If you are a proud pet owner, you have most assuredly had moments where you thought your pet was literally reading your mind. Sometimes it's a simple stare, or a turn of the head, or even a simple intuitive run up the steps, a yelp of excitement that precedes a walk, or a trip in the family automobile. Most of us simply chuckle, roll our eyes and while we may secretly wonder, rarely do we give any serious thought that our dogs are bestowed with any special powers of insight or uncanny intellect. This however, may be changing, and as a result of lots of fascinating studies, some scientists are almost ready to say - "our pets may be psychic after all!"
Have you heard about the cat that "works" in a hospice? He has an uncanny knack of knowing when one of the residents is ready to pass on, and will visit the room of a patient before he or she dies, often 4 to 6 hours beforehand. This strangely gifted feline will stay with the elderly resident until they begin the journey into the great mystery that lies beyond this life. Doctors and nurses alike have attested to this remarkable "house" cat for many months, claiming that their best scientific methods aside, the very best indicator of a patient's upcoming demise is dictated very simply by a visit from the cat.
Does your dog know when you are coming home? There have been lots of experiments that say, while you are gone, your dog actually "feels" when you are ready to return, even while YOUR mind is on more pressing personal matters. Recent studies have shown, while incorporating real and hard core scientific protocols that your dog may sense FAR more than we think, and may have a connection to our consciousness that surpasses SOME science fiction novels.
The truth is, none of us really know what is going on behind those big, innocent and loving eyes. Much like the dog that can find his way home from hundreds of miles away, there is much more for us to learn about our favorite four legged furry friends. And who knows? As we unlock some of the mysteries that lie behind the canine mind, we may shed some extra and important light on those that lie behind our own as well.
In the world of paranormal phenomena, there may be no bigger area of controversy than psychic mediums, or people who claim to be able to "channel" discarnate energies from the great beyond. On the surface, no matter what your religious, spiritual or scientific bias may be, it does seem to be a bit of a stretch to believe. But when you pull back the veil a bit, and really study some of the phenomenal results that many gifted psychic mediums appear to achieve, many people begin to find their skepticism melting away. Read on as we take a closer look!
The history and of parapsychology and psychical research are filled with quacks, crooks and charlatans of one stripe or another, who have consistently claimed to be in contact with the spirits of the dead. There have been hundreds of mediums who have been studies closely by scientific scrutiny, and it should be no surprise that few of them passed the muster of close inspection. But there have been more than a few who have, and in the famous words of William James, the great intellectual powerhouse of the 19th century, "only one white crow is necessary to disprove the notion that all crows are black".
In other words, to prove that a medium can indeed contact the dead, you only need ONE authentic actor in the bunch. Interestingly enough, James and his fellow intellectual cohorts did believe they found their white crow in the person of one Lenora Piper, an internationally famous trance medium at the end of the 19th century.
Even whilst skeptics and cynics scoff at the likes of the John Edward, Bill Anderson, and the variety of television mediums who entertain daily across the globe, serious scientists like Gary Schwartz at the University of Arizona, the late Ian Stevenson and MANY other researchers with impeccable credentials have lent their mental muscle to this fascinating combination of science and spirit, and with some pretty incredible results and conclusions!
Regardless of where you fall on the totem pole of belief, this is incredibly powerful stuff, and the implications for all of us, nothing short of transformational, especially for those willing to suspend disbelief and explore the possibilities with eagle eyes and an open mind. But don't take my word for it, go out and decide for yourself. You might be surprised at where it leads you!
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