I’m glad you asked! The first time I had a session with an animal communicator I didn’t know what to expect. I assumed my animal would need to be there and that the person would talk directly with them. What I learned when I became an animal communicator myself is that the communication is energetic and not physical so your pet doesn’t even need to be alive for communication to happen.
When we start our session, I’ll follow a short format where I will read a non-denominational prayer to set the space and intention for the session. Even if prayer isn’t your thing, I think you’ll see the importance of doing this as a way to open the session.
Next, I’ll ask you to say your full name three times and I’ll likely close my eyes and just “locate” your energetic presence. Don’t worry, I can’t read your thoughts or influence you in any way. I do this so that your pet knows that you and I are doing this reading together and will trust me more. Afterall, they don’t know me from anyone so it will be helpful if they see us working together.
Next I’ll ask you to say your pet’s name three times. Again, so I can locate them energetically. At that point I will likely close my eyes and stay quiet for a few minutes as I let your pet know who I am and that this session is in service of your and their relationship and is really for them. Once I get a sense that they are on board with the session, I’ll ask you what you’d like to get from today’s session. Some clients have a list of prepared questions, others just have a general query like “What does my pet want more/less of?” or “What does my pet want me to know?” We can start anywhere and typically questions come up as we get into the meat of the reading.
Here are a list of areas of inquiry that many people seem to find helpful:
- What does my pet like most about their life in our home?
- What does my pet like least about their life in our home?
- What would they like to change if they could?
- Do they like the type of food I’m feeding them?
- Are they getting enough food, water, exercise, socialization, sleep, etc?
- Do they have anything in their body that is hurting or just not feeling great?
- If there are behavior problems like aggression, peeing/pooping where they shouldn’t or fear, we can explore those issues in detail and even begin to craft an agreement for modifying the behavior. I find that many pets just don’t realize the impact of their negative behavior on the rest of the family and once they do, they are eager to make changes.
- If your pet has already passed on, we can find out what happened to them when they died. Whether they are back in another body or waiting to reincarnate. Sometimes people really miss their pet and want them to come back to be with them. I can talk with your pet to see if this is a possibility.
Our session will last between 45 minutes to an hour. If you have multiple pets, we can use the time to communicate with as many of them as you’d like but we may need to schedule a followup session if we run out of time. An hour is usually the most productive amount of time for a reading. Sometimes, I will offer your pet a healing. Again, that takes place energetically and not physically so I will not need to physically see or be with your pet. Often you’ll notice your pet quieting down and even going to sleep during the reading. Most pets find it very relaxing to get a reading and healing.
If you still have questions, I’m happy to talk with you in more detail and answer specific questions about what you can expect from our first session together. Head on over to the “Schedule a Session” tab on this website and we can get started right away!