Hi again!
As always, I want to thank you for hanging out. I truly love this time we get to spend together. And, again, if you have questions, feel free to drop a comment on the post, or head over to Twitter or Instagram to message me there. My purpose is to help, so please don't be shy!
Today's post is two-fold. The first section will be a story about how I met my main Spirit Guide. Finally, right? We were supposed to talk about that last time, but Spirit hijacked my lesson plan. hahaha. I've double-checked and we are good to go with this one. The second section will be some of my favorite resources.
My Spirit Guide
Meeting my Spirit Guide was a process. I've read some stories from other Sensitives about how they went to a development class and had an "opening" and then the ah-ha moment of meeting their guide. As you know, I'm not (and have never been) in any sort of development class. I just researched and learned on my own. There was a LOT of trial and error. Some stuff worked. Some stuff didn't. What I want to share with you is the story of when my main Spirit Guide and I finally, and fully, clicked.
Before I tell you my story, it would probably be helpful if I tell you a little about Spirit Guides.
Each of us is assigned a main Spirit Guide. This Guide is with us from birth. I liken them to a bouncer, if you will. Like at a club or bar. Some Sensitives will refer to them as a Master Spirit Guide. I think there might be other terms for them. This is what I hear them referred to as.
The purpose of the main Spirit Guide is to...guide us. To help us walk our Life Path, as best they can. That's the path that WE decided upon. These decisions were made before we came to this plane of existence. As a matter of fact, we selected our Spirit Guide at that same time. Anyway, there's more to that story, but we can go over that later. I'm trying to stay focused, which is really hard because there is so much I want to tell you.
Okay, so, lots of sources I read said that Spirit Guides will communicate with you through many sources: symbols, intuitive senses (the Clairs), snippets of songs on the radio that hold a certain significance, signs—really, the list goes on and on. Basically, Spirit Guides will always work for your best and highest good, and will employ any method they can to get your attention, or get their message across. They are...relentless, sometimes sending the same message through many different avenues when necessary.
For example, if you are struggling with a decision whether to buy that new home, you may start seeing your specific (special) symbol from your Spirit Guide—I'll get into that more in a minute—or seeing ads for home lenders, hearing more ads than usual for realtors or home lenders on T.V. or radio. See where I'm going with this? You may feel a tug of "recognition" when you see The Home. You know the one I'm talking about. The house that checks off all the items on your list. When you see it, you "just know" it's the house for you. These are all signs from Spirit, using every method possible to communicate with you.
So, in my case, I was pretty in tune with most of those methods by the time I decided to "meet my Spirit Guide". What I was aiming to do, was SEE him or her. I wanted to see what they looked like, HEAR their voice, and interact with them the same way I interact with my husband or my kids.
Then, I came across an exercise to meet my Spirit Guide. This was the first main step I took. I can't remember exactly which source I found it. Or maybe it was a combination of sources. But the first exercise I ever did was to set the intention to meet my main Spirit Guide by having them show me our special symbol.
In my mind's eye, I held out my hand. I asked them to place in my hand something that would be our special symbol. Something that, any time I saw it, I would recognize and say, "My Spirit Guide is trying to reach me with a message." I have to say I was shocked, and then, definitely NOT, when I finally saw the symbol: a heart shape stone!
My special symbol is the heart shape. When I was younger, I drew heart shapes on EVERY. THING. I am not fucking kidding. It was every where. I just assumed it was my thing. You know? But, I always thought it was really cool when I'd be walking along and I'd happen across a rock that was heart-shaped. Or, find a heart in the formation of a cloud. Sometimes, I'd see hearts in the droplets of water. I still see hearts all the time. Even my wedding ring has a heart in it. Two of my tattoos have hearts in them. No, scratch that. Four. Four of my ten tattoos have hearts, in some way, shape, or form. Before this exercise, I never really understood the significance of that shape, until I started actively working to develop my mediumship.
So, then I understood that when I randomly saw a heart-shape, my main Spirit Guide was trying to reach me. Trying to communicate with me. Guide me. Reassure me, tell me that it's meant to be.
That was all well and fine. For awhile. But that wasn't what I wanted. Like I said, I wanted more than that. So, I kept looking into it and kept meditating. All the while I could HEAR my Spirit Guide. Their voice sounded like my voice. The same voice I have when I'm thinking. If you think that didn't cause some doubt, think again!! That's why I wanted more. I wanted something to help clear my doubt. Something more tangible.
Finally, I got what I wanted. More or less. I set the intention that I wanted to SEE my Spirit Guide and come to know them as well as know they me. I asked if I could meet them, asked them to show me what they looked like and used a blank window as the backdrop to help eliminate distractions. All in my mind's eye, of course. This took several attempts but finally I saw my main Spirit Guide.
There, against the window, the image of a cowboy emerged. The only thing missing was the spurs. He was dressed the same as you'd expect a cowboy from the late 1800's would be dressed, including the dark leather duster. His cowboy hat was pulled low, so I couldn't see all of his facial features. He was very cordial and addressed me with a polite, "ma'am" and a tip of his hat. He introduced himself as "Henry".
