When one of my beloved macaws died in surgery, her lifelong companion, Seraphene, clearly grieved for her. It was Oephebia to the rescue.

She described both parrots to a tee and really connected to the innermost thoughts of Seraphene to help free him of his depression.

As an animal communicator, Oephebia is compassionate and loving with an extraordinary talent for reading and interpreting the complex feelings of parrots.

It’s great to know that there is someone I can turn to in a crisis to help my birds through it.

Captain is a beautiful, sensitive soul. He is unable to fly due to the ill-fusion of the tissue surrounding the dislocated shoulder, hindered by the fibrous wing joint. Captain is by nature an adventurous bird and the debilitation of flight causes him a large degree of emotional distress, as is a natural adversity for birds unable to fly.

The required treatment to get him through a potentially life-threatening disease has also caused him a large degree of emotional trauma. His usual incessant talking tapered to periodical comments and he became less animated. I knew he was troubled, but I didn’t know how to help him, he needed more than ordinary human assistance.

In Oephebia’s communication with him he conveyed the emotional trauma he had accumulated over the course of time, which on reflection must have formed a tight knot deep within his psyche. He also spoke about the physical pain he was feeling and that at one time he felt cold – I feel this relates to the illness of the disease he was suffering from, despite the constant provision of a heat lamp.

Captain even described the shape of his favourite toy and told Oephebia that his favourite nut is walnut! He mentioned that he would like to do more but feels that he shouldn’t and said there is a green parrot which he likes very much - Captain could be referring to our rescued Amazon, but he is never within his viewing range, or was possibly referring to the Amazon who he once lived with in his previous home.

Oephebia told me she felt the full force of his emotional turmoil and that it reduced her to tears. Naturally, Oephebia performed ‘Compassionate Release Healing’ on Captain and periodically thereafter. I noticed positive improvements. He was more cheerful and chatty and took a better interest in his food. I became aware of not seeing any fallen feathers and there was a significant improvement to the parts of wounded skin.

We have made significant changes to Captain’s environment so that he can safely adventure. He requires regular healing sessions to help with the relief of both physical and emotional pain.

Because captain incurred emotional distress from two operations to remove old scar tissue and all that it entails to keep the wounds clear of infection, in addition to receiving lengthy treatment for the potential fatal disease he had, he would not be able to endure this type of medical treatment again. I feel strongly that he was saying ‘’enough is enough’’ when his heart stopped beating during his second operation. Thankfully, a combination of veterinary skill and Captain’s self-will saved the day!

Animal communication reaches beyond our physically senses and allows us to know our companion animals in a non-ordinary way. It brings healing, humility, patience, understanding and compassion, and through these virtues we are able to form better relationships with our animals and the natural world around us.

Fred came into our care in 1995 at over 20 years of age. His person had kept him chained to a 12-inch perch for 19 years!

Fred was suffering from muscle atrophy, malnutrition and had psychological problems. I soon built a deep bondship with him but over the past few years I noticed it was slightly deteriorating. I felt this was due to a gradual breakdown in our communication - we just weren’t synchronising as well as we once did.

Oephebia’s communication with him was very successful and she reported things about him that are amazingly accurate, like his preference for yellow foods and that he likes to play and tease, sometimes bully me! She also said that there had been a man in his life that he didn’t like and that he had felt sadness during his life but that he liked it where he was now. Fred’s story in captivity had entailed two men whereby he often had his tail pulled.

The beauty of this communication was that it helped me to understand Fred better; to see and feel things from his perspective, which enabled me to improve my communication with him. I noticed an immediate improvement after Oephebia’s communication; he looked radiant and was more like his old affectionate self. I was also pleased to notice that after about two weeks from his little ‘chat’ with Oephebia he had put a little weight on.

I feel this physical improvement was due to Oephebia’s ‘Compassionate Release’ healing technique that she performs directly after her communication session with the animal.

Walter is “me darlin”...but his demands are equal to a human toddler!

This amazing bird is over 40 years old and when we collected him two years ago from a motorway lay-by, his life hung by a thin thread. However, he received my immediate love, care and attention, to which I am pleased to say he positively responded.

I am not too familiar with his history, but I do know that the complete amputation of one of his wings is a typical method once used by trappers after stealing wild parrot chicks from their nest for the pet trade. The amputation has caused a degree of nerve damage down that particular side of his body and will sometimes cause a weak spasm in one of his legs. I suspect Walter has had many homes during his life.

Oephebia reported to me that Walter was distant and wasn’t hot on communication but that he finally relayed to her that he likes pictures and hates motorbikes, that he loves his food and pecan nuts. He made reference to having trouble with one of his legs and said that he does not like to be alone, having known too much loneliness in his life.

Walter loves looking at pictures and although we don’t operate a motorbike, his reaction to the sound is obvious that he doesn’t like them. He adores his food and nuts, especially pecan, although I think this is wavering because since Oephebia confirmed this I began to over-do his supply!

The sweetest remark was in telling Oephebia he loved me! This is true, for he hates to leave my side and would happily allow me to glue him to my arm!

Walter doesn’t like to be alone, not that he is for long periods. On occasional short periods that he is, he will scream like a child having a tantrum if he hears my voice but cannot see me!

Confirmation of these things has enabled me to know Walter at a deeper level and has helped me to better understand his needs: why he sometimes feels insecure and thus demanding of my attention. I now have the necessary information to understand the reason for his emotional dependency.