We are all guided. At your side, above, below and all around you stand loving guides, spirit helpers, angels and beloved souls you have known in this life or another. Spirit Guides form a united and gentle force that assists you to remember who and what you really are. They come to awaken you to your own inner truth, and that truth sets you free.
When we come into this world, we sign an agreement. This agreement dulls the mind to our eternal selves and instead we identify with a physical body that must breathe every few seconds, must drink, eat, and sleep. In this strong desire to "survive" the physical we forget that this is not our home, and these bodies are not who we are. Yet, if we quieten our minds and begin to move our consciousness we begin to connect once again to our essence. Helping us, and indeed, encouraging us to do this are our angels, guides, totem animal spirits and spiritual helpers.
I first began to see guides and angels as a small child. I would draw the little fairies I saw with my wax crayons and this lead to the work I do now, drawing the aura, the guides, totem animal spirits and energies I see around people. I have been involved in this for some twenty odd years, and I find that there is still a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding about what guides are and why we draw certain guiding energies to us. So let us explore the world of guidance.
Generally speaking guides are spirits who have lived on this Earth but have graduated or ascended to a higher level of consciousness. Because they have also struggled, they can relate to your problems and can assist you to overcome them. Most guides come from various ethnic backgrounds; but these are not randomly chosen. They are wisdom-energies you need to integrate and awaken within. Always remember that the guide who comes to you is there to assist you to remember an aspect of your being.
One example of this can be seen in the selection of a Native American Indian guide. These guides come to teach us how to live on this beautiful Earth, to respect life and all creatures and to know that Great Spirit resides in all things. Their primary teaching is "groundedness." Many of us will agree that as we discover the inner world that we do not always know how to manifest our visions. We need to slow down, smell the roses, and ground our dreams. This is why the drum and the traditional chants of the Native American are so therapeutic to those whose heads are stuck in the clouds of "someday-oneday."
If you feel this connection, ask yourself what dreams need to be grounded and honoured in your life.
When we sense an Egyptian presence in our aura, you can be sure that you are now being asked to let those parts of your lower self (often called the ego) die. Who better to teach us about death than the Egyptians? In ancient times Egyptian would-be priests and priestesses would be placed in a coffin and required to meditate deeply for four days and four nights in total darkness. Those who survived this incredible ordeal had removed all traces of their ego.
If you feel this connection, ask yourself, what part of what I call "me" needs to die. Your Egyptian guide will assist you in this process.
One of the most amazing guidance energies I see are the Atlantean Spirit Guides. These ancient ones come from what is often called the "lost" continent of Atlantis, which was prophesied to rise again by the metaphysician Edgar Cayce. From my experience, I believe that the enormous rise in these guides is the fulfilment of the prophesy. When I first began to see guides I saw very few Atlanteans, now they have almost become almost common-place
Atlantic was destroyed by the "miscreation" of their priests and priestesses, and many of you may have had a past-lifetime in Atlantis. Those of you who feel guided by these spirits may have burdens of guilt that must be removed from your soul. Guilt becomes a barrier to divine guidance and inevitably leads to more separated-mind creations.
If you feel drawn to the Atlantean energy you may discover you feel guilty but do not know why. These guides help us look at our power and remove the barriers of pain and guilt that separate us from the God-force.
It is also important to remember that you are also guided by Totem Animal spirits. These energies work with your instincts and feelings, but most importantly, help you discover your inner talents and "medicine" that you have come to share with the world.
There are many books that teach the wisdom of animals, but understand that your totems will also come through your dreams and visions. They will show you what you have come to do in this world, and your guides will help to gently guide you along the pathway that will complete your destiny.
There are many ways to connect to your guides and angels. My work entails connecting to your aura and drawing the colours, the animals and the guides I see standing with you. I am then able to connect to your guide and channel through the messages that help you live a more awakened and spiritually evolved life.
Your picture is a tool of meditation that helps you open your third eye and see, feel and hear your guidance. When you do this, your life will never be the same, because your identity shifts from the physical to the spiritual and your guidance becomes strong and clear.