Penelope Smith - Speaking with Animals

Does a dog have Buddha nature? According to the original Zen story, no—but don't try telling that to Penelope Smith. This professional animal communicator, healer, author, and teacher insists that all earth's creatures are imbued with the same vibrant consciousness we humans hold so dear, and that animals are as capable of subtle communication—albeit of the nonverbal kind—as any of us. The key: interspecies telepathic communication. If it sounds far fetched, the foundation of Smith's work is actually as simple as the root definition of the word telepathy: feeling over a distance. And to hear her tell it, there's plenty of conscious creatures out there worth paying careful attention to. In fact, Smith believes that telepathic communication with other species is an essential step in developing our own empathy beyond its current, often dismal, state. We can't argue that being more deeply in touch with the entire web of life wouldn't help create a firmer basis for treating all of life, our planet, and each other with greater care, concern, and sympathy. For this audio, EnlightenNext's Ross Robertson interviewed Smith from her home in Point Reyes, California.

BIO

For over thirty years, Penelope Smith has been the founding pioneer for the field whose name she originated, interspecies telepathic communication. Author of many books and recordings, and editor of quarterly journal, Species Link, Penelope has held the hub of the growing community of animal communicators world-wide for decades.

Penelope's visionary work has been featured in newspaper and magazine articles, numerous books, and on radio and television, in the United States and abroad. She has developed telepathic communication techniques with animals which complement current scientific knowledge and traditional methods. Her methods foster people's ability to understand and communicate with animals on many levels—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. As the world's leading teacher of basic and advanced interspecies telepathic communication, she has helped launch the careers of numerous professional animal communicators. Penelope feels that the sacred connection we make through telepathic communication with other species is essential for human wholeness. She believes that everyone is born with the power to communicate with other species, and that, although it is long lost for most people, it can be regained for the benefit of all beings on Earth.