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Hello Pam. I was drawn to speak with Charlie today. Thank you for allowing him to be one of our teachers.
My impression of Charlie is that he is curious, a little timid, likes to be the king of the castle, and somewhat distant.
S. Hi Charlie. I’m Sharon and I’m an AC student with Val Heart, and Pam. Can I talk with you?
C. Uhm, yes.
S. How are you?
C. I’m OK. I’m grumpy.
S. Why are you grumpy?
C. I’m just in that kind of mood.
S. So, what makes you happy?
C. Not much these days.
S. Really? There must be something you enjoy.
C. I do enjoy my human, and getting pet — when I allow it.
S. So, you’d rather be off by yourself?
C. Yes, just sitting and watching what goes on around me.
S. How do you like the other kitties?
C. Oh, they sometimes pester me.
S. And, what do you do when that happens?
C. I get off in my own space.
S. And then you are content?
C. Yes
S. What would you like to share with Pam?
C. I think she’s great, and I know she loves me and the other kitties.
S. I’m glad you feel loved. Have you always been with Pam?
C. Nope! She rescued me, and I am so thankful for that.
S. What was it like before you came to live with Pam?
C. Not good, don’t want to talk about it!
S. OK Charlie, I respect that. Is there anything else you’d like to share?
C. No, not right now.
S. OK, thank you for talking with me Charlie.I get the sense that something happened with him that makes him very skeptical, either in this life, or a previous one, but I couldn’t put my finger on it.
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Hi Sharon, Thank you for connecting up with Charlie. He was probably grumpy the day you spoke with him because he has a couple of sores on his head, just below his left ear from a cat fight I assume. The one got infected and pussy. I had to do several hot compresses to get the yucky stuff out. He was not happy with it, but he knew it was going to help him. He is healing up nicely.
Charlie has the job of protecting the girls and the yard; he does an excellent job of it. It is so cute to see him with the kitty girls….he walks very slowly around them and when they ‘get after him in a bit of an ornery, aggressive way’ he just quietly cowers down and lays there unmoving. He is very docile with the girls. You are correct in getting that he likes his own space, he has a couple different spots he plops himself down on when he is not outside watching over the property.
As to what you picked up on about what happened before his arrival here I do not know and really have not needed to or had an interest in knowing. hum, though maybe I will ask him about it. Anyway, he just showed up not too long after I moved into this house. He was feral….big time… He was happy I fed and watered him, but I could not get near close enough to pet him for a long time; when I finally did he would only let me pet him for just a second before he would roll over onto his side with a warning to me not to get any closer because all paws were at the ready for attack. this behavior went on for years. I guess after about 3 years or so, he just got friendlier and finally truly trusted me. He has been a part of the family now for 9 years and the last 4 he has become both indoor and outdoor kitty, though mostly outdoor. I guess he is about 11yrs or 12yrs old by now. Thank you again for communicating with him. If you want to….ask him what it is he likes to hunt best….and what Pam’s constantly tells him to please stop hunting? Big Hugs Honey! Good Job!
Pam, Pammie, Pammie Jean, Pamela.... you can call me any of these names.
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Note: the poor chopped off ear is from the twit ass Vet and the Human Society. I told the Vet when I trapped him to get him neutered that he was a feral cat and so we should clip the tip of he ear. WHAT? This is not a ‘clip’, it’s practically amputated! Poor guy, I regret, still to this day that I allowed the clip. Anyway, he is ok and has accepted his half ear.
Pam, Pammie, Pammie Jean, Pamela.... you can call me any of these names.
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Aww, thank you so, so much Pam for giving me feedback. I truly appreciate it. Poor little guy. Sounds like he’s been through a lot. Way to go for getting a feral cat to trust you. That’s wonderful. I will reconnect with him soon and ask about the hunting. Thanks again, so much. The feedback is priceless.
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Hi Pam,
I did another communication with Charlie today.
My impression today is that he is much more content and not so grumpy.S. Hi Charlie, I’m Sharon, an AC, and I talked with you before. May I talk with you again?
C. Oh sure!
S. You seem to be more content today than you were the last time we talked.
C. Yes, I am. I feel better today. I’m happier.
S. Pam tells me you like to hunt.
C. Yep, sure do!
What is it that you like to hunt?
