488 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:48,640 Speaker 1: so I wanted nothing to do with a cat. She 489 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:52,360 Speaker 1: went away on a trip and on a cold winter's night, 490 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 1: the stray cat showed up at my doorstep. It was 491 00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:59,440 Speaker 1: clawing at the door, clawing at the windows, and in 492 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 1: a pan, I called another aunt, who loved cats, and 493 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:05,600 Speaker 1: I said, Auntie Fran, what do I do? She says, 494 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 1: First of all, Sandra, grow up. It's freezing outside. That's 495 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:11,200 Speaker 1: one of God's little critters. She says, why don't she 496 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:14,280 Speaker 1: put a box and a blanket in it and some 497 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:17,400 Speaker 1: tuna fish and some water outside of your door. And 498 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 1: it might be somebody's pet that's starving and cold. So 499 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 1: I did just that. The cat ate the tuna and 500 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:27,800 Speaker 1: it crawled in the box and it slept. The next morning, 501 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:30,920 Speaker 1: it was bitter cold, no sign of the cat I 502 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 1: opened the door just to grab the box and the tuna, 503 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:37,200 Speaker 1: and out of the bushes the cat jumped out, and 504 00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 1: as my door was open, it ran into my house, 505 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:44,240 Speaker 1: down into the basement. So I was a nervous wreck 506 00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:48,160 Speaker 1: called Anti fran back and my uncle's in the background saying, 507 00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:52,120 Speaker 1: you've got yourself a pet, and I'm thinking no way. Well, 508 00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:54,440 Speaker 1: I kept looking at this cat, and this cat looked 509 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:56,520 Speaker 1: at me. I got a litter box, I got a 510 00:32:56,560 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 1: little food, and just out of instinct, and instead of 511 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:03,760 Speaker 1: keeping it in the basement that night, I left the 512 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:07,120 Speaker 1: door of the basement open, and as I was she 513 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 1: just about to fall asleep, all of a sudden my 514 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:16,560 Speaker 1: bedroom door opens and upsprang this cat. And I was scared, 515 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:20,000 Speaker 1: afraid I was going to be scratched or something. But 516 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 1: it jumped on my chest and it was like face 517 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 1: to face, nose to nose with me, and she fell asleep. Well, 518 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:31,680 Speaker 1: I fell in love with that kitty. I brought her 519 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:36,040 Speaker 1: to the vet. She said she was with child. Well 520 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:40,600 Speaker 1: I adopted Millie and fell madly in love with this 521 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:47,000 Speaker 1: beautiful little critter. That really was with me so much. 522 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:50,720 Speaker 1: Now when I wrote my book We Don't Die, Millie 523 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:53,360 Speaker 1: was either on my lap or right next to me, 524 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:57,320 Speaker 1: or she had her head on the keyboard. And the 525 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:01,640 Speaker 1: day came that our dear sweet Millie was very very 526 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:05,440 Speaker 1: ill and wasn't going to make it. Putting her to 527 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: sleep was one of the hardest decisions and one of 528 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:12,439 