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My Whale Whispers Journal

In September of 2016, a few of the very old whales connected with me. They say they are happy that I am bringing you their lovely whale whispers.

Truth be told, although I call myself a whale whisperer, they keep telling me that THEY are the ones "whispering" to me!

When we first connected, they explained, "The ways we knew are gone," and they also asked, "Would you be so kind as to hear who we are?"

They were asking me to communicate to others about them, so that others might know more, and then they might be able to help the whales.

The whales feel amazing to me! They have a huge, very deep, caring, sweet, soft consciousness, and it is so far evolved beyond where human beings are. Also, it seems to me that the bigger the whale species, usually, the more soft and deep the consciousness is.

They share that the big, very old, ancient whales raise the consciousness of the entire people of the earth, in a very big way. They have been around for many millions of years, after all.

However, several of the species are having difficulties in this day and age, such as the Gray whales, who can't find enough food that they can actually eat. Other species say that many of them have lost their navigation systems, through our use of "their space" through which they find food, and know about so many things on our planet (think satellites, which are using their "bandwidth"). There will be more that they communicate, as we begin to hear what they need.

They explain that as people help them, the sadness of their species will evaporate, and they will find peace.

As I connected with them, they told me that whales hold a very unique consciousness, and they have always been aware of what is happenening in the earth. For the past several decades, however, new technology has brought so many changes that the advances are not yet in their consciousness, so they haven't yet learned to adapt.
They would love to get "up-to-speed" very quickly.

(I ask, jokingly, "Does that mean they would like to learn how to use computers?" They say "Not just yet" ... but it does mean that they would like to keep raising the consciousness, and understanding our times is part of their picture.)

Please read about what they say... many of their own words are included in the journal entries you'll find here.

You may also want to read the "Note to my readers" on the Dolphin Journal page, as all of that is equally relevant to the whales. (It's about why I've written in the third-person form ... and also about why I'll be publishing them very much out of linear sequence.)

My Whale Journal

The first entry

	09/10/2016 ~ I befriended a group of bottlenose whales today
	09/10/2016 I befriended a group of bottlenose whales today Today marks a new beginning: I befriended a group of bottlenose whales today. Actually, the whales would put it the other way around: They came to me… not in the water anywhere near me, because they aren't close enough to do that, but they asked me to connect. You see, they are lost. It all began after the storm, after Hurricane Hermine had been through. (See the dolphin notes from 9/1/2016 through 9/4/2016.) I figured that if I would be helping dolphins learn about weather systems and storms, and other things like that, that maybe it was about time that I watched some movies to see what I could learn about dolphins. I also found a video about whales, and decided to watch that as well. It was called The Great Whales, by New Dimensions Media, and it gave a quick overview of Blue whales, Right whales, Humpback whales, Sperm whales, and Gray whales. Today, the day after watching the video, several whales asked to connect with me. They were so glad to connect. Wow! They gave me a LOT of information, and it will keep coming! You may find yourself being surprised. The biggest requests were from several different groups of whales, who had completely different issues. There will be more about the other groups of whales soon. For now, though, think Whales. Think big. Think food. Understand that they are wondering, "Can we feed ourselves?" This is a common concern among the whales, and it comes through very loud and clear. "Why are you so hungry?", I ask the whale who is connecting. "We don't have enough food," they say. (Okay, well that makes sense…) The energy feels very strong, deep, and low, but so very sad. "What type of whale are you?" I ask. He communicates that he is a bottlenose whale. (That was very interesting, because there weren't any bottlenose whales in the video that I watched, and I was aware that there are bottlenose dolphins, but didn't even know there were bottlenose whales…) "Where are you?" I ask. He communicates that they (a group of many) wandered away from their usual hang-out waters several decades ago. They got lost, and couldn't find their way. "Your satellites are in our space," he tells me. "They're leaving us without our homing signals," he continues by way of a quick for-now explanation. The whale connects to me with a big, soft heart space. It's a soft, warm, comfortable feeling. The beautiful whale indicates that before satellites, they were SURE of everything. Now, however, they indicate that they are interrupted all the time, and can't begin to unscramble things. That means they're having trouble figuring out exactly what they need. Their information comes through now always feeling heavy and very sad. The whale indicates again that our satellites interfered a lot, and so they don't know where they are. Apparently, before these satellites (like maybe mid-1970's?), they would have been able to find food and maybe even to find their way back home. But now, they're sad, and they're hungry. They would love to be "home", back with their friends. They were hoping that I would be able to "see what they need." "I've never met you," I say. "How can I help, then, if I don't even know you?" But of course, my heart has already gone out to them. I feel their great sadness… it feels so heavy overall… but there is also so much warmth, and giving, and honor, within their space. Ever practical, I asked the whale to show me where they were, using my print-out map of the world, and he guided me to somewhere off the coast of Japan. That was a surprise, because Bottleneck whales primarily inhabit the northern Atlantic ocean. Food is not plentiful where they are, and they don't know where to go to get it. On top of that, they have been anxious the entire time they have been there… they weren't quite sure why, but it's because of an underlying awareness that whales are hunted near there. Now, they would love to get home again, where the main grounds are for their species. "Let's connect again tomorrow," I suggest. (published 09/16/2016) (back to top)

January 2017 to present

Please note: I had originally been writing all of my journal notes in the "third-person", because when I initially did it that way, the whales interacted with me as I was writing, and they brought through their own voices and expressions. They really are priceless! In contrast, when I initally wrote in the first person ("I"), they saw it as intruding to interrupt, and so they didn't feel okay adding their own voices. NOW, I'm in the process of moving to the first-person narrative, and they have learned to "speak up" as I'm writing!

(Please note that you can also quickly skip to the next journal entry by clicking on the little arrow at the right of each entry … that will let you see just the titles at a glance.)

	01/17/2017 ~ Azure, a sweet new young mother, asks for help
	01/17/2017 Azure, a sweet new young mother, asks for help Azure is the lovely young mother of the no-longer-lost bottlenose whales, the one who gave birth to a baby girl whale on December 4 near the Kenai Fjords National park. The rest of these bottlenose whales are "seeing it's okay" to stay around the Valdez-Cordova area for now, because that's where the food is, and they like it. However, this young mother "asked me for my compassion" (her words), and I see that she is very sad, and she feels very frail to me. I asked about the baby, who is okay, but needs also more time with "her mom feeling better." From what I can figure out, it's very cold there, and this mother is so very young. They had no idea before this, that "the age of the mother is too young"… they hadn't realized it's too much work to keep up with a young one all this time. … or, as I continue to connect, I realize that there's more to the story here. From what I can understand, a 9-year old whale is approximately just like a 9-year old human child, in terms of growth and development. (The body hasn't finished filling out, and the pelvis isn't yet as wide as the pelvis of a mature whale.) It's possible that I may not have gotten the age correct, but it does feel as if she hasn't yet finished filling out. This young mother says that they, the whales, "have young daughters who are sweet and would love some growing-up years before having to nurse a young whale, who takes a lot of their time." These words are all coming from Azure, who is actually referring to herself as being one of the "young daughters", and many others are agreeing with her. So to take a 9-year old young mother and her child and have them be in a place where it's doubly hard because the weather is "colder than we've been used to for a long time", must be really hard on her. After all, this is Alaska. "The mother hasn't even had a chance to be taken away and looked after since the baby is there," are the words I am given. I am aware from this that she has become ill, and would need healthcare, if it were available. There's infection, I'm getting. It was okay for a week or two after the birth, before it became "something incorrect". I felt really sad for her, but also naturally began checking to see if there might be any way to help her. I suggested to the whales going south to a more amenable climate, but the other whales aren't ready yet… they need more time in this place where they are okay. The energy around here is nice; I have been aware of that for a while now, and I understand why they're enjoying this area. So I suggest to the mother to go on down the coast, to where it might be at least a bit warmer and more comfortable for her, and the mother says "Yes". She is nursing her young one, but it's not comfortable. The young one is apparently getting some milk, but is also feeling alone, and I feel that she is also a bit frail. However, as I connect with the baby (they're referring to her as the "young one"), she perks up and receives more warmth somehow… at least that's what the young one indicates. I asked whether another whale or two might be able to go along with the mother, for support and help, and I was surprised that "the answer must be a No". Now I begin to understand that this mother is contagious, so she can't be with the others for a while. This mother, Azure, has a fever, and I feel her shivering. It would be the equivalent of our 102.5°F (39.2°C), "which isn't nice at all," she says. "I'm cold." In my acknowledging this, I feel the relief in Azure. She says "It must be soft then," meaning "I'm allowed to be frail then." "Yes," I say. "If you were human, then in our part of the world, you would be lying in a soft, warm bed, with lots of warm blankets… and if you might be able to have food, we'd feed you nice hot soup… and you would just sleep…" This mother agrees with the need for rest. … but I understand also that rest for her isn't so easy either, as she can't hold her breath for long, yet needs to swim. I understand now that normally, this young mother wouldn't make it. "It's been high for 2 days already. Another day, and it's too late." (They are referring to her temperature / fever.) However, now as I connect more with Azure and begin to understand the difficulties, there is already more healing coming. It comes with the word "Antibiotics." Please understand that the whales don't understand consciously about antibiotics, but their "energy" connects with the pattern of the consciousness of it. When I work with healing in my healing sessions, so much of what comes up as "correct" for someone is based on an "energy match". So these whales are following the medicines I'm checking through, and also finding the "energy matches" with me. They let me know that "Any kind, even those that are really old-fashioned are pleasant here." They mean "Penicillin" of course. Except that our new penicillin is too strong for them. They need Penicillin O, apparently. It's more "normal". Somehow, I translate what the chemical structure is, and from that, they (Azure and others of her species) are ready to try the "genes", so the genes will begin upgrading, as if they are healthy then. The whales say "It's fine, it's not knowing, and there's health more coming." They mean that they don't need to understand, they just receive. "Fever reducer?" I ask, but there's no awareness of that in their DNA. "Aspirin?" I ask, and there is some happiness in response to that. Aleve and Tylenol don't go over so well, but Motrin is nice too. Interesting… and yet more interesting, when I go to the generic names for the medicines, the response is different. Naproxen, which is the generic name for Aleve, is received well, as is acetaminophen, which is a generic name for Tylenol. "Acetaminophen then", one of them acknowledges, and it's over. Somehow, in a way that I have no way of understanding, Azure, and several others, "take" some doses, and I feel the shivering stop. With this relief, I begin laughing, though. I am thinking "Can you imagine how much Tylenol you'd have to give a whale? And what is the child dose? Do the babies need it in liquid form?" Now they're all laughing, because they're happy that I'm able to "play" and have fun even through something so difficult. Azure will continue on south, alone with her baby, and will recover nicely now, "where it's a little bit warmer." (I was puzzling this out later, as it won't be much warmer there, but maybe it has to do with more fresh-water streams coming into the ocean, and maybe for some reason, she needs a bit more fresh water… or maybe it's a little warmer where fresh water comes from rivers into the ocean? I'm not sure… just for some reason, it was helpful for her to head a little farther south, along the coast, right away.) Now she is smiling, and feels more like a bigger child, not like a young one (teenager) who needs to be in bed and looked after, although she would appreciate that just about now. It will still take some time for Azure to recover and feel okay again, and she is looking forward to having the time to nurse and nurture her very sweet young baby. She asks me if I might publish this journal entry right away, even though there are others in between that haven't yet been published (because many of the others are still just in notes form). I am aware that as others (i.e., people) think about the whales, the whales get the "encouragement", and all the "help" that people would give them, so it will help Azure and her baby if more people read about them. (published 01/17/2017) (back to top)

	01/18/2017 ~ Azure and a continued request for help
	01/18/2017 Azure and a continued request for help Today, Azure has continued to have a difficult time. I woke up this morning knowing that I needed to continue connecting with Azure, and helping her. First of all, the cause of the infection hadn't yet been addressed, and I had become aware that it had something to do with the placenta. I'm pretty sure that the placenta wasn't delivered. That would also account for the difficulty that the newborn baby whale had with nursing, and why she is frail as well, although managing. By this time, the placenta had become infected, and Azure was dealing with untreated puerperal infection, without any support. The foul-smelling vaginal discharge and the bleeding that go along with an infection from a retained placenta, would account for why the other whales would NOT go near Azure. Also, as the discharge would be in the water, it would probably be possible for the bacteria to spread, which seemed a concern of the whales. (They don't know the biology, but were just aware of the need to stay away). As I tried to become aware of what was happening when the baby nurses, I was just getting that it "didn't work". Nursing creates uterine contractions as it stimulates the production of oxytocin, but Azure couldn't manage the contractions from this. I remind everyone who is reading this, again, that Azure is only possibly only around 9 years old, and what I have learned through my interactions with the dolphins and whales, is that a 9-year old is just that… a 9-year old. "She's just a child…" (They are becoming aware of this, especially the females.) "She deserves to be looked after, and coddled…" "And how can we (people) give them the help they need, when it's not yet easy to for us get in the water with them?" I ask. In a medical care setting, Oxytocin would have been given via an IV drip, probably in the form of Pitocin. We "tried this" (I shared what the oxytocin molecule would look like, and they kind of "get it", and somehow, use that), and it was okay, and it felt like the placenta released. (Again, no explanations are possible. They just "get it"… I only need to provide the information and help them to adjust and rearrange as needed. Something in their chemistry changes.) However, as I was checking with Azure later in the day, there was still fever, as well as a need for more antibiotics (knowing that Azure had somehow received the equavalent of a new type of administration of the penicillin, by using the genes, and wasn't really needing constant doses of it). I also became aware that Azure was also having difficulty breathing, and thought that maybe there was a respiratory tract infection as well, making things more complicated yet. Late in the evening, the next time I was able to check again, Azure wasn't doing very well, but mostly was concerned because I wouldn't have enough time in the next day to be able to connect for any length of time with her, to see what else she might need. Azure was feeling fragile again, with a high fever, again, the equivalent of what in a human might be 102°F or thereabouts. "Pitocin" kept coming up, with the "flower of the body" (the fallopian tubes) needing more of it. The flower? Well, the whales are seeing my "medical model" of the female reproductive system, and the ends of the fallopian tubes look like a flower… it looks like a daisy. I have no idea why the ovaries and fallopian tubes might need pitocin, but the fallopian tubes had also come up this morning, as trying to release something. Somehow, another shot of antibiotic kept coming up as necessary, and this time with something different than penicillin. When I looked, I initially couldn't find the correct match for the next antibiotic that Azure needed. Those that are listed for postpartem infection don't come up as quite the right thing… As I continued to search, I understood that it's now sepsis, a blood stream infection. And then I found the correct antibiotic! Hooray! It's named "Carbapenem", and isn't one that I have been familiar with so far, but it is a big "hooray". I am relieved. It had felt to me as if Azure had been getting ready to give up, and that just wasn't okay… not from my perspective! (I'm a healer after all, and have been a nurse, and the priority is to save lives, if at all possible!) Of course, I am working with Azure just by "connecting", which has many drawbacks. I am on the east coast, and Azure is on the west coast, around Alaska… and I can't just "go visit", or just "check Azure into a hospital"… Wouldn't that be nice? At a hospital, they could run the bloodwork, and have a whole panel of doctors to help figure this out, and nurses to give her all the care she needs. There is more,though, because Azure is still feeling very frail to me, and is also having a lot of trouble breathing. Extra oxygen, as they could give at a hospital, would really help… and yet, here is Azure, a whale, who doesn't even have the opportunity to just "lie in bed and rest", because she has to keep moving in the water, being at the top to breathe, yet not using all of her strength, and she says "It's a big strain… and I have a baby to try to keep track of, and it's so very hard for me." Note added 4/26/2020: At the time I originally wrote this, I also had added, "If you've been reading this, please continue to send your loving care and encouragement to Azure… and also to my young baby whale. Thank you." There were a few people who sent healing vibes, and it helped a lot, is what Azure is telling me now. (published 01/18/2017) (back to top)

