One of the most asked questions when it comes to psychics and medium is how to connect with angels and spirit guides. Our guides and angels are always sending us messages and signs that they are with us, supporting and protecting us in our daily lives. It is really up to us to open our hearts and learn how to receive their guidance. Below are 4 steps to help you ignite a connection with your spirit team.

You can add 1 or all 4 of these steps to your spiritual tool belt:

1) Set Your Intention

You want to create a successful communication platform with your spirit team of guides and angels. From your heart, ask your angels and guides to be with you.

If you are going to meditate 3 hours from now, ask them to be present during that time. Schedule a meditation meeting. Tell your spirit team ahead of time that you will be ready and kindly request their presence.

2) Meditate 

Take 3 deep breaths. Allow yourself to relax and visualize a beautiful light shining in your heart area. Say a prayer for the highest good to come to you and surround yourself with the divine’s white light of protection.

Visualize your favorite garden and see all the colorful flowers around you. Perhaps there is a fountain or stream nearby and butterflies gently dancing in the warm breeze. In this sacred garden, find yourself sitting on a comfortable bench. Take a deep breath in and sense or feel the amazing vibration of this very special place.

Ask that your guardian angel or spirit guide come forward and sit next to you. Ask their name and listen. Ask how they are here to help you. Take this time to listen to them tell you in what ways you are being guided and supported.

“Keep your heart open to receiving further messages from your spirit team.”

3) Ask for Confirmation 

When you receive a name or information and you are not quite sure…..ask for clarity. Your guides and angels will eagerly offer more information.

Ask them for confirmation by giving you a sign or symbol that you will notice and that you will know this message came from them.

For example, one of my clients met a new spirit guide in his meditation, recently. He could not believe that the name he received was the correct name, because it was such a common name, he did not know if he made it up in his mind or that it was spirit’s message to him.

He was new to the meditation process and he needed a little reassurance and clarity around his latest meditative experience.  He asked his new spirit guide friend for confirmation.

Later that day, while my client was watching his television program, the announcer said the name of his spirit guide three times in a row. Spirit is amazing!

4) Express Gratitude 

Thank your guides and angels for this time together and for being with you.

See, feel or sense them receiving your appreciation and heartfelt gratitude. Invite them to come the next time you are in your garden meditation.

When you are ready, write down your messages and keep them in your spiritual journal.

The process of writing your experience down on paper helps to focus your energy and lets your spirit team know you received their messages loud and clear.

    Do you believe in past lives? People have been debating the veracity of reincarnation and their are many theories for and against it. Some people believe that we live different lives over and over until we fulfill our mission of enlightenment. Even if it takes hundreds of years.

You may have experienced a feeling of visiting a place or living a situation before you have actually been there. This phenomenon is called deja vu, and it is quite common.   Some believe that this experience is proof that past lives are real.  If you think you are experience the remains of a past life, here are a few things you can look out for.

Fears That You Cannot Explain

If you find yourself afraid of something that you have never had a connection to, you may have had a trauma in past life and it has followed you to this one.  To get past these fears you may need to consult a spiritual advisor or someone experienced with past life regression therapy.

Multiple Déjà Vu Experiences

While the afore mentioned deja vu is indeed common, you may have many experiences with the feeling. If you have recurring experiences at the same place you may have encountered it in a past life.  You may also have recurring dreams about this place.   This may be a sign that you have lived a past life.

Are Your Dreams Confusing?

If you are unsettled or confused by your dreams, it may be that your subconscious is trying to connect your waking sense of deja vu with  your past life.  This is especially true if you encounter someone you know in this life but they sound or look different in your dream.  This could mean that you knew them in a past life.

Specific Talents Emerge

You may find that you  have an interest in something that doesn’t fit in with your background.  You may have a sudden interest in a type of art or have a talent for music or dance even though you have never had a lesson.  This may be directly connected to a past life.

Just as you have limitless potential in your current life, there is no limit to who you could have been in the past.   Even if you are going through a hard time in the present, you may soon reap the rewards of your past life.

Best Past Life Readers: Psychic Mediums 

 Many of us hopelessly praying to have a guardian angel watching over us while others walk through life without a care in the world about whether they have one or not. Everyone is different and everyone has their own unique beliefs about the afterlife, whether they believe it exists or not. For those who believe in guardian angels, a guardian angel may appear at any time. It could appear as a mother type figure that takes care of you when you desperately need care or a friend that goes overboard to show you they are there for you in your time of need.

