Paranormal Pets: The PresentationBrandy Stark, PhD

Oct. 16, 2015

My Interest

Started with the Paranormal Pugs Page http://starkimages.homestead.com/para

normalpugspage.html

My Interest

Now: “Paranormal Pets” podcast on

petliferadio.com http://www.petliferadio.com/paranormal.

html Shadow Animals:

http://shadowanimals.homestead.com/Shadow-Animals-Home.html

Paranormal Pets Page: http://paranormalpetspage.homestead.c

om/Paranormal-Pets-Page.html Paranormal Pocket Pets:

http://starkimages.homestead.com/paranormalrodents.html

History Animals were observed and assigned to

supernatural statuses fitting their nature Dogs: Because of their ability to find dead things,

then consume them, they were able to sense ghosts; they became the guardians between the world of the living and the dead

Cats: Egypt associated them with healing, thus sorcery; they have dual personalities so can be dangerous (used in spells to curse others); Nordic: Freyja (health, love, healing) had a chariot drawn by cats; eventually became associated with the demonic by medieval Christianity

Rodents: West: Associated with plague (Apollo, god of plague, mice), Black Death

East: Intelligence, movement (Ganesh’s vehicle), food bringer (China and Japan).

Omens Cat. Black cat: Europe, good luck. America, bad luck. Killing a cat means

to bring disaster. If a cat left the home, disaster is about to strike.

Dog. OK, unless howling at the moon as you go by.

Hare. Bad luck if one crosses your path.

Hedgehog. Good fortune, especially if you meet one going in the opposite

direction.

Horse. Piebald is a good omen. But if you see its tail first, then bad luck will

befall a friend.

Mouse or Rat: A white or brown mouse is good luck, especially in love. Grey mouse

= bad luck. White rat is good luck, black rat is bad luck.

Animals as Sensitive to the Supernatural Animals can sense things beyond the

norm with enhanced senses, instinctually-driven mind; humans can, too, but we are taught to disregard it Animals as intelligent and self-aware Animals as observant Animals as having superior senses Animals as enigmas Animals as misread/folklore/misinformation

Odd behavior Watching something in a room that cannot be

perceived Running from/avoiding areas Wanting out of a structure/area Acting as if interacting with someone Acting out before/with a supernatural

phenomenon *Unusual behavior is subjective to human

observation▪ *Assumes no health issues with the pets▪ *Assumes natural causes have been ruled out within

reasons

Animals As Ghosts: Theories Animals are self-aware and thus able to have a

consciousness beyond death

Animals reincarnate (soul/mind) Hinduism, Buddhism

Animals have souls Nature/animism: Tribal religions -- mystical and divine Shared souls: Judaism

Humans project the animal ghosts Freud/grief Most ghosts are pets, not food animals and rarely wild animals

Animals as ghosts

Dogs = up to one year after death Cats = up to 6 months after death Others: Various

1916, Arthur Springer, retired Scotland Yard2015, submission to PPP, security camera

Special animal ghosts

Ghost Whale (1 time account, Japan) Bakekujira

Mongoose (1 time account, Isle of Mann, 1931) Gef

Shadow Animals Shadow Animals Page

More sources

Books of animal ghost stories Brief TV show (not recommended) Submissions to websites Urban Legends

Morris the Cat, Gulfport▪ http://urbanlegendsofflorida.homestead.com/

Morristhecat.html

Questions?

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