Tools for Connecting to your Angels and Guides and Higher Self
Setting intention and framing your questions
First begin with a simple invocation by calling in your guides and angels and the light warriors and god tide warriors to surround you and protect you and your home, property, loved ones and family. State simply that you intend to only speak with your angels and guides. Observe and listen to your language and emotional content behind it. What you are asking for is what you are receiving. Especially if it is charged with emotions. Negative or positive. It is important to set intention and frame your questions with connection to your higher self. In this way you are asking your own soul to be present and part of the process of learning and guidance. When have we ever learned to do this? Imagine our world if all children are taught this by the age of 5? A world so full of light and love. And by practicing this it will arrive. This is a way to direct yourself outside of the influence of ego and learned belief patterns that are negative and self destructive. By requesting that you are in the “center of the real and the now and the heart void”, you are also setting intention to be outside of limiting sub-net realities that were constructed by groups, family, countries, religions and institution that create the shoulds and shaming techniques that the ego identifies with from your past. When any of this interferes with your conversations and communications with your guides and angels it will create conflict and often confusion. This can be adverted by re-stating the intention before continuing and investigating into whether this is part of the problem. You may also need to do more clearing work on yourself. It may help to get the support of a trained energy healer.
Guided meditation and shamanic journeying
A very refined and powerful way to connect and learn from your guides and angels. Guided meditation and shamanic journeying are useful tools for self guidance and inner teachings. There are many guided meditation cd’s available. I like Tom Kenyon’s work and Doreen Virtue has several CD’s that are good.
Two of my favorite authors specializing in shamanic work are Sandra Ingerman and Alberto Villoldo. Both have outlined shamanic journey methods in their books. Alberto has some guided journey CD' on his website store. Taking classes on shamanic journeying would also be helpful. For the Michael Harner method classes that teach this technique throughout the world you can visit this website for instructors and practitioners. Another very powerful method is taught at Alberto Villoldo’s Four Wind’s Society which is located in Park City Utah and offers series of classes to empower and heal your life. Your can visit Sandra Ingerman’s website for more information.
Another experience to add to shamanic healing is sound healing. Toby Christensen has a unique sound healing technique using guided African rhythms on djembe drum in individual sessions and in fun group sessions where you can participate in learning his healing drum rhythms in small workshops while experiencing sound healing. Look for his events across the US and in Portland and Park City.
Dowsing and Muscle Testing
Dowsing and muscle testing, when used correctly, are dependable methods of tapping into the wisdom of your intuitive knowing and higher self. Both methods serve as a means by which you can receive communication from a greater part of yourself, which knows your deeper needs and can determine what will best meet those needs. Communication with your greater knowing can cut through interference created by your emotional state, expectations or beliefs (ego).
Both pendulum dowsing and muscle kinesiology are methods that depend on a yes/no question format. When you want to test for connection and answers from your angels and guides, your first step is to connect to your Higher Self. This is done by setting your intention and focus, simply stating aloud or silently, "I wish to connect with my Higher Self, in the center of the real and the now, in the center of the heart void", wait quietly for a few seconds. The next step is to ask (using whichever means of testing you have chosen) if you are ready to begin a session with your angels and guides. If you get a "yes", begin testing. If you get a "no", and you are using one of the muscle testing methods outlined below, ask if you need to hydrate yourself with water. With muscle testing, dehydration will adversely affect your ability to receive clear information. Other wise you may need to do some meditative breathing or guided meditation, 2 or 3 yoga postures, or whatever else brings you to a more centered place so you can perform a clear test. Ask again if you are ready, and when you get a “yes”, proceed.
Dowsing with Pendulums comes in many styles ranging from simple to elaborate designs. The basic principle requires that a weight of some kind be attached to the end of a 5 to 6 inch cord or string. The weight moves in response to yes/no questions. It is recommended that you "program" your pendulum to respond in a consistent pattern. This is done by simply swinging the pendulum in the pattern you desire and it will then respond in this way until you reprogram it. For example, you can ask that your pendulum to rotate clockwise to indicate a "yes" (or positive response) and counter-clockwise to indicate a “no” (or negative response). Or you can ask that your pendulum move North to South to indicate a “yes” and East to West to indicate a "no". You can also ask that it move diagonally when for some reason it is unable to give a clear yes/no answer, perhaps due to the phrasing of your question. Once you have chosen the response pattern and programmed it in, your pendulum will respond automatically in answer to your questions. Practice with the process for several minutes a day until you are comfortable. Then you can begin to use this simple and powerful tool for communicating with and to connect with your higher self along with your guides and angels for assistance, guidance, support, and teachings, along with a rising of your conscious awareness of creating your life interwoven with soul connection.
