Lessons from animal communication with soulmate pets
Your soulmate pets have so much to teach you. Here’s what they want you to know…
If you have a heart dog, a soulmate in the form of a cat, or perhaps your horse friend is your guru-you’re going to want to listen into this conversation about these once-in-a-lifetime animals and what they really want you to know.
Listen along here…
Hello Dear Intuitive One,
There is a dedication in my second book, “When Spirit and Earth Meet” that reads, “For Sue-Friend: Thank you for teaching me the many ways that love can crack open shields and open doors to wholeness.”, next to a pawprint we made together using modeling clay.
Image: Orange crayon texture rubbing of a pawprint I made with our dog, Sue-friend, using modeling clay when she was still a young dog. Which I have since scanned and included in the dedication of my second book, “When Spirit and Earth Meet”.
Sue-friend was the kind of master healer dog who in her ever-so-unobtrusive way burrowed through the walls and shields around my heart, cracking it open from the INside out—so subtly—it took her the whole 14 years of her life before I even caught onto her master plan.
It wasn’t until she exited that I was able to fully see the extent of the gift she gave me—a steady, 14 year dose of pure, raw, unconditional love, so expertly dished out, it felt safe to let her in and drink up that love potion brewed with each swish of her happy tail, each greeting at the door and each surprise kiss planted on my nose.
Sue-Friend was one of those dogs; those once-in-a-lifetime dog friends, old soul, master teacher, a soul mate, master healer dog friends. Some of these animal friends are so special it’s like they are not of this world. I imagine you know the kind. They arrive dressed in fur, fluff or scales, only to completely transform who you are and how you fit into the world by the time they exit, often without even realizing they are painlessly working you over, head to toe, along the way.
Image: Wise old, grey muzzled Sue-Friend sporting Luna moth wings and a monarch butterfly headband “tolerating” our annual butterfly dress up party mayhem on Halloween several years ago.
Once-in-a-lifetime-dogs
(and cats… horses, lizards, cows, goats, rabbits, and…)
Like Sue-Friend, these wise, one-of-a-kind animals seem to arrive in our lives with a master plan. Sometimes they know about it and are open to talking about it, and other times, like with Sue-Friend, she knew about it but kept the details private.
They have a mission; they have a plan and they have the will to see it though. Master plans such as:
Reminding us that unconditional love is a real thing and we are worthy of it,
Walking beside us as we face our shadows and grow new roots,
Or teaching us about true becoming…
It’s like every action, every misstep, behavioral challenge or illness they face comes back to their master plan. Which of course is woven tightly with what they are here to learn about as well. I know how lucky I am to to have known Sue-friend, and have the chance to talk with SO many of these master healer animal clients in my years of offering animal communication.
Here’s what Soulmate animals want you to know
Soulmate animals have so much to teach us and tell us, each animal is unique in what they are here to teach you and help you with. And they are able to do this “work” so well because they know us so well.
Their work with us matters, long after they depart this world. It’s much like my Soul Work offering. In that we can connect and do BIG DEEP transformation work and it's powerful… and yet there's still so much healing that lies in the aftercare that you give yourself, to support the reset/reboot of your inner world and spirit. So much healing comes in putting that transformation into action in daily life. So many of these soul animals share this very concept in sessions…
❤ In a recent session, an older cat asked her young woman person to honor them by never putting herself inside the box of other people’s expectations of who they think she should be. To bravely do her own thing from this point forward.
❤ Another wise old dog shared that they were here to remind their person they belong and are loveable, no matter what. This dog requested their person continue to honor them- even after they are gone by taping this statement to the fridge and looking at it every time, they question their right to BE in the world.
❤ Years ago, I spoke with a horse who was terminally ill after being chronically ill for too many years of his life. He shared he was here to teach his person how to seek out the preciousness of life despite it all, and asked only that they continue to do so, long after he was gone… right before his person disclosed, they had been diagnosed with a chronic illness themselves shortly after adopting this horse.
❤ One wise cat was here to teach her person about the power of presence in the NOW. That in relationship, it’s not just about what we can do or give in gifts. Rather it’s about the depth and quality of presence we are able to offer, and that in itself is often enough. Continuing on, this soulmate cat asked his person to put this into action to honor their connection by giving each of their future relationship the gift only they can give- themselves.
These big lessons offered by these once-in-a-lifetime-animals are magical, amazing and deep and the even BIGGER lessons and healing comes in how we intentionally put their wisdom into action, especially after they’ve gone.
Doing so honors them, it honors our relationship and our love.
It’s about filling the void they leave within us with care and intention, to ensure their life work to teach us how to heal is honored with reverence. And yet, doing so is not always an easy task. Whether they are still here with you or have crossed over, talking with these soulmate pets in an animal communication helps. It helps us hear firsthand what they are here to do, to help us heal, to help us understand. It also helps to hear how we are doing from their unique non-judgmental vantage point, through those magical lenses of unconditional love and gratitude.
Let’s tune inward together
***To listen as a guided meditation, click the audio link at the top of this post
Life moves SO freaking fast. If dropping into the now with the animals in our care doesn’t happen as much as you would like, you’re going to love this centering practice. It will help you be present with your animals now, so you can celebrate all the feel-good learning and wisdom the two of you have shared together. And if you don’t have an animal friend right now, that’s okay. Try this by leaning against one of your favorite tree friends or simply thinking of an animal or a person who is no longer on earth who you have had the chance to love and learn from.
Start by getting comfy, if you have an animal friend nearby, snuggle up if they are consenting or just hang out near them.
Tune in with your breath first. Breath to be in your body and center.
Give yourself a moment to truly drop into the now.
Uncoil yourself back home into your body.
Drop your shoulders, soften your jaw, rest your eyes.
Put down your overfull todo list and leave the stress or worry with it…
Perhaps even give your overactive scouting-out-for-danger intuitive muscles a rest. just let them rest.
Wiggle your toes and sense into the support holding your body up from earth and gravity
If it feels safe, do a mini neck roll and sense into the support above you from the sky and atmosphere
Give your-whole-self permission to be in the now.
I invite you to remember that your presence is a divine gift to anyone you choose to share it with… give yourself a breath moment to embody that knowing.
Then when you are ready, drop into sacred connection with this being you want to connect with. Simply share space with them.
There is no need to merge with them – just share space.
There is no need to send them love – just let your love for this being simply emanate though your body.
Be in the now with them, exactly how you are, meeting them exactly how they are. If they are in your physical presence you can touch them if they consent or simply be with them in this moment, sharing the gift of this moment together.
Enjoy one another’s company until this connection naturally comes to a close.
Repeat as necessary.
Thanks for tuning in with me today,
XO
Joanna
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In-spirit animal communication sessions
Do you know that I communicate with animals who are alive AND those who have crossed over? The process of talking with animals who have crossed is the same; all I need is a photo of them to tune-in and these kinds of sessions can be SO healing. For reassurance, for tending loose unspoken ends, and for gaining closure so you both can move forward with love.
In-spirit animal communication sessions give you the chance to see your life together through the eyes of your animals. And they help you see yourself through the eyes of a being who loves you unconditionally. It’s powerful medicine for the Soul and can help you move forward while tapping your deep sense of the big picture, which is beyond helpful when you feel stuck in habits or lost in cycles of hopelessness and worry. It’s about tapping into the shared joy again so you can embody it in the now.
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