| The expectation or hope of dramatic, obvious contact | | | | won't be able to identify much about the source, other |
| with a spiritual guide or guides too often leads to | | | | than to know that it feels genuine and pure. |
| disappointment. Much emphasis has been placed on | | | | 3. It's entirely possible, in our opinion, that many people |
| spirit guide contact by many spiritual authors, but | | | | have created, in their mind, a name and image of the |
| frankly, we believe your higher-self should receive | | | | helpful spiritual energy they call their guide. We don't |
| more attention. | | | | see anything wrong with this, as long as it's only to |
| Below are seven tips for gaining authentic spiritual | | | | identify the energy. |
| guidance. | | | | 4. We don't feel that associating a name with spiritual |
| 1. It's very important to note that not all "guides" offer | | | | insight or discovering the name of a guide is important |
| absolute truth and wisdom just because they are not | | | | because it may not always be a guide from which you |
| in a physical body. Some have strong biases and may | | | | are deriving information, and it's easy to become |
| not be objective with their advice to you. | | | | dependent on a guide. |
| It's easy to mistake a disincarnate soul (someone who | | | | 5. Receiving outside help is great when needed, but |
| died but did not go to "the Light" for a variety of | | | | relying on yourself as much as possible in meditation |
| reasons) or a mischievous or dark entity for a "guide." | | | | by connecting with your subconscious mind and your |
| If the guide offers input that sounds impartial or | | | | higher-self is usually best. Your subconscious mind is |
| prejudiced in any way, doesn't feel uplifting or of a | | | | where all past and present life memories are stored, |
| higher vibration, or feels negative and gives negative | | | | along with all fears and defenses. Your higher-self is |
| sounding advice (e.g., telling you to do something that | | | | also your link to your super-conscious, or all that is. |
| would incur karma), demand that it leave and ask for | | | | Some say it's a direct connection to God, your |
| spiritual cleansing help from whomever you pray to. | | | | god-self. |
| For example, if you make contact through a ouija | | | | Our Direct Your Destiny (tm) e-package offers |
| board, pendulum, or some other means with an energy | | | | extensive tips and tools to help you get the most of |
| who claims to have been someone famous, such as | | | | your inner guidance. |
| Elvis, be wary. Even if it really is a deceased, famous | | | | 6. If you meditate regularly and connect with your |
| personality, there is no guarantee that the information | | | | higher-self, you will have all the help you need, which |
| imparted will be truthful and non-subjective. Besides, it's | | | | may sometimes include the help of other-dimensional |
| common for dark entities to play such games. | | | | guides of the Light. All you have to do is focus on the |
| 2. Everyone perceives spiritual guidance differently. | | | | dilemma or question, and if you are meant to know the |
| Some hear (clairaudience), some see (clairvoyance), | | | | answer, you will know it, when you are meant to |
| some just know (claircognizance), some feel | | | | realize it, one way or another. |
| (clairsentience), some taste or smell, and some | | | | Through years of practicing meditation, we regularly |
| experience various combinations or all of the above | | | | receive flashes of insight and the answers to |
| (clair-all). This is true with past life recall also. If you just | | | | questions by detaching just enough from the conscious |
| know or feel, you may not directly hear or see your | | | | mind to allow higher-self insight to flow to the doorstep |
| guides or past lives. | | | | of consciousness. Sometimes it seems as if the |
| Although you may very well have one (or more) main | | | | answers are waiting there for us to perceive. |
| guardian angel or guide, it's likely that most people are | | | | 7. Meditation is so important for self-awareness and |
| not supposed to have a consistent, direct, conscious | | | | stress reduction. Develop and practice it as a regular |
| link to him or her while incarnated. Why, you ask? If | | | | discipline and you will benefit in many ways, including |
| you could pick up your spiritual telephone and had an | | | | receiving regular spiritual guidance and the ability to |
| invisible, on-call advisor to give you direct answers, | | | | discern cosmic noise from divine insight. |
| 100% sure-fire direction any time you needed it, this | | | | In summary, we believe it's to your advantage to put |
| would be cheating; you would not learn the lessons | | | | aside the desire to commune with specific spiritual |
| you've incarnated to experience. | | | | guides and instead focus on becoming or remaining |
| Furthermore, we agree that help from angels of the | | | | grounded and centered, and accessing your inner |
| Light and ascended master guides is available to many, | | | | awareness and your higher-self. |
| but the insight you receive may be so subtle that you | | | | |