DO ANIMALS SURVIVE DEATH?

As I see it there are two sorts of animals: those that have an individual consciousness and those that are part of a group consciousness. Pets, for example, develop a greater sense of identity because of their contact with humans. Although most of their behaviour is instinctive they also appear to gain a certain degree of self-awareness. They may have also experienced love.

I believe that these influences help form an individual soul that retains its sense of identity after death. I am reminded of one lady who came for a mediumistic consultation: "Don't tell me anything about the humans over there" she said "I only want to know about my cats." I was able to give her the names of all eight of her cats and character traits that each had. Although I believe I had her 'dead' father helping me it proved to me that some animals survive death and, like us, retain their characteristics beyond the grave.

I also believe, although I have no empirical proof of this, that most animals merge into the collective consciousness of their species after death.

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MY CAT IS PSYCHIC

On the 20th February my mother sat with my father as he passed away. He died at 3.50 in the morning. We were all grieving in the living room when Amy, my tabby cat that father loved, jumped up and stared at the door as if she was waiting for Dad to come through. Then she strutted through the room as if she was following an invisible figure. I saw her look at a photo of Dad as if she was saying goodbye to him. Could she have seen my father's spirit?

R. L. C.- Ham Green

The ancient Egyptians considered cats to be sacred because they were the incarnations of human spirits. They also believed that cats could see the spirit of a departing human soul. The truth is that cats are very psychic and Amy may well have been aware of your Dad looking over you.