posted February 15, 2005 03:37 PM         

I've been having a bit of a heavy heart lately over a personal issue, some trouble that I keep getting myself into, and in my desperation, as I, I guess you could say was praying, I started just saying "Help. Help. Help. Help.", and really feeling the need for some higher help. The request for help was going out into the Universe, because the feelings behind the words were very strong and sincere. I began asking the Universe to send me some help, and I was sort of wondering why I felt so alone, and where did my connection to the Universe go? Beginning the very next day, I picked up a book in my daughter's room, that someone had given her for Christmas about 2 years ago, called 'Conversations with God - for teens', and some of things I read in there were just uncanny in how they seemed to be addressing my situation, and also responding to my request for help and my feeling that it seemed like I was alone. Then, things on t.v., things on the radio, little comments made by co-workers, freinds, family...everything seemed to be addressing that! It was beginning to seem weird. Then I starting looking things up on the internet about it...and the same thing was happening.

I read that the messages from your spirit guides will come to you when you ask them things sincerely, and they will come to you in mundane formats, and various forms of media...but you will have to be listening for them. They won't appear above your bed in a misty cloud, they won't speak out loud to you, or anything too overwhelming like that, because the message would likely be lost in the sensationalism of the method, and also likely scare the bejeebers out of you.

But, the very things I discussed in my conversation and query to my spirit guides are the very things that are being addressed all around me ever since then. Even just today, it happened again.

I was having a 'moment' while I was on my lunch break today, and I said, in my head. "Spirit guide, where are you now? I think I need you". Then I waited to see what would happen, would they answer back? The very next song on the radio goes, in the main verse..."We're like two rivers - that flow together - We've know it for some time that we would be together - And like a waterfall -I'm all around you"

Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it felt good, and I was comforted by the words in that song.

posted February 15, 2005 04:05 PM         

I believe they are real, but not everybody gets them (long story). They choose souls with whom they want to be with. This is almost always someone with a similar lesson/karma. They learn living with us and communicate through different ways. Some people are clairvoyant (see things), clairaudient (hear things), have ESP, use telekinesis, and one other medium that I've forgotten at the moment.

Any stories to tell?

I have a long write up from a seance I went to a few years back on Samhain. I could e-mail it to you if you'd like to read it sometime.

My personal stories are pretty varied. There are a few special occassions when the guides are clearly present. Like when I am reading a very challenging natal chart, and there is little written literature about something I am seeing. Some things just comes out and I write them down very quickly onto a notebook. Sometimes they are things I would never have been able to piece together on my own. Guides sometimes reveal secrets locked inside charts or tarot cards, and help me connect with the client.

Other stories are things like smelling cigarette smoke from my main guide. They are like our friends, and we do pick up their habits - good or bad They help me sense danger and pick up subtle cues.

Web-sites to offer up?

Not really.

Anybody believe that they've had communication with their spirit guide?

posted February 15, 2005 04:26 PM         

Cigarette smoke? Oh my gosh, I've been going nuts. It started 2-3 months ago, really strong, would often wake me in the night, I tried everything to get rid of it, lol (trust me) Then the Tsuminis hit, and it seemed to disappear for about 2 weeks, but has now come back on and off, and not as strong.

Ok, I just spent the weekend with James Van Praagh and he showed us ways to reach our spirit guides........I however, was told last year by a psychic that my spirit guide was named Russell, (who answers to Gabriel), anyways, a British Soldier whom I helped save in the early 1900's while I lived in Jerusalem, anyways, he has chosen to be one of my guides out of love. So of course, the only person who came to my mind was this "Russell" and I gave him red hair, of course,lol.......I was totally blocked, lol.

posted February 15, 2005 10:15 PM         

PS...I found out that your spirit guide(s) CAN'T help you, unless it's to save your life, unless you actually specifically ASK for help, AND you have to be sincere.

posted February 16, 2005 12:23 PM         

I have read that spirit guides attend training classes to learn how to be a spirit guide and also take many "refresher courses" during their spirit guide transit. I am almost beginning to think that I am a unit for guides in training to practice with because Ive had so many guides come and go its not even funny.

posted February 17, 2005 10:10 AM           

There might be something to that.
It seems as if there is a part of me that holds back - ghosts from my upbringing, I suppose.

BUT...You're a Pisces, so you must have the advantage of THAT working for you. Maybe you've ALWAYS been in touch with your spirit guide, in the form of thought/feeling so it just doesn't feel remarkable to you.

