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“When
Kathy arrived,
I ushered her
toward the sofa.
Noodles, who isn't
allowed on the
furniture, immediately
crawled up on
the sofa and spread
her body across
Kathy's lap
like a warm, fuzzy
blanket. Noodles
spent much of
the session looking
up into Kathy's
face and licking
her every once
in a while. Noodles
stayed that way
for the entire
hour, and for
every subsequent
therapy session.
I was never sure
how much I helped
Kathy, but I knew
Noodles' love
and support made
a huge difference.
“Since
then, whenever
Noodles sees someone
in pain, she goes
to them, licks
them, and stays
by their side.”
Noodles
and Judy form
a spiritual team
that is greater
than the sum of
its parts and
accomplishes more
than either of
them could do
alone.
Enlightening
the World about
Animals as Souls
A
skeptical radio
host interviewed
us and began the
conversation with
a closed mind.
But when one after
another, callers
related stories
about animals,
who had appeared
to them after
death, he kept
repeating the
word, “Amazing!
Amazing!”
He was a “convert”
by the end of
our hour with
him. Many people
are experiencing
the spiritual
nature of animals
firsthand and
even having afterdeath
spiritual encounters
with beloved pets.
Many have had
visions, signs,
and dreams in
which the spirit
of an animal has
comforted a human
friend with the
promise that they'll
reunite or that
this soul will
return to earth
in a new body
and find the person
again.
Soul
Equals Soul
A
corollary to the
belief that animals
are souls is that
soul equals soul.
This concept levels
the playing field
between humans
and animals. Soul
equals soul involves
viewing animals
not only as the
lovable creatures
they often are
but also as vibrant
and vastly complex
players on the
stages of our
lives.
In
our household
soul equals soul
requires that
we pay attention
to reactions and
signals from the
animals who share
our lives. We
don't view our
animal housemates
as “dumb”
animals. Instead,
we cherish them
as guides God
often uses to
help us chart
our courses.
We've
seen that grasping
the concept and
truly living as
if all of us are
cut from the same
cloth by the same
Divine hand literally
changes everything.
Allen
and Linda Anderson
are co-editors
of Angel Animals:
Exploring Our
Spiritual Connection
with Animals.
Send story submissions
to P.O. Box 26354,
Minneapolis, MN
55426 or e-mail
at AngelAnimals@aol.com.
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