	01/19/2017 ~ Update on Azure
	01/19/2017 Update on Azure Azure was able to sleep a bit last night, and her fever is down somewhat this morning. She's still working hard to try to be okay. There is still something with the fallopian tubes coming up, although now, it feels like when the baby nurses, it will resolve itself. (Something where contractions are still helpful and then a last bit of something that's been in there will move on.) The young baby must be getting some milk, because she comments now that "milk is warm today and is nice." The milk tastes better today, apparently. There are smiles, as I see the baby whale making funny faces as she indicates what the taste of the milk was before! She probably didn't know it wasn't right before, but needed it so much that the taste didn't matter so much. She is smiling now, though. Azure is still very sensitive and the nursing doesn't feel comfortable yet, but it's much more "okay" than it was before. I checked the alignment of Azure's skeletal system this morning, and found that the pelvis and some of the vertebrae were somewhat tight (probably from the shivering) and also still out of alignment from the birth. Something like that… Azure was very aware as I tried adjusting the spine, and she made it easy, i.e., aligned some of it all on her own, as soon as she was aware of something. She was also very dehydrated, but showed me on the map that she is near where more fresh water is available. (Possibly where fresh water empties into the ocean, and/or if it's a bit warmer, snow melts.) She will be okay now. She indicates that the fresh water is one of the big reasons she needed to continue on south, away from the rest of her group of whales. It will still take time for Azure to recover… She is nowhere near strong enough yet, and so the whales are continuing to ask me to make my notes about Azure available to others. Thank you for your caring. (published 01/19/2017) (back to top)

	01/23/2017 ~ Azure is getting there… slowly
	01/23/2017 Azure is getting there… slowly It's a few days later now, and today, Azure is okay. Her fever has been coming down, and it's about gone. It still goes up through the evenings, though, and most of all, she's tired. Her little one is fine, and doing much better. I can feel the usual "sweetness" of this baby, now when I connect. I always feel "the little ones" as being a really a light and usually very upbeat energy, and it's always sweet. This little one had been trying so hard, "but it's really hard when you haven't had enough to eat", she says. She was nursing, and it was enough for what was needed, but now she's needing more. Her mother's milk is definitely too "small" (meaning not enough nutrients for a little one). I guess that's what happens when someone is sick and not eating… there isn't enough milk. I am trying to figure out a few ways to help Azure and her baby to recover more quickly. It's hard to give a whale "rest time" when it's cold, and they need to keep coming to the surface to breathe. There are some brand new concepts here for them, and it will take some time. For now, it's enough to say that the rest of the whales in the group are surprised that Azure is alive, and that she is beginning to recover. A few days ago, when I first found Azure as being ill, they hadn't even considered it a small possibility that she would make it and be okay. They were in the process of "letting go." I've found a few other things along the way. One is that something with the fallopian tubes and oxytocin keeps on coming up. It's something that's not just in Azure, but most of the very young females, and somehow, it seems to be related to male sperm cells being there, and somehow blocking the tubes, which causes "something else to be off". Mabye they're referring to a greater chance of ectopic pregnancy, then? In older females, there's more flow through the fallopian tubes, resulting from more female hormones, because they're more mature, and this doesn't seem to happen there. Somehow, the increased amounts of oxytocin helped to clear this. … and there are some really neat stories in among the way here as well: I am aware of "the healer" amongst some of the whales. Some of them "just are", and they bring connections in ways that quickly align something and create beautiful healing. These tend to be some of the younger ones, as they are growing, and then when they grow up, they no longer "just do this"… it's something innate then, which dissipates over time. There is a very sweet young dolphin, one of my group 3 dolphins, called Little Sweetheart, whom I call a little healer. She is only around 1½ years old, and she sometimes plays "apprentice" to me, and can quickly find flows that are "doing too many work-arounds", and she also plays with "seeing where those things are in the genes" (she is learning from me, in the healing work I do). So I asked if there were any healer whales, who might have a similar ability, who might be able to help Azure, especially during times when I wasn't in a position to try to help Azure (because my life is really busy). I was thinking bottlenose whales, of course, yet it was one of my 2-year old gray whales who quickly configured her awareness and jumped in to help Azure. (Again, they don't need to be physically present, because somehow they "know" and that is what does the magic). This young gray whale, who has not yet been named, but who will also be "Little Healer" (like Little Sweetheart), also connected Azure to some healthy flows for the uterus, to continue draining out anything physical that was still present in the uterus and needed to be expelled (i.e., related to the retained placenta). These young whales are so very SWEET when they come through… and so helpful, and they come through like "I know how to do this!" … all proud. It's really wonderful, and I love it when they come through like this! Another thing that came was that I asked whether any other mothers might be able to nurse the young baby, to help out, but there was a "What?????" response to this. Okay, not yet part of their awareness. I gave them an image or connection with humans, and young premies or other babies who have a difficult time when they are first born. I showed the whales how we have incubators, and extra oxygen to help them, and other things… but most of all, that over the years, researchers have become aware that when parents, nurses, and other caring individuals, keep reaching their hands in to simply touch these babies, that they flourish, and they're much more likely to heal and develop more quickly… and they encourage that these babies be held and loved, just like other healthier babies. … so I asked for volunteers to help out with Azure's young baby… and the response was really amazing… not in how many whales responded (there's another story there), but in the complete and absolute turnaround of the young baby whale's energy field… and this is according to the whales. They had no idea that holding and nurturing the young whale could bring such nice responses. The young one LOVED the attention, and became full of smiles, and more of that very happy, sweet energy that young ones are. Amongst the whales, it's primarily the moms who look after their babies, and nobody else. The idea of babysitters (to help out and give the moms a break) is another "What????" As to WHO responded (which whales), here goes: I have been playing with my dolphins with things that keep coming back to the DNA. Together, they (both I and the dolphins) are learning that the more aware you are of who your ancestors and family are, the more grounded and stable you are. Fathers are usually unknown, because until now, even the whales weren't sure what role females play, other than "babies"… having no idea that the baby is half of the mother's DNA and half of the father's DNA! So who is the father? All of a sudden it begins to matter, and when a father (whale … or dolphin… ) first becomes aware that a child is HALF his, it becomes a bit "WOW!" The same goes for grandparents… "That little one is a quarter of ME?" So several things happened at once here: I helped Azure to remember who her mother is. (These relationships tend to "get lost" as the young ones become more self-sufficent, and have their own children. They apparently don't process memories the same way people do…) Also, they figured out who Azure's father was… This had the absolutely most grounding, stabilizing effect on Azure (even though her father doesn't seem to be around any more… i.e., no longer living, but the awareness brought peace). And also, more importantly, they knew immediately who the little whale baby's dad was and that brought such a beautiful heart response, and caring, and the little baby whale was … well… let's draw another picture here: Okay, there are these really lovely young ones, and you can probably envision a sweet little child looking up at its parent so very endearingly, full of smiles, and welcoming, and fun, with an energy of "See? You care! YOU are my parent! How neat! I'm so delighted!" Can you see the parent responding with anything other than just the most wonderful "melting" of the heart"? I have witnessed this happening so many times, and it always feels amazing to me! So now this sweet little baby whale has a dad who can look at her and marvel. "This is me too?" (That's how they see it.) And then, finding the grandparents of the baby… Azure's mom, and then the parents of the baby whale's father… and now this baby whale is surrounded by love. And that was so helpful to this young baby whale. … and overall, these lovely bottlenose whales became aware that they are seeing the young ones flourishing because "we know"… "and we'll be able to help more young babies to flourish when they are ill," they say. This is one of the themes that I have seen developing, as I have been connecting with the dolphins… and it turns out to be just as important to the whales. So please know that it will take Azure many months to recover fully, and to regain her strength, to eat more again, and to make more RICH breast milk for her baby, but she will have some help from mothers near her (which is a very new thing for them…). For now, they're asking anyone who can to please continue to send blessings for Azure and her baby. Thank you. (published 01/23/2017) (back to top)

	05/23/2017 ~ Heading back again
	05/23/2017 Heading back again LandLover and some of the other no-longer-lost bottlenose whales have been taking the time to explore the west coast, between Alaska and the southern part of British Columbia (Canada). A quick note on LandLover… He requested that name! He was the first whale ever to connect with me, back in September of 2016. He is the main whale who has been helping "the lost bottlenose whales" get from off the coast of Japan, back to North America… Ever since the first time he connected with me when I went shopping at a Whole Foods market, where he expressed amazement over all the many food choices and "more things than one can imagine" (… and asked me to bring home some of the things that he knew he needed the nutrients of… such as heavy cream, string cheese mozarella, and a few other goodies!), he repeatedly said that he would love to be in people's world! He says it's a near-miracle awareness, to see things via a connection with me. He would love to enjoy more of what people have in a modern-day place, and he keeps saying he's a "land lover". So that became his name! Now LandLover is asking for direction. It's close to when they will begin migrating back "home" (to the east coast, and the Atlantic Ocean). Today, LandLover and I, and apparently a few other species of whales came to check the facts (their words). At this point, I would like to interject that the lovely whales (and dolphins as well) interact with me as I am writing, and bring through their own expressions. So you'll often find their words throughout my entries… not just "scattered here and there", but they are "directing", almost always. LandLover was asking about the route, and where they will be comfortable, and this resulted in "us checking the map again." I am delighted… it's been a very long time since I've had time to do this, and to me, it feels really nice to connect with my friends again in this way. "Whenever you can physically 'see' one of us, it's special," they contribute as I'm writing. In the meantime, there are many, many new friends, but none quite as conscious of my vibes as LandLover, and of course, my dolphins and a few bottlenose whales on the east coast, who interacted with my so many times. We now have: … a lovely fin whale friend (female), named Finnie (because I am the very FIRST Fin Whale who who connected with me [that's Finnie's emphasis!]) ... several humpback whales from a day trip along the Canadian side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca… … and several times, there have been connections with some killer whales nearby… add to that a few more gray whales… … and now seals as well (who are really sweet), and I can see them more often than whales for the time being, because of where I am currently living. … there's also a lovely female bottlenose whale, part of LandLover's group, who is named Faerie, because I was nearby one time when I was on a ferry. For now, that's enough information. (I am hoping to have time to add more of my journal entries, in time, and you'll hear more of the stories and adventures then.) So today, the whales are discovering new things… along with LandLover. They asked to see the map… I was looking at the relief of the land within the ocean with them, using the "satellite" view on Google maps. I was helping them to align with the idea of hills and things within the land… including now where the line is where the ocean will sit… i.e., where we (people) see just the surface of the ocean, there is "relief" under that… a continuation of the land. I got out my whiteboard, so that together, they might draw and sketch, to help better understand. At this point, LandLover added many ideas for me. For starters, it helps to understand again that in warm water, the whales are much more likely to dive much deeper than in cold water. … and by "warm water", please put yourselves in the frame of reference of a whale. To people, the Pacific ocean on the west coast of North America is COLD! … and they're "quite making fun of us" for being cold! As I am writing this, the awareness is that they may dive into deeper waters is because "the sonar goes deep" (where the water is warmer). LandLover is making it easy for me to understand why whales are near the coast, and when they are comfortable. When the sonar is too close, they don't feel comfortable. By sonar, he's indicating using sonar constantly to be aware of what people would call depth, but for the whales, it's intuition. "Comfortable" versus "not comfortable". This will be consistent with the anatomy of the toothed whales, who use echolocation. (The baleen whales don't use this method… but they're playfully adding as I write, "… not yet!") We looked at google images for pictures of fjords, to help understand the deep cliffs within the water… Many of the photos of fjords had a boat of some sort in them, and I was reiterating again (they are learning this part, group by group…) that boats float. Boats must be on the surface or water… however, there is an exception: Submarines. We looked at Google images of submarines. Some of them are shaped like fins, with whale anatomy. "The echolocation then believes it is a life form", and they (the whales) then interact with the "mammal" (submarine), certain that it needs something. Please note, that the whales in particular, have indicated to me that for boats, they often ask "What do you need?" … and they aren't sure, and when the boat has crossed their path and headed away from them, then they understand (believe) that "we must have given them exactly what they needed". Each one is surprised to understand that boats are "things" and not "individuals with a big consciousness." "So submarines don't ask…?" they say. One by one, or group by group, I have been "releasing them from the fear or anxiety" caused by the noise of boats. They are beginning to interact with the whole idea that we (people) make things, and that we make vessels for travel. They are intrigued with them… all the ways we manufacture things. They now know that "Boats carry people, and ferries can take whole groups, such as many cars, and each car will have a separate person or people, or family… and how many cars will fit on a deck…" They are so beautifully inquisitive, and so quick to learn! By "releasing us from the fear or anxiety", they say… "We now understand that it (a boat) is moving, and it's taking people, along with many other things (inventing new ways to bring technology and modernization). … and the anxiety is because it's zooming, and for us, it's too quick, and we feel threatened." But they indicate that… "When you say to us, 'See where you may be, and see where the boat is', then we understand." A few of the native seals (where I am now, on the west coast) add, "We can feel the propeller blades whirring as if it's near, and that's us being fearful." (They mean it causes stress, and the big whales aren't included in this… it's the smaller whales and dolphins, and they're referring to the boats that move fast, such as our little speedboats.) I help them to figure out direction, such as, "Is the sound getting louder, or is it going the other way? If it's getting louder, the boat is moving towards you." I also ask, "Can you now tell where you are in relation to the boat's path?"… and then they are aware that it (the boat) is not asking "who are you?" but rather, it is just trying to go about its own business. As well, I'll add a note here that some of the whales are relieved that by our learning about them (the whales), people are inventing ways to bring dignity for them (their words). For example, there are ways boats should interact when a whale is spotted, and never to come within a particular distance. (Some of the others are are becoming aware of this just right now as I am writing… they had no idea. There's a really nice vibe with this… there are big happy smiles!) (There are laws...) "With understanding, we feel soft." They include here the idea that "it must be kindness of humans to be this caring." (published 05/23/2017) (back to top)

	05/23/2017 ~ ''No more harpoons, then?''
	05/23/2017 "No more harpoons, then?" You'll be interested to know, that a short while after publishing the previous journal entry ("Heading back again"), I was getting a cup of tea, when some of the whales I havn't yet connected with came through, saying "No more harpoons then?" This reiterates the idea that overall, the whales haven't yet understood that not only are they "safe" in North America, but that people would like to help them to repopulate. (published 05/23/2017) (back to top)

