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This book is dedicated to

White Feather

For you are truly all that I am.

Acknowledgements

First and foremost, I would like to acknowledge Great Spirit, the creative source, for we are but one and without you this book would not exist.

Secondly, to my spirit team. I know that I am but a member of a great team, and probably a junior member at that. I can only hope that the words that follow do justice to you all.

Most importantly to my family: Rod, Nathan and Jessica. Your unconditional support is greatly appreciated. Please know that you do all play an important role in the sharing of Spirit. . Whether it is time spent on the computer, nights away from home to teach others or the many other ways my mediumship takes me away from you, your support doesn’t go unnoticed for the numerous hours I am away from you. Thank you, Spirit and I know you are giving too.

All my love.

Foreword

One of the first pieces of work my Spirit Guide White Feather and I did together was to compile the channeled wisdom, which forms the symbolism and meaning for the Spirit Guides in the second half of this book. Upon starting the process, White Feather asked me three questions:

What is it that you will do with this information?

Will you share this information with others?

What are you going to do in return for receiving this learning?

My reply to all three questions was of course that I would share this information with others. I do not feel that I own this information but perhaps have a responsibility to ensure that it is delivered to the world with a level of respect and understanding that ensures that the mysteries of the universe are divulged in such a way that the holder of the information is conscious of its purpose. Is it used for the betterment of others? It is too important for it to be misrepresented.

Therefore, I now ask you the same three questions with the hope that you would take some time to answer White Feather’s questions responsibly. There are no right or wrong answers here, only an agreement between you and your Spirit Guides as to the purpose in receiving and sharing in the wisdom.

With Love

Kerrie Wearing

Introducing my Spirit Team

Finding yourself reading this book indicates, that like myself, you would have a belief in Spirit and are seeking to enhance your life by tapping into the wisdom and guidance that abounds in the spirit world. Living with Spirit is both a privilege and an honor, quite often leaving one feeling very humbled and in awe of the infinite wisdom that touches your life in many and surprising ways.

Personally, my connections with Spirit have touched my life in ways that are quite immeasurable really, for which I am often at a loss for words to describe. My Spirit Team have helped me to know myself and to know and understand others with greater clarity and tolerance. It is through their guidance, after my brother passed away, that I found spiritualism and my mediumship; a journey which has ultimately enabled me to use these gifts to help others help themselves.

It was Easter of 1995 when my brother Allen decided to take his own life. Being a small family of just Mum, Allen and myself this was quite devastating, as it is for anyone who loses a loved one unexpectedly. I felt the loss rather profoundly at the time, however, out of the grief came a very strong need to find ‘the meaning of life’ for me. I just knew there had to be more to it than just going to work, coming home, taking care of our new baby and then just doing it all over again. Surely, God meant more for us than just that. These thoughts at the time were coupled with the desire to help people with their grief, a need to give back in some small way.

It was some months later when a dear friend suggested I read a book called The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield. This was March 1996 and the beginning of a wonderful journey that continues to this day. Like most people, more reading followed until, while attending a spiritual development program, my first Spirit Guide connections were made the following year,.

Through the regular meditations I did establish connections to my first Spirit Guide, Ralph. He was a medieval monk, helping me to uncover new truths, including the opening up of my first recognizable psychic abilities. Over the years I have recorded a lot of my inspirations and messages—and certainly would suggest that you do the same—so it was a nice surprise to look back at my time with Ralph and find an early communication which has turned out to be quite prophetic. Dated 20th May 1997, which is very early in my psychic development, the entry describes a meditation, during which I met this new Guide. “His name is Ralph and we will be working together because I have been selected to motivate people about the universe and the spiritual world.” I then asked him for a physical sign of him which would prove his presence to me. Since I was pregnant with my daughter at the time, it wasn’t too long before Ralph’s name appeared in the baby name books I was reading, with a meaning of Wolf Counsel. Reflecting on that meaning today, which to be honest, I didn’t place much emphasis on at the time, it seems quite inspiring. Wolves are the spiritual teachers: providing many things including counsel from the spirit world, all of which is a large part of my work, so today this sounds very much like the road I’ve traveled along since Ralph first guided me forward.

Since that time, I have worked with several different Spirit Guides, each of them touching my life in their own unique way. Of all of them, four deserve special mention.

Firstly, there was White Eagle, a strong Native American male. He and I worked together from 1998 to the early part of 2004. He guided me through a long period of self healing; helping me to integrate my new found spirituality into my everyday existence. It was at times quite a difficult period. Looking back I can see that I spent much of these years struggling with trying to unfold and live a life from my heart, instead of a life full of obligation and what is best done for those around me. Often easier said then done when there are responsibilities of mortgages and children. This is an extremely common struggle for those living with Spirit. I see it unfold every day in the students around me who start recognizing that to live your life in balance, with peace and harmony requires strength and courage to trust completely that Spirit will unfold life for you in the way that best suits your needs at the time. It is the rare occurrence when, what Spirit knows is best for you and the needs of your own heart are different. To be honest, I don’t think such a difference would even exist. I just hope that others may see from my own experience that having this sort of conviction and commitment often yields results way beyond our expectations. I never would have expected that during this time with White Eagle, I would be sitting here writing this book today or that I would be blessed with such a community as The Australian College of Mediumship. All I asked for, and I did journal this with White Eagle, was to be able to work part-time, supporting the family and be able to then dedicate the rest of my available time to psychic readings and helping people with their grief and spirituality. I’m glad to say that this has unfolded better than I could ever have expected, with many of my expectations having been surpassed frequently along the way. Running my own business leaves me in control of my own time, so being there for the family and working with Spirit on a daily basis is a life I feel very blessed to have.

White Eagle was also responsible, in conjunction with my very first teacher, Trish, for developing the early stages of my trance mediumship. This is where the energy of a spirit who wishes to communicate overshadows the medium’s energy and consciousness to varying degrees, therefore allowing a greater connection to the spirit world. Even to this day, I would describe my trance mediumship as being very light. While in the trance state I am still quite aware of what is happening and can still remember large portions of what has taken place. I’m still working on subconsciously feeling comfortable enough to give up more of myself so the Spirit Communicator can have greater control. This would allow even more consciousness and personality from the spirit to come through.

Trance is a wonderful tool to not only strengthen your relationship with your guides but also to strengthen your spirit communication abilities. A word of warning here though: trance mediumship should only ever be developed under the guidance of an experienced trance medium, as it is one area where the rule, “expect the unexpected” applies.

During this stage of my development, I always knew when White Eagle was approaching, as two things would happen while sitting in his energies. My head or rather the energy of my crown chakra would be pulled right back, much like as if someone was pulling my hair. There was and still is no way to resist this; I could only rectify this and release the neck pain by bringing my head forward through the side, a little trick Trish taught me. Secondly, I always felt a need to stand as well. It wasn’t until I stood that I was then able to receive his thoughts. He is such a large and strong energy where as I am quite petite at just shy of 5ft, so the energetic blending process between us needed all I could give it. Today, when White Eagle appears in trance class, these same feelings are rarely felt now, much to my delight. Communicating with White Eagle through trance is now a much more pleasant experience.

Towards the end of 2005, a new Spirit Guide made her presence known to me in no uncertain terms. White Feather, a Native American medicine woman entered at a very significant time in my life. I had come to the end of one of the most difficult years in my life. Finally, I had found the courage to give up mainstream work to live a life from my heart and focus more professionally on my mediumship—a challenge in itself. More personally, I was also facing the prospect of my mother leaving this plane for the one of Spirit, as together we faced her having a triple heart bypass. Since unfolding my spirituality, this really was the first time I was faced with seeing if my beliefs about the afterlife were as real and solid as I thought they were. Could I walk my talk, and truly accept that there is no death? I did find that out through this difficult experience, I had a degree of acceptance of the situation. I was not thinking, “Oh, my God, why is this happening?”,” What do we need to do?” or any of those thoughts which we think and say when we need to resist what is happening and try to control the outcome. Instead, I found myself accepting not only that this was happening but that the outcome was completely out of my hands. This then left me free to just cope with what needed to be done on a day to day basis. Whether it was the hospital visits for a month, doing mum’s laundry or helping the children to understand what was happening. Difficult as it was, Mum managed to stay with us and is still as feisty as ever.

As Spirit so often does, giving it to you all at once, on top of this I was facing a disintegrating marriage that was no longer meeting my emotional or spiritual needs and hadn’t for some time. Over the years I had changed from the young 21 year old my husband Rod had married, who only needed support on a physical level. My emotional support came from myself or my girlfriends, and at 21 my spiritual self was not really a consideration. As I grew older and found Spiritualism and my mediumship, I certainly needed more from my partner. I was no longer happy to have the seemingly separate lives and friends, only coming together to parent and provide for the family. I now needed a partner who was more willing to share my journey.

I am glad to say that although we were presented with a tough challenge, with some counseling and the willingness of my husband not only to accept the new me, but to also to embrace his own growth and change, we are still together with our new relationship stronger and better than it has ever been.

Throughout all this upheaval I was supported by a Spirit Guide I now know as The Traveler. He entered just prior to these events and left as things started to settle. I’m sure it was his help and strength that got me through. While our direct communications were limited, as you often find during these times of emotional turmoil it’s a little difficult for your psychic abilities to continue to work as you are accustomed to. Just having the faith and knowing he was there from his external signs certainly helped.

White Feather entered just as all this was nearing completion. It was her that helped me to see the purpose behind all of this learning. I needed to be more secure in who I had become and more accepting of all that I truly deserve. She needed me to see all this before she could reveal her true plans.

White Feather’s plans have been truly inspirational for me as well as many others. Her first major inspiration was the Spirit Guide wisdom which is contained in this book. Having introduced herself during a meditation to be my Master Guide, she gave me the inspiration with a clairvoyant vision of tarot cards and a knowing that these were to be about Spirit Guides. I was immediately in awe of this, as I so often can be.

Over the coming months I would set aside regular times to sit in meditation and receive the channeled information from Spirit. The very first session consisted of White Feather asking the three questions I asked you in the Foreword. While I had no concern with answering these three questions, it certainly wasn’t something I was expecting, so I was a little surprised. Having this experience certainly made me realize just how seriously Spirit took reveal this information to me. She was questioning what it was I intended to do with this information. While I didn’t realize it at the time, my answers—and this includes my mental responses as well as what was and is in my heart—needed to reflect the same level of responsibility and commitment. I can only assume they did, as White Feather then proceeded to have me meet and channel each individual Master Spirit Guide and Honorary Spirit Helper. Most of the information was received through clairvoyant visions of what each guide looked like, along with receiving the meanings through thoughts (clairaudience). This, for me, was a time of such great inspiration, that the word “WOW” was used quite frequently.

As the wisdom unfolded, there was some information which expanded on what I had previously known. For example, I had learnt previously from Trish, my first teacher, that the Nun represented Peace and Serenity; however it wasn’t until sitting down during this process that I learnt how it is that the Nun helps you to achieve that Peace and Serenity through her simple life of routine and discipline.

One of the greatest moments was when I sat down to begin channeling the information for the Spirit Helpers. Having finished the first section of the Master Guides, I thought the Spirit Helpers would be next. Little did I suspect that White Feather had other plans. As I sat down and opened up to receive the first of the information, White Feather indicated, “No, not as yet. There is something else first”. Then she showed me a beautiful garden and shared the wisdom associated with the Sacred Space, God’s Garden. I was then told there would be seven of these spaces. Having all this unfold in this way was so magical, as not only was it unexpected, it wasn’t until these seven Sacred Spaces were completed that I realized how meaningful they were. For years now I had been guiding people through Spirit inspired meditations using the same seven images, only now fully comprehending the meanings behind the imagery. I’d never thought to ask.

White Feather’s next major effect on my life was the inspiration for the Australian College of Mediumship, taking my existing semi-professional development circles and giving them more structure for greater effect. Together we are seeing many people develop their own connections to Spirit in a way that builds solid foundations quite quickly, while also pioneering mediumship accreditation in Australia in an effort to bring credibility to a field that is often too open to exploitation and misrepresentation.

In the two years White Feather and I have been in partnership, her effect on my life has been nothing short of monumental. My life’s purpose has truly revealed itself and while all this is not without its challenges, I still look forward to each and every inspiration White Feather has to offer.

