How to Communicate with your Guides
 

I'm really struggling with this. When I call to them, I can feel their energy, but haven't been able to openly communicate with them. Any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated. What do you do to communicate with your guides? What was your first experiences in doing so?

I know how I hear a message, I just listen, I start to meditate and when I am full relaxed, then I decide to just listen.One more thing that I to, while in deep meditation, I focus my awareness inwards, it's like giving in when you fall asleep but without the part of sleeping.Just listen, don't try to contact a specific source, just listen.

Are you sitting down, or laying down while you do this?

As with a lot of things in this area, the less you try, the better your results. That's really frustrating for us, since we're wired to push ourselves to attain a specific goal, but when it comes to anything psychic, it's usually the opposite.

If you can feel them when you call, then you're on the right path for sure. Have you tried asking them what to do next? What comes to mind if you do? Do you get images, or words, or sentences constructed like a conversation? These will most likely come as thoughts, not actual visuals or sounds you can perceive physically.

When I talk to mine, I receive their messages like thoughts structured like conversation. On one hand, there's nothing really indistinguishable from a thought of my own and a thought of theirs - for lack of a better term, they "sound" exactly the same in my head. They're using the same "channel" in my brain, their words flow through the same space as my own thoughts, so it feels like I'm just thinking of someone talking to me. There are subtle differences, though - the most obvious is that their thoughts are structured like sentences directed at me, but also the energy is different. I like to say their thoughts have a different "flavor" than mine - no, I'm not physically tasting anything, but taste is the closest sense I can describe energies with.

When you feel your guides' energies, can you imagine describing that energy in terms of flavor? It might not be as specific as, say, "blueberry," but it can be! If you can do that, try and apply that same differentiation to your thoughts, and see if any of them feel different. How would you describe your own energy?

Here's another way to put it: Imagine a dog eating dog food all its life. It knows nothing other than one flavor. Then, one day, it gets a bit of cheese. That cheese is like nothing it's ever experienced before. That's how it felt for me the first time I felt one of their thoughts in my head; like my brain had only ever tasted my own thoughts for my whole life. I never had any concept of what another's thoughts could "taste" like, and then, one day, some other energy is in there, thinking through the same channels I normally would, but there's a distinctly different "flavor" to them, and they're flowing of their own accord, and responding when I think back at them.

I don't mean to ramble or brag about my own experiences. I guess what I'm trying to do here is illustrate what it feels like in a relatable way. I think many people are much, much closer to full communication than they realize, but they might expect it to be like talking to a friend, with sights and sound and all. It's usually just thought, but a very particular pattern of thought, and not always with words but sometimes images or feelings.

Frankly, we tend to miss these kinds of communication because we think of our brains as a private box, or we imagine that we're capable of making up contact to please ourselves so we tend to not believe it's real when it happens. Or, we think we're going completely crazy, and we shut it down as soon as it starts to feel out of our control. This is the subtle fear that blocks us, and overcoming it requires a bit of a leap of faith.

You do need to be careful, though. Once you open that door, a lot of things can try and get through. Be mindful of the messages you allow into your consciousness, and don't let any of them make demands on you or try and direct you toward any particular course of action. A true guide will offer suggestions of courses of action you might take, and maybe give you a nudge toward certain opportunities, but they won't ever force your hand or expect or demand you take a particular action. Your free will and your ability to choose is sacred to them, and a true guide won't ever violate that, no matter what. You're in the driver seat - remember that, and expect them to respect that. Anything less, and you have every right and all the power to reject that entity.

Thank you so much Kendaru. I totally understand what you mean by taste. This entire time, I was expecting words to come to mind. Now I will try to quiet my mind and see what thoughts come up with the "taste" of energy I feel when I call on my guides. While reading your post, I paused for a second and could feel that "taste" all in my head. I think if I wasn't at work, and remained quiet a bit longer, I may have received a train of consciousness from my guides. I truly appreciate you sharing and do not see it as bragging at all. I'm a bit surprised there isn't a sticky post about this matter at the top of this sub-forum.

Hi,

For some of us we do get words/thoughts in our head. There is no absolute way that this process works.

Blessings,
John

It can come in all different ways. If you find meditation to be, for now, too complex - try requesting communication in dreams. That way the channel of communication can be more "obvious".

I will try requesting communications via dreams, but I have a hard time remembering them. It has come more often recently, but previously, I would remember one dream every 2-12 months.

When you go to sleep, repeat to self
"I will remember my dreams, upon awakening. I will remember my dreams upon awakening."

This will program your subconscious mind to help your dream recall. It may not happen right away, but after about a week of doing this remembering your dreams will be like remembering what you ate for breakfast this morning.

OMG. I will try this. Thank you Proteus!