by Bob Olsen
Our spirit guides are constantly guiding and communicating with us. Unfortunately, most people are not aware of it. Here are the four most common ways that our spirit guides send us messages and influence us to go in the right direction.
1. Intuition: Our spirit guides communicate to us (guide us) through our intuition. Everyone has intuition. I’m not talking about psychic ability, although psychic ability is just enhanced intuition. Nevertheless, your intuition is nothing more than your inner sense about things, your gut feelings, your personal instincts, and those spontaneous thoughts that pop into your mind. It’s important that you learn to follow these signals, because much of this is guidance from your spirit guides.
2. Coincidence: Our spirit guides communicate to us and guide us through coincidence. Some call this divine coincidence or synchronicity. Unfortunately, many people erroneously use the word “coincidence” to mean luck, fluke or chance, which is the kind of shortsightedness that will lead one to overlook valuable guidance from their spirit guides. Coincidence is when two or more events occur that have no obvious relation to one another yet result in a meaningful connection or result. So, if you have three totally unrelated people recommend that you see the production of Chicago at the local playhouse this weekend, that’s a coincidence that might be a message from your spirit guides. What’s the message? Well, the possibilities are endless, but it could be that you’ll meet someone there that will positively affect the rest of your life.
3. Messengers: Our spirit guides communicate with us and guide us through messengers. Messengers can be people, animals or things. For example, you might be fretting over how you’re going to pay a bill when a stranger on the subway tells you that she just traded in her unwanted gold jewelry for hundreds of dollars. Or you might be watching TV and see a segment on dangerous toys, only to discover that your granddaughter has one of those toys in her crib. Or you might be walking your dog down the street when your dog suddenly stops, turns around, and begins walking the other way. Then you learn the next day that a man was robbed on that same street around that same time of day that you were walking.
4. Events: Another common method spirit guides use to communicate with us and guide us is through events—things that happen to us or around us. For instance, you might get fired from your job only to land a more enjoyable job with better pay. Or your boyfriend might break up with you, which might lead to a new relationship with someone who is more loving and compatible with you. Or you might even break your ankle and begin writing that novel you’ve always dreamed of writing, which might become a New York Times bestseller. When our spirit guides communicate to us or guide us via events, it’s not always going to be a seemingly negative event like getting fired or breaking an ankle. It can also be wonderful events. I met a woman that found a wallet once and ended up marrying the man that owned it. My wife and I were given tickets to a conference once where we met a woman that became one of our closest friends—both her and her husband.
Sometimes, our spirit guides guide us using two or more methods of communication and guidance. I have a friend that was given tickets to a concert, and while driving to the concert hall, he got into a fender bender with another car. Following the minor accident, his car was towed to a body shop because the fender prevented the front wheels from turning. Once his car was in the body shop, an auto body mechanic discovered the car had a gas leak that could have caught on fire or exploded at any moment. Could a spirit possibly have influenced the person to give my friend the concert tickets knowing that he would get into a fender bender, which would lead to the discovery of the gas leak? I’ve seen too many coincidences that had significant results like this to not believe that this is how spirits work.
If we miss one opportunity to be guided, our spirit guides continue trying until we get the message. But it helps if you stay aware of your intuitive feelings, the coincidences in your life, the messages brought to you by messengers, and the events that are attempting to lead you in new directions. If you do, you’ll be helping your spirit guides to guide you, and you’ll be a whole lot better off for it.
Bob Olson, author of Answers About the Afterlife: A Private Investigator’s 15-Year Research Unlocks the Mysteries of Life After Death (BobOlson.com), is a former skeptic and private investigator who began investigating evidence of life after death after the passing of his father. This event ignited questions that he never before considered, so he decided to use his skills as a private eye to investigate the afterlife. Olson’s expertise in this field led him to create BestPsychicMediums.com, BestPsychic- Directory.com, and AfterlifeTV.com. He also has a course for psychic mediums at PsychicMediumWorkshop.com.
