We all need a little help sometimes walking the path of life, and there are guides and teachers out there for all of us. Find out how to know who your guides are, how to find them, and how to open yourself to their guidance.
Life is confusing sometimes. One minute it might feel like you have all the answers, and the next, you may fear you are lost forever, but it doesn’t have to be that way! There are countless people and supernatural beings around us who guide us in multiple ways, so we don’t ever have to feel lost. Join Mysticsense to learn all about guides. Learn who they are and how to know one is near. Discover how to find them, and find out who your most important guide of all is. You might need answers and guidance, and it's always there for you. Read on to find out where.
What Are Guides?
Guides are those beings who help us know what to do. They are with us from birth and they surround us every day. Guides teach us, lead us, and comfort us when we need them. Some people only talk about spirit guides, but those aren't the only guides there are. Plenty of guides are there for us to show us how to do practical, mundane things in life and are not spiritual at all. Some people think that we have just one major guide in life, but the truth is we have many. Some guides are in our lives for a moment, and others are with us for a lifetime.
They go by many names. Some are animal spirit guides while others are human guides. Some guides are not human at all, but exist on the spiritual plane. The advice they give can lead us through difficulties before they lead us to the right thing. Their teachings can hurt, and take a lot of our energy. They never lead us in the wrong direction though. Read about animal spirit guides here.What is My Totem Spirit Animal? | Totem Spirit Animal Guide
Who Can Be Guides?
Multiple different living beings can serve as guides in our lives. Teachers and leaders of all forms guide us. Deities and spirits to serve as guides. Ordinary people and strangers who we meet in passing can teach us great truths and therefore guide us. Sometimes we are guided by writings that are inspired.
Teachers and Leaders
Every day, we are surrounded by people whose job is to lead or teach. Children in school aren't the only ones who learn from teachers. When you're watching a documentary on television, someone is teaching you something. When you are training on the job, someone is teaching you something. Community leaders, leaders in our careers, and even political leaders- the good ones- have dedicated their life to the path of leadership, making sure things are done well, and making sure that everybody gets what they need. One Zodiac sign that a lot of people look to for leadership as Leo, and you can read about them here: Leo Traits | Star Sign in The Spotlight
Deities
Anytime you say a prayer and that prayer is answered, it's from a goddess or a god. Countless scriptures from countless different religions claim to be the word of some deity and these scriptures have commandments and guidance, telling us how to live our lives. We are told how to cultivate our relationship with our goddess or god, how to cultivate relationships with each other, and how to live a good life so that we have a good relationship with ourselves. In these scriptures, it is believed that the word of a goddess or god teaches people, leads them, and therefore guides them.
Spirits
Ancestors, and various spiritual beings speak to us on a daily basis, if only we listen. They let us know how to stay safe, they watch over us, give us love, and help us understand psychic clues to what's going on. Speaking with a spirit isn't the same as speaking to a living human being, but it can have the same results when you ask them for guidance. Spirits don't necessarily communicate the same ways that people do. They visit us through symbols in nature, dreams, and through our psychic abilities. Spirits of the dead can be contacted for guidance. Find out how here: Contacting Dead Loved Ones
Ordinary People
Guides aren't always people born with gifts to lead crowds. Sometimes we are guided to some knowledge by an ordinary person just by them leading by example. Your neighbor can become the greatest guide you ever had in gardening. Your friend can guide you to being assertive and standing up for yourself. Someone who works at your local supermarket can guide you to the best recipe you ever had. Bits of knowledge aren't necessarily deep, profound things that take many years to learn through a master. There are opportunities every moment of every day to learn small things that impact our lives greatly from ordinary people.
Strangers
Don't underestimate how much you can learn from a stranger. On a day when you're feeling frustrated and you don't feel like dealing with anyone else, if a stranger does a small kindness for you, It can stop you in your tracks and restore emotional balance. That moment of kindness can remind you not to forget your humanity, even when you're frustrated. The happy laughter of children playing in the rain can remind you not to worry too much about getting water in your hair and to enjoy the glory of nature. We can be inspired by strangers anytime. Learn how to allow inspiration to happen here: Surrounding Yourself with Inspirational Things
Writings
Some of the greatest inspiration can be found in writings. It can be difficult to know exactly which book to find the guidance you're looking for in. So, allow your psychic abilities to guide you. Go to a library, bookstore, or pull from your own collection of books. Take a moment to relax, allowing yourself to feel grounded and anchored in this space and time, wherever you are. Then, just quietly allow yourself to listen for any cues or see what energy pulls you. It might take a few minutes, but if a book falls off the shelf, that might be the answer. If somebody lays a book right next to you while you're looking for inspiration, that might be the answer.
Signs of Your Guide
How will you know when a guide has presented themselves to you? There are a few different ways. There may be a sense of familiarity when they're near. You may feel protected by them and their advice might work well. Sometimes you're not sure exactly why you can tell a guide is near, It just feels right.
