15 Minutes: Terri Jay, cowgirl shaman

Terri Jay has been a medium for people and pets, animal communicator, horse whisperer, medical and veterinary intuitive, intuitive communicator (with people who can’t communicate), map dowser, remote viewer, energy-healing coach and life coach for more than 33 years. She helps people and their animals to heal their lives with the messages she receives. She also does readings with clients all over the world by phone at her home in Minden.

Do you consider this a gift or an ability?

I believe that these are abilities that we all have. We are born with intuition, clairvoyance, clair-sentience, clair-audience and clair-cognizance. We turn these abilities off in childhood, usually after freaking out an adult. So all we need to do in order to learn to use them again is turn them back on. It is ridiculous when people say that they are “special” or have “gifts,” because we all have these abilities. My practice is different, too, because it is based in physics—energy, frequency and vibration. I take the “woo-woo” out of this work.

When did you first notice this ability? How old were you, and how did it manifest itself?

I was doing a horseback therapy program for disabled kids, and in 1990, I “heard” a non-verbal child speak to me. Once I had it confirmed, the suggestion was made to learn to communicate with the horses, because all animals are telepathic. One thing has led to another, and now I know that there are no limits to the types of information that I can discern. I believe I was in my late 30s when this happened. There were very few books on animal communication at the time, and most of them were not helpful at all. I was married to a horse trainer then, so we always had problem horses coming in for training—so I had a steady influx of horses to communicate with. I learned by trial and error.

Is there a downside?

The downsides to developing these abilities can vary by the person. I can’t listen to music, because it becomes the last straw. There is so much information coming in all the time that music causes a short circuit. I also have trouble in public, because I can hear people’s thoughts and feelings. You should never ambush someone with a reading, as it is totally unethical. You will always get feelings and messages about people, but you don’t know if they are in a good place to receive the information. I always want to help people to heal, so it is a challenge to not share what I am getting for them.

Can you share an anecdote from a reading?

This happened years ago. A client called me about her mule. She was at a vet clinic, and I could hear the mule squealing in pain in the background. She told me the mule was in so much pain, and there were five veterinarians there that were stumped. I grounded and dropped in energetically and told her, “Oh my goodness. He has a kidney stone that he is passing, and it is in his penis. That has to be so painful!” We continued talking after she relayed the information to the veterinarians and then said, “Wait—he’s dropping.” Horses often drop their penis out to pee. He started peeing, and plink—there was the kidney stone. She told me the vets all looked at each other in amazement. Needless to say, the mule made a full recovery. This is typical of what I am able to do—find health and pain issues when the owners and veterinarians are stumped.

You’ve written some books. What are they about?

I love writing. I wish I had time to write all the time. My first book is The Cowgirl Shaman Way—Seven Easy Steps to Develop Your Intuitive Ability. This book can teach you how to develop your own innate abilities so that you can learn to do all the things that I do. The second book, I wrote for first responders, medical personnel and care givers. We have 7-9 million people in the U.S. at any given time who can’t communicate. But you can still reach them, even if they are in a coma. … It is titled Intuitive Communication—Communicating With Those Who Cannot.

My third book, I published last year. It is entitled The Physics of Mediumship. I wanted to take the “woo-woo” out of communication with both people and animals who have passed. Too many mediums, even TV mediums, do not have discernment, meaning that they can’t tell the difference between positive and negative energy. Only the positive energy—memories, feelings, etc.—can go with us to the other side. The pain, suffering, unfinished business, regrets, etc., all get left behind in the earthly realm, because they are not a vibrational match to Source. This shed-off negative energy can look like, seem like and feel like the deceased, but it is just garbage. So, when a medium gets negative information, they are Dumpster diving. All the books are available through my website, www.terrijay.com.

What do you want to tell people about their pets and what’s beyond this earth?

There are so many new technologies that can really improve the quality of life for our pets. Horses must have regular chiropractic, and I also recommend Acuscope (microcurrent therapy) for soft-tissue problems. It’s amazing how much pain they can be in and still function. But, if it gets too bad, then we have behavior and performance problems. Elderly dogs can really have improved quality of life from a trained dog-massage therapist. Joint supplements are great for all of them and us.

When our pets pass, they go to the other side, the same as where all humans go. It is not somewhere else—it just vibrates at a different frequency. They just become non-physical. They stay with us forever, and, if we provide a new physical form, their spirit can return to us. Animals reincarnate very quickly if we allow for it. They can even do walk-ins into whatever dog, cat or horse body is handy. It’s amazing when they come back to us in a physical form. It heals your heart.