Rupert Sheldrake learned of parrots who were able to read their owners’ minds and describe what they were doing when away from them and developed a test of an African Grey parrot named N’kisi (pronounced in-key-see). The video that follows is his description of the test and the results showing N’kisi was reading his owner’s mind and knowing what his owner was doing in other rooms, and even in his owner’s dreams.
Discovering N'kisi the Parrot's Psychic Abilities
In 1977, Irene Pepperberg initiated the training and assessment of an African Grey parrot named Alex, demonstrating that parrots like Alex can comprehend and use language with meaning. Over two decades of dedicated instruction, Alex amassed a vocabulary exceeding 200 words. Pepperberg’s research showcased Alex’s ability to grasp abstract concepts and employ language referentially. Notably, he demonstrated understanding of concepts like presence and absence, as well as correctly identifying colors regardless of the object’s shape (Pepperberg, 1999). Pepperberg and her team’s findings illustrated that despite their avian brains, parrots exhibit language capabilities comparable to primates.
In 1997, spurred by Alex’s televised feats, Aimée Morgana embarked on a similar journey with a young male African Grey parrot named N’kisi (pronounced in-key-see), initiating language training when he was just 5 months old. Employing teaching methods akin to those used with human children, Morgana utilized two techniques: sentence frames and cognitive mapping. Through sentence frames, N’kisi learned words within various contextual sentences, such as “Want some water?” and “Look, I have some water.” Cognitive mapping supplemented this learning by reinforcing word meanings through practical demonstrations; for instance, showing N’kisi a glass of water when he said “water.” By the age of 5, N’kisi had a contextual vocabulary of over 700 words. He exhibited understanding of word meanings and adeptly used his language skills to make pertinent remarks. N’kisi typically communicated in grammatically correct sentences, with Morgana recording over 7,000 original sentences by January 2002.
Aimée’s experiences with N’kisi are truly fascinating and raise profound questions about the nature of communication and consciousness. The examples you’ve provided seem to suggest instances of what could be interpreted as telepathic communication between Aimée and N’kisi.
Rupert Sheldrake’s research on telepathy in animals, as referenced by Aimée, explores the idea of “morphogenetic fields” and the possibility of non-local communication among living beings. While mainstream science often remains skeptical of such phenomena, cases like Aimée’s offer compelling anecdotal evidence that challenges conventional understanding.
In Aimée’s case, the synchronicity between her thoughts or actions and N’kisi’s vocalizations suggests a level of connection that transcends mere coincidence. The incident where N’kisi interrupts Aimée’s dreams is particularly striking, as it suggests a form of communication that occurs even during altered states of consciousness.
While these anecdotes provide intriguing insights, they also underscore the need for further scientific investigation into the phenomenon of animal telepathy and its implications for our understanding of consciousness and the interconnectedness of all living beings.
The video that follows is Rupert Sheldrake’s account of N’kisi’s abilities.
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The biologist Rupert Sheldrake performs experiments in which a parrot reads its owner's mind with 100% accuracy.