That may actually in part be true, too.
I keep talking about sometimes just "knowing" stuff (but I try to make it clear that I am not in any way, shape, or form psychic); perhaps those instances are just them (or is just he or she) communicating with me.

You do seem to have very good instinctual judgement.

I guess so. That probably harkens back to the above exchange.
On a little bit of a tangent (I just feel like telling this to someone who'll probably know what I'm talking about), I feel like I've lost touch with some of the more extreme bits of what I once had.
Do you remember that time a while back when I was beginning to see auras (well, not quite "auras" per se, but I started seeing the energy trails from moving vehicles and then the transparent-y blobs around people)?
That had pretty much stopped, though it does seem to be coming back.

I miss you.

I've missed you, too

How's your kiddo doing?
Meg says, "Hey," (that's her official third word - she now crawls after our cat saying, "Hey, hey, heyheyhey, HEY!") and sends you little Bully Greetings:

posted February 17, 2005 03:54 PM         

I don't think I have any spiritual guides hanging around me! Yet, maybe ...

You might remember some of my very old posts at CE -

I instinctively know what to do to save myself or others from terrible situations:

1. get out of the car/get into the car
2. don't get on the plane
3. call my friend - NOW
4. go to the neighbor's house -NOW
5. check on my son

etc., etc.

I no longer question my instinctive feelings; I immediately act on them. Could someone be whispering in my ear - looking out for me? Never heard anyone/ saw anyone.

I can easily feel what other people are thinking/feeling around me. I call friends and family and find that they "need" me, or have been thinking of me. Stuff like that.

Intuitive. Spiritual guide? My dog. My precious angel pitbull. He is my siritual guide/soul mate. All of that and more. He helped my son and everyone in our family.

posted February 18, 2005 10:32 AM         

Here is what he says about Spirit guides and how to discover yours. The meditation techniques are listed below.
HOW TO DISCOVER YOUR OWN SPIRIT GUIDES

I personally never thought about my guides before they appeared to me and other mediums described them to me. I don't think it is necessary to know who your guides are, but some individuals need to know whom they are speaking. It is a way of rationalizing that someone in spirit is aruond them and guiding them. It is not enough to now they have teachers, but they want to personalize the connection. This is very understandable. Several techniques can facilitate recognition of spirit guidses.
The first step is meditation. You enter meditation with the intent of meeting one of your spiritual guids. When you have reached a sufficiently relaxed stat, mentally begin to ask your teacher or teachers to reveal themselves in your mind's eye. If you are relaxed enough and not too anticipatory, you will become aware in your mind's eye of the face of someone or perhaps a part of their clothing. For instance, yo might see a feather and recognize this a s belonging to an American Indian. At this point you may ask to see more and allow the guide to reveal him/herself to you. Once you have satisfactorily seen a teacher, you may ask to see another. Or you may ask the first one to reveal the lessons you are here to learn. Before coming out of meditation, thank your guide(s). I sugges that you start a journal and write about your guides and any information they reveal to you, expecially what their mission is. This first exercise shoudl be successful, depending on the degree of meditation and relaxation. If you hava difficult time dicerning or seeing your teacher, here is another way to receive the same information. As you lie in bed and begin to fall asleep, ask your teacher or teachers to reveal themselves to you in a dream. Repeat the request over and over in your head like a mantra. When you fall asleep, you should dream of your teacher or teachers. Please be patient because the results may not come right away. You may need to repeat your wish each night for awhile until you receive results.

GROUNDING~VERY IMPORTANT, don't ask why, all I know is that we were ALWAYS doing it, lol.
GROUNDING~
Close your eyes. Become aware of your body. Listen to the body. Be award of every movement of the body. Now place your focus on the breath that brings refreshing and rejuvenating new life into the lungs as it releases old, stagnant energy that you no longer need. Take several deep breaths, and enjoy every new breath you take. After a few minutes of deep breathing, place your forcus on the body. Be aware of every part of your body. With your mind's eye, sense each part of the body, starting at the feet, then your legs, hips, buttocks,pelvic area, stomach, chest, back, hands, arms, shoulders, neck, and head. Envision two cords gently tied around each ankle. Bring these cords straight through the center of the earth. Imagine two big boulders in the earth's center, and tie each cord to a boulder. Now tie another cord around your tailbone and direct that cord toward the center of the earth. Find another boulder of your liking a, and tie this cord around it.
Next, visualize Mother Earth's energy. You may see this energy as green or brown. See the energy rising up the cords from the boulders in the center of the earth to around your ankels. This energy continues to flow up the legs and torso and moves into the center of your heart. Now you are ful of earth energy. You will feel grounded, centered, and stabilized. It is important to have a balance of energy. The next step is to bring in cosmic energy.
Imagine a golden-white beam of light about three inches above your head. This represents the cosmic or Christ light. Bring this cosmic light through the top of your head, and see it meld into the head, neck, shoulders, and chest. Let it travel down into the heart center. There the cosmic light intermingles with the earth energy and forms a new, stronger stabilizing force. To finish, visualize this newly mingles energy rising up the spine and out the tope of your head, and then cascading down the sides of your body like an overflowing fountain of energy.
Visualize the commingling of the energy over and over again. This is the way to run new and recharded energy throughtout your body's energy systems. Once this meditations is completed, you can begin to do your spiritual work in a more controlled and mindful atmosphere.