Another Spirit Guide I work with is Phinneaus. Having spent many years on stage in a Vaudeville existence, Phinneaus shares with me his wisdom and experience in speaking with large groups of people. A skill, that over the years I have had to work at, becoming more and more comfortable demonstrating and teaching mediumship. Together we have slowly become more comfortable in my own skin as Phinneaus’s light hearted nature has rubbed off on me. Many times he has taken over teaching a class through the process of trance mediumship, only to offer the students guidance in their mediumship with a twist. Phinneaus’s way, is one of reassessing the picture and putting it in such a way that it can’t be denied. I can remember trancing Phinneaus one night in class for some students that had been sitting for about 12 months by this time. This night Phinneaus was enjoying himself and offering individual information to each student about developing their mediumship further. When Wayne’s turn came, Phinneaus told him to stop drinking so much coffee. That was a little unexpected for all of us, although later Wayne did admit to drinking extra large cups of coffee each morning as he woke in the early hours to begin work. Being wrapped over the knuckles, however gentle by Spirit, is a very humbling experience. Although Wayne was delighted with his ‘psychic slap’ as too much caffeine does have an effect on the pathways in the brain, which was what Phinneaus was getting at.

Although Phinneaus has a light hearted side to him, he does take his role in our Spirit team very seriously. This side of him is demonstrated quite emphatically when he is called upon to speak through me while in trance. One such time was in November 2006, this evening was recorded with Phinneaus being just one of the Spirit Guides and Helpers who were in attendance that evening. What follows is a transcript of some of what he discussed that evening.

“Give and you shall receive … that’s an interesting play on words; I shall come back to that in a moment.

How can you give, if you do not behold or have it within yourself … you cannot give and therefore you cannot receive.

Simple yet again.

Are you with me?

I see many minds ticking … Now going back to ‘give and you shall receive’ … interesting ‘cos I hear you say, ’Is it not ask and you shall receive?’

I made no mistake … it is better to give than to ask … the abundance plains, as White Feather mentioned, respond to giving much quicker than asking, as some of you are learning, including this one (KW) Be that as it may, there is still no harm in asking, although the response from the universe is much quicker, if at first unfolded with the gift of giving … Mmmm, I’ve been sharing many secrets this evening …”

As you can see, Phinneaus does know his stuff. What he was trying to help us understand here, is that we often go about things the hard way. We often seek what it is we desire: be it money, abundance, peace or love by asking in some way, whether it be through prayer or by focusing on what we haven’t got. Phinneaus was saying that if we approached this differently by giving and helping others to achieve what they need, then the universe responds more quickly, thereby helping you to achieve what it is you need with the natural universal law of attraction. Remember we all get back what it is we give out. So giving out the gift of giving is far more fruitful. For example, by helping others to understand Spirit and themselves, this is what I receive in return. Perhaps I should help someone to have a holiday.

Lastly, but certainly not in the least, another very important member of my Spirit team is my brother, Allen. As mentioned earlier, Allen took his own life in 1995, however it has only been in recent years that his effect on my mediumship can be seen. From what I understand, one of his main tasks is to organize for other Spirit Beings who have also committed suicide to come along and deliver a message of love and further understanding to their family and friends through me. So as you can expect I do a lot of suicide readings. He brings them and their families for private consultations, they appear during my public demonstrations and we even encounter some who make themselves known during classes and may need a little extra healing. I can recall doing a demonstration earlier this year, which turned out to be quite a special moment of reconnection for all involved. All day I had felt a large knot in my stomach with a lot of nervous anticipation. When I am working at night, I usually take some time during the day to rest and just collect myself. It was in this quiet time, after asking my guides why I was feeling this way, that I noticed my brother’s presence, along with the energies of another young man. As this young man was introduced to me by Allen, straight away I knew this was someone who had also taken his own life. He showed me clairvoyantly, that he was tall, thin with blonde hair which was a little spiky in the front. He also showed his blue eyes and freckles while giving me the name Andrew. I asked him why he was feeling so nervous, to which he replied that tonight he had to come through and admit to his family that yes, he had committed suicide. There had been a lot of questions around the circumstances of his death and his family had never really accepted it as suicide. He was nervous about owning up and how they would react. That evening, once I started to detail what had happened for me during the day and describe Andrew’s appearance, a young lady in the audience indicated that this was her brother. Andrew’s message for his family that night was brought through with the assistance of my brother, helping Andrew to reconnect to his family once again. Since then Andrew has made a few appearances for his family and is a joy to connect with, having one of those larger than life personalities with a wonderful sense of humor that even my serious nature can’t diminish.

Allen is also a regular contributor in class and can be often felt by new students as they take their first furtive steps in developing their own mediumship abilities. Allen is now quite experienced at guiding them through the process from Spirit’s perspective and it is delightful for me to see the expressions on their faces when it becomes known who it is. As a new student making your first venture into the spirit world, you often expect to connect with a grandmother or grandfather. They are usually surprised to connect with a young twenty-something male. This in itself helps with their confidence as they take their first steps. And then, as they stumble trying to receive more information, I just ask them to ask Allen how he died, knowing full well that he is very adept at giving them some of the physical sensations associated with his passing. The smiles on the students’ faces when they get it have been some of the greatest rewards both Allen and I as teachers have received.

As you can see, Allen’s work in this way has helped me and many others come to terms with suicide. In the process, I’m sure he has helped himself along the way, and I truly believe his life in the world beyond is one which is filled with love and being lived far more positively than his circumstances would have allowed for in this world. While not a day goes by that I don’t miss him, our work together in this way feels as if it may never be completed. Who knows, perhaps it was the plan all along.

My guides have been there to support me through tough times, to celebrate the good times, even enjoying a laugh along the way, but through it all our commitment and dedication to one another has been our strength. It is this strength that nurtures the connections like water to the flower, which results in ongoing growth and beauty.

With all Spirit Guides, their appearance and purpose varies greatly from one guide to another, from one person to another. What I am hoping for you to discover in the following pages is not only which energies are with you at any given time, but also how to enhance those relationships so that both you and Spirit may reach the highest potential of learning and understanding. Having an understanding of the Spirit Guide relationship, its key aspects and what you can do to improve the channels of communication and understanding will help you along on your journey.

Spirit Guides explained

Having spent quite a few years now working with a Spirit Team to teach many other people, I’ve come to understand that a Spirit Guide is an integral part of mediumship and a very effective tool for spiritual development.

However, for the purpose of greater understanding, it is necessary to investigate how a Spirit Guide comes about. This starts with your belief and intention. While spiritual energies of guidance exist for each and every one of us, the form they take or manifest in will differ depending on our beliefs. Consider those that live and guide themselves with more Eastern-based philosophies or those with more traditional Christian beliefs. They all connect and use the same spiritual energies in their own unique way, just without the assistance of Spirit Guides.

Putting your belief in the afterlife and your intention to work with a Spirit Guide together has your spiritual guidance energies respond in a way that is right for you. It is your intention to work with a Spirit Guide that sends out the call for this need to be addressed. Reading this book is certainly speaking volumes about your intention, however, even just a genuine thought or curiosity is enough to spur those spiritual energies, or more specifically the spiritual consciousness associated with your own soul group to come together and decide which energy or guide is best to suit your needs at this time. It is the consciousness and wisdom within your soul group’s spiritual energies that manifests as your Spirit Guide, so we have a tool to work with. This process may or may not include your Higher Self. It is different for everyone but it is always based on the intended purpose of your current life cycle.

Coming from your soul group indicates not only that these energies have been with you since birth but that you and your Spirit Guides are aspects of a whole and therefore aspects of one another.

Let me explain further with a descriptive analogy. Imagine, if you will a lovely chocolate cake. This whole chocolate cake, we’ll call your soul group. Once the cake has been cut into pieces, we then have individual slices: you and your guides. Each tasty in their own right, however, they may still come together as one to form the whole cake again. Providing of course you haven’t eaten any! This is how it is with the energies of you and your Spirit Guides. Please keep this analogy in mind, as I refer to it again a little later. For many, this concept is often hard to grasp, however, when you realize that your Spirit Guide always knows you better than you know yourself, you can understand that this makes sense. You are as much an aspect of your Spirit Guide, as they are an aspect of you.

Being human and where we are at with our spiritual understanding, most of us need to access these universal energies in a way that is real for us. It needs to be in a way that we can easily grasp, otherwise it’s too hard for most of us to get our head around. I still firmly believe that there is so much to know spiritually, only we are often limited by our human experience. So, to work towards eradicating a great divide between our own consciousness and that of the spiritual energies around us, it is all presented to us in a way that we can comprehend and work with. By this, I mean that out in the spirit world there are not all these loving Native American Indians running around helping us all, just as neither is Uncle Bob with his balding head still running around enjoying himself. Certainly, the soul’s essence, consciousness and energy of Uncle Bob and the Native American still exist and are most certainly connected to you. It is when we seek to connect with either of them for the purpose of meeting a spiritual need that they will then respond in a way we relate to.

Now that we’ve identified how a Spirit Guide comes about, what is it they do for us and what role do they play in our lives? First and foremost, they are not there to give you all the answers. Some will assist with a more hands-on approach or, like The Shaman, guide you from a respectful distance.

He is one of the more difficult relationships to master, as he watches over you, allowing you to make your own mistakes while slowly allowing you to come to your own understandings as he leads and guides you to each and every experience to gain this learning.

Your Spirit Guide’s role is to predominantly guide you along a path of spiritual unfoldment with an ultimate purpose of your personal and soul evolution, while sharing many of the universe’s secrets along the way. This is very similar to the role your parents were entrusted with. Guiding and assisting you to find your place in this world as you grew and developed into adulthood.

As each and every one of us starts from a different place in our understanding and development, how can the Guide we work with, or their purpose be the same for each of us? It can’t be. Coming into this life, you may already know and understand that material possessions are of superficial importance and do not define who you are as a person, however another may have this lesson to learn as yet. Hence, this spiritual need yields a different guide to work with as this is not your lesson. As we grow and change, learning these lessons along the way, what we need to learn next also changes and with that so too does which guide is best to help us through the next stage of our journey. This is why you can expect to work with many different guides and helpers over time. You may find yourself even working with more than one, as I often do at different times.

As you find one of your Spirit Guides moving on, it is always a cause of great celebration. This indicates new growth on your part with the purpose having been served between the two of you, as all the learning has been completed. This usually means that a new Spirit Guide will be making their presence known soon and as you settle into this change in energies, you’ll find new directions unfolding in your life. Whether it is new people and friends entering your life, a change in job or new paths of learning unfolding. These are brought about as you are now a new you with a different set of needs, which your new Guide will assist you to unravel and bring into your life in a way that is right for you, whether these changes are expected or not.

Spirit Guides are often energies, just like yourself, who having crossed into the world of Spirit have now decided that to best further their own spiritual development they would serve you and many others from where they are in the spirit world. Just like Phinneaus or my brother. Having said that though, these individual souls charged with the responsibility of overseeing and guiding you on your path of spiritual development have the highest and very best intentions for you. They will always be striving to empower you on your own journey, including respecting your right to free will. So, most importantly, this means they will not give you the answers to life’s ups and downs, often even leading you into difficult and challenging experiences. All this in an effort to strengthen your resolve to seek out the answers for and from yourself, while pushing you towards believing in yourself, in an effort to share your wisdom and who you are with others.

Others, like the Angels, may not have experienced an earthly existence at all, seeking only to serve others through a solely spiritual existence. Again, these aspects of your Spirit Guide are as individual and different as each Guide is and as different as each circumstance. There is no blanket rule that can be applied. There is however, one trait common to all Spirit Guides: empowerment. This is the essence of your spiritual energies. Your Spirit Guides will always guide you in a way that is empowering for you as they help you to come to your own answers and understandings. Just like a school teacher would not give you the answers to a test or quiz as they know this is not the best for your learning; nor would a true Spirit Guide give you the answers to life’s challenges, for this also does not bring about your growth or higher understanding.

Part of your relationship with your Guide is a sense of peace and comfort; having faith that you are not alone while going through life’s challenges, that you do have a direct link to the source of higher understanding brings with it a sense of comfort that only faith can provide. Many a time, I have struggled with even the smallest of concerns to find the support is unending.

