Reflections: Personal spirit guides

By admin · Thursday, March 11th, 2010

What is a spirit guide? To many people a spirit guide can be many different things. The definition changes as you go from person to person. For some spirit guides come in the form of angels, for others in the form of animals, others still they come in the form of deceased relatives or ancestors. Not everyone agrees on what a spirit guide is or can do, but everyone agrees to disagree because no one really knows.

I have had many spirit guides through my life. I have a guide that for all intents and purposes is ‘human’, his name is Jen, or Gen…however you want to spell it because he doesn’t really care. He’s been there for me. Some may liken him to an imaginary friend, and I wouldn’t be able to argue. What defines reality in this world barely holds true to itself, imagination can be just as real as anything so why not call Jen my imaginary friend.

I have had animal spirit guides as well, my spirit animal is the cat…or I should say…all cats. If it is in the cat family it is in my animal totem though some would disagree with me, saying that isn’t ‘how it works’. Through all the research I have done on animal spirit guides the one thing that is consistent is a complete lack of consistency. There is no set number of animals or species that can be on your totem nor are do they have to take the form of ranks though some people choose to put one spirit guide ‘above’ another. I have had guides in my life come and go so the ranking system isn’t as abhorrent as some people feel it is, though it isn’t necessary as others deem it to be.

When it comes to spirit guides they are as personal as you. Realizing you have a spirit guide is all you have to do, they will do the rest. They will help you to understand them and their needs of you or for you better than any research can. I had to learn that on my own. I thought research and study would tell me a thing or two. All it told me is that spirit comes in many forms for many people. There is no such thing as conforming when it comes to spirit, there is only being.

My spirit guides have been many and they have been varied, sometimes I myself have taken on the form of my own spirit guide in some fashion or another. A spiritual journey is truly something we go into on our own. Spirit guides are manifestations of the lessons we need at any given moment in time. The reason some guides stay with you your whole life is because they (or you) choose to keep it that way. If they can continue to offer you insight long into the future, what is the sense in parting ways?

Some people do not believe in spirit guides at all, some people claim anyone who has ever had a spirit guide was just projecting a need or desire into a form outside of themselves. Thus creating a spirit guide that is apart from their person causing them to think they have divine guidance or some form of metaphysical teacher when in reality it is just themselves in a projective form. To those people I say why have such little faith? If you project something of yourself into the form of spirit and it manifests in your mind or vision as apart from your body or personality, then you have created for yourself a viable solution to your problem in most cases. If this projection of yourself can teach you something or give you insight, more power to you.

Spirit guides come in many forms and in many ways, they are beings that should be cherished and communicated with often because they are more often than not a reflection of the inside of your soul. Pay attention to your spirit guides and you can find out much about your life and yourself.

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