https://michaelteachings.com/channeling/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:41:24 +0000 animals - Michael Teachings Channeling - Q & A en https://michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/329/domestic-animals Wed, 29 May 2013 11:47:58 +0000 Animals ubiquitous 329@/channeling/discussions THE SUBJECT OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS IS INTERESTING, IN THAT DOMESTICATING ANIMALS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SYMPTOMS OF GROWING ALIENATION IN THIS CULTURE MANY CENTURIES AGO — ALMOST, IN FACT, AT THE DAWN OF CREATURES OF REASON ON THIS WORLD. ONCE MAN GIVES UP HIS NEED FOR ALIENATION, HE CAN THEN, AND ONLY THEN, LOOK AT THE REASONS FOR HIS NEED FOR SUBSTITUTES. HE USES DOMESTICATED ANIMALS IN LIEU OF PEOPLE. THEY ARE EXPENDABLE, RELATIVELY CHEAP, AND GIVE AWAY NO SECRETS. (IF YOU ARE NOT WEARING A CAPE, HOW CAN YOU CONCEAL A DAGGER?) IF THE TRUST LEVEL IS HIGH ENOUGH, THE NEED FOR SUBSTITUTES WILL DIMINISH. OF COURSE, YOUR NEEDS WILL CONTINUE FOR A TIME, UNTIL YOU ARE WILLING TO LOOK AT THE BASIS OF THE NEED. PERHAPS THERE WILL BE SOME THINGS THAT YOU WILL BE UNWILLING TO GIVE UP, BUT YOU SHOULD AT LEAST LOOK AT THEM, SO THAT YOU KNOW WHERE THE NEED IS. IT IS, AGAIN, NOT BAD WORK AT ALL IF IT IS DONE CONSCIOUSLY AND NOT MECHANICALLY. MANY OF YOUR NEEDS NOW ARE BASED UPON THE CORE BELIEFS AND MASTER TAPES THAT ARE STORED FOR USE BY FALSE PERSONALITY. LOOKING AT THEM COLLECTIVELY WILL BE MORE VALUABLE AGAIN THAN LOOKING AT THEM INDIVIDUALLY, JUST AS LOOKING AT THE CORE BELIEFS AND MASTER TAPES WILL BE.

SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts]]> https://michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/305/older-souls-and-animals Mon, 27 May 2013 16:00:47 +0000 Animals ubiquitous 305@/channeling/discussions Someone asked about his affinity to animals — if it has anything to do with past lives, and his intense dislike of birds. He described a bad experience with crows when he was young. 

WE HAVE TOLD THIS GROUP ONCE THAT MOST OLD SOULS DO FIND COMFORT AND DO HAVE AFFINITIES FOR OTHER CREATURES. MOST OLDER SOULS INSPIRE CONFIDENCE IN THE ANIMALS, AND THE ANIMALS RESPOND QUITE NATURALLY TO THIS. SOME OLDER SOULS EVEN FIND THIS AFFINITY EXTENDS TO WILD AND FEARFUL ANIMALS. SEVERAL IN THIS GROUP HAVE DEMONSTRATED THIS. ANY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH ANIMALS AT AN EARLY AGE WILL CAUSE SOME ABHORRENCE. THIS IS CLEARLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE. THE OLDER SOUL DOES NOT GENERALLY EXTEND BEYOND THE OFFENDING SPECIES, NOR DOES IT REACH THE PHOBIC STAGE, AS IN THE CASE OF PRIMARY EXPERIENCES DATING BACK TO PREVIOUS LIVES. 

SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts

]]> https://michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/273/do-animals-dream Sun, 26 May 2013 23:54:02 +0000 Animals ubiquitous 273@/channeling/discussions I have always assumed that my cats are dreaming when they fidget and mumble in their sleep, but, are they? Do animals dream? And if so, how are their dreams similar to or different from ours?

MICHAEL: Kathryn, animals dream, just as human beings do. They reproduce events that they have experienced, however, whereas human beings can take experience of the senses and extrapolate it into fantasy, probability, wishful thinking, etc. For instance, a cat may replay a favorite game in sleep and go through the physical motions just as it would in waking. A human being might start to reproduce a favorite experience but then take it on to an entirely different conclusion. This is not possible with animals. They have no imagination. Things are very concrete with them.

