Gordon Smith - Animal Magic: The Extraordinary Proof of Our Pets Intuition and Unconditional Love for Us

Also by Gordon Smith and published by Hay House

Books

Mediumship (2017)

The Unbelievable Truth (2004, 2005, 2015)

Positive Vibes (2013)

Intuitive Studies (2012)

Developing Mediumship (2009)

Why Do Bad Things Happen? (2009)

Spirit Messenger (2008)

Life-Changing Messages (2007)

Through My Eyes (2007)

Stories from the Other Side (2006)

CDs

Developing Mediumship with Gordon Smith (2007)

The Healing Power of Mediumship (2006)

Audio Digital Downloads

Gordon Smith's Introduction to the Spirit World: A Live Lecture (2006)

Online Courses

Introduction to Mediumship (2017)

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Text Gordon Smith, 2008, 2018

Previously published as The Amazing Power of Animals (ISBN: 978-1-84850-008-2)

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To all the wonderful animals included in this book. For the tremendous joy, love, compassion and teachings they gave.

To Sassie a very special wee lassie. And Izzy, Chris and Nancy should know that she sleeps happy in heaven.

To Tiger, a cat with attitude. And who could forget Lassie, a dog who made looking good an art form. A true companion, that was Rosie. To big fat Elsa, who always made us laugh, and to gentle Cindy for loving my boys so much.

A special big kiss to Miss Meg a love-hound who kept us all entertained.

For all those involved in The Animal Service over the years.

To Charles, the third Earl of Fluffington more commonly known as CHEEKY CHARLIE. I just know youre causing trouble in heaven.

MAY ALL BEINGS BE HAPPY.

To Susanna Forest, thank you once again for your great work on this book.

To Lizzie Hutchins, perfect once again.

A special thank you to Jo Lal for making this book happen.

To Jo Burgess for the many nights helping me sort the world out.

To Michelle Pilley and everyone at Hay House for all your hard work and belief in what I do.

If you look around you, it seems as though every day theres an extraordinary story in the media that makes you marvel at the intuition and compassion of animals. In this book Id like to tell you some of the stories Ive come across in my many years of working as a medium and to answer some of the questions people ask about animals. These are in fact very similar to the questions Im asked about humans. Do animals live on in spirit? Can they send us signs through a medium or do something else to make us aware of their presence, like moving a favourite toy or brushing past us? Will they be there to greet us when we pass?

I cant make a connection with everyones pet, but I try to reassure these people that of course the answer to all these questions is a resounding Yes! Just like humans, animals cannot die for the life of them. They too go to the spirit world. Ive lost count of the number of readings Ive given where an animal has been there, sitting alongside a person whos recently passed, a companion in death as in life.

For me as a medium, the experience of bringing through an animal is just the same as making a connection to a human spirit: I feel a presence, a personality that is impressed on me, I see images and I feel a real, palpable emotional connection that affects the owners too. Just as I know if a human spirit is happy, I can tell when a dog or cat is content and wants to let its owners know that they shouldnt worry about it.

The spirit world is actually a different level of consciousness, a level thats more illuminated, where a being can see further and more clearly than they did on Earth. So animals who are there can still be aware of whats going on in our lives and offer support, just as they do in this world.

The following story, from a friend of mine called Sue, who is an animal healer, highlights the magic that can occur when people have a genuine loving bond with animals. I will let her tell you in her own words what happened:

I had been asked to give healing to a lovely chestnut thoroughbred horse called Dexter. His owner, Beth, told me she had been riding him for many years with no problems and over the last year her daughter, Katy, had also started to ride him. Dexter was such a gentle and reliable horse that Beth was sure Katy would be safe on his back, and at first they had worked fine together. Katy had become interested in doing dressage and they had won a few shows, and Beth had been pleased to see Katy starting to get a passion for all things horsey, just as she had. So it came as a big surprise to her when Dexter started to behave rather strangely when Katy rode him out.

I asked Katy to tell me exactly what had been happening.

I get on Dexters back and we trot out into the field, she said, then after about 10 minutes of us cantering around, he suddenly stops dead and just stands there, as if he doesnt want to walk on any further. Then he rears up and then just stands there again, and I get off and try to get him to walk forward, or sideways, or try and pull him along, but he wont budge. After a few minutes, he just walks on and is fine again, so I get back on him and we start riding round again, and hes okay for a while, but then he stops and does the whole thing all over again. Its so frustrating.

Beth added, We have his feet checked and reshod on a regular basis, so its not that, and Ive had the vet out to look him over, and he said he couldnt find anything wrong and he didnt think he was in any pain. I cant understand it, as I still ride him and I dont get these problems.