Only just the other day I was worrying a little, as mothers do, as to why my son Nathan was so physically and emotionally tired one day after school this week. While cooking dinner and wandering about it, it occurred to me that at least two times this week I had spoken to people, giving them advice about their own children with mediumistic capabilities. Specifically about understanding their emotions more definitively, as to what emotions are their own, as opposed to the emotions of others they may have taken on being a sensitive. It was at this time I was shown clairvoyantly, that Nathan had taken on the emotions of his classmates and was left feeling completely drained. Once I was able to see this happening, Nathan and I could work together to release these emotions just by simply washing them away in the shower and discussing with Nathan what had been taking place. He understood that he was giving healing to his classmates, which is a good thing to do, however, over time it’s important for him to learn to identify when it is happening, so he can tap into universal energy and not just use his own. That way it is not so detrimental to his physical energies. Knowing that I have a Spirit Team I can rely on no matter how small or large my concern, certainly makes waking up each day and living life a more joyful experience.

Understanding the

Spirit Guide relationship

Do we need to invoke a Spirit Guide? Yes, I believe so. As mentioned previously, it is your need, your intention that commences the process of working with a Spirit Guide. While we are always from birth unconsciously guided, this guidance could come about through a variety of different channels, based on your underlying belief system. Whether you receive that guidance from such spiritual energies as Angels, known prophets, like Jesus, Buddha, your higher self or your loved ones in the spirit world is of no great significance. What is important, is to recognize that this guidance has always been there and reflects a connection to the Divine.

What we are doing here with our Spirit Guides is seeking to work with them consciously so that the wisdom, guidance and love they bring can be felt more intimately in your life. This can only be achieved if you are consciously involved in the process. Invoking a Spirit Guide is the first step to doing this. That said though, invoking a Spirit Guide is quite simply done. Even just a general thought or belief that they may exist with some curiosity will often be enough to get them into action, starting a trail of external signs leading you to discover them. Certainly by reading a book such as this or attending a workshop is very much a strong invocation. So welcome to the journey of living with Spirit.

Your Spirit Guide will often go about their work with you unrecognized or at least having some of the guidance they are providing unrecognized. While in the early stages of your development, you will feel a strong need to identify who your Spirit Guides are. This need comes from us and our humanity, not from your Guides. They are quite pleased to allow things to unfold as they should with the hope that we “heed the message, not the messenger”. As long as we are making efforts to follow the guidance that is being offered, then that is all they hope for. And I say hope, as your Guides love unconditionally.

It’s also important here to point out that your Spirit Guide is not there just for you. They are in this relationship for themselves as well. As your relationship grows, and you see yourself grow and change because of the love, wisdom and guidance you are receiving, know that the same is happening for your Spirit Guide. Upon sending out your intention the spiritual energies in the spirit world gather together to decide which Spirit Guide best suits your needs at the time. It is during this process that their spiritual needs are taken into account as well. The universal law of attraction sees two souls coming together for a common purpose.

One of the first things people seek to do when they start connecting with their Spirit Guides is to find out their name. The truth be known, the spiritual energies around you do not actually have names. The energies of the spirit world exist with a connectedness, where all comes together as one and this type of identification is no longer required. However, most times they will provide you with one as they understand that out of human necessity we require something tangible to hold onto and as humans we seek to label and identify everything, making it easier for us to work with. It is for this reason alone that your Spirit Guide will offer you a name. So relax and do not worry too much about not getting a name, or whether the name you have got is correct or not. As long as it feels right for you, work with whatever you have and remember to “heed the message, not the messenger”.

Saying this though, does not mean there is no meaning associated to the names they may give you. As with everything a Spirit Guide offers you, their name can speak volumes regarding the type of energies you are working with and can often help to reveal the purpose in your relationship. Here are some examples I’ve come across over the years, whether they are names from my Guides or from other people I have worked with. The meanings of the names are suggested meanings from conducting some internet research into each name.

Ralph

wolf counsel

White Feather

purity, communicating with Spirit

dealing with spiritual evolution

Phinneaus

oracle

White Eagle

purity, new understandings

Artemis

Moon Goddess of hunting and chastity

Black Bear

conservative, challenging and hibernation

Geoffrey

peace

Grey Elk

balanced emotions and determination

Manu

man of the birds.

At this early stage of your understandings, it would be extremely beneficial to grasp the concept that when working with your Spirit Guide “Everything is a Communication”. For example, if you consistently see a particular bird or butterfly then start to question the meaning behind this occurrence. Begin by paying closer attention to their behavior. What direction are they flying in? Does the bird have a friend? If so, are they peaceful or do they happen to be fighting? I myself always acknowledge the peaceful dove that visits near my back door at home, and even the birds I see that may be fighting are there to inform me of impending conflict.

I remember one such experience earlier this year. One morning walking home from school I saw a little pee wee and a crow sitting on the television antennae of a neighbor’s house. As I saw this they flew in my direction with the little pee wee attacking the crow that just kept flying. I wandered to myself at the time, whether they could represent my neighbor and I. Well, I didn’t have long to wait, later that week in fact, when both of our children became involved in one of those childhood incidences where three is often a crowd and their insecurities bring about some hurtful behavior to another child. I thought all this was resolved peacefully, until a few weeks later when I realized that the children were no longer able to enjoy the friendship that had been developing and this lady was not quite as forgiving and accepting that this was a normal childhood learning experience for them. This hurt, as I realized, the little pee wee had pecked the crow.

This “Everything is a Communication” rule, if we can call it that, is vital when it comes to the connections you make during a meditation. Most people tend to disregard a lot of what they experience in meditation because of not understanding what is happening or what is meant by it. Everything is offered to you, and I mean everything, with purpose and meaning. Think of it as trying to understand someone important to you who does not speak the same language as you. It then becomes our job to find out what they are trying to express and gain some understanding from that. Let’s say, for example, during your meditation you were given a rock (not a crystal) or even just a leaf. To us, we initially may think these seemingly insignificant items do not make a whole lot of sense. However, if we seek out the possibilities of symbolism, then there could be a variety of meanings. The rock may represent Mother Earth or strength, with your Guides trying to communicate that they are your rock. Now the leaf could be for medicinal purposes and we would certainly comprehend more if we had some knowledge of plant life and herbs. Do you see what I’m getting at yet? I’m not suggesting you run out and study botany, but I would suggest that when working with Spirit Guides of a different culture to your own or an animal guide with their own set of behavioral traits, it pays to invest some time in research, trying to understand your Guide and where they are coming from a little more. They will communicate with you in ways that is meaningful to them, so I suggest bridging the gap by expanding our knowledge base of the cultures, behaviors, rituals and all things that may be significant to your Guide. This way you are opening the potential for learning and increasing the communication lines as at some point they will draw upon this knowledge and communicate something that will be meaningful to you.

I recall one such meaningful meditation for myself a few years ago while still working with White Eagle. At the time I was sitting in a development circle which involved regular meditations as part of the format, as most circles do. During the meditation I was involved in some form of Native American ceremony. To me it felt very much like an initiation ceremony of sorts, where there were many people sitting around a camp fire. I was asked to stand, given a cloak of animal hide. White Eagle then painted a yellow stripe on each side of my face and gave me the name “Yellow Blossom”. At the time, if I had known more, I would have realized it was a coming of age ceremony and that this was White Eagle’s and Spirit’s way of honoring and acknowledging my personal and spiritual growth. A very humbling experience and one which I treasure to this day.

It’s worthwhile to think of your Spirit Guide relationship in much the same way as your relationship with your old school teachers. Think of it from the teachers’ perspective, where they have many students of all different levels of temperament, abilities and enthusiasm. Some may be lazy and careless, some more conscientious and enthusiastic even if they struggle with their abilities and understanding. I bet that most teachers would have lots of patience and continued guidance for those students of theirs that are the real triers. You know the ones: the students that show commitment and consistently try to do their best. Whereas for the students that require constant disciplining, get nowhere due to lack of initiative and somehow end up devaluing the efforts of their teacher, I’m sure the teachers would eventually become tired, frustrated and wonder whether it’s worth the effort. This would result in perhaps not giving these students as much guidance and attention as the conscientious worker. Need I say which student you are? I think you get the idea. And as with all great teachers you can expect them to lead the way by example.

Simply, your relationship with your Spirit Guide is like most relationships in life. You’ll get out of it depending on how much you put into that relationship. The universal laws of attraction see two souls coming together for a common purpose. It is this law that applies widely throughout your life. Your friends, family and work colleagues, all of them are in your life for a reason. They all have something of significance about themselves, which will help you to see and understand something about yourself, while you serve the same purpose for them. The time will come when, having grown and learnt through these relationships, people move on from your life, for the reason they were part of it has been completed and the common purpose has been served. This also applies to your Spirit Guide relationship. Once you have grown to a new level of understanding, and you and your current Spirit Guide have learnt all you can from one another, then it’s time to say goodbye. While this at times can be a little sad, as you will feel like you are truly losing a friend, this is always a cause for great celebration as you have achieved what it is they were here to teach and guide you. As have they. So, embrace them with love and gratitude for all you have shared and be excited for the new friend you should be meeting soon.

As with all expressions of the Divine, you are just as special as your Spirit Guide. It is their wisdom and ability to love that makes the experience of living with a Spirit Guide, something quite special. As mentioned earlier, these souls have chosen not to experience an earthly incarnation at this time, instead unfolding their own development through a more spiritual process. This means they only know and work with LOVE. Sometimes this may inhibit their ability to understand the range of emotions we humans live with, such as frustration and anger. However, they will always respond to us with a gentle guiding hand, showing us the way forward with a loving approach. Learning to understand yourself along the way and what it is about you that connects you to your Spirit Guide will not only enhance the relationship between the two of you, but will enhance your relationship with the Universe and the Divine.

Important Relationship aspects to remember

• Names are not completely necessary

• Heed the message not the messenger

• Everything is a communication

• You’ll get out of it, what you put into it

Master Guides and

Honorary Spirit Helpers

Spirit Guides can be defined between two categories: Master Guides and Honorary Spirit Helpers. A Master Guide is obviously recognized by their high level of spiritual understanding and will usually identify themselves as your Master Guide upon introducing themselves. Their energy has been with you since birth as you are very definitely a part of them.

Let me now take you back to the chocolate cake analogy, mentioned in Chapter 2, Spirit Guides explained. Your Master Guide is the collective consciousness of the cumulative energies of your soul group or in other words the chocolate cake as a whole. And while this energy has been and is with you all along, you most likely have not been aware of it. Even when you are experienced at working with Spirit Guides, it is not uncommon to still be unaware of your Master Guide. In fact, it is not expected for both of you to engage in a direct relationship until your emotional and spiritual development has reached a certain level of maturity. Exactly what this level of maturity is, is hard to define as it is different from one person to another. Rest assured though, that even though you may not have direct communication with this Master Guide, all of your other Spirit Guides that are working with you are taking direction and working as supervisors, so to speak, until you are ready.

For me, this Master Guide is White Feather. As I said earlier, it was many years into my journey of Spirit before I became aware of her. And it wasn’t until meeting her that I learnt about the existence of Master Guides. Up until that point I didn’t think there was a hierarchy. I worked with the view point that all Spirit Guides were of the same level of spiritual understanding only with different wisdom to share. Having that belief was right for me at the time, although I can now certainly see that the spirit world is more complex than I first thought. But hey, isn’t that what growth is all about, changing and evolving who we are.

For the purpose of the Spirit Guide symbolism and meaning in this book, Master Guides refers to all those Spirit Guides who will have a major role in your spiritual development, whether they are your true Master Guides or not. It is important however, to note that all of these Spirit Guide energies that do present this way in your life are from your soul group thus, all of you being connected in this way. They are the other slices in the chocolate cake, just as you are.

From time to time you will also enjoy working with other Spirit Guides aside from your Master Guides, these I call Honorary Spirit Helpers. They are the loving Spirit beings your Guides have called upon for assistance at a time when you need their energy, experience and wisdom they will share with you. For example, I may not work consistently with Owl, but should I need to see beyond what’s being presented then he is never to far away to help. This also means that should you be focused on doing or learning something new in your life, it’s ok to call upon a Guide or Spirit Helper to assist you for as long as needed Let’s say I was writing a book, which I haven’t done before, I could ask White Feather to bring along a Spirit Guide or Helper who is more experienced in this type of work.