I was so excited with this progress! After that, you can imagine my frustration when, in asking for guidance or help with something, I'd get halting answers or only half pieces of information. It was clear there was a breakdown in communication somewhere, but damned if I knew how to fix it! My progress was at a standstill. I was frustrated and getting nowhere. Dammit.
One night, I was reading "It" by Stephen King (again) and one character referred to another character named Henry as Hank and I had a gut reaction. That clear knowing, if you will. I sat up and said, out loud, "Hank? Is that your name? I thought it was Henry?" And clear as a bell, in my mind's ear, I heard my main Spirit Guide say, "Only my momma calls me Henry. Everyone else calls me Hank."
From that day forward, I have had NO trouble communicating with Hank. His voice began to sound different than my own, more distinct and unique.
Granted, I still can't see all of his facial features clearly. I can for the most part, but not all of them. I don't know what that's all about. I don't know that I'll ever figure out what the deal is there. It puzzled me for a long time. But, for now, I've decided that some things are not for me to know. Or, not for me to know RIGHT NOW. Sometimes he's wearing his duster, and sometimes he's not. Sometimes he's not wearing his hat, but he usually is. I get the feeling he's pretty attached to that hat—It's never very far.
So, the cool thing is that after I met Hank, I met my other Spirit Guides!
We get other Spirit Guides, too. I call these, Specialists. Other Sensitives have other names for them. Some Guides come and stay for awhile, some for a long while, and some only for a short while. It all depends on the need. It's important that we call them to us—they are always here for our highest good, but we still have to ask for their help—and then they stay until their purpose has been served.
So, if you have a project you need help with—maybe there is a lot of math involved and math isn't your strong suit (Heaven knows it isn't mine!)—ask for help. Seriously, this applies for ANY situation.
Right now? I have seven. SueAnn-she helps will all things Spirit related. Lydia-she helps with things in the kitchen. George-he's super helpful with accounting, budgets, management, work. Peter-he is super handy with everything mechanical. He helps me figure out how to fix stuff. Lyle-he is sort of my jack-of-all-trades, but is very artistic. And last, but not least, Holly. Holly is another one that helps with Spirit stuff, but I actually think she belongs to a close friend of mine, rather than me, per se. Holly is super quiet, so I've had a hard time figuring her out. But I do know that she works with that friend of mine. Anyway, I've had them all for quite some time. None of them show any signs of leaving. It's cool. They can stay if they want. They are super helpful, so it's all good.
Right then. So, on to some resources!
Resources
I credit HeadSpace with helping figure out the whole meditation thing. I've explained in a previous post that Meditation and I had a rocky relationship. Meditation, in and of itself, is the practice of just being. But many guided meditations incorporate visualizations, which, of course, utilize the mind's eye. For some silly reason, I had a hard time with this concept. I think the problem was that I had been using it for so long and it was already so developed (without ever having labeled it as the "mind's eye") that I assumed the mind's eye MUST be something different. What a relief it was to finally figure this all out. HeadSpace breaks down meditation into simple, easy to understand concepts. Once you get past the basics, there are meditations in many forms that you can use in their app.
Lisa Berry is a beautiful soul. I credit her with teaching me how to breathe. Yes, breathe, dammit! She taught me how to center myself with a 2+2=4 breathing style. Breathe in for a count of two, hold the breath for a count of two, and breathe out for a count of four. As she says in her website, "This slight manipulation of our breath (which can be done to combat everything from panic attacks to stage fright), ignites our parasympathetic nervous system– aka, our chill mode." Repeating this cycle as many times as necessary to return to ourselves, allows us to reconnect to our hearts. I love this so much. I highly suggest you sign up for her newsletters. She has begun an intuitive project that is simply divine. You can follow her on Instagram, too. She's lovely.
Jessica Lee's website and blog is PACKED with a shit ton of FREE information. She is genuine, down-to-earth and you can tell that she provides information that is Spirit guided and from the heart. I considered her site my "go to" place whenever I was stuck and learned SO. MUCH.
I have read Kim Russo's book "The Happy Medium - Life Lessons From The Other Side" four times. Twice on my kindle and twice on a hard copy. I finally bought in hard copy so that I could mark the pages, highlight, and basically use it like a text book. I'm pretty sure the bubbling technique I use now started from what I learned in her book. I'm not sure if it's exactly the same now, since it might have evolved over time, but I'm pretty sure that's where it started. Her book is basically a memoir and describes how it was for her, growing up with these kinds of abilities, and how she developed them. But, mixed in are lessons and exercises for the developing Medium. I can't say enough awesome things about this book—I highly recommend it. (And, no, I haven't yet read her new book.)
Calm and RainRain are great apps for meditation if you need ambient background noises. (I mean, you can use them for other purposes besides meditation, of course!)
DownDog is my favorite app for yoga. It's great-even for total noobs (beginners) like me.
Just as an FYI - I am not being paid by any of these people to say any of these things. These are my honest opinions. I truly enjoy and utilize these sources. If I didn't, I wouldn't recommend them to my friends. That would just be a shitty thing to do, right?
So, I think I've talked your ear off enough for today. I hope that you continue to have an open mind and open heart. I hope you watch for signs from your main Spirit Guide. And, of course, I hope you find this helpful.
Fascinating as usual! Thanks for sharing.
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