C. Chipmunks and mice.
S. Is that fun for you?
C. Exhilarating and rewarding!
S. Pam tells me there is something that you hunt that she would rather you didn’t.
(I’m seeing him with a snake in his mouth)
S. Wow Charlie, that must take a lot of talent to catch a snake!
C. I like challenges!
S. Sounds like you do! Is there anything else you would like to share?
C. I am so content right now. I am healing and feel good. Pam has helped me so much. (I’m seeing him lying down, licking his paws.)
S. Thank you Charlie for talking with me.
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Hi Sharon, Yes Charlie is definitely feeling better and his wounds are healing well. You were close about the chipmunks. Charlie hunts squirrels. He eats half of them (or sometimes more) and the remaining part of the squirrel is left in the yard for me to pick up and it is gross. I keep asking him to leave our neighborhood squirrels alone. I have not seen him with a snake, though I don’t doubt he has captured one or two in his life. tee hee hee
Pam, Pammie, Pammie Jean, Pamela.... you can call me any of these names.
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from January 23, 2019: I received impressions and messages that Charlie is sweet and lovable, loves to be pet, love to hunt, loves to be inside and out, an “outsider” but loves affection, no time for bullshit, typical cat eat mouse kinda kitty, been around the block, and funny dry humor. He reminds of a sweet but tough guy, very straight forward.
I hear that he has an ache in his heart for past love, perhaps another woman in the house that has been in his life since she was a little girl. He wishes she visited more. He says he prefers meat over play time but that he does love to swat and get feisty but more leisurely ultimately at this point. shrugs at dry food. loves tuna, salmon sandwiches, any kind of sandwich, and oreos? hmmm.
He says the girl next door cries alot and that she talks with him while he sits on the fence, or through the fence. He wishes he could do more for her. He says he is a little older and balance not as good as before, but still really strong. He says his teeth are pretty shitty but that he feels good; front tooth messed up. He loves the blood of hunting. He says we (his people) all laugh a lot and that she (Pamela) talks on the phone and laughs alot.
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Angela, Thanks for connecting with Charlie. First paragraph, you nailed it. He is a big love, layed back easy going guy. He is very docile when it comes to my kitty girls who are all older than him – except for Rennie, female feral cat I feed with her male feral friend Mr. O’Leary (I don’t have pics put up of those two), he is not too happy to share his yard with the two ‘wild’ kitties, but they stay more in back of the house, and Charlie guards the front and watches over the indoor girls when they are out. Second paragraph, interesting about the lost love, could have been from the time before he landed at my doorstep. He was feral when he showed up here which I guess he was about 2 or 3yrs old when I trapped him and neutered him. He has been with us now for 7years (I said above in reply to Sharon’s reading that I guess he is about 11 or 12yrs, but I think it is 9-11yrs….anyway, a lot of time has passed). I am the only human here in this household, no kids for Pammie!
Charlie eats like there is no tomorrow, he loves his crunchies, soft food, kitty treats….and of course wild squirrel. He has never been a ‘wanter’ of human food, though he might ask for some of my tuna sandwich IF I ever ate that. Yuck, not tuna sandwiches for Pam, which means none for Charlie. Tee hee too I don’t buy Oreo’s.
Third paragraph, Courtney my next door neighbor knows Charlie cause he wanders over to her yard and hangs out. She sits on a little chair in front of her house while smoking and I am sure talks when he comes by. she has an old cat ‘Picasso’, a white cat with one green eye and one blue. He and Charlie are pretty good buds. Courtney has had a lot of relationship issues and Charlie must pick up on her sadness at times. I try to look at my kitties teeth but none of them let me get a good look see. I just now checked the front, and all looks good; though I will keep at eye on them.
Yes, he is older and is not wandering too far from home nowadays, esp since the dog attack back in July that wounded Charlie and killed by Breck (btw, I need to get Barb to change his status to ‘In Spirit). Indeed Charlie LOVES the hunt! I talk to my twin sister who lives out of state and we get to giggling a lot when talking on the phone.
Well Done Angela, Well Done! Big Hugs to you and Sharon for talking to my Big Protector Charlie!Pam, Pammie, Pammie Jean, Pamela.... you can call me any of these names.