Honorary Spirit Helpers, while connected to you, as are all creations of the Divine, they are not related to your soul group. We encounter them just like we encounter many relationships, as we enter into one another’s lives to serve a more short term purpose. Much like the nice little snake, who lived in my backyard a couple of years ago for about a week, just to give me the idea that while I will go through an experience which is a bit scary, it will bring about some inner change and healing. Well, it was only six months later that I was dealing with mum in hospital as well as my marital concerns. All scary at the time, but once I got through it all Snake’s gift of healing is to be treasured. While these Spirit Helpers show us great amounts of love, provide comfort and even lead us to new understandings, their own level of understanding and awareness is limited to their own expression of who they are, like Mr. Snake, just being a snake, all leads me to believe that in time they will further develop along the chain of evolution and increased awareness, just like ourselves.

I said at the very beginning of this book that living with Spirit is both a privilege and an honor. I firmly believe it should be treated as such and it is our responsibility to show Spirit the respect and gratitude they deserve for the giving, endless support and love they shower on us. Never asking for anything in return, never expecting us to be anything other than ourselves and truly loving us unconditionally. Once you appreciate Spirit and your relationship this way, then any expectations you may have of their effect on your life will not only be met, but often exceeded.

There are many ways you can honor and appreciate Spirit in your life, from simple prayers which welcome their assistance and prayers of gratitude for the little miracles they have helped to unfold, to planting a tree or sponsoring a wild animal in honor of an Honorary Spirit Helper. Sometimes, it’s even just the simple act of giving your time and support to a friend in need. How regularly do you give to another, in return for Spirit having given unto you? This is a very important question to keep in the forefront of your mind. While Spirit will not ask directly, this is truly all they would like.

Often, we don’t realize that we are giving to another, even without thinking. Is not just sitting with a friend over a cup of coffee letting them share their worries, a form of giving? Or reading to your child at bed time, even though you know you’ve still got plenty to do; taking your sick relative to the doctor’s appointment even though it is an inconvenience for you. These simple everyday things are as much Spirit’s work, as a medium like myself delivering a message from a loved one in Spirit or the doctor being able to help someone through a near fatal situation.

When we give in this way, the key is to be consciously aware that it is also in return for Spirit’s help and the support they have given you. Do it with the thought and intention that this is one of the reasons why you are performing this act of giving. It may not be the only reason but it should be an important aspect of it, not an afterthought.

I personally pray each day, giving thanks for small miracles. I also specifically pray for any work that I and Spirit will do together throughout the day, such as teaching class, doing readings or today writing this book. I also try to be mindful of giving to charity or helping those that come across my path. Just yesterday my children and I stopped to attend to a duck that had been hit by a car. While the duck was not in a good state, I felt sure that a prayer and ensuring his other duck friend was no longer in danger were important. I also like to try and be and to see things positively, so will often give others positive feedback even if it’s not really required. Recently, my family and I were on a holiday and enjoying a delicious dinner for the second time that week at a restaurant not too far from where we were staying. During the meal I had got it into my head to call the head chef and let him know how much we enjoyed it. So I asked the waitress if we could see the head chef, I’m sure he thought we were going to complain. Anyway when we said we enjoyed it so much that we had come back, apart from saying thanks he really didn’t know quite how to react. I’m sure it wasn’t what he was expecting; I hope this simple thanks made his day, as I know it made mine.

All giving is God’s expression of LOVE.

Understanding your psychic abilities

When developing your spiritual gifts, it is important to remember that you are developing from a basis of skills and abilities that already exist within you. Your spiritual gifts will develop as an extension of the senses and abilities you already use in your day to day life. Your sense of sight, hearing or your emotional self, your psychic abilities will develop as an extension of these. So, it is important to note that you have strengths and weaknesses in these areas, and therefore you will find that you will have strengths and weaknesses with your gifts, just as you do with your everyday senses. Some people learn better or can grasp and express things better if they can see things or have a picture to work with, others are quite touchy-feely people and have no problem in expressing how they feel, while others struggle with that very much. This all affects our psychic abilities, how we develop them and which of the gifts will be our strength or weakness.

For me, my clairvoyance coupled with my knowing and intuition were my strong points for a long time. I would receive a picture or symbol in my mind’s eye and then receive an understanding of what this meant. However, over time, through further development my clairaudience and my clairsentience have become part of my mediumship. I now have a more well rounded approached, however during development I have gone through times with each of them being a weakness or a strength.

As each individual is different in a variety of ways, from learning to perception, your abilities and development will be different also. Therefore, I can’t stress enough how important it is not to get caught up in comparing your development with that of others. Developing your spiritual gifts is a unique experience, and you will only affect your confidence in doing this.

Unlocking your psychic abilities can be likened to unlocking any other gift within that requires nurturing to reach its full potential. Much like a yogi master has to study the art of spiritual evolvement and enlightenment or like a professional athlete trains and works hard to achieve their best, we too endeavour to unlock within us the power to receive information flowing through the universal super highway.

It is a highway that is extremely busy, composed of many different energies (cars), many different highways leading to a variety of destinations (different levels of consciousness and awareness). Unravelling this mystery presents us with many connotations of how your car gets to its first destination. Some will travel route A, others route B, C, D or even Highway 51.

Along the way, you will encounter beautiful scenery, straight roads as well as some curvy ones. You’ll come across some places to stop and rest, while some may even encounter a little car trouble along the way. One thing is for sure though, commencing this journey from point A, will unfold many unexpected events along your route, and I’m sure, that while you may think you have a destination in mind, I can assure you that as long as you follow the road signs along the way, you’ll end up at a destination which will take you by complete surprise and fill you with a sense of purpose that knows no bounds.

To take such a journey we first should attend to our car, ensuring that the oil and water are ok, with the engine tuned and the tyres fresh and ready. What follows is some advice I offer you as you start your journey.

•  Have patience. Unlocking your psychic abilities is something that takes time and hard work. Be aware that whereas now you naturally communicate verbally and with your body you are retraining yourself, including your brain, to communicate in new ways. The following pages will start you on your way to also communicating energetically.

•  Try not to compare yourself to others. We all navigate the universal super-highway in different ways and no one journey is the same as another.

•  Trust in yourself and your own abilities. In time others will learn to trust in them as well. But how can they if you don’t trust them first.

•  Take every opportunity to practice using your new found abilities as much as you can. Whether it’s being more conscious when meeting someone new, meditating or just spending time in communion with your Guides. We all start somewhere, and you will get out of it depending on what and how much you put into it.

•  Work towards taking FEAR out of your vocabulary and your existence. It is the one thing that affects us all in a variety of ways, but will put the stops on your development whether it’s your psychic development, personal growth or even getting your life to go where you want it to.

The 3 ‘C’s explained

Clairvoyance

Clairvoyance, as with all the gifts, is a true visionary art form of communication. Your clairvoyance is perceived through channels of the mind, directly linked to the visionary tract. It’s being able to see above the scope of what is being presented before the eyes. Using your inner vision or third eye to process what is being communicated in the form of a picture in the mind’s eye. Beyond this, opening your heart, you will learn to open your eyes to see things differently, to find things that didn’t exist previously, now do. Therefore, opening your heart is directly related to widening your scope of vision and perception.

Without even realizing it, we all have aspects of clairvoyance which we use on a daily basis. Our dreams, day-dreams and imaginations are inner visions which all fall under the umbrella of the gift of clairvoyance. These we all encounter every day but mostly think nothing of them. Your psychic clairvoyant ability works not too differently to these inner visions, only the pictures are being received as a communication from an outside energy source, such as a spirit or another person’s energy field as opposed to receiving or creating the visions ourselves through your imagination or subconscious self. Let’s do an exercise which will help you to understand this concept further.

Clairvoyance Exercise

1. Close your eyes and imagine your bedroom. See all of it.

2. From the bed and its coverings right down to the items you may have sitting on your nightstand or bed side table. Once you have a complete picture, open your eyes and write it all down in detail. This is your imagination.

3. Now we’ll do the same exercise but for a friend. This should be someone whose bedroom you don’t know so well, although you know they wouldn’t mind you doing this. It may be a little easier for you, if they are sitting in front of you.

Close your eyes again, only this time in your mind ask to see their bedroom. Start with the detail of the bed or perhaps the color of the walls. Ask to be shown what’s on the bedside table. Once you feel you have all you can receive, open your eyes and write it down in details.

4. Discuss the detail with your friend for validation.

While I’ve chosen to use a bedroom for this exercise, as bedrooms are where we are most comfortable, it will work with any room you may choose to use. You may find that Step 2, seeing your friend’s room is harder to do than seeing your own room in Step 1. This is expected, as you are seeing your friend’s room using your clairvoyance, not your imagination. Try not to be too hard on yourself by expecting to get a full picture or every detail correct. Having just one item correct at this stage is a great success, and only your friend will know how meaningful that one item may be.

I hope that with this small but simple exercise, you will understand that your clairvoyance really is an extension of the abilities we already have and use everyday, only needing some attention and lots of practice.

Clairaudience

Clairaudience is the art of hearing with a sensitivity beyond that which we currently know. Imagine what it would be like if you thought you heard other people’s thoughts. This is how subjective clairaudience works. A thought to thought transference, where you will receive names, dates, songs and even conversation snippets within your own mind.

This ability is a little trickier to develop as it is often harder to decipher another’s thoughts from that of your own. However, once we become adept at hearing this way, the patterns and irregularities in another’s thoughts become distinguishable within the mind without you even needing to worry. Much like the brain quickly learns to distinguish pain or hunger from satisfaction, so too does the brain learn to distinguish a clairaudient communication to that of your own thoughts. Our job then is to just learn to trust ourselves that when we think it might be someone else’s thought, then it probably is.

It’s worth mentioning here, that when we first start out wanting to develop this gift, it is very common for people to expect with clairaudience we are going to hear spirit in the way we hear one another, outside of our head. This is known as objective clairaudience, and while this can and does happen, especially during those moments as we are slipping into sleep, it is extremely rare for someone to have their clairaudience developed to this level. In the 12 years I have been meeting and teaching people about Spirit, I have only met one person with such ability. And while we might think having such an amazing gift would be wonderful, I do believe it could present a whole lot of other problems, leaving it very difficult to maintain a balance between living in this world, which is what we are here to do, and communicating with the spirit world as opposed to escaping and living in it more.

Clairaudience Exercises

Exercise 1

1. Keeping with the bedroom theme, although this time, instead of seeing your bedroom try to hear it. Listen for the regular sounds you encounter while you are in your bedroom. Do you normally hear the garbage collector from your bedroom? If so, then listen for this sound. Can you hear the birds chirping as you start to stir in the morning? It’s a nice sound to wake up to. What else can you hear?

2. Once you have completed Step 1, I’d like you to ‘hear’ some different sounds in your mind, starting with your favorite song of the moment. Hear it in your mind; hear the music and the lyrics. It’s ok to dance too if you like.

3. Try another sound now, like the starting and revving of a motorbike. And another, much softer now. I’d like you to listen for the ‘meow’ of a cat.

It’s a good idea to write down your experience. You may find your other psychic abilities working as well. Did you see the motorbike or a cat for instance?

Exercise 2

Another simple exercise to develop your clairaudience is to concentrate and focus on your listening. How many times do we talk with people while our minds are actually thinking about other things? I know I’m a culprit for doing this. So bring the focus back to what is being spoken, really hear what people are saying to you. You may be surprised at the insights that can be gained.

Exercise 3

This exercise can be easily carried out almost anywhere you listen to music. While listening try to distinguish between the layers of music. When the songs are compiled there are many tracks layered on top of one another, all coming together to produce the finished song and what it is we hear. Most people with little or no musical knowledge will only hear the complete and final product, while a drummer will hear the drum beats more distinguishably than a keyboardist or guitarist.

Try listening hard enough to identify which layers you can distinguish. You’ll be surprised at what you’ll find. I’m sure I’ve heard vocal tracks on a Gwen Stefani song that seem hidden on the surface.

All in all, relax and enjoy paying attention to the sounds of the world. And if you’re like me and many others, you’ll be receiving words and thoughts in your mind not realizing it’s clairaudience because you’ll still be waiting to hear Spirit’s voice next to your own.

Clairsentience

The art of recognizing and understanding emotion that is not your own. I like to differentiate clairsentience from that of your own inner knowing as I think this helps you to understand the differences and your abilities more intimately.