Speaker 1: the worst feelings I ever had. A big gift from 529 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:16,799 Speaker 1: Millie came after she passed, because the very next day 530 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:19,240 Speaker 1: I had to read the final proof of my book 531 00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:22,560 Speaker 1: before it went to print. And when I read that, 532 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:26,640 Speaker 1: it reassured me not only about life after death, but 533 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:30,800 Speaker 1: how to navigate grief, and it really fueled my fire 534 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:34,279 Speaker 1: to get this information out in the world. So I'm 535 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:37,759 Speaker 1: very grateful to Milly. Next, I'd like you to hear 536 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:42,279 Speaker 1: some words from animal psychic Danielle McKinnon. Day, we're gonna 537 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:45,880 Speaker 1: be talking about six really common ways that our animals 538 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:49,000 Speaker 1: that have crossed over will send us messages. I wanted 539 00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:52,239 Speaker 1: to talk about this because so many people miss their 540 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:55,200 Speaker 1: dear dog, their cat, their hamster, their guinea pig, their 541 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 1: fish that has crossed over, and they don't know what 542 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:01,879 Speaker 1: to look for in terms of messages and signs. Are 543 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:05,160 Speaker 1: animals that have crossed over, They're always sending us messages 544 00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 1: and science. They want nothing more than for us to 545 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:10,759 Speaker 1: believe they're there, for us to maybe even sense that 546 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:15,760 Speaker 1: they're there. So they're constantly giving us messages of hello here, hello, 547 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:18,359 Speaker 1: I love you, things like that. But if you don't 548 00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:20,920 Speaker 1: know what to look for, you can just kind of 549 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:24,320 Speaker 1: overlook the messages or not believe the messages. So hopefully 550 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:26,319 Speaker 1: by me going through these, it's going to help you 551 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:29,800 Speaker 1: trust these messages that I bet your animal is already 552 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:32,600 Speaker 1: sending you. So we're gonna go through the six ways, 553 00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:35,160 Speaker 1: and I have a bonus way as well. So these 554 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:38,000 Speaker 1: aren't just the only six. There's so many ways. These 555 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:41,080 Speaker 1: are just kind of like the common, easiest ones. So 556 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:45,319 Speaker 1: the first way is through your animals name. So my 557 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:47,840 Speaker 1: dog's name when she was alive, she was Bella. She 558 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:52,040 Speaker 1: still is Bella, and she'll often let me know she's 559 00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:55,600 Speaker 1: around and basically say hi using her name. So what 560 00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:59,040 Speaker 1: will happen? Will be watching TV and I hear about 561 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:02,920 Speaker 1: Abella onto TV, and then I'm reading packaging at the 562 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:06,319 Speaker 1: grocery store and it says Bella. And then I get 563 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:09,320 Speaker 1: something in the mail and I see it's there's the 564 00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 1: word Bella is on it. Those three things have nothing 565 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:14,680 Speaker 1: to do with each other. They're all the same day, 566 00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:16,560 Speaker 