Channeled by Nancy Gordon]]> https://michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/219/do-animals-laugh Sat, 25 May 2013 16:39:12 +0000 Animals ubiquitous 219@/channeling/discussions Do animals laugh?

LAUGHTER IS LIMITED TO CREATURES OF REASON. THEY ALONE FEEL THE NEED TO COMMUNICATE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE EITHER PLEASED OR AWFULLY NERVOUS TO THOSE AROUND THEM. OTHER ANIMALS DO OCCASIONALLY INDICATE THEIR NERVOUSNESS BY COUGHING, STAMPING, ETC., BUT NOT LAUGHING. WE SEE THE NEED TO LAUGH AS GENUINE IN CREATURES OF REASON WHO SO DEPEND UPON VERBAL COMMUNICATION, AND WHERE IN SOME SOCIETIES DISPLEASURE JUST MIGHT RESULT IN VIOLENCE.

SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts]]> https://michaelteachings.com/channeling/discussion/2/animals Mon, 23 May 2011 18:54:23 +0000 Animals ubiquitous 2@/channeling/discussions Agreements with

Q. Do some souls make agreements with animals prior to incarnating to work with them, care for them, or to better communicate with them? And, if so, how does this impact the soul, the animal, and the world?

A: Yes, there are agreements with animals prior to incarnation. Animals are very much part of the spiritual ecology of physical plane life; they are not just add-ons. Animals like to be involved with human beings because it is "where the action is"; it stimulates their growth. Conversely, animals help and teach humans as well.

Killing Animals

Q. I have always been interested in the ramifications surrounding the choices people make regarding eating meat or not eating it, and being a vegan.

What about killing spiders, mosquitoes, and stepping on and extinguishing the lives of every bug our shoes come in contact with?

A: Killing animals is not ideal but you do not live in an ideal world. Dealing with the issues around this provokes much growth.

It comes down to one's attitude: it is a very different thing to kill out of necessity with respect than it is to kill unnecessarily and with cruelty and greed.

There is no absolute here, but a continuum. It really isn't a significant thing to kill an insect that has a very short lifespan anyway. However, giving thought to even that is good work.

Animals and Choice

Q: Could Michael talk about choice as it relates to animals. Are they able to make choices, or is everything instinctive? What would be required in order to "bestow" free will on a animal in order for it to experience being human?

A: Animals make choices within a much narrower range than sentient souls. In general, companion animals have a slightly wider range than those in the wild. Being exposed to the choice-making of humans (in your case) helps them evolve faster. They get a taste of what is to come in their evolution. Still, their range remains quite narrow. Also, the range of choice is generally wider among animals who function more independently than for pack animals.

Q:This would be a cat.

A: Again, their range remains relatively narrow. Yes, cats are an example of both. There are also differences in range among humans. Obviously, children have a narrower range than adults. Younger souls have a narrower range than older souls. One can only choose what one can conceive of. In general, older souls can conceive of more possibilities. This makes choosing more challenging; presumably, older souls are also better equipped to meet that challenge. The wider the range of choice, the more an individual can create his/her reality. From your point of view on the physical plane, evolution is painstakingly slow. Therefore, an animal would not realistically reach the point of sentience within time frames that are meaningful to you.

Each of us are students of the spiritual path. Consider how much you have learned about making choices just in this lifetime. Still, it is just a fraction of all there is to learn. That is why the soul seeks a variety of experiences-- to give you a more rounded education in choice-making.

Channeled by: Shepherd Hoodwin



Q: What happens to the soul of an animal when a most beloved pet is very sick and has to be " put down"? I am feeling immense guilt, as this beloved kitty was my best and dearest friend....

Q: What do the Michael Teachings say about the souls of animals vs. humans. Can animals come back as humans or humans come back as animals?

A: Animals are not just decorations created to adorn the planet you live on. They are evolving sparks of consciousness that live their lives with a purpose.

The fundamental difference between the animal and the human soul is the level of complexity: animals are instinctive centered, they live in the moment, and by human standards they are mostly incapable of abstract thought. On the other hand, their individual expression of consciousness is not dependent upon having a human experience in order to evolve, nor should they be compared in human terms for their lives to have meaning. Their lives are yet another infinite way in which the Tao may be expressed and there is no other meaning required.

Animals do not incarnate as humans and upon death they rejoin their central source. Euthanasia can be a humane choice for an animal that is dying and in great pain; however, your society often uses the practice as a convenience in ridding themselves of the burden of caring for an ailing pet.

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