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ver since she was a child, Asia Voight
knew she had a special ability to com-
municate with animals. In fact, she
thought everyone was able to make the con-
nection.
However, when she reached her teenage
years, she turned off the animals' voices be-
cause it was getting to be too much for her.
And that was that - until a horrendous car
crash in Florida changed her life forever.
"It was because of that accident that I
learned about the body, mind, spirit connec-
tion," she says. After a crash with a semi-
truck on her way to Florida, her van started
on fire with her trapped inside the flames
and smoke.
"It was during this crisis that my
guardian angel came to guide me out of the
van, and I ended up jumping though the
flames to safety," she says.
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She ended up in an intensive care unit of
a Florida hospital for three months, and the
outlook was not good. Asia was given a mere
3 percent chance of survival, and if by some
miraculous chance she did survive, the doc-
tors said she would be 98 percent disabled.
After her time in intensive care, Asia contin-
ued her recovery at Theda Clark Medical
Center in Neenah.
"They almost had to cut off my right leg,
and my left leg was severely paralyzed," she
says. "Led and guided by my guardian angel,
I learned where to seek help for my healing,
which would consume the next five years.
While in the hospital in Neenah, I came
close to dying, and one of those times I did
die and had a near-death experience."
She continues, "In that experience, God
asked me to come back to earth and
reawaken my ability to communicate with
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animals - to show this world how to heal and
communicate with the animals. He asked
me to show them how they could have this
amazing ability."
The recovery process would continue for
the next five years. But with extreme
courage, determination and extensive phys-
ical therapy, Asia beat the odds and got well.
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Today, Asia, 42, is an animal communica-
tor after studying advanced levels of animal
communication with famed animal commu-
nicator, Penelope Smith. She began her pro-
fessional work in August 1998 and has en-
joyed working with more than 6,000 animals.
She also teaches workshops in animal com-
munication.
Her work has been featured on televi-
What is one of the funniest mo-
ments of your career? 1 was invited to
a horse boarding facility in Illinois to com-
municate with a spotted horse. The owner
told me, "Some days he is very friendly and
allows me to pet him, and some days he
runs away. Why?" Sending the horse the
question telepathically, 1 instantly heard
back, "He stinks!"
Oh no, I think to myself, please don't
make me say that! I discreetly sniffed the
air in his direction and responded to the
horse, "He doesn't smell to me - are you
sure about this?"
sion, radio, in magazines and in Dr. Julie
Kaufman's book, "Crossing the Rubicon: Cel-
ebration of the Human-Animal Bond in Life
and Death." She also makes appearances as
a keynote speaker at various animal-related
functions.
The Neenah native earned a degree in
communication arts from the University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh and has also worked as
a midwife's assistant, cranial-sacral thera-
pist and healer.
According to her teacher and mentor,
Smith, "Communication between humans
and animals has taken on a deeper meaning
and urgency. We can learn so much from the
animals about how to live in harmony and
balance on the earth. For animal lovers, di-
rect telepathic communication boosts the
understanding, joy and richness possible in
see asia page 8
Undaunted by my immature nasal at-
tempt to investigate, the horse flatly states
again, "It is simple. If he stinks, I run."
'fuming to the man, I now see a crowd of
boarders standing around us. My unease
grows. I take a deep breath and say, "Your
horse says you stink, and that's why he runs
away."
The crowd burst into laughter as his
wife stepped forward, "1 can't believe we
didn't think of this - my husband works
two days a week at a pig farm!"
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What's your favorite thing in
your closet right now? My horse-
back-riding clothes. They are the only
clothes that are perfectly organized!
What's the best advice you
would give someone who has ex-
perienced a traumatic health
issue? Listen and pray for inner guid-
ance. Stay positive with clear intention.
Discover if there is an emotional block that
is creating the health issue.
What has surprised you most
about communicating with the an-
imals? Their complete and utter aware-
ness of the people they live with! Animals
tell me not only about themselves, but in
detail about the different personalities of
all the people they live with.