1: or they're all in the same short period of time. 567 00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:20,120 Speaker 1: It's my Bella's way of saying, I'm here, I love you. 568 00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:23,920 Speaker 1: It's not a warning. It's not watch out, Bella's in 569 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:27,800 Speaker 1: trouble three, it's nothing like that. It's Bella simply letting 570 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:31,680 Speaker 1: me know, hey, I'm around, I love you. That's all 571 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:34,879 Speaker 1: she's doing, and so often that's all they're doing. They 572 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:38,720 Speaker 1: just want you to clue into their love. The second 573 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:42,520 Speaker 1: way that animals will very often sent their little love 574 00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:46,200 Speaker 1: notes and hellos is actually through smell. So, manny's my 575 00:36:46,239 --> 00:36:50,040 Speaker 1: dog Bella again. Because she was a chocolate lab and 576 00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:53,000 Speaker 1: she was a smelly chocolate black and well it wasn't 577 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:55,120 Speaker 1: the best smell because it was kind of like dirty 578 00:36:55,239 --> 00:36:58,440 Speaker 1: dog smells. She didn't like bats, but she loves swimming 579 00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:01,359 Speaker 1: the swall from the pond and all those places. That 580 00:37:01,640 --> 00:37:06,160 Speaker 1: smell was her distinct smell. So sometimes I'm sitting at 581 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:09,719 Speaker 1: my desk in my office and just walks by the 582 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:13,040 Speaker 1: bell of smell. That's it. It just walks by, and 583 00:37:13,080 --> 00:37:16,399 Speaker 1: it's just Bella's way of letting me know, hey, I'm here. Now, 584 00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:19,720 Speaker 1: your animal on the other side could do their smell. 585 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:23,960 Speaker 1: The animal could do the smell of their favorite toy. 586 00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:26,799 Speaker 1: The animal could do the smell of poop. You know 587 00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:29,800 Speaker 1: they do. They choose whatever is that you're going to 588 00:37:29,960 --> 00:37:33,600 Speaker 1: most associate with them to get their message through and 589 00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:36,600 Speaker 1: make you remember them and think of them. And again, 590 00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:39,880 Speaker 1: they're just letting you know they're around. They're just letting 591 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:44,000 Speaker 1: you know, hey, I'm here. Number three out of six 592 00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:49,680 Speaker 1: plus our bonus. Number three is more about sound. So 593 00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 1: you'll be doing something that has nothing to do with 594 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:56,879 Speaker 1: your animals. Say you're watching TV, say your vacuuming, Say 595 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,960 Speaker 1: you're sitting in the backyard, whatever whatever thing you're doing, 596 00:38:00,440 --> 00:38:03,320 Speaker 1: and it literally feel like you just heard your cats 597 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:07,520 Speaker 1: me out behind you, or your dog's bark, or you 598 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:10,840 Speaker 1: heard the sound of that your horse made on the hay, 599 00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:13,920 Speaker 1: and it really couldn't be there, right, my dog is 600 00:38:13,960 --> 00:38:16,319 Speaker 1: not barkingtbind, I mean, my dog has crossed over. There's 601 00:38:16,360 --> 00:38:19,520 Speaker 1: no hay in my backyard, and yet you heard it. 602 00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:22,760 Speaker 1: You have to trust it. This is another little hello 603 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:26,399 Speaker 1: from your beloved pet. On the other side, they're just 604 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:28,560 Speaker 1: wanting you to think of them. So when this happens 605 00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:30,680 Speaker 1: to think of them and feel the love. Think of 606 00:38:30,719 --> 