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Um hi everyone its rare that I open a thread but so far most of them has had something to do with occultism and spiritual beliefs. Well this one of course is about the subject of spirit guides. First and foremost how many of you believe in them. A lot of magical practitioners tend to have one or have had some experience with one. To me it can be considered to a equivalent of Christianity’s guardian angel. Some of the guardians through my personal experiences tend to do as the title says guide me in life. Whether it be keeping me focus or making me aware of certain things.

A majority of people say these spirits, beings or whatever come to them in there dreams which some believe to be a portal to many possibilities. Some can take shape as a family member or some random ock that you don’t know. But they give you some sort of guidance or give warning of a sort.

Ok this is were It kind of splits up some practitioners believe in animal once as well. Kind of like a animal totem which each animal takes a specific meaning which is described in a lot native American either religious or philosophy. Some superstitions that humans have is that not heeding there warning karma will play a role. I know this is very vague but I would like to hear some of your views on this whether you are Christian practice magic or not. Have you had a experience such as this and if so care to describe it?

i am a level 1 reiki practionaner and my spirit guide is my grand father...i dont realy know much about spirit guides but they help you alot

i believe in them but dont have one

every one has one if not more u just have to aquaint urself with them.

so a spirit guide to some might be considered as/or like a Gaurdian Angel?

I believe for those open to the possibility, open in soul and spirit, can have a spirit guide. It may be a spirit that had nothing to do with them personally but found they wanted to help, or it could be the soul of a relative.

I believe I have two, in a sense, that I found about 8 years ago, while in my first apartment in Phoenix. They opened up things for me and have followed me to each new place I've moved.

Yeah thats correct manny. I mean if you have a experience whether its a guardian angel spirit feel free to share it.

I believe in them...and know that I have at least 2.

Prior to my "waking" to my energy work potential, I had a very special experience when I was 14 or 15. Having been accused of a crime that I had not comitted, I ran off into the woods and camped overnight. When I woke in the morning there were twin fauns 2 feet from me, the doe was just behind them.

It seemed like a veil was being removed, and I had an overwhelming feeling that everything had been worked out. So my animal "guide, totem" introduced itself to me prior to my primary spirit guide which allowed me to be aware of it 10 years later...

I find the most interesting thing about spirit guides is how they are just there, but then something happens and we know they are there - you can't be ignorant of them anymore.

Mine is my father's mother

I'm not too sure whether I believe in them or not.. I always thought a gaurdian angel would be in your heart and soul, assuming you claimed to having one. Wouldn't that be the same as a spiritual guide?

im sure alot of people have em... i dont know if theres one with me, ive been told by that i have, but who knows

mine is my best friends that killed him self i talk to him a lot he guides me through some tough times sometimes by just being around so HELL YES i belive in them

I believe that my spirit guide is my intuition.

Now isn't this weird..? When one tells a story about their spirit guide, when you really think about it, others would consider it insane and probably lock you up for it. But here we accept. I suppose in a form they could exist.. xxx

Cool topic :-)
I have a spirit guide, named my son after him...not sure of how or why but I know he has spoken to me in my dreams. He has also shown me my totem (hawk). My belief system is very fluid and open, which i guess means I have incoperated what feels right and what has touched me. A strong influence has always been through Cree teachings.
Spirit guides usually stem from a intense experience. It could be a brief contact or a long term connection. If you are not aware of your spirit guide, ground out, get clear minded and be open to your surroundings.
Some peeps feel a strong link to certain animals...a kindred spirit. That could be your totem reaching out to you. Same with spirit guides.
Sorry for going on...its a topic that has very much impacted my life.
~Lady~

i know i have one he is my great uncle who died in wwII he was a pilot who the japs killed on d-day but i also feel my best friend (like my brother)and my father are with me too cause i think of them alot so maybe i conjur that but at times when i feel i am doing right i can smell my fathers presence like he watched me and it comforts me i smile say thanks dad and go on then

I have many guides they lead me through life

yes i have a spirit guide i feel she is of femanie nature. Any time i have been over whelmed or if iam stressed out or just depressed she comes to me and touches me and i get the feeling of perfect peace and tranquility its wonderful to know that somthing is looking out for you. She makes me realize that things arnt as bad as they seem.

I do beleive in them,but not as in a angel form.I beleive in animal spirit guides,as did my ancestors did to.Its very complex to beleive ing them yes,but most owuld say they have one specific one,while really every animal is your guide.It depends on what area you live in,prier to your spirit guides,but you do have many.

well, i believe and dont believe in them. i feel that it is possible to create sevitors/egregores/doubles/godforms etc by invoking/evoking parts of your subconcious into your "normal" reality, and then getting them to do your bidding. if you dont believe in them, try making one and find out for yourself. if you can, get a copy of phil hines' "sigils, servitors and godforms". "condensed chaos" another of his books also has some good instructions on this.
also, you can check out his website which does a decent job of detailing some ways in which you can create a servitor.
http://philhine.org.uk/

Way back when, I honestly didn't know I had one.

