Rupert Sheldrake is a hero of mine. He's a Cambridge scholar who coined the term, "morphic resonance," leading to reputable studies in telepathy. I often refer my apprentices to his amazing study re. the "Nkisi Project" http://www.sheldrake.org/Research/nkisi/ when we're doing "remote viewing" exercises. The study involves a linguist, whose parrot would wake her up in the morning—to tell her what she'd been dreaming!
For my cat-loving clients, I just received this in Dr. Sheldrake's recent newsletter: