Soul 101: What is a Soul? Animal Souls, Souls Leaving Body

After a couple of recent radio interviews, it occurred to me that some people really don't have a good

idea about what a "soul" really is, and if they are limited to humans (for some reason). So, in today's blog, consider it a "Soul 101."

WHAT IS A SOUL? In many societies and religions it is the immortal essence of a living thing. A soul is actually the energy in EVERY living thing that combines memories and personalities.

DO ANIMALS HAVE SOULS?  Of course. Every living thing has a soul. To think otherwise is crazy.
Animals (and dinosaurs) lived and died on Earth long before humans ever showed up. They survived because they had intelligence, instinct, emotions, memories, and their own personalities. After all, what makes one animal a pack leader and not all of them? Why are some animals shy? easily frightened? bold? challenging? That's personality. They all have it, just as humans do. 


WHO QUESTIONS IT AND WHERE DID THE CRAZY IDEA COME FROM? According to most of the Abrahamic religions, only human beings have immortal souls. Evangelical-Biblical Literalist, Baptists and Church of Christ churches believe animals have no soul.

Recently, the catholic faith even proclaimed that "Animals and plants" have souls  - but they put a "limit" on their statement thinking pets don't have conceptual intelligence, which I assure you, THEY DO. 
Why the Catholic faith (the one I grew up in and out of) thinks anything but people can be spirit is non-sensical. A spirit is a spirit. Period. That's like thinking because you have a college degree you'll be a spirit, but your neighbor who didn't go to college isn't smart enough to be a spirit in the afterlife. Do you see why it is a ridiculous argument? 



I'm unsure where that belief came from but as you can see from the logic above, it's absolutely untrue. Any living thing that can figure out how to survive, from a bird to an ant to wild boar has a soul. They have intelligence and a soul. Only ZOMBIES are soul-less. :)

DOES ANY MAN-MADE RELIGION BELIEVE ANIMALS HAVE SOULS?  Yes. Sikhism, Hinduism, Orthodox, Mormonism believe (and understand that animals have souls.  Islam and Judaism have conflicting beliefs- some sects believe it, others do not. 


BOTTOM LINE: For anyone who loses a pet and says "Animals don't have souls" please assure them they do, and they will be with us in paradise/other side/heaven/Valhalla, whatever you want to call it where all of the energies reside after the physical life is over. To think that any living thing doesn't have a soul is truly ridiculous. Animals have lived eons before mankind ever walked the Earth and they would never have survived if they couldn't think, feel and learn. 

Lessons Learned, Ghosts and Spirits

For Rob Gutro's books: "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead," "Pets and the Afterlife" and the new book "Pets and the Afterlife 2" -  visit Amazon.com   (or click this link) 

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Listen/Watch to Podcast: Jeff Richards: Paranormal - Do Animals Journey into the Afterlife? Rob Gutro Joins us

I had an enjoyable and interesting 1 hour interview on a well-known Canadian paranormal radio program on Dec. 20.  You can now Listen and Watch the Podcast  here: 
Host Jeff Richards: Paranormal Radio show of Saskatchewan, Canada interviews Rob Gutro: Do Animals Journey into the Afterlife?

Jeff Richards: Paranormal broadcasts every Sunday night (7pm -10 pm CST) on www.cjme.com. Tune in for groundbreaking guests and paranormal talk radio!

Here's the LINK to listen to the Podcast on YouTube with photos of dogs and cats from pet expos where Rob spoke about Pets and the Afterlife: https://youtu.be/rICctz-sgOE 

Lessons Learned, Ghosts and Spirits

For Rob Gutro's books: "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead," "Pets and the Afterlife" and the new book "Pets and the Afterlife 2" -  visit Amazon.com   (or click this link) 

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Spirit Visit on Anniversary!

Ed's spirit opened the face of his clock

 In mid-December we received a note from our friend Ed's sister-in-law. She wrote: "Ed's clock was standing open yesterday--first time since summer." 
  That was a sign from Ed that he's still around his brother and his family. The sign came during the anniversary of the week of Ed's passing on December. 19, 1996. Spirits will usually give us  signs around birthdays, anniversaries or holidays, and this year Ed gave another sign. Ed has been extremely active with messages and signs since he passed and I've written many stories about them!
  In fact, one of my favorite chapters in my book "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead" is about a treasure-hunt like adventure that he took me and my partner on in central Virginia, that proved he was with every member of his family the week before we visited them. 

 The story is in Chapter 4 of my book "Lessons Learned

from Talking to the Dead" by Rob Gutro. I wrote the book to answer all questions about ghosts and spirits and how they communicate with the living. It's filled with personal stories that offer proof.    





 For Rob Gutro's books: "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead," "Pets and the Afterlife" and the new book "Pets and the Afterlife 2" -  visit Amazon.com   (or click this link) 

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Spirits of loved Ones are Home for the Holidays

 I've heard from a number of people who lost loved ones this year, and are sad they're not here for the holidays.  They don't want us to be sad- it was their time. Further, they ARE sharing the holidays with you and visiting in spirit!
   I lost my mom during the Christmas holidays 2 years ago, but her spirit has been around a LOT, as are the spirits of your loved ones. My mom has given musical messages, played with the electricity in the house, led us to be in places at certain times to see things that remind us of her, and more. Those are the things your loved ones may also do. 
  They can hear you when you speak (and even when you think about them). Spirits are energy, and sound and thoughts are energy.
  BTW- Kids and pets can hear and see spirits a lot more easily because they don't question what they experience. 
  So take comfort in knowing those who passed will be around your table during the holidays.
Rob Gutro

Spirits of Loved Ones are Around on Holidays: Learn how to see the signs

Spirits of Loved Ones are Around on Holidays! 