	06/21/2017 ~ A long-overdue update about the Gray Whales … and About These Babies…
	06/21/2017 A long-overdue update about the Gray Whales … and About These Babies… I'm getting that what I need to share here is important, and I need to put it out there "as is". First of all, the gray whales tell me that it would be really, really helpful if the gray whales were put on the "highly endangered species" list. The "knowing" of these whales is that if we can't find a way to help, then there would be "no more of them". That's their expression. You can read that as "extinct". Please understand that the word "extinct" comes up for them again and again… and I haven't had that word come up for ANY of the other whale species that I've connected with to date. It's not so much that they're endangered by people, but because their attempts to repopulate are not (so far) going well, and they really need all the help that we might be able to give them. … and the more educated people are about WHY, the better off everyone is. So here goes… I've finally begun to put some of the pieces together since my cross-country move, and now, I'm making progress on "catching up" again with my journal entries… which means more conversations with the whales again. There are so many journal entries that I haven't had a chance to write even, let alone to publish the ones I already have notes for, so there are a few missing pieces here, which will eventually come together and I'll get some of them out here so you can read them as well. As I publish more, you'll be able to fill in the gaps in "understanding", as you'll be able to follow the threads better. For now, please bear with me, and understand that some of the whales are having big-time difficulties, and that in my connecting through so many different species, we're finding common threads, and things that are beyond-helpful to ALL of the groups. It begins with the dolphins… and… oh god… I have some really amazing journal entries that you will want to read. Please accept for now, that they have concepts like "the baby arrived" … like parents used to tell their children… "the stork brought the baby"… except that even that mamas didn't have a clue that they are pregnant and that their babies come from inside of them. There is a "The Birds and the Bees" conversation that I had with the dolphins, back on September 28, 2016. It all began in the most innocent way, when two female dolphins "jumped" together. One was Hope, a dolphin I already knew by name, and the other was a 5-year female dolphin. This other 5-year old dolphin had a lovely, sweet, full-of-life energy, and chose the name "Adventure", but she did ask if the name was okay, because "it may not fit anymore after she becomes a mother. It takes a lot of energy," the dolphins showed me, "to be a mother." … and, Hope and I began questioning Adventure's age… "Did we get it right?" …(they don't know exactly, so I help them to figure it out). You see, by age five, many female dolphins (area-specific at least to the east-coast bottlenose dolphins) already have a child, and Adventure didn't. So being curious, I began wondering if there were physiological reasons for Adventure not yet having a baby. "Have you been through the mating routine?" I asked… and yes, she had. But no baby. Hope, and Adventure… and ALL of the other dolphins in the area, didn't understand why I asked the question, and what the connection was, between mating, and having a baby. Here, I have to explain another piece that I only just learned this spring. "Having a baby" doesn't translate to "birthing" a baby. It means, simply having a baby come near you, and being the mom for it. (There will be more about "the Birds and the Bees" conversation in time… I'll get that out there eventually too, but it began with a discussion of the egg.) I have asked the same question many times, and in as many ways as I can, and the answer is always the same. They "did not know." (their words). Birthing season for my dolphins on the east coast is usually from early April through to almost mid-June, according to what they shared this year… but this year, for the first time, it was very different for all of them. In the past, the time of year "When babies arrive" has been what they describe as "a time of constant questions", and something that one might describe as "voodoo". Females who are "fat" and need to stay fed… ("why do they keep eating?") Tummy aches… and blood… but where did that come from? … and babies simply often "showing up". "Whose baby is that, which just happened to be there…?" they would ask, until one says "I'll have that one." (Those are their words.) (Apparently, they usually get it right, and it's the baby's mama who takes the role of mother for her child…but they say they occasionally have a time where they don't know which one it is… "except that the baby seems to figure it out," they say.) "There are also sometimes dead babies, and who put them there?" (their words… and they are very agitated as they ask this!!!) … and then, there are also "A few female dolphins who disappeared. Not there." (Also not nice… agitated.) We would read this as the moms who didn't make it through childbirth… I've asked many times, "Don't you see the baby being born? The little dolphin coming out?" But they are very puzzled by this, and as for seeing, "It wasn't 'polite' to have anything unusual near the body", so read that as "Everyone politely ignores things that might be different (like the beginning of a new dolphin coming out of a mom)"… They indicate "That wouldn't be easy, so it can't be," and they ignore it. (They're referring to "a baby dolphin coming out from the mom".) From their perspective, it "would be foolish to believe that a whole, entire baby might fit through any place" … they mean, "even if there COULD be a baby inside a bit of anatomy to see the size, how would it be in the water?" i.e., "there's nowhere big enough for a baby to come out from inside, so it cannot be." Keep in mind as well, another piece I may not have written about yet, is that many of these species (dolphins, beaked whales, and many others), don't actually see with their physical eyes the same way we do. They have described it as "seeing patterns", but not the physical. It's not really like seeing "energy", or even "chakras", or anything that I can describe, but it IS like "sensing" (i.e., instinct… and seeing those things [patterns] that are helpful, and avoiding others). It is this that "makes it 'polite' to 'not see' the unusual things." (their words… the dolphins.) They have always been very relieved when July comes, and the babies are safe, and there are no more "weird things happening." So, having discovered this, back in September last year, I have found the same thing to be true (with all of the whales and dolphins). Period. No exceptions. I would like to add a few other notes that I've been hoping to find the time to write… You see, if I wait to "publish them in the correct order", it might be a very long time yet, so I'll give a quick little overview here… So to further illustrate, there was a conversation with the east coast Right Whales, who had also been asking for help… This discussion in January of 2017, was with a male Right Whale, somewhat of a leader, who completely agreed that it would be a big step for their health to have fewer babies, and for the young ones to not have children until they're older, so to protect them. … Who, subsequently, the following day, expressed a great deal of concern over my idea of not "doing that" with the females… and when I then said "I thought we were in agreement, about understanding that not having children as often would be helpful"… his very confused answer to that came as an unexpected "No, that won't do at all. We need that. It helps the extreme anxiety we seem to have gotten" … they were referring to the mating process, or more so, releasing stress via having intercourse… … followed immediately by another almost-exasperated "Well let them stop having babies then!" followed by… "Why DO they keep having babies?" Please know, that I have asked if it's okay if I write this and publish it, and they want it so. They're aware, that somehow, it's "the next piece of the situation" for them, and that they "will understand more when others who think through things are aware of this" (their thoughts). When I first thought about writing this, they obviously didn't understand the connection… but you can imagine, that I was already aware of how people reading this might respond… and even there, the wonderful Right Whale couldn't fathom that someone might read that and smile… and think "Oh, how priceless is that…" But after I told the story to a friend or two, they quickly "got it", and they are more aware. Another illustration? Well, shortly after I had arrived on the west coast, I was visiting the Salish Museum (for the Salish Sea) in Sidney, British Columbia. The very last display includes a few skeletons and parts of skeletons, from actual dolphins and whales… and there aren't any "do not touch" signs, and apparently, people are free to touch and feel what those bones actually are like. I'm constantly reaching out to "my friends" via a connection that I can only describe as amazing! This means that I can feel their awareness, and their questions, and more… So here I am, exploring the inside cavity within the ribcage of a very large whale… and I'm happily connecting with some whales at the time. I think "So this is where the baby is developing…" and I'm picturing a whale fetus nestled into this space, gradually over time, filling more and more of the space. The response I got was smirks!!! Like… "We KNOW this isn't possible," … and "You're teasing us" (a.k.a., "pulling our tail" ["pulling my leg??"]) (they've learned this expression from me… They love being very "hip") … and also, "You are MAKING THIS UP." (Very emphatically … NOT a question.) (They were SO sure!) Anyway, you get the picture. So it's not just the dolphins, or one group of whales… it's all of them. That's all I have time to write today, but there is more… much more, obviously, because I didn't get to the part about the Gray Whales yet, but I'll have to leave the rest for another day. I'll try to get to it soon again! (P.S. It's now 6/26/2017, and they [some of those I wrote about here] really wanted me to put what I have out there already, even if I haven't yet finished the whole thing. They would love for others to see where they are. "Understanding is everything," some of them say.) (published 06/21/2017) (back to top)

	06/28/2017 ~ ''Who are you?'' ask the Beluga Whales
	06/28/2017 "Who are you?" ask the Beluga Whales This entry starts with LandLover and the no-longer-lost Bottlenose Whales… Since I saw very clearly in the last few entries I've added, that both the whales and dolphins have learned how to "add their own words" no matter which viewpoint I'm writing from ("I" as first-person, or "Joy" as third-person … and you'll smile, because here, they are wondering "is there a second-person point of view?" I've never asked that question!)… (Later… I looked up "point of view" writing, and found the following website: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/first-second-and-third-person/ . The second-person perspective is writing about "you". The sweet seals are saying they must use that perspective "much", because they see all the other things and humans as "you". This comes through with laughter… but it's really sweet laughter. I guess I should publish a few of my seal journals as well!) … anyway, I'm going to continue writing my entries now using the first-person perspective… but in most places, where you see "quotes", those will be words that the whales and dolphins (or seals… etc.) are putting there. I checked with LandLover on the maps this morning… and he showed me that they are just a little bit farther north than Wainwright, Alaska… farther and farther north. However, they are slowing down, and can't cover many miles, because of weather and water. I have no way to verify any of this, but he describes rain coming down as snow, and the "way is not through". So I'm guessing that there must be ice… Of course… but how was I to know when it would be melting? I have already known that it would be mid-July or so, before it would be okay to "get through the water", but I had no idea when they would be "allowed (able) to make progress"…, so they "decided to go there already." "It's fun this way", they say… they're talking about writing with me… it's very different for them… At first, I thought it's because of the "I"-perspective that it's different for them, but I just understood… … Okay, this is the new ones… the Beluga Whales coming through! It's their first time connecting! Somehow, I provide a channel just like a radio or television… don't be too surprised… after all, to listen to the radio, you just turn a knob on a device, and you can "pick up a signal"! So maybe we'll call this "Joy's Radio" … but they tell me it's much more similar to a TV station, where there's interaction, but it's a multiway sequence… transmitter and receiver, both, but many at once. "This is the Beluga Whales asking what is TV?"… I have to say "Later… I'll give you some updates…" I'm not making this up, and I'm serious here… and they need for you to understand that and to hear them. Somehow, all of this is interwoven… their personalities… their experiences… along with how they are, and how the various species are getting along (thriving or not), etc. They WANT HELP, and they ask you to "hear them… all of who they are." Know that these stories are precious and priceless… They're so full of "their" things… Let them come through telling their own words… You'll have glimpses of what my life is like. It's priceless. So back to LandLover and the weather and water conditions… On Google maps, I see that they are still in the Chukchi sea, but that they are nearing the Beaufort Sea. I looked up the Beaufort Sea in Wikipedia… and that's how I got to the Beluga whales! As I was reading the bit that says " the sea hosts one of the largest colonies of beluga whales", I HAD to click on the link to the Beluga Whales page. There was something connecting that was asking "Please." So I went to the Beluga Whales page, and thus began my first interactions with the Belugas. Please understand that each time I connect with a group, there is a personality (for the entire group), and the Belugas come through as not quite "heavy" (like the Gray Whales and the East Coast Right Whales), but somehow, "unhappy"… not doing well. Another group that is "unaware of how to thrive." To me, it feels sad… but they say "bewildered". "Almost not unhappy, and not happy." So you may read that as "depressed"… "no emotion left." Probably the best description that matches, and words that they agree carry what I'm feeling, is "Everything takes too much effort." … yet when I go to those words, they "know it's insufficient"… They would add here that "It's much more difficult than those words portray." The first things that came earlier, when I first connected, were words, and the words included "Anxiety"… and also "nausea". … and "too small"… "can't eat well". I ask if they are hungry, but they say "no". If I ask it another way, "Are you getting enough food?"… the answer is "Yes, although it's not the right thing just now." (meaning, not nourishing them). Please note, that as I write, they find things that they weren't aware of, so they couldn't have told anyone that their diet was not right, but somehow, this time, they have just become aware that "there are many big things not present." ('Protein?' I ask… but it's more the minerals that they are lacking.) That's all I have time for just now… When I first sat down to write, I was simply going to say that I had my first connection with Belugas today… but now you might like to know that the first thing that came when I began writing, was the very question you "Who are you?"… asked by them. So I made that the title. By the way, please keep "cheering on" LandLover and the other no-longer-lost Bottlenose Whales who are trying to get back "HOME!" to the east coast… It IS cold! Apparently, "The [Beaufort] sea, characterized by severe climate, is frozen over most of the year. Historically, only a narrow pass up to 100 km (62 mi) opened in August–September near its shores, but recently due to climate change in the Arctic the ice-free area in late summer has greatly enlarged." But that ice-free time is in late-summer, and apparently won't be for very long, and they will probably need more time than that to make it all the way across the top. They will need help, because they "are not equipped to remember how to be during very cold weather", and they "aren't so great at finding where to come up for air". (They mean that they "aren't so great at finding where to come up for air if it's 'hard'…" and they are referring to solid"-hard, not difficult-hard!). Some of the other whales have that all figured out… and they love the ice! (Yes, it's true! The Bowhead Whales thrive there! I do have a story another day, about the Bowhead Whales!) So back to LandLover and the no-longer-lost bottlenose whales: Please note, that like all other Bottlenose Whales, these ones are excited by the very idea of squid! I looked up squid this time, and found information that says that squid are a high-energy food source for many large marine species. No wonder LandLover and the bottlenose whales get excited over them! (… and it would appear that some species live in arctic waters as well). So my Bottlenose Whales wanted me to go to the "satellite" view of Google maps this morning, because somehow, they wanted to know "just where the squid would be"… and they were excited and happy! Somehow, we know there are squid nearby… and sure enough, in the satellite view, you can see the change in the ocean bottom for an entire stretch north of Alaska, in the Beaufort Sea. Based on my experience with the Bottlenose Whales so far, and their love of squid, we seem to have found that wherever there are "ravines" and "deep channels" along the bottom of the ocean, there are almost always squid. So they are excited! I asked about the "cold", because during the autumn (on their way across to North America, from Japan), there had been squid in some ravines as well, but they hadn't been able to go deep, and had been very disappointed. They think that because it's summer, somehow they may be able to get to them this time, despite the ice. We'll see…!!! (published 07/03/2017) (back to top)

	07/03/2017 ~ The Gray Whales ask ''about the Atlantic, please''
	07/03/2017 The Gray Whales ask "about the Atlantic, please" A few of the gray whales came through today asking to be called simply "Grays", just as we say "Belugas", and "it's fine." (I first connected with the Beluga Whales a few days ago, on 6/28/2017.) (There is still the second part of the 6/21/2017 journal entry that I haven't yet finished adding all my notes, but I have to jump ahead for just today, so please forgive me, but this is what came today, and I have to publish it!) These same Grays were wondering about the Atlantic ocean, and whether they might migrate there, anytime soon. It seems they've asked their DNA where they might "connect with more", so "to heal." They seem to mean where they might find bigger pieces of their ancestors, so they can make more progress. They asked about going across the top of the Northwest Passage (across the top of the North American continent). At first I thought they were asking this simply because LandLover and several of his group are heading that way (in time… this summer, and they add that they are more-or-less on their way already.) … I looked up about finding Gray Whales in the Atlantic Ocean, and found an article that said "Dutch trawlers raking the mud of the North Sea dredged up a cache of gray whale subfossils, the largest ever discovered." (The link to the article is: http://discovermagazine.com/2016/april/13-why-are-gray-whales-moving-to-the-ocean-next-door) It goes on to say that: "Analyzing this Atlantic material and comparing it with DNA from the Pacific from the same time period, Alter and Hofreiter discovered that grays moved freely between the Pacific and the Atlantic on at least three separate occasions during the late Pleistocene and the Holocene, periods when temperatures were warmer and sea ice was light. (The most recent migratory “pulse” ended about 5,000 years ago.) And based on the genetic diversity in the samples, Alter’s team estimated in 2007 that the archaic population was three to five times larger than it is today." This is very significant, they believe (the Gray Whales themselves)… It's about their DNA, and finding an old pattern where they might have been BIG… "the "giant" versions that we need…" A week or more ago (previous entry for Grays), they had indicated to me that they were "too big", and that they wanted to shrink. I had tried to "process" this, and figure out if there really had been a change in size somewhere, but couldn't find enough pieces. They say that "then someone (one of us) thought the grays had been bigger too." They put this as "they did their 'research' "… meaning, that they followed through their genes (much like I often do) to find ancestors, and today's question about the Atlantic Ocean was the result. There are some big pieces here, though… so if they migrate more, the question is, "Will they find enough variety to breed with?", but that is dependent on where they end up. The warmer climates will be more friendly, but they want to mate with only Grays. That's not "nice or kind yet, as there isn't any core there to wait for them" (...meaning, they wouldn't hold their own uniqueness, just as we know them today.) It seems that if they migrate across the top of the continent as they're asking about, they would end up in the Hudson Bay area, and that's fine, but not comfortable for them, as far as I can determine. On that track, though, finding their way across to the European side of the ocean "would be nice, and history would then be fine…" … but when I check on that, I can't see them getting there… like "it doesn't work. The mating is wrong, so they are dying out still." It's as if the ocean across the Arctic route is still too cold for them, and makes them slow (inside and out… not "thinking"… and anxious still, and not finding the right conditions.) However, if I check on them going "the other way around", i.e., going south from California, down to the southern tip of South America, and back on the East coast of South America, "it sees nice"… and they MIGHT make it… but this way "feels happier" to them. The time of year matters, though, such as maybe early October to begin, so that they are going around the Southern tip of South America around December, which would be like June to people and whales in the northern hemisphere, and it would be fine. They can make it, because it's not a foreign climate… i.e., the temperature is fine. This is only a few of the Grays wanting this, but only several are "thinking" … "like Joy" they add. Somehow, as we (together) find threads, they see more of who they are. That’s the easiest way for me to explain this. Doing this on their own (understanding what they need), "it's not fine". (They want others to "learn that it's important. Why is Joy doing this?... Alone?" "We would like help," are their words.) (I have to write this, because every time I try to say it a different way, they won't let me… they're asking for funding, somehow, just to make this information available.) Somehow, this is (they say) "many of them" … "please asking you to help us together, please." They reiterate, "No one (Grays or any other species) is at risk, if we can learn what we need." That's enough for today. Will they migrate (intentionally)? Perhaps not just now, but it's a thought, and it was a really great question on their part! (published 07/03/2017) (back to top)