00:38:34,399 Speaker 1: them and feel them. Nah, yeah, cool, I love you. 607 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:38,839 Speaker 1: Just just do that. That's all they're asking you to do. Okay. 608 00:38:39,120 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 1: Number four of six is that. Um. Let's say you're 609 00:38:43,239 --> 00:38:46,960 Speaker 1: again hanging out in your backyard. You are, you have 610 00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:50,680 Speaker 1: nothing to do with your deceased animal right now. Maybe 611 00:38:50,719 --> 00:38:53,319 Speaker 1: you're playing ping pong. I don't know what you're doing 612 00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:57,560 Speaker 1: in your backyard, but for no reason whatsoever, you find 613 00:38:57,600 --> 00:39:01,960 Speaker 1: yourself thinking of an animal that you love that's crossed over. 614 00:39:03,239 --> 00:39:05,560 Speaker 1: I know this one's hard to believe because you think 615 00:39:05,560 --> 00:39:07,840 Speaker 1: you're just thinking. But a lot of the time the 616 00:39:07,880 --> 00:39:12,080 Speaker 1: animal kind of pushes our thoughts right there so that 617 00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:14,600 Speaker 1: we remember them and think of them and notice that 618 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:19,120 Speaker 1: you're not. When it happens, you're not thinking angrily about 619 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:22,520 Speaker 1: your animal. You're thinking lovingly. You're thinking, oh I miss her, 620 00:39:22,680 --> 00:39:26,120 Speaker 1: I miss him, but it just came from nowhere. For example, 621 00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:28,799 Speaker 1: maybe I'm playing ping pong out in the backyard, but 622 00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:31,920 Speaker 1: I don't associate my dog Bella with ping pong, and 623 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:34,799 Speaker 1: yet Bella popped into my head. Those pop the near 624 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:39,239 Speaker 1: head moments they really count. I'm going to save the 625 00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:43,080 Speaker 1: next sign from Danielle for After the Break and I 626 00:39:43,120 --> 00:39:46,520 Speaker 1: can't believe she used the word poop. I never been 627 00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:49,319 Speaker 1: said on our show before now twice, but I can 628 00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:53,080 Speaker 1: totally get it. Donna and I my auntie have a 629 00:39:53,120 --> 00:39:56,600 Speaker 1: cat named Harry, and I tell you when he breaks 630 00:39:56,960 --> 00:40:01,360 Speaker 1: wind or uses the litter box. There is a sense 631 00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:05,600 Speaker 1: I can't even describe. So they do work with us 632 00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:10,080 Speaker 1: through our memories, through our thoughts, through random pictures, and 633 00:40:10,360 --> 00:40:14,919 Speaker 1: through random smells, so you never know. We'll be back 634 00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:17,040 Speaker 1: in just a minute with more of For the Love 635 00:40:17,080 --> 00:40:20,560 Speaker 1: of Animals. You're listening to Shades of the Afterlife on 636 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:23,960 Speaker 1: the I Heart Radio and Coast Coast a M paranormal 637 00:40:24,080 --> 00:40:32,239 Speaker 1: podcast network. 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Hey, it's the Wizard of Weird Joshua 648 00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:08,959 Speaker 1: pe Warren. Don't forget to check out my show Strange 649 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:11,840 Speaker 1: Things each week as I bring you the world of 650 00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:15,880 Speaker 1: the truly amazing and bizarre right here on the I 651 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:21,440 Speaker 1: Heart Radio and Coast to Coast a M Paranormal Podcast Network. 