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Recently, a content creator posted a question that received nearly 1,000 comments – Animal Communicators / Pet Psychics – Poll: Real or Imaginary?
I was going to leave a comment but didn't because:
- I knew my response wouldn't be popular and didn't want to appear contrary.
- My response would be too long for a social media comment because I want to explain.
My Religious Background
God has always been a big part of my life. I was raised in the church and attended Catholic school and a Jesuit University, I began drifting away from God as a teenager, and it only got worse in my adult years as I searched for validation, acceptance, and love.
My Sinful Life
The dark paths I traveled introduced me to psychics, the Law of Attraction, tarot cards – basically, anything related to the New Age community. During this time, I lived with anxiety and depression and often entertained thoughts of self-harm and self-deletion (using these terms as social media and the Internet are censoring the actual terms) regularly. Years of therapy and self-medication helped, but I still struggled.
I was miserable. I put on a happy face for everyone, but I hated myself.
My Breaking Point
In December 2022, I announced plans to write an article in response to a YouTube veterinarian (Emma). Dr. Emma published a video about a respected veterinarian (Ivy), and nearly everything in her video was wrong. Unfortunately, several people misunderstood my intention, and Dr. Ivy left the following comment on my Facebook page…
Typically if friends, or even people in the same supportive wellness community, disagree or have questions about something they just email that person directly and ask, “hey, what did you mean by X?” So you can learn where that person is coming from, or attempt to have a clarifying conversation to allow any mis-communication or misinterpretation to be figured out. Disagreeing is normal, it’s how you address disagreement that defines the fiber of your soul.
There is a more destructive and unproductive approach people use with their enemies (which is becoming the best way to fuel clicks on social media, sadly): launch an aerial attack on people you disagree with and start an attack campaign to prove how those around you have done it all wrong.
And while we’re all in the process of learning, unlearning and relearning, retooling our beliefs and protocols and applying the latest science to our lives (knowing it will all change next year when new science comes out, forcing us yet to re-tool, again), we also must live our lives together, in a painful world full of anger and hate and judgment that sometimes comes from your own tribe (making life even hardener than it naturally is). While we’re all attempting to milk some sliver of joy or meaningful purpose out of this whole thing we call life, we can choose many paths…I’m so sad you’re choosing this path 💔
Although this was clearly a misunderstanding; Dr. Ivy ignored my attempts to clarify my intentions and her friends and followers went in on me and, for the first time, I learned what people really thought of me. For a person looking for validation, acceptance, and love, this was a huge blow.
Although I had the support of many amazing friends, I still felt very alone and went into a dangerous depression for several months. I don't blame Dr. Ivy for my depression.
Hitting Rock Bottom
I hit rock bottom shortly after my father-in-law passed away, and it was ugly. I didn't recognize myself. It started with a woman on Facebook accusing me of lying for a brand and ended with people mass reporting my social media platforms to get them deleted. I didn't think it could get worse. I was wrong.
That was rock bottom. I was about to allow a misunderstanding to destroy something I created and loved.
Being Delivered
A few months after the misunderstanding, I was in a bad place. I fell to my knees, crying hysterically, and called God to help. I said I was ready to give it all up to Him. I was done fighting to control the outcome. I immediately felt a peace come over me, and chills went up my arms and back. For a moment, I was confused by why I was so unhappy. The idea that I would be anxious or depressed seemed preposterous.
God doesn't want us to be unhappy. But someone else does.
I got rid of all my New Age books, tarot cards, and 420 snacks. I asked God to clear any evil that might be lingering in our home (and in me). Again, chills went up and down my spine and arms, and I felt light.
Why I No Longer Work with Pet Communicators
Now let's talk about psychics and pet communicators.
I believe in psychics. I do not doubt that their gifts are real. I don’t know if they’re speaking with whom they think they’re speaking, and I don’t think I should be playing around with the paranormal.
For me, speaking with psychics or pet communicators is dangerous and may open doors I need to keep closed. Since that first prayer to God, I haven’t experienced any symptoms of anxiety or depression. It’s only been a few months, but I feel like a different person. I don’t want to return to the person I was; I was dangerously miserable (and not because of Dr. Ivy), and I think dabbling with the occult is a fast train to my old life.
