I have decided to share my experience just to give anyone grieving their pet and waiting for their return a big boost<\/div>\r\n

of hope! I know how it feels to be surfing the internet for clues, for stories.<\/div>\r\n

\u00a0<\/div>\r\n

So I wanted to give back what hope and information I got from other people online. All I can say is : don\u2019t give up !<\/div>\r\n

Be open and be listening, be willing to receive signs, and always nourish that heart connection with your pet.<\/div>\r\n

My beautiful tuxedo cat Silvestro ( a female cat with a male character, that we believed to be a male, and always<\/div>\r\n

referred to as \u2018he\u2019 anyways) died on the 6th of february 2022. This was a 3 years old cat who appeared from nowhere<\/div>\r\n

in my garden as a 20 days old chubby and sassy kitten, forgotten by his mother, screaming in protest and who<\/div>\r\n

became my baby. We were inseparable. The passing was the first strange thing : I was not home, I was on a hike on<\/div>\r\n

that unfortunate day. But I was able to trace back all his movements by reports by my neighbours. At an hour and<\/div>\r\n

minute compatible with the time he was hit by a car, I in the meantime was having one of the strangest experiences I<\/div>\r\n

have ever had. It was a dissociation experience very hard to describe. I think it might be connected to him but also<\/div>\r\n

to what people call a past life memory. I recognized the place I was hiking, with a strong sense of familiarity and at<\/div>\r\n

the same time I felt spacey and very confused.<\/div>\r\n

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Of course when I came back and discovered my cat was missing and then, after some investigation, that he was<\/div>\r\n

dead, one of the hardest times of my life begun. I do not need to explain the deep pain, longing, desperation I felt. If<\/div>\r\n

you are here reading, you feel exactly the same. I cried all the time, I was broken into pieces.<\/div>\r\n

\u00a0<\/div>\r\n

I plunged into research. I had already read about cat and pet reincarnation when another cat of mine called Inpi\u00f9<\/div>\r\n

died in 2018. This time my pain was so deep, the feeling of being unfairly torn from each other so strong, that I<\/div>\r\n

started to do one thing : I consciously asked him to come back, to please come back.<\/div>\r\n

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In my pain, I started to get some signs of his lingering presence. A part from the occasional meowing, or purring and<\/div>\r\n

feeling of paws on the bed at night\u2026 there were more original sings and occurrences, that spoke to me specifically. I<\/div>\r\n

started having dreams about him, where ( a part from one occasion) he appeared in all possible versions of tuxedo.<\/div>\r\n

He would pop up in street names, people names ( in Italian Silvestro is used for people also), pictures. I had these<\/div>\r\n

clear feeling of his presence, his location. As in a beautiful reincarnation story I read online, I could feel him being<\/div>\r\n

close to our physical reality or far away, he was located in my chest, purring through my working day, or mixed with<\/div>\r\n

the whole universe.<\/div>\r\n

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During this time a symbol started to haunt me. This symbol has its own long story. I had noticed it even before my<\/div>\r\n

cat\u2019s death. I found it so often in the houses near here that some months before I had started to think it could be a<\/div>\r\n

magic symbol, disguised as a simple decoration. And, most of all, there was one the place of the accident. I have very<\/div>\r\n

old memories about this symbol, very unclear. I have half an idea it could be connected with my ancestors story. My<\/div>\r\n

ancestors actually founded the small village I live in at the beginning of the XXth century and the place was full of<\/div>\r\n

magic. Ironically there are many reports ( by actual historians), way too many for a small place like that, of people<\/div>\r\n

who could talk with the dead.<\/div>\r\n

\u00a0<\/div>\r\n

This symbol winked at me, it comforted me somehow. It felt to me as some kind of portal.<\/div>\r\n

