Have you ever had the feeling that you intuitively knew how to deal with an issue, only to realize that nothing in your experience had provided you with the wisdom to come up with such an insightful approach to the problem. Perhaps you had help. Maybe you had help from a Spirit Guide.
When someone whose body’s died and who’s crossed over makes a decision to offer guidance to a living person he or she becomes what’s often referred to as a Spirit Guide. There are also those who claim that some guides are higher beings who may not have ever existed on the Earth Plane, and other folks claim to have been guided by animal spirits.
Sometimes a Spirit Guide will apparently commit to guide one person for a very long time, often years, decades and even for a lifetime. Then there are occasions when a Guide will appear, pitch in and help out with a single perplexing issue and never be heard from again. I have several friends within the Spiritualist community who’ve been able to identify their Spirit Guides. Some have been able to do so in meditation, some have seen them in visions or dreams, and others have been able to use astral travel , lucid dreaming and numerous other techniques. Many of those friends have maintained a close relationship with the same Guide ever since they first became aware of a guiding presence on their lives. Personally I’ve met a number of Spirit Guides when they’ve made their presence known to me in meditation or sometimes in visions, and many times I’ve assumed that they’d be with me for a long time. Alas, I’ve yet to meet any one Guide more than once. That’s not to say they weren’t guiding me, perhaps one or more of them are still with me, or maybe they each appeared in response to a particular need, did what they came to do and then moved on. I don’t know how or why the right guide always appears, but I’ve no doubt that they do.
A surprisingly large percentage of the folks who’ve described their Spirit Guides have spoken of Native Americans, ancient Egyptians, Tibetans and Saints. personally I’ve been guided by a medieval philosopher, a humble blacksmith from colonial America and even my own departed ancestor.
The bottom line, in my humble opinion, is that there are as many variants of the Human/Spirit Guide relationship as there are humans.
So, how can you find out how you knew the answer to that question which should have baffled you? If you have a friend or mentor who’s a Spiritualist, give them a call and ask for guidance. If you don’t know anyone like that perhaps you know a psychic you’re comfortable with and who’s experienced and qualified to lead you in a guided meditation. Perhaps you can find books and tapes on meditation. There are a whole lot of good resources available once you go looking for them. Of course I have to add that there are also a few unscrupulous shysters who’ll be happy to drain your bank account while promising you answers to complicated spiritual questions. Remember, if it doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t right for you (even though it may have been right for others.)