what is a spirit guide & how to find mine?
Ok, so lately I’ve been binge watching Tyler Henry’s series on Netflix, “Life After Death” and let me just say…it’s sooo good! It got me thinking about how we are all interconnected even when we may feel completely alone. Your spirit guides, ancestors and divine companions are always with you.
Before you entered this lifetime those divine guides and counterparts made a soul contract to accompany you through your lifetime from your first breath to your last. Spirit guides are highly evolved beings that have completed the cycle of birth and death in the physical realm and now serve as teachers and guides to further elevate the vibrations and those of the collective consciousness. The energy they possess is as real as you and I, they just vibrate at a higher frequency level on another plane of existence.
Your Angels & Spirit Guides will often work through your dreams and intuition. Oftentimes this is quite subtle and can be easily overlooked but it is that quiet voice that you hear which are your teachers and guides. Many times they will make themselves known through signs and/or symbols. For me, when I am at a crossroads in my life or seeking guidance, I will come across butterflies in the most unusual places or climate. Whenever I see a butterfly it is a reminder for me to be still and listen to the guidance of my own personal guides. The butterfly itself is representative of spiritual rebirth, transformation, change, hope and life.
Some individuals have one guide while others have many, while much of this is dependent upon your own life purpose and path. For instance, a teacher or professor may have several guides, one to guide them through the academic nature of their profession and others to assist them with the greater emotional requirements of performing such an important task. Essentially, much of who your guides are depends upon your own life’s journey.
Oftentimes, people will think that a spirit guide is a loved one that has passed away however, this is almost never the case. Although our loved ones stay with us in spirit and we can very well connect and contact them, they do not serve the same role as a “spirit guide”. Some individuals have archangels and angels as spirit guides who are always with them, Yet, the presence of angels does not always mean that they are your spirit guides. Angels can be called in times of distress to assist you for a short period of time. If you have an archangel or angel as a guide, chances are your mission in life is a complex one. Through my experience as an intuitive tarot card reader and Reiki Energy Healer, I have found that individuals with a challenging life path often have angels as spirit guides. Your spirit guide is always with you, whether you acknowledge their presence or not. You cannot call them to you or send them away, they are part of you and your journey. However, you can choose to gain the knowledge of who they are and what their role is in your life. You can interact with your spirit guides in a more proactive way by something as simple as meditating and asking who your guides are. Do not get discouraged if you do not get anything right away, this could take a couple of tries before you are able to truly connect. It’s important to pay attention to the pictures that will come to your mind's eye, it can be something as simple as an ice cream cone which will later have greater significance.
Working with your spirit guides can be an incredible tool to utilize for your own spiritual growth. Unlike beings in the physical realm, your spirit guides are not influenced by the material world or personal gain. They dwell at a much higher vibrational plane and the mundane particulars of your situation do not affect them. For example, if you seek guidance from your spirit regarding a relationship, they will lead you to what you need to focus on to learn, what you are teaching your partner and the true meaning of the connection. The information provided is information you can take to gain more understanding.
In closing, I hope if you take away nothing else, it’s the fact that you are not alone on this journey. There is so much magic and mystery in life allowing yourself to reveal that magic will help you to raise your vibrations from something as simple as just putting your feet into the grass.