652 00:41:36,760 --> 00:41:40,160 Speaker 1: Welcome back to Shades of the Afterlife. I'm Sander Champlain 653 00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:45,399 Speaker 1: and we are listening to animal psychic Danielle McKinnon with 654 00:41:45,440 --> 00:41:48,759 Speaker 1: her six ways plus a bonus that our pets give 655 00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:53,919 Speaker 1: us signs from the afterlife. Signed number five is when 656 00:41:54,080 --> 00:41:57,759 Speaker 1: you feel like you see your pet as crossed over 657 00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:00,560 Speaker 1: out of the corner of your eye right and you 658 00:42:00,640 --> 00:42:05,120 Speaker 1: turn your head and you look nothing. There's no dog there, 659 00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:08,840 Speaker 1: there's no horse there, there's there's no mouse running across, 660 00:42:09,239 --> 00:42:11,640 Speaker 1: but right out of the corner eye, I really felt 661 00:42:11,760 --> 00:42:15,719 Speaker 1: like your animal was there. So they animals do this 662 00:42:15,880 --> 00:42:19,080 Speaker 1: also when they're alive. They basically send you their energy 663 00:42:19,160 --> 00:42:21,239 Speaker 1: so you feel like they're there you or you keep 664 00:42:21,320 --> 00:42:23,800 Speaker 1: feeling like you're seeing them there. They do it more 665 00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:26,279 Speaker 1: often from the other side, so like right now, I 666 00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:29,400 Speaker 1: don't have my dog. My dog is alive with me 667 00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:32,719 Speaker 1: because I'm in a hotel, and so one of the 668 00:42:32,760 --> 00:42:36,239 Speaker 1: things that my dog does is she'll show me there's 669 00:42:36,280 --> 00:42:39,400 Speaker 1: a picture, and for whatever reason, I'll feel like I 670 00:42:39,400 --> 00:42:40,919 Speaker 1: see her in the picture. And then I look close 671 00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:42,680 Speaker 1: and I'm like, oh, no, she's not there. That's a 672 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:46,440 Speaker 1: that's that's not even a dog what I'm seeing. But 673 00:42:46,520 --> 00:42:50,239 Speaker 1: that's my dog saying hello. Same thing with animals that 674 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:53,319 Speaker 1: have crossed over, they do it way more often. You're 675 00:42:53,360 --> 00:42:58,040 Speaker 1: walking down the hallway and wait, what you know? You 676 00:42:58,160 --> 00:43:01,360 Speaker 1: do you think your song? They weren't there physically, but 677 00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:03,880 Speaker 1: they were. And this is when you have to work 678 00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:07,560 Speaker 1: on trusting. It's not your eyes playing tricks on you. 679 00:43:07,880 --> 00:43:11,400 Speaker 1: It's your animal tapping into you so that your animal 680 00:43:11,520 --> 00:43:15,319 Speaker 1: can give you this feeling of closeness and hey, we're 681 00:43:15,320 --> 00:43:18,239 Speaker 1: still together. And here's the kind of cool thing about that, 682 00:43:18,719 --> 00:43:21,560 Speaker 1: our animals are hanging out with us. So maybe with 683 00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:25,480 Speaker 1: my physical eye, I didn't see her, but my third 684 00:43:25,560 --> 00:43:28,600 Speaker 1: eye is seeing her because she is around, she is 685 00:43:28,640 --> 00:43:31,680 Speaker 1: saying hello, she is checking in on me. So it's 686 00:43:31,719 --> 00:43:34,279 Speaker 1: kind of a fun one to trust. But a lot 687 00:43:34,320 --> 00:43:36,000 Speaker 1: of people, if they don't know that that's a way 688 00:43:36,040 --> 00:43:38,800 Speaker 1: that a sign works. They don't trust it. Sign Number 689 00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:42,880 Speaker 1: six for how animals communicate and setten messages from the 690 00:43:42,920 --> 00:43:47,319 Speaker 1: other side is through dreams, and this is where you 691 00:43:47,360 --> 00:43:51,160 Speaker 1: can actually have some control. All the others were kind 692 00:43:51,160 --> 00:43:54,280 Speaker 1: of like, hey, cool, are you giving me a sign? 693 00:43:54,680 --> 00:43:58,200 Speaker 1: But for this one, it's different. For dreams, there's a 694 00:43:58,200 --> 00:44:00,399 Speaker 1: whole little process. For now, what I'm going to say 695 00:44:00,440 --> 00:44:03,200 Speaker 1: is when you go to bed, think of your animal. 696 00:44:03,920 --> 00:44:06,640 Speaker 1: So I would think of Bella, Bella hello, and I 697 00:44:06,680 --> 00:44:09,480 Speaker 1: would say, Bella, will you please come visit me tonight. 698 00:44:09,840 --> 00:44:12,560 Speaker 1: Now might take a few nights for this to happen. 