Always begin by connecting to your Higher Self. Simply state aloud or silently, "I wish to connect with my Higher Self, in the center of the real and the now, in the center of the heart void". Wait a few seconds, and then ask if you are ready to test. If you are, then proceed. If you are not, follow the steps indicated in the BEGINNING THE PROCESS section until you are ready, and then proceed with testing answers to your questions, food, food supplements etc... You can hold or touch the food or supplements being tested over your heart and ask what you need to know. Or make a list of foods or supplements and underline each one as you go down the list. Simply allow your pendulum to indicate a yes or no answer. For each yes or no, consider what else you may need to know. Consider all angles. This will expand your testing considerably.
Note: Pendulum dowsing has the potential to supply precision answers to complex questions when used in conjunction with charts, grids and other aids designed for use with the yes/no question format. You can draw a half circle on a piece of paper and divide the circle into percentages as one way to to get more refined answers. If you wish to study the subject further, I recommend the American Society of Dowsers, which has groups all over the country that specialize in exploring the potential of dowsing. There are many good books on this subject as well.
Four Methods of Muscle Testing
1. The first method is sometimes called the "O-Ring" method. With your non-dominant hand, make a circle, or an “O” (which creates an energy circuit), by touching the tip of your thumb with the tip of your little finger. (Or if you are wanting to test a food, supplement or flower essence; Next, place the food or item, in your lap.) Ask your question. Then use the smallest finger of the opposite hand, hook it into your "O" and try to pull it apart, or break the circuit. Do your best to use the same amount of pressure to hold your "O" together that you use to pull it apart. If the "O" (or circuit) holds, you are testing positive for the item in your lap or for your question. If it breaks apart, this is your “no”. Which is a weak of the connection of the energy circuit.
2. The second method also begins by making an "O", or circuit, with the thumb and little finger of your non-dominant hand. Again ask your question. This time, you make a second “O” with the thumb and index finger of the opposite hand and flatten the second “O” enough so that you can insert it into the first "O". Spread the thumb and index fingers of the second "O" and try to pull the first "O" apart. Again, do your best to use the same amount of pressure to hold your "O" together that you use to break it apart. If it stays intact, you are testing positive for the essence. If it breaks apart, it is a “no” or negative response.
3. The third method is one of my favorites. Choose which hand you want to test with (whichever is comfortable) and use the index finger and smallest finger as test fingers. Your index finger is the “yes” or strongest finger, your smallest finger is the “no” or weakest finger. Rest your hand in your lap or on a flat surface. To set the yes/no response, allow your index finger to rise up when you ask for your “yes”. Then set your “no” by repeating this with your smallest finger on the same hand.
4. The fourth method can be very precise once mastered. It seems to work best to use your non dominant arm, bending it at the elbow and holding your hand straight upright at shoulder height, while lightly touching the index finger of your other hand at the base of the elbow. Your “Yes” answer will keep the arm upright while your “no” answer will allow the arm to drop easily to your side. You can set intention to use this method to scan percentages as well by holding your arm upright to your shoulder and stating that this is 100 percent and then drop your hand to your side as you state that this is 0 percent or less. This works well for gathering information about number amounts or such.
At first this can go slow or have little results. It is very important to practice whatever method you choose in order to develop confidence and experience. Remember to have a glass or bottle of water with you to hydrate with when your answers are inconsistent and not working well.
I find it fun to take this out into my daily world. You can practice at the grocery store while choosing foods or supplements. Restaurant menus are fun ways to practice. Taking a trip or vacation and you would like to include your angels and guides on the various choices from which route to take or what activity to choose are among the variety of questions that arise in new and different places and can be useful and a great way to practice. Pay attention to your results verses the times that you let your mind make the choices over your higher self’s input. There is usually some very interesting contrasts and experiences that result.
It may be helpful to have an experienced person give you a demonstration of your chosen method, especially in the beginning stages of your learning process. There are also books and classes that can deepen your knowledge and help you expand the benefits of any of these methods. Enjoy the process.
Always consider your mind or ego’s influence into your questions asked, the responses received and your reactions to the answers you receive. You can further explore your reactions to the answers by asking if ego is in the way and is blocking their answers. If this is so, then it would be best to consider ways to step out of your ego, mind, and explore the belief structures that hold this resistance in place. Our guides and angles are often wanting us to stretch our limitations or break out of old belief systems that no longer support us, challenging us to grow and deepen our relationship to our higher selves.
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Angel and Tarot Cards.