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relationships with their animal companions
and all of life."
Asia says, "With my intuitive knowings, 1
have helped with animals 1 never see in per-
son about 90 percent of the time. It's an
amazing intuitive connection. It's like a mas-
sive television or radio signal that goes be-
tween the animal and me. Even though you
don't see these signals, they exist. And once
1 tune into that specific frequency, I'm able
to connect with them."
She continues, "I see myself as a fine-tune
receiver - 1 am the translator of that commu-
nication between the person and their dog,
cat or horse. The animal sends me pictures,
words and feelings, and 1 speak it to their
human companions. They often send me
questions they want me to ask their animal."
Asia has worked with a number of ani-
mals throughout her career. "My No.1 ani-
mal to communicate with is horses," she
says. "You ride on them, so you want to make
sure they are happy before you get up there.
I've also worked with iguanas, hamsters and
frogs."
And Asia believes all humans are capable
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Asia with her rescued maltese, Pearl.
of communicating with animals, and for
some, practice makes perfect. "I do believe
with practice, determination and desire that
people are able to reawaken this ability in
themselves," she says. "We just need to have
an open wonderment like children and stop
blocking information."
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The consultation process is much like
translating between two people who speak
different languages, Asia says. She first lis-
tens to questions and responses between the
human and the animal, relaying the inter-
preted conversation.
This communication can help pet owners
understand health and behavioral issues,
see the animal's viewpoint, know how day-
to-day routines affect the animal and create
more joy in the relationship, Asia says.
Most consultations are held over the
phone with the use of a photograph of the
animal. Asia works in small group sessions,
demonstrations or private sessions, which
will allow pet owners to personally commu-
nicate with their animals.
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According to recent spending reports,
Americans spent $34.4 billion on their pets
in 2004, which means pet-related spending
has doubled in the last 10 years in the
United States alone. People buy their pets
clothes, beds, treats and toys, and most of
them are treated like family. Some are even
treated like royalty. There's no doubt that
Americans 100'e their pets, so it's no wonder
many people wish to communicate with
their furry friends, too.
Dr. Pat Mahoney of the American Animal
Hospital in Neenah says two of his clients
had satisfying experiences with Asia, and he
testifies to her ability.
"One was the case of a relatively young
dog who was quite ill, and the vet couldn't
find a reason for the illness, even after many
di agnostic tests," Dr. Mahoney says. "The
owner turned to Asia for help. The dog told
her where things were hurting and what was
wrong, which allowed us to focus. That was
very helpful."
In the second case, the owner of a very
old dog had reservations about putting him
to sleep because she felt it wasn't the dog's
time. She turned to Asia for help. Asia in-
formed the owner that it was not the dog's
time, and all he really wanted was a ramp.
Building the ramp helped a lot, the owner
said.
"My wife and I met with Asia, too," Dr.
Mahoney says. "We have five pets. I have a
dachshund, and I wanted to know what the
little dog was thinking. We also have a 19-
year-old cat, and we wanted to know if it was
her time to go." After being originally skepti-
cal, Dr. Mahoney and his wife became be-
lievers in Asia's gift.
Stacy Frakes of Neenah tells another
story about her parrot named Mr. Bentley.
Frakes received the bird from his previous
owner. During his time with the previous
owner, he plucked out all his feathers.
Frakes took him to the vet, where they were
unable to find anything medically wrong.
"Asia Voight happened to be coming to
Botanical Indulgence, where she often
works as an animal communicator, so I went
there to find out if there was something I
could do," Frakes says. "Maybe there was
something I could bathe him in to deter him
from pulling his feathers out. Asia fit an ap-
pointment in vvith the bird - and it was in-
credible."
Voight says the bird told her he was bored,
there was a lack of toys and his diet was in-
sufficient. Those were the things that made
him pluck out his feathers. Things were
changed, and the bird is now doing well.
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