by Lynn Claridge
Over the years, many clients have asked me what happens when their animals pass into Spirit. This is a very simple question with a simple answer: animals are spirits as you are spirits. They are born, they live, they die, and they come back again into earthly bodies. In Spirit, they experience very much the same type of growth that humans do.
Humans are supposed to hold a very special place within creation, and indeed we do. This does not mean that we are the only living spirits. Animals are spirits; plants are spirits; even the rocks and minerals of the earth have some form of spirit life within their bodies.
So are animals the same as me and you? The answer to this question is both yes and no. Most of those you would consider to be members of the wildlife kingdoms belong to what is known as group souls. They have not experienced what Ancient Wisdom calls individualization, that is one spirit/soul to one body. They tend to travel as a group oversoul and incarnate jointly within many different animal bodies. For instance, one hive of bees may in fact be one group spirit/soul incarnated within all of the individual bees.
We all know of great men and women whom we wish to emulate. These great people walk the earth with wisdom, love and charity. We observe their kindness and wisdom, and that inspires us to want to be more like them because we see something in them that we have not yet attained in our lives. This causes us all to grow and move along. This is why great men, women, prophets and masters influence us from time to time.
It is similar with you and animals. They share life with you and a little bit of you rubs off on them. This causes them to grow and move along in their journey. At some point, your animals will want to become even closer to you; they do that by planning, as spirit, incarnations that will bring them into close human contact. They do this primarily by becoming domesticated. These are the multitude of pets you receive into your care and custody.
In this respect, animals become even more intimate with humans and share in the human family experience. This causes them to learn even more about love, dedication, loyalty, responsibility, and all the other characteristically human traits. Eventually, certain animals will have achieved a high enough level of human-ness to make what can be considered a quantum leap in their spiritual growth and evolution.
They separate from their group and become individualized spirits and souls. In so doing, they are no longer dependent upon the group. They are totally separate souls and spirits, just as you are. Each spirit incarnates into one body. There is no sharing of experiences or of bodily forms.
At this stage in their development, their progression is very similar to that of humans. They incarnate, reincarnate, develop experiences (as domesticated animals), and become more and more human-like in their characters. They learn to love with greater passion, think with greater focus, plan with greater ability, and generally become more and more human in their overall behavior.
Many people comment on how human their pets seem to be. The fact of the matter is that they are becoming more human in nature.
Lynn Claridge is a Psychic Medium who has used her psychic ability all of her adult life. She is also a qualified Psychotherapist, Crystal Healer and a Relaxation Therapist with qualifications through The School of Natural Health Sciences of Berkeley Square, London. In addition to conducting personal readings, Lynn holds psychic awareness and development classes and coaches people in the principles of obtaining meaningful meditation. Lynn has written two e-books: Unleash Your Psychic Ability and Crystal healing for Pleasure or Profit. Both are available to purchase at her website, mysticalempowerment.com.