They Seem Familiar
One way to recognize a guide is that they feel like someone who belongs in your life. They may feel like an old friend the first time you meet them, or very soon after meeting them. They might feel like family. They might feel a lot like you, or just someone that somehow belongs in your life. You will feel like you know them, and that's because you do. They are your guide and they have appeared before you and belong in your life. Sometimes, your goddess or god appears in this way. Learn about how to recognize your personal deity here: Dear God, Who Are You? Finding Your Deity
You Feel Protected
When you are being guided in the right direction, this can feel like a refuge. You may feel protected from ignorance, and from going down the wrong path. You may feel that you are being covered by an unseen force and protected from the things that do not serve you. The advice that comes from a guide is designed to help you walk your path in the right direction and in the right way. This protects you from mistakes and heartache. What could make you feel safer and more protected than this?
Their Advice Works
Plenty of people like to brag about how wise and profound their advice is. If their advice is bad news or leads you in the wrong direction, it doesn't matter how confident they are about themselves, they are not your guide. Their words have to be true and the advice has to be good and lead you in the right direction. What they guide you to do has to work out in your best interest. If it doesn't, they're not your guide. If it does, they are. Sometimes the only advice you need is your own, especially if you're psychic. Find out if you have psychic abilities here: What Does It Mean To Be Psychic?
It Feels Right
Never underestimate the value of listening to yourself. If you get an intuitive feeling that someone is your personal guide, then, they are. Your guide might not be what you had expected, but if you can tell that they are your guide, listen to yourself. They might be in your life for a short time, or they might be with you forever. When you naturally recognize them, no explanation is needed. They are yours.
How to Find Your Guide
Some people think they need to go on a quest to find their guides, but sometimes it's not necessary. All you have to do is open yourself to finding your guide and then ask the universe to lead them to you. Look for clues that they are near, and then test their advice. Just because someone claims to be your guide doesn't mean they are.
Open Yourself
Opening ourselves to guidance isn't easy. It requires defeating the ego and admitting that we can't do everything on our own- that we don't know everything. No matter how far you may have come in your personal development, there is no limit to how much you can grow. Guides help us with that. Accepting that we will always be works in progress is the first step to opening yourself to guidance. One Zodiac sign that loves to learn new things is Gemini, and you can read about them here: Gemini Traits | Star Sign in The Spotlight
Ask
One of the most humbling things that we can do is to ask questions and to ask for help. If you're looking for a human guide to teach you how to do something, sometimes all you have to do is network until you find a teacher. Other times, you have to reach out and send a prayer to the universe. It's especially difficult when you don't know exactly what you're looking for, but you know that something is missing. If you're feeling lost on your path, asking the universe to set you on the right path is an easy way to ask for guidance. If you have a major dilemma and don't know where to look for answers, opening your heart and speaking aloud to the universe, saying something like, “ Guide me” can be the only thing that you need to do.
Look for Clues
Once you have opened yourself and asked the universe for someone to guide you, look for cues that your guide has presented themselves. Sometimes it's easy, because someone steps forward and says they'll help you. Sometimes it's difficult, and you have to look a little deeper. If advice starts pouring in, your guide is appearing. If you feel like you're getting answers from someone that makes sense, chances are they are your guide. Meaningful symbols like your lucky number, or your spirit animal appearing can indicate that your guide is near. Read even more about spirit animals here: A Guide To Spirit Animals
Test the Advice
Some people who come across as being guides, show great confidence but low competence. They may fool you at first with how sure they are of themselves, and they may be very persuasive in how they present what great guides they think they are. Sometimes you can immediately tell if your guide is standing before you, offering guidance. Other times you think it's possible that they're your guide, but you're not sure. Test out their advice and see if it turns out to be true. If it's not, move on, keeping your eyes and ears open, because your guide will find you.
Your Number One Guide
The most important guide in your life is you. Believe it or not, many answers lie within you. All you have to do is listen to your own intuition and trust yourself. The reason we don’t get in touch with our inner guide as often as we should is we doubt ourselves. Think of all the things you have worked through so far. Is there anybody who is more qualified to lead your own life than you are?
We doubt ourselves because of mistakes we have made in the past. A mistake is the perfect opportunity to learn and grow, so, it doesn’t need to hold you back. The wisdom within you is different from an emotional desire to do something that arises from panic or bad habits. Our internal wisdom speaks to us every day. If you still want to know how to listen to your own intuition, learn how to develop it here: How to Develop Your Intuitive Abilities
Our guides appear in many places, and sometimes when we least expect them. Teachers and leaders are, of course, guides, but they're not the only ones. Some spirits and deities are our guides, and even strangers who we meet in passing can guide us. The first thing to finding your guide is opening yourself to the fact that you need one. Signs that your guide has appeared include that you feel protected by them and their advice works. Never forget that the most important guide that you will ever have in your own life is yourself. Listen to the deep wisdom within you, because someday you will be called to guide someone else.
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