When seeing a Reader, Spiritualist or Healer you may often hear the term, Spirit Guides. I’ve been taught to refer to my Spirit Guides as my “Spirit Team.” I like this concept because it covers all those who come in to help. For me, I teach to honor your team, thank them but always give the glory to God. There are many different beliefs of who these guides are, their purpose and what they can/can’t do. Here I’ll share my perspective.
Who are these “Guides?”
For my Christian followers this maybe a hard notion to swallow, I encourage you to stick to your beliefs and refer to your guides as your Guardian Angel, the Holy Spirit and God’s Heavenly Angels.
For all others I found this site that has a great description
“Spirit guides are incorporeal beings that are assigned to us before we are born that help nudge and guide us through life. They’re responsible for helping us fulfill the spiritual contract we make with ourselves before we incarnate. Your higher self helps select these guides, who help us while we are living out our incarnation.” (Pavalina, 2006-2014)
Your “Team” could be made up of Ancestors, Guardian Angel, Angels, Spiritual Beings, Ascended Masters, or for some animals spirit guides. Many cultures such as Hawaiians have Animal spiritual Guides (Aumakua).
“Some guides will stay with you throughout your entire life, and others will pop in every now and again to help you with specific areas of your life or goals you are trying to achieve. These guides are at varying levels of consciousness themselves. Some may be highly ascended masters (such as Jesus) and others might be your average spirit who just happens to be a master in a certain area. They may appear to have a male or female energy, though in reality they are just energy. They may be spirits who have had physical incarnations, or they might be spirits who have never taken corporeal form. You may be the only person they are guiding, or they may be on the “panel” for other people as well. They might be deceased relatives, but that is less likely. When it’s time for your spirit guides to help you, they tune in to your energy and help direct you to fulfill your earthly mission.” (Pavalina, 2006-2014)
How many do I have?
There is no specific number. It is my belief that we have many. There is no one set of guides. You have a team of guides that can come in for general matters or specific things for EVERY situation. For me, I know that they know exactly who should step forward when needed.
What they can do?
These guides are assigned to you to be with you throughout your life time. You may not have the same guides throughout your life, they may change as you grow, but you will have guides for the whole of it. Their purpose is to help in “guiding” you.
What they cannot do?
Your guides can NEVER tell you what to do; as in ‘hove to’ do something. If you are communicating with Spirits or Beings that are suggesting or telling you need to or should do something I assure you this is NOT a positive being. You are the captain of the ship which is your body and your life .There are entities out there who will try to trick you because there is something very precious that they need and that is…your body.
Your guides can prompt you (warn you) and “help” you in situation but they can never do something for you without your permission. Spirit beings cannot violate your free will.
Guides cannot force you to do anything.
How they feel.
Your Team loves you unconditionally. They don’t even get mad at you. They respect your freewill and allow you to make your choices regardless if they’re good or bad. Why? Because it’s your choice.
How to communicate with them?
I tell people, just talk. Talk to them. Talk to them out loud. Build a relationship by communicating and just know they’re listening. Don’t expect an answer right away. Know the messages may come in a ah-ha moment, in a dream, in a random thought, through someone else, on the radio/tv (you’ll know because it’ll catch your attention) the possibilities are endless. You may feel a beautiful warmth from within.
The website I referred to early has some great suggestions.
Do it long enough and it becomes very natural after awhile.
What I would like you to know.
The one thing that I try to share with my clients is how they have access to a spiritual team who absolutely and unconditionally loves them. A team who eagerly wants to help them but needs their permission. They cannot make decisions for you but they can show you some options after you decide what you’d like to do. You can call on them any time you want.
Tell them you love them, tell them your thankful but in my opinion all the glory should always be given to God, Creator.