Kenigstein: Interespecies Communication

Veronica Kenigstein, intense human, creator, communicator and interspecies therapist, alchemist, magician, writer. Apprentice of communication and bonds. Master in the same subjects.

Creator of the Reading of interspecies bonds, a powerful methodology of mutual healing between animals and people through communication and spirituality. Through various means, she provides information and resources to discover (and apply) the magic that we can do together with our beloved non-human companions, a convert to Paws in Town with an open heart.

Introduction and background

1. How did you discover your ability to communicate with animals?

My love for animals has always been in this incarnation. From a very young age I felt a deep and loving connection with them. And I wanted to work with non-human animals, but there was no exact thing I wanted to do. On a journey of consciousness that I made many years ago, after having asked for it (I was developing my ability to channel and wanted to receive information from animals) and after a powerful meditation, I discovered that I could understand what the animals that were in that place wanted to transmit and then I also began to do it remotely.

2. What inspired you to develop this ability and how long have you been practicing it?

As I was saying, I always wanted to better understand these beings whom I love and who bring me so much happiness. This journey I spoke about was in 2011. Before that, I had begun to learn about animals in activities accompanied by horses and other animals. But specifically, I have been working in interspecies communication since 2011.

3. Can you explain your methodology for communicating with animals?

What I developed is a discipline called Reading Interspecies Links, which allows us to receive information from very diverse sources. One is intuitive communication with animals, which, through absolute presence and clearing the perception channel, allows us to receive information (visual, auditory, kinesthetic or intuitive) from the individual experience of the animals: issues that have to do with themselves, such as desires, preferences, emotions, attitudes, needs and others that relate to their own lives.

But, in addition, we can receive information from two other large areas: the energetic pattern that they manifest with their symptoms, attitudes, behaviors and links, which gives us information about what happens in the system in which they live (we do this by reading the symptoms, what happens at the link level, what happens to the person who consults, the photos and videos that they send us for the consultation, which have extremely precise symbolic information). And also information from the spiritual dimension, in which animals give us very powerful teachings, thanks to their full connection with nature, its cycles and their direct contact with what they feel and reality, without the intermediation of judgments, opinions or mental speculations.

The information from all these levels is received through different channels: intuition, understanding of the body language and attitudes of animals, reading of symptoms (physical, emotional, energetic), the unfolding that occurs in the system, like a constellation in which animals are representatives and bring healing information.

Understanding animal perspectives

1. What is the most surprising or revealing message you have received from an animal?

The most surprising thing is the wisdom with which animals transmit messages. Most messages are related to learning to live in the present, accompanying processes with patience and serenity, accompanying processes without cutting them off. This is the most revealing thing that animals usually transmit.

2. How do animals perceive their human caregivers and what do they appreciate most?

It depends. There are animals that perceive their caregivers as their parents (not the majority), others perceive us as companions (in equal relationships), in which we share time, space, activities, emotions; in other cases, animals feel like our guardians or caretakers, they feel that they have to take care of us and be attentive to the things that happen to us in order to protect us; on other occasions, they are like angels, beings of enormous love and subtlety, who accompany us energetically and are often in our lives just to share love.

There are other cases, where animals are like guides or teachers (and they have supreme patience with us) in the various learning moments in our lives. They offer us a non-judgmental presence that simply does good for both of us.

They appreciate our respect for their individuality, for their characteristics and preferences. They value that we know how to listen to them and recognize them for who they are, beyond our beliefs or opinions about what we think they “should” be.

3. Can animals feel human emotions and how do they respond?

Without a doubt. They perceive us in a very clear, precise, present way. And they respond based on what that generates for them energetically (without mental tangles). If I am angry, my animals will probably go away and leave me alone until it passes (because they want to avoid that “hostile” energy around them). If I am feeling sad, distressed or melancholic, it is very possible that they will stay close to accompany us without words. If I am happy or joyful, it is likely that they want to share that joy with me. If I am sick, they may lie down close to my body to support the imbalance. If I feel fear, it will depend on the degree of closeness and intimacy the animal has with me and also on its own emotionality. If it feels safe, it may want to protect me. If it feels a similar fear, it will probably hide because it feels that what I am feeling is dangerous.

Emotions and animal behavior

1. How do animals experience emotions like joy, fear or sadness?

Just like humans. The difference is the mental confusion, the ruminations, which they do not have.

2. What are the most common misconceptions about animal behavior and how can owners better understand their pets?

The first mistake, in my opinion, is that humans consider themselves the “owners” of their “pets” (things). Animals are living beings and no one owns a living being (that's how I think). We are responsible humans, their referents or their caregivers or tutors.

Second, it seems to me that people, not understanding the way animals communicate (which is not through words, which only humans use) believe that animals do not feel or do not know how to express themselves. And I think that nothing could be further from the truth. Non-humans feel and express themselves through their bodies (body language), their attitudes, their way of relating to others, energy (for example, high, medium, low, electric or magnetic, predator or prey). I think that one of the best things that people who live with animals could do to improve their bonds with them is to learn about their way of expressing themselves, about their body language, their needs, emotions and attitudes, in order to be able to better accompany them in their lives, respecting and caring for them as they really need (and not as we think they need).

Another common mistake is to think that certain reactive attitudes are aggressive or violent. For me, animals often react because they do not feel listened to, taken into account in their reality, or respected in their qualities (both as a species, as a race and as individuals). So, the solution is to learn to know them (characteristics, emotions, needs) and to know how to read their responses to realize when we are “messing up” and with humility, apologize and start again, with another energy and another record of the situation.

3. Can you share an example of how communication with an animal helped solve a behavioral problem?

Of course. A cat was reactive (classified as aggressive). Communicating with her, she told us that she was very sensitive and that the fact that people were on top of her, or bothered her, generated reactivity and a need to defend her space. When her family began to realize the kitten's need for space (and they respected it), the cat began to sleep with humans and to be more affectionate and close.

A cat bothered his feline sister a lot. They lived locked up, because his human was afraid to let them out. He asked for respect for his need for freedom. He began to spend more time outside and stopped bothering the cat. They are both calm and happy now.

A mare (who lives with me) had just arrived home. I was so happy that I approached her as soon as she arrived because I wanted to “befriend her” by brushing her. She kicked me (broke a tooth). Her message was that she needed time to trust and build a bond and that if I respected that, she would be calm and kind. She did and she is one of the most healing mares in my herd.

Dog who breaks things in her house. A lot. She asked for more walks and gnawing on bones. She stopped breaking things and everyone is much happier.

Animal welfare and advocacy

1. What message do animals want humans to know about their welfare and treatment?

That they are beings who feel and think and have preferences and a need to make their own decisions. That we should not make decisions for them, that we should at least inform or consult them (as we do with any being we live with) about everything that will have an impact on their lives.

2. How can animal communication contribute to conservation efforts or animal rights initiatives?

Knowing firsthand what each individual needs, learning about the species and asking them about their individual needs.

3. What role can animal communicators play in addressing animal cruelty or neglect?

I think there are issues where we have power and others where we don't. I think our job is to provide information about the reality that animals are beings who feel, just like us, and to raise awareness about the rights we all have to live in well-being. Sometimes we can do some things and other times we can only emanate love and serenity to awaken the record. But there are human beings who are unconscious and ignorant and no matter how much we offer this information, there are those who (being insensitive) will not understand the sensitivity of other beings. So, I think we can only offer awareness and offer help when they ask for it, nothing more.

Personal experiences and stories

1. Can you share a remarkable experience in which communicating with an animal has transformed your life or your perspective?

My cat Taysha taught me a lot about death. I learned to accompany processes of transmutation with her wise messages and her loving presence. She conveyed to me that I was not only accompanying her, but that she was accompanying and teaching me. A complete change of perspective.

2. How has your ability to communicate with animals influenced your relationships with humans?

A lot. Above all, that story I told you about Poly, the little mare who kicked me, taught me to perceive and respect the other, their times, their processes. To know that, when I relate, I am with another and things do not happen only to me.

Advice for pet owners

1. What advice would you give pet owners to improve communication with their animals?

The first thing is to change the nomenclature and recognize each other as companions, as peers, not as a property relationship. That changes everything. The second thing is to learn to perceive the other, in a state of calm, presence and silence. Only then will we be able to recognize who is there and what is really happening to them, what they need.

The third thing is to learn about the beings with whom they are relating to be able to understand them better.

2. How can owners recognize and respond to the emotional needs of their animals?

We humans can recognize that the needs and emotions of our companions are very similar to our own (with the difference, as I said before, that they do not have mental tracings). If we manage to empathize (and understand the reasons why each one acts the way they do) we will have more resources to build a relationship of harmony and reciprocal well-being.

3. Are there specific techniques or practices that you recommend to strengthen the human-animal bond?

Meditation, silent presence, is for me the practice par excellence to be able to perceive the heart and emotions of the beings with whom we relate. For me the animal-human bond is strengthened through meditation, observation and knowledge of those with whom we communicate.

Scientific perspective and future research

1. How does animal communication intersect with science, particularly animal behavior or cognitive studies?

I believe that observation is essential to detect animal communication pathways, as well as the bases of behavior. My hypothesis is that animals and humans are learning together and learning cross-learning. Animals are sophisticating their communication pathways and humans are learning their presence from them. I believe that the approach to understanding animal communication transcends science, because there is more subtle information than what science records today. Just as the perceptive antenna of animals is their own body, the same occurs with the human one. But I believe that various instances can be explored that allow testing hypotheses that intersect animal communication with human processes (this will be the subject of my next research).

2. What research or studies would you like to see carried out to better understand animal communication?

I believe that it is necessary to learn to perceive information that science is not yet capable of perceiving simply because the instrument is the body and the capacity to receive subtle information. Personally, I would like to continue researching how what animals bring is directly related to the learning theme of their reference humans.

3. Can you talk about possible applications of animal communication in fields such as veterinary medicine or conservation?

It seems to me that by opening ourselves to receive the information that animals offer about their own experiences, medicine or species protection activities can benefit greatly because we can receive first-hand data. But for that to happen, it seems essential to me to open our minds. As long as science remains closed and tautological, little can be done. We can know if animals are willing to receive treatments, know how they feel, what they prefer, etc.

Conclusion and final thoughts

1. What do you hope readers will learn from your work as an animal communicator?

Basically, that what animals communicate is not only about them but also about us. That there is valuable and very transformative information, if we know how to listen.

2. How can our readers learn more about animal communication or develop their own skills?

I said before: through meditation, observation and knowledge about species and their various languages. Practicing silence, peace and emptiness so that what animals have to say reaches us, beyond our own judgments or beliefs about it.

3. Any final message or information about the animal kingdom?

All living things have messages, everything has a meaning. Everything they propose to us is at the service of the spiritual evolution of the planet and all its inhabitants. If we learn from these loving beings, we will be able to create, together, the world we want to live in.