	08/17/2018 ~ LandLover made it to the east coast … no turning back this time!
	08/17/2018 LandLover made it to the east coast … no turning back this time! So here it is, almost 2 years from the time that LandLover first connected with me, and you still don't know if he and his group made it back home... Well, here are a few updates...finally! You'll be happy to know that today, LandLover made it to Baffin Bay! Wow! What a journey! He made it across the top of the continent, and now he can head south to reach more hospitable waters… He (and most of his group) have been all over the place in the meantime... This time, LandLover made it to Baffin Bay (east coast), and, I understand there is at least one, and possibly two other whales with him. It's a different story than it was about a year ago… Yes, they DID try last summer, and it isn't that they weren't exactly "successful", but rather, that the results were rather "unanticipated". From what I understand, 2 of the FEMALE whales, plus one young one, finished the journey last summer… The rest of them were close, but ended up turning around and hightailing it back to the west coast… Why? Well there's a bit of a story there… For now though, back to LandLover… You should have felt the excitement a few days ago… I had reached out to LandLover, curious as to where he was… I hadn't connected for a week or so, and although I knew he'd been on his way, somwhere up in the Beaufort Sea, and then through the beginnings of the Northwest passages, he hadn't been sure where he was going to end up. This summer, although he was planning to go across, the experience last summer left him feeling a little bit unsure… The thing is, when I show him "where to go" (his words) on a map, i.e., a route, "they" understand where to go (the "they" is because the young lady whale among his group is adding her comments here). However, without the maps, he explains, he's not always "steady". They don't follow maps!!! They do have a navigational system, but that uses the heavens (apparently… more on that another time…) I may dispute the "not so steady" description, as I've seen LandLover take off on quite a few adventures over the past two years… and he's found his way around just fine! … but he apparently "used the information about the land mass, from the maps" That's according to him… He indicates that "it's not any logical thinking on my part", or even going by the physical memory of what's on the maps, but just a "knowing" with an expanded base of information. So when we zoomed the map a few days ago to where he was, I was surprised, and he was too!!! He had no idea he had already made it almost all the way through the Northwestern Passages! He was clearly on the way!!! There aren't too many landmarks up in this part of the world that I can use to show you the route he took, short of including an illustration, but my setup doesn't make that easy at the moment. (I'm writing in a database, so it's text-only at the moment.) It's a simple, route, though… There's the "southern" Northern Passages route, which goes by Cambridge Bay, which is where he went… although from there, the route diverged from last summer's route. This time, they used the more northern branch, up through the islands towards Resolute, then via Dundas Harbour…and from there, around the east side of Baffin Island. Last year, the route had been up towards Resolute, then immediately south again, through the passages that would have led them via Fort Ross, and eventually through to Igloolik, and ending up in Hudson Bay… except, that they didn't go on through the more narrow passage towards Igloolik… That's where they changed their minds, and backtracked… to re-group. How can I tell you in a few words what happened? Let me try… So my East cost bottlenose whales, who came to Virginia Beach from December to March of 2017, are a part of this story… and this is just a big reminder for me about how much I HAVEN'T written about yet!!! I DID see the bottlenose whales who came to Virginia Beach… I SAW Atlasine… finally! That was on January 17, 2017… and the moment I first saw her (it was an accident on her part!!!), "it was over", and she stopped hiding, and then I saw her many times that day! Other people also reported seeing her that same day. My bottlenose whales are very different than the baleen whales in the area at that time… The baleen whales in the area are Humpbacks and Right Whales, which are usually seen from January through March near Virginia Beach. However, they are usually seen way farther out from the shore, breaching, with great big splashes. Bottlenose whales, being toothed whales, may hover close to the surface of the water for a longer time, swimming closer to the surface for a while. The day I saw Atlasine, several people told me they also had seen a whale that day… and definitely a toothed-type whale (as opposed to the baleen-type whales). There were several other bottlenose whales who were also hanging out near Atlasine whom I also saw that day … one of them being Champion, whom I've already written a bit about. I had such a wonderful connection with Atlasine, when I first saw her… but there's a whole big story around that day, and I'm going to try to publish it sometime soon… There were a few others as well. I was aware of seven Bottlenose Whales… Atlasine, and Champion, also Toasti, who got her name because the first thing she said when I saw her was "It's toasty warm here!" This was in mid-January, you realize, and the water was COLD!!! But perhaps warmer than it would be up near Maine and Nova Scotia… And so we named her Toasti. I'll have to wait to tell you about the others… except Miquelon, who is part of LandLover's story. The way I understand it, the bottlenose whales who came to visit me in Virginia Beach were related (some generations back) to LandLover, and they helped the connection. They came "to check out how to connect" … and somehow, that would benefit LandLover and his group… Most of my bottlenose whale friends stayed around until March… but there was one day in February when I finally went on a whale boat tour with two of my friends. It was the "That Man!" boat… the Rudee Flipper (see the dolphin journal entry for September 10, 2016). We saw a few whales that day, most of them Humpback Whales and Right Whales… and I did feel a few nice connections. However, the moment of really feeling a connection happened during the second half of the baot tour, when we saw a whale who "swam" with the boat for a little stint… and I immediately KNEW that he was the (young) older big MALE Bottlenose whale I'd been connecting with, from up north. Miquelon… (He was ~ 11 years old) Miquelon told me later that he had taken "a short run" alongside the boat... … and my friend even got some video of him! Hooray! Miquelon was a big blessing for me while he was still in Virginia Beach, because he kept on connecting, showing his caring. The older male whales have more "say-so" than any of the young ones or any females, and they are always looking out for the others, you see… So now we have Miquelon on the east coast, and LandLover who was on the west coast, trying to get back home, and Miquelon is a relative. I had always assumed (!!!) that LandLover and Miquelon might connect, and be "social" and might even become friends, because they both know me. So last summer, when LandLover and the other whales with him were getting close to reaching the east coast and Atlantic ocean, they were expecting a "real welcome". I had been envisioning a hero's welcome… LandLover bringing with him a group of whales who had been missing for decades, lost over near Japan somewhere, finally making the big long trek back, and coming home to his original group. LandLover thought so too! Oh dear… Apparently that would NOT have been the case! The info came instead that they would not be welcome, as LandLover would be "another powerful male", and "who do the females belong to?" … and there would not even have been a fight… just a BIG confrontation, with "turn around and leave!" energy. … after all that! And so LandLover decided to turn around and go back to the west coast and the Pacific Ocean. … however, three of his group continued on to Hudson Bay, and eventually on back home. The females would have been welcome, so it was one of the females who decided to do the "group thing", taking on the role usually taken by a male. She was older, like ~ 19 years old. There was also a young female, ~ 4 years old, and then a baby male, maybe the son of the older female… That was August last year... The story doesn't end there, though… but happy endings seem to be coming! I've been aware for a long time, that when many individuals (e.g., people) tune into a situation, their connection then holds a space. For example, what I get is that those whales, dolphins, and other animals who are "tagged" and thus followed (via scientists knowing where they are), thrive more than those who don't get the focus or attention, i.e., not the ones who are tagged. In the same way, once I've written about any of these whales, and people have read their stories and connected with them, then that in turn, helps hold the space for those whales. … and in this case, if I had already written about Miquelon before last summer, people would have been connecting with him, and others would have been holding the consciousness of LandLover connecting with Miquelon too… If I had done that, LandLover and his group may well have been welcomed back, albiet perhaps not with the big hero's welcome we anticipated... This time across, LandLover had been intending to just lie low for a bit when coming back "home"… hiding, adapting again, figuring out how the Atlantic ocean Bottlenose whales have their "customs", because apparently, they are DIFFERENT! (I guess some of the social etiquette changes when you're in a completely different environment, as LandLover and his group have been, for a long time!) … then, as I have been writing about LandLover and his (now just a few) whales making it to the east coast, he's been sort of "dragging his feet" (or tail?), waiting for me to publish this, so that his "homecoming" is anticipated by a few others on the east coast. That would speed up the process of integrating and re-adapting to a new home. It's funny… LandLover is talking about a "home", and yet, these big whales don't ever stay put!!! For a few months maybe, but that's it… By the way, I DID meet LandLover… well, sort of. He was there, but I didn't see him. I DID see a few others of his group. The younger ones are more likely to be comfortable "showing themselves"… and although LandLover had hoped to show himself, he couldn't bring himself to do that… That was close to the Dungeness Spit, last December (2017). We had talked about getting together, and agreed on the day and approximate time, and I was there, and they DID show up!!! I'd also like to add a note about Atlasine, the beautiful young east coast Bottlenose Whale I saw back in January last year (2017). You see, as I write more about her and her story, then she too, will have an easier time, because more people connect more correctly to who she is. I think because she had originally suggested the name "Hercules", people have envisioned her as bigger than she really was at the time… she was just a sweet 7-year old, who was actually very shy, although she had learned that she could enjoy a bit of a "spar" with Champion! Champion had this very impish energy, while Atlasine was adorable. She had tried so hard to stay hidden, and the day I saw her, I didn't even realize she was there… until I saw her, and then there was no mistaking it! (I'll try to write that one soon… ) So enough for now. We'll see what happens with LandLover now… Will he stay on the east coast? Now (with my publishing this), it feels like a definite and strong "yes". Before, it was tentative… After all, he's become quite a traveler… and as I write this, I think he may already be dreaming up another "journey"… but maybe it will be to go down the east coast! (published 08/22/2018) (back to top)

