Sheldrake on Evolutionary Purpose of Psychic Abilities

Animal communication moves from theory to lived experience. A non-speaking teen, Trevor, spells intimate details from his therapy horse, knowing about deaths, emotions, and conversations no one told him. Animal communicator Alex Anderson recounts the moment her own horse “spoke” to her for the first time, a shocking experience that launched her full-time work helping people understand the inner worlds of the animals they love. Danish National Team rider Emily Koenig works with communicator Ditte Young, whose insights from a pony lead to an unexpected arthritis diagnosis that changes Emily’s path in the sport. Cambridge biologist Rupert Sheldrake shares research suggesting animals can sense human intention, like dogs waiting at the precise moment their person decides to return home. And interspecies communicator Anna Breytenbach describes telepathy not as sending messages but as stepping into a shared field of awareness.

We also hear the now famous story of elephants who walked miles to mourn conservationist Lawrence Anthony, gathering at his home and returning again on the anniversary of his passing.

Across every story, a single idea emerges: connection does not require words. And if communication can move through attention, emotion, and presence, then maybe consciousness is wider, more relational, and more ancient than we assume. This episode asks us to listen beyond language, to each other, to animals, and to the living world itself.

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