starving and then being given “tainted riencing; and, Honeysuckle gave her the
food” by her former human had led her stability of beginning to believe in a bright
into confusion, humiliation and terror. healthy future for herself with James.
While she felt comforted and safe with The next three months were filled
James, she still had great difficulty main- with highs and lows…but within a short
taining a relationship with him—coming time…the bounty from all of the love
A Heartwarming
out to eat sporadically and hiding the rest and support being channeled her way
of the time. Due to her physical prob- has allowed Cassandra to emerge as the
Story
lems—she continually would vomit and beautiful feline she was meant to be!
have difficulty keeping food down. In her Rather than hiding…James finds her wait-
vulnerability, she feared that she would be ing for him to come home—and spend-
T
his wonderful story, like a hot bowl
seen as “not worth the effort” and would ing time with him throughout the day…
of your favorite soup on a wintery
be abandoned again. It was the great her voice which had been fragile at best,
day, gives you a heartfelt feeling of
love and sincere feelings emanating from resounds with clarity and a new-found
warmth and comforts your soul…
James that kept her going through this tur- gentle strength! Cassandra glows with an
A few months ago, I began what has
bulent time of readjustment…Cassandra incredible new coat of shining black fur
become a heartwarming and moving re-
was learning to love and trust him. and is making her way, slowly but surely,
lationship with a very special gentleman
I shared with Cassandra that James to balanced inner health. James has found
and the feline whose life he saved. It all
saw in her as a beautiful feline with great a loving, trusting companion to share his
started with a call from James who had
gentleness—and had admiration for the home and his life…a feline who learned
rescued a cat who had been severely
strength it took for her to survive her or- that this very special being could love her
mistreated and abandoned by a neighbor
deal. His intention was to support her to with a patience and depth that truly saved
when he left the area. He found this beau-
thrive rather than live from fear—and he her life. As for me, it has been and contin-
tiful soul, ragged and debilitated, drinking
was totally willing to do what it took to ues to be a privilege and honor to share
from a dirty puddle…and gently coaxed
allow her beautiful spirit to break through my knowledge as a bridge between our
the animal—little by little—to trust him
and be free. She had indeed found a lov- two worlds—truly making them one.
enough to bring her into his home…and,
ing home and companion in James.
into his life.
Speaking with James about the com-
Calling her Cassandra, a beautiful
Deborah Ravenwood is an intuitive ani-
munication with Cassandra…I felt that mal communicator who believes that
name, which she has truly grown into
Star of Bethlehem for trauma, along with
through communication with your animal
over time—he instinctively “saw” her
Crabapple to provide emotional cleansing
kin, you can learn the message behind
inner grace and determination to live…
from the starvation would be essential.
their behavior and find the path to make
right from the start. His goal to give this
your relationship with them more loving
Mimulus addressed all of her “known”
feline “a good life” became the back-
and fulfilling. Deborah, an international-
fears that she shared, with Cerato helping
bone of his daily ritual of caregiving. After
ly-registered Bach Foundation practitio-
to balance her emotional need for con- ner & energy medicine practitioner also
working with a holistic veterinarian who
firmation that she had value and worth—
offers a comprehensive wellness program
diagnosed digestive problems and overall
Larch provided double-duty to give her a
for your animal companions. She may be
stress…James began to slowly implement
renewed sense of self confidence. Lastly,
reached at Ravenwood Holistic Wellness
new food protocols to help her become
Center in Manchester, CT. Call 860-432-
Scleranthus relieved the back-and-forth
nourished and healthy.
2081 or visit her website at www.raven-
feeling of trust and mistrust she was expe-
woodhealing.com.
This was a very slow process and, I've
learned, James has the loving patience to
be present for Cassandra through much tu-
mult…as she regains her health. Believing
that Cassandra was dealing with a myriad
of emotional issues due to her former life,
James sought me out as both an animal
communicator and Bach practitioner—to
get a better understanding of how she felt,
as well as how to provide a further level
of support and healing to her.
In my initial communication with
Cassandra, she shared that she was very
appreciative of everything James was do-
ing for her—but she could not help but
feel pensive and wary of humans because
of her past experience. She wanted to let
down her guard and relax but remnants
of her traumatic time just past…kept com-
ing back vividly. Becoming emaciated led
to extreme vulnerability for her…virtually
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