	09/03/2018 ~ Pilot whales think bigger than the others
	09/03/2018 Pilot whales think bigger than the others By the way, that's their title… it was chosen by the pilot whale I was connecting with today. He was indicating that he "understands, quickly"… There were many, many ideas that we connected about today, and they flowed… with each thought, he "pushed away the old "non-thought" and began forming new concepts." (Those are his words. I can feel his very interested attention as I'm writing here.) So I'm going to publish this entry in a really rough-notes form, because I would like to simply get it out there… (It's either that, or it will have to wait a long time, like too many of the others…) It touches on some the basics of the many things that I've been covering with many of the whales and dolphins over the past two years… without lots of the stories and information as to HOW we got to all of this… but it's a "quick version". There are "new things" that are the same for all of the groups, regardless of which type, because (they say) "we know so very much of the old version." Okay, so some of this weekend's experiences are new! The new connections are always really neat, as each connection, and each type of whale has their own ways, methods, personalities, and so on. Of course, the culture is also dependent on where they are… different areas have different customs. Yesterday, I went back to the La Push beach, for some cold-water (!) swimming and boogie boarding. Yes, the water temperature is in the 50's, and the air temperature just around 60°F (Brrrr!!!) … although the sun WAS out, and so it was beautiful, and the sand at least was warm! My La Push dolphins were nowhere near to be found… at least that's what they indicated. They were off farther out, closer to the drop-off, along with other dolphins, getting other forms of food. The showed me that they were maybe 40 to 45 miles out, and it would be too much for them to come in for just a while, they let me know. They’ve been there for a week or more already, since I said that they "might like the young … the little fish ("blokes") that eat all the minerals" They mean EATING the little fish… My words: the fish that are lower down on the food chain, and that might eat more of the spirulina, or whatever type of green things or algae grow out there. They (my west-coast dolphins) indicate that they're aware, at least, that "it WILL be better in a while." They're trying to broaden their nutritional base. They (my west coast friends, so far…) have indicated that they are very hungry, often, and I'll maybe write more about that another time… Initially, I wasn't quite sure what to make of the information that my La Push dolphins gave me, "It will be better in a while". But here's where my east coast dolphins (and apparently other east coast cetaceans) come into the picture. They show me "not hungry" these days, meaning "full". Oh my, I have a few sweet dolphin stories about when I first reached out looking for food with them, and the young ones were ready to accept some new foods… I thought fish at the time, just a different variety, but I think they may have expanded beyond that as well. It's the young ones who implement new things, new ideas. That would be "young" as in one- and two-year olds… After this point, they've already developed and have settled into their "culture", and change isn't nearly as easy. When I ask, my east-coast friend indicate they're eating more types and variety… but when I ask the question another way, "If someone were studying them, would they see anything different?" … the answer is no… What I get is that the more southern /warm-water cetaceans may eat seaweed… and northern/cold water creatures also eat resonable amounts of it, but don't digest it… that's what comes. As I'm writing this, they're in a hurry and don't see what the big deal is … but I need information that feels reliable… So I ask again whether they are they eating anything different than before? The answer is interesting… it's a no… not anyTHING different… but yes, more often. Much more often… What I think I'm getting is that in the past, they would have used these nutrients as a source of not food, but like a temporary alleviation of something "off"… like herbs used by wise women, or something like that. As you can maybe tell, they've been interested in some of the information we have about nutrition… Anyway, somehow, many of the dolphins and whales indicate that they're going to eat greens, including that more often, as a source of "other ideas". They LOVE the idea of living a long life as well as no rotted teeth. (I think they got this idea from the book I've been reading, the Diana Gabaldon travel-back-in-time Voyager series… where a modern-day nurse/physician ends up in 18th century Scotland) They say here that "The vitamin C in the green things keeps our many young teeth more supple and strong… they may stay there in the old ones first if they eat nutrients when they're young." At the same time, they're showing that "It's an idea… will eating more things help the DNA? Will we keep our teeth strong and gums young if we include something different?" With their input, they're showing their "interest" and that they're "understanding the syntax"… Anyway, all that was by way of saying that my La Push dolphins were far out looking for "different" foods, to bring more pieces of functionality…" My tranlation: Diversity to the physcial. I guess they're experimenting!!! Anyway, there were no dolphins at La Push beach yesteday when I was there… However, I was aware of a group of pilot whales (and they're telling me it was a big group), farther out. We spent quite some time connecting… This is more or less a new connection for me, although I have had some interaction with pilot whales, by distance, previously, related to the New Zealand strandings on Farewell Spit, February 2017… I had tried to connect with them at that time, to see if they needed any "translation" help, and to see if we could help to solve the mystery. The "episode" seemed to be related to something bad in the water… an area that regularly has bacteria or something… I tried to explain the notion of putting up something the equivalent of a "beware this location" sign. They did indicate they later made that, somehow, energetically… I had been trying to communicate with them the idea of a sign one might post that says "toxic under some recurrent conditions" or "beware" … or something like that. They showed me that they understood. And now, welcome, my first in-person group of pilot whales! So today, as I was back at home, I found I was connecting with a pilot whale, but when I checked where he was, I got that he was somewhere off the coast of California, which was way farther away than the La Push beach where I was yesterday… … although now, when I check on the map again, they show me making a "connection" in the form of a "query" from station to station, like the pilot whales in La Push sending out a query to a group farther down the coast… and that group sening out a query to another group yet farther down the coast, etc., through maybe 3 groups, and the last in the thread is the group that is connecting with me today. They (all of them) want to understand things, but they're checking for the way past the "authority"… They're indicating the question is "Who is the big one?" Who do we want to have understand this, to try to connect it to the whales?" They don't mean "size"… they indicate it's the "biggest awareness". This pilot whale is not even considered a leader, but he's seen as very smart. At least that's his take on it. There are others as well who are equally "smart", but this one would be the easiest "flow", for connecting. He's still an age where "thinking brings new genes through" (young enough to adapt). Apparently the pilot whales treasure "smartness", Some of the others are connecting that they were looking for "Who is the biggest leader? Of ALL the big whales?" … but they meant "smart", and to "help guide". I think he's somewhere around 15 years old, so not technically a leader, because he' doesn't have that "style" yet. (My awareness is that it's often related to how many children they have, but they're taking that in as an idea, but they don't "get that" at this point. It's something I learned about the Provider dolphins, though.) Anyway, back to my "connection" with this particular pilot whale. I'm aware that he is experiencing the way that I am aware of things… it's like a thought puzzle. A conversation that has no words, but just flows of ideas Apparently I'm thinking ideas that they like to "comment" about…" So today, I was wondering what some of the more significant things are that have been helpful to some of the dolphins. As my thoughts go here, it's important to note that I have east-coast dolphins connecting here… and the pilot whale is following AND UNDERSTANDING all of this. I was checking with my dolphins, what's more significant? One of the ideas is about food, and abundance of food, like people have, along with them adapting to new thoughts of pleasure in food… For example, dolphins don't have too much in the way of taste buds… they can taste when something is "off", because that's protection against eating something that's gone bad, for example… I remember when we first had this conversation back in Virginia Beach, and two of my female dolphins there had a very unique conversation for them at that time… "Do you like fish?" They had decided to experiment and try activating some taste buds somehow… and the other one answered "No! I DO NOT like fish!" … Okay, so, well would YOU [anyone reading this] enjoy a huge quantity of RAW fish, if that was the only thing on your menu? Another was the ideas of "the females going into estrus…" (they used that term here)… and they continue the idea: "But does that mean we're really ready to bear a child… or is it more expedient for the whales or dolphins to wait, until the skeleton has finished growing… not just tall, but wide… for example, the hips and the torso…" My comments: I wish I'd had time to publish all the info I have so far, including all of the lovely stories and conversations the dolphins and I had when the information first came up, because there is almost always so much "personality" with a really "sweet understanding" in all of the interactions… and usually the females, FYI! They had questions… and they were curious, and they brought through their own words and understandings, and this "nutshell" version can't begin to capture all of that. They WANT to know! (They're saying they insisted that I help them by providing information…It's education… and we [people] do no have a monopoly on information! It can be shared...) Anyway, their comments about the females going "into estrus and being expected to bear young then" are along the lines of the idea that a 12 to 14-year old (human) girl might be physically capable of getting pregnant and possibly having a baby, but she's not finished growing and developing, and the pelvis will still widen, and the structure will change… and they know that (now). However, births are easier and will more likely have fewer complications and a better survival rate if the lady has finished growing… not to mention all of the "maturity" and "readiness" issues of becoming a "mom"… So we have ideas about food, and variety and abundance of food… Also ideas about sexual maturity and readiness to really become a parent… (oh yes, there's many more journal entries around that!)… How about the idea that "mating makes babies"???? On September 28, 2016, a lot of my Virginia Beach dolphins and I had a very interesting discussion about "The Birds and the Bees" … they call it an "educational lecture"… It started somewhat by mistake, but once started, they wanted to know more about "the egg" and so on… During the time of our discussion, there were MANY, MANY dolphin "jumps"… The more interesting the conversataion, the more times they jump, and this one set a really big record!!! Okay, how about the idea that the males might be a dad, and that many times over… ??? You see, WE are aware that they might stick together in their family groups, but more of the males than not haven't made the association that a young one might be THEIR child… By the way, the male deer I connected with last summer on a British Columbia island get this idea just fine… they "expect" their mate to bring their young ones back to them, and the females acknowledge that their young ones are "his" [not ours, or mine and his, but "his"]. Interesting! Anyway, for each of these "ideas" (and there are many others as well…), the dolphins and whales who have been around me for a while get it, and quickly guide the new ones to get the ideas… For each group that comes after, it's a "quick" communication. The ideas fly… the "I don't believe you" attitude is there initially… until I ask them to connect to some of the others… either some of my east-coast dolphins, who "get it", or sometimes, just to what people understand. It was the same for this pilot whale connection today… … and yesterday too, for that matter. … and always, it's just the male to begin with, although the females are now very quick to "slide in" [just under the radar of their protective males]. The males won't give them permission, at least not at first… all they're asking (the females) is to "understand" … "what can I understand?" Yesterday, the floating thing… (that's ME trying to float amidst the crashing waves). They think they know what to do, but they can't make it work, at least that seems to be true for most of the groups. They weren't looking for the dead man's float yesterday, but for that "unusual lay on your back" idea, with your "tail" up and the head also… (feet and head both above the water)… and that "staying". i.e., we float. If our lungs have air in them, and we relax, we can stay at the top of the water, without actually "swimming". They need help adapting, they're telling me. It seems that they keep moving because of reflexes… and that the oxygen goes deep into the body as they move… and if they stop moving, there is a reflex that causes them to shift and try to expend energy.… I tell them to relax… and to slow their heart rate… and to slow the uptake of oxygen in their tails… and it feels like they have to "fight" that reflex, but in the end, they may adapt. In Virginia Beach, before Hurricane Matthew (2016?)… I had several dolphins ask me to do the "tail fix" on them… One was an elderly female, Jewel (I think that's her name), so that she might "ride" at the top of the water, float… and keep going. I worked on my "generic skeleton" (a model, like I do when I'm working with clients remotely, as medical intuitive and healer), and somehow, a few of them connected. I could feel the ripple effect, as the "next piece" would come, so it seemed to be a multi-step adaptation, but they did it. Don't ask me how it works, but it has to do with their light consciousness… they often implement physical changes and adpatations based on just "getting" the correcct "sequence (DNA), Back to today… the ripples of understanding with this very smart pilot whale… He eventually realized that he was working in his left brain (analytical, interested, thinking side), rather than the usual right-brain (intuitive) thought patterns. What came first? "I'm a father" … and he instinctively just "knew". That is my child." and then … "and another… and that one… and that one too… as is that older one that is already mated again.…" (… and as I'm writing this, there is the thought of a father to a whale that is a father of that one…" but what is "that young one?" his grand child… and he's uncertain here… maybe too much for just right now). He quickly grasped the thought of mating bringing a baby… but needed to step through the sequence… that sometime after the mating, there might be a small change… that the young lady might not be well (morning sickness?)… grapple with uneasiness… make her way to the edge [of the group] more often to pee… [a developing awareness of "bathroom etiquette" these days…] … and at some point, a different activity… he's indicating an awareness of a scent, or hormone, that explains this.….(not in heat, but the opposite… a deterrent for the males, he speaks up to say. This is the first information I've been given of this nature… but it's also the first time I've written it… explain how it goes when a lady is getting "done"… [no mating again until after the term is over … but he's not referring to the baby's term, just the "not-revolving with the others" term. They figure out so many things when I write, as they're "conscious" of the words I'm using, and "speaking in to add new ideas"… Then there's an increase in size, which they hadn't put together with the other changes… and "not food"… like this male is querulous re: adapting to change the size of the diet of the willing young female… … and in there, they learn that food makes big HAPPY babies… and that not acknowledging the growing baby inside the whale is a labor of continuing old-school thoughs.…. Here, they can learn from some others about the sperm and the egg cell, and how it can divide, and be there, just like that. I'm getting "Wow, it's miraculous" and "we had no idea"… Always, when whales and dolphins show me about "babies arriving", they always "look up" as if expecting them to just "show up"… no association with the energy of the mom… (You know, sort of like the stork delivers them… or maybe no stork, but they just "show up"…) The information I get is that they can't envision any place big enough where a whole baby might come through… There is nowhere… …at which point those young ones who already have learned about this, jump in and show the idea of "the opening being small, and gradually getting bigger, accompanied by pain, and panting, and more pain, and growing and when it s HUGE, then whoosh and it is there… and we see it swim to the top, and there it may be… and then 'whose is this one, this time?' " … and then, finally, the male sees the amount of pain and concern that is there, each time… … and that the idea of many children is exhausting to the females… … and he can see that they've grown shattered this way, "too many births, and not enough small time to recuperate" … and the idea that extra nutrients might bring healthy babies… … or that waiting until the young one is older to mate her for a child could bring the group more youth and virility in the long term… … and I can feel them (this one, today) asking about our children, and if we are in the habit of getting their young girls by way of the mate, (mating them)… and he sees that when he is aware it is HIS young child (daughter) to be mated, then he is growling to keep away the males… like "no!"… In recognizing his own DNA, he can protect it newly… … but he's not showing the same thing to the other young-ish girls… but quickly understands that if each has a "dad", then that way is done. (The dads quickly step in and deny others the rights to his young-ish daughter, "before she's of marriage time" [old enough]… It's an interesting thing to observe and feel this energy… He is well aware of things, and is seeing new thoughts then… (and with that, what about the need to quiet the lust… like in as we have birth control… but he's figuring out that it can be released without "the male thing to be there"…) They are very intelligent! He's grasping all of this so easily… … although the idea of babies was a bit of a challenge at first.. He also agreed with the Right Whale, who had asked "Well why DO they keep having babies?" … And quickly reached out and sees our (people who might have read that entry) many big "smiles" around such puzzlement on the part of the male who likes to take his "expedience" and then "doesn't confirm that this is the way new whales come into the body"… Oh dear… can't you see how very pricelesss information is??? We humans are so blessed, and we take everything we have for granted, and can't see any other way of understanding, other than "science". We have information! (they are connecting with us, to see the difference, and bridging things.…) The days lengthening and shortening, the seasons, and that there might not be a reason to feel tension when the nights are so very dreary… but it's a circle, not an enduring thing (i.e., "all I see is it gets cold, and dark") … Also, "everything moves" (with quick energy .…. Motors, circles [wheels])… (I should have written more, but the day is over, and my time ran out before I even started today…) (published 12/12/2020) (back to top)

September 18 to December 2016

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	09/19/2016 ~ We'd love some California Mussels!
	09/19/2016 We'd love some California Mussels! The Gray Whales that have been connecting with me are close to Alaska, but out in the deep sea, out in the deep waters of the Gulf of Alaska, where they hoped to find some elevated ocean floor with food. They're aware there is food at Nikolski, in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands, but they say that right now, it's too cold already for them. (Keep in mind that because they are under-nourished, they are not as strong as they would have been in the past.) They are so sad, and they say they are cold, as well as hungry. They had gone a little farther north in hopes of getting some food, but it didn't work out that way. Since then (as of today), they are now aware that we have ocean depth charts, and asked to find ocean depths for places they know where they can find food. I spent several hours with them, checking places, and not one is available, or feasible. (Where they find food that they might be able to eat, the depth is far too deep for them to dive at this time.) In the summer, they believe they can make it to Nikolski, in the Aleutian Islands. For now, they don't know were to find food that is reachable. (Keep in mind that this is a work-in-progress, with the whales giving information as it presents itself. Please just keep reading…) They have specific needs for a food that they are able to process and digest, and as it stands right now, "from what we can tell together" their digestive system is no longer as robust as it once was, which further limits their possible food sources at the moment. However, they recently became aware of a food that they would be able to eat. It happened like this: The other day, I was sitting and connecting with my group of gray whales and making some notes. I was asking the gray whales what they might eat, since it apparently wasn't the anthropods buried in the ocean floor. They weren't sure. A while later, one of the whales broke in suddenly, to let me know that they had FOUND something! "Someone is growing it on the rocks off the coast of Ecuador." They sounded really happy to have found this much food. I next had to figure out what it was. "What grows on the rocks?" "Seaweed… kelp… Hmmm…" nope, keep trying. "Clams?" That was closer. They showed me a memory of mine, where I was visiting Newfoundland, the easternmost province of Canada, and a very big island, way out in the ocean. In the memory, I was sitting out in a small motor boat, which was stopped, and I was reaching down over the sides of the boat, almost to the full length of my arms in the freezing cold water, pulling mussels off the rocks, to take home to have a special meal for supper that day. "Mussels, then!" I said, thinking I had the answer… "Yes, well…" I had to go to Wikipedia and begin looking up mussels and other things that grew on rocks. There are many species of mussels, and it turned out to be specifically, California mussels, and ONLY California mussels, that these gray whales said they needed. "Are there California mussels at Nikolski Island?" I asked. The whales responded with happiness and a ubiquitous symbol that means "good food!"… they showed "licking their lips". Okay… I am always trying to puzzle things out. "Why just California mussels? Wouldn't you also be able to eat and digest other mussels and clams?..." ("no!") … and then, "and if there were California mussels growing here, would you be able to eat them? Mussels are very small, and they're in very hard shells that are stuck to the rocks… How is it even possible that you could eat them? What would you do with the shells? Do they go through your digestive tract?" I was really, really hesitant…how in the world could this be true? These whales, however, were quite happy and kept smiling. They were trying to tell me something about using their tails, smashing their tails against the rocks… Then I also noted that in Wikipedia, under "Taxonomy", there is a line that says "Many other names have been ascribed to the gray whale, including … mussel digger …" I thought that was interesting. At this time, the whole lifeforce energy of these gray whales is sad. They say they are nowhere near okay. I feel their energy in a way that others can't begin to comprehend, and it's sad beyond belief. They feel like they have only a few threads of hope. The whales indicated that California Mussels would help them to be replenished again… and they hoped that if people knew that, then they might begin planting and growing more of them… They also know now that way off the southern coast of California, there are some there, but not easily available, and there's no land nearby at all, which they need for their rest and comfort zone. There turned out to be much more to the California mussels picture… it's only a beginning. However, on this day, the whales were saying "We need this! Please tell your marine biologists… Please make this happen for us! Please ask anyone who can help to find a way to make this come to be!" I was just going to say "scientists", but the whales were much more specific… "Someone who understands oceans and ocean systems please!" "Oh, you mean marine biologists then," I said, after looking up "Who works with oceans?" (I haven't had a lot of need to talk with marine biologists in the past!) These whales, though, say that they are certain that if we could have the needed contacts, they will be okay. "Some of the other species of whales are well enough, and we know you (they mean everyone) care," they say. (published 09/19/2016) (back to top)

	09/19/2016 ~ Bottlenose whales continue along the Aleutian Islands
	09/19/2016 Bottlenose whales continue along the Aleutian Islands The bottlenose whales asked me to connect first thing in the morning, and to check the map with them. They showed me that they have made it almost to Chuginadak Island, and they asked for help with finding a route past the islands. They like to check whether there are hidden ravines or other things such as that, and they were also interested in knowing the names of each of the tiny islands immediately next to Chuginadak Island. They haven't found food since Semisopochnoi Island, two days ago, but they are aware that there is food at the northeast part of the island where the tiny community of Nikolski is. (The Island seems to be mislabeled with Google maps, and is shown as simply "Aleutian West", but other sources label it as Umnak Island). They are happy, because they will be close to people again, and they will welcome that. They indicate that it is an end to the isolation they have been getting recently, on their travels. They "hide" from boats in places where they are unsure of whether or not the boats are okay (re: whaling boats), but now they know they are fine, and they say that they "feel the big difference when people are nearby" (meaning they are more comfortable then.) (published 09/19/2016) (back to top)

	09/20/2016 ~ The bottlenose whales are cold
	09/20/2016 The bottlenose whales are cold The bottlenose whales today show me that they are near the northern part of Unalaska Island. They've been finding some food along the way, but not what they hoped. Near Nikolski, they had found that the water was too cold to dive deep, so they couldn't find the food they needed. "The water temperature affects how deep we can go." The whales are cold, they say! (They haven't adapted to the cold yet.) They are wondering if the water might be warmer closer to the mainland, because their path, following the shoreline, willl take them farther north yet, before they head south. The next place with lots of food that they're aware of is between Kodiak Island and the mainland, close to Katmai National Park, although they're not sure yet whether the food is within their diving range. They had really, really hoped to begin their trek across the top of North America to get "home", SOON, but they have found out that their resources for traveling are very limited, based on the cold weather. They will keep going for now, until they find a comfortable warmer place to wait for spring, somewhere along the west coast of Canada or the USA. (published 09/20/2016) (back to top)

	09/21/2016 ~ ''We know where we are''
	09/21/2016 "We know where we are" I was so surprised when I touched base with the bottlenose whales this morning! Together, we had been tracing a path for the whales that would bring them eventually down the western coast of the USA and Canada. However, they showed me this morning that they are on the northern shore of Unimak Island. … and that path will keep them going north, up to the Arctic Circle. There are no more water systems to bring them back south, except for backtracking to the southern part of Unimak Island, and then continuing on the southern shore from there. They are actually really happy today! The water is warmer, they say, and they KNOW they need to be going north. Their homing instinct finally kicked in, and they "know the way" now. That seems to have come when they reached solid land (Alaska). They "understood," is what they said. … and once they knew where they were, they pushed really hard and covered lots of ground. They will continue going north at the moment, although everything points out that they will not be able to do the crossing over the winter months… "We believe there is a slim chance that it might be possible," they said. They are so very hopeful. "It would mean long journeys every day, and not very much food along the way." There is a feeling of indescribable happiness among the whales at the idea of making it "home" before winter really sets in. (published 09/21/2016) (back to top)

