How Psychic Are Animals?

Preview of the upcoming book

What you’re about to read is a snippet from my upcoming book Beyond the Veil: Exploring Past Lives, Angels, and the Supernatural.

Release date: February 3rd on Amazon.

Book signing: February 22nd at BrewMoon in Omaha (13808 W. Maple Road.)

Are animals psychic or intuitive on some level?

Animals are intuitive. There’s no denying it. Cats, dogs, parakeets, flying squirrels… all of them. Well, maybe the one exception is fish. I used to have a ten-gallon aquarium with a half dozen tetras. They were about as psychic as a frying pan. Not much is going on between the ears, if you catch my drift. But I digress.

Fish aside, I’m guessing many of you have a cat or a dog (or did at some point in your life.) Like humans, they’re born with an innate ability to sense things. Vibrations. Energy. Changes in the mood of the household. And they certainly know when we’re sick.

When Covid hit me hard, my two cats were glued to my side for much of the illness. I found their constant purring soothing. Perhaps this isn’t surprising. After all, substantial research proves that a cat’s purring falls within a frequency known to reduce stress in humans. The purring is also within a range that’s known to release endorphins, which are the body’s natural painkiller. Dogs may not possess this ability, but their cuddles and loyal support help achieve the same end result as cats.

The bottom line is that our pets can sense when we feel under the weather. They can also intuit when we’re angry, sad, or worried. When my sweet dog Zico was still alive, we had a nearly telepathic connection. He watched countless soccer games with me on the couch. Sometimes, when my team would get scored on during an important game, I would internally cringe. But I knew how sensitive Zico was to my every movement, so I always refrained from sighing, huffing in frustration, moving too quickly, or shouting at the TV.

And still, although I wouldn’t react at all, he would stand up and stare at me with a concerned look on his face… as if he could sense an invisible shift in my energy. At first, I thought it was a fluke. Over time, this was so consistent it defied chance and was beyond a coincidence.

Ultimately, soccer is just a game. I don’t think Zico cared who scored or which team won those matches. Pets have more important things to worry about. Take Oscar the cat, for example. In 2005, he was the resident therapy cat at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

Oscar had a knack for sensing which residents were nearing the end. In the hours leading up to a person’s death, Oscar would set up camp in that person’s room, offering affection and companionship. Time after time, those residents passed away with Oscar by their side. This happened no less than twenty-five times, eliminating skeptic’s claims that it was merely a coincidence. The story was covered in the New England Journal of Medicine.

How is this possible? And why are animals so intuitive? I’ve learned a few things while conversing with spirit guides all these years. They insist that everything is made up of energy. All living things have a soul. Like anything else, souls are on a spectrum. Animals rank high on the totem poll because they are highly evolved. Yes, they sometimes drink from the toilet and lick themselves for hours on end. But our furry family members are capable of unconditional love. Some humans aren’t even capable of loving without conditions. Pets are pure beings who possess loyalty, empathy, and emotional intelligence.

It’s this emotion that causes animals to be so incredibly psychic. Unlike humans, they do not overanalyze situations or waste the day rationalizing their decisions. They don’t dwell on the past or worry about the future. They live in the moment. For them, everything is based on feelings and instincts.

When humans manage to live this way, we get out of our own heads and tap into our hearts. That’s where we find intuition. That’s where our psychic senses reside. It’s no coincidence that highly intuitive people possess a bottomless well of emotions.