How to meet your spirit guides
- The Stone Spirit
- Aug 14
- 4 min read
Updated: 5 days ago
Your spirit guides are eager to connect with you. And they have a plan to help you develop your psychic gifts. You just have to meet them halfway.

The first time I connected with one of my spirit guides, I was meditating with the intention of meeting an ancestor. I had a vivid picture of a Mayan man sporting an elaborate hairdo decorated with red tassels. I could never have made that up, so I knew it was a message. Over the following weeks, I was able to make contact with the man, and he taught me the ins and outs of working with Spirit. I still remember walking with him through a green landscape as he said, "Whenever you think of me, I will be there."
I now know that man, Christopher, was my father in a previous life, and his goal was to teach me how to work with Spirit in this one. Christopher has since introduced me to several other important guides, and those guides have introduced me to still others.
All this is to say that your guides are eager to connect with you. And they have a plan to help you grow spiritually. Just meet them halfway, and they'll do the rest.
Hello again. I understand you want to talk about spirit guides?
Yes, but first we need to set the stage. Know that your guides are always around you. You came into this world, this life, with them. They've never left you. But since you are on that side of the veil and they are on this, it is harder for you to hear them. And the less you engage with Spirit by quieting your mind, getting in touch with nature, and eating food that nourishes your body and spirit, the harder it will be to hear them. Of course, that is not for a lack of trying on your part or theirs.
What do we need to know about spirit guides?
You will work with guides who are appropriate for your level of development. As you grow, new guides appear. You can think of this like climbing a ladder. Each rung on that ladder is a frequency, and there are different guides at each level of the ladder.
Let's take that one step at a time. Imagine that you are on the lower rungs of the ladder. The guides you will meet there are ancestors and introductory guides. These ancestors and introductory guides will help you get comfortable and can introduce you to what it feels like to connect with your guides.
When you're ready spiritually, you will ascend to another level on the ladder. At that level new guides will come to meet you. These new guides may be more intermediate guides. They assist you with specific issues in your life and help you grow spiritually. They help you learn to raise your frequency and connect to Spirit more fully. They also help you begin to understand what your guides are saying to you. And so on and so forth as you ascend each level of the ladder.
How do we receive information from our guides?
That is driven by your own individual gifts and skills. The way you take in information from Spirit will be unique to you. You will use a combination of skills that you developed in previous lives and in this life.
Alison's particular skills are visual, aural, and cognitive. (That last is a broad term for receiving information in ways you can't explain.) Others may have dreams or see symbols. Still others may have emotions or bodily sensations. Getting to know how you receive information from Spirