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Clairvoyant Cat Communications

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I had been tossing and turning all night, sleeping badly and dreaming intermittently until morning. One of the sporadic dreams that I could manage to remember was rather disturbing. I had dreamt that a cat was fervently trying to communicate, but I couldn’t understand what she was trying to tell me. It was a little disconcerting, to say the least.

I woke up with a start, just as the weird dream was ending. I shook off the remnants of sleep and began to get ready for my day. I was trying to forget about the strange dream that I had during the night, yet it continued to puzzle me. My husband and I always had plenty of cats around, because we made a point of giving stray and shelter cats a good home. We had never been able to say no to a cat in need, so had lots of them underfoot at all times. It wasn’t surprising that I was losing sleep dreaming about them.

We had just moved to a new home, so our situation was exacerbated because we were keeping all of the cats indoors until they got used to the new environment. We planned to begin letting them out a little at a time once they became accustomed to their new surroundings. The cats preferred to stay outdoors in the balmy weather, so we couldn’t wait to condition them to the new house and yard, so that they could spend most of their time outside. We had far too many cats underfoot at the best of times, and being cooped…

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Donna L Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff)
Donna L Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff)

Written by Donna L Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff)

Writer and university professor researching the human condition, generational studies, human and animal rights, and the intersection of art and psychology

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