ACCESSING YOUR INTUITION
Your Guide to Spirit Guides
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Spirit guides are non-physical entities that assist you in your life’s journey. They are unique to each person and are a part of one’s spir- itual team. These benevolent presences deeply attune themselves to \RXUOLIH¶VSXUSRVHFKDOOHQJHVDQGJURZWK7KH\R̆ HUZLVGRPLJQLWH inspiration, and provide support, all while subtly guiding you through life’s various challenges. Your guides can be angels, ancestors, nature spirits, star beings, animal spirits, ascended masters, deities, or other beings who have a sincere desire to help you. Until you decide to communicate with them, they are there, gently R̆ HULQJJXLGDQFH7KH\FRPHDQGJRWKURXJKRXW\RXUOLIH6RPHVWD\
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Ascended Masters are enlightened beings ZKR RQFH OLYHG RQ (DUWK DQG QRZ R̆ HU VSLULWX - DOJXLGDQFH7KH\LQFOXGHVXFK¿JXUHVDV-HVXV&RQIXFLXV0RWKHU 0DU\%XGGKDDQGPDQ\RWKHUV Master teacher guides R̆ HUGHHSZLVGRPDQGOHDUQLQJ7KH\ direct you towards the information, teachers, books, classes and even RWKHUSHRSOHQHHGHGIRU\RXUVSLULWXDOHYROXWLRQ0\PDVWHUWHDFKHUV WKURZERRNVRQWKHÀRRULQIURQWRIPHWRUHDGZKLOH,¶PLQERRN - stores. Light Beings are entities of pure energy and love. Light beings or angel guides clairvoyantly show me babies who never made it to this HDUWKO\SODQHRUEDELHVZKRDUHUHDG\WREHERUQ0\JXLGHVV\PEROL - cally wrap babies in blue blankets for boys or pink for girls. Gods and goddesses are deities from various mythologies. They LQFOXGH$WKHQD.XDQ<LQ$SROOR/DNVKPL.DOL+RUXV6KLYDDQG VRRQ.DOLDSSHDUHGWRPHZKLOH,ZDVRQDVSLULWXDOUHWUHDW6KHOHG me back to my yogic path to a deeper understanding of Yoga for my soul’s growth. Spirit Animals embody particular qualities and teachings of the animals they represent. Spirit animals or power animal totems have VSHFL¿FIXQFWLRQV7KH\HPERG\WKHLGHDOFKDUDFWHULVWLFVRIWKHLUIRUP and come into our lives at various times. For example, in my Scandi- navian culture, the bear, Otso , is king of the forest, sensitive to sea- sonal changes. Otso embodies strength. These characteristics can be FRPIRUWLQJLQRXUKRXURIQHHG'XULQJVKDPDQLFMRXUQH\LQJDZKLWH wolf who is adept and agile guides me through the three worlds. Speaking of journeying, Ayahuasca acts as a plant guide medi- cine . Referred to as “the vine of the souls,” it is common for all those taking
NHHSVXQZDQWHGVSLULWVDZD\IURPPHVR,¶PQRWUDQGRPO\UHDGLQJ people in the grocery store. They can feel quite heavy in your energy. ,I\RXKDYHQ¶WPHW\RXUJXLGH\RXZLOOLI\RXGHYHORS\RXUSV\FKLFRU PHGLXPVKLS VNLOOV DV WKLV JXLGH LV HVVHQWLDO WR R̆ HULQJ SURIHVVLRQDO readings. Helper Guides Unlike lifelong guides, helper guides are transient and designed for VSHFL¿FWDVNVSUDFWLFHVDQGGHYHORSPHQW7KH\PD\EHFDOOHGXSRQ for help with psychic and mediumship work; trance and channeling; alternative healing; advanced learning; shamanic journeying; and land cleansing. They require you to connect with them for support and guidance, as the situations warrant. You need to set an intention to communicate with them and allow time to form a relationship. +HOSHU JXLGHV FDQ PDQLIHVW LQ GLYHUVH IRUPV HDFK ZLWK XQLTXH characteristics and specialties, such as elementals, Reiki guides, el- ders, Akashic record guides, ascended masters, master teachers, light beings, gods and goddesses, spirit animals, otherworldly beings, and Earth angels. Elementals are nature spirits connected to the elements (earth, ZDWHUDLU¿UH (DUWKHOHPHQWDOVFRQQHFWWRWKHODQG7KH\DUHFDOOHG elves, sprites, fairies, gnomes, etc. When engaging with the land for cleansing or making changes, it is wise to connect with these spirit guides. Take, for instance, the special dispensation of HOYHVLQ,FHODQG . Peo- ple hire elf arbitrators for construction projects to determine whether
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