Our guardian angels can appear in a variety of forms and will do their ultimate best to assist you in your time of crisis. This could be through a catalyst of some sort and may even be shown through drastic measures such as saving you from a burning house or car accident. Guardian angels assist in a near invisible manner and may work through someone close to you or a stranger to help you through difficult moments in life. Therefore, they encourage us to have more faith in the kindness of others. Believe it or not, your angel is hovering nearby just waiting for the next time they can connect with you.

If you want to connect to your guardian angel than there are some simple ways you can start.

#1: Meditation is the perfect way to reach out to your guardian angel. You not only fall into a deeper state of calm and relaxation, but you are more in touch with your internal self and open to receiving new information. Practice talking to your guardian angel while you are meditating. Meditate by taking some private time in a private space and relaxing your body. Practice breathing properly and allow yourself to empty your mind of all stress and worry.

#2: Prayer is important when it comes to connecting with your guardian angel. Allow yourself to let go and talk about personal issues, goals, dreams and desires. Pretend you are talking to someone close to you and share your innermost hopes and wishes for the present and future. You can ask for help if you need it. You won’t be judged on anything you say.

#3: Take a long walk. Imagine that your guardian angel is walking right along beside you and are speaking with them. You don’t have to speak out loud as they can hear you. By taking a long walk or hike away from it all you can escape the hustle and bustle of the day to day and truly open your soul. If you find a place with a picturesque view then sit there for awhile and share your thoughts with your guardian angel.

#4: Take out the garbage. This is very important. If you don’t clear your head of all the “junk” that you keep cluttering it up with, you won’t find clarity and it will be harder to connect to your guardian angel. Take a moment and completely empty your thoughts. Think about issues that have a deeper meaning to you. Ask yourself, “What do I want from this lifetime?” Or, “What do I want to accomplish?” Your guardian angel will be listening and you may feel a warmth or kind presence circling you.

#5: Try journaling. Keep a journal with you at all times and then offer your thoughts and innermost desires for life to your guardian angel by reading them out loud or just read it internally to them. Visualization and communication is very important when trying to connect with your guardian angel.

The relationship you have with your guardian angel will develop over time if you keep your heart, mind and soul open to the idea of them being beside you as a guide, best friend and protector. Your guardian angel is there at all times, in good times and bad and whether you are aware of them or not. Take the time to communicate with them and you may find a sense of true inner peace.

            How would you know if a spirit is good or bad? Figuring out whether a spirit is bad or good isn’t something that is clearly stated in any book or by any religious figure. An encounter with a good or bad spirit can invoke all sorts of feelings and emotions in an individual. Some experiences may make someone feel extremely bad and may make an individual want to avoid or hide away from anything that focuses on spiritual or religious practices.

Other spiritual encounters may be beautiful, enlightening and life altering where an individual becomes curious to know more, leading them to seek out other ways to keep connecting with a good spirit. Here are some common differences between good and bad spirits and what the experience may look or feel like.

The Air That Surrounds You Changes

Generally, when the air is cooler than normal or when you find cold patches of air in specific areas of a house or room, this is considered to be the work of a bad spirit. You may have read various chilling and eerie tales where the air goes stale and cold, or that people notice an obvious sense of evil within a specific room. When it is a good spirit, the air sensation may offer a sense of comfort and calming and may be refreshing or warmer than usual offering an individual a sense of peace.

There Are Either Negative or Positive Signs Within Your Surroundings

Good spirits are not going to intentionally scare you. That is not their purpose by any means. They will offer feelings of peace, tranquility and comfort. The signs of a good spirit are commonly noted as the flickering of bright lights, warm patches of air within a room, a comforting touch you cannot see and the sounds of soft music in the distance.

Bad spirits want to make themselves known and for the wrong reasons. They want to bring negativity to a place or a person by scaring them. They may blow out candles, drop pictures, break mirrors and create a spooky ambiance in one’s home. They are not there to do any good for you, so it’s best not to encourage them to stick around. They are a spirit that is either stuck and cannot move on to the spiritual realm that they wish, or they linger around to haunt and get revenge on a person, place or thing.

If you experience any of these noticeable events, then you might want to consider consulting with a spiritual advisor who can guide you through it all. A trusted and professional spiritual advisor will be able to distinguish whether you are dealing with a good or evil spirit and will direct you on a path that will provide further understanding. They will offer you some clarity to the question, “why is this spirit here and why me?”, as well as the ever so popular question, “what do they want?”

It is wise to follow up on these occurrences as they can become worrisome, or bother you over time. If they begin to keep you up at night, or if you are dealing with daily fear or anxiety, talk to a friendly spiritual advisor for some guidance and support.

     Are afraid of ghost? Not thrilled to meet an alien? What about shadow people? Have you heard of them?  If not, you are not alone. In a world full of unexplained phenomenon, there are many that we simply don’t talk about that often, and some we haven’t even heard of through mainstream media.

Shadow people appear like dark silhouette shadows of humans, and you may see them in various places throughout homes and buildings. They are known to be secretive about being seen, and if they feel you are trying to catch a direct glimpse of them, they will quickly move within the walls or skip to another room in the house.

Now before you go looking around your house and searching for shadow people mid-day, they are reportedly witnessed during the darker night hours, just hiding in corners, walls and hallways. People of all ages have seen this type of phenomenon, which can leave them a bit shook up or curious to know more.

The number one thing to look for when trying to catch a sneak peek at shadow people is that they appear as thick, dark matter. Even in a dark room you would be able to see their distinct dense shape stand out. Shadow people can choose which form they want to “shadow” in, whether it is a ghost-like shape or an animal. People have described them as tall shadows with dark hoods, human-like, animal-like and a variety of other formations. There isn’t any point in trying to shine your flashlight through them as their dense structure prevents the light from passing through.

What Is Their Purpose?

Shadow people have been known to follow humans around and just linger, sometimes even watching us as we sleep. Sounds a bit creepy, doesn’t it?  They seem to be harmless, like household insects, and disappear when spotted and bolt to another area of a house, barn or building. Some people have described shadow people as entities who have passed on and are now spirits. But they are thought of as spirits that did not accept the light when offered, leaving them to linger on earth with us.

Aliens? Ghosts? Demons? Inter-dimensional Formations?

So what are they? No one knows exactly. A few sightings of them may put you in a place of questioning your sanity.  Shadow people are famous for being quickly spotted from the corner of the eye, so there is always that question of whether or not the lights are acting up or whether your eyes are just playing tricks on you.

Lately, there have been more and more sightings where people see them directly and face-to-face. Some individuals have reported that they have seen them with yellow or red eyes before they quickly dart away to another room or slide into a wall.  Some have also felt the presence of evil when they show themselves or right before they catch a glimpse out of the corner of their eyes, therefore, assuming they are of demonic nature.

Is this how aliens are walking among us? You can question every viewpoint, but the answer remains that there is not one piece of solid scientific evidence of what shadow people truly are and what they are looking for here on earth.

         Dealing with a death of a parent can never be easy but processing the mixed emotions and conflicting perceptions is much harder for some people. When a parent’s death is the punctuation point on a lifelong abusive or distant relationship, the so-called five stages of grief can feel more like the nine circles of hell.

• At the cemetery, friends and family are trying to console John with: “I’m sorry for your loss” – but he’s silently shouting “Good riddance!”
• As Brenda cares for her mother as she goes through chemo and radiation, living under her mother’s roof for the first time in 40 years, she’s extremely conflicted. She resents the huge responsibility and even hopes her mother will pass quickly. This sends Brenda spiraling down into guilt – “How can you possibly be looking forward to your mother’s death? What kind of selfish narcissist are you, anyway?”
• When Marcie’s father finally passed away, her predominant emotion was one of relief. She felt a newfound sense of freedom, blissfully released from something that had felt subliminally oppressive all of her life. “Liberated at last!” was her overriding sensation.

If you identify with any of these three true-life scenarios, you are certainly not as alone (and despicable) as you might feel. If you experienced a distant, dysfunctional, or abusive relationship with your parent, death often brings up painful memories, unresolved anger, guilt, longing, sadness, confusion, regret, relief — and shame over that relief. Sometimes all in the same hour!

Working through the cyclone of emotions

The first thing to do is to turn off those self-abusive voices in your head guilting and shaming you for whatever you might be feeling. This is the time to learn how to be your own best advocate – your own nurturing parent, if you prefer – and carve your unique path to reconciliation and closure.

