Daffy: “You humans talk a lot, fight a lot, cry and love a lot too! Well, so do we! We communicate a lot with you and also understand you better than you humans!
How? Here is our story!”
According to the traditional history of Psychology, animals have been at our rescue for helping us understand the nuances of human behaviour. May it be the conditionally salivating dog of Pavlov to the hungry rats of Skinner, animals have always been studied to comprehend complex human behaviours. Even the study of hunger and mirror neurons holds the contribution of animals to their credit.
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Generally, humans are considered to be the most intelligent beings on the planet, and hence, using real humans for experiments was considered unethical. Tons of animals were pushed to complex experiments, which involved surgeries on the animals! Eventually, as we evolved with technology, using animals in the study started to be considered unethical. Well, this history suggests that the animals are quite similar to humans! Did we ever wonder how profound they are with their timings and travel without having a language like humans?
In animal communications, there have been cases where the animal parent is far away, is disturbed, and the animal has communicated it through its behaviour. How? In a paper written by Rupert Sheldrake, the morphic fields of social groups connect members of the group even when they are many miles apart, and provide channels of communication through which organisms can stay in touch at a distance. (Sheldrake, n.d.) Morphic Resonance is understood to be a pool of information like our google which helps the animals to draw information about humans, time and space!
Mirroring
A pet parent mentioned her cat leaving the home each day and coming back home from the time the pet parent delivered a baby. In the communication with the cat, she was mirroring what she wanted the pet parent to do. She wanted her to get back to her work and not stay at home constantly. Animal behaviours are understood in three ways in telepathic animal communication. One of them is mirroring, where they act out what they want humans to do or know about their own selves.
Taking on
There has been a case where the pet animal suddenly began vomiting. The pet parent took him to a veterinary professional, and the reports were all normal. After having a conversation with the pet, it was revealed that the small son in the family had got indigestion, and the pet did not want him to vomit. Hence, the pet took it on himself. This is a second way of animal behaviour, which is known as ‘taking on’. Animals have the sense to take on human experiences for the love and attachments they have for humans. Offcourse only if the animal chooses to do it.
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Own journey
There was a case that made me question humanity! In a communication with a pet dog, he mentioned someone (not revealing who it was) in the family being ill and asked the pet parent to have a check-up done. The pet parent assumed it to be his father, since his monthly health check-up was due. Exactly a week later, he mentioned that the pet dog was quite dull and was not eating, which made them rush him to a vet, where it was revealed that the animal was ill with a fatal disease. He was counting his last days, and they lost the dog within the upcoming week. In a communication with the dog, he mentioned that it was his choice not to get treated and diagnosed early, as for him, his purpose was met!
No matter how philosophical it sounds, it made me question why the pet parent didn’t consider that the ill family member could be the dog as well! There are missing cases, sudden death or animals leaving the homes and never returning. Such actions could fall under the third way of animal behaviour, which is known as ‘own journey.’ Animals choose to behave in a certain way because it’s their will and choice.
Not Silent, Just Differently Communicative
It has always been intriguing how profound the animal’s ways of communication are. The unconditionality in their love, the empathy they have and the honesty they have make me question how humane we are. The history traces of them being the silent creature on the globe. However, their system of communication is way more advanced than ours. What our search engine does for us today is what they have been doing through morphic resonance for ages.
Psychology talks about using animal-assisted therapies, which are used to improve the physical, social and emotional well-being of clients. (The Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy: How Animals Help Improve Health and Well-Being, 2022). All of this elevates the contribution of animals in making human life a better experience. Now it’s our time to celebrate the intelligence, along with the enigmatic emotional quotient, that animals have. Let us call them ‘differently communicative’ rather than just silent beings on earth.
Daffy: “Finally, our story has unfolded, and yes, we are differently communicative beings!”
References +
The Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy: How Animals Help Improve Health and Well-Being. (2022, July 20). Husson University Online.
Sheldrake, R. (n.d.). Morphic Resonance and Morphic Fields – an Introduction.
