Dolphins Talk

Researchers are seeking to identify how bottlenose dolphins talk. Unfortunately it is like ancient history, once we can decipher the basic ‘words’ we think we have the message. However, ancient civilizations left us artifacts, buildings, religious and other rituals of life to enable us to deduce more meaning from what was written.

Dolphins by comparison live without possessions. All we have to study are their activities and sounds. Much of the research that we know about bottlenose dolphins is done on captive dolphins. Noted researcher Liz Hawkins, recently on ABC TV Australia, has shown that dolphins modify their sound frequency in small areas and large areas.

Low frequency sounds travel long distances underwater and can reflect off the sides of the tanks many times, actually causing hearing damage. Consequently, the bottlenose dolphins ‘change their tune’ and do more high frequency sounds, out of our auditory range! She showed the same to be true in large bays where boating activities are high.

In comparison with this objective information, many of us have had subjective experiences of bottlenose dolphins. Dolphins talk with us through feelings, intellect and acoustic imagery. The result is that people experience a lightness: perhaps joy; an openheartedness, perhaps love and a playfulness that is infectious.

All great leaders infect us with their qualities and we seek to be like them, even when they are not there. Aren’t dolphins doing something similar when they infect us with openhearted love, joy and playfulness? We certainly remember our experience long after the event and seek to repeat it in other parts of our lives.

Use the strength of your subjective experiences with bottlenose dolphins, real or imagined. It is a powerful force for infectious healing. Place it within your dolphin figurine and adopt your affirmation with new energy and opportunity!