You might need a confrontational, anger-venting method, a creatively expressive technique, a forgiveness ceremony, or all of the above and more as you trudge your way through. Expect your healing to be fluid and ever-changing. Allow your process to be uniquely yours and perfect just the way it shows up for you. There truly is no right way to do this, so don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

“Closure” doesn’t mean shoving your pain and confusion into a box with a neatly tied bow on top. True closure means coming to a place of acceptance, wholeness, and better-than-okayness despite what you’ve been through. Some people even reach an elevated spiritual perspective that allows them to view the whole Earth drama as being exactly what they needed to evolve. Others reach a deep appreciation for themselves for choosing the exact parents they were born to.

Here are some suggestions we’ve found to be of invaluable help when you’re dealing with the death of a difficult parent and trying to sort through unfinished business and ambivalent feelings.

1) Journal your feelings

Pouring out your pain and regrets, or your rage and fury, into a private journal using a pen can be both cathartic and revealing. Don’t hold back, don’t censor, and don’t judge. Let the writing take you where it wants to go. Capture every dark thought and ugly feeling and put it down in black and white. This helps take a lot of the energetic charge off of your strong emotions, allows you to experience release, and often gifts you with crystal clarity during “ah ha!” moments of realization.

If writing is challenging for you, make an audiotape. Speak or shout your feelings into a microphone. If you’re musical, write a song. Paint, collage, mosaic, sew, create pottery, or plant a flower garden with the sole intention of channeling your feelings into something beautiful.

2) Practice automatic writing

Try to initiate a soul-to-soul correspondence with your deceased parent. If you’ve always believed the veils between worlds are thin, this is a great time to try your “hand” at automatic writing. Or typing. Use your computer if you prefer. Say what you need to say, and then ask questions. Leave space and silence for messages to come through. Intend to receive a response.

3) Begin a blog

Sometimes it helps to have an audience to witness your words and emotions, even if you can’t see their faces. No need to put your name on it if you don’t care to. Write anonymously. Share your wounds, your rage, and your wit. Invite readers to comment and share their own parental death stories. You might even find yourself at the centre of a thriving community of like-minded others.

4) Talk to people

If you feel too vulnerable sharing your personal material with friends and family, seek out community resources. Mental health associations, hospice facilities, and suicide hotlines all have easy access to grief counselors. Be candid about your ambivalence over losing your parent. Your situation is complicated, and you need someone totally impartial and experienced to witness your process without passing judgment.

5) Create meaningful ritual

You can use a ritual to communicate something to your parent, or as a way to signify something important to your subconscious. Perhaps it’s how you totally let go of the difficult emotions, or say a final “goodbye”.

Create a sacred, safe space that has deep meaning for you. If you need to channel energy through sound and movement — drum, dance, sing, stomp, chant, or scream. Burn a letter, release a balloon, bury a photo in the earth, or hike to the highest mountain peak in your area to signify your personal resurrection.

6) Consult divination tools

Seek answers from rune stones, tealeaves, or a crystal ball. All of these tools help you access your own inner Guidance. Avail yourself of the support of a professional psychic reader who’s well versed in these areas. Receiving help from a compassionate, gifted intuitive reader can be just the nurturing balm you need to soothe your soul and restore you to balance.

7) Seek oracular wisdom

Treat yourself to a tarot reading with a professional, or create a powerful ritual using your own deck. Choose a multi-card spread that reflects past influences, present forces, and future potentialities. Strive to access a broad overview on your situation.

See if you can get to a place of impartiality and higher awareness about the karmic forces at work in your difficult relationship. Try to ascertain what gifts your parental contract has given you in this lifetime, and get a sense of what new adventures might be just around the corner for you. If you entrust a truly gifted intuitive Tarot reader with this important task, you will be delighted by the numinous power these cards of revelation carry.

8) Consult a psychic medium

Many psychic mediums specialize in communicating with deceased spirits, helping them to interact with those still left in the physical world. We know that death is not the end of the spirit, and oftentimes a parent will say the very things you’ve longed to hear all of your life. It’s a great way to achieve further understanding and re-open a dialogue, dealing with unfinished business and gaining clarity.