Clairsentience is an extremely common ability and of all the psychic gifts it is most often the one which is hard to detect. If you have any clairsentient ability, you’ll find it very common to encounter extreme mood swings, which can change at a moments notice. One moment you can be peaceful and happy, going along swimmingly, only to have a drastic downturn in your mood for no apparent reason. I see this quite often in teenage girls. You’ll also often find yourself easily overwhelmed and/or highly stimulated or drained when you visit such places as shopping centers or hospitals. I remember when my mother was in hospital for a month prior to her heart bypass. I was visiting almost everyday, taking in the necessities, when the first couple of visits left me feeling so drained that a sleep on the lounge was needed after to recover. Once I questioned this, I realized that my energies were giving out healing to others in the coronary ward leaving me with little left to get along. So, on the next visit, I prayed and asked that I kept what I needed, so that I had more energy and strength to cope with my own situation. From this visit on, my energy levels where fine. Being clairsentient, I guess you would also relate to having the common experience of attending a friend’s BBQ, only to feel uncomfortable as you arrive and thinking to yourself that they’ve not long had an argument.

All this sensitivity can be attributed to your clairsentience. When communicating with Spirit this ability can be extended upon to not only gain a broader picture of the emotions of others but also to allow Spirit to relay messages regarding emotion and their physical experiences. For example, should one of your regular Spirit Helpers be a family member or friend who crossed over from a heart attack, you may feel them about by the presence of a subtle pain in your chest. Kidney pain if they suffered kidney disease or shortness of breath if they encountered breathing difficulties. Your Spirit Guides may also indicate their presence or confirm messages by way of sending tingles down your spine or a sense of warmth up your arm. These are just a small sample of the way clairsentience works and how it can benefit your Spirit Guide relationship.

Clairsentience Exercise

1. Again keeping with the theme of connecting with your bedroom, close your eyes and think of it. This time I want you to get a feel for it. How does it feel to you? Feeling the difference on your side of the bed to that of your partner’s side? Is there a difference at all? Once you have uncovered some sense of the energy, open your eyes and write it all down in detail.

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2. Once you have finished connecting with your own home, do the same exercise for your friend again. If you found doing this exercise a little difficult with your home, then try doing your friend’s home first and then try again with your home after.

3. Discuss what you feel you have uncovered with your friend for validation and understanding.

You may like to try this using your children’s bedroom. It may help you feel how restful or not their rooms really are. This is something my children understand and feel about their own rooms. They will let me know when the energy becomes a little unsettled and then we can go about rectifying this by either just through talking something through, using a bit of basic Feng Shui or even using a few crystals. This all seems to help.

Knowing and intuition – the God-self connection

As mentioned earlier, I feel it is important to differentiate between the 3’C’s and your inner knowing or intuition. Your intuition is the part of you that ultimately knows all and will lovingly guide you towards a life of prosperity, harmlessness and the gifts of insight and understanding, especially towards others.

I’m sure many of you have had the experience of knowing something but would say you don’t know how you know it, you just do. Or you could have had something happen only to realize and say to yourself “Yeah, I knew that”. Well, that’s your inner knowing talking.

Opening up and strengthening your intuition, I believe, is not really something that can be taught with exercises like the ones described above. To me, there is really only one way to achieve this awareness to a point that your intuition is actively involved in how you guide your life. And that’s to trust in and to act on your intuition. By being a little brave and leading a life where you make your decisions, big or small, based on what feels right for you, as opposed to what you think you should do, will see a flourishing inner knowing develop.

I personally try to make all my decisions based on how I feel about the choices I’ve been presented with and whether or not they sit peacefully in my gut. This is certainly easier to do sometimes more than others, like when you are trying to decide which dress to buy or which party to go to at Christmas. Other times though it can be far more difficult. For me one of those times involved my career and making the choice to focus full time on my mediumship. I was working full time as a purchasing officer, with my children in full time before and after school care and had recently started to focus more seriously on my mediumship. For the last few months I had been doing mediumship demonstrations in people’s homes two, three times a week. They had been far more popular than I anticipated and while I had only been doing this for about three months, I was already being presented with having to make a decision as to whether to leave my job, which was not working for me any longer, or to keep growing the mediumship business. However, that unfolded. At the time it was quite gut wrenching because in my heart I knew what felt right but was still faced with concern for my family obligations, the mortgage and what my husband felt. I was giving up a steady income of approx $50k to work with an uncertain income. In the end, I’m grateful I had the courage and the support of my husband to make the right decision and can gladly say we’ve never looked back. That whole experience certainly showed me that when you do follow what is in your heart, your expectations are often exceeded. I never expected at that point in time to be where I am today: living a life sharing in Spirit with others like you.

Communicating with your

Spirit Guide

Embarking on a journey that allows Spirit to play a more active role in guiding your life is without a doubt a magical and enjoyable experience, however, it is certainly not without its challenges. Many a time have I been left confused or have misunderstood what my Guides have been trying to convey. So, as you develop your psychic abilities and unfold a relationship with your Spirit Guides, know that moments of self- doubt are common for all of us and that you’re in good company.

Trying to discern whether a message or inspiration has originated from Spirit or yourself is one of the more difficult tasks in the early stages of your development. However, I should make mention here that your own inner guidance is just as valuable as that of your guide’s, so if you feel your communications are founded in love, then does it really matter whether you received it from your own inner knowing or your Spirit Guides. For now just accept it and in time I’m sure you will learn to recognize the difference.

How do you know whether your communications are founded in love and a gift from Spirit, whether it’s your Spirit or that of your Spirit Guide’s? There are a few key factors which can help you to identify this. One, an interaction with Spirit is always accompanied by a feeling of love. It is common to experience such things as a feeling of being loved, a sense of warmth, like your being hugged or protected. You may also experience a feeling of belonging and acceptance. One other major indicator is that your Spirit Guides will never judge you or anyone else. Remember, love is the basis for all creation and this is expressed through the unconditional loving nature of your Spirit Guides.

As I mentioned a little earlier, when we first start out communicating with Spirit, we often encounter a lot of self-doubt and are not sure whether the messages we are receiving are real or not. Eventually your experiences and the effects on your life will provide you with the proof to validate for you that you are truly communicating with Spirit. Like all things, your confidence grows with practice as you become more adept at it. However, to begin with, it’s really a matter of just trying to get over yourself. So, to help you do that, I’ve compiled some advice for you, which I suggest you try to work with. Make things a little easier for yourself in this department.

•  Trust and believe in yourself

First and foremost, trust in yourself. Trust and have confidence that you are developing your abilities and that you are connecting with Spirit. Trust and believe that what you feel is right is.

•  Keep a journal.

Keeping a journal is important for many reasons. Not only will it help to provide clarity and build confidence as you see your messages come to pass, it will also provide you with a way to express how you feel about your experiences, therefore helping to keep your communication channels clear and free from emotional and mental clutter.

You’ll also be able to look back from time to time and see how far you come, what you’ve learnt and how you have grown. Who knows it may even provide you with records for when you write your own book in years to come.

•  Heed the message, not the messenger

When first starting out it’s more important to ensure you are getting the message as opposed to which Spirit Guide is giving it to you. As long as you feel and have confidence that the message is based in love, work with essence of the message. Understanding which Guide is giving it to you is something you can work towards.

•  No name is a good name

As mentioned previously in Understanding the Spirit Guide relationship, there is also a tendency at first to get caught up in wanting to know the name of your Guide. This is of little significance to them really, as your Guides no longer have a need to be identified this way. They do however, understand that we still have this need, and so may supply us with one. So, should you not be sure, just come to an understanding of sorts.

•  Everything is a communication

They appear to us in many forms, seemingly from all walks of life. However, behind their appearance are the first attempts at communicating their wisdom, and having us know and understand what it is they are with us for. So, it’s good to develop a good habit of paying attention to even the smallest of detail.

•  Symbolic versus literal meaning

Visual messages from Spirit Guides are of a symbolic nature, while those from a loved one in Spirit are more literal. For example if a Spirit Guide is showing you a car or any mode of transport, they mean your life’s journey while if the communication is coming from a loved one, then they literally mean a car.

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Tools for communication

External Signs

I would suggest that you are probably already receiving messages this way. If you are not aware of them, then you soon will be. External signs from your Guides comprise of those seemingly so called coincidences which we tend to overlook, only to make sense of them with hindsight. This includes such occurrences as hearing specific songs on the radio, seeing a certain animal that keeps appearing, such as a butterfly or some birds, finding a movie on TV which is reflecting something in your life at the moment.

One external sign that happens to me frequently comes from my brother. Whenever I see a car registration number plate with “KEZ” on it means one of two things for me. Being that my brother Allen used to call me Kez or Kezza, I take this as him letting me know he is around and that what I am worrying about will be ok, or more specifically he is telling me to expect a reading with a suicide connection the next time I work. This happens without fail every time. I enjoy this connection with Allen and it keeps me watching the road for sure.

Raising your awareness of these types of signs is quite simple. Just start to think about looking for them and when you think you have noticed one write it in your journal. Keeping the journal will help you to see how all your messages link together. There is a very good book called Signposts by Denise Linn which is excellent to understand this area in more depth.

Exercise for raising awareness of external signs

1. Out loud ask your Guides to give you a sign over the next couple of days. Try not to be too controlling, allowing them some freedom with the when and how, so I suggest some thing like: “Please show me a sign that will help me to understand when you are around, a green butterfly or bird is a suggestion I would understand as I would the smell of lavender or my favorite song on the radio. Thank you.”

2. Over the next couple of days, as you feel you have identified your sign pay attention to how you feel when you happen to come upon the sign.

2. Ask for a gentle confirmation from your Guides. Again, I recommend offering some simple suggestions, like the feel of goose bumps or warmth on the back of neck. I suggest this only in the early stages of development. Your Guides will assist you to build your confidence until they feel you are ready for a little more independence and less reliance on confirmations this way. When this happens, you know you are ready for it.

2. Remember to write all this down in your journal.

Using your intuition

We all use our intuition on a daily basis, but do we make the most of it? Below is an exercise which will not only help you establish a connection with who is working with you, you’ll also be raising your awareness of your intuition and can then use it more to guide you on your life’s journey as well. Much like many people use a crystal pendulum to seek ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ answers, we will be using our own bodies this way. By using your own body, your stomach, to be more precise, it will unfold more knowing and an awareness of what is right for you and what is not. But first we must start with the basics.

Exercise for developing your intuition

1. Sit quietly for a moment, just so you are able to concentrate on the task at hand.

2. Focus your awareness to your stomach region. We are going to ask our stomach two questions, both times taking note of the reaction.

3. Ask yourself a question you know to be answered with a ’No‘, such as, “Is my name Allen?” Please pay attention to how your stomach is feeling. The response will be different for everyone, although it may be along the lines of something similar to your stomach tying itself in knots. Whether it is this or something else, this is how you now identify your ’No‘. How your stomach reacts with your ‘No’ will not change, it will be the same always.

4. Now ask yourself a question you know to be true and is answered with a ’Yes‘, such as “Am I a girl? or “Am I a boy?” Again, pay attention to how your stomach is feeling. This response should be quite different to the previous ’No‘ answer.

5. This is now how you identify your ’Yes‘. How your stomach reacts with your ‘Yes’ will not change, it will be the same always.

6. Once you are comfortable with being able to tell the difference, you are ready to ask yourself a more significant question, and see what your very own intuition is telling you about it.

7. Let’s try asking some questions about your Spirit Guide. It’s best to start simply, such as, "Are you male?" Or “Are you female?” “Do you have blonde hair?”

8. Next use the Symbolism and Meaning section in the back of this book to identify which Guide is with you today. For example, you could ask, “Are you an Angel?” When you feel you have reached a ‘Yes’ then congratulations! The bonds of understanding are starting to grow.

Remember, this little tool is not just for you to use to connect with your Spirit Guides. It is quite useful for all aspects of your life, when meeting new people, or when trying to make decisions regarding where to go and what to do in life. I suggest starting with the small issues and concerns first, then, as you gain confidence include the more important things as well.

It’s important to use this exercise as often as possible at first. This will heighten your awareness of yourself, from your intuition to how you feel when responding to different energies, be those people, places or situations. Developing this unique little tool is also far more reliable than any crystal pendulum; there is nothing that can beat relying on your own intuition. You will find that over time the need to ask the questions will subside as you become more adapt at listening to the immediate responses of your gut and your intuition.

Writing

I suggested earlier that you invest in a journal. Besides writing down your messages to keep a record of, I also suggest that you use it to hold conversations with your Spirit Guides.

1. Find a nice quiet place where you won’t be disturbed and can allow yourself to relax.

2. Meditate using the meditation provided a little later in the chapter to help raise your vibration and clear your communication channels.

