Communicating With Your Spirit Guides

Each of us has spiritual guides on our side, whether we know it or not. These beings, whether they are angels, spirits of loved ones, or even animal spirits, are there to comfort, guide, nurture, and assist us.

Because we can’t see them, their communication tends to be more subtle, and they are always trying to give us messages in small ways. But we can also connect directly with them. However, because we can’t call them on the phone, or send them a quick text, there are other methods we can use to reach out to them.

The first method I often recommend is to use a set of oracle cards. The Tarot or Angel cards work well for this purpose, although there are many other oracle decks available these days. Choose one that feels right for you.

Ask your spirit guides a question, the more specific the better, and then choose a card randomly from your oracle card deck. This will serve as the answer you seek. Let your intuition guide you when interpreting the card’s message.

You can also do a three-card spread, with one card each to represent the past, present, and future. Learning more about the meanings of your chosen cards will help you better interpret communications from your spirit guides.

Another method you can use to communicate with your guides is to dowse with a pendulum. A pendulum is any solid object connected to a string, chain or cord. As with oracle cards, you will want to find one which you resonate with, and feels in tune with your personal energy frequencies.

They communicate with us in a whisper because they are at a higher frequency, so we have to be very still, silent, open and accepting ~ Suki Eleuterio

You can hold the string of your pendulum with one hand, and let it hover over the palm of the other. If you choose to ask ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions, establish rules with your spirit guides first, such as clockwise for ‘yes’ and counterclockwise for ‘no.’ Each pendulum has different physical properties and may behave in its own way.

Perhaps the most profound way to receive messages from your guides, is by consulting a psychic medium or trance channeler. You can also channel messages from your guides yourself. Think of this as a radio tuner getting a very specific set of signals. Have you ever been able to say just the right words at the right times, or had a flash of inspiration, without knowing the source? These are often messages directly from your guides.

These divine moments tend to come when we are relaxed, calm, and ‘in the zone.’ It’s important to practice getting there as a part of daily meditations. Have a specific question in mind. If it helps to visualize your guides, do that too. Some people creatively journal as part of this process.

Free-form or automatic writing, without regard for spelling, grammar, or even cohesiveness, is another powerful form of spirit guide communication. When you go back and read what you’ve written, you often find something profound. If you’re a visual person, making a visual collage is also a possibility.

We always have a relationship with these beings, but it’s up to us to decide whether we want to have a dialogue with them and let their presence be known ~ Gabby Bernstein

Another method is to do some form of dreamwork, such as ‘dream induction’ which enables you to ask your guides a question before going to sleep, or simply keeping a dream journal next to your bed. Keep notes in your journal every morning, recording as much details as you can remember from the previous night’s dreams. Our guides and loved ones often communicate with us in our dreams, because it is one of the easiest ways they can reach us.

Much like a radio station, our guides are broadcasting to us 24/7, even when we’re not consciously listening. It’s our job to learn to listen to them. Opening these lines of communication with our spirit guides are easy, if we choose to allow it. We need to remember as we do so, that our guides’ messages are always in our best interest, so keep an open and loving mind as you build these relationships.