What Is Animal Communication? How Animals Communicate with Humans

The Question People Always Ask

When I’m asked what I do for a living, I answer honestly and directly:
“I’m an animal communicator.”
People usually lean in slightly when they hear the words animal communication. Then they ask the question, “So…what exactly is that?” Some are curious, some are skeptical. Most people are simply trying to understand something they’ve never been taught. 

Animal communication is often imagined as something mysterious or supernatural. But the reality is quieter —and far more natural—than most people expect. I like to explain it as an exchange of energy. Because, after all, that’s what everything is…energy. Including us and animals.

But I also explain it as telepathy, because most people have heard that term, even though they might not understand how it works. Telepathy simply means communication from one mind to another without spoken words. Think about Eleven from Stranger Things. She uses telepathy that allows her to access visuals, memories, and thoughts of others. Animal communication is similar. But don’t worry, I can’t spy on you and your animal like Eleven can.

Animals communicate with me through impressions—images, feelings, intuitive knowing, or occasionally sounds. Can I receive everything they send? No. My senses—or clairs—have a hierarchy. My strongest two senses, clairvoyance (clear seeing) and claircognizance (clear knowing), are what I typically receive first.

What People Think Animal Communication Is

Part of the reason animal communication is difficult to understand is that many people have been given the wrong picture of what it is.

Here is what animal communication is not:

·      Animals speaking in human language: whether that is English, Japanese, or French. I receive images, feelings, or sounds and they are not attached to words.

·      Psychic tricks: the word “psychic” comes with all sorts of baggage. It is inherently negative. When you hear the word “psychic” think, “intuition.”

·      Reading someone else’s thoughts (like Eleven): Nope. I can’t read an animal’s mind or a human’s mind, for that matter. When an animal is open to communicating, he will send me information, I don’t retrieve it from his mind. 

·      The idea that only special people can do this is probably the one I hear the most. We are all born with this ability. Some of us express it naturally while others learn how to refine it.

Animal communication is as natural as speaking. You learned to speak when you were a toddler, right? Telepathy or speaking to others with your mind was not taught to you by your family or teachers. So instead of understanding that it’s a natural part of your development, telepathy gets thrown into a “woo woo” category that only special people do. Or it only belongs to those people in a storefront with the name “Psychic Readings” and a picture of a crystal ball.

The visual that just came to your mind is very similar to receiving information from an animal. However, instead of the image, feeling, sound etc. coming from you, it comes from the animal. Distinguishing the difference is probably the most challenging aspect of animal communication.

What Animal Communication Actually Is

Communication with an animal happens through shared awareness, not spoken language. As mentioned before, communication comes to the mind or body as a specific sense (i.e., picture or visual, sensation or feeling, intuitive knowing). 

Impressions that animals may send to humans include:

·      Emotional impressions

·      Images or symbolic scenes

·      Sensations in the body

·      Sudden knowing

·      Shifts in feeling

Here are a few examples of my past readings and the strongest impressions that came through.

Clairvoyance (clear seeing): I spoke to a dog in spirit who, when asked by his pet parent were his favorite things to do when he was alive, he immediately sent me visuals of a forest path, a small beach with rock formations, and a carousel. His owner knew exactly what he was referring to and even sent me photos of all those places. They were quite similar to the images I received from him.

Claircognizance (clear knowing): I was at an event and a woman sat down for a reading and I immediately received knowledge that her dog was hit by a car. I asked her if that’s why she wanted to connect and she confirmed that indeed, her dog had been hit and passed away. How did I know that without even talking to her or her pet? Claircognizance is one of the more amazing senses we have been given.

These examples might trigger a memory for you when you experienced similar messages, whether an animal was involved or not. 

Why Animals Communicate with Humans

Pet parents come to me for various reasons regarding the well being of a pet. Common topics include health and wellness, behavior, animals in spirit, past lives, or simply understanding needs and wants or making sure their pet is happy.

That comes from the human side, but what about the animals? Why do they want to talk with us? Most animals love to converse with their humans and the simple truth is, they want to be heard. When a human finally understands the messages an animal is sending, the animal’s relief is palpable. They have been given a voice in that moment. They are sending us messages all the time, we just don’t realize it. 

Animals communicate with us because:

·      They care about their humans

·      They want to be understood

·      They want harmony in their environment

·      They want to share their experience

And they understand more than you think. Have you experienced a time when your pet behaved in an unusual or funny way, and you had no idea why? Most likely, your pet hopes that you receive those specific messages that he’s sending. He’ll repeat that behavior, hoping at some point it makes sense to you. You might be thinking of a time right now when you discovered, after the fact, what your pet was getting at. 

Humans Are Already Doing This

We are all energy: humans, animals, plants, the Earth. I define animal communication as an exchange of energy. One energetic source connecting to another. And, whether you think so or not, you are connecting with your pet all the time. 

Some examples:

·      A pet sensing sadness

·      Animals reacting to tension in a room

·      A pet appearing when someone is grieving

·      An animal nudging someone to take a break

My work simply helps people listen more clearly.

Closing Thought

Animals have been communicating with us since the beginning of time. The real question has never been whether they are speaking. 

The question is whether we are willing to listen.

If you’re curious what your own animal may want you to know, you can learn more about my animal communication sessions here.