3. Start with first writing your own question down and then in answer just write down what ever comes into your mind. Just like this example from Phinneaus and myself.

Me: “Who am I communicating with please?”

P: “It’s me you dodo.”

Me: “Be nice please, this is going into a book.”

P: “I know, that’s why I’m being facetious, I want them to know that we all have very different personalities and you can’t keep a good man from trying to show off.”

As you can see, Phinneaus is pretty cheeky, however this façade of his is mixed with real knowledge and understanding. He really is a joy and fun to have around.

I suggest always starting with the question, “Who am I communicating with please?” At least until you come to know who is with you automatically. The trick here is to trust in what you are receiving. Notice as the information continues to flow, then you are on the right track. If at some point it feels blocked or held up in anyway, then you have gone wrong at some point by either doubting too much, writing the wrong thing or not wanting to hear what is coming through. That’s ok, just stop and ask a new question. During this exercise, it’s quite normal to feel some self-doubt, or even a lot, as you may think it is all just coming from you. So why not prove it to yourself that it’s not. Ask your Guides some simple questions that you do not know the answer to, such as who is going to win the football tonight. Your Guides will only be too happy to supply this information as long as they see that it is for your confidence building and in real efforts to build trust and a connection with Spirit, as opposed to just playing party tricks.

This exercise is also a wonderful technique to develop your clairaudience, our psychic hearing ability. As you become more experienced at this exercise start to notice things such as is it a male or female voice you are hearing in your head. In what area of the brain do you receive the communication; is it on the side of your head over the ears; which side, is it left or right. There really is no right or wrong answer here. However, by paying attention you will start to notice when your Guides talk to you at other times throughout your day without the pen and paper.

Dreaming

Dreaming is a very conservative way to approach connecting with the spirit world, so for those of you that are very tentative and unsure, maybe even a little fearful about this, then I suggest using your dreams to make a connection.

When using your dreams as a way to develop an ongoing connection with Spirit, it is important to write them down. Real progress will not be made without doing this. So, keep your dream journal by your bed with a pen for best results. Start the process by writing in your journal what it is you would like to know about your Spirit Team. Again, start simply with something similar to, “I would like to know whether my Spirit Guide is male or female.” Each night, be sure to write down your dreams with as much detail as possible, including any thoughts, impressions and feelings you have about these dreams. It’s ok if they do not appear to make any sense at this point. You will need to give yourself a few nights’ sleep, perhaps even a week for an answer to come through. You will certainly know when it does though. A key indicator of Spirit visiting in a dream is the feeling of inspiration that is associated with the dream. This is hard to miss. Once you feel you have your answer, then try asking a new question.

When you have gathered a few weeks worth of dream information, take a closer look at what each of them is telling you. Are there any tell tale impressions of Spirit, especially memories or significant reminders of loved ones who have crossed over? Are there any scenes from different cultures that might relate to a Spirit Guide or do you get a strong sense of feeling that threads its way through these dreams?

To those of you that think you don’t remember your dreams at all, that’s ok; you can still work with this exercise as is. Putting your intention into it will see a change for you. Most likely you may start to remember snippets, if not whole sections of your dreams and then it will progress from there.

With time you will become more practiced at using your dreams this way and the answers will come through more quickly. I would also suggest using this exercise to gather information about other areas of your life as well. Dreams are such an untapped source of information that many of us could certainly benefit from should we just take the time to work more closely with that side of ourselves. Our dream state is also an early stage of our clairvoyance, our psychic seeing ability, so, developing your dreaming abilities can only help your advancement for when you are ready for the next stage.

Meditation

For those seeking a close connection to the spirit world and those that guide you, meditation is the key to unfolding this. Communicating with Spirit, or mediumship as it is also known, requires a shift in our conscious awareness to be able to receive the information, much like changing the stations on your radio. Meditation is the best tool to help you achieve this.

With meditating it’s usually best to find a nice quiet place where you won’t be disturbed for at least twenty minutes. It also helps to try using the same place every time. Establishing a little routine helps the body and mind to know what’s coming. Set the scene to be inviting and relaxing with some soft music, low lighting and a comfortable chair to sit in. It may even help to have someone read the following meditation for you at a slow and steady pace.

A Spirit Guide meditation

With your feet flat on the floor, close your eyes gently taking a deep breath in through the nose and out through the mouth. With each breath, I want you to focus on asking your body to relax as you visualize a beautiful rose quartz pink energy filling the room.

This energy starts to find its way up through your feet and into your body. First you start to feel it surging through your feet and calves, as they tingle and start to feel warm. It then slowly moves along to the tops of your legs, relaxing you further. On the next breath the pink energy reaches your torso, filling you with a warm upper body glow as you exhale. On further still, the soft, pink energy finds its way up into your head, where it brings peace and tranquility as you find your mind now surprisingly quiet. With this, the energy then weaves its way out of your body through the top of your head and your crown chakra, rejoining the beautiful pink light of energy that abounds in your room.

Peacefully take three more deep breaths, in through the nose and out through the mouth. As you do you find yourself relaxing further and further into your chair.

Amidst the pink energy in your room a scene starts to unfold before you; this energy slowly gives way to a beautiful, clear, sunny day with a magnificent garden, where all you can see is a vast array of flowers and abundant growth. Don’t they smell divine! You are quite taken with the beauty that abounds here. Take a moment to enjoy your surrounds.

In the distance on top of a gentle rolling slope, you see a big beautiful old Oak tree. This tree is steeped in history, it has seen many changes over time and many people come and go. Today this tree and all its glory is there for you.

As you look down at your feet, you suddenly become aware of a path you are standing on. The ground beneath your feet is the very path that leads to the tree. As you begin to step forward you notice you are not alone. Beside you are these beautiful shimmering lights like you have never seen before, dancing all about you. You have a strong sense that these lights are important, almost as if they can whisper sweet secrets in your ear.

Taking another step forward you become aware of your heart beating. At first it seems quite soft but with each step it is becoming more noticeable, beating in time with every step you take: Ba Boom, Ba Boom, and Ba Boom. Soon you notice that your shimmering lights are vibrating as well. You ask yourself, ”Is that right? Can they be pulsating in time with your heart beat?” Of course they can is the answer, as you have a sense that this feels divinely perfect.

With each step, the sense of connection between you and these spirit lights is strengthening, as both hearts beat as one: Ba Boom, Ba, Boom Ba Boom.

Finally, you come upon your tree and as you do, turning to look at the lights, you find they are no longer lights; they have materialized into an old friend, someone you feel like you have known for quite a long time.

Under the shade of the tree take some time to let your Spirit Guide share with you a little something of themselves. They may share in many ways. Notice how you are feeling, are you hearing thoughts from long ago, do you see what it is they would like you to know.

Enjoy some time for further meditation.

10 – 15mins should suffice.

As the sun starts to set and the day is nearing its end, your new old friend is preparing to make leave, but before they do they have a gift for you. Something of themselves they give you. Hold this close for keepsakes.

With a deep sense of gratitude say goodbye for now to your Spirit Guide, thanking them for the sharing today. As you turn to travel back down the path from whence you came, please remember to thank the tree for its presence and gifts as well.

Coming back along the path, you return with a strong sense of never having to be alone again. Always knowing your friend is there whenever you may need them. As you get further along the path to where you began, the garden slowly starts to fade, with your awareness returning to the room you are sitting in. You slowly start to become aware of your body, in your own time opening your eyes.

Congratulations! I sincerely hope that this meditation was a gift from Spirit for you. To those of you that may have struggled, please persevere, as I know from experience and working with many students that we all get there eventually. If you are inexperienced at meditating then it may take a little longer to reap the benefits. It will come, I assure you.

Interpreting the messages

Throughout all the exercises provided you will receive messages in a symbolic way to varying degrees. Earlier I spoke of Signposts by Denise Linn, which is an excellent book to assist you in developing your own dictionary of meaning. I used this book to do that myself and recommend it to everyone commencing their communications with Spirit.

Receiving messages from Spirit is quite simple to achieve, understanding what they mean is often where the hard work can come in. Firstly, remember that you will need to develop your own dictionary of meaning, as Spirit will speak to you within your frame of reference and knowledge base. We all have different life experiences, so what may mean one thing to you may mean something completely different to someone else. For example, when my Guides show me a snake, for me it represents fear as I am terribly scared of them, having had that experience with Mr. Snake living on my back door for a week a few years ago. All the while to most people it would represent healing or transformation. Keeping a journal specifically for this will help.

Why is it that the messages are often cryptic and not spelt out in black and white? Communicating with Spirit uses the language of the Soul. Words often cannot express how we feel and can often misrepresent what is meant to be expressed; whereas feelings and images often reveal more of the truth. For instance, how often does it happen that someone may say something to you, only for you to feel that the real truth is in there somewhere? The language of the soul cannot be misrepresented in this way, so Spirit Guides can and will only speak their truth. Not to say though, that some things or thoughts can be withheld until we are ready to hear them. Universally, the language of the Soul also breaks through other communication barriers such as not being able to speak English for one. A picture of a table or chair represents the same thing no matter where in the world this picture is used.

You will find that the symbolism and meaning behind Master Guides and Honorary Spirit Helpers is universal, so the next section of the book is dedicated to understanding the wisdom behind each Spirit and what it is they will help you to do.

I know that I receive a lot of significant information from Spirit about Spirit, and feel that it is my duty to ensure that that information finds its way to others. Together, I and my Spirit Team hope that as you enjoy working with your Spirit Team, you also develop your wisdom and will some day share it with others too. I know I’d love to hear it.

Master Guides

Symbolism & Meaning

Your Greatest Teachers

The Angel

Divine Protection

Being touched by one of God’s Angels in this way, will bring a lightening of the heart and soul. You have obviously been traveling through a very difficult set of circumstances and now the universe feels it’s time for you to feel loved and protected.

The Angel’s job is to lovingly protect you from your trials and tribulations, while at the same time bringing you the gentlest of healing and uplifting energies. While The Angel is not able to influence or change your life circumstances, they bring a flow of never-ending love, by enveloping you in their wings of love and protection.

Allow yourself to feel their loving wings. Feel the energy of love that is all around you and know that you are not alone. By encasing yourself and absorbing the energy of The Angel, you will undoubtedly be lead to clarity

There is never a time when you should feel alone. If you do feel this way, even a little, reaffirm to yourself that you willingly accept the love and protection from one of God’s heavenly Angels.

The Chinaman

Balance & Synchronicity

The Chinaman leads you on a path of spiritual atonement. By balancing your mind, body and soul you will see an outward reflection of balance and synchronicity in your life.

There is only one way to achieve a balance like this, and that is to follow your heart. This is the wisdom of The Chinaman. He will be guiding you to express what lies deep within your heart and soul and therefore will be teaching you to identify what is right for you and what is not. A key question to always ask yourself when making decisions is, ”How do I feel about this?“ Following what is in your heart is always about how you feel, not about what you think.

Working from this centre of yourself will bring into your life a natural balance and synchronistic path, God’s lighted pathway. You will not have to work so hard at managing everything and creating opportunity. This is the natural result, created by following your heart. All too often though, we can see a lack of these so called coincidences. When this happens, ask yourself, “Am I following my heart?” or “Have I taken a misguided detour somewhere?” Be aware, it is possible to have varying degrees of how much we are lead by the natural flow of synchronicity. The more you are able to live being true to your heart, the more balance and synchronicity you will have.

God’s lighted pathway.

The Egyptian

Worldly Abundance

Egyptians held their race in very high esteem over others, believing themselves to be powerful beyond belief. Did they not build the Pyramids which we have yet to discover how this was done?

Therefore they are able to help you accomplish many things which you yourself may think to be beyond your reach. This is the true meaning of the abundance they bring for you. This creative ability will bring all that you are striving for into your life.

Holding themselves in such high esteem can also bring about a tendency to go beyond the normal views of self–love, often bordering on ego. So when working with The Egyptian be careful to ensure you balance this aspect of their personality with that of your own.

Often we hold our own beliefs that can work against the flow of abundance which The Egyptian would want for you. Conscious or unconscious beliefs may exist that you do not deserve the goods things in life. Break beyond these restricting thought patterns to set yourself free and strengthen the bond with your Egyptian Guide

Egyptian Guides will often come bearing gifts of jewels and treasures. Pay attention to the detail of the colour and shape. These will reveal secrets to achieving abundance.