699 00:44:12,640 --> 00:44:14,799 Speaker 1: Don't be discouraged if it doesn't happen the first night, 700 00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:18,840 Speaker 1: especially if you're deeply in grief. Ask your animal to 701 00:44:19,080 --> 00:44:24,000 Speaker 1: visit you. And what will happen eventually, probably after a 702 00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:29,640 Speaker 1: few nights, is that you'll have this crazy, wonderful, surreal 703 00:44:29,880 --> 00:44:32,200 Speaker 1: dream that where you wake up and you're like, I 704 00:44:32,239 --> 00:44:35,520 Speaker 1: feel like we were just hanging out together. It feels 705 00:44:35,560 --> 00:44:40,080 Speaker 1: so good and yet it feels almost unreal. It's so real. 706 00:44:40,520 --> 00:44:43,760 Speaker 1: So that's how you ask for a visitation. Totally doable 707 00:44:43,840 --> 00:44:46,000 Speaker 1: for everybody who has an animal on the other side. 708 00:44:46,120 --> 00:44:49,719 Speaker 1: But your success with it will depend on how thoroughly 709 00:44:49,880 --> 00:44:54,399 Speaker 1: enmeshed in the grief you are. Okay, here's the bonus 710 00:44:54,440 --> 00:44:58,960 Speaker 1: way that animals are sending us messages from the other side. 711 00:44:59,800 --> 00:45:03,600 Speaker 1: Do do you know that your animal, when they cross over, 712 00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:07,720 Speaker 1: they get busy and they start arranging the next animal 713 00:45:07,840 --> 00:45:11,200 Speaker 1: to come into your life. So when the new animal 714 00:45:11,280 --> 00:45:13,520 Speaker 1: comes into your life, whenever that is, whether it's right 715 00:45:13,560 --> 00:45:16,959 Speaker 1: away or five years down the road, the animal that's 716 00:45:17,120 --> 00:45:20,080 Speaker 1: left your life has had a hand and a lot 717 00:45:20,120 --> 00:45:23,640 Speaker 1: of the time just directly influenced it. So that the 718 00:45:23,800 --> 00:45:27,560 Speaker 1: new animal coming into your life is actually from the 719 00:45:27,680 --> 00:45:31,840 Speaker 1: animal that has crossed over. So that new animal is 720 00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:37,040 Speaker 1: a message and herself. I hope you enjoyed that that 721 00:45:37,120 --> 00:45:42,160 Speaker 1: was animals psychic Danielle McKinnon. Have you ever seen someone 722 00:45:42,600 --> 00:45:45,880 Speaker 1: test pasta to see if it's ready. I have this 723 00:45:46,040 --> 00:45:50,759 Speaker 1: vision throwing several strands of spaghetti against the wall. When 724 00:45:50,800 --> 00:45:54,120 Speaker 1: it sticks, you know it's done. The same thing holds 725 00:45:54,160 --> 00:45:58,280 Speaker 1: true for my show and for anything that you watch 726 00:45:58,520 --> 00:46:03,520 Speaker 1: or listen to. We have a divine soul that knows 727 00:46:03,560 --> 00:46:08,360 Speaker 1: the truth and can spot the bs. So something does 728 00:46:08,560 --> 00:46:12,520 Speaker 1: not resonate with you while it may be true. It 729 00:46:12,600 --> 00:46:15,719 Speaker 1: may not be true to you right now, maybe down 730 00:46:15,760 --> 00:46:17,640 Speaker 1: the road it will be, or maybe it will never be. 731 00:46:18,480 --> 00:46:22,279 Speaker 1: So my request is from words from me, words from 732 00:46:22,280 --> 00:46:25,520 Speaker 1: my guests. If something resonates with you and you want 733 00:46:25,560 --> 00:46:28,040 Speaker 1: to try it, oh, just go ahead and do it. 734 00:46:28,440 --> 00:46:31,720 Speaker 1: I tell you years ago, I was nasty, I was ugly. 735 00:46:32,239 --> 00:46:35,239 Speaker 1: I thought all of this was fake. I was going 736 00:46:35,280 --> 00:46:37,240 Speaker 1: to use another word, but I thought it was all fake. 737 00:46:37,440 --> 00:46:40,880 Speaker 1: And anybody interested in this topic, well they needed to 738 00:46:40,920 --> 00:46:43,799 Speaker 1: get a life. Not very nice with me, but now 739 00:46:44,120 --> 00:46:48,960 Speaker 1: a whole different story. Danielle brought up a really good 740 00:46:48,960 --> 00:46:54,000 Speaker 1: point about maybe not getting signs because you're too enmeshed 741 00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:57,520 Speaker 1: in grief. Now I can't say that the signs aren't there, 742 00:46:57,640 --> 00:47:00,960 Speaker 1: and that grief is holding you back. Our loved ones 743 00:47:01,000 --> 00:47:04,400 Speaker 1: on the other side want us to be happy, but 744 00:47:04,480 --> 00:47:07,240 Speaker 1: they've been human and they know how hard it hurts. 745 00:47:08,080 --> 00:47:12,360 Speaker 1: So when I was experiencing grief, just thinking of the 746 00:47:12,400 --> 00:47:14,960 Speaker 1: physical loss of my dad, I tell you it was 747 00:47:15,440 --> 00:47:18,279 Speaker 1: a dark cloud that felt like it was over me 748 00:47:18,600 --> 00:47:21,880 Speaker 1: for the better part of four years before that cloud 749 00:47:21,960 --> 00:47:24,960 Speaker 1: began to lift. You know, I think I mentioned before 750 00:47:25,120 --> 00:47:29,160 Speaker 1: not just having my dad passed, but family feuds with 751 00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:32,120 Speaker 1: the siblings, and I felt like I had lost everything. 