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Spirit guides
One often hears Spiritualists, mediums and others refer
to "spirit guides" and other terms. The following is
written to clarify things for people.
The Guardian,
or as has been referred to by orthodox religions as the
Guardian Angel is, in most cases, the most
important spirit looking after us. They are often
understood to be the most enlightened spirit helping us
as an individual, as compared to more highly
evolved spirits who help groups, countries, planets etc.
Guardians are responsible for the overall spiritual
guidance we get, and are usually with us for the whole
of our physical life.
The Guardian has access to the "akashic record" or what
is sometimes called the "Book of Life", and is often the
one to remind us of our past lives. Another job they
have is to help protect us when we intentionally, or
unintentionally, leave our bodies (OOB, Astral Travel
etc). They will be there to help us get to the spirit
dimension when we die.
Guides.
These are spirits of like spiritual age to ourselves,
working on the principle of "like attracts like". They
are usually not with us all the time. They come when we
are "receptive", or when they feel that their attempt at
guiding us might help. They, like the Guardian, often
have a love link with us. Knowing us in this and/or a
previous life/lives as a brother, sister, wife, etc.
Helpers.
These people are like guides, but often they are
interested in some facet of our life rather than
ourselves particularly. For example, if we are a
carpenter, and a spirit who was a carpenter is aware
that we are doing this, then he/she may take an interest
in what we are doing.
Doorkeeper.
If we do a form of mediumship (channeling) that involves
us getting in and out of our physical bodies then a
spirit is often appointed to help us get in and out
safely and to stop other spirits taking over our
physical bodies ("possession").
Most spirits show themselves to people who have
clairvoyant sight as some "form". Rather than their true
"spirit light" image. This form is usually human but can
just as easily be alien. This image usually represents
the physical image that they had in a past life, not
necessarily their last one. Therefore a guide, for
example, might look like a Red Indian, Chinese person
etc. Naturally, they are none of these things. Spirit is
spirit. However on our side of life it makes
identification easier. Otherwise it might be hard for us
to tell one spirit light from another while we are still
physical ourselves.
A number of people, who are beginning to see
clairvoyantly, see spirits as lights, and don't know
what is going on. This should finally resolve as seeing
images in time. Particularly if we ask our "guides" to
show us the "image" that they wish to be identified as.
The spirit, once identified will usually look the same
whenever you see them. Otherwise, if they changed their
looks weekly, you might think you have 52 guides!
Practical considerations usually govern how guides look.
If we had a happy life with a guide as a Red Indian, and
an unhappy life with them as a Spaniard, it is easy to
see which way they would identify themselves. Also, if
one had six guides, then it might be sensible for them
to show themselves as belonging to different cultures.
To help differentiation. Lastly if a spirit person has
had a life with you as a monk, and also as a
bloodthirsty soldier, and they want to help you
spiritually now then the former memory is usually the
one encouraged.
These things are often discussed in what some call
"Spiritualist" groups/churches. Spiritualism can be a
complex subject, and the advice that I would give anyone
studying it is not to replace the dogma of orthodox
sectarian religion for intentional, or unintentional,
Spiritualist dogma. If you question, and use common
sense, in the physical world then continues to do so
when a "spirit" tells you something. Remember that an
idiot when he dies become a non-physical spirit person
BUT is still an idiot! Listen to what a message says,
NOT who gave it. Any dead person can "say" they are
"wise".
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