My favorites are by Doreen Virtue. She has created many beautiful sets that have themes around fairies, angels, archangels, gods and goddesses. All of these cards have a very high vibration and Doreen receives the messages that are on each card with high integrity from her angels and guides that worked with her on each of these sets of cards. They make beautiful gifts as well. Spend time setting your intention to connect to your higher self in the center of the real and the now. ( a great time to employ practicing your muscle or pendulum testing.) Then ask your question. Sometimes I just like to ask, “What is it that I need to know for my highest and greatest good right now?” What does spirit want to share with me right now? Shuffle the cards several times and spread them out in front of you and randomly pick one card. You can pick several if you want, but spend time pondering the messages that come up with each card.
Different ways and methods for talking to your angels and guides: Initiating a conversation with them by asking questions will bring answers, sometimes right away. You can do this simply by talking to them in the privacy of your thoughts or out loud. I do this in the car or at home by myself. I found that I can talk out loud to my “team” with my head set on and connected to my cell phone while walking in the park. People just assume you are talking on the phone. Free minutes with your angels! Your angels and guides know you deeply and more personally than anyone. They don’t judge or shame us, these are human actions. They are always compassionate and mirror this love and connection to you as a way to show that you to can do so here on the physical plane as well. Isha Learner's tarot cards are very high vibrational and magical. She also has a fun way to explore her decks with a free online readings on her website.
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Dear Angels and guides: writing a letter to your angels and guides
Write a letter to your angels, leaving room for their messages back to you. Pretend that you can hear their responses and write what first comes to mind. Pay attention to the quality of the imagined responses. When these are filled with love, compassion and wisdom for you, you are receiving their answers.
If your mind is just filling in the blanks and it sounds just like what your thoughts would say to you over and over, then look to clearing yourself with some of the suggested methods, peaceful meditative music, guided meditation, a walk in nature, or a warm sea salt bath. Look for ways to nurture yourself with acts of kindness and love. How often do you allow this to have a space of time in your life? Acts of self love.
With all of these suggestions, leave time for more answers to be given to you. Stay aware of your environment, pay attention. They love to deliver more information to you through a song, a friend’s advice, a book or a movie that inspires you. I look for more to be shown to me at later dates because I may have only been ready at that time for so much. Later after I have integrated their message, I may be more open to more of the message. Once while on a break at a bookstore where I was painting angel portraits I watched a man browsing books when a book flew off the shelf and landed at his feet. Surprised, he picked it up and put it back and continued looking at other titles. The same book flew off the shelf again at his feet. I watched as he glanced at it but put it back, annoyed that it fell off the shelf. He looked around to make sure no one else was near by and causing this to happen. Again the book flew off the shelf and landed at his feet. I could not help laughing inside myself and spoke out loud from across the room, “They want you to read that book!” He had not noticed me watching this and smiled at me while taking the book this time to give it some consideration of his attention! Little miracles. And I still wonder if that was a turning point in his life when he found the message his guides and angels were presenting him with.
Begin by setting sacred space, cleansing and clearing yourself.
Set aside time to be by yourself when you are least likely to be disturbed. For some of us this may be the wee hours of the morning before the world wakes and our days begin. But take advantage of any time you can. Many of these techniques can be used in a 10 minute break at work or at home. Some I have done by pulling off the road in the car and parking just to give me some space and time to get centered and investigate further what I need to know. It is a way to get out of the squirrel cage wheel mind spin that repeats over and over, with no real resolution available from this perspective of the ego mind. Turn off the phones, close and lock the door, with a “Do not disturb” sign if needed to insure privacy. Put on soothing, peaceful music in the background. Or let there be quiet. Light a candle or two with intent of setting sacred space and inviting in the light to surround you.
Set your intention to clear yourself with a meditation that centers you. A warm sea salt bath with essential oil of lavender can clear your energy field and relax you, especially after a long day out in the world of work and or errands where there is lots of stress and negativity.
I have provided you with The Heart Communion Meditation. My angels and guides explained to me that this meditation is a way that they (the angels and guides) use to connect with each other when they come together to meet. This meditation actively assists you in anchoring self love in your body and brings you into your heart center through your breath while assisting you in sharing and receiving this love with your guides and angels to strengthen your connection to your own heart, higher self and with your angels and guides.
There are many ways to connect with your angels and guides. Guided meditations, shamanic journeys, muscle testing, dowsing with a pendulum, or spiritual message cards, tarot and angel cards etc. Below you will find a list of suggestions for you to explore. Consider finding a class in your area. This is always a great way to commit to practicing and developing your discipline as well as meeting like minded souls.