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  • #41
    Such beautiful stories!! Thank you all for sharing
    Certified Spiritual Medium/ Animal Communicator
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    • #42
      Originally posted by Kwill View Post
      I am not trying to be disrespectful to your beliefs, just pointing out that I don't share all of them and there are some very specific beliefs or worldviews at work here, as we try to explain the unexplainable.
      I didn't feel you were being disrespectful at all, just wanted to say that the various beliefs aren't necessarily mutually exclusive. When taken specifically from certain religions then yes they can be mutually exclusive.

      And given that I was around my horse's dam for her entire pregnancy perhaps he's not a reincarnated spirit, but just a spirit that liked the feel of mine and was looking for the attached body after he was born.

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      • #43
        Originally posted by Kim View Post
        For those of you who have lost a horse (or could even be another animal), have you seen any signs that made you think the animal is still with you in spirit? I'd love to hear your stories.

        Since I lost my mare three years ago, a beautiful cardinal has appeared to me whenever I am upset or worried. It appears in all different locations - the barn, work, various roads, and now home. I recenly had a reading with an animal communicator, and she immediately picked up on the bird and its meaning.

        I would love to hear others' stories...Sorry if this is too "out there" for some! I am normally quite grounded, but this topic is very interesting and inspirational to me! I truly feel blessed to be having this experience.
        Well, along these lines, I believe animals go to Heaven. Some people say they don't, because they have no souls, but I say they do, because they have no sin So I would be open to the possibility.

        "Be thou comforted, little dog, Thou too in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail."
        - Martin Luther 1483-1546
        VP Horse & Carriage Association of NYC

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        • #44
          With as many people as have ever prayed their their dog or cat or horse has gone to Heaven... despite what their priest said? How could a Father -not- be moved... I believe dogs and cats and horses go to Heaven. Heck, there are horses in Heaven right there in the Bible.

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          • #45
            About a year ago my riding teachers dog had very,very sudden heart failure and died. One of the women i ride with called my instructor a few minutes after the dog died to say that she had, for some crazy reason, seen the dog out of the corner of her eye and heard a very distinctive yelp that sounded exactly like the dog. She called because she wanted to make sure that the dog was ok. She was driving at the time, so there was no chance that the dog was her own. The radio wasnt on, either.

            Another time, after my riding teachers cat died of cancer, my riding buddies and i were splashing around in the barn pool, when i saw a strange cat staring intently at the bunny cage. Now, none of the neihbors or anyone i knew had a cat that had the same or similar markings to the deceased cat. The cat proceeded to glance up at me... then disapeared.

            I dont think they do this to scare us, just to either comfort us in times of need, tell us goodbye, or let us know that they miss us but are happy and continueing on with whatever they do normally.

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            • #46
              I don't have any animal experiences, but I do have experiences with ghosts/spirits of the human kind. The house that I live in has too many weird things that happen to just be "an old house settling." Or "the wind." Most of the weird instances involve my animals reacting to something. My dog would go in my living room and always in the same spot stare up at nothing and start barking. My cat would go to the exact same spot and start kneading the floor and purring for no reason. The spot is near the spot where my grandpa collapsed right before he went to the hospital and later passed away. I like to think that my grandfather has passed on, but I also know that he was an avid animal lover. Just the other night my pets were both laying by the door to the living room and both of them suddenly looked up and into the bedroom right before I heard something shift. This happened twice, both times I went into the living room, checked everything, and everything was right where it was when I left the room. Items have unexpectantly rolled off of tables. Things go missing with no explanation and turn up again days later. Neither animal will set foot in the basement and will freak out if I try to carry them down there. There is a mirror in my bedroom that I have seen shadows move across that don't appear anywhere but in the mirror, and the mirror faces the side of the chimney so there is no reason for there to be random shadows. In one of the upstairs bedrooms I get the creepy feeling like I am being watched and should leave the bedroom ASAP.

              So anyway, yes I believe in spirits/ghosts. There are just too many things that I have experienced to not believe in them.
              Maggie Bright, lovingly known as Skye and deeply missed (1994 - 2013)
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                #47
                Thank you so much for sharing your stories! They are really amazing.
                In loving memory of Chutney (1977 - 2008)

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                • #48
                  Skyedragon, thats awfully creepy...

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                  • #49
                    Sounds like it's time to move.

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                    • #50
                      Yeah, i dont know if i would want to live in your house...

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                      • #51
                        Originally posted by Kwill View Post
                        Sounds like it's time to move.
                        Or perhaps time for a cleansing and a blessing.

                        I have plenty of stories, but not going to tell them here. I'm sure people already think I'm half a bob off plumb for sharing what I have!
                        Homeopathy claims water can cure you since it once held medicine. That's like saying you can get sustenance from an empty plate because it once held food.

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                        • #52
                          Originally posted by arabhorse2 View Post
                          Or perhaps time for a cleansing and a blessing.

                          I have plenty of stories, but not going to tell them here. I'm sure people already think I'm half a bob off plumb for sharing what I have!
                          Naw... at worst we will think you have been watching a lot of horror movies and recently consumed copious amounts of alchohol. Tell us your stories!!!

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