Wisdom of the Animals: Communication Between Animals and the People Who Love Them [Paperback]

Raphaela Pope (Author), Elizabeth Morrison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2001

In Wisdom of the Animals, animal communicator Raphaela Pope shares her remarkable dialogues with her friends in the animal kingdom. This unique collection of conversations will amaze and inspire anyone who love animals. The reader will deepen their relationship with animals and learn to communicate with them. Wisdom of the Animals is an entertaining and provocative look inside the lives of animal and their relationship with human beings.

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About the Author

Raphaela Pope, a well-known animal communicator, has written articles for many publications, including The New York Times. She teaches workshops and lectures on animal communication-both nationally and internationally. She lives in Davis, California, with a large houseful of animal companions.

Elizabeth Morrison is on her way to becoming an animal communicator herself through working with Raphaela Pope in recording these stories. She lives in Eureka, California, with her own houseful of animals.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation (April 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580624847
• ISBN-13: 978-1580624848
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,347,079 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars animal lovers will enjoy this book, April 22, 2001

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K. vK Bomben "Kristin von Kreisler" (Washington) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wisdom of the Animals: Communication Between Animals and the People Who Love Them (Paperback)

Raphaela Pope, a well-known animal communicator and teacher, and Elizabeth Morrison, one of her animal communication students, have written a wonderful collection of stories about their interactions with a wide array of animals. There is a chapter each on cats, dogs, horses, birds, whales, dolphins and wolves. The authors gradually expand their focus from smaller-scale stories of domestic animal companions to wide-ranging interviews with animals living in the natural world.

The early chapters include the story of a lost cat who turns out to be teaching her person a much-needed lesson in responsibility; and one of a horse who gives his person valuable advice on his breeding program--advice which his person then follows with excellent results. Many of these stories are told in the animals' own words and from their point of view.

The bird chapter begins with stories of African greys, Macaws and Caiques living with humans, and moves on to an interview with a group of wild California condors who are having an unusual impact on a small town in the Sierras. The dolphin and whale chapters describe encounters with these animals in the wild, and also present an inside account of the way a group of animal communicators mobilized themselves to warn migrating Grey whales of the dangers they were facing from Makah hunters in Neah Bay. The wolf chapter is a series of interviews with a family of captive-bred Mexican wolves who were released into the Gila Mountain Wilderness in Arizona. When Raphaela describes facing the wolf known as M-131 in a remote mountain clearing, and trying with him to regain a lost spiritual relationship, it is a profound example of the kind of insight and connection which is impossible without telepathic animal communication.

The last chapter is a brief introduction to the art of talking to animals, written for readers who want to try animal communication themselves. And of course, nothing could be more natural. In the dog chapter, Raphaela informs a client that her German shepherd dog, Helga, has just said that she hurt her ear on a piece of barbed wire. The client thinks, "This is ridiculous! If Raphaela can talk to my dog, I can talk to my dog!" So she turns to Helga and says, "Okay, where is this barbed wire?" Helga, delighted to be included in the communication at last, trots outside to show her person what she's been trying to tell her all along. The client, and the reader, will never look at a dog in the same way again.

When a book helps its readers grow in appreciation of the wisdom, intelligence, compassion and beauty of animals, we can all be happy, for this is exactly what every one of us is trying to achieve. And it is what this book, along with many other recent books on animal communication and wisdom, provides.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars DELIGHTFUL, INTRIGUING AND HEART-WARMING!, May 25, 2001

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Sandra D. Peters "Seagull Books" (Prince Edward Island, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wisdom of the Animals: Communication Between Animals and the People Who Love Them (Paperback)

If you are an animal lover, you will find great pleasure in reading this warm and delightful book. Humans have known for years that we have the ability to communicate with animals, and psychological studies will prove that animals definitely are capable of communicating among themselves. We, as humans, can also learn much about life from our furry or feathered companions. Inhabitants of the animal kingdom need no manuals to teach them how to raise their young; they are masters at providing food, shelter and love; they are ingenious when it comes to calculating how to get themselves out of uncomfortable situations, and they most certainly know how to live within their means. They intuitively know the difference between what they need in life and what they want - their "wants" are few.

This book reminds me of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books pertaining to animal and pet lovers. Here you will also find wonderful stories about cats dogs, birds, dolphins and whales which will warm your heart and make you want to hug your loving animal companion just one more time while he/she is still with you to enjoy and enrich your life. Though their time on this Earth is brief in the universe's overall plan, they are ours to love, cherish, and nurture. In return, they make us feel loved, needed, admired, accepted, and constantly remind us that we are never alone. As humans, we are truly blessed with the gift of animal friends both for their love and loyalty, and their intellect and creative wonder. The last chapter deals with the art of talking with animals. While I found this chapter to be interesting reading, I was not as impressed with this section as I was with the stories. For that reason, the book "lost a star" in the rating. There are several more in-depth books in print based on animal behaviour and psychology that explore the animal-human relationship and communication in greater detail, based on scientific research. In addition, communication between humans and animals is based, to a certain degree, on the individual bond between the two of you. There is no hard and fast rule that says this method will work and this one will not. The animal world is like the human world, each is individualistic in their own special way, and some feelings simply do not need to be put into "words." Look into your dog's eyes as he lays quietly beside you. You do not need to be an animal psychologist to understand the love both of you feel for each other.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST-READ FOR ANIMAL LOVERS, April 3, 2001

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Jasmine (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wisdom of the Animals: Communication Between Animals and the People Who Love Them (Paperback)

I loved this book! If you already know how wise, intelligent, funny, poignant and indvidual animals are, you will want to read this book for the sheer pleasure of getting to know some very remarkable animals through the conversations they had with the the authors. If you don't already have a deep reverence for animals, you NEED to read this book. It could open your eyes to a whole new way to look at the world. Raphaela Pope is a professional Telepathic Animal Communicator, who converses with a wide range of animals and tells some of their individual stories in this book. Some of these stories brought tears to my eyes, some were funny, and all of them gave me a rare opportunity to know the inner thoughts and feelings of other species. She communicates with dogs, cats, horses, birds, wolves, dolphins, and whales, just to name a few. A book like this is sorely needed in the jaded, cynical, bottom-line driven world we live in. Sometimes we need to step outside our ordinary world view and open our hearts to the wisdom of animals. I've read other books written by animal communicators, and I must confess I love them all. This one is my favorite. The quirks and personality of the animals and the authors really shine through. And it has the best description I've seen yet of how to learn to communicate telepathically with animals yourself. Two very enthusiastic thumbs up!