 Learn how to see the signs  - read about the ways spirits communicate with us in "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead" by Rob Gutro (available in paperback and e-book on Amazon.com)

 

Podcast! Rob Gutro interview on Darkness Radio about "Pets and the Afterlife"

 Here's the podcast from my interview with host Dave Schrader of www.darknessradio.com about Pets and the Afterlife. It was a great conversation and there were some callers with interesting stories.   
LINK:
http://podbay.fm/show/294988529/e/1450506915?autostart=1 

Radio Interview on "Paranormal radio" Dec. 20 at 8pm EST

On the air NOW!  8pm EST on Dec. 20th Radio Interview on "Paranormal radio" from Saskatchewan, Canada With Host: Jeff Richards  talking about "Pets and the Afterlife"
LISTEN: http://ckom.com/listen-live

During the program, Jeff had posted a video of a mouse dying in a mousetrap and a whitish energy leaving the physical body of the mouse (likely it's soul). Just a note: One thing I didn't get to mention during the interview is that often just before the physical body passes, either pet or person, the soul (energy that includes memories and personality) leaves the physical body. -That's especially the case during car accidents and the like. Spirits have told me that they didn't fell the physical pain as their spirit left their body an instant before impact.

Here's the LINK to listen to the Podcast on YouTube with photos of dogs and cats from pet expos where Rob Gutro spoke about his book "Pets and the Afterlife": https://youtu.be/rICctz-sgOE 

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Lessons Learned, Ghosts and Spirits

For Rob Gutro's books: "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead," "Pets and the Afterlife" and the new book "Pets and the Afterlife 2" -  visit Amazon.com   (or click this link) 

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Why do Pets show a Burst of Energy before Putting them to sleep?

During my interview with Darkness Radio, I was asked "Why do Pets show a Burst of Energy before putting them to sleep?" Dave, the host said that he experienced this with his dogs before they were euthanized.

The answer is that the dog or cat knows you are helping them move out of pain and cross over into a pain free part of life, and they know that you're doing it out of the intense love you share. 

So, although this "burst of energy" at the end causes grief in pet parents, they actually exhibit it because they're happy to cross over, and thankful pet parents love them enough to recognize that. 

Urns, Ashes and Spirit Visitors

Back in 2012, I posted a blog about urns, ashes and spirit visitors, and I still get a lot of questions from that blog, so I'm revisiting and adding to it. 

ASHES CAN ACT AS A MAGNET TO SPIRIT- People who have urns in their homes with ashes of people or pets may get spiritual visitors. Ghosts are earth-bound and usually stuck to the places they choose to dwell.Spirits (human or pets) who cross over into the light, however, can come back to earth and visit their loved ones any time they have something to say. Having their ashes in the house gives the spirits something to be drawn to. 

WHY? The physical body had energy when we were alive. When we or our pets pass, most of the energy couples with our memories and personalities and makes the choice to stay Earth -bound as a ghost, or cross into the light/heaven/paradise/valhalla as a spirit. HOWEVER, because ashes are physical remains, they would still contain residual energy. that is, some leftover energy.

HOW DOES RESIDUAL ENERGY ATTRACT A SPIRIT? - Residual energy in ashes can act as a "beacon" to spirit whenever someone goes near them with love in their heart for that person or pet that passed. Love is a positive emotional energy than can "charge" the energy in the ashes and draw a spirit. The spirit would only come to check on the living, and remind them that they are still with the living person from time to time.

WHAT IS RESIDUAL ENERGY? -  Just as if a human left residual energy on an object (like a clock or a door) when they were alive, if it had some emotional meaning to them. Ashes also have that "thumbprint" of emotional energy, and spirits are also drawn to them. 

PERSONAL EXPERIENCES- One woman I met told me that she has he ashes of her cat, and has sensed that cat several times. My own puppy that passed has come back to me many times, and I have his ashes in the house. Years ago, a roommate had ashes of his mother in the house and she appeared in the house who appeared as a dark shadow in the apartment. So, urns containing ashes can enable spirits to come back from time to time and visit. Just watch for them! 

**EMAIL ME with questions at Rgutro@gmail.com**

QUESTIONS ABOUT GHOSTS AND SPIRITS? Check out my book "Lessons Learned

from Talking to the Dead" by Rob Gutro. I wrote the book to answer all questions about ghosts and spirits and how they communicate with the living. It's filled with personal stories that offer proof.  

QUESTIONS ABOUT PET ASHES?  check out "Pets and the Afterlife" and "Pets and the Afterlife 2" by Rob Gutro

For Rob Gutro's books: "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead," "Pets and the Afterlife" and the new book "Pets and the Afterlife 2" -  visit Amazon.com   (or click this link) 

Tonight! Darkness Radio talks Pets and the Afterlife 11 pm CT/12 midnite ET/

Tonight! Friday, Dec. 18 at 11pm CST/12 am EST - Join Rob Gutro, author/medium as he is interviewed by Canada's Darkness Radio host Dave Schrader  
LISTEN here www.darknessradio.com 

Lessons Learned, Ghosts and Spirits

For Rob Gutro's books: "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead," "Pets and the Afterlife" and the new book "Pets and the Afterlife 2" -  visit Amazon.com   (or click this link) 

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