Lastly, when seeking “closure”, you’ll probably find yourself dancing around the “f” word. “Forgiveness”. Yes, you might need to forgive your parent at some point. But that is not the same thing as absolving them of guilt or condoning anything hurtful. Forgiveness is actually you saying that you’re putting down the pain now — for you. You’re choosing to set yourself free so that you can continue to actualize your Divine Purpose and Soul Plan for this very precious lifetime.

About Channeling

Channeling is simply making yourself open and receptive to the energies around us and letting them move freely through you. This is a way for the spirit world to engage in non-verbal communication with humans. It can also help you become more in tune with your own consciousness.

You can discover more about nature and yourself through channeling by seeing your own life from a different point of view. Channeling can also help you access the information to help you grow spiritually. It can help you connect  your intuition and to your spirit guide.

The Ways to Channel

Psychic healing, seances and automatic writing are all forms of channeling. Even the harmless, mass marketed Ouija board is a way to channel.  Channelers use meditation to close out the conscious world.  Each channeler mediates  and communicates in in a different way.  Some channeling is conscious, which means the channeler is fully aware of what is going on.  Through clairvoyance, images are the main source of communication. Clairaudience means the channeler hears sounds or voices. In clairsentience, a spirit presences is sensed.  Physical channeling is done thought a deep trance.

The most famous channeler, Edgar Cacyce could only communicate with the spirit world when he was in a deep trance.

The Purpose of Channeling

Channeling is used to bring about a higher level of personal growth.  People who use channeling can achiever greater personal development and become happier as they become more clear about their choices and their life path.

Why should you channel?

Channeling can bring about clarity.  We live in a complicated time and it’s hard to understand our own life path.  Channelling can give us a connection to the spirit world to get perspective on our lives.  Channeling can give us answers from inside our selves.

Everyone who inhabits this world has a spirit guide. Some believe that these helpers are assigned to us at birth.  Spirit guides are part of our unconscious

the help guide us to complete our life journeys.  Spirit guides can also be viewed as a part of ourselves that are revealed in many different forms and shapes.

However you, personally, view spirit guides, it is true that every one of us needs a little extra help and guidance in our lives.  Spirit guides are part of our shared human experience.  They guide us to greater clarity, joy, freedom and peace.  There are several different types of spirit guides.

Seven  Types of Spirit Guides

Spirit guides can come in many forms.  A spirit guide could be as simple a puff of air or could be a fully formed being that is the result of a spiritual journey.  Since there are so many kinds of spirit guides, here is a list of seven basic types.

1. Trans species (half man half beast)

The half/human  half/animal is a common type of spirit guide. Examples of these are centaurs, harps, fauns and other trans-species.  Some spirit guides are also forms of deities such as Anubis (Egyption god) Ganesha (Indian god)   Your spirit guide may reach out to you when you need them and they may take on one of these forms.

2. Animals/Totems

The most well-known spirit guides are animals. This type of spirit guide is very popular, mostly because they are accessible in our daily lives.   Ancient cultures used animals to represent their tribes and line of family. Today animals represent our own wants and needs.

3. Light Beings

Light beings are also known as guardian angels.  Many see their guardian angel as a spirit guide.  This type of spirit guide is used to help people through particularly traumatic situations like grief and loss.  This type of guide is called a light being because they appear as bright or glowing.

4. Ancestors

Some spirit guides are attached to us by a connection to our families or ethnic background.  This type of guide can be someone you have lost recently or even someone related to you that died centuries ago.  You may feel that you have an unnamed connection to this spirit guide, but know that they are reaching out to you for a reason.

5. Plants

Because our world is filled with living energy, plants are also a source of spiritual  support.  This is seen in the use of herbs and teas to help us relax, focus or even reach a higher plane of understanding.

6. Gods and Goddesses

Throughout the history of the civilized world, gods and goddesses have been worship and feared. There are different deities in every culture and religion. These gods may also serve as spirit guides.

7. Ascended Masters

This type of spirit guide is unique because they are beings who used to reside on earth but fulfilled their spiritual journey and have moved past this world and have achieved an enlightened status.  Examples of these beings are  found in many different religions.

Just as human beings are varied and diverse so are the spirit guides.  As you move through your life journey you many have different spirit guides. You may need support for different things in you life.  Just know that no matter what your journey brings you in challenge, you can connect with spirit to help you.

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