301. Why People Want To Talk To Their Passed Pets

I know it sounds kind of sadistic to say this is my “favorite” topic, but I do really love talking about human/animal communication. Maybe I’ll make another post talking specifically about that.

As a psychic medium who has done passed loved one readings as well as passed pet readings, I can tell you that the most grief-stricken people have always wanted to communicate with their pets. And they are certainly not in the “sad” genre, as many of them have families. But there’s just something about pets which gets us every time. I would often times joke about it, but then I finally uncovered the real reason why (or at least my perceived reason).

By analyzing the questions I was receiving, I realized that people were not able to communicate with their pets (at least in their own language, which was making them feel incredibly insecure about their relationship with their pet(s). They had no idea if they were around when they passed, if they enjoyed their life, how they felt about each other. And because they cannot or could not advocate for themselves, they truly second guess the decisions made on behalf of them, particularly surrounding health issues. There always seems to be a lot to unpack. And that’s when it occurred to me: it’s about the communication.

Although it’s certainly a somewhat common occurrence that we cannot be there right before the passing of our loved ones for several reasons, one including an unexpected death, we typically have communication with them up until their passing. For the most part there’s a mutual understanding and a shared communication. This really isn’t the case for pets. There’s so much unknowing. When our pets pass, we realize that although our bond was strong with them, perhaps we never really “understood” them, or they didn’t understand us. This break in communication really exacerbates grief and leaves us with so many questions of unknowing. It’s true that we may never be able to truly communicate with our pets, at least in the English language, but we can certainly work up our confidence in order to bridge this gap/divide. In my next post, I’ll share how to work on building up this confidence and communication os that, perhaps, your pet’s transition can be less of a burdening or guilt-ridden experience.