Communicating with Orcas

      Communicating with Orcas is the true story of an amazing journey by two curious and dedicated women into the unknown world of whales.  Mary J. Getten, respected whale naturalist and professional animal communicator, and her colleague, Raphaela Pope, take the reader on a unique voyage of discovery about these fascinating creatures of the sea.  Together they use the telepathic skills and communication abilities to interview and converse with wild and captive orcas.
      This is a book like no other.  It unlocks the many mysteries of orca life and death.  It is a moving description of a close family group in which all members travel, work, eat, play, and even sleep together.  Most of all, it takes you inside their world, allowing you to see things from their perspective and to understand another way of life--the orca way.

Excerpts from the Book

"Where there is life there is conflict.  We are very good at minimizing discontents and disagreements.  However, just as in your society, we are not always on the same wavelength.  Whales have personalities, and where there are personalities, conflicts can exist."
                             -Granny, the leader of J pod.

"They come to see me, to see something wonderful and awesome.  I am just an orca, but I am glad that my life has counted for something.  I am awakening people's love of nature."
                -Keiko, captive whale, star of the movie Free Willy

"This [captive whales] was an experiment whose success is not yet entirely known.  Humanity's views have expanded greatly, but we did not thoroughly assess and anticipate how complex people can make things. The end of all this is unknown."
                               -Yaka, captive whale.