752 00:47:32,600 --> 00:47:37,440 Speaker 1: It was a deep, dark, depressing place. So from that place, 753 00:47:37,719 --> 00:47:43,879 Speaker 1: could I have noticed a rainbow or a license plate 754 00:47:43,960 --> 00:47:46,920 Speaker 1: that said my dad's name or something like that. I 755 00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:49,480 Speaker 1: don't know. I don't know. I was too busy in 756 00:47:49,560 --> 00:47:52,280 Speaker 1: my thoughts. What I'd like to do is just share 757 00:47:52,360 --> 00:47:55,640 Speaker 1: a little bit about grief now, because it doesn't matter 758 00:47:55,680 --> 00:47:59,160 Speaker 1: if it's a pet or a person, or if you 759 00:47:59,239 --> 00:48:02,160 Speaker 1: lose your job, job, or if you get diagnosed with 760 00:48:02,239 --> 00:48:06,520 Speaker 1: an illness. There are so many reasons we grieve, even 761 00:48:06,520 --> 00:48:10,120 Speaker 1: a breakup of a relationship. I had a friend tell 762 00:48:10,200 --> 00:48:13,480 Speaker 1: me after he read my book. He wasn't interested in 763 00:48:13,680 --> 00:48:16,240 Speaker 1: life after death and he really wasn't interested in grief, 764 00:48:16,719 --> 00:48:20,120 Speaker 1: but when he read chapter ten, How to Survive Grief, 765 00:48:20,520 --> 00:48:24,000 Speaker 1: he said he perfectly understood why his marriage broke up 766 00:48:24,160 --> 00:48:26,600 Speaker 1: and why he felt the way he did, and he 767 00:48:26,640 --> 00:48:30,319 Speaker 1: was able to forgive himself and his wife after over 768 00:48:30,400 --> 00:48:34,040 Speaker 1: twenty years. I know we only have a few minutes left, 769 00:48:34,080 --> 00:48:37,640 Speaker 1: so I'll make this kind of concise. But no, the 770 00:48:37,800 --> 00:48:40,480 Speaker 1: full version is in chapter ten of my book. You 771 00:48:40,520 --> 00:48:43,560 Speaker 1: can have that for free, Yes, for free, Just go 772 00:48:43,640 --> 00:48:46,480 Speaker 1: to We Don't Die Dot com click on the store button, 773 00:48:46,960 --> 00:48:50,719 Speaker 1: find the audio book and use coupon code free for 774 00:48:50,880 --> 00:48:53,920 Speaker 1: We Don't Die, a skeptics discovery of life after Death. 775 00:48:54,680 --> 00:48:59,320 Speaker 1: When we love, we have a connection in our biology. 776 00:49:00,360 --> 00:49:03,480 Speaker 1: Love is almost like an addiction, you know. We have 777 00:49:03,680 --> 00:49:06,840 Speaker 1: something that we're so used to. We take it away, 778 00:49:07,040 --> 00:49:12,320 Speaker 1: whatever it may be, and we experience a loss. Now, 779 00:49:12,360 --> 00:49:15,640 Speaker 1: for someone who is no longer getting their fix of 780 00:49:15,719 --> 00:49:18,759 Speaker 1: their drug or alcohol or their sugar, whatever that may be, 781 00:49:19,640 --> 00:49:23,680 Speaker 1: they go through a withdrawal period. Grief is no different, 782 00:49:24,160 --> 00:49:27,560 Speaker 1: except for I think it can be hundreds of times worse. 783 00:49:28,120 --> 00:49:31,239 Speaker 1: The more we love, the more it hurts. It may 784 00:49:31,280 --> 00:49:34,759 Speaker 1: take longer to go through the process. The only way 785 00:49:34,760 --> 00:49:37,880 Speaker 1: to the other side of the process is through the process. 786 00:49:38,360 --> 00:49:40,960 Speaker 1: But there are different things that we can do to 787 00:49:41,080 --> 00:49:45,280 Speaker 1: make ourselves feel better and get there. First, it's important 788 00:49:45,320 --> 00:49:50,600 Speaker 1: to realize that there's a whole bunch of physiological changes 789 00:49:50,719 --> 00:49:55,840 Speaker 1: within us. Our body works on neurotransmitters that keep it running, 790 00:49:56,120 --> 00:50:00,239 Speaker 1: kind of like your car uses gasoline and oil and 791 00:50:00,400 --> 00:50:04,239 Speaker 1: all the other fluids uses. Well, we have these neurotransmitters, 792 00:50:04,560 --> 00:50:09,560 Speaker 1: things like serotonin and dopamine. When they get depleted, and old, boy, 793 00:50:09,600 --> 00:50:12,640 Speaker 1: do they ever when we're grieving. We don't have enough 794 00:50:12,680 --> 00:50:17,399 Speaker 1: of them functioning to have our body function properly. These 795 00:50:17,480 --> 00:50:23,960 Speaker 1: neurotransmitters control things like our mood, our memory. If you imagine, 796 00:50:24,239 --> 00:50:29,080 Speaker 1: or I'm sure you've experienced it, being super angry, sad, 797 00:50:30,080 --> 00:50:35,640 Speaker 1: outbursts of tears, forgetful, forgetting where you put things like 798 00:50:36,640 --> 00:50:40,160 Speaker 1: I found my cell phone in the refrigerator. Things like that. 799 00:50:41,320 --> 00:50:47,040 Speaker 1: You'll have major miscommunications with people. You may think they 800 00:50:47,040 --> 00:50:50,000 Speaker 1: said one thing, but they said something else. So I 801 