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3/28/19: Hello Pamela! I said to Charlie, “I see you Charlie strong of mind and strong will, do you see me Charlie, Okay to connect?” Charlie told me I need to just be clear with my cat. I don’t remember at the moment what that was about, but it was very relevant at the time of our communication. Thanks charlie! His voice reminded me of a new york Italian cop type (again) and a really happy go lucky one. “I protect my ladies yes.” I told Charlie that I just saw chestnut back chickadees out foraging today. I see an image of charlie prowling for them and also enjoying the hunting time, all the time lounging and stalking and enjoying the sounds and the excitement when he is ready to take action. “we do not always hunt for eating, we like to bring kill to you as honor or just to be known as hunter.” “Its part of who we are.” I asked if he was looking out for Izzy and Novia. “Every damn day, love those gals…they can get a little worked up but I protect em, they are mine…they help me too…we commune.” I asked about other kitties that are around. “I don’t really mind it, I mean I’m kinda in charge and I don’t have a problem personally but the gals are more prone to getting abused and just being weaker and more vulnerable.” I saw an image of fish. I saw an image of red flowers outside maybe near a grave.” I asked if he was thinking of a kitty whom passed? “Yeah we have some lost soldiers.” I said, “wow yes I am sure you do … and I know you honor her in telling me.”
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Angela, so sorry I missed this until now. I must get more active here on the forum.
I loved the info you received from Charle. Yes, he is such a protector of my girls. I often ask him, “Charlie, where is Izzy? or Charlie, show me where KoKo is”? He always does. Yes, He is a hunter. We have had a few talks in the past about how I really do not enjoy seeing half eaten squirrels in my yard and he has not killed one for well over a year; though I do see an occasional birdy and a mouse.
He is a lounger, yet I know he is always totally aware of what is happening in the yard as he is seemingly not paying any attention. He Is! He is a great protector and is happy to be doing his assigned job of looking after our ‘girly girl kitties’.
Yes, we have lost some soldiers, Picasso, and Breck
Well done! thanks for connecting. love and hugs, pam
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Hi Pam,
I’m connecting with Charlie as I write this. My first impression was that he’s very curious. “What are you doing?” is a common question for him.At first I got that he was busy but he said he had all the time in the world for me. Then I went back because I wasn’t sure if I was real clear since I wasn’t real focused. I went back and told him I’m studying animal communication like you and he seemed interested. Then I lost focus again. I’mm going to go back now.
I asked Charlie what else he’d like to tell me or share with me. He said he loves to play but usually plays by himself with his toys. a little ball was coming through to me I think.
I asked Charlie what else he likes. He said he LOVES to sleep! He showed me an image of himself curled up in a round lambswool type kitty bed. He said that’s his favorite-either there or on your bed in the middle or on the pillow mostly.
I asked him what his favorite food to eat is. He said dry food and chicken. I also got a visual of pate type kitty food. Then, I got, “No, she doesn’t give me canned food.”
I asked Charlie what he’s doing now and he said he was just hanging out watching the birds. I got an image of a window with a curtain. I got, “This is my spot” “This is my spot for watching birds” “If I’m not outside”. “I love to go outside.”
He also said, “I love massage time.”
He also said he loves his sisters and then I got “misses Breck”.
He said he likes it when you’re home giving him attention and when you light sage/incense or spray/use essential oils. He likes the smells.
I got that sage makes him feel a little high. I told him that sage one time made me feel high, too-more than a little high. he said, “yeah,” in a way to indicate he feels good when smelling sage.
I asked if there was anything else he would like to talk about. He said there wasn’t and he knew I need to get going. I told him I’d like to, but if I didn’t have things to do I’d love to stay and talk with him. We wished each other a wonderful weekend and he said I can come back and talk to him anytime. I told him I look forward to the next time we talk. He said he does, too. He waved to me while lying down like he’s about to take a nap. I petted him and gave him a kiss. Love to Charlie!
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Hi Martha, I just now saw this as I was perusing the sight after posting my accountability. He does get soft food, usually in the morning. He gets some pate but I have to add a little bit of warm water to make it less pasty. He is a good eater of both his crunchies food as well as soft. He eats any flavor with gusto, tee hee.
He has 2 places he hangs out to sleep when he is in the house; on the old footstool by the big living room window which has a red and cream striped wool (Indian style) blanket atop it, and an the other end of the windows near the sliding glass door there is a place, again in front of the window that has a blanket covered with an old white towel which he likes to curl up on. So, I think you were getting a blend of both those materials.