\u00a0<\/div>\r\n

In my dreams and meditations, Silvestro sometimes appeared looking like himself except for the tail pattern : it had<\/div>\r\n

a white tip.<\/div>\r\n

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During a deep meditation some time in the second half of March 2022, I had this strange vision, which formed<\/div>\r\n

spontaneously. I think I found what I suppose is our local \u2018rainbow bridge\u2019. It was a valley, full of small stone<\/div>\r\n

enclosures and houses, looking very much like what was probably here in my region a couple thousand years ago,<\/div>\r\n

according to history. Some places had that architecture even a couple of centuries ago. Every enclosure had a garden<\/div>\r\n

and there every animal lived with their \u2018guardian\u2019 on the other side. We stopped near a house and its enclosure, and<\/div>\r\n

a old woman stepped out and smiled at me. She was wearing the traditional local dress and I didn\u2019t know her but she<\/div>\r\n

had something in her face that reminded me of my grandpa lineage. I flinched.She \u2018communicated\u2019 to me that she<\/div>\r\n

was keeping my cat and I felt a strong sense of peace. She also told me that her time there was not long and she was<\/div>\r\n

going to \u2018die\u2019 to that reality ( whatever it might mean for a person who has already died) and pass to another<\/div>\r\n

dimension and when she did, my cat would return to me. I raised from the meditation and was more peaceful.<\/div>\r\n

\u00a0<\/div>\r\n

Then the \u2018angel\u2019 came, as me and my friend have come to call him. During a very rainy and damp day, 18th of March<\/div>\r\n

2022, what looked like a stray cat appeared from nowhere: he was super thin, his fur matted, starved. As I took care<\/div>\r\n

of him, I immediately realized he was acting quite strange . He was black and white as my love, but quite the<\/div>\r\n

opposite in size, proportions etc. I took a picture of him and my friend pointed he had a white spot on his back<\/div>\r\n

looking like a pair of angel wings. Well, what\u2019s the purpose of angels? \u2018Angelus\u2019 actually means \u2018messenger\u2019,<\/div>\r\n

\u2018announcing\u2019. This cat peeked at me through the same door where my cat would peek at me, asking to get in. He<\/div>\r\n

jumped from the little wall exactly like he did (except he had less energy than my cat) and asked to be let in. I let him<\/div>\r\n

in, and watched. He sat and waited. He seemed to be listening. He went straight to my bedroom, of the many rooms<\/div>\r\n

he could have gone to, he went to my cat water bowl ( which I still kept, refreshing the water when needed as a<\/div>\r\n

homage to my cat) and drank. He stood as he stood, and drank loudly as he did. I cried. I knew this cat could not be<\/div>\r\n

him, as he was too old. Also he had a totally different feeling and character : it totally felt as if he was \u2018acting out\u2019<\/div>\r\n

some script. Then I had an intuition: of all people I texted a neighbor. It turned out to be her cat :he is cared for, but<\/div>\r\n

he has some metabolic and mental problems, can\u2019t be totally healed and that makes him look like a stray. I feel he<\/div>\r\n

was so special, and he conveyed a message to me from my cat.<\/div>\r\n

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All along I have been talking to a girl living in my neighborhood who I had never met before. She lost her cat, a male<\/div>\r\n

tabby, in the same week I lost mine. We connected and made friends. She told me she had another female cat left,<\/div>\r\n

and she was pregnant. When the cat mommy gave birth to her babies, she sent me some pictures. And there I saw a<\/div>\r\n

small black and white cat, with the \u2018tail pattern\u2019, the white tip. He also had what looked like the symbol on his back,<\/div>\r\n

very blurry . Of course I couldn\u2019t stop looking at the picture. But when I met the black and white I felt absolutely<\/div>\r\n

nothing : this big kitten looked at me with big serene eyes, moved slowly and had nothing of my cat essence or<\/div>\r\n

personality.<\/div>\r\n

\u00a0<\/div>\r\n

I was a little discouraged but I went on with my life.<\/div>\r\n

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It was an episode with this neighbor, which unfortunately made us break our friendship, which got things started<\/div>\r\n

again. We saved together a small abandoned tabby, which she lately claimed for herself, breaking my heart, but the<\/div>\r\n

feeling of having a baby cat in my hands again kicked me into action : I felt this urge to act.<\/div>\r\n

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I volunteered to raise and adopt baby cats during the end of April 2022 when stray orphaned babies where popping<\/div>\r\n

up everywhere and foster mums, both human and cat, were very needed. But for some strange reason, even if it was<\/div>\r\n

raining kitties, I could get none : people not replying, someone coming before me and taking the cat before me or<\/div>\r\n

the kittens being too young and unfortunately dying before the volunteers could intervene and so on.<\/div>\r\n

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Finally a girl contacted me. We made the necessary arrangements and I organized to leave as soon as possible, for a<\/div>\r\n

2 hours drive. At these point there were 5 people all cooperating to save a litter of 4 kittens, through a series of<\/div>\r\n

accidents and a bit of adventure, helping each other \u2013 and we are still in contact nowadays .The kittens were born<\/div>\r\n

one day before Easter 2022 and were now in a stone lab. Their mom was a young lady, black and white as my cat<\/div>\r\n

who passed. And she died in a car accident, too. When I first saw a picture of the litter, a black and white kitten<\/div>\r\n

stood out. But he was already claimed. At this point, many doubts filled my mind, but I decided to trust my intuition.<\/div>\r\n

Colors did not matter. Even if I had asked my cat to came back as similar as possible, so that my family could<\/div>\r\n

recognize and have a feel of him too.<\/div>\r\n

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So in the end I\u2019ll tell you what was in the box I was handed : a couple of 20-days old, screaming, trembling, dirty<\/div>\r\n

kittens. One silver- gray, semi- tabby and semi-siamese kitten and \u2026 a black and white, with a flare on his muzzle.<\/div>\r\n

Here\u2019s what happened : unexpectedly the lady who claimed the black and white one ( we also became acquainted<\/div>\r\n

and we currently exchange information and advice about the little ones) had been to the stone lab that morning, fell<\/div>\r\n

in love with a light gray kitten and decided to take her instead.<\/div>\r\n

\u00a0<\/div>\r\n

In the flare of my tuxedo kitty, clearly visibile, is the symbol. Under his eyes, two little trickles of white, resembling<\/div>\r\n

tear tracks, which for some reason make me emotional every time I look at them. And as about the tail \u2026 it doesn\u2019t<\/div>\r\n

have the white tip but \u2026 it is not a regular tail. He has an extra long tail, with a slightly bent tip ( you can feel the<\/div>\r\n

bent bone only by holding his tail between your fingers).<\/div>\r\n

\u00a0<\/div>\r\n

On the 5th of May 2022 I was home with my two new cats.<\/div>\r\n

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I named them Argento, the silver- gray one ( argento means silver, in Italian) and Cagliostro, the black and white one.<\/div>\r\n

Cagliosto is actually the first name I was thinking to give to my previous cat and I had been indecisive for quite a<\/div>\r\n

while before naming him ( her) Silvestro, in the end. Cagliostro showed signs of being aware of his surroundings and<\/div>\r\n

of my presence before the other one: stood taller, started exploring sooner, started to display signs of a sassy<\/div>\r\n

character, as my previous cat. He likes to cuddle into me and looks into my eyes for long minutes, gently paws at my<\/div>\r\n

face, and actually climbed into bed with me when he was so small I thought it impossible for him to do so. I am often<\/div>\r\n

speechless. The feeling of being with someone I\u2019ve known before comes over me in waves. A couple of friends who<\/div>\r\n

knew the story from the very beginning are positive Cagliostro is the new Silvestro. The awareness comes to me<\/div>\r\n

gently and slowly in time, as well as happiness and relief, as I raise these two little beasts who changed and animated<\/div>\r\n

my life a lot, and I now feel that familiar presence sleeping with me again. It cannot be described or explained easily.<\/div>\r\n

At 50 days old, Cagliostro climbed on my desk where I have my picture album and my poster with myself and<\/div>\r\n

Silvestro, a little bit of a memorial actually. And put himself in a weird position, looking like he\u2019s actually coming off<\/div>\r\n

from Silvestro\u2019s back! It was so tender, so deep, so funny I took a picture of it.<\/div>\r\n

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At 3 months old, it became very clear that Cagliostro is also a female. But I don\u2019t know if we will feel like changing his<\/div>\r\n

name.<\/div>\r\n

\u00a0<\/div>\r\n

Then I became aware that also Argento reminded me of someone. He gave me a sense of the first cat I considered<\/div>\r\n

for reincarnation : Inpi\u00f9. In those days when I was asking for Silvestro to come back, every day I said hello to all my<\/div>\r\n

lost pets. And when I saw Inpi\u00f9\u2019s little face also asked him to come back if he wanted too. It was a big surprise when,<\/div>\r\n

at a closer inspection, I found the symbol on his forehead too.<\/div>\r\n

\u00a0<\/div>\r\n

So this is my story. A bit long, but I think I exposed the main facts.<\/div>\r\n