	09/22/2016 ~ Moving at breakneck speed to get home
	09/22/2016 Moving at breakneck speed to get home The bottlenose whales covered so much distance yesterday. They made it from the northern shore of Unimak Island all the way to Naknek, Alaska. They say, "We are fast." Initially they were traveling by my information, and that was okay, they say, but now that they're around the mainland, they're feeling "the pull." "We have no choice," they say. They are trying to figure out where they are, and what comes next. Their knowing is more steady, they indicate, and they agree to connect with the new updated waves (the water) that keep bringing them more stability. To translate, that means that "their noses" are awake again, and the water carries information. Every inch of them feels the need to be "home". And they're able to know the way on their own now. Just the same, I checked in with them and scanned the journey for the upcoming day. They indicated which bays and coves they'll be going into, and which ones they'll bypass. Together, they checked a route that's within the comfortable depth range for the whales but farther away from the shore, thus a lot more direct. However, then they also checked the route that would follow the shoreline much more closely. For these whales, the shoreline route wins, hands-down! Their playful energy is much more present when they follow the shoreline route, and they tell me that finding food will also be much easier. Whales, with their very high consciousness, know that energy must take precedence. They say that they liked the energy between Egekik and Naknek, and they hope for more of these very happy energies along their route. Apparently, it's the energy from the north, the Beaufort Sea that is calling them. (published 09/22/2016) (back to top)

	09/23/2016 ~ More about California Mussels…
	09/23/2016 More about California Mussels… My friends, the gray whales, are still hungry. No food yet... Somewhere over the past few days, I have become aware that there must be California mussels in abundance… but that the gray whales aren't recognizing them. "Are these California mussels? If so, then we see we need a new supply of them." They then tried to help me understand about the ecological changes, and more about the food supply, and indeed, the entire food chain. They talked about the "wastewater", coming into the water, and affecting their food supply… probably beginning around the 1950's and 1960's. There were many toxic chemicals coming through at that time, and for a long time after that, pretty much into the 1990's or thereabouts. Together, the whales and I came to understand that so many of the clams and mussels are "toxic" and not edible to them, by their standards… and not even recognizable as food, to the some of the whale species, including the gray whales. A newer supply of mussels wouldn't hold nearly as much toxicity, for a long time. They wanted to know, originally, whether they had any legal rights… so that they might be able to protect their habitat. (That would be wonderful, wouldn't it?) I feel a huge sadness for them, as they are unable to explain their predicament to those who are in a position to rally for change. However, I did try to explain to them that humans are becoming gradually more aware and are putting more and more laws into place to protect land, ocean, and air, and that nowadays, there are many active conservation groups, and even some politicians are aware of the need to designate more resources. In the end, though, they acknowledged that "it's beginning to be more kind," and they are hopeful that we know more now and they are happy to know that "we're working on it". So moving on to something different, I had to laugh when the "California mussels" picture became clear… I said "How in the world can I explain this in a way that humans will be able to understand it?" You see, apparently, the exact type of mussels that I had collected in Newfoundland was California mussels. (I would never have known that… to me, it was just "mussels"!) Anyway, since I had myself harvested California mussels, and later enjoyed them for supper, I had become aware of that particular species or "brand" of mussels, if you want to look at it that way. So my physical had at one time connected with the mussels and had produced digestive enzymes, and somewhere in my genes, is a converted gene that has all the information that's needed… and since the whales see my energy, they can find things they need… including, they say, small things, like genes. (Not that they have a conscious understandig of what that is… another very interesting idea! How can they understand something and be aware of it, without actually understanding it intellectually at all?) So, if these gray whales now found some "clean" (not yet toxic) California mussels, they would see them as food, and they would probably digest them as well. And then the whales asked me (not exactly teasing, somehow hopeful)… "Would you please come to the west coast for a while and teach us how to eat?" … meaning something along the lines of, "Would you please collect and enjoy some other types of seafood, like shrimp or other gray-whale-friendly food, so that we can copy your new genes?" (They are laughing…) (published 09/23/2016) (back to top)

	09/24/2016 ~ The bottlenose whales are making great headway
	09/24/2016 The bottlenose whales are making great headway Two days ago, the no-longer-lost bottlenose whales made it to beyond Quinhagek, to the north, just before the shoreline turns west again. They were happy because they had a nice feed or two along the way and so they felt well. Yesterday, then, they made it to Hooper Bay. However, they say that "their food supply wasn't there," so they are starting to get hungry. Their spirits are very high, though. By rough estimates, they are now traveling approximately 170 to 180 miles a day… much more than whales are usually said to travel. "We're playing," they say. "We would love to be where we know we belong." They say they're traveling faster than they normally would, and that they're putting in more time. Today, they told me that they may actually head back a little bit, making a detour to Nunavik Island, where there is food. They weren't aware yesterday that there would be food there, as I hadn't had a chance to check the maps with them, and at the time, speed was of "the utmost desire". They really, really would like to get back to where they are comfortable, which is in the North Atlantic ocean. However, food is a necessity, and it appears to become sparse as the whales and I check the maps for their upcoming journey farther north. (published 09/24/2016) (back to top)

	09/25/2016 ~ ''We had a nice feed''
	09/25/2016 "We had a nice feed" The beautiful bottlenose whales had backtracked to Nunivak Island, for food. "We had a nice feed", they told me. They spent the day around Nunivak Island, eating. However, by today, Google maps had begun using an image that showed ice through some of the inlets and shallow waters, even in Hooper Bay, where they were yesterday. "While there is not actually ice here yet, we know there will be soon. We are trying to get to where we would like to be, through ice, and it may not be possible." At the moment, they are not sure what to do, but their energy says "keep going…" They will follow their course for now, and they say "it's okay", although they don't know where they'll end up for the winter. (published 09/25/2016) (back to top)

	09/26/2016 ~ The bottlenose whales have to plan for spring
	09/26/2016 The bottlenose whales have to plan for spring The bottlenose whales feel so very sad again today. They had been feeling happy, and light… blissful even, as they had been racing to try to get to their home near Baffin Bay (Atlantic ocean) before the snow came. Yesterday, they encountered shallow waters that had already frozen, and became aware that they might not be able to make it through what must become frozen water through all the islands between the Beaufort Sea and Baffin Bay. So the group decided to wait with the big trip, and go south again… and they are wishing for next spring already, when they can begin "going home." They feel so very sad… I sense an amazingly great big disappointment. However, they have already told me that the more people are aware of their plight and who are "cheering them on", the more they will be okay. They will feel everyone who is blessing them and praying for them, as that gives them help. I am continuing to see where they are on their journey, and they spent the night in the deep water at the bend in the land north of Quinhagek. They won't be racing to make such great distance, but will journey on south more slowly, and will probably settle in on the coast near the northern part of Washington state and southern British Columbia. (published 09/26/2016) (back to top)

	09/26/2016 ~ The gray whales are eating… finally!
	09/26/2016 The gray whales are eating… finally! The gray whales were really excited to connect with me on the map this morning. They found some food they can eat, at last!!! They indicate that they found their way, all alone, to the southeastern part of Cook Inlet. That would have been a trek of approximately 130 miles for them in one day, which is much more than they can do under most conditions, but they were aware they would be warm and could eat when they were there. They had hoped to find food near Seward (a new type of food that I am aware of that they can manage), but it was so cold that they couldn't eat. They knew that if they continued onward, they would be moving south, and "the easier the water is to swim in, the nicer it will be to find food", they indicate. (They know it will be cold to find their way back again, when they are ready.) The food they found was at the tip of the mainland at the southern tip of Kachemak Bay State Park. It wasn't anything they knew… although some whales eat it easily. From what I can gather, it is shrimp. A few days ago, they would not have tried to eat it, as their digestion wouldn't have been able to make any sense of it. They understand that as they connect with my "knowing" of their bodies, that they are more able to begin to make some sense of it, and they will keep trying. They say they are processing the food a bit, and processing food more each time I help them to be aware of their bodies (endocrine organs most of all). They will keep learning. They also indicate that there is other food near Elizabeth Island (Alaska), but they won't touch it. It's still the old stuff, which they indicate is toxic to them. Our water pollution has nearly wiped out their palatable food supply, is what they tell me. The gray whales show great anxiety at even the words "Elizabeth Island". They're trying to show me that there is harvest there, that people will be consuming, and they are aware that it is laden with toxicity, too much for anyone to be able to process… at least according to their awareness, or of their own threshholds. When I show them an image of what people eat nowadays, and the newer more organic food choices that many people are making, and then also the heavily sprayed non-organic versions that are available, the gray whales are flabbergasted. "You would eat such things?" they ask. The food supply they're indicating that is so very toxic around Elizabeth Island, is actually less toxic than most of our non-organic food. I try to explain that people have only just more recently begun learning about the blessings of organic food, but that it's a slow process, and I explain that there is a chain of more natural food stores called Whole Foods which has actually become very popular. These whales are amazed that it's only a very recent development that most grocery stores are offering an organic produce section. So, "It is important for your people to understand that toxic is always not only 'not okay', but heavily unorthodox in our energy," is the message passed on by the whales. "We need pure food." "All whales." There is a big sigh of relief, as I get this message. (published 09/26/2016) (back to top)

	09/27/2016 ~ Leisurely now…
	09/27/2016 Leisurely now… The bottlenose whales are taking their time. They decided to head south again, and "wait until spring or summer" to make the journey to the Atlantic Ocean. To me, they feel really sad. There had been such a wonderful excitement as they had hoped to make it "home" before the snow set it… and now, there's just a feeling of "it's okay, but…" and with that, there is sadness. Yesterday they moved slowly, didn't find much food, and spent the night south of Platinum, Alaska. By the time I checked with them, they were on their way to Heigemaster Island. It was rather funny, but they thought there would be some food there, between the island and the mainland… yet, as I checked the map, they realized that "They're not welcome there… yet". When I clicked on Google maps where they were expecting to see food, the "location" is marked as "Trawl gear restricted area," which probably means that some type of seafood is farmed in the waters there. They will continue on a little bit further, and expect to find some wild sources of food by evening. (published 09/27/2016) (back to top)

	09/29/2016 ~ The bottlenose whales head south again
	09/29/2016 The bottlenose whales head south again Yesterday, the bottlenose whales were throughout the bay area to the east of Togiak, AK, and they were finding food and leisurely taking their time. Today, they are back in Kvichak Bay… on their way through Naknek soon. They are enjoying leisurely migration now… ~ 40 miles or so per day. There is no big hurry any more, as they aren't trying to "get home before winter". They will stay near Alaska until next summer when the ice will be melted. They show that they are cold, though. I am surprised, because their species is usually in the north Atlantic ocean. However, they are in territory that is foreign to them, and they indicate that affects them. (Maybe they got used to somewhat warmer waters over around Asia?) The sadness is a lot less today… they've adjusted. It still feels sad, but not the really big heavy disappointment that was there a few days ago when they understood that there wasn't a possibility of making it "home" before the ice set in. (published 09/29/2016) (back to top)

	10/03/2016 ~ Finding food
	10/03/2016 Finding food "It's easy to know where to go," say the bottlenose whales today. They're taking their time to go to where the gray whales have been… They're in the same area, and these whales, with their lovely consciousness that carries others, are trying to help with the gray whales' situation. In the meantime, though, they comment about food... "Finding food is fun now…" they say. "All we need to do is have you place your fingers along the route where we'll be, and you know where the food is already." They show how they would normally weave in and about, in the water, looking for the food. In other words, they're saying they've gotten spoiled! They know that I am very happy to help those who are in need, but they're also aware that I don't always have quite enough time… When "getting home" was important, and they were in a big hurry, and especially because they had been more hungry when they were around the coast of Japan, it was really nice for them to have me know already where to find food. "But it's a luxury…" they say now. I am planning to keep connecting with them, and they indicate that they are looking forward to those days when I might be able to help them to find the food early on… so they are "full". They indicate that those are "nice days". (published 08/18/2018) (back to top)

	12/04/2016 ~ A new young one…
	12/04/2016 A new young one… Two days ago, on December 2, a new young one was apparently born to my group of bottlenose whales. The baby feels "soft" and fresh to everyone… to the whales and also to me. ("Soft" is a word they have me write a lot… to them, it means "okay", or simply "nice", or "fine"… but often, I think they mean "no stress there"). Now, the whales are staying put for a few days. They are currently in the area on the coast of Alaska between Kachemak Bay State Park and Kenai Fjords National Park. I didn't learn about the baby until today… I had reached out to ask if there were any whales or dolphins who had anything to share, and that's when they told me. I was wondering if the baby was full-term, and apparently, it is. It's a young girl. The mother is happy now, since I am asking about her. She says "my name is already there… it's Azure", and she also says she "likes the soft day when the sky is like clear and high above". Those are her words coming through as I'm typing. She says she wants to connect with me, so she says "I'm taking my time to write." It seems that it's usually the babies who receive all the attention… not the moms at all. (I have been learning this from the dolphins). Azure, is maybe around 9 years old, I think, born in 2007, maybe ~ November (although it's possible she's older than that…), and she's happy that the day is over. The birth was okay, but not easy, she indicates. She left the other whales to give birth, and they haven't seen her again, although they seem to know where she is. There seems to be an idea that the mother is "not quite okay" to be with the other whales… I wonder whether maybe she's leaking a bit of blood from the birth, or something like that. I asked about the baby nursing, and the mother seems to be having some difficulty with that. I'm surprised, but what do I know? As far as I can tell, this is her firstborn. As I learn about her difficulties nursing, another young whale from the main pod of whales leaves, to head for the new mother, who is probably around 30 miles or so down the coast from the main group. This is a male 3-year-old who "remembers what it must do (to nurse) and will teach the new baby." He volunteered to be the one to go... I ask if this one is going to go alone, and the others are letting me know that it's the best way… (I have been working with the dolphins about teaming up when they need to make a trip away from the group…but that's different, I guess, because in their case, we're talking about "hurricane rescue" situations.) The new mother knows how to care for her young one, she shows, but this "feeding" is not comfortable, she says. Mabye as we connect her with the norms, it will be okay… Her new little (big!) baby says she needs time to adjust to the water, and learn to breathe outside of the womb. I'm almost certain this must happen effortlessly, but they're telling me that it can take a bit of time to adjust. However, as I ask more (other) bottlenose whales about their after-birth nursing experiences, they indicate it can happen almost immediately, once the birth is complete. It seems that while these bottlenose whales were near Japan (apparently they've been there for several decades now, until recently), they lost hope, and they indicate that changed some of their patterns, including their norms. (They had lost hope, apparently, being so far away from their families and friends.) The bottlenose whales are saying they are finding this "rather informational." They indicate that they don't often remember anything from the other times, i.e., "before". "There is more, we are aware. We need to learn what else has changed, so that we can get home and belong." "There are ideas, and they are kind," they say. They "see that it's young" … they mean they're now aware that 8 or 9 years old is really young to have babies… by human standards. They wanted me to highlight that. (I also have anecdotes amongst my dolphin journals with some fascinating stories about how the various dolphin groups are deciding to begin "protecting" their children … meaning they are interested in learning how they might make a difference for the young teen females, so that they don't need to jump straight into the responsibility of motherhood, but might be given extra time first, to have a few years of freedom, simply to continue maturing, both physically and emotionally, until they feel they are ready… "not simply just what the males are". They are trying to say that they must "have our own ideas, maybe not what the males are hoping, and it ought to be fine.") (published 04/26/2020) (back to top)