The Gypsy

The Art of Delusion

The Gypsy will connect to a deep seated restlessness within you. She will take that restlessness and guide you on a path of self-delusion. You will find that it is very difficult to fully realize a sense of peace having The Gypsy around.

Do you often lead yourself off in search of the next good thing that will help uncover your wisdom or inner peace, only to find that it always ends up falling short? This is The Gypsy, guiding you along a never ending path of distraction. Forever deluding you that the next best thing is what will be right for you.

This guidance invariable leads to a spirituality that is always in its infancy and never fully realized. In an effort to overcome this and move beyond the wisdom of The Gypsy, express this to your Guide and be honest with yourself. It won’t belong before The Gypsy moves on and a settling of this restlessness takes hold.

The High Priestess

Heaven and Home

The High Priestess signifies a process of spiritual integration. She will be guiding you to combine your unfolding spirituality with all other aspects of your life.

You will see these new understandings starting to touch and become part of your home life, your work life, your friendships and everything that is you.

Often it is all too easy to create separation between your spiritual self and the other aspects of your life by not sharing your new beliefs or understandings; you are essentially denying a part of who you are. When the understanding is obtained, that through creation our connection to the Divine is an inherent part of who we are, then you will see your spiritual self starting to shine and be shared with others.

This deity will be striving for you to begin presenting your spiritual self to the world you live in and the people within that world.

Jesus

Faith

When Jesus appears for you, your beliefs and understandings will always have a foundation within traditional Christian values.

Jesus will come to you at varying times throughout your journey. He is a guiding force for many and therefore his influence is often brief but with long-lasting effects.

He appears at times when you are going through upheaval requiring you to hold tight and strengthen your faith.

Other times Jesus will appear when you are encountering some internal conflict brought about because of some new and evolving beliefs which would be contradicting previous long held traditional values Here, it’s important to remember not to turn your back on your more traditional beliefs which form part of who you are, but to let the new growth spring forth out of the old.

In John 14 Jesus says Thomas, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also….” Trust that Jesus is guiding you and showing you that there is more to God than you have previously known. The conflict within is really the opening up of new understandings. To understand more of what Jesus is teaching you spend some time with his teachings. May I suggest reading the Bible.

The Medicine Woman

Love

The essence of Medicine Woman is one of pure love. Through the process of self-love, you will find true love. She will bring about love where there has been an absence of it.

Medicine Woman will bring a journey into you, increasing your ability to love yourself through the power of intuition. Letting go of all ego and coming to understand one’s God-self.

While Medicine Woman has a lot of similarity to The Shaman, she presents her purpose with a more subtle, gentle approach, bringing about the understandings in a way that is appropriate to the feminine energy within.

You will find a strong feeling to commune with nature, as well as finding yourself in tune with such earthly cycles as the Moon phases. Listen to the call of your inner voice. Medicine Woman will work with you through this voice.

The Monk

The Seeker of Truth

The Monk will be helping you to seek out knowledge and wisdom, so you may know the truth which lies within you.

At this time you will have a strong thirst for knowledge, and will be guided to people; books and experiences which can help you uncover your truth and bring out your own wisdom.

Through his efforts much will be gathered, which at some point is to be shared with others.

It is common to all, to easily take on views and beliefs of others and not seek to consolidate them through your own personal experience. Reading books, listening to others’ beliefs and truths while adopting them as your own will not bring about the truth and wisdom that is uniquely your own to offer the world.

So be aware of these false truths and allow The Monk to guide you.

The Nun

Peace & Serenity

The Nun and Spirit recognize that now is the time you need some peace and serenity.

This will be brought to you through the simplistic and disciplined approach of The Nun. It is a time to get back to basics.

You will find comfort in simple things based around routine and commitment. Prayers and meditation at dawn, meal times at the appointed hour, walks in the garden, and all the other small and simple enjoyments we often take for granted.

Return your focus to the simple matters of life. Enjoy the creature comforts of your home, spend time with your family and let the outside world pass you by for a time.

With today’s world it is all too easy to overindulge in the external pleasures of life, as we seek gratification in worldly endeavors such as materialism, high career achievement at all costs, and the constant need to enjoy oneself, to name just a few. If this is you, then avail yourself of The Nun’s disciplined nature and her routine existence to return to the simple things in life.

The Old Man

Your Higher Self

Having The Old Man show himself indicates a strong position of relying on your own inner wisdom and strengthening your faith in this wisdom.

Your inner wisdom and guidance is just as strong, worthy and appropriate as that from any other higher spiritual source. Often it is more relevant because your higher self, The Old Man, knows everything there is to know about your and your soul’s evolvement.

Acknowledge that your gut instincts and intuition are all part of The Old Man and know that his wisdom has been obtained through many incarnations. How many times do you not listen and acknowledge your own inner wisdom? Do you have gut instincts or intuitions which you fail to act on, only to realize later on that you should have? Work hard on turning this around and trusting your own inner wisdom.

Understand that your higher self is a strong guiding force in your life and will serve you well.

The Preacher

Elements of Dogma

Working with The Preacher will develop a spirituality that lacks true inner substance, for it indicates placing a lot of importance on behaving in a way that is expected of you.

You will find the doctrines and expectations of many religions, such as attending church on Sundays quite comfortable and very much to your liking, while accepting the doctrines without question.

While this kind of dogma certainly is suitable for many people, for those seeking a deeper inner connection to the Divine, moving beyond this is required.

Once one learns to let go of worrying about what is expected, and starts to question the understandings behind some of these doctrines and what about them is right for you, then with ongoing development in this direction, you will see this Guide mature into the energy of Jesus.

The Shaman

Self Empowerment

The Shaman signifies the evolvement of your own personal power and universal understanding.

He is the intermediary between yourself and all the guiding forces of the universe, bringing about a greater understanding of yourself and your place in this universe. This understanding will be brought to you through the power of experience and self-healing.

Gifts from him often come in the form of dreams and visions representing the giving of new understandings.

His approach is one of a strong, confident manner, with communication from him mainly being through the heart centre and your knowing. This may often leave you feeling a little lost as most times we are more comfortable with a more direct manner of communication. Your Shaman, while guiding you every step of the way, much prefers for you to come to new understandings of your own accord.

The key to unfolding this relationship therefore is, to gain an understanding of your own feelings and emotions, and allowing the process of healing the past to unravel for The Shaman will bring you to the brink of rebirth.

The Traveler

Master of Change

The Traveller joins you on your journey at a time that momentous change is about to manifest in your life. He will make his presence known as a precursor to the events leading to the change and will stay with you for as long as you need him. So, expect change in your life, coupled with a lot of strength to walk through them.

Just as a traveller lives life on the road and needs to master the art of adapting to the everyday unpredictable nature that such a life brings, he will be sharing with you, his wisdom and abilities gained from his experiences. Your Traveller is here to assist you to cope with your changes in much the same way.

It is common when such change is about, to resist, which in turn affects your coping capacity and how much The Traveller can assist you. Accept the changes as inevitable and let him guide you around and through the door of change.

The Wizard

Bringer of Magic

The Wizard will join you at a time in your life when it’s time for you to learn what magic you have lying within.

Working with The Wizard will see you realize your full self-worth, overcoming your self-doubt, limiting beliefs, to speak up and express yourself. Once you have attained a love of yourself, only then may you go on to share and do for others.

This magic you have can then be used to make a difference in this world. It’s time for you to uncover what you will do with your life, to express who you are and give meaning to others. Some people call this your life’s purpose. This is the Magic within.

How you share this magic is completely your choice. Whether it be a Doctor, Teacher, Psychic Medium or Volunteer worker, Spirit will support you here wholeheartedly.

Honorary

Spirit Helpers

Symbolism & Meaning

To Assist is Divine

The Bear

Hibernation

Working with The Bear as one of your Honorary Spirit Guides will often see you feeling like it’s time to crawl into a cave and hibernate.

The Bear would have you do this only with the intention to renew and regenerate. Process the experiences you have been through this past year and when the spring comes emerge all refreshed and ready for life.

You will find yourself using The Bear’s raw animal instincts, especially to keep people at bay perhaps out of self-preservation and wanting to be alone. This resisting indicates a need to spend some quality time with yourself. Enjoy private interludes, whether it be long walks, reading or relaxing in a bath. Take time out and enjoy getting to know yourself again.

The Bear can some times appear after an event which will cause you to feel like hiding away to lick your wounds. Instead hide away giving yourself some much needed tender loving care and inner reflection.

Ask The Bear what it is he would have you learn from this experience. And when you are ready, walk tall out of the cave.

The Buffalo

Universal Abundance

Follow The Buffalo and his herd at this time. He will lead you to new pastures to reap its rewards.

The Buffalo traditionally seeks out new fields to graze and will seek food by using its own instincts to find its way. This is how The Buffalo will guide you forward to bring forth the universal abundance that is available to you. Trust in your own instincts to find opportunities and new pastures.

Remember, not only has The Buffalo survived for many years relying on these instincts, it is also a sure-footed animal that is slow and steady in its demeanor. This behavior from you is what is required to achieve the full potential of the abundance that awaits. Slow and steady wins the race would be a good motto for you now. Know that your instincts will not let you down

The Butterfly

Conscious Change

Just as The Butterfly appears from its cocoon, having transformed from the caterpillar, you will find that you have change and transformation about you.

While The Butterfly is quite beautiful, too much beauty can often disguise what is really within. This characteristic of The Butterfly indicates that your change could be designed to avoid addressing what really matters at a deeper level.

The Butterfly guides itself by its head and antennae. So too have you guided this change. This change has come about through thought and decision making processes. The Butterfly also indicates that this change may not be long lived, just as The Butterfly has a short life span of only weeks or months.

On the wings of a Butterfly.

The Cat

Intuition

Having The Cat present itself to you indicates that you are highly intuitive. The Cat will therefore be guiding you to work towards developing and strengthening this ability.

Cats are also very cautious by nature, so you will also find that you tend to exhibit great caution in many aspects of your life, especially when making decisions. Probably often being too cautious and loosing sight of your intuition.

The Cat is here to help you to know this side of yourself as it’s usually hidden and not revealed to others. Work with her by learning to trust your intuition. Be conscious to act on it more and share it with others.

The Crow

The Real You

It is said that The Crow looks at the world first with one eye and then the other, almost cross eyed. With this ability The Crow can see the real you.

While The Crow can see the real you, she also reminds you to stand tall and be proud of who you are, while helping you to overcome many obstacles which are designed to reveal your hidden depths.

Crow’s are very proud, confident and mystical birds. The Crow would like you to be just as proud of the mystical you. She is telling you there is no longer a need to hide who you really are.

By staying true to heart and all that is you, in time this will all unfold of its own natural fruition

The Deer

Gentleness

The Deer is with you now, as she knows that it is a time for love and gentleness.

There are some situations or circumstances around you that call for you to approach them with gentleness. Approach the people around you from a loving perspective offering guidance. If you are finding that your current circumstances seem stuck with those around you resisting on many levels, then opt for a more loving and harmonious approach to turn things around.

Do not seek to impose your will on others, as this will only result in a continuation of the current circumstances. Bring about change by giving love and kindness. Ask The Deer for her help with this every day. She will be only too glad to assist.

The Dog

Loyalty

The Dog is guiding you to bring about great loyalty and love in your life. You will find that as you strengthen this trait within yourself, you in turn will receive great loyalty from those around you, letting go of your need to be needed and never wanting to be alone.

Some breeds of The Dog can be quite fickle by nature, appearing to be not all that it should. Be aware that The Dog could also be advising you that a person or set of circumstances could soon reveal a similar trait. One minute this friend or circumstance could feel like your best and loyal friend, only to discover later that they are not quite what you thought.

The Dog also has a great capacity to love, usually beyond what is expected. Accept The Dog’s love for yourself allowing it to bring love to your heart. He will then guide you to share this love with others and thus receiving it.

The Dolphin

Playfulness

As The Dolphin enters your life he is reminding you it’s time to have fun. The Dolphin is renowned for enjoying itself. When we see a pod of dolphins they are invariably enjoying themselves amongst the waves, having a great time, all the while flowing with the motion of the ocean.

Relax and enjoy yourself. You have been working and worrying too much. The Dolphin says you’re trying too hard. Take a few deep breaths and allow yourself to once again relax into the motion of universal flow.

