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If you’re a new pet or plant parent struggling to understand them, telepathic inter-species communication can come in handy. An expert explains how

You might be breaking your head over why your new plant isn’t flowering, despite following every rule in the book. The truth is, it might be telling you that it doesn’t want to flower. While stepping out, a pet parent will often wonder if they kept food or water out for their pooch. Sure, it’s intuition, but it’s also the pet reaching out telepathically. Telepathic inter-species communication is an age-old practice, referring to the ability to mentally exchange information with another living being, shares practitioner Priyanka Hosangadi. “Telepathy is derived from two Greek words: tele [distant] and pathos or patheia [perception],” explains the corporate communications professional, who conducts workshops for animal welfare.

Priyanka Hosangadi

For deeper bonds

Hosangadi’s tryst with the practice has roots in the friendship with her four-legged childhood buddy Rhea. After chancing upon the work of animal communicator Anna Breytenbach a decade ago, the 35-year-old trained with leading Indian communicator Manjiri Latey of Earthwise, Pune, and Maia Kincaid of the Sedona International School for Animal and Nature Communication. 

The city-based communicator points out that all of us are born with telepathic ability, and we continue to converse telepathically with others without realising it. During the lockdown, when an increasing number of home-bound folks are turning parents to pets and plants for the first time, Hosangadi asserts that telepathic communication can help in various ways, such as:

>> Getting to know pets and plants better —  what it likes to eat, how it’s feeling, what it does when you’re away, what treatment it’d like if it’s unwell, and the likes. Several plants ask to be placed at a specific location or next to another plant, for instance.

>> Learn why an animal is behaving in a certain way. Find whether a lost pet has chosen to leave. Figure out the past of the pet you’ve rescued.

>> Prepare a pet for a change.

>> Pets and plants are way wiser than us and can guide us through life’s situations. 

Intent is key

“When you get a plant or a pet, it’s because you want to experience the joy of having a companion. It’s a symbiotic relationship,” explains Hosangadi, adding willingness to communicate with them is crucial. If a plant or pet knows that you’re willing to receive information from them, they’re happy to do so via forms like audio, visual, a gut feeling, emotion, or even a memory. “The only rule is that you treat them as equals,” she adds, recommending a few tips:

>> Our companions usually communicate through our intuition. Be aware of your daily interactions with your pet or plant buddy. Even if it seems like a stray thought like your cat needs food, trust that it’s coming from them. 

>> Animals and plants are sensitive to the vibes that we give out and the energy of  a place. 

>> A simple technique: choose a spot or a room where you’re comfortable. Stand or sit, take slow, deep breaths, and relax. Think of your pet/plant. Ask them what you want, and become aware of what immediately comes to mind: it could be a thought, your gut feeling, a visual, emotion, memory or audio. The input you receive is their telepathic response. 

>> Each plant and animal has a distinct personality. 

>> Be present in the moment with your buddy. A lot of times, we’re on our phones or watching TV while playing or cuddling with our pets; they value our focused attention.

>> Plants know what they need or don’t to thrive. There are experiments that have shown that plants which were constantly spoken kindly to or praised, flourished. If the plant isn’t flowering, you can ask whether it needs your help.

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