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Meet Penelope Smith: Founder. Innovator. Grandmother of Interspecies Communication.

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Communicating telepathically with animals throughout her life, Penelope Smith discovered in 1971 that animals could be relieved of emotional trauma and other problems through many of the same counseling approaches that help humans. Her work draws from academic training in the social sciences, experience in counseling and holistic healing methods, research into animal behavior and care, and decades of firsthand learning from thousands of animals.

Since the 1970s, Penelope has been the pioneering founder of the field she named interspecies telepathic communication. Widely regarded as a leading pioneer of animal communication and known to many as the “Grandmother of Interspecies Communication,” she has helped generations of people rediscover their natural ability to communicate with animals and the living world.

Penelope is the author of the classic books Animal Talk, When Animals Speak, and Animals in Spirit, along with many audio recordings, and she was the founding editor of Species Link magazine. Her work has been featured internationally in books, magazines, newspapers, radio, and television.

Through her teaching, writings, and consultations, Penelope has developed practical, time-tested methods for telepathic animal communication and has helped train and launch the careers of many professional animal communicators around the world. At the heart of her work is the understanding that animals are sacred fellow beings and that reconnecting with them is essential for the healing of humanity and the Earth.

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  • “Over more than 20 years, I have known Penelope Smith as a trusted retreat leader, consultant, healer, and teacher of great integrity, insight, and courage. Her work with animals, including remarkable healing results, and her dedication to nurturing the next generation of animal communicators have enriched countless lives.”

    Susan B. Eirich, PhD, Founder and Executive Director, Earthfire Institute Wildlife Sanctuary

  • "A childhood dream and half-faded memory come true!."

    Allen M. Schoen, D.V.M., author of Kindred Spirits: How the Remarkable Bond between Humans and Animals Can Change the Way We Live

  • “One of the things I most admire about Penelope Smith is that she is very clearly a participant in the overall dance of Nature. This is rare. Most people are onlookers, watching Nature as something that is outside of themselves. If you apply what you read and learn from her in your everyday relationship with Nature, be it through your pets or garden plants, you may well open the door, step through it, and experience a greater wholeness in life.”

    Michael J. Roads, author of Talking with Nature, Journey Into Nature, Simple is Powerful, Journey Into Oneness, and Into a Timeless Realm

  • “With great warmth and precision, Penelope expands the field of interspecies communication to a spiritual awareness of the interrelatedness of all beings.”

    Linda Tellington-Jones, founder of TTEAM, the Tellington-Jones Equine Awareness Method and “the Tellington TTouch,” which promotes healing, training, and communicating with animals

  • “Penelope is making an important contribution to the welfare and understanding of animals, leading to a greater harmony between the human and the other kingdoms.”

    Peter Caddy, Co-founder of the Findhorn Community in Scotland