I was stuck in the middle of a busy street, yup one of those days. A car came right at me head on! I closed my eyes cause I knew I was road kill. I heard a huge thump, wham, boom? It was enough to make me jump back and see the car that was gonna hit me, have a HUGE freakin' dent on his hood! Kid you not he ran into something solid, and it wasn't me!

I swear on my moms grave. It happened just like that.

Come to find out, mine is a dragon. Wierd huh?

I've had a few. It depends on the situation that I've needed one. When it comes to my mind, and the things that go on in it.. a dragon has appeared to me. When it comes to nature, an owl has lead me. Otherwise, its my mother, and a Wolf.

supposedly i have shadows that have been sent to watch me... but i know that i have atleast one guide that has saved my life literally a couple of times

Mine is a shapshifter "it" comes to me in many forms, wolf, hawk, wind, rain, ect.
once came to me in a dream as a girl I couldn't get out of my mind, I told "it" that was NOT funny. "It" has a twisted sense of humor.
(I call it "it" because as far as I can tell "it" has no gender or age.)

i bieleve in "Guardians". they are spirit guides, in thier way.

i have, or did have, a "guardian angel" type thing. well, i dont really believe in angels, but he was man. a beautiful man. i dreampt that a mass of some negativity came hurdling through my frount door. it was horribly dark thing and i could not make him leave. i would lie awake at night listening to his breath. i saw movements of shadow in my mind. i was afraid. i have this clock, a digital clock that has a backlight. one night, the backlight randomly turned itself on. i couldnt understand why, i believed that it must be a fault in the thing. but then, it would often come on at times when i was not in a state of mind i wished to be in. i would often feel a body next to me in my bed. at first i was afraid, but the horrble thing that had frightened me, dissapeared when the back-light came on. and then i dreamed again of a man who loved me. i knew he was the one wwhop had made the darkness fade.

i later came to believe that he was a being from a pst life. his name is Corrin. and now he is lost to me. i do not know what hapned, but i think, mayhap it means i no longer need him, though my eart may be sore to say so.

i also have astrong conncetion with wolves (as i was one in a pst life) and hawks as i can often see throughthier eyes. i think, somehow they guide me. when i need them, for anything, i feel them, always. ui am sorry to have rambled on, but Corrin ment an awful lot to me. i will forever try to find his grave so i can know who he really was to me....

I haven't worked with my spirit guides yet even though I know they are always with me.

i belive in them but i dont have one

I have an animal guide.. a rabbit strangly enough, a spirit guide maybe I believe I am being looked after, howver it wouldn;t be one of my family as I am the first to go the occult direction( or so I am told) I would like to belive in angels howver I do not belive that the are only connected to christianity, maybe they borowed that concept as well as the majority of their icons

I dont get in touch with such persons very often in my country...

Thank you everyone for sharing so far. Well my first expeirence was when I was about ten or twelve. I had seen a woman in my dream that looked odly familliar. At first I was afraid to aproach her but after a couple fo moments a sense of safety came over me. She never really came out and said she was my guide or guardian. But I believed she always have been. Certain times she has warned me of things telling me to take heed or even helping me through tough times. After I first met her my mother was dumfounded until later on that week I learned that she was my great grandmother.

I do a lot of psychic energy work and am aware of entities around me. I used to channel but refuse to do that anymore. Too many negs were coming through(negative/demonic or however you'd like to label them). I just kind of gave up on getting any solid information. I do listen to that still voice that's my higher consciousness though.

Yes, I believe in spirit guides. I'm pretty sure that mine is my father, although sometimes, when I listen to my inner voice to come up with answers to a problem, the response seems to come from somewhere else. Maybe I have more then one. I can feel it when they're arround. One just has to pay attention to the signs. I believe that everything happens for a reason, and when I'm very stressed, or really sad, and sudenlly I feel like everything's going to work out fine, I find it hard to believe that's just a coincidental effect of distymia.

I have had a few experiences..

When I was younger, I would say about 6 or so, I remember laying in bed at night. I always knew there was something around me but, I was never sure what it was. It always felt like someone. One night I woke up out of a dead sleep. I looked at my door and saw the most beautiful white figure. She was glowing. I could barely make the figure out as a she but, her presence was caring, thoughtful, and protective. I remember saying Mom? Then she put her finger to her lips in a shushing motion. I laided back down and fell back of to sleep. I never seen her after that.

In my house. I have caughty glimpses of my mom in certain spots. i seen her standing in a corner one time.

