Thursday, March 27, 2008

Gazehound's Animal Communication News: March/April 2008


*GAZEHOUND'S ANIMAL COMMUNICATION NEWS
*March/April 2008
Great Horned Owl

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Keeping in touch with the animals....
and the people who love them
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News and Updates


I feel the need to apologize for my lack of communication over the past several months. As you know, there have been many changes around here -- and I've lapsed seriously in keeping up with my newsletter writing. Losing my co-author has been a hard thing to move past, as I'm sure you understand. But I'm returning with this special "updates" issue, and hope to continue from here on schedule. (Or at least as "on schedule" as I've ever been.) Future issues will contain the more familiar articles and inspirations.

I have resumed doing sessions full time. Thanks to everyone for your patience as I gradually worked my way back toward "normal". The only current change in my scheduling practices is that I am limiting missing animal cases. I'm only accepting two ongoing lost animal cases at a time; I find that anything beyond that quickly becomes an emotional overload, and I'm unable to be as helpful. There will be some other availability changes coming up in the future, but I'll leave that
news till things are more definite.

"In other news", as they say, if you like to read, you may want to pick up a copy of Penelope Smith's new book, "Animals in Spirit", released by Beyond Words Publishing (a division of Simon and Schuster) early in 2008. "Someone you know" has an excerpt in the book.

I've been keeping very busy with a special new endeavor. Feel free to visit redmaplefarm.net and learn about Northeast Llama Rescue and Barnyard Sanctuary and New York Wildlife Rehabilitation to see what I've been up to. I'm on the board of directors of this rescue center, which lives right around the corner from me, and at which I volunteer my time and energy. It's a wonderful place, helping hundreds of animals a year, and a truly worthwhile cause. We've held fund-raisers, are applying for our IRS non-profit status, and have hopes of making some great changes and additions in the upcoming year. The owl photo (hoping you can see it) at the head of this page was taken by me at one of our fund-raising events. He is a Great Horned Owl (and Teacher) who lives with our local raptor rehabilitator and fellow board member, who appeared at our event as a good-will ambassador. I will be taking the New York State Wildlife Rehabilitators' exam in April in hopes of attaining my license. Wish me luck!

In addition to my usual telephone and email consultations, I have been experimenting with instant messaging sessions using voice chat, and having quite a bit of success. Therefore, I'll be adding "IM Sessions" as an option. I have Yahoo Instant Messenger, AOL's AIM, and Skype all installed on my computer, and have successfully used all three. This will allow clients to have a "phone consultation" without the cost of a phone call. All you need
to participate in voice chat sessions are a broadband connection, a recent version of one of the aforementioned instant messaging programs, a computer microphone and either a set of speakers or headphones (or a headphone/microphone headset). The sound quality is very good, with Yahoo's IM program slightly better than the others, and I find that headphones are somewhat preferable to speakers, as speakers can occasionally cause an echo.

Well, though this was brief, and probably not very exciting, "it's good to be back". Watch for more interesting newsletters in the future, and thank you all again for your patience.

--Gayle



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FYI NOTES

Don't forget that you can keep up with changes and info on rates, policies, and "other fun stuff" on my website: www.gazehound.com, and that you can find archives of this newsletter and other articles on my Creature Thoughts Blog: gazehound.blogspot.com.

Gift Certificates:

I always have gift certificates available, whether you would like to give them to friends and family, or whether you'd simply like to purchase them for your own animal friends. These are available at the regular session rate of $30/half hour session. There is, however, a special rate for anyone who orders three or more at one time. Ordering 3 or more gift certificates will reduce the cost per session to the "old" individual session rate of $25/session. Therefore one Gift Certificate will be $30, two will be $60, but three will be available for $75, with increments of $25 per certificate over three. Gift certificates are non-returnable, and they are valid for one full year from the purchase date. Once payment is received, your gift certificates will be sent via email as a PDF attachment (Acrobat Reader required to open and print) unless otherwise requested, so be sure I have a correct e-dress for you.

Email me at allcreatures@gazehound.com for more information or to order.




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Gayle Nastasi
Animal Communication Consultant
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Monday, March 10, 2008

from Gayle --Touching base and request for information

Hello, friends,

I'm sorry I have been so out of touch in the past couple months.  I know I owe everyone at least one newsletter ... maybe two.  I must sincerely apologize.  Although we're moving toward that "new normal", I'm sure you understand how life goes on at a whole different level after dramatic changes occur.

There are other changes in the works, as well, but that is news for another day.

In the meanwhile, a couple of tidbits just to catch you up and thank you all for sticking with me.  To start with:

  • I am, thank you to those who've written to inquire, back to doing sessions on a normal basis.  I'm sorry I've been so remiss in keeping in touch with everyone on that score.  The only thing that is different, at the moment anyway (again, news for another day), is that I am only taking lost/missing animal cases on a *very* limited basis.  It is very probable, in addition, that I will stop doing missing animals in what may be the near future.
  • Penelope Smith has a new book out, called Animals in Spirit (Our faithful companions' transition to the afterlife).  I have a copy, though have yet to read it in its entirety, so really cannot provide a full review.  (Just a matter of lacking time and courage right now).  However, in the section on reincarnation, if you pick up a copy, you will find a contribution by me and Kai.  Much has changed since the excerpt was written, but Kai most certainly is still his very solid and comforting self.

I know that many of you do animal rescue work.  I've been very busy on that front as well, and invite you all to visit http://www.redmaplefarm.net to see some of what I've been up to.  I'm very proud to be involved with a worthwhile organization that is rescuing farm animals and wildlife in my local area. 

And on that note, also, a request.  If anyone is involved in dog rescue, and has contacts and knowledge of transportation relay networks, could you email me privately, please?  I'm trying to help a friend with a problem, and am expanding my search for information. 

Thanks to all, and I hope 2008 has been kind to you so far.  I hope to be in touch soon with a more "official" newsletter edition.

Blessings,
--Gayle--



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-- Gayle P Nastasi
Animal Communication Consultant
http://www.gazehound.com
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