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Presenters: Cressey, K. Sheridan, Smith

Kim Sheridan
Founder, Compassion Circle

Spiritual Aspects of Animal Rights:
• Telepathic animal communication (what it is and how people can learn to do it themselves)
• A brief overview of my research into the afterlife of animals
• The spiritual implications of the above
• How this all relates to animal rights

Scott Smith
Freelance journalist

The meaning of animal afterlife for consolation and perspective
Trojan horse for rights
Evidence: multiple witnesses, non-owners, those unaware of death of animal, reaction of living animals (religious dogma vs human experience)

Evidence for animal intelligence: When Elephants Weep by Jeffrey Mason

Spiritual activism—St Francis, Dali Lama
Self-righteous anger is counterproductive
Temple of Delphi—moderation in all things, know thyself
Psychotherapy: Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix, “In Treatment”
www.PhilosophersNotes.com
www.gnosis.org
Prayer, meditation, yoga, martial arts
Landmark Forum, Esalen, InnerQuest.com, Sedona Method
Hypnotherapy
12 steps
Balance—hobbies/entertainment, friends