Monthly Archives: August 2008

Sharing the Breath

When my kids were babies, and needed to fall asleep, I relied on a breathing technique to relax and lull them. I slowed my breathing down, to sound like the breath of someone asleep.They’d match my breathing and before they … Continue reading

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Neo

There’s something fantastic about a new soul, about someone that’s new to every experience. The wise ones are great, and those of us on the path to wisdom, we should also be commended for our moments of grace and grit, … Continue reading

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Getting in Tune with Your Pet

Today, we’re going to talk about getting in tune with your pet. Essentially, we’re talking about Sympathetic Resonance. From Wikipedia, a definition: sympathetic resonance is a harmonic phenomenon wherein a formerly passive string or vibratory body responds to external vibrations to … Continue reading

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Pet Souls, Human Souls

My friend, Simrat, asked me if I had ever encountered animals that had incarnated as other animals or as humans (who are, I must point out, actually just another form of animal). I have only rarely encountered this.  The animals … Continue reading

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Timon’s Past Life

I am fascinated with pet past lives, and how their experiences impact the now. This is a new feeling for me. Yesterday, I talked with a cat named Timon. Timon lives on a hobby farm in Hornbrook, California. His owner … Continue reading

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The Bird Becomes Me

Of the animals I talk with, it seems that cats are most like people. It is sadly ironic that there are so many people who don’t like cats. In the past week or so, I’ve talked with bunch of cats, … Continue reading

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Existential Thoughts Today

My dogs spend the better part of every day having a lie-down. They sleep all day. Then they get up to bark at the cars passing on the street. They go to the dog park. They have another nap, then … Continue reading

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