I observe one thing humans are spectacularly good at is sustaining and maintaining self-limiting belief systems. One may even reorient oneself as to view limiting belief systems as another belief system territory. It is overwhelmingly populated by humans. I've not specifically noticed our animal friends to hold self-limiting beliefs except when they learn it from humans.
humor --> It is even possible to imagine the belief systems territory of self-limiting beliefs as a sort of human gated community <--- humor
One self-limiting belief is that of some inability to function beyond our humanness. I've spoken here before of Both / And, and this is an operative function of our embodied experiences.
What I see in Vicky's tale (and thank you for posting) is her demonstrated ability to - shall we say - "tune in" to non-physical experiences. That is coupled with her stated desire to verify, and to look to others for that verification. All of which is neither here nor there, for it's a very human thing. Bruce was moved enough by it to pen
Voyage Beyond Doubt. He had to work to overcome the objections of his engineer's mind.
One exercise that helps us move beyond doubt is to see what we bring into the present with what we write. This helps us see what we are actually present
to. And Vicky and I are already holding this conversation, for she knows exactly what .... what I am seeing in this moment are two cardinals, bright against the December forest floor.
This is what we do to bring what is proper into the focus of our consciousness. To observe the cardinals and the December foliage as One, without distinction.
None of the preceding is intended to be a criticism of any. It is what we (those I work with) call an observing. The only verification required is to see for yourself
Oh, and happy Solstice to you as we're still in that window:
http://mailchi.mp/9555f48455ff/stillness?e=85b4cc6b9b