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Sept. 11, 2003 ***
THURSDAY AfTERNOON
MADISON, WISCONSIN 50 C E N T ~
PET PSYCHIC
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Doug Moe.
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PetpsychicSWears to dog it wor
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month, in a fund-raiser for the society, billed
as Madison's ownpet psychic, and she key-
noted the 20QO Midwest. Horse Fair. .
This would appear to be a good time for
having conversations with animals. In .2002
the cable network Animal Planet debuted a
show, ",The Pet Psychic," which stars Sonya .
. I " Fitzpatrick, whose online Animal Planet
ASIA V:0IGHT; who lives m and bio says she had her "first real telepathic ra-
to arumals, her fi!,st conversation . .. lationship.with her terriei', Jud?:," while a .
Wlth a dog as a m Neenah. young girl." Some of F.itzpatrick s best friends
"He told me he ran away from home so as a kid were the three geese her father had
much because there was so much yelling in the given her to raise; a friendship that ended
house," Voight was saying Wednesday. w4en her dad served" them for Christmas din-
Voight and another girl were playing in the "It then that Sonya other.
yard when the dog apProached them. Voight people dId, nq! the s!iIIle feehng for am-
mentioned that the:dog was tired of the yelling . mals did, the blO
at home V Olght Bald her mentor In anImal commu-
" ' . . "nicating was a California woman, Penelope
I know famtIy who owns the dog, the Smith, author of a best seller, "Animal
playmatesald. "They do yell a lot. But how Talk " on the subject. In March Smith told
did you know?" the Detroit Free Press that the;e are at least
"The dog told me," Voight replied. 200 animal communicators in the United
Today, at 38, Voight makes a living, and a the irs really
good one, talking and listening to animals. Jumped, Bald. s been a <,Iuan-
Well, that's not quite accurate. "It's telepa- tum leap Ip people wantmg to
thy, " she said . . Whatever it is, Voight does it the rest of bfe and all other
well enough that she can charge $1.75 a"min- .. ..
ute (average session: 45 minutes) and has VOIght agrees. She to Madison m .
consulted on some I 6,000 animals over the the l.ate to do phYSIcal therapy at Un.l-
last six years for just about any imaginable verslty"HosPltal after a neR!ly fatal car aCCl-
. I ... dent. The near death expenence enhanced
people can "'?th In- her telepathic power, she said, and in,fact
. cludinga recent one.In a famlly dog. she compares her telepathic communication
woll1:d stop The thought with animals to "It's how we commu-
was Its Job to bark, . V Olgbt sald. nicate with God, she said. "Most people
"I've had 500 calls in the last three pray and think that God can hear them."
months," Voight added. Has she ever adver- Voight believes people possess telepathic .
tised? "One time." She'll be appearing at the ability that they have, for the most part, not
Dane County Humane Society later this fully tapped.
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CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Asia Voight enjoys riding horses and also
communicating with them.
On Wednesday Voight was asked, "Dei"
. some people think you are a con artist?",
"I have had that," she said. "But
ance has really growrt;" She told of gOing ,to
consult a horse farm not long ag.
having a man run out of th,e ,
pulled into the driveway. , "1 think tl
bunch of crap," the Illan said. "And
believe my wife is paying you for thl
There were numerous horses:On thE
Voight said, and by the time she coi
with the man's favorite she had WOl
over.
Smith, the California guru, has s
"Telepathy is riot something that is
and only provided to a few it's ex
senses, only fmer-tuned. Frankly, tl
.field is about releasing, helpingpeo]
member an ability that they all hav.,
. The Animal Planet Web site does
this: ""Disclaimer: The views aild op
pressed by Sonya Fitzpatrick are ex
her own and do not represent the vi
the producer or the network. The pl
was created for entertainment purp
is not intended to convey medical a<
other factual information. Viewers!
ways consult appropriate profession
regards to the health and well-bein{
pets." \
Asia Voight, our own pet psychic.
. skepticism with good cheer and hop
will come out to see her at the Hum
ety event, which will be from 1 to 3:
Sept. 27. . .
"I hear I ron going to be talking t
hedgehog," she said. "That should 1
esting. I have never talked.to ahed!
fore." .
Heard something Moe should know? Call 2:
Write PO Box806t), Madison, WI 53708, or (
dougmoe@madison.com.
The Capital Tinies 1rhutsday,Sept.11,2oo3
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DoIIgMoe.
THBTALK
Petpsychicswears to dog it works
month, in a for the society, billed .
as Madison's ownpet psychic, and she key-
noted the 2000 HQrse Fair. .
This would apPear to. be a good time for
having conversations with animals. In 2002
the cable network Animal Planet debuted a
show, "The Pet Psychic," which stars Sonya .
. . ;. . Fitzpatrick, whose online Animal Planet
T, who lives m and bio says she had her "fIrst real telepathic re-
her conversation lationship.with her terrier, Judy," while a
-year-old m Neenah. girl. Some of F,itzpatrick's best friends
e ran away from home so as a kid were the three geese her father had
ere was so much yel.l.41g in the given her to raise; a friendship that ended .
as saying Wednesday. when her dad served" them for Christmas din-
other'" girl were playing in the ner. "It was then that Sonya realized other
,g aPP1;Oached them. Voight . people did, the for ani-
le 'dog was tired of the yelling . mals did, the blO .
. VOlghtsm.d her mentor In arumal commu- .
rnily who owns the dog," the
hey do yell a lot. But how
me," Voight replied.
V"oight makes a living, and a
r and listening to animals.
[uite accurate. "It's telepa-
hatever it is, Voight does it
she cai1. charge $1.75 amin-
ion: 45 minutes) and has
le 6,000 animals over the
just about any imaginable
an have with animals, in-
me in which a family dog
irking. "The dog thought it
k, '.' Voight said. . .
!8lls ili the last three
added. Has she ever adver-
" She'll be appearing at the
!l1ane Society later this
nicating was a California woman, Penelope
Suilth, author of a best seller, "Animal
Talk," on the subject. In March, Smith told
the Detroit Free Press that there are at least
200 animal communicators in the United
States. "Since. the hite '80s, it's really
jumped," Smith said. "There's been a quan-
tum leap iIi awareness, in people wanting to
connect with the rest of life and all other
species."
Voight agrees. She came to Madison in
the late 1980s to do physical therapy at Uni-
versity Hospital after a nearly fatal car acci-
dent. The near death experience enhanced .
her telepathic power, she said, and in-fact
she compares her telepathic communication
with animals to \!rayer. "It's how we commu-
nicate with God, she said. "Most people
pray and think that God ean hear them."
Voight believes people possess telepathic .
ability that they have, for the inost part, not
fully tapped.
CONlRIBUTEO PHOTO
Asia Voight enjoys riding horses and also
communicating with them.
On Wednesday Voight was asked, "Do
. some people think you are a con artist?";
"I have had that," she said. "But aCcept-
ance has really grown;" She told of gOing,to
consult a horse farm not long ago
. having a man run out ofth,e houSe she
pulled into the driveway. "Hhiilk this is a
bunch of crap," the man "And lean't
believe my wife is paying you for this." .
There were numerous the farm,
Voight said, and by the time she consulted .
with the man's favorite she had won him
over. .
Smith, the California guru, has said this:
"Telepathy is not something that is. far out
and only provided to a few --'- it's extended
. senses, only fIner-tuned. Frankly, this whole
. . fIeld is about releasing, helping people ra-.
member an ability that they all h8.v.e."
The Animal Planet Web site does include
this: "Disclaimer: The views and opihlopsex-
pressed by Sonya Fitzpatrick are exclusively
her own and do not represent the views of
the producer or the network. The program
was created for entertainment purposes and
is not intended to convey medical advice or
other factual information. Viewers should al-
ways consult appropriate professionals with
regards to the health and well-being of their
pets." \ . .
Asia Voight, our own pet psychic, greets
skepticism with good cheer and.hopes people
will come out to see her at the Humane Soci-
ety event, which will be from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 27. . .
"I hear I am going to be talking to a
hedgehog," she said. "That shoUld be inter-
. esting. I have never talked to a be-
fore." .
Heard something Moe should know'? Call 252-6446,
write PO Box 8060., Madison, WI 53708, or e-mail
dougmoe@madison.com . .