A Guide to your Guides
We have all heard of spirit guides by now, but what are they, and how do you get to know yours? Spirit guides offer us guidance, support, and wisdom throughout our lives. These light beings help us navigate life's challenges and spiritual growth.
How Many Spirit Guides Do We Have?
I often get asked about the number of spirit guides each person has, and my answer is that it can vary. Some believe that everyone has at least one primary guide who stays with them throughout their life; however, in my experience, we have multiple guides who come and go, each offering different types of support and expertise depending on the individual's needs at different times. We have many chapters in our lives, so it stands to reason that we have many different experts who work with us.
The Role of a Spirit Guide
Spirit guides serve several roles. Remember that they don’t work for you and are not there to serve as such. This is your team; you are an equal member of this team, and sometimes, you will be required to do some of the work to achieve the outcomes you hope for. You will have to ask them for help out loud. They can only intervene if you ask them to, and they act only in your highest good.
Providing Guidance: They offer insights and advice to help you make decisions and understand the consequences of your actions. You will see this through the signs that you ask for.
Offering Protection: Some guides are purely there to protect you from negative energies or harmful situations. These guides work the hardest and get little limelight, so next time you feel that shudder, like someone is walking over your grave, remember to thank them.
3. Supporting Spiritual Growth: They help you on your spiritual journey, encouraging personal growth and enlightenment. Your soul is designed to be drawn to growth. However, timing is everything, and they want you to get the most out of each experience, so their gentle nudges come through as intuition.
4. Helping with Life Purpose: They assist you in understanding and fulfilling your life's purpose. We come here forgetting all we know, then spend much of our life knowing there is a reason for being here, but not sure what yours is. There are no such things as coincidences, only redirections back to the path you were meant to be on.
5. Offering Comfort: They provide emotional support and comfort, especially during difficult times. You may forget they are there at these times as you will be deep in the human but don’t worry, they have not forgotten, and they are very much there.
Communicating with Spirit Guides
Communicating with spirit guides can be a subtle and intuitive process. Here are some common ways to connect with their guides:
Meditation: Quieting the mind through meditation can help you tune into the presence and messages of your guides.
Dreams: Guides often communicate through dreams, providing symbols or messages that can be interpreted upon waking. It's worth keeping a dream journal by your bed to jot down anything you remember in the morning.
Intuition: Sometimes, a strong gut feeling or a sudden insight can be attributed to the influence of a spirit guide. Don't question it; follow your gut.
Signs and Synchronicities: Guides might use signs, such as repeated numbers, symbols, or unexpected events, to catch your attention and convey messages.
Journaling: Writing down your thoughts and feelings can sometimes lead to insights and messages from your guides; with a lot of practice, you can start to channel your spirit through trance writing.
How Spirit Guides Can Help You
Spirit guides can assist you in various aspects of life, including Decision-making. They can provide clarity and perspective when facing important decisions, and you can ask them to communicate this through the tools above. Emotional Support: During stress or grief, guides can offer comfort and reassurance through repeating numbers and signs, goosebumps, and that chill that runs over your hand. They make their presence felt when you need it.
Personal Growth: They can help you recognise areas for improvement and encourage positive change. You will feel this in your gut or that you shouldn’t be somewhere or doing something. This can lead to you finding your purpose, and your guides can help you understand your true calling and support you in pursuing it. You will have a healing guide throughout this process: They can aid in emotional, mental, and spiritual healing by offering guidance and support. Most of us have one of these, which stays with us throughout our lives. Mine is called Luna. She has helped me heal, and she has helped me heal others. she is pictured above, her energy is transformative and I had always felt it, but when I saw her for the first time in the picture it was like I had always known her face.
Building a Relationship with Your Spirit Guides
To build a stronger connection with your spirit guides, consider the following practices:
Set Intentions: Clearly state your desire to connect with your guides and ask for their presence and guidance. Don’t forget to ask them how you would like to communicate.
Spiritual development: This is not just for working mediums; we can join just to be around like-minded people working on their healing and connecting.
Be Open: Cultivate an open mind and heart, ready to receive messages in various forms. Don’t be scared; fear will lower your vibration, making connecting harder. There is nothing to fear; your connection is based on love.
Practice Regularly: Consistent meditation, journaling, or other spiritual practices can help strengthen your connection during meditation. You can ask to meet them or even do a guided meditation. All the images in this blog are spirit guide drawings made by Dawn, the Angelic Medic. She speaks directly to your guides and produces the most beautiful images of your guides, this can help your connection become much stronger.
Trust the Process: Trust that your guides are there for you and that their messages will come at the right time and in the right manner.
Show Gratitude: Expressing gratitude for their guidance can help deepen your relationship with them.
Understanding spirit guides and fostering a connection with them can profoundly affect your spiritual journey, offering support and wisdom as you navigate life.
This is Dawn