Choosing Your Guide
 

How do you choose your guide?

That is a process that is different for everyone. In my life I have only worked with one Guide. She has been with me for over 20 years now. What I know about her is that we knew each other in a past life. She is alot more evolved and much closer to the God Head than I am. It has been my experience, through learning from her, that usually our Guides are souls we have either known, admired emmensely as a role model or vennerated at some point in a past life. We set into an agreement with this soul while we are planning our next incarnation and it is a great honor for the soul guiding because it brings about more spiritual advancement and ultimately brings them closer with God. I would like to hope that, if I have not already, at some point I will be able to help Guide others through their life. The thought of being able to give comfort, love and hope to another brings me much joy.

Psychotheosophy,

Interesting question...I agree with;



I haven't come across anyone who chose their guides. I have always encountered people who shared how their guide came to them. Now with that
being said that doesn't mean it isn't possible. Guides usually show up when a person is ready to receive them and what they have to share. The desire to want to know who they are can also bring them to light. Angels will help you when you ask but that doesn't make them a guide, at least that is my understanding. I am interested to hear what others have to share. :smile:

nightowl

hey Westleigh,

Nice explanation, make sense...:smile:

nightowl

The question i would ask is;

'If you were to choose your own guide how would you know it it was the best one for you at this moment in time'?

Better i think to let the guide or guides choose you; they too are at different stages of understanding and growth. Guides will come and go according to your personal level of growth and understanding.

The problem with choosing your guide is that all too often the choice will be based on the expectations you may have; or even a name you may know.
Equally armed with expectations it is extremely easy for you to create an image of the guide that you want. But because you have created your guide it will not be an authentic expression of Spirit. Then you place yourself in the realm of the misguided and misleading.

I think they choose us. But if we knew them already and they agree to guiding you again, I think thats when we choose them. But your right if we choose ours, We wont learn much, but if they agree to guiding you and see it as a good thing for your growth or a resin, then I see no harm.

In my case, I have never chosen a guide, they have always chosen me and when I least expect it or them....makes life very interesting!!!

We chose our guides before we are born. We enter into a contract of sorts. They offer to help and we accept. Kind of like when you get "God parents" for your children.

I agree that there is much planning before we incarnate and this involves mutual decisions between ourselves and other spirits as to who will be our guides and helpers. I also agree that we receive help from different guides at different times for different purposes, so some may come and go, while others tend to stay with us our entire lives. I also tend to believe that sometimes the Elders/Counsel might appoint or suggest a particular guide to us if they feel that it is necessary, say for example, if we are going to experience a particularly difficult life. That is just my basic understanding of guides :smile: