Jokingly, I called her Egg Queen. She was fond of sitting on her egg-shaped chair. Her house was huge and humans would come and go, busy with their day. Sometimes, there would be music that lulls her to sleep. Isis is not to be blamed for her friendliness. She did not want to leave her home. This was never an idea she had.

Isis showed me that someone beckoned her to come to them. They were near the kitchen, where a water dispenser was. She heared it gurgle when she passed by. Full of curiosity and trust, Isis said "Hello 🎶" to the person and they responded by stuffing her in a bag. This nightmare lasted for days. For two days, I could only stay with her mind because all she saw was the darkness and all she felt was fear. She started getting hurt when they opened the bag and she ran. A cat like her doesn't know how to maneuver the streets; a cat like her can run. I begged her to stay still to be found. Someone found her, by a roadside or a bridge, inches away from traffic. She was returned home, bruised, frightened to her core, but whole.

Back in her egg chair, Isis hears her music, lulling her to sleep. It is tuned with love. May it continue to fill her home, may it color her heart where darkness bruised it.

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It is never a joyous occasion when I am asked to help find lost animal friends. With all honesty, I find these sessions heavier than 🌈 sessions, simply because of the difference in guilt and grief that both humans and animals carry. It is also most helpful to know by now that I can never command our animal friend to "go home" because, sometimes they do not want to go home, cannot go home. Or, home is different for them.

For these sessions, I quietly ask NOT where they are, but if they are still within their body. If yes, will they allow to show me what they see? Then, I go from there.

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I am also often asked about whether asking stray animals to help locate missing pets is true. The truth is it is conditional. The network only effectively works when there is genuine care for the community. How will strays care when they are hungry, ignored, culled? "Paano umuwi?"

🙏 Cultivate community even when you are not experiencing loss. Be brave. 🙏