What Are Spirit Guides?! >> How to invite your guides into your life

When I ask clients if they know what spirit guides are usually the answer is 'no but can you please tell me more about them' or 'I've heard of them but I'm not really sure what their purpose is'

I'm sure that if you're reading this post you have been guided by your guides and received messages and guidance throughout your life through your own personal connection and awareness to them and just not realised at the time that it has come from your guides who are your personal spirit support team and cheer squad on the other side! There's a lot of information out there about guides, remember that there's no 'rule book' and when it comes to spiritual connection, it can be different for everyone. From my experience, connection and knowledge, this is what I know and have learnt along the way and how you can connect with your guides...

Spirit guides are spiritual beings that are assigned to us or pre-selected by us before we are born! They help guide us through life whether we are aware of them being around us or not. They’re responsible for helping us fulfil the spiritual soul contract we make with ourselves before we incarnate.

Our soul contracts teach us about ourselves, who we are and who we are destined to become in this life to help us learn, grow and fulfil our purpose. In some cases we have soul contracts with other people which is why when you have met certain people in your life they may have felt familiar to you. Our guides are with us to help us move towards fulfilling this in our lifetime. Some guides will stay with you throughout your entire life, and others will pop in every now and again to help you with specific areas of your life or the goals you are trying to achieve. These guides are at varying levels of consciousness themselves. They may appear to have a masculine or feminine energy, though in reality they are just energy, they are part of the collective pool of the energy of the divine which we are all connected to.

You may be the only person they are guiding, or they may be guiding other people as well. Remember that there is no time or physical restraints on the other side meaning your guides can be in more that one place or with more than one person at a time. It is rare that a spirit guide is a deceased relative, your deceased relative may be with them when you connect for you to feel comfortable engaging with your guides, this is how I first learnt to trust and connect with them and channel spirit. When it’s time for your spirit guides to help you, they tune in to your energy and awareness to help direct you to fulfil your purpose and reach our greatness, I'm sure you have connected with them many times before and not realised it!

Your spirit guides bring the wisdom and perspective of many lifetimes, and, best of all, they have no personal agenda! They are simply there to help YOU on your soul journey. You would have met them before you came into this life. Your guides will never make a decision for you or take away your free will! They simply guide you throughout this life to keep you on path to achieving what is part of your soul contract and soul purpose.

As you learn to trust, communicate and connect with them they can offer insight and guidance to your direction and personal development.

I view my guides as my personal cheer team, the beings that truly understand me, always have my back, and can help me when I feel overwhelmed, lost or fear comes up in my personal direction, they guide me back to my heart and purpose, they always show up and support me.

Have you ever been really frustrated and mad that something didn't work out? You started cursing God, the universe, your guides and just felt really unsupported and disappointed, then with time things eventually worked out and you can see what you gained or why it didn't work out at the time and what it taught you? Your guides are forgiving, sometimes when we get mad at them we create our own blocks to connect and see/receive the messages and signs to know we are supported.

Lets open your connection to your guides for you:

Start by placing your left hand on your heart, visualise the energy of them or what you think they would feel like if you haven't really felt the connection strongly before and repeat 3 times from your heart, 'I forgive you, please forgive me, I love you and I am so thankful for your love, support and guidance', take a deep breath into your heart and allow all the energy you have been holding onto to shift, visualise it shifting, then affirm 'I am open to receiving your love, support and guidance'. They will always show up for you! They understand that you are on this earth having a HUMAN EXPERIANCE and that it's healthy to have emotions come up but it's up to you to open up to healing, shifting and overcoming the things that feel overwhelming when you're ready to forward!

Sometimes when we think of connecting with our guides and angels we assume it needs to be formal communication, church like communication, I don't connect with them in that way because it just doesn't feel right to me. I encourage you to communicate in whatever way feels most comfortable for you. I chat to my guides daily like a friend on the end of a phone line, I say all the things I am thankful for and ask for the clarity, support and guidance. Remember, your guides really understand you! They want to engage with and support YOU!

