Pet Ghosts: Animal Encounters from Beyond the Grave

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 235 pages
• Published by: New Page Books
• Edition: 1st Edition July 30, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1564148882
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1564148889
• Book Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 10.4 ounces

Product Description
Is your pet really dead? Paranormal investigator Joshua Warren thought his dachshund was, but for weeks after her death he still heard her shrill, desperate whining haunting his home. Using an array of high-tech equipment, he searched for her presence. What he found led him on an exploration of ghostly animals throughout history. That exploration is here, in Pet Ghosts.

Ancient and medieval texts from all cultures are filled with references to spectral creatures, from witch's familiars like ominous cats and owls, to giant hellhounds and werewolves. Some beasts, such as fire-breathing dragons, Bigfoot, and Mothman, may even be spirits of mysterious extinct animals.

Today, reports of "phantimals" are as abundant as ever. In Pet Ghosts, Warren recounts many real-life experiences: a man haunted by the cackling calls of his dead African Gray, a "Christmas dinner hog" pursuing the farmer that killed him, a snake that slithers between this world and the next.

Many animals can sense information beyond human ability. Dogs and cats can hear more, birds can see more, and some fish even have a sixth sense for magnetism. What makes the relationship with your pet so special? Perhaps that's what often keeps them around long after death.

Also included in Pet Ghosts:

- Interviews with animal experts, such as cryptozoologist Loren Coleman. - Simple tools and techniques for you to find and record your pet's spirit. - Theories on how "phantimals" manifest. - Tips on how to contact your deceased pet.

From known creatures to unknown, ancient to modern, anecdote to scientific theory, in text and pictures, Pet Ghosts is a comprehensive look at how animal spirits relate to humans, for better or for worse, and how you can document them on your own.

Publisher Description
"At times haunting, often touching, always intriguing, Pet Ghosts is a must-have book." —Jeff Belanger, author of The World’s Most Haunted Places and founder of Ghostvillage.com

Reader Reviews
We've all heard stories about ghosts. Many of us may even have had one or two spectral spectacles ourselves. But we normally think of ghosts as the spirits of deceased humans. Now, ghost hunter and paranormal researcher Joshua P. Warren, author of "How To Hunt Ghosts," introduces us to animal encounters beyond the grave in "Pet Ghosts," an intriguing look at the various kinds of animal hauntings reported throughout history. Warren tells us there are many different kinds of animal ghosts, from Elementals to Harbingers to Phantimals and more, and he explains how each differ, with examples of sightings for each category. But all, he tells us, are connected to energy, and the manipulation of energy that allows these entities to cross over from their worlds into ours. We learn about animal ghosts from the past, as well as a number of more modern reports from people Warren himself performed investigations for. We even get an interesting glimpse into the author's own experience with a pet ghost, all of which add a nice personal touch to the otherwise journalistic approach the author takes. As an investigator, Warren excels at looking at the paranormal both through the eyes of someone who understands the importance of scientific standards, and as someone who also knows the impact of journalistic objectivity. Reading "Pet Ghosts," you get quite an education into the potential scientific basis for these experiences, including connections to quantum physics and the behavior of energy. At no time does Warren veer into mushy New Age territory, instead choosing to focus on how, with meticulous research and the right investigative tools, real paranormal researchers can utilize the scientific method as much as possible, even when dealing with the unknown. Only when we start taking these experiences more seriously, from a scientific perspective, yet also maintaining an open mind, will we ever come to truly understand ghosts. What they are, where they come from... Warren takes his chosen field very seriously, yet allows for a sense of fun and humor that makes his writing as enjoyable as it is mind-expanding. "Pet Ghosts" documents the deeper connections between humans and animals, and how those connections may last beyond the moment of death, just as they might with a human loved one. There are plenty of tools and techniques included for finding your own connection to a lost loved animal companion, as well as interviews with noted researchers in the field such as Nick Redfern, Brad Steiger and Loren Coleman. By the way, one of the few "paranormal" encounters I can say that I, myself, have experienced, involved my cat Elvis, who passed on many years ago. For a long time afterwards, I continued to feel him jumping onto my bed late at night, as he always did while alive. Of course, when I would turn on the light and look, there was nothing there. Nothing but for an indentation in the quilt where a soft, warm body of a cat once used to rest. It seems Elvis never really did leave the building. Marie D. Jones is author of "PSIence: How New Discoveries in Quantum Physics and New Science May Explain the Existence of Paranormal Phenomena."