PROTECTION~Because we live in a world where we constantly receive the thoughts and feelings of others, we need to guard ourselves against negative influences that may intrude into our daily lives. This is especially helfful for those of us who are sensitive sponges and pick up another person's energy quite easily. Although it is impossible to entirely dissipate others' energies and thought forms, this technique will strongly assist in clearing them away from your space and your consciousness.
Begin as you did the previous exercise. Sit oce again in a chair, your back straight. Perform the breathing techniques as directed. Go through the entire grounding exercise first because this helps to reinforce your auric field.
***After you have energized your field, I want you to see or sense a small vacuum cleaner in teh palm of your hand. It can be one of your own design. Now place your focus on the space around the top of your head. As you do, notice what appears in your mind's eye. Do you see the faces of othes? Do you feel emotions that you can't recognize or don't belong to you? Take you vacuum and clean away those images and feelings. You can even view them going up the hose into the machine if that is easier. Once your vacuum bag is full, blow it up. Send the energy back to its originator with love. Create a new vacuum to clean every spot in your energy field. Vacuum out the fron, back, sides, top, and bottom of your space. Create as many vacuums as you need. It may take on cleaning, or it may take many more. Continue until you begin to feel much lighter and happier.
Now that you have removed others' energy from you, it's time to get yours back. Imagine every place you have been in the last 24hours. See where you left your energy. Perhaps you were talking to someone on the phone. Perhaps you were at work. Maybe you left it at school or in a store. Recall any place where you mayu have left a residue of your energy. See the situation and the people involved, and take your energy back. Pull it back into your space. See your energy coming back into your body through the top of your head and flowing down your spine. It comes in like star dust. Feel yourself filling up with your own energy. It feels so good to get back all th energy that you gave away so freely. Once you have a strong sense that your energy is back home, it is time to visualize a wall of protection around you.
You can do this in several ways. You can imagine a cloak of your own design and color totally wraped around you. You can visualize yourself standing in either a glass or stone box with a glass ceiling. It is harder for thoughts and energies to penetrate these walls. Many people place themselves in white light, which is a great protector as well. But rememebr, as you use these techniques, what is out stays out, and what is in stays in. Therefore, make very sure that you have completely cleaned away all foreign energies prior to setting up a wall of light and protection around you. Many people also use symbols such as a cross or six pointed star. Remember that as you focus, you give life to your thoughts. Protect yourself with your intention. Symbols are merely devices to reinforce your intention.
BRINGING OUT YOUR LIGHT~
The realization of the light of which you are made is a vital and healful necessity for living in the physical world. I very often use this simple technique with the people who have lost touch with their inner light and feel as though life has nothing left to offer. After using this technique for a period of time, my clients have told me that their lives and attitudes were altered to a more positive outlook. It is a blessing to share it with each one of you.

Begin once again with the previous two exercises. Once you have grounded and protected yourself, your mind should be in a very receptive and aware state.
**Visualize yourself sitting in a garden of your own making. Create your environment, as you want it. Perhaps you have chosen various colored flowers and trees. Add to your garden a lake, some benches, and any items that create the environment you wish to experience. Everyone is different. Some like rose bushes, while others might want lilacs. It doesn't matter. I just want you to look around and be in the garden of your own choosing.

I'll get to correcting type "o"s later. I started a new thread with the above info, to make it easier to print in case anyone wanted to do so.

posted February 18, 2005 12:05 PM         

This is an interesting website I came across. Not sure what to make of it, but I can't seem to stop myself from reading and soaking in every word. Fascinating.