What the Bible Says
I've learned that it's easy to find passages in the Bible to support the occult; I did this for years when defending the Law of Attraction. I also believe the Bible has been through many interpretations and translations and was originally written for a different time and society. I don't pretend to be an expert. The following are two passages from the Bible that resonate most with me and my experience:
1 John 4:1 ESV (English Standard Version): Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
1 Chronicles 10:13-14 ESV: So Saul died for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance. He did not seek guidance from the Lord. Therefore the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
I was practicing the Law of Attraction, and I had begun referring to God as The Universe. I followed psychics online, got regular readings, and stopped praying. I used to believe the Bible was proof that the Law of Attraction was real. Today, I understand that I had replaced God with LOA, and instead of having faith that the Lord would guide me through a beautiful and fruitful life, I wrestled the reigns from Him and tried to control all outcomes. This led to anxiety and depression because I knew, deep down, that this went against everything I knew to be right.
I now know God won't give me more than I can handle, and He is also there for me to lean on; I don't have to walk this path alone.
We’re All Pet Communicators
Not everyone works with a pet communicator or psychic to connect with dead pets. An animal communicator can help us better understand the needs of a pet and what they’re trying to tell us. And they can give us some peace when a dog passes on. I am very thankful to the pet communicators I've worked with in the past.
Today, I ask myself WHO psychics are speaking with – is it really our pets, angels, or guides? Because I also know demons and evil spirits have walked this earth for thousands of years. They know me better than I know myself and can pose as a pet (or a spirit guide or angel), telling me what I want to hear. Or even what I need to hear to keep me coming back when those predictions come true. And the psychic may not be aware.
Communicating with My Pets
I don’t believe I need to work with a pet communicator to understand my pets. I live with them every day, and I know them. I talk to them. I love them. I care for them. I know what they’re saying. Once I turned my back on the occult and opened my heart to Jesus, I could clearly see I didn't need to work with psychics to understand my pets.
When communicating with my pets, there are no words, just a knowing.
- Have you ever stuck to your guns about your dog because you knew you were right and your veterinarian was missing something?
- Have you ever gone back home because something was off, and you were right?
Everyone has a story, I have several. I am so connected to my dogs that it makes sense that I am communicating with them every day.
The Path God Selected for Me
I don’t judge people who work with psychics and pet communicators; I don't judge the profession. When I fully accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior (wow, I used to cringe when people said this), the need to judge the actions of others disappeared. I only have the mental space to focus on my choices.
If I need to understand my dogs better, I ask God. An example of this happened recently with Rodrigo…
Rodrigo is 13 and suffers from arthritis along his spine, in his hips, and knees. He licks his white legs so much that the hair became red. I had tried everything to offer him relief, but something was missing. So, I began to pray on it. In less than a week, the following happened:
- I began hearing about at-home red light therapy machines from different people.
- I got a feeling to check a random storage container and found TWO at-home red light therapy machines.
- A friend sent me a box of holistic supplements she couldn't use, including PEA from Dr. Judy Morgan.
Rodrigo now gets red light therapy three times a week for 5 minutes. And he stopped licking his legs immediately after I began adding PEA to his meals.
Some people believe we choose to come to Earth, we choose a path, we choose our friends and families, and we choose our experiences (both good and bad). I don’t know if this is the case. I believe God tasked me to be a voice for dogs. Not cats, although I love them, just dogs. I believe this because whenever I’m writing or creating content that promotes raising healthier dogs, I feel peace, joy, love, and acceptance – everything I’ve been searching for my entire life. And those feelings don’t just come from me; they come to me from the Holy Spirit. I know I’m on the right path.
And I nearly allowed a misunderstanding to push me off this path. But thanks to that misunderstanding, I found my way back to Jesus; and this is why I no longer work with pet communicators or psychics.
I would love to hear your testimony. Please share in the comments below.
Thank you. This means a lot to me.
You are brave and thank you for sharing. I’ve sensed a shift in you this past few months when reading your posts. And now I know why. Not that I felt any less about you before because I’ve always admired and respected you. You have grown over these past years, and I think I’ve grown with you – mostly because you ask for feedback, response, thoughts about opposing views, etc. I’ve learned because of this approach to try to have more grace with people. I usually get defensive or judgemental about why others don’t want to learn more about raw feeding. I’m still a work in progress. The shift I see in you now is a lightness, a beam and more joy in your energy. I’m Catholic too, will never leave the church but don’t have the connection you’ve rediscovered. My best to you and I’m so happy that youve found what seems like the peace you’ve been looking for. Take care!
Thank you. Thank you, thank you. This post, your email with this post ended up in my inbox at the amazingly right time. I was thinking, rethinking, doubting, and having second thoughts about contacting an animal communicator about our angel who moved into the spirit world more than a year ago.
It was and still is so hard for me and my husband without our greatest love and teacher here in the physical realm with us (although we do have a full house with three dogs saved from the streets, five cats, and an injured, young magpie that we are trying to help and return to nature, veterinarians in our city don’t know how to help her and organizations for bird protection won’t help a bird that is not protected and considered endangered in our country, it is even legal to hunt magpies).
Our angel did contact us in our dreams and a few times between dreams and reality and although we don’t consider ourselves religious in a classical sense (we both grew up in communistic atheistic families in Eastern Europe) we do believe in the Spirit/Nature/God whatever you want to call it. And you wrote just the things that both of us were thinking but didn’t actually say to each other.
When I showed your post to my husband he told me that he sensed something dark every time I told him that I am trying to find a good animal communicator online (we don’t have those in our country, nobody here even heard about animal communication) but there are quite a few who could do sessions online.
The only one that we both wanted and that we sensed is truly genuine, she doesn’t do animal communication anymore, now she takes care of Spring Farm Cares, a beautiful animal and nature sanctuary. She was actually so honest and kind when I asked her some questions in their bi-monthly journal, questions about animals in spirit. I wish I lived in America, then I would be able to attend her animal communication courses at her farm. Her book helped me immensely to reinforce a belief that our animals who left the physical realm continue to live on, that love between us never dies or goes away, and that they are always near.
After your email, I decided to stop searching for animal communicators. Maybe I’ll finish an online animal communication course myself (perhaps you think that even that can provoke evil spirits) and I’ll try to open my mind and my heart, even more, to be able to hear my angel because I am sure he is near and he talks to us and sends us signs but we were able to see those signs only a couple of times. But we do see his energy, his goodness, courage, and dignity in some of our animals.
I enjoy reading your posts and listening to your podcasts, you have such a realistic and down to earth approach and you take into consideration each dog’s specific needs. Unfortunately, we can’t, in our country, provide everything that we would like to our animals but we try as much as we can.
I am still amazed how your email ended up in my inbox at just the right time, it must be God’s work.
Thanks again.
All the best to you and your beatiful dogs.
Dragana and Vedran
Thank you for sharing your story! So honest and brave of you, and so inspiring!! I am so thankful that you have found your way back to God. I too have experienced drifting away from my faith and stopped seeking His will in my life, only to find my way back. Every day is still a challenge to walk closer to Him. You are an inspiration to so many of us. Keep up the good work and I know God will bless you and keep you in His care. Love you! ❤️
completely agree with you about the psychics and new age practices being a believer in Jesus myself. I am an animal chiro (as well as humans) always pray about my patients and what to do, and my own two dogs. love PEA, and raw feeding. lets chat! Ill be looking for your podcasts and or other media. thank you, God bless you, believe Him He loves you and doesnt give you anything that is bad (I can prove it) bewell <3
I don’t have an experience to share but I’d like to say that I’m truly grateful that you’re feeling better. Bless you for your honesty and for all of the information you’ve shared with everyone over the years. What you do does matter to a lot of dog parents…especially me. Thank you ❤️
Great article! I agree with you 100%
You should do what you know is right, no matter what anyone else does.
It took courage for you to stand up for your beliefs.
It seems these days that the loudest people get all the attention, whether they’re right or wrong. And everyone else is just afraid to speak up!
What a spectacular testimony.
It’s much less stressful to throw your worries to God and just ask for help and guidance. It’s often difficult for us type-A people to do, and sometimes we need a gentle reminder. Thank you for sharing and reminding me He knows the plan and the way.
Thank you Kimberly I needed to read this today funny how God can lead us to stories from others when we need it the moat!
I applaud your thoughts and actions and why you have come to accept them. Myself I have never been very religious not that i have anything against religion it just never rang bells for me. I have always tried to live my life with the creed do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Also I am a firm believer in we can agree to disagree without hate. There are many sides to every story mine is just one among many