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Ruth Williams is a Jungian Analyst-Analytical Psychologist based in London, UK, an Honorary Lecturer at the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex, UK, and Guest Professor at the Oriental Academy for Analytical Psychology in Guangzhou, China. She is the author of Jung: The Basics (Routledge, 2019) and Exploring Spirituality from a Post-Jungian Perspective: Clinical and Personal Reflections (Routledge, 2023) which won the International Association for Jungian Studies 2024 Award for Best Book (Clinical Category). See www.RuthWilliams.org.uk.

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Animal-Human Telepathic Connections is a bold and groundbreaking exploration of the profound, instinctive and telepathic bonds between humans and animals. Williams challenges conventional thinking, offering a fresh perspective on interspecies communication and its ethical and environmental implications.

The book tackles a wide range of compelling topics, from telepathic and behavioural communication with animals such as the striking example of orcas ramming boats, potentially in response to environmental destruction, to the ethics of veganism and the climate crisis. Drawing on theories like Morphic Resonance (Sheldrake), the Implicate Order (Bohm) and the Akashic Field (Laszlo), Williams weaves these ideas into Jung's concepts of unus mundus and the anima mundi. Presenting findings from bespoke research projects, she interrogates how practitioners incorporate animals into therapeutic settings, exploring therapy animals, interspecies communication and the soulful connections that enrich clinical practice.

This pioneering work offers a unique lens on the intersection of analytical psychology, environmental ethics and our relationships with animals. It is essential reading for Jungian analysts, clinicians, students and academics, as well as anyone passionate about the climate emergency and the ethics of human-animal connections.

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Introduction 1. Our connections with animals and the universe: Psychology, symbols, spirituality and the new physics 2. What have the paranormal and premonitions got to do with our connections with animals? 3. Clinicians and their animals: Research questionnaires reviewed 4. Interspecies communication 5. Environmental catastrophe and the more-than-human-world 6. The ethics of veganism Endnote Appendices