— You are not alone in this journey. We all have a team of spirit guides, some of whom have been with us since birth. The purpose of this team is to guide you through your human experience here on Earth. Spirit guides are those who were once human themselves and have attained a higher level of spiritual mastery.
Learning about spirit guides is another important step in your spiritual journey. The idea of spirit guides comes from Western Spiritualism, as do many of the other tools in this book. Whether the idea resonates with you and you adopt the belief is totally up to you. But learning about and connecting to your guides can give your inner spiritual voice a name. It can help you trust that inner voice. So much of what we do with Spirit comes down to learning to trust, accept, and be open to messages and truths that we receive.
It is hugely beneficial to know that we don’t do this work or walk this path alone. Someone is beside us, rooting for us, and helping us, every step along the way. Knowing that someone who cares is at your side can calm you in difficult times and inspire you to reach for greater heights. That’s true of the people in your life, and it is one of the roles of your spirit guides as well. Reach out and start learning to connect directly with them. Let them help you as much as they can. Becoming a medium is not an easy calling, so it is good to have that extra support, that team, to help you on your path.
The concept of spirit guides in Western Spiritualism originated from the nineteenth-century Spiritualist movement. Leaders in this movement had mediumistic capabilities. They believed that they made contact with angels, or highly evolved beings, who gave them great wisdom. According to theological doctrine, spirit guides are not always of human descent. Some live as energy or light beings in the cosmic realm. Some guides are people who have lived many former lifetimes and paid their karmic debts, and they have advanced beyond the need to reincarnate. Spirit guides have always been a part of Native American spirituality. Many Native American traditions required taking strenuous vision quests that required lengthy periods of fasting and movement deprivation, all designed to get them in touch with the Spirit world. The knowledge of spirit guides, or something similar, is an old belief in many different cultures.
You have major guides who are with you throughout your entire lifetime who will help you learn life’s lessons. You will also have minor guides who come into your life temporarily and help you with issues at any given time.
Characteristics of spirit guides include a non-judgmental perspective. They are aware of your difficulties and offer guidance. You can have multiple spiritual guides, and that number can fluctuate depending on what Spirit deems is needed in your life at the time.
Individuals rarely see spirit guides with their physical eyes. Mostly a spirit guide’s presence is sensed or seen with one’s inner vision. Identifying their presence can be done by feeling a slight pressure on the head, arms, or back of the neck. Sudden chills or goosebumps that occur when thinking about a particular issue is a sign that your spirit guide is with you. A slight jerk of the body, similar to what we sometimes experience when falling asleep, can be a sign that a spirit guide is with you. A buzzing sound frequency might be a signal that the spirit guide wants to be noticed. Seeing any little twinkling lights in the room can also be a spirit guide. There are all kinds of little cues, and they can vary based on which guide is nearby. You can learn to identify their presence through the sounds or sensations that they bring with them.
Spirit guides help us in many unseen ways throughout our lives, usually without our knowing. But as psychics, we can learn to communicate more directly…