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All I have to say is : listen, listen with your heart, be open. Be inspired by others but follow your path. Ask for what<\/div>\r\n

you want, pray if you have to. Keep the contact alive. Don\u2019t let anybody distract you or tell otherwise. Feel<\/div>\r\n

everything, explain nothing. I think the path your pet takes to come back to you is very personal to your own case.<\/div>\r\n

\u00a0<\/div>\r\n

I hope my story will be of help for all of you grieving. I wish you a joyful reunion!<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have decided to share my experience just to give anyone grieving their pet and waiting for their return a big boost of hope! I know how it feels to be surfing the internet for clues, for stories. \u00a0 So I wanted to give back what hope and information I got from other people online. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"\r\n

I just wanted to share my story about pet reincarnation. Thank you for all of the advice because it worked for my family and I.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

On Oct 19, 2020 we lost my Yorkie of almost 16 years. We knew her health was declining and I also know we've shared many lifetimes before. My sister can actually communicate with animals, feel how they feel and hear their voices. My husband can sense auras. She was my whole world. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The night before she had to be put to sleep, I dreamt of her looking at me and then me getting pregnant (I think it symbolized rebirth not me actually getting pregnant). We all mourned the loss and the pain was so incredibly hard. If it wasn't for our belief and intentions that she'll make her way back to us then I honestly don't know if I could have made it during the months she was gone. She told my sister to look for a pink flower as a sign she would be back. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The day we said our goodbyes, I saw a V line of birds flying above us and the rest was just a blur. My sister dreamt of her nightly for months coming back into her body and back into our house. I prayed daily she would come back healthier and sturdier than ever (bigger too since she was so tiny before). <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

When Jan 1, 2021 came around, I felt it was time to start looking for her. We found a few but it didn't work out for some reason or another. For example, one was a green aura and my last pup was a fiery red aura (which represents vitality), the look in the puppies eyes would tell me if it was her. Another puppy was sold on our way to meet her. I thought could it be we didn't act fast enough? Then I told myself I knew she would come to us the way it was meant to happen so I need to relax and let her come to us. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

One day I looked outside and saw the most birds I've ever seen fly in a V line across the sky. At least 10 different groups. Then we stopped by my dad's house and there was pink flower at the door. It was something new my step mom bought. I just knew then and there she was coming soon. Then my sister sent me a puppy she found online that was born on October 18, 2020 and she said she wasn't sure how she felt about the date (since our dog passed away October 19, 2020) but I told her about what was written here. Time works differently. I zoomed in into the puppy's eyes and I instantly felt all my tears come out of me and didn't know why until I realized she was the one. She had to be. The breeder said she's ours if we pay a deposit but I needed to be sure and knew if she's meant to be she wouldn't get sold before we met her. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

We went to meet her 2 days later. The night before we met her, my sister dreamt of our first dog flying into the light with angel wings and said \"bye!\" She wasn't able to communicate with her the next morning and during the 2.5 hour drive to meet the new puppies (2 female puppies left). When we arrived, we saw a pot of pink flowers growing at the breeders house. We met the two puppies and I couldn't choose. Both were so cute but one clung onto me. When my sister took her turn to hold both, she said one of their energies was pulling away from her and the other was pulling towards her and then she heard her name and \"it's me!\" from the pup with our dog's voice! My husband said the puppy's energy was bright red (in case you don't know know about auras, bright fiery red is rare)! The sister's energy was more of a yellow. We knew she came back to us!! <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I felt so calm and at peace on the way home. It was as if she never left us and just went on a long vacation. She had her favorite igloo bed and when she got home she ran to it like she always did. We used to have doggy steps for our couch and bed since our first dog needed help jumping up during her older age. We moved the steps when she passed and didn't think to put it back. The puppy jumped onto where the stairs used to be to try and get up on the couch and fell. It was like a giant leap onto invisible stairs and then a confused look. She then ran to her bed in our room and dug her nose into the crack of the bed as if she was looking for something and my husband said \"her bone used to be there!\" (We tossed it already). <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It's just been amazing and wanted to share with you as crazy as it sounds. She sleeps exactly the same (next to my left hip) and even has a similar very loud bark. Of course she's not 100% the same especially with her puppy hyperness, but she shared with my sister she's a mixture of a lot of traits from her past lifes. :) She's now 4 months (we got her at 3 months) and I can't imagine life before her now. She's also definitely bigger and more sturdier so she picked a great body (Yorkie mix). Thanks for reading my long story if you got to the end! I hope other readers feel more hope like I did after reading your article.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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