I also believe I have a few animal guides as well. Everywhere I go I almost always see a bunny. Then while going out to places that where haunted at night. I can either hear a dog in the distance in places that there is not dogs. There has also been two instances of dogs just coming out of no where and making an apperance. It could be just a coindence but, its just a strange one.

my spirite guide is my totemic animal.... and i bet this will be no suprise at all to anyone, a bat

I believe in spirit guides/guardian angels

a few years ago my dad overdosed on insulin in the front room, passed out. he was in bed when we showed up - he doesn't remember going from the front room to the bedroom.

I don't know what my guides are, but i think everyone has 3 - spirit, mythical, and animal.

My Guides come to me in the form of a pair of white wolves. They have been with me since I was a small child, so yes I believe in them

my spirit guide i believe has to be my grandma. i can feel her all over my house, especially the kitchen (her favorite place). there are times at night that i hear her opening the kitchen cabinets and gingerly moving pots and pans around, jsut to let me know that she's there. i can also hear her hum one of her favorite hyms called"amazing grace". i once heard her in a dream telling me to wake up because i was going to be late. sure enough, when i woke up, i realized that i was going to be late for a final exam. becasue of her i made it to class on time and passed the final and the class with an A.

As i mentioned in another forum i do have guides and guardians that look out for me and give me advice when need or not needed. they let me know if ther is danger coming or is near, and fortell me of events that will be... i love them and i give them admaration when they give good advice and predidctions.
I wouldn't know what i do without their help.
Maybe make the same mistakes over and over, and getting into trouble or hurt when there is no need.

Thank you spirit guides for being there and helping me when i am in need, thank you again.

I found mine while attending a drumming group for shamanic journeys.....it seems to me to be a coyote type spirit...which to many native types could mean I am a spiritual and yet unlucky person to be around....since I tend to be favored by the tricksters kin
he can be a malicious little bastard too...but always teaches me with his tricks

I have native blood and I do believe in the traditional way.
I get the Warrior spirit from my grandfather's family, that is the Wolf. I get the Medican from my grandmother's family, that is the Bear. I have my own as a individual that is the Cat or Panther. We get these protections from family and bloodlines. Like I could name off my Uncles protections on me... I'm not going to though.
Sometimes even our anciestors protect us.
At least thats how it was to explained to me.

As a witch I have my cat as a protecting spirit... and yes they usually come in dreams or in meditation. Also all spirits have the power to warn or protect someone. They may not always follow you or stuff like that but if they're there they will help if they can or want to.

My Orginal Spirit Guide Now Is A Wolf The Size Of A Horse....I Also Have A Hawk Who Has Taken Refuge In My Head As Well As Two Other Spirit Guides Or As I Like To Call Them Familiars.....Floating Around Somewhere....I Also Can Jump Back And Fourth From The Spirit Relm Due To All Of The Enegry Ive Been Consuming And Learning To Control...

Claudia1984- that can also be known as a power animal... fight club style :-)

No. I blieve that communicating with my inner self is more important than to have the egocentrism to believe that someone will always look after me.

I believe I have 2... one is someone who keeps visiting me in dreams (someone once told me this could be a lover in a past life) and the other is my late 'brother' Juno who died in a terrible motorcycle accident...

I have no guides that I've seen, but as far as guardians. I have two. I've also seen/felt others' guardians. I distinct between the two. Guides do just that. Guardians protect you when you need it. I've seen them leave marks on people, and I've seen them instill fear in people who would normally be adamant.

Just some thoughts from a raving man

Hmm As far as knowing them I don't. But I shall take my rites into finding them. I feel a specific connection with the wolf, Bear, and The White Stag.

I do believe in spirit guides yes...hah I don't know what else to put since everyone else seems to have said it all.

I don't knwo if I believe.

Well Morrigon, *streaks across screen* sorry I do that sometimes.

Well, I can't say that I believe that everyone has a guardian. I think thats a comfort illusion. However, thats just my opinion, and I could be very much mistaken.

I have a lot of respect for my Inner Self (my subconscious mind) and that may sound self-obsessed, but I simply mean it in the manner that my inner self knows a lot more about me, and I should listen to it.

In terms of answering your question directly, I believe that many things ae unexplained, and I dont really know what happens to those who die, ut I dont think that there is something out there to assist everyone, I more put that resposibility on the individual.

ok I'm going to try to keep this on topic as possible. What is another name for a spirit guide? I don't know how many of you watch "Most Haunted" but there's a medium on there named Derick Acorah (famous?) and he talks to a ghost all the time named Sam, this ghost helps him contact other ghosts. What is this sort of thing called besides spirit guide or spirit communicator (I know this is technically a repost but i hope it'll get more attention up here)lol.

I think that could be very much included. A spirit guide could be anything from a guradian angel, a spirit of a dead relative, or maybe even the ghost of your pet fish.

