How self awareness aids our patients: part 2 (Proceedings)

(Please see the proceedings from Part 1 before continuing on.)

Animals serve many roles when it comes to energy and the planet. Their energy fields are far more expansive than ours – a dog's energy field is approximately ten times that of a human's. A horse's field will encompass a large arena, and a cat's will fill an entire property. The energy of wildlife is especially important to the survival of the planet. They create a frequency that maintains the vibrational health of the planet, and all creatures on it.

Animals function from instinct, which is just another word for energy. In addition to their heighten senses of sight, hearing and smell, they sense what is all around them. It is as if they have radar at the edges of their field. If they are confined in a home or veterinary clinic, they can't remove themselves from the vibrations surrounding them. Will they experience a positive or negative effect? If the environment is full of anger, drama or judgment, the animal will feel that, just as we feel it. The vibrations will affect its energy field, and consequently, its body. Negative emotions have strong energies; you have all experienced the feeling of sitting next to someone who is angry. Drama, confusion, loud voices and noises create an energetic chaos that we instinctively experience.

The magnitude of this effect became apparent when I began providing house calls for energy medicine and neurologic consults. As veterinary professionals, we aren't trained to ask about the household much past the basics. I came to realize that animals are living in environments that aren't in harmony with their natural state of being, and this "state of being" has a frequency.

The frequency of the earth is 8-10 Hz, called the Schumann effect. There was an interesting experiment done in Germany in the 1960's. Human subjects were placed in an underground living space that was shielded with lead. Lead blocks electromagnetic radiation, so no waves could penetrate. Eventually the humans became confused and agitated. Their biorhythms were disrupted. The researchers then pulsed in varying frequencies and measured the effects on the humans. The frequency that helped them regain normalcy was 10 Hz – the same as the earth. We are meant to live in a harmonious state with nature, not in discord.

I tell my clients that you can't hide from an energy practitioner or an animal – we are both great at sensing energy fields. You may not have developed the ability to consciously understand what's happening yet, but your body and energy field have. It's instinct. Animals continually live on instinct, and they exist in our energy fields. Most veterinarians believe that animals pick up on their owners' stress. Interstitial cystitis is a perfect example of a stress related disorder. What I have come to believe is that many disorders, especially behavioral, are linked energetically to the owners. Animals are a reflection of the humans in the household.

I'd like to take a moment to clarify an aspect of this philosophy. Looking at the human-animal bond in this fashion is not about judging owners. When an animal reflects a negative aspect of an owner's life, it is not because the human is making her sick, or not caring for her adequately. The pet is reflecting a problem for the human that has not been resolved. We have historically been called the caring profession, and it is imperative that we maintain compassion. What we can do is let owners know that taking care of themselves helps their pet. Many will meet the needs of their animals and ignore important aspects of their own lives. Now we can help them see that taking care of themselves is one of the best types of veterinary preventive medicine. I now understand just how much ancillary services for owners can really assist the pet. I envision practices whose standards of care include social workers, wellness educators, and alternative and conventional human health professionals.

I'd like to take a moment to clarify an aspect of this philosophy. Looking at the human-animal bond in this fashion is not about judging owners. When an animal reflects a negative aspect of an owner's life, it is not because the human is making her sick, or not caring for her adequately. The pet is reflecting a problem for the human that has not been resolved. We have historically been called the caring profession, and it is imperative that we maintain compassion. What we can do is let owners know that taking care of themselves helps their pet. Many will meet the needs of their animals and ignore important aspects of their own lives. Now we can help them see that taking care of themselves is one of the best types of veterinary preventive medicine. I now understand just how much ancillary services for owners can really assist the pet. I envision practices whose standards of care include social workers, wellness educators, and alternative and conventional human health professionals.

I'll leave you with one last note on the energetic aspects of the human-animal bond. The link includes patient and doctor. There are no coincidences – we attract the cases we need to become better practitioners, and better humans. If you are seeing patients and owners surrounded in drama, look at the lack of peace in your own life, and the drama created by the staff of your practice. Track the disorders walking through your front door, and be open to understanding what information you need to better yourself. I think you will receive an entirely new type of continuing education.