Conciousness shift in animals after death

[The AlphaOmega]

I just read a chapter in "Our Ultimate Reality" in which Adrian addresses the issue of what happens to animals once they die. My whole life I've grown up with dogs, and it's completely obvious to me that they all have unique personalities, that they clearly comprehend much of what we say to them, and that they are not creatures without souls. Creatures like insects have always appeared to be less of soulfull creatures and more like necissary parts to keep the natural earth running smoothly. Not to say that insects don't have souls, but I suppose if that is the case then it would further push the question that I am about to address. For most OBE and NDE experiencers when one experiences one or the other they often realize a shift in their conciousness. They are often able to easily understand and comprehend questions that even the greatest philosophers have spent their lives searching the answer for. It was also addressed in Adrians book that as spirits evolve through the different levels their concious understanding of things makes us in the physical world look like single celled organisms. I'm wondering if animals experience this same shift. Do dogs for example go through a life review process in which they understand their actions, and those actions done to them, and comprehend the thought process of their friends and masters? When they visit us, as Adrian says they do, do they do it because they miss us and want to see how our life is going, or is it because they miss us rubbing their bellies? If they do have a progressive shift in conciousness... is it possible to have say, an OBE, in which you visit your dead pet and find yourself having a conversation with a more concious soul then your dog was in life? Any views on this idea, and perhaps stories of first hand experience, would be nice. Thanks!

[Joe_Oh]

Much like dreaming where some level(s) of your consiousness/awareness are suppressed/removed to experience the dream in a different way than you would via full blown awake consiousness.

So perhaps when a dog dies, it's full blown astral consiousness is unsupressed and it can reflect on it's past life.

Much like when you wake up and you wonder why you found yourself in the middle of the desert talking to a cactus or something.

Even though while in the dream you dont ask "How did I get here?" or "Am I dreaming?" You just run with it to experience the thing without realizing it. And then reflect for the few minutes you think about it then move on.

I hope the analogy is sufficient.