SPIRIT GUIDES

Spirit Guides are people who have passed over into the next life. They have reached a high spiritual level where they are, but still retain an interest in what is going on in the world. They are not like guardian angels who protect us, but are there to help and guide us when we ask for advice.

Guides are principally concerned with our spiritual growth and are prepared to help us with it. However, as they want us to be independent and stand on our own two feet, they discourage us from asking for help every time we have a small problem. They prefer to act as mentors, older and wiser, who have already learned the lessons we are so painfully trying to master.

Your guides do not offer advice unless you ask for it. That is why some people go through their entire lives without ever realizing that they have spirit guides. Often they have never heard of them, let alone learned how to ask their guides for help. However, even in these cases, their spirit guides will do all they can to help these people as they travel through life. In fact, if a person like this is in desperate straits, and calls out for help, help will immediately come from that person's spirit guides. Spirit guides are totally non-judgmental. Even if we make serious mistakes by ignoring or going against their advice they will be ready and willing to help again next time. They will never say, "I told you so." They recognize that we have to make mistakes sometimes to learn important lessons.

You are not restricted to just one spirit guide. You may start out with one guide and then move on to another as you progress and develop spiritually. Although you may not realize it, you have a number of guides helping you all the time, each with their own special talents and skills.

Spirit guides can be almost anyone, but usually they are highly evolved souls who have a deep desire to help people in this incarnation. Consequently, although there are many mischievous spirits, you will never find these acting as spirit guides. Stay tuned for further articles on the different types of guides and ways to connect with your spirit guide!