Discovering Your Spirit Guide

The native American Indian's always felt a specialrestricting and uncomfortable. You must be prepared
oneness with the world around them and also withto be in a sitting position for quite a long time, so
the creatures who occupied that world. This feelingfinding a comfortable spot to sit is important. You are
was not just confined to the surrounding world butgoing to have to be without distraction, so avoid
also with the world felt inside.playing music or wearing strong perfumes.
The animals inhabiting this inner world were seen to3. Your Senses. Look around you and take in
be their spirit guides. These spirit guides offeredeverything you see. Listen closely to the birds, the
great comfort and advice when it was needed most.breeze blowing the tree's etc. Concentrate on the
We all have a spirit guide, and with the step by stepsmells which are around you and allow your skin to
meditation I am about to show you, it wont be toofeel all of the vibrations your world and its
long before you are in contact with yours. Your spiritsurroundings is making. Consider how all of the things
guide can be in the form of any animal, it could be ayou are sensing have been playing out in that place
reptile, a bird, a cat or a dog. Choosing which animal isfor centuries.
going to be best suited as your spirit guide will4. Open your mind. Now close your eyes, You will still
depend a whole lot on your personality, this isexperience all of those senses, however, your mind
because your animal guide will focus on what is insidewill now enable you to visualise all of these senses
of you.without any outside interference.
During your meditation you will hear a number of5. Make contact. If this is your first attempt at
different animals, however the one which you hearmeditation, you will find that you get distracted and
talking clearly to you, and displays a knowledge ofyour mind will wander. A number of different animals
who you truly are will be your guide. We must bearwill appear to you, do not accept that the first one
in mind that we have evolved past the animal stage,you see is going to be your guide. You must
and your animal guide is just that, a guide into yourconverse with each individual one and try to sense
inner and outer self. The guide is not the master ofwhat message it is trying to convey.
you.6. Communicate. You will find that your actual guide
You have to believe that your animal guide is waitingwill have a great deal of important things to say to
for you to initiate contact, this process of meditationyou. Your guide will not just try to flatter you or
will bring you not only closer to your guide but also tocondemn you. He or she will not want to take over
nature.your life, they already have their own life to live.
Let us begin:Your guide will enable you to take control of your life
To enable you to come into contact with your animaland show you how to make changes.
spirit guide, use the following meditation. Do not be7. Learning. If, at your first attempt, you feel that
disheartened if you do not make contact on youryou have not made contact with your spirit guide, do
first attempt, it often does take a few attempts fornot be discouraged. Consider this as a learning
full contact to be made.experience, think about the surroundings you have
chosen, perhaps you could try a different time of
1. Your surroundings. Your spirit guide will be able today. Try again another day in different surroundings.
contact you anywhere, however, they will find youKeep trying, and you will find success.
more accessible if you are in an open area i.e. The8. Making a bond When you have found your true
countryside or parkland. An area such as this will alsospirit guide, you will begin to see them on a regular
make you feel more comfortable and at one withbasis. They may show up in your dreams, or perhaps
nature.when you are out and about. You spirit guide will now
2. Be comfortable. Do not wear clothing which isbe with you forever, guiding you through life.