Statement of Integrity
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” ~Abraham Lincoln
Animal communicators have a lot of “power.” Make sure you trust who ever you hire to “speak for” your animal. Before you schedule an appointment, ask all the questions you can think of, and then ask some more. Take some time to evaluate the answers the communicator gives you. Do they seem defensive, or too confident? Do they promise to “fix” your problem, or offer to sell you something that will? Do they explain things in a way you understand? Do you feel “heard” and respected? After all, if a person doesn’t seem to “hear” you, how well can he “hear” your animal?! If she seems to bafflegab new age idioms you don’t understand, how will you understand her translation of your animal’s needs? Pick a communicator you trust and understand!
For myself, I love doing this work. It is powerful and challenging and profound. And I am still learning. And sometimes I might explain something poorly or make a mistake. If something I say doesn’t make sense to you, please tell me. As I said before, much of the skill of this work lies in interpreting the images and other information I ‘get’ from the animals in response to questions. You know your animal friends and the world they inhabit far better than I. If something doesn’t make sense, please ask questions. Don’t just shrug and assume that “she’s the animal communicator” so I must be right, or that “she said the he liked red balls, but his favorite toy is a blue frisbee” so nothing else I said was accurate.
Animal communication is an act of translation. Just as different translators can come up with remarkably different translations of the same poem or story, different communicators can come up with different accounts of what an animal has said. All literary translators assure us that they “have attempted to stay as close to the tone of the original as possible,” but as a poet I admire once observed, “This is just what a hobbyist who has built a replica of the Eiffel Tower out of sugar cubes will say.” (Sparrow) Do your best to find out if the communicator you hire is working with sugar cubes! See About Calloway for more information about my training, philosophy, and communication style.
