On Guides and Guardians

Every morning I begin my day in meditation. I ask that my eyes, ears, heart and mind be open so that I may see the wonders at work in my life, hear the voices of my guides and understand their signs and messages.

The first step on this path is to pay attention to the world around you. To open your eyes and acknowledge the sacred you encounter in your daily life. I am a believer in dreams, portents, signs, and synchronicity. Though these I have heard and felt my guides reaching out to me.

Listening to, trusting, and acting on your intuitive inner guide is an art and like any other art or discipline, becoming intuitive takes a certain amount of practice.

How does your inner voice speak to you? How do you decipher the messages that come your way? Developing your intuition is just a matter of practice and the first step is to trust your inner voice and be open to the messages you receive.

While Yes and No answers are simple to apply. (I often feel a 'no' in the sudden ache of my right arm and a 'yes' in a light tingling of my left.) Discovering the meaning of a single word or phrase can be a challenge.

One of the first audio messages I received was a single word "Deepak" . An inner voice echoed over and over in my mind very insistently "Deepak' until I had to stop what I was doing and go look for a book I had checked out at the library by Deepak Chopra. While I was looking for that book I found another book I forgot I had about angelic experiences and the things I read there in those pages were exactly what I had been experiencing that week. It was an incredible affirmation, as if the universe was proclaiming I was on the right path.

Practice Makes Perfect. Here are some specific exercises to increase your confidence in your ability to tap into psychic guidance:

Listen to your body and devise a yes, no system. For me an ache, tightening or pulling away is an indicator of things not being right or a "no", while expansion, tingling and relaxation is yes.

Pay attention to what catches your eye or ear. Don't worry about what it means, just notice. If you are able, jot the thing that you notice down and look for patterns.

Don't dismiss those intuitive hunches and always ask questions. What's really going on?

Meditate - It quiets the mind and increases your vibration, both necessary for increased intuition. The practice of Meditation and learning to work with your Chakras will greatly improve your efforts. Here is an easy exercise:

Sit in a quite room and allow your mind to become as blank. Relax as you slowly and deeply inhale, then exhale.

Visualize a giant blank screen as you breathe. As you relax see the curtain before the screen draw back. Now mentally ask a question.

Take note of any images or sounds or and feeling your experience. You will either: hear the answer, see it in your mind's eye, get a feeling about the answer, or else simply know the answer.

Keep a journal of your finding and note any reoccurring patterns. Patterns are one way to decipher our intuitive voice. When I was younger I experience a pain in my left arm right above my elbow that always meant "No" now I hear words and small phrases inside my mind.

What do I need to know? Then be open for the answer….

This has been a year of change for me and my family and it has taken a lot of faith to let go of the old and go through the opening doors. This week we reached a critical point and I had trouble letting go of my fears but the universe was there for me and kept presenting me with the sign of a buffalo: first on a quarter in my drier, then on a quarter on the floor of my car, then on a wrapper of jerky that fell out of a kitchen cabinet.

It took three times before I wised up and understood that I was being given a message. So I took out my copy of Animal Spirit Guides: An Easy-to-Use Handbook for Identifying and Understanding Your Power Animals and Animal Spirit Helpers and read, "Trust that you'll always have whatever you need. Focus on being grateful. Have faith in the natural abundance of life." the perfect message for me in that moment.


Here is a lovely meditation to meet your totem animal

Pay attention to your dreams and write them down while you remember them. Keeping a dream log can be very helpful.

Ask a question about something before going to sleep. Pay attention to the first thought in your head right after waking up. If you have difficulty remembering your dreams when you wake, affirm that you WILL remember. Repeat your affirmation out loud several times before you close your eyes and silently as you drift to sleep. Take notes the moment you wake up. Often it is easier to remember your dream in the first few minutes after waking. Then reread your notes through out the day and see if you have a revelation.

When my husband and I were looking for a new home, we decided on Colorado as the state where we should buy land. We went on a road trip and met with our Realtor but nothing came to fruition and when we returned we had more questions about our future than we’d had before we’d left.

Later I had a dream. My guide came to me in the form of Val Kilmer. (Smile) I put my arms around him and tried to kiss him. He pushed me away but still I persisted until he held me back by my shoulders and said, ”I’m not here to makeout. I have a message. Tell Andy, Corvallis.”

We shifted our sights to Oregon and have found it much more suited to the lifestyle we want to lead.

As you remember your dreams more, make note of the symbols that appear in them: people, animals, objects, places. Write down the symbols that seem to be the most powerful, those that evoke the strongest feelings, and those that keep reappearing in your dreams. Explore their meanings.

Try this dream journal