Understand that by focusing on what’s in your heart it creates the natural flow of the universe where everything is in balance. Once you adjust your focus and understand that the flow derives from living from your heart, everything else you have been worrying about will resolve itself naturally.

The Dove

Peace

Very simply, The Dove is bringing you peace. Peace of mind and soul. By the movement of its wings it spreads a peaceful, enchanting energy.

Open yourself to accepting The Dove’s great gift, for she knows you certainly need it.

Nothing more, nothing less.

The Dragon

Intuitive Guidance

The Dragon flies not knowing its destination, but deeply trusts itself and its abilities through the flight to arrive timely and safely, guided only by its own intuition.

The Dragon is teaching you to trust your own intuition and your ability to guide your own journey while letting go of all expectation and outcomes.

One step at a time, know that each step along your path is the right one to take, even without actually knowing where you are headed. Work on letting go of expectations and having to know the outcome of each situation and where it is you are headed Trust that this step you are about to take is the right step for you and will lead you to the next one.

Remember, it’s the journey, not the destination that counts.

The Eagle

New Understandings

The Eagle works with you at a time when you are being guided to seek out higher understandings and beliefs. Raising your awareness of yourself, those around you and the workings of the universe are all part of what The Eagle would have you know.

You will find that you start to have many thoughts, not only about new things but different perspectives on old things as well.

The Eagle will guide you on this path in seeking out new people and experiences to cement these understandings and help to unfold these new beliefs. Relax; there is no need to resist.

Enjoy the flight!

The Elk

Determination

The Elk is an animal with many characteristics, one of them being great determination. They can be seen with their antlers and heads locked in fight for what is rightfully theirs.

The Elk is appearing in your life at this time, showing you that great determination is needed by you to bring about what is rightfully yours. Are there certain goals you are looking to achieve? Then with the help of The Elk, you should be able to bring them about.

In the event that you feel as if you are banging your head up against a wall and getting nowhere, it would seem as if too much of a good thing can some times be a little detrimental. Are you being so stubborn that you are missing something? In this instance The Elk is calling for you to be a little more flexible. Relax and try to see where you are standing too firmly and not allowing the natural flow of life.

The Fairy

Childlike Innocence

The Fairy magic has many aspects to it, and can often be a little difficult to work with, as one minute The Fairy is about and the next minute they’re not.

Are you going through some changes right about now? The Fairy will help you by managing the change slowly, often easing the transition with the magic of fairy dust.

The Fairy will also often try to highlight that outward appearances are not all they seem to be. Often an underlying innocence can be misunderstood and taken advantage of. As such, The Fairy will protect the innocent at all costs. Learn to be aware of your innocence and not to let yourself be comprised.

Those working with The Fairy magic will also have an urge to contemplate the inner workings of others to better understand themselves. This is the key to understanding who you are.

While The Fairy’s wisdom seems a little congruent by nature, enhance your relationship with The Fairy by looking at the world through the eyes of a child.

Frog

Listening

The Frog is usually heard before it is seen. In this unique way The Frog is asking you to listen.

Listen to your heart and inner wisdom, as well as those around you. All too often we keep seeking answers, forgetting that those answers are provided in many ways, often through the thoughts and words of others.

All too often there is too much talking going on. Too much distraction from what needs to be heard. Are you really listening to what you and others need, or just filling life with idle chatter?

Through the listening will come a deeper understanding of the questions you have and in turn a deeper understanding of yourself.

The Leprechaun

Mischief Maker

There are two sides to The Leprechaun. That of the mischief maker and the side of the studious little fellow who only needs to be told.

The Leprechaun likes to wreak havoc and will usually stir things up out of boredom. So, when The Leprechaun appears you will find yourself feeling silly and playful for no apparent reason, especially at inopportune times.

The Leprechaun will also bring about change for the sake of change to take away the boredom. There is nothing to be afraid of here, so just enjoy The Leprechaun’s playful ways.

While he enjoys being mischievous, The Leprechaun can also be serious and focused when called for, although not very often and certainly not for long periods of time. Usually they only need to be told (not asked) to behave this way. So, if your Leprechaun is playing up and you need him to be serious for now, just be loving but firm. Telling him he is to be serious for now and can play later.

Behind all the mischief though is a sweet caring nature genuinely trying to lead you to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

The Owl

All Seeing Wisdom

We all know that it is The Owl’s eyes that are nature’s gifts. By using its ability to see in the dark The Owl is helping you to see through people and situations.

You will find that The Owl shares with you its inherent ability to understand what is really going on with situations and people around you. Not what is always being presented on the surface. Trust in this instinct you share with The Owl.

Ask yourself, where does this apply right now in my life? Trust the answer.

The Snake

Transformational Healing

As The Snake awakens from its winter hibernation, spring sees The Snake shed its old skin for a new one. And just as The Snake has done, you have been through a period of inner awareness and healing, finally reaching a time to bring forth and show the world the new you lying within. Relax and release the new you.

The Snake guides itself through feeling the vibration of the earth beneath him and so he will lead you forward in much the same way. By using your feelings just as he uses the vibrations you will find yourself being guided by your feelings.

With The Snake appearing in your life it indicates a time of great inner change and transformation.

A joy to behold.

The Spider

Creativity

The Spider weaves her web with her gift from nature, which ensures she can attract whatever it is she may need to survive. This is what The Spider is helping you to do too.

She brings you the ability to attract to your life whatever may be needed. Do you need money to pay some bills? Are you working on a new venture and need help in many ways? Are you looking for romance or new friends? These are just some of the things The Spider can help with.

Be aware we all encounter negative tendencies by thoughts which are full of self-doubt and lacking in trust and actions, like denying the path of coincidences. These all block the flow of creative energy, weakening the strength of your web with holes.

The Spider’s creative force coupled with your own means that you have the ability to attract what is needed and manifest it into your reality. Believe in yourself

The Unicorn

Limitless Potential

When you have The Unicorn on your side, there is limitless potential surrounding you.

It surrounds you in every possible way. So, whether you are seeking personal growth, success or a marriage made in heaven, the potential is extremely high for you to manifest into your life, whatever your heart desires.

All too often, we create an illusion of what it is we really want. The Unicorn is asking you to reevaluate what it is you are really seeking. Is it from the heart and for the right reasons? Will it enrich your life and the lives of others?

Allow The Unicorn’s magic to unfold by staying steady, guide yourself forward with insight and awareness. Then watch the magic touch your life.

Sacred Space

Symbolism & Meaning

Home is Where Your Heart is

What is a Sacred Space?

The Sacred Space symbolism represents a communication from your Spirit Guide. It indicates the type of energy and environment your Spirit Guide believes is best for you right now and will also highlight where they would like you to focus your energies on at this time.

Is it a time for quiet contemplation or emotional reflection, or do you need to be seeking out new knowledge? Your Spirit Guide will show you which applies through a variety of ways whether it’s in mediation, or just feeling drawn to such places as the beach.

To reach the full potential of the learning, it’s a good idea to follow up with spending some time in places that represent these Sacred Spaces. Take a visit to the beach, enjoy the tranquil setting in your own garden and busy yourself with new workshops and courses if the library appears for you. All of these spaces will apply for you at some point in time. Get to know them well, enabling a deeper understanding of yourself and your emotions.

The Arid Desert

Wasteland

The Desert indicates that you have found yourself at a time when your emotions are hard to reach. Do you feel that sense of numbness or aloneness? This is the wasteland being spoken of.

It is time to take stock and really spend some quality time with yourself, reconnecting to those emotions which have been forgotten. While we often do this to move away from sadness and depression it also means we move away from joyful feelings as well. Suppressing emotion of any kind has that effect on all types of emotion.

Your Guide is calling for you to spend time being alone with no distractions. As if you were in the desert, where all you can hear is your own breathing and your own thoughts. Sifting through the dry desolate thoughts will slowly bring you to the Oasis.

You can best work with your Spirit Guide at this time, by spending time in meditation. Be sure to spend time alone. Now is not the time to crowd your life with lots of social activity and further distraction. Nurturing yourself like this will help you reach the full potential of growth your Guide has laid before you.

The Light of Love

Enlightenment

The Light spoken of here represents the light shining in you. This light only presents when you have reached a stage in your spiritual development where everything is coming together to bring about a new you.

Your faith, love for your self and that of God is joining together with your new understandings and beliefs of the universe. As they come together a magical process takes place. Enlightenment!

Out of the old, the new you is making itself known. You are slowly surging forth and finding your rightful place in the universe.

Rejoice! Your Guides wish for you to know at this point, that you are a worthy student of life. You have followed the path they set before you and they praise you for this. Your Enlightenment is to be acknowledged with much love from Spirit.

The Ocean Encounter

Emotional Wellbeing

The Ocean represents the sea of our emotions and its depths. All representations of water from the ocean, the beach or a lake, indicate emotional wellbeing.

Spirit has you delving into your emotions. So, at times you may find yourself unexpectedly emotional without any rational reason for feeling this way.

This phase of learning is not so much about healing, as it is about understanding your emotions. Where they come from, why you feel the way you do and learning to accept these parts of yourself.

Using ocean imagery during meditation can be a key here to help unlock what it is your Spirit Guide would like you know. Remember, the spirit world often communicates using one’s feelings, so to communicate with Spirit it is imperative that you can identify and understand your own emotions.

God’s Garden

Personal Growth

A place of serenity and abundant growth. Spirit is guiding you forth with the highest potential for an abundant increase in your spiritual growth and understanding.

Much of this growth will be achieved through your emotions. The water feeds the growth abundantly by the banks of the garden, so too do your emotions feed your personal growth.

Nature always provides what is needed for this growth to take place. So, trust that the Universe and your Spirit Guide will provide what is needed for you to achieve this growth.

You will find that you will be given all that is required to enable you to achieve the full potential of growth. This will include the right experiences and people. While, at times it may not be a peaceful garden to be in, know that behind the beauty of God’s Garden the universe is working very hard to achieve the growth you see.

Heaven’s Gateway

Freedom

Heaven’s Gateway, the sky, indicates freeing yourself from current restrictions and limitations, moving towards freedom.

You have recently been bound by circumstances and/or beliefs which restrict and limit your life in some way. Spirit is showing you that you are moving towards freeing yourself of these restrictions.

During this time there may be a tendency to fear letting go of the old ways of life, resisting the new found freedom. Let go of restricting circumstances and/or limiting beliefs which no longer serve you.

Know that what you are experiencing is a natural progression, a result of the new you unfolding, no longer content with those restrictions. As you settle into the new set of circumstances or beliefs you will find that the fear dissipates.

Let go and let God.

The Library

Getting of Wisdom

A Library shows that your Spirit Guides have you on a path of new learning. You will find that you are drawn to seeking information about what may be of interest to you. You may even feel like a sponge, soaking it all up not knowing when it’s going to end.

Attending workshops, courses of study and meeting new people all associated with your interests should be unfolding for you. It is easy for such opportunities to be overlooked or missed. Remember, Spirit is placing open doors before you in an effort to teach you new things and bring new wisdom. Help them to help you.

This is often an exciting time as you will encounter the synchronistic events leading you forward in your search for knowledge. Work with your Guides during this time by following the signs and life’s lighted pathway. Be sure to take hold of every small opportunity that presents itself, as you never know what you may have let pass you by if you don’t.

To obtain the full potential here, be conscious of meeting your Spirit Guides half-way along the road.

The Crystal Cavern

Healing

With walls abundant and radiating with Mother Earth’s healing gems, the Crystal Cavern beckons you into a space for healing.

You will find yourself looking at your past and letting go of old hurts: some which may have been long ago forgotten, others, which could have occurred yesterday.

There is really no need to get caught up on what these hurts are or where they have come from. Sometimes it is all too easy to resist this healing. Just allow Spirit and the Crystal Cavern to do the healing for you.

You can enhance the magic of the Crystal Cavern by using crystals during this phase. Watch for the flow of coincidences surrounding the crystals and use the Crystal Cavern image in your own meditations.

As we reach the end for now,

I honour and express my gratitude to all those in Spirit who worked with me to unfold this information.

May the Divine continue to grace your world.

With love and understanding.

Kerrie

About the Author

Kerrie Wearing is a psychic medium and founder of The Australian College of Mediumship. She is married to Rod and mother of Nathan and Jessica.

Kerrie gladly spends her time devoted to family and spreading the word of Spirit.

Spirit Guide Wisdoms is her first book.

She can be contacted via

www.psychicmedium.com.au