Echo (not me, butone of the six fis Gorey and I have) tragically died this morning... hpefully she is in a fish paradise, or maybe she will be my guide :-P

I totally believe in spirits. i know that each of us have more than one spirit. Some that protect us other that want our protection. Those who left unfinish business and want help. And those who want to do us wrong.
Some one told me that i have an indian spirit and a lady who wants me to help her. I have been revail in dreams who this lady is. If i want to help is another story. The problem is that this bad or needed spirits can bring u harm.

Well, keeping a dream diary may help you in being able to quickly write down your thoughts feelings and instinctual reactions to this visitor, and then maybe you could try communication.

My friend, DarkMoonTears, taught me all about guides and what they do years ago. She has animal guides if I recall correctly. Mine are human. I have at least two that I know of for certain. One is an elderly gentleman, almost British in nature, I'd say. The other is a woman whose origins appear to be India. She's dressed in very colorful attire. I've never actually spoken to them but I can see them if I concentrate. They've helped me quite a bit in life.

So, why do you think they have chosen you? Have you ever tried communication?

I personally believe tha I have a close relationship with animals, in the way that I can communicate with them on some level. I find them calming, and I seem to have the same effect on most of them, however i dont see them as guides.

I have no idea why they chose me (if it is in fact me that you're talking to. If not, I apologize). I haven't really known about them for very long. I'd love to be able to communicate with them but as far as all that goes, I'm still in training. My friend teaches me whenever she can and I'm thankful for her help.

Maybe meditation cold be a good way fo getting in touch? Just a thought.

I hope that you find what your looking for, and I would be fascinated fi you coudl tell me about the training that you are recieving, and how you actually discovered this in the first place.

i think i beleve

I do believe in spiritual guides. I don't know how many times in my life I've felt lost, and something has always help me find my way.

I'm not sure that's a spiritual guide I'm refering to here, the assumption I'm making is that it is, I once saw my late aunt in a dream, a normal dream which I remembered so clearly, form time to time I started asking refering to her in my thoughts and somehow I always seem to find guidance, a next step, once my sister came to me crying with the experience & I really got angry as she was prepared for it, we knew that at the time it was hard for her..

Well yendor one you spoke of may be along the lines of a guardian. But I have many expeirences with a spirit like that.

Echo is right meditation can help you get abit more in touch with a spirit. I use it alot to speak with mine.

spirit guides i would have to say i do believe in because being open minded about all things is a good quality to have in my mind. not allowing something to seem a possibility would ruin an opportunity to "gain" new information. spirit guides do indeed help you out in times. but they wont guide you with everything you still have to make decisions by oneself. but like i've said. anything and everything is possible when it comes to beliefs it all depends on how open minded you are and what you wish to believe

i do believe, and i think my is some energy... spice energy (power) .

We all have spirit guides. Now if we chose to listen to them is another story all together. I listen to mine and ask it to guide my path and my heart. Native americans believe that the spirit of nature is our guides. and that if we listen it will guide us. Believe it or not it does work.

This thread isn't about 'vampires'...

*chants*
RIPRIPRIP

Ah, but is it an 'interesting parallel subject'?

;)

Sorry!...thought I would say it first...*smooches*

First thing first....

Spirit guides and guardian angels are two totaly different things.

Secondly, as we all know a spirit guide is there to help put you on the right path. Each encounter with one should be different. As I mentioned in another thread, you pick your guide subconciously, nobody can tell you what your guide is, or what your guide says.

Gloaming is a great exercise for ones skills in listening to their spirit guide, Because they can sometimes be very cryptic and/or they may not speak.

Absinthe has a good point again :-)

I also think that editaitonc an be used for a numbe fo things whn considering sef-discovery, so I think you should really try to use that if you want to find out more about yourself, and what you truly hold belief in.

I'll let YODA Countess teach me! hehe! :*

:-) shut up and get meditating, tarquin :-P

Haha! ok ok Echo dear!

Should I wear anything? hehehe!

i have one its a small red dragon name faria

Yes I belive in them and I have 3 spirit guides

spirit guide...my s.g. is myself...its not good that your spirit is being controlled by other persons

Spirirt Guides are cool....

Sadly I don't have one yet/anymore???

I believe that we all have spirit guides or guardian angels, whatever term you wish to use.

Also, as a magician, I can tell you that we can create malevolent thoughtforms that will linger around and harm us. After a time, they usually disspate, but not always. Stress and negative emotions can create them (the harmful thoughtforms). There are rituals one can do to create positive thoughtforms....this is how we magicians work magic. In addition to short-lived thoughtforms, there are spirits that sometimes appear to us - I wouldn't exactly call them corporeal but they do become visible; also they sometimes whisper or speak even louder than a whisper (no, I do not have MPD, thank you). These spirits are not the same as guardian spirits.

I am 1/4 Apache and I have had a wolf as a spirit guide my whole life

This is for zilverscale
U said that u no longer have one.. What u had one? Tell us