00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:55,440 Speaker 1: think that really is important to know, especially when siblings 802 00:50:55,480 --> 00:50:59,399 Speaker 1: are experiencing the death of a parent. It all makes 803 00:50:59,440 --> 00:51:04,200 Speaker 1: perfect sense after the fact. What's important to realize is 804 00:51:04,800 --> 00:51:09,839 Speaker 1: we have extremely low amounts of these chemicals running through 805 00:51:09,880 --> 00:51:15,879 Speaker 1: our body. To lift them. There's things like exercising, even 806 00:51:15,920 --> 00:51:18,200 Speaker 1: if you don't feel like doing it. Put on your 807 00:51:18,239 --> 00:51:21,920 Speaker 1: favorite songs from when you went to high school, force 808 00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:23,960 Speaker 1: yourself to dance. It could be the last thing you 809 00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:26,680 Speaker 1: feel like doing. You may break out in tears while 810 00:51:26,719 --> 00:51:31,480 Speaker 1: you're doing it, but do it. Read, talk to a friend, 811 00:51:32,480 --> 00:51:36,480 Speaker 1: go for a walk, journal, try to get your feelings 812 00:51:36,480 --> 00:51:39,880 Speaker 1: out of your mind and onto some paper. If you 813 00:51:39,920 --> 00:51:42,799 Speaker 1: can be out in nature, great, If you can get 814 00:51:42,840 --> 00:51:46,880 Speaker 1: some sunshine. Great if you can stay away from things 815 00:51:46,920 --> 00:51:50,359 Speaker 1: like processed food and sugar. Now I know I ate 816 00:51:50,440 --> 00:51:53,600 Speaker 1: probably twenty pounds of chocolate when Dad died. But if 817 00:51:53,640 --> 00:51:59,040 Speaker 1: you can try to resist things like that and you know, 818 00:51:59,120 --> 00:52:02,960 Speaker 1: lots of alcohol and things, it will help nurture your 819 00:52:02,960 --> 00:52:05,799 Speaker 1: body and it will help get you back in a 820 00:52:06,080 --> 00:52:13,880 Speaker 1: healthier physiology, so to speak. Meditation, quieting the mind, talking 821 00:52:13,920 --> 00:52:16,880 Speaker 1: to your loved one, and I mean it, get a 822 00:52:16,880 --> 00:52:20,560 Speaker 1: picture of them looking healthy and well, keep talking to them, 823 00:52:20,680 --> 00:52:23,760 Speaker 1: let them know how you feel. They are right there. 824 00:52:24,239 --> 00:52:28,440 Speaker 1: You can ask for signs, but they don't have all 825 00:52:28,480 --> 00:52:31,120 Speaker 1: the answers just because they've crossed over. They actually have 826 00:52:31,200 --> 00:52:33,640 Speaker 1: to learn how to do some of these things. And 827 00:52:33,680 --> 00:52:37,279 Speaker 1: in their world there is no time, so what could 828 00:52:37,320 --> 00:52:40,200 Speaker 1: be thirty years before you see them again can be 829 00:52:40,400 --> 00:52:44,600 Speaker 1: only a blink of an eye to them. Volunteering is 830 00:52:44,600 --> 00:52:47,880 Speaker 1: a big one too, In fact, I think for anything 831 00:52:47,920 --> 00:52:51,200 Speaker 1: that ails us, and I mean anything, when you can 832 00:52:51,239 --> 00:52:54,560 Speaker 1: set your eyes on another person to make a difference 833 00:52:55,000 --> 00:52:58,040 Speaker 1: you get in their world. You want them to be happy, 834 00:52:58,440 --> 00:53:04,279 Speaker 1: and what naturally happens is your reservoirs of these neurotransmitters 835 00:53:05,120 --> 00:53:08,439 Speaker 1: we'll get refilled Oh my gosh, there's so much more 836 00:53:08,480 --> 00:53:12,520 Speaker 1: I want to tell you, but most importantly, be gentle 837 00:53:12,600 --> 00:53:16,480 Speaker 1: on yourself, give yourself a big hug. Anything you can 838 00:53:16,520 --> 00:53:20,200 Speaker 1: do for self love and education to find out about 839 00:53:20,200 --> 00:53:23,960 Speaker 1: the world of grief will really help you. So please 840 00:53:24,000 --> 00:53:26,440 Speaker 1: take me up on the offer of going to we 841 00:53:26,520 --> 00:53:30,120 Speaker 1: Don't Die dot com and finding the audio book. Okay, 842 00:53:30,200 --> 00:53:33,319 Speaker 1: So with that, of course, I'm going to tell you 843 00:53:33,440 --> 00:53:36,279 Speaker 1: come join us live on a Sunday. You'll really like 844 00:53:36,360 --> 00:53:40,279 Speaker 1: our empowering Sunday gatherings and there's so much more going on. 845 00:53:41,320 --> 00:53:44,880 Speaker 1: I'm Sandras Champlain. Thank you for listening to Shades of 846 00:53:44,920 --> 00:53:48,040 Speaker 1: the Afterlife on the I Heart Radio and Coast Coast 847 00:53:48,040 --> 00:53:55,400 Speaker 1: AM Paranormal Podcast network. And if you like this episode 848 00:53:55,400 --> 00:53:57,719 Speaker 1: of Shades of the Afterlife, wait until you hear the 849 00:53:57,760 --> 00:54:00,680 Speaker 1: next one. 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