He enjoys his nap times during the day, esp if he has been out all night cruising. Late in the evening he will sit on my lap and curl up purring as I pet him. He has a funky cute purr.
I am happy to hear he likes the sage I burn. I also burn sweetgrass.
Thank you for taking the time to visit Charlie! Love and Hugs, pam
Pam, Pammie, Pammie Jean, Pamela.... you can call me any of these names.
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Hey Pam! Thanks for the reply. I didn’t know you had replied-sorry I’m responding a bit late.
I guess there’s a lesson in there about trusting what we get first in relation to when I got about canned food and then got that you don’t feed him canned food. When I got that you don’t feed him canned food, it must have been my ego brain.Charlie could tell I was having a hard time focusing and wanted for me/us to meditate. I turned on meditation music and checked the colors of my chakras. They were mostly good colors and I think I checked all the main basic ones in the right locations. My third eye started out as a light sapphire stone blue and then went to a lighter blue color of a stone. After checking the chakras and while the music was still on, Charlie asked me to play with him. I threw a ball for him that he ran after and also did the kitty scooty-run type motion after, too. He brought me the ball, too-fetching.
Charlie asked me to massage him, too. I turned off the music and am going to massage Charlie some more. I massage him some more and he said that was enough and thanked me. I said, “You’re welcome,” and smiled.
He said he wants to talk now. He said the weather has been getting cold up there and that it snowed. He said he likes to look at the snow while it falls. I’m not sure but he might have said his feet get cold and that you put water proof booties on his paws or that maybe he’d like some for when he “romps around outside”.
He said you like hot chocolate.
He said he’s a “love machine”. He loves to purr, cuddle, and give kisses.
He said he likes to check out what you’re eating.
I think he’s done talking for now. I thanked him for talking with me. He said, “You’re welcome. Anytime. Looking forward to next time-hope it’s soon! Tell Mom to give me some treats and pats and cuddles and kisses.” I told him, “Okay. I just wrote that in here for her,” and smiled. I got that he smiled back. Then he sent me an image of him smiling. He said he’s off to do kitty things. I petted his head and gave him a kiss and he went to do kitty things.
Love to Charlie!
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martha, I like the idea of kitty booties for his feet; because everytime he comes in from outside I have to immediately place my had on his body to push him to stop moving so I can towel dry off is wet, muddy feet. He is really patient while I clean him up. I kiss and love on him while I do it. He is such a good boy!
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Hello Pam,
I am new to the forum and am practicing connecting and talking with different animals. I had the pleasure of reaching out and connecting with Charlie. What a wonderful kitty! I introduced myself and asked if he would talk with me. He responded with a very distinctive “meow”. I sensed that he is very smart and can be stubborn at times when he knows he is right. He said that while he enjoys nap time, he is also curious and likes to see what’s going on outside. He is very happy and loves him home. He said he would be happy to connect again. Thanks for sharing him with the group, I really enjoyed getting to know him!
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Hi Diane, Thank you for talking to my Charlie. He is smart. I have put him in charge of taking caring of my kitty girls and watching/protecting the home and yard. There have been many times in the summer months when my girls like to go out and explore (he helps me to keep them to stay in the yard boundaries) and when I don’t see one I ask Charlie, “Tell me where KoKo is Charlie” and I’ll be damned I follow him to exactly where she is, or sometimes he will just look in the direction she is and poof and go that direction and soon find her. Yup, he is smart.
He is mostly outdoor kitty but likes to come in and sleep half the day inside, especially if he has been out all night. I don’t worry too much about him because he was feral (or wild stray) when he came to live here at least 9years ago. He can be demanding when he wants to go outside and has a powerful and a distinctive meow just like you picked up on. He is very passive when it comes to the girls and is so gently and accepting when they hiss at him or bat at him.
If you would like to talk to him again, you can tell him to please leave my feral kitties who live in my tiny back yard (and also hang out at the 2 neighbor’s yards) alone. Rennie (female gray striped) and Mr. O’Leary (blond striped male) alone and don’t fight with them.
Charlie is a wonderful cat. Thank you for tuning into him Diane. Keep up the good work!
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