Using Flower Essences with Animal CommunicationGabriel had been at the equine veterinary hospital for four months and no progress was being made. Broken down from overwork in competition, previous injuries had flared up to cause near-paralysis in his neck that was accompanied by tremendous pain and an inability to raise or lower his head. He groaned and pawed constantly, had to be fed and watered in raised buckets, and lost hundreds of pounds. He was an emaciated version of his spectacular former self, with a look of haunting anxiety and fear in his eyes. Although Gabriel’s veterinarian was trained in many holistic modalities, nothing she tried seemed to register in Gabriel’s system. He was totally emotionally shut down so the healing energy from every form of treatment was being blocked. He was not eating, was in constant pain, and spent his time standing at the far end of his pen gazing off to the horizon. As a last resort, the vet called me to see if I could employ my skills of animal communication and flower essence therapy to help this horse. Gabriel was not very open to communicating with anyone, but did finally show me pictures of great abuse and trauma, as well as several accidents in his early years, and that he carried tremendous grief about having been separated from a small child whom he had once loved. All of this information was later confirmed. He did not want to live, and he wasn’t interested in getting better; he just wanted “out.” I explained to him that there was hope for love again, and that he could get beyond the physical pain, and then I gave him his first dose of a custom-blended flower essence. He literally began changing before our eyes and within minutes was showing the vet where to press and how to work on his painful neck, leaning into the pressure and heaving great sighs of relief. Within a few days he was able to reach the ground again to graze and was eating well, and within a month he had regained his weight and shine and was released from the hospital. The job of an animal communicator is to gain insight, when asked, into an animal’s problems or behavior and then to interpret the information received in such a way that acceptable and effective solutions to the problem can be determined. The process itself is telepathic and is basically a talent everyone possesses and can reawaken through training and practice. Although there are other roles the animal communicator plays, the main one is that of mediator/facilitator. Animals often suffer from mental/emotional distress which then manifests as secondary problems such as aggression, digestive upset, chronic illness, or neurotic habits. Or, as in Gabriel’s case, emotional turmoil which can undermine or block healing from later unrelated trauma, illness, or injury. Early weaning, starvation, abuse, training problems, fear of abandonment, change in family structure, and moves are just a few of the things that can cause ongoing problems. Unfortunately, treating just the surface symptoms is usually unsuccessful since the root—the emotional cause—may still exist and need attention. This is where flower essences can help, especially when combined with good animal communication. Many ancient forms of medicine took this relationship between the emotions and the body into account, and that relationship fortunately is once again acknowledged and revered. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, for example, each organ of the body is associated with a predominant emotion: i.e. the liver with anger, the lungs with grief, and the kidneys with fear. According to this theory treating grief with flower essences, for instance, would also facilitate physical health of the lungs. And, because flower essences are self-regulated through the psyche, it is not necessary to diagnose and understand every detail of the underlying culprit emotions. Regular treatment with essences, and using a variety, whether chosen intellectually or through a dowsing method, is usually beneficial, as different levels of healing occur over time—the well known “peeling-the-onion” effect. With animals especially, because they can’t talk to us out loud and tell us their problems, the seat of their problems is often not identified or understood and therefore may never be treated and resolved. In many such situations these animals end up being abandoned or “owner surrendered” and may become unadoptable forever. The combination of flower essences and good communication, either through an animal communicator or breed specialist/behaviorist, can do wonders to resolve many such cases. Sometimes in fact the animal and person will both call for the same essence and will then go through a deep healing process together. If you feel essences might be beneficial for your animal, follow your intuition and dive in. If you feel the services of an animal communicator would be helpful, there are hundreds now practicing in the United States who are easily found online. Trust your judgment in choosing essences and know that the worst that can happen is nothing, as flower essences are probably the safest remedy we have in our possession. If you give a “wrong” essence it simply won’t be registered by the animal’s system. Set your intention, talk to your animal, and trust the essences! Gabriel has been home for six years now—with me. His first rehabilitation was so successful that his former owners, against the vet’s strict caution, put him back into competition. Within 18 months he was back in the hospital and six months later still no better—obviously of no further use for competition. His owners wanted him euthanized, but the vet and I prevailed upon them to let me take him. After six more months of intensive TLC, hand-walking, close talks, special meals, and flower essences, Gabriel took his first bite of spring grass then laid down and had a good roll—the first time he had enjoyed these normal horse activities in over a year. He is 15 now and still doesn’t have normal range of motion with his neck, but he is able to run free—and graze!—on several hundred acres. He still gets tons of daily TLC and essences whenever he needs them, and even though he has some rough moments and some pain from time to time, whenever I ask him what he wants or if his handicaps are becoming too much for him, he won’t hear of any option but staying right here beside me. Gabriel’s heart is open once again and he is full of trust and love.
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