Hi, Nina. I do ask for pictures, most are able to take one with a digital camera and email them to me. It's my preferred way of working. In the case of a feral that doesn't know its name, I would call on the animal with that name (even though they don't' know it) who is being cared for by [x person] in [city, state]. I rarely do phone sessions although yes, I can pick up on the animal's energy through the person.
I have noticed that working with feral animals that the information does come in a little differently. Much more in pictures and impressions or I have a sense of "knowing" something, rather than words forming in my head. You're right, they don't have a perspective of the human world so sometimes I have to explain things in great detail to get a concept across, sometimes I can just send the whole concept as a thought-form and they pick up what I mean. For calming techniques, I haven't worked with trying to capture wild, sick or injured animals so I don't know if I can offer a lot here. But the biggest thing is to be sure that your energy is not overwhelming to them. Sometimes people are so focused on "I have to get this animal off the street, I have to get this animal off the street" that they "push" energy at the animal, which can be very frightening if they're not used to human contact. You can picture them in your mind being calm, and visualize them surrounded by white (divine), pink (love), blue (soothing/calming) and green (healing) Light, like in a cocoon. The idea is to float this energy at them and imagine it surrounding them and infusing them with these energies. Again, don't force it at them or make it stronger than it needs to be. Better gentler than stronger. Another thing is to get on their level (i.e. sit or crawl on the ground), so that you're at their level and don't loom over them, which can also be frightening. Finally, although this would not be my preferred method (I'd rather wait them out and earn their trust), for cats you could use one of those large nets on a pole, like they use for lifting fish out of the water, and cover the animal with that. This will be traumatizing to most of them, so Bach's Rescue Remedy comes in hand for shock and trauma to not only the physical body but the mental and emotional states as well. Most cats do not like things put in their mouth, so if you can't get 4 drops in their mouth every 5-15 minutes several times, then put the 4 drops on the back of the ear and rub it in, or rub them into their paw pads. These are thin-skinned areas that will absorb the remedy. Kat -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 1:46 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Hello from Kat in Texas! Hey Kat, You've got quite a household there! Thank you for joining us and sharing your babies stories. I have a question for you. I know a lot of ACs find a picture and the name of the animal helpful to "lock on" to an animal's energy. What happens in the case of a feral, that may have a name, (but doesn't know it!), and probably doesn't have a picture? Do you use the energy of the person seeking your services to attune to the animal in question? Do you find communication with a "wild" animal to be different than one that has learned some of our human language? Could you share any calming techniques you might employ to gain trust of a frightened, sick or injured animal on the street, when attempting rescue? Whoops, I guess that was more than one question! Nina