	12/04/2016 ~ ''Can you keep a secret?''
	12/04/2016 "Can you keep a secret?" My bottlenose whales (those near Alaska at the moment) had said that some of their friends from the east coast might want to see me, and meet me. I wasn't surprised, therefore, to learn that there were two bottlenose whales on their way down the coast to visit me. I became excited, and asked to see where they were on the map. They showed me that they were around the southern tip of Nova Scota, and near the northern coast of Maine. This is their migration, and in the winter months, they are all along the coast of Maine. They were planning to arrive somewhere just before Saturday, December 3, to visit with me on that day, but changed their plans along the way to adjust to my schedule and my planned day off, so that I might visit with them. Several times along the way, I checked with them, and followed their progress… and even asked if they wanted help finding food, which they did, because I seem to be able to know where food might be. They were planning to stay only 2 days, they indicated, and then they would head back home again. That was their plan, at least. … and initially, they said it was okay to tell others… but that was before they actually got to Virginia Beach! So it was somewhere around December 4 that I first got the signals "Shhh.…. There's a really big SOMETHING around, but keep it quiet… and don't tell anyone…" (By the way, I looked up info about Bottlenose whales shortly after this, and found that Bottlenose Whales are well-known for being "skittish", and "staying hidden".) I wasn't even supposed to write it in my journal, so I initially just "snuck a note about it" into my dolphin journal. Apparently, these "big somethings" didn't want to be identified or seen… or even to have anyone learn that they are around. (I took that as a sign that "they" had arrived.) It's now February 2017 now, and I am finally moving the note over into my whale journal so I can publish it! (published 02/09/2017) (back to top)

	12/08/2016 ~ Making headway…
	12/08/2016 Making headway… This note is about "my friends", who were visiting and getting to know me… that is, those friends that are skittish… those very large mammals that live in the sea… (I ask you to note that these notes were written at a time when they were still "hiding", and I wasn't supposed to really mention them… not even by writing about them. Imagine, if you will, a young baby who is playing peek-a-boo! The baby can't believe you saw her, because she can't see you. It's a little bit like that.) So they've been around for the past 4 days… except that I haven't really seen them. The had come south to Virginia Beach, expecting to see me, spend about 2 days here, and then turn around and go back north again. They thought it would be simple to see me, since the dolphins see me. But they hadn't thought to talk with me about their size, and where they would need to be in order to see me, so they were disappointed when they couldn't see the beach. They couldn't get close, because whales should stay near the "high water". They kept showing me on the map where they might be near, and between me and these "big mammals", we figured out that they would probably need to come in fairly close to the beach in order for me to see them easily. This meant some learning and trust on the part of the whales, as they don't like shallower waters. We're talking about a sandy beach, and they would need to be as close as maybe half a mile to 1 mile out for me to see them, which probably isn't actually very deep. They also needed time to get used to the area, and to learn about this place and adjust to it, as it's not on their usual route. According to the whales, when a toothed whale is in unknown territory, they say, they stay hidden, and this was the case here. In the meantime, my dolphins had also become well aware that I was expecting a large whale. They were actually the ones saying "Shhh…", so as to not "give away the whales". … and yesterday, there was a very young male dolphin from my "Group 1" dolphins, who is around 2½ years old (born in 2014), who would love the name Aristotle, who indicated that he wasn't with the rest of his dolphins. But he said he wasn't lost, either… These very young dolphins come through oh-so-sweetly! They are cheerful, and have such a lovely youthful open heart. Aristotle said he might be "somewhere around…" and at the same time, he secretly indicated that he wanted to go and find the "big mammal"… and he was helping me to connect with it. He saw the whale(s), ("plural, please", he indicates), and stayed there for a very long time, hoping that they would become aware of him. I asked if they did, but the whales wouldn't connect, so Aristotle says "It's okay, I'm going to try to talk to them." I am so touched at his sweetness… this dolphin was trying so hard to tell the whales to go to the shore, so that I might see them. Today, about an hour before dark, I learned that I needed to "get going!" "Go to the beach!" I was given. I checked the map quickly, to see if any of my dolphin groups might be around, but when I checked, it was the "big friends" who showed me that they were thinking about coming closer. At that, I RAN to the beach! My group 1 dolphin friends were there… I asked the dolphins if there were really whales there, but it was the whales who connected with me… The answer was "we're down". … and then they showed me, "no breathing…" With these words, they had me hold my breath, also indicating "no breathing". However, I couldn't hold my breath that long, and so I had to breathe! … and then they let me know "… but we'll come up for air in around 10 minutes or so…" So my group 1 dolphins had me talk with them instead, and dance to my music, and move more, because that's the "fun" they indicated. (I often listen to my music through my headphones at the beach and dance along, and the dolphins love the movement and come to play.) It wasn't long before I got a 2-minute heads-up from the whales. "We're both coming up for a quick breath…" I was fascinated. Somewhere around the 2-minute mark, I looked out towards the horizon, in the direction where the whales were, but I didn't see anything… however, I "felt" the breath… and it was over, just like that!!! "More?" I asked. "Is that all I get?" "We're on a 14-minute deep-routine… so that's it for now," was the reply. They meant they take a breath, and go down for around 14 minutes, before they come up to catch another breath. I, however, could feel all the energy of the dolphins, who got really happy, and began splashing, and a few jumped several times, and many showed my their "whale tails" again and again, so that I understood… THEY knew the whale was there by the change in the energy. Then came the question, from many angles… "Are we okay?" You see, the dolphins were apprehensive, just in case the whales might be a predator, because they are BIG, and they wanted to hear from me that they were okay near the whales, and that there would be no harm coming… … and the whales (the largest of the beaked whales), were wondering the same: "Are we okay near the dolphins?" (Bottlenose whales eat fish… and they are not at all like orcas, but they were trying to make sure that the dolphins also were not predators.) I helped the whales understand that they were very highly welcome, and that my dolphins were so happy for me and also welcomed the whales… As well, my dolphins wanted to protect me, and make sure the whale was okay (comfortable) for me… So I showed the whales how kind the dolphins are (well, "my" dolphins at any rate), and how my dolphin groups have grouped together and have even become friends over the past few months. The whales were still unsure… and asked for "more". "The dolphins never even used to share their part of the beach before," I told the whales, "yet here they are, caring, and all the dolphin groups are welcome now, and share the beach. See?" Then a most amazing thing happened, almost a miracle, because the dolphins decided to demonstrate this: Within a few minutes, my happy group number 1 dolphins were dolphining up the shore in front of me, and my lovely group 2 dolphins, were coming dolphining down the shore, and they actually met in the middle, the two groups inter-weaving, right in front of me, and they put on a display! WOW!!! Believe it or not, this is the very first time they have done that! The whales were aware of the dolphins' happiness at my sense of warm, peaceful, grateful gratitude for their amazing "display"… "What an amazing blessing", I said, hardly able to believe this. I could FEEL the energy! "There is so much love!", I said. The next time the whales came up for air, I was so busy watching the display that the dolphins were STILL putting on, that I didn't see the whales… they were much farther out than the dolphins. After that, though, the next time the whales came up for air, they had me do some "big breathing", so that I would be connecting with them more quickly. I was interested to note that it was like trying to learn how to connect in little bits and pieces… not a lot at first… more like "Let's just start to get used to each other." It was amazing, and unlike anthing I have ever experienced before! The dolphins stayed playing for as long as I was at the beach (and they tell me they disappeared immediately after I left)! (published 02/11/2017) (back to top)

	12/11/2016 ~ Names for these visiting whales
	12/11/2016 Names for these visiting whales I have now caught glimpses of the two bottlenose whales who are visiting. They haven't come in near my range of visibility yet… they don't know quite yet what that range of visibility is, i.e., how close they will be "before you can see us". They aren't yet quite there with showing themselves either, but they're being a lot more "hide-free" when I am on the beach… that is, if there aren't other people around! When I am there, they don't go into their usual 14-minute periods of going deeper, but rather, they stay close to the surface, and keep on coming up and showing their "breath". Yesterday, my group 2 dolphins said they (the dolphins) were just a bit apprehensive, and so they weren't coming close to me, because they were out checking whether it was safe, because of the whales. You see, the dolphins were aware that the whales were maybe quite hungry, because they had chosen to come close to spend time near me rather than go out and find food... Please note that bottlenose whales eat fish, and they particularly love squid (!!!) (that's big-time), and that my dolphins are actually quite safe from them! Nevertheless, I sent my whales for food after that (like "Go on then… go get some food!"), and so then my group 2 dolphins were fine. That was yesterday. … and today, the dolphins were happy to be around, at least in the beginning. They were happily playing near me, but then they "disappeared", letting me know that they were leaving so that the two whales might be much more likely to come a bit closer. I asked the two lovely bottlenose whales if they would like to choose names for themselves. The young (child) male came back with the name "Hercules" please… That turned out to be funny, because a little while later, the female told me that she wanted to be called Hercules… instead of the male. She let me know that SHE was the one who was bigger (although she thinks she might be "almost as strong as the male.") They wanted names that were "big", because these are the very first whales that I have seen in-person since I've been talking with dolphins and whales. Then, however, the beautiful female whale thought that the name "Hercules" might cause too much really "big" energy for herself (i.e., it might be a lot more "masculine" than she would like), and so the name might not fit quite right for her … but she had already claimed it, because she was bigger than the male, so he couldn't have the name back! I asked about their sizes and was shown that the male whale was quite a bit smaller than the female. (Lots of smiles are happening here, as I am writing… The whales are telling the story with me! They think it's a great story!) Today, the male whale said he would be named "Champion". He loves it. The female whale said that she might like the name "Atlasine", like Atlas, who held up the world, but with a feminine ending. Altas was a "titan", or a "giant deity of incredible strength". Atlasine is really delighted with THIS name, because she is so giant!) In the meantime, I said that the male whale (now named Champion) felt like a "young one", and I asked how old he is. "I think it might be four," came the reply. I checked, and agreed. I then asked to check his size now… which turned out to be quite a lot smaller than the female… … and then I checked what his size would be in another year or so… and it was bigger! … and another year after that, and it was bigger still! … and one more year again… and he may be then be done growing, or at least slowing down! … but then he will be just a bit (or more than a bit) bigger than the female whale here (Atlasine), and will ALWAYS be bigger. (He's happy!) Champion was pleased at this awareness… he thought he was already "big", and so he felt really proud, and he didn't realize he was still growing. He now loves the name of "Champion"! Atlasine is much more feminine with her new feminine name. She may be about 7 years old, and may just grow a little bit more before she's done. She wants to let others know that "she's happy to be smart"! (There's a little bit of "I told you so!" in here… from her to Champion.) At this, Champion accedes, but with a really impish attitude, like "If I must…" I am very surprised that these whales are on their own, coming to visit, because from my perspective, they're so young. Champion feels like a child to me… and Atlasine feels like a girl, a little older, but nowhere near a teenager yet. I think the age of whales more or less corresponds with human age, i.e., a 4-year old whale is like a 4-year old person. (With the dolphins, it's more like 2 years, so a 4-year old dolphin would be like an 8-year old person). However, from the whales' perspective, these two whales are considered "young but independent". As I was writing up my notes to get them ready to publish, I had to ask what this would be like if I could really see the whales, and see their expressions… but I couldn't imagine it. In imagining it, I just see solemn whales, but where the whales are not aware that they are each of them completely "unique." It turns out that all of this fun and "expressing themselves" is really something new for them (whales and dolphins alike). They mean that it's about learning who someone is, deep inside. "Who are you?", and expressing who they are… … except that this is something that they didn't even know was there… but it's apparently the "big reason" that the dolphins keep coming back when I'm around at the beach… because everyone "plays"! You should see the really sweet, happy, delighted energy of these dolphins, especially the younger ones, who are still "learning quickly", as young ones usually do. Some of the other BIG (young) whales (sort of like Champion), are now just checking whether they might be really sweet inside, or more playful than they knew, as well. "It's fun," everyone says. (published 02/11/2017) (back to top)

	12/12/2016 ~ … always much more still coming
	12/12/2016 … always much more still coming Just because you don't see it, doesn't mean it's not there!!! There are constantly new "journal entries" happening… with new stories sometimes every day… they just haven't been published yet. It takes time for fingers to type letters, and sometimes "quick notes" are all there is time for… and they need to have much more added so that you'll understand what actually happened and smile as you read… In the meantime... … my "no-longer-lost" bottlenose whales are still on the coast of Alaska… … my group of very hungry gray whales is no longer hungry and they're smiling more often (although some of the other gray whales are still hungry and would love some help too)… … there are other whales who are happy to learn new feeding techniques… … and there are a few more nice happenings that you'll enjoy reading about I hope to have them published in time… (For various reasons, life is extraordinarily busy at the moment. A cross-country move is a big deal. I anticipate that there will be more time again for publishing the journal notes after the move is complete.) (published 12/12/2016) (back to top)

The early entries

T.O.C.
The bottlenose whales want to get back home!
09/11/2016   (Lost Bottlenose Whales)     (published 09/17/2016)

The bottlenose whales teach me something about whales
09/12/2016   (Lost Bottlenose Whales)     (published 09/17/2016)

The gray whales ask me for "caring" and to share their request
09/13/2016   (Hungry Gray Whales)     (published 09/14/2016)

The gray whales are really, really hungry!
09/13/2016   (Hungry Gray Whales)     (published 09/14/2016)

Whales enjoy protecting their females
09/14/2016   (Hungry Gray Whales)     (published 09/15/2016)

The lost bottlenose whales make it to US territory!
09/16/2016   (Lost Bottlenose Whales)     (published 09/18/2016)

The bottlenose whales reach Adak
09/18/2016   (Lost Bottlenose Whales)     (published 09/18/2016)

(Please note that you can also quickly skip to the next journal entry by clicking on the little arrow at the right of each entry … that will let you see just the titles at a glance.)

	09/11/2016 ~ The bottlenose whales want to get back home!
	09/11/2016 The bottlenose whales want to get back home! The day after the "lost" bottlenose whales first connected with me, I again spent some time looking at online maps with them. Thank God for Google maps! It was rather interesting. I sat at the computer and put my hands over the map. As I checked various locations, the whale gave me feedback. First and foremost, they were checking to see where there might be food that the whales could enjoy… and get enough of. Between me and the whales, there is a "knowing". If there is food, it "makes itself known." To begin with, near Japan simply didn't feel comfortable… and down near the Philippines actually made the whale shudder. I quickly moved back up to Japan. (Maybe they don't have kind whale-practices yet?)… As the whales and I (more whales connected at this time) checked the maps, they found that there was food farther out, away from Japan… But even more relevant, going that way, they liked it! It showed them that they could migrate towards North America (like near Washington state, Alaska, etc.). It would be an easy choice for them, because they were aware that North America has "kindness towards whales", and I informed them that they would be very safe there. "We love whales!" I tell them. The whales are delighted, and it's already a "given" that they'll migrate to North America pretty much right away, now that there is information. However, they're also really, really hopeful that they might be able to find their way all the way back to the North Atlantic ocean… right away! That's where they KNOW they belong, and they would love to connect with their "friends" there… friends and family. It's where they would like to be… I did a few quick calculations based on the time of year as well as how far a group of whales might be able to travel in a day… and I let them know that it looks like it would be too late to begin a migration across the top of the North American continent this late in the year. In the spring or early summer, when the ice is melting, they would be able to find their way, if they are able to see the map, and maybe have a bit of help. I told them that I will keep connecting with them, and they can show my where they are on the map, and I will help them find their way. (published 09/17/2016) (back to top)

	09/12/2016 ~ The bottlenose whales teach me something about whales
	09/12/2016 The bottlenose whales teach me something about whales I looked at the map again today with the bottleneck whales who had indicated that they are off the coast of Japan. Based on a preliminary look at the map the previous day, they were going to head west, or slightly north-west, and try to make it across to North America. I, of course, at this point, didn't know much about whales yet. I was going to have them go the most direct route between Japan and North America! Now if you know anything at all about whales, you'll be shaking your head… "What in the world is she thinking?" you'll wonder. The truth is, that I was just so happy to be connecting with the whales, and so excited about possibly helping them find their way again, that I completely forgot to check what the energy might say. I knew it was feasible, and even likely, but I was so excited that I forgot to check the logisitics... Thank heavens, the whales are smarter than that! They know what they need... So today, they asked me to "zoom in" on the map. … and, they found the string of islands that connect between Russia and Alaska. They were happy! They "put their energy into my fingers and moved along the string of islands". They were indicating that following along the land is a lot more comfortable, and really is a necessity. They tell me, though, "It makes an easier route, as it's more playful." They also believed that they might find a lot more food along the way, staying close to land. They indicated that they will be content when they cross the country boundary into the Bering Sea. "We love North America. There are less whalers there," they "KNOW", they say. They indicated that they are connecting with a consciousness that knows. "It simply is," they say. Along the string of islands over between Russia and North America, they really liked the energy of the island of Atka. From there, they took a quick look at the map to check the route north to the northern part of Alaska on to the Atlantic Ocean, which they said they might just decide to take soon, although I have reservations because of the ice they'll be sure to encounter during the colder months. When they got to the "Northwestern Passage" on the map, at the north-eastern part of Canada, they got really happy at the community of Igloolik. "We know we have friends there", they let me know. They "know" that their whale friends are around the area. Baffin Bay ultimately is where they would like to be. They connect… I can feel how very strongly they would like to make it there soon. (published 09/17/2016) (back to top)

