The Soul in All Living Creatures

The Soul in All Living Creatures
guest blogger Kim Forrester

The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different. ~ Hippocrates

Her name was Diesel.

A beautiful tabby cat, she was my constant companion throughout my early childhood and the troubled, tumultuous divorce of my parents.  Every night without fail, she would curl into the crook of my arm and lull me into a quiet sleep with the deep, throaty rattle of her purr.  She was my rock, my saviour and my confidant.

When Diesel died, I turned to a local Christian Youth Club worker for solace and was categorically and cruelly advised that Diesel wasn’t in Heaven … because animals don’t have souls.

That is the day I turned my back on traditional Christianity.

Throughout human evolution (and I use that term loosely), one of the most tragic fallacies that has emerged is the idea that people have been placed on Earth to dominate and rule over the natural environment.  A ludicrous notion that the Earth and all who-dwell-on-her are simply here for our pleasure, as we bumble and pray our way to an eternity in Heaven.

The idea is as arrogant as it is infantile; as satirist Ambrose Bierce points out in The Devil’s Dictionary, this planet of nearly three-quarters water was supposedly made for Man – who is without gills.

Thankfully, humanity has experienced more enlightened viewpoints throughout its history and slowly we are reawakening to a more connected Truth.  Native Americans and Indigenous Australians celebrate animals as guides and teachers – a sense of brotherhood that is also present in Paganism, Shamanism, Buddhism and Hinduism.

Albert Einstein spoke of the human delusion – the prison – of separation and selfishness, and added that “our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty”.

Even Walt Disney knew that that our deep connection with nature wasn’t just some Mickey Mouse idea.  In each of his early stories the heroine – Snow White, Aurora, Cinderella – would venture into the woods and demonstrate that she was pure of heart by frolicking “hand in paw” with the wild animals. 

The current shift in human consciousness is revealing our true purpose – to experience the physical form and use it as a vehicle for spiritual growth – but this does not explain why we are accompanied on this journey by one and half million other animal species.  What is the purpose of animals in our lives and in our environment?  Why do they choose to share this experience with us?

Australia’s leading Animal Communicator, Trisha McCagh, explains.  “Unlike humans who come into physicality to learn their lessons, animals are fully aware of their divine purpose”, she says.  According to Trisha, animals - particularly domestic animals - help form our life purpose and assist us in one of two ways:

They mirror us, and reflect back to us our own needs and vital lessons.  Often a pet will share an illness or imbalance with us, in order to help us recognise and rectify our deepest needs.

They help download and stabilise our spiritual energies.  Animals can become our guides and companions when we are emotionally low, or if we are undertaking a significant energetic shift or spiritual lesson.

Trisha adds, “Just like the ancient wisdoms tell us, animals have souls just like you and me, but they resonate on a much higher level than most humans.  They are high frequency – high learning – souls, and they come to Earth as teachers, not students”.

This certainly explains the amazing and uncanny healing effect that animals can have on humans, and the rapid increase in the range of animal-assisted therapies around the world.  It has been well-known and documented that the simple act of stroking a cat can reduce stress and blood-pressure issues, but more profound healings are now being undertaken and researched.

In 2007 meta-analysis found that animal-assisted therapy produced favorable results for patients with autism, behavioral problems and medical difficulties.  The benefits include increased interaction and attention, decreased anxiety and an increased sense of belonging.  Throughout the world, including Toronto, Canada and Merced County, California delinquent youths are taking part in dog-training therapy lessons with outstanding results.  Many of these at-risk teenagers later show an increase in self-esteem, better behaviour at home and in the class, and a number of them have graduated out of the welfare system altogether.

Perhaps as we enter a new phase of human evolution, it is only by listening to the animals - or listening to those who listen to the animals - that we will be able to fully understand the lessons we are here to learn.

As Trisha McCagh explains, “Forget your BMWs and fancy homes, your fame and fortune, the animals are here to teach us that we only need two things to be happy; love and purpose.”

The theories of quantum physics – such as the entanglement theory – offer us preliminary understandings of the connected-ness of all things.  These new scientific concepts, together with ancient spiritual wisdoms, are helping us realise that everything is connected at a deep, energetic level, that we draw our energy from the same source, and that we are all ONE.

Therefore, animals are not on Earth to be dominated and exploited for human pleasure.  They are on this planet as an integral part of our human evolution.  They are our guides, our friends and our spiritual messengers.

I suggest – for humanity’s sake – that we all start listening.

Kim Forrester has been offering spiritual guidance and teaching for over 12 years as a clairvoyant, medium and Spiritual Commentator. She has a passion for media and the performing arts and is currently developing a new spiritual television show, The Centre. Born in New Zealand, Kim has lived throughout Europe and South East Asia and currently resides in Sydney, Australia. www.thecentre.tv