Every soul sent to earth has a mission to accomplish and lessons to learn along the way, and your Spirit Guides are here to help you discover and fulfil that purpose. We are always being offered the opportunity to learn and grow.

Sometimes it can feel like you aren't being guided, like the lights have been turned off and you don't know where to go anymore or what to focus your energy and attention on. Sometimes when we feel disconnected it can cause a feeling of what I call spiritual depression, you can feel down with no idea what is causing it, your heart and soul are calling out and yearning for the connection but we don't stop to realise it's because we feel energetically or emotionally 'stuck/blocked' and disconnected to the love and support above. Many of us are guided daily but don't realise it so when we feel blocked it can be overwhelming emotionally because we are so use to constantly receiving messages and guidance through our heart that it can feel like a part of you is missing or something just isn't right. When you don't feel them around you it could be for a number of reasons but know that you are always supported by the divine and your spirit support team.

Here are some examples of why you may not be feeling connected to your guides:

- You guides are here to support and guide you, not to make decisions for you so if you are in a time of change in your life they will sometimes step back for you to get clear on your decision!

- Some guides are only with you for a short time and when they have fulfilled their time with you they simply move on, don’t worry, you will most likely meet them when it’s your transition time to the other side.

- Sometimes we forget to call on them or ask for help so they are waiting for you to connect with them.

- When we aren't meditating, journalling or working to connect with them often we don’t vibrate on the frequency to feel them around so make time to get back into it, they are there, you probably need to just slow down, ground yourself in the present and feel them. Sitting down for a simple cup of tea in peace and quiet can settle our energy to let them back in.

- It can be the same when we are frantically and quickly trying to get an answer, stop, centre, slow down and breathe. Listen to a meditation to connect with them and call them in.

- When you really can’t connect with your guides you may need to be connecting with someone else, try and connect with God, your angels, higher or soul self to get the clarity you are searching for. The answer is always within but sometimes we don’t slow down enough to hear it.

How do you know your spirit guides are supporting you?

Spirit guides always know every aspect of our lives and have many different ways of showing you they are around. Don’t hesitate when calling on them for guidance, strength and support.

Remember to keep an open mind when receiving these messages. They may come through as subtle imprints on your mind, heart and soul, we can receive these messages through our Clair (psychic) senses, the most used Clair senses are our senses of seeing in our minds eye (3rd eye), hearing (internally or externally), or knowing and feeling in our heart.

Here are just a few ways your guides might show they are around:

- Finding feathers in unusual places

- Through nature, a flower blooming out of season or the bird that keeps visiting and tapping at your window

- Words and sentences that jump out at you

- Song lyrics that speak to your soul

- Dreams

- High pitched ringing in one ear

- Unexpected flashes of light

- Repeated numbers

- Visions during meditation

- Hearing your name being called when no one’s around

Remember your guides and spirit support team love you and want to see you experience, love and grow within your self and your life. Call on them anytime you need for support on your journey.

Get into the practice of talking to your guides daily (out loud, internally, through meditation or journalling), as it will help you build trust and open up to your guides. Ask them to help you through specific areas of your life or about your soul and be open to receiving the answer.

A good practice is to write down a few questions on paper numbering them and turning the page. Then focus on going into the place where you connect with your guides (through your heart/meditation). Write down the numbers one at a time and channel write anything that comes to you without overthinking or analysing what comes through, you may like to pull out some angel cards as you go.

The practice of sitting in your power and meditation is important as it quiets the mind for you to hear and channel your guides.

Most of all be open to your guides, love and thank them for their overwhelming love and support as you continue on your journey with them. YOU can connect with them! Release the doubt and open up your heart. >>> I'm releasing a course soon which includes meditations, journal prompts and the steps and tools to open up to your soul lead connection with your guides, ability to manifest and more. I'll be releasing details on this soon. Numbers are limited so if you would like to be the first to join me email admin@kaylarae.com.au to be notified first about signing up!