	09/13/2016 ~ The gray whales ask me for ''caring'' and to share their request
	09/13/2016 The gray whales ask me for "caring" and to share their request The gray whales thought I might like to "take them along in my heart." (By the way, the whales are "contributing to the words that are shared" here in this journal entry. The line above came from "the whale community".) … So, the day after I first watched the Great Whales video, before the day was out, the gray whales were asking to connect to me. It was a male whale… a big, deep, gray whale. In the video ("Great Whales", by New Dimensions Media, which you can find via Amazon.com), I had watched a long segment about gray whales. The narrator of the video described that these gray whales may not have eaten for the four months of their migration journey… and that what they really eat is a big mystery. This whale, however, came with huge sadness, saying that the gray whales are mammals, and were never meant to be without food. They are meant to be thriving and should have lots of food, but that they actually need some help… a lot of help in fact. They say they are very hungry, and it has been a very long time already… … however, first, they say, it's okay for me to bring you a (little) whale "infomercial"… So here goes! The whales (and this is about ALL the whales) are really in a safe haven in North America, in this day and age. Whale hunting no longer exists. However, the whales didn't actually understand or accept that, because they didn't know. I connected with some of the whales, and showed them (or rather, connected them with) videos of guided whale boat tours, such as a video of gray whales breaching the water (jumping out and making a great big splash) at Dana Point, where the people standing on the deck of the boat were happily taking photos or video of the whales. The whales let me know that they can't usually feel the energy of the people on the boat… it's too tiny for them! Please understand here, that I am aware of very big consciousness, and the whales are amazing to me. They have a huge, very deep, caring, sweet, soft consciousness, and it is so far evolved beyond where human beings are. The bigger the whale species, usually, the more soft and deep the consciousness is. So I had to "translate" for the whales, so that they might understand "humans". I showed the whales that the people on the whale boat tours are actually always really excited to see whales! ("People excitement" feels really "tiny" to the whales! I tried to translate that it's actually really HUGE on the scale of excitement for humans!) Seeing a whale breaching or a "whale tail", or several whales together, would be a really giant highlight for them! I explained that seeing whales makes any vacation very memorable, not only the moment, and far beyond just that day… rather, that it would remain with the people as a lifelong highlight. People ALWAYS remember with great joy, seeing a whale breach! This was a huge surprise to the whales. They say they have been trying to "see" what the boats are, and usually haven't even known that there are individuals on it. Often, they are concerned that the boats are trying to "herd them", i.e., corner them as they might have in the olden days. When I help them to feel the dignity that others are giving them, such as the awe, the appreciation, and the reverence for these huge animals that these whales are, they say they are sad that they didn't understand. They indicate that they might stay to breach more times near boats when they can feel that they are safe. They keep trying to tell me that not too long ago, there may have been some boats, even just big old fishing boats, that thought whaling was okay. If these old boats are now used for whale tours, the whales can still feel the vibrations of what was, and so they still receive "mixed messages". (The message is that people love the whales, but in the past, whaling was still okay… and somehow, the whaling energy often still far overrides the "we love whales" vibrations.) They say they really appreciate the brand new boats, which carry the current "whales are safe" energy. So, as I connected with the gray whales, they are happy to know that humans would like to know more about them, and that we all want to help them… that people are aware that the whale populations went down too far, and that they are trying to protect the whales now. They feel more hopeful, as they learn that they are protected, and that people in North America (and several other places all over the world) only want to experience the magnificence of seeing these amazing whales which have existed for several million years. (published 09/14/2016) (back to top)

	09/13/2016 ~ The gray whales are really, really hungry!
	09/13/2016 The gray whales are really, really hungry! These are my notes from when I re-watched the whales movie a day or two after the whales first connected with me. (The movie is “The Great Whales” by New Dimension Media, a 2007 movie, and is available on Amazon.com) The whales ask forgiveness for the sadness of the following information. I feel their very big sadness, and it's so hard to portray it… The whales, however, are certain that if humans have the correct information, that they will want to help the gray whales. The Gray Whales are very sad… deeply sad, deep inside. They are begging for our help. They are usually found on the west coast of North America, all the way from the California coast to the Arctic Circle. Please understand that some of the gray whales are still fine… but mostly only those who have stayed very far north, and haven't been migrating south. As I reached out to other groups of gray whales (other than the main group that first began connecting with me), others are in various stages of going through similar things. There are those who are still being "mud suckers", as the movie calls them, and they are finding some food, but they can't live that way. Others can no longer even eat that… they are so very, very sad. As I watch the movie, the narrator says: “They are not vegetarian, but this one probably hasn’t eaten in 4 months, and now even a mouthful of kelp (back in California) may seem satisfying.” Their response is "Not." To reiterate, the gray whales initially connected with me saying that gray whales are mammals, and were never meant to be without food. They are meant to be thriving and should have lots of food. The movie shows a picture of a large gray whale lying on the ocean floor, turning its huge mouth sideways, and trying to filter through some of the dirt of the ocean bottom, whatever is there. The narrator says that these whales are mud-suckers. However, at this point, the whales respond to me with a very big plea… “Please, NO!!! We just can’t find anything! That’s the only thing that’s anything close to what we need.” The movie also says: “Each day, on their feeding grounds far to the north, gray whales will consume hundreds of pounds of crustaceans called amphipods and other shrimp-like creatures, as they filter through the heavy silt.” The gray whales, however, say that "Amphipods are not even close.” (They mean that they're not even close to anything that’s helpful to them). They say they will eat them, but "it’s not nice”. “It doesn’t give our bodies what they are needing.” The energy as they say this is so uncomfortable, almost as if it’s unbearable. "Really horrid” is the word that would best describe it. The movie continues with “… but this is California, and what food this whale is gathering here, is unknown. Scientists have long believed that Gray Whales never eat during their long migration.” The whales are so heavy at this. “We aren’t mammals for nothing, you know,” they say. “Long fasts don’t suit our personality.” The movie continues again with: “There are few crustaceans in this sandy bottom, certainly not enough to satisfy a leviathan’s appetite, but perhaps there is other food here.” The Gray whales interrupt me here, to say “Not enough. Not even the kind we like.” A mention in the movie of the “mats of tube worms” bring grimaces and dismay. The whales indicate they use them only because they are starving. “Not even close to what we need,” they say. The narrator actually acknowledges that we don't really know what gray whales need: “Just what this whale is feeding on remains a mystery, but mysteries are common when one regards the great whales.” As I continue to connect with the gray whales, they give me more information. They show me that “50 years ago was nice.” They had lots of food at that time. By 30 years ago, however, they were already hungry. I tell them I can't imagine what it must be to go through that. 30 years is a very, very long time to be hungry. "No wonder you're all sad, deep inside," I say. They indicate to me that while on the outside, they are still large and appear to be normal, inside, they are falling apart. Without food, the body can’t function well. (That's their sentence…) When someone has been on a fast, they understand… On a fast, you can still manage and do things, but it takes so much energy, and you may do something like run, and it’s okay, but you’ll quickly run out of steam. You need more rest, often. The whales also tell me that they can no longer produce the correct enzymes for making food easy to digest, which limits their choices as well. They say, “This comes because food is intended to bring strength and build the body, but without food, the muscles won’t contract to push the food where it needs to be.” These gray whales keep telling me that their species has become more than endangered. According to what they say, they may no longer thrive and then they could disappear. (In human terms, that would mean extinction.) Note added on October 24, 2016: Please know, that although some of the more recent journal entries have not yet been published, there has already been some progress as the whales of this group have individually connected with me, so they are hopeful. However, they would love to have much more support, and help on a much bigger scale, "to help their friends as well." This group of gray whales know that they will be okay, as well as others who can "hear Joy", but they also add that "it's not Joy's job as the one who provides the information, to teach us to be okay. There are more very big things that are necessary that will allow us to begin to heal again, including helping the oceans." Additional note, January 1, 2019: I am very far delinquent writing my journal, but these days, when I connect with my Gray Whales, they feel happy to me… SO very different than our first connections. They have learned a lot and let me know that they're okay… I have a few really neat entries to publish about the Gray Whales! Anoter note added 9/21/2019: My information may appear to be otherwise to what the current ideas are… but I am only giving you the information and "picture" given by the whales themselves… those who asked to connect with me. I am well aware of nature, and evolution, and so the eating of amphipods would seem natural for the grey whales… nature has given them a body that made them develop physical characteristics that make bottom-dwelling feeding realistic. When the gray whales indicate they "don't like it" (the food), and it's "not even close"… maybe it's less about what their nature and genes are, and more about the food sources themselves. Later during the fall of 2016, during my interactions with the gray whales, they indicated about some food "… and you would eat THAT?" … indicating that to them, it was toxic, and not comfortable. At this time, having had several of "my whales" cross from the Pacific ocean to the Atlantic ocean, and based on information from many of the species on the Pacific coast, the food chain in the Pacific ocean is "no longer satisfactory". The animals on the Pacific coast show me much "emptier tummy syndrome", while the whales and dolphins on the east coast show "happy tummies". My whales" who crossed from the Pacific ocean to the Atlantic ocean show me that there's a HUGE difference in the food supply on the east coast, and that it's more "do-able", more "edible". Animals do so much by instinct, and if food feels "toxic" to them, they simply won't eat it, or not as much of it as they might need. Maybe these gray whales are simply objecting to the state of the food, and thus saying "it's not even close". I'm also aware that the gray whales have made a huge comeback in recent years, and their populations are recovering… A National Geographic article titled "The Gray Whale: Past, Present, and Future", on June 28, 2019, stated that: After being near extinction in the 1950s, the gray whale population in the eastern Pacific has rebounded to an estimated 19,000 animals, considered to be a healthy stock.In 1994, the gray whale was “de-listed,” or removed from the Endangered Species List. Just the same, what the whales themselves are letting me know, is that over the past many decades, their food source is uncomfortable (and here they show me "backing away" from it, and feeling very uncomfortable with it). It could take several decades of genes down-grading, passed on the the newer generations, and eventually resulting in more health challenges… but those challenges could also take yet more years to manifest. Somehow, these whales were showing me, THEN (2016), that they are "not nearly as robust and healthy as everyone would imagine"… and they are asking for "awareness of the health of the oceans." Another piece that comes up as well, as part of the health picture for several groups of whales, is that the gene pool may have been reduced at some point, and a few variations that are less robust are now propogating among some of the species. (Some of that info would come in many of the entries that I haven't gotten to writing yet, let alone publishing…! I have a lovely story still to write about a gray whale who "expanded" the gene pool, and felt really wonderful!) All by way of saying that, even if I don't know all the ins and outs of the physical details, or, for example, why they say they don't like the food, that fact is that the whales themselves come through, portraying what they know… and they may know many things long before they become apparent to the researchers and scientists. I am simply the messenger in this situation. … and maybe this is relevant as another indicator of their situation, that during this past summer of 2019, Pacific gray whales are showing up dead in North America’s oceans and shores at a rate four-times greater than typical. Hundreds of gray whales washed up on the pacific coast, dead, and emaciated, but representing a far bigger number in all practicality, as apparently, only about 10% of dead whales will wash up on the shore; another 90% may simply sink to the ocean floor. They're telling me here that it IS relevant, but it's another set of factors, related to something off in the water system, but not the same thing that they were giving me here, in 2016, when I was first connecting with the gray whales. The long and the short of it is that the "gray whales are asking for help, for ALL of their species, not only those who know how to connect with 'Joy'. " That's their words again, coming from "one who is now content, and living a long life." (published 09/14/2016) (back to top)

	09/14/2016 ~ Whales enjoy protecting their females
	09/14/2016 Whales enjoy protecting their females With the gray whales, as well as the bottlenose whales, it was the biggest male whale who connected the very first time with me. What they tell me is that it's the male whales who do the initial connecting… and then when they are aware that it's okay, then a female whale has permission to connect (meaning it's okay)... but it's usually the male who takes on the role of connecting with others. With me, however, the female whales are asking to connect, although the males are sure that they (the males) are strong and that they ought to be the ones connecting… (I'm not quite sure why a whale would need to be strong in order to connect with me!) Anyway, the males are often just making sure that their wives (mates) are okay. By the way, the whales were very happy that we (people) are “aware of a long time in the earth plane.” Wikipedia says about the Gray Whales that “This mammal descended from filter-feeding whales that appeared at the beginning of the Oligocene, over 30 million years ago.” (published 09/15/2016) (back to top)

	09/16/2016 ~ The lost bottlenose whales make it to US territory!
	09/16/2016 The lost bottlenose whales make it to US territory! If you've read the previous entries, you'll understand that there is a group of bottlenose whales who were originally in the north Atlantic ocean, but several decades ago, they say, they ended up on a mistaken journey, and ended up somewhere off the coast of Japan and up through the eastern coast of Russia. With my help, they are returning "home". (See 9/10/2016 entry.) These whales are currently in a very different timezone, so they're doing their migration while I'm sleeping… that's their daytime. I had asked the previous day whether they had made it to US territory yet, and they kept saying they thought they might be really close, but not quite yet. This morning, when I went to look at the map (Google maps), they showed me that they were somewhere past Attu Station, in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands. When I let them know that Attu Station was part of the USA, there was great joy (and the whales showed "celebrating with whale calls and breaching"), because they were now in "America". Safe, on their way, and okay. They indicated that they have been finding a bit of food along the way, but not enough… yet. They then had me scan Google maps, in "earth view", which shows elevation, and also some landmarks under the water. About a day's journey east from Attu Station (roughly about 50 miles, maybe), there is an elevated land mass in the water, meaning the water is more shallow there, going north from Semisopochnoi Island… (In Google maps "earth view", it looks something like a dolphin!) The whales are happy, because they are aware that there is a lot of food there. (This is through their knowing, i.e., connecting their consciousness.) The thought of food is really joyful! They indicate that they may stop and rest there for a long time, enjoying the food. They're especially happy because they think there will be squid there… based on connecting with me on the map. (published 09/18/2016) (back to top)

	09/18/2016 ~ The bottlenose whales reach Adak
	09/18/2016 The bottlenose whales reach Adak The no-longer-lost bottlenose whales show me on the map that they are at Adak. Now they know that they are well within US borders, and they relax. They now feel much more calm. I was actually surprised to find out that they were at Adak. The last time I had checked with them, two days ago, they had thought to stay for a longer time just north of Semisopochnoi Island, because there would be food there. However, they indicated that they needed to be more comfortable, and they quickly realized that the water was deeper than they needed for a longer resting place. However, they did indicate that they now have nicely full bellies, and that they're really happy. "Fish," they say… "Mmmm!" They will continue along the Alaskan Aleutian Islands until they're closer to the mainland and can find a place that has their type of food. (published 09/18/2016) (back to top)

Page last updated on 9/26/2021

Summary...

Joy is
a whale whisperer
and she communicates
with dolphins
and whales.

You’ll find many fascinating journal entries about Joy’s adventures,
first with the dolphins,
and then with the whales,
who joined in, in 2016.

Her information about the whales needs to be heard by many, including scientists and any others who might be willing to help. Everything has a consciousness, and if you're Joy, you know how to connect with it!

Whether it's a drop of water, the sand, a tree, or a dolphin, everything has a story to tell.

So Joy began connecting with dolphins and whales, and here are some of her very interesting adventures.

Movie Links

Links

...to movies that
are mentioned
(or will be, soon...)
in Joy's
Dolphin & Whale Journals

The Great Whales
(a streaming video, by New Dimensions Media)

Ocean Giants
(a 3-hour production by BBC Earth on DVD)

Dolphins
(for streaming, with Pierce Brosnan)

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