Seeking Guidance

Spirit Guides are beings that are believed to be from a higher realm. This could be anything from an angel or ancestor to a spiritual entity. These beings may be connected to you for a few reasons. They could be attached to you as an individual, your lineage, or just because they want to offer guidance to humanity. Spirit Guides can provide guidance in multiple forms such as protection, inspiration, healing, and they can assist with spiritual and personal growth. Not all Spirit Guides are the same and not everyones relationship with them will be the same. Some guides specialize in specific areas of life and will help you while you're on a certain path. This means that some guides may only be present for a certain amount of time or period throughout life. However, not all spirit guides will move on after you complete a journey and head into the next, some may even stick by you throughout your entire life. Before you attempt to reach out to your Guides it is very important to ground and protect yourselves from anything negative that could come through. 

To reach out to your Guides you could do a silent invocation where you send them a request for their guidance. Make sure you are being specific in what you are asking for and you also want to make sure you are only allowing the Guides who have your best interest at heart come through. These Guides can communicate with you through various methods. Divination tools like oracle cards, tarot cards, pendulums, or scrying are excellent for communicating with your Guides. Other methods of reaching out to your Guides could be through meditation, prayer, rituals, or simply setting intentions to establish a form of communication. However if your Guides REALLY want to send you a message, they may do so through intuitive insights, synchronicities, dreams, visions, and signs. The nature of the preferred communication methods will vary from guide to guide and human to human. It is important to remember that in order to build up a relationship with your Guides it is going to require trust, openness, and receptivity. This is because it’s a process that involves an active willingness to listen and follow the advice given, as well as simply respecting the Guides and their guidance. Just as you respect your Guides they will respect you and your free will. It is important to remember that everyone's journey and experiences will be different and personal to them, so you need to find what works best for YOU!

Our Ancestors are the people who came and walked the Earth before us, they were our predecessors from the earlier generations. In many traditions and cultures Ancestors are viewed with high respect. Similarly to Spirit Guides they can provide wisdom, guidance, and support. Through communication with your Ancestors you can tap into the knowledge of the ones who lived and experienced it before you. Many people view this communication as a way to honor their lineage and feel a sense of belonging. It’s also a great way to connect with your cultures teachings, traditions, customs, and practices. This can help with understanding your heritage and cultural identity. Ancestors can also offer healing and support from an ancestral level. What this means is that they can assist you in resolving ancestral traumas, patterns, or unresolved issues that are affecting you and others that are a part of the current generation.

To connect with your ancestors you can use the methods and tools mentioned in the Connecting with Spirit Guides section. As well as using those methods, you could set up an ancestral altar or another sacred space for them. You can do this by displaying photos or mementos, lighting candles or incense, and offering prayers or rituals. Do this for them to express gratitude, ask for guidance, or to ask for healing. The rituals could be in the form of prayers, chants, or ceremonies done to seek a connection and blessings from them. Something else you could do to deepen the connection with your Ancestors is through researching your families history and genealogy. Other offerings you could give them could be food, drinks, flowers, or anything symbolic of them or the culture. In many cultures there are also Holidays dedicated to honoring Ancestors. These days are usually filled with gatherings, feasts, storytelling, and rituals to strengthen the connection between the current generation and those of the past.

The Higher Self transcends the limitations of what we know to be true for our conscious and our physical body. It represents the eternal and divine aspects of our being. This part of ourselves is said to be in direct connection to the divine, working as a bridge between our individual consciousness and a greater cosmic consciousness. It’s also believed to have infinite wisdom, knowledge, and understanding with a perspective that goes beyond time, space, and human experience. This is why the Higher Self is often associated with intuition, deep insight, and spiritual guidance. This part of the self holds awareness of our purpose in life and the lessons we are meant to learn. The Higher Self believes in unity, love, and compassion. Connecting with this part of the self it can help with spiritual growth, healing, and transformation allowing us to step into our highest potential.

The divination tools and methods mentioned in the above sections will work for connecting with your Higher Self. This part of the self communicates with us through our intuition and subtle nudges. To better connect with the Higher Self one needs to align their thoughts, beliefs, and action with their spiritual truth. Like with the other guides in life, the Higher Self requires respect and a willingness to integrate its wisdom into our daily lives.