What is a spirit guide? It can be anything in Creation that speaks to a person through dreams or makes a physical appearance or uses vibrations, signs, symbols, words, or any other methods of communication. A spirit guide can be clouds, the wind, a rock, or it could be an ancestor or other human form. It is more comfortable for many people to call a spirit guide an angel, but you can’t assume they are. A spirit guide could be a worm ( I know, yuck...) or even an elephant. Or it could be an insect or amphibians, fish, invertebrates, mammals, or reptiles. Remember, all things are created by the Creator. Or you could have a spirit guide which can be a person who has passed to the other side.
There are a few sites out there that you can take a quiz to see what animal guide you have, and then you can research how that animal guide is supposed to help you. Here is one site: http://www.spiritanimal.info/spirit-animal-quiz/ I’m not sure if it’s the best way to find your guide as I tend to be more of a traditionalist when it comes to being introduced to a guide. However, if you take the quiz and find your guide, I'd love to hear from you to learn if the information about how the animal is supposed to help you rings true to what you are going through at the present time.
I learned how to find my Spirit Guide the traditional way: I attended a Reiki Healing class in Sedona, Arizona. A Navajo Shaman taught us how to Journey (a Shaman tradition) to find our Spirit Animal. He asked us to sit or lie down. Once we were settled, he blessed the room with sage. However, you can also use cedar, sweetgrass, or even tobacco. He lit a candle that changed the vibrations in the room. Someone drummed a steady rhythmic beat. (If you are alone, find Shaman drumming on u-tube or Spotify. It should be a steady beat.) This beat changes the brain waves so that you can travel in this mystical world. He lit a white candle. I laid down, took a few deep breaths, and released any preconceived ideas and desires or expectations. Then I asked for my Spirit Animal to show itself to me. Keep an open mind, and don’t be afraid. (BLOG 76 talks about my first journey. http://othersideofloss.blogspot.com/2018/09/76-my-first-experience-journeying-just.html BLOG 99 A funny story about being bugged by my second animal guide till I finally accepted her http://othersideofloss.blogspot.com/2019/03/99-my-second-animal-guide-kept.html
If you feel uncomfortable journeying or listening to drum music, then listen to mellow music, and think of some idyllic place like a forest, or a mountain covered in spring flowers, or a bubbling stream. Move about in this magical world. Smell, see and touch. Ask your spirit guide to introduce itself to you. Ask its name. Whatever appears, welcome it. But be patient; it might take a little time. Don’t be afraid to touch or hug your animal guide. Be open to what happens to you and spend time talking with your guide.
Be open to any message(s) and do not fall into the trap of expecting a particular message to be delivered. Open your heart to your spirit guide’s love and lessons. Once you’ve finished, thank your guide for meeting you in this special place and thank them for the message. Slowly return the way you came, and then give yourself a few minutes to fully return to the present. Gradually open your eyes. Remember, you've been in another world. If you open your eyes too quickly, I learned, that you can get a massive headache.
There are other ways magical creatures will introduce themselves to you as your spirit guide. Maybe you open a magazine, and a whale is there, or you dream about one, or you see some pajamas with whales on them. Usually, you’ll be introduced to your Animal Guide at least three or four times within a couple of weeks. The same Animal Guide rarely stays with you your whole life as your needs change. When you have a special relationship with your spirit guide or animal guide, you can work deeper on improving yourself and receiving help in this challenging world.
I feel like I found another spiritual technique in working with God’s gifts, his animals, to help my family and others.
If you have a lot of mind chatter, it’s difficult for a guide to come in and say hi. Meditate, slow your body down. If you don’t know how to meditate, read Blog # 7.
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