Meet Amanda de Warren – she communicates with animals
The first time that I spoke with pet communicator and medium, Amanda de Warren, I was hoping that my recently departed cat, Truly Scrumptious, would somehow figure in the conversation.
Admittedly, I was sceptic, so I made sure that Amanda knew nothing about my circumstances, my life, or my pets. I ensured my Facebook page was set to the highest privacy settings, so she couldn’t scour through my images or glean any insider information on my life before our interview.
My cat, Truly, was my treasured best friend of 14 years, and had met a sudden and traumatic death when she was mauled by dogs. Suffice to say, it was the worst day of my life.
I have always blamed myself, and I guess in some way I was hoping I could speak to my cat via Amanda and let her know how sorry and how devastated I was.
It wasn’t to happen in that first phone call, though. My hopes were squashed and I was a little disappointed, but it didn’t dilute my faith that Amanda is the real deal. Why? Well, I had my question list prepared, as all good journalists should, but I didn’t get around to asking a single question.
Instead, Amanda just started talking about my menagerie of pets and for our allotted time, sent messages to me from them. Not only did she accurately pick the sex and species of each animal, but she perfectly described each critter’s unique personality.
From my aloof male husky, Pepi, who she said sleeps in the living room as he likes to have his own space (it had been bothering me that he didn’t join us in the bedroom), to my soulful female husky, Simba, who I was considering training to be a therapy dog in oncology wards.
“Go ahead with Simba and the hospital,” said Amanda out of the blue. “She is telling me that she really wants to help people.” I had not given Amanda even an inkling that I was in discussions with people about this.
Then she stopped and said, “I have two female dogs here that have passed over. They were your beloved pets and they want me to tell you that they are always watching you.”
I hadn’t thought about Goldie and Shiloh for years! They were the two rough collies that I treasured growing up. They had passed away when I was a teenager.
Despite not “talking” to Truly, I was a firm believer that this woman had a true gift. Sadly, Amanda had to cut our conversation short, as she had another reading to get to.
I rescheduled the interview time for a few months down the track (Amanda is in high demand and has a gruelling schedule). This time I was determined to get my questions in.
About a minute into our conversation, Amanda revealed that she had the presence of a noisy cat with her. “You lost your cat recently, very suddenly, didn’t you?”
And there she was! I had not mentioned her to Amanda, and there was no way she could have known this. Amanda communicated that Truly did not want me to blame myself, and that she was OK.
Some of you may think this is crazy, but I am a believer. There was no way Amanda would have known that Truly used to chase me and bite at my ankles when she wanted a cuddle, or that she chatted to me all day long. And there were just too many instances where she knew things that she could not have otherwise known!
In between blubbering tears, I did actually manage to interview Amanda. Here’s what she had to say.
When did you first realise you had this affinity with animals, this ability to actually speak with them?
“I was about 5 years of age. I was on my uncle’s farm in England and one of his farm dogs went missing. I could hear him barking in my mind. I could hear him saying, “I am in the shed but I have fallen down the haystack.”
I convinced everyone to go down there. And there it was! It had fallen down.
Also, when I was really young my neighbour passed away, leaving his cat to live with his widow. I was always connecting to his cat, which was still alive.
The cat would say, “my daddy is here”. I could always see the neighbour who had passed over with his cat. I knew then that I could communicate with animals. I shut it down, but then I started working with Steve Irwin. That brought it out in me. I was always able to understand what they had said, but I felt like I wasn’t meant to bring it out back then. I worked with Steve and Terri for two years. That really brought it out in me.”
What is the process you go through when speaking to animals?
“It is a telepathic connection. It is pictures, feelings, drawings. It is an energy. It is the same if they have passed over. When your cat came through, I knew she came through in spirit. I saw her come through over the Rainbow Bridge and she had no heartbeat.”
Do animals have the same thought processes/connection of thoughts as us?
“Yes! They have thought processes and their own personalities and thoughts. They are like us, very similar to us in a way. We don’t actually speak to ourselves, we just get up and do it. They are like that. They just get up and do it. It comes in feelings, senses, taste.”
Do animals use the same language that we do?
“The thing we have to remember is that animals are far more advanced than we are. They are incredibly intelligent beings. They telepathically connect or vocally connect. They understand a vocal language between each other. It is universal language they have between them. Generally though, they don’t always vocalise with each other … they use body language and they connect telepathically. They connect to each other on so many levels, not just verbally.”
What has been one of your most memorable animal readings/communications?
“I was doing a reading for Kyle Sandilands and his dog came through to me and told me to say, “thanks Dad, for when we go to McDonalds and you feed me the chicken nuggets while you chow down on your burger!” The dog was meant to be on a diet, and so was Kyle!
Animals will dob you in big time! I had three little dogs that came through to their Mum and said, “Mum who is that lady with the blonde hair and red jacket that comes to visit Dad when you’re at work?”
They told her that this lady came to visit and brought them a treat, which they ate while this lady and Daddy went into the bedroom.
So, one particular day, she left work early, but told him that she would be late home. She parked the car around the corner and she snuck into the house, flung the bedroom door open and busted them!
Another dog told his Mum that Dad was hiding money in a shoebox and a hidden bank account. He had squirreled away $45, 000 was planning to run away!”
What tips can you give us to enable us to have better paths of communication with our furry friends?
“Animals love to communicate with us. However, where we humans chat verbally, they communicate through things like body language, through telepathic images.Clear your mind completely, sit on the floor with your animal and relax. Get a flow of energy between you. Leave your mind open they will do the rest. They will bring the information through to you. Once the lines of communication are open, then you won’t be able to shut your animal up! If we open our minds to them, they will open themselves up to us.
Always remember that animals are far superior than we are. They look at us humans and they wonder, ‘what the heck are you doing to this planet? Why are you destroying it and destroying each other? Why do you have to kill and maim?’”
What advice can you give to those grieving over a lost pet?
“The love goes on forever. It doesn’t stop because they have passed over. They go on loving us forever. They never leave us.”
To book a reading with Amanda, or to purchase her book, My Journey Behind Blue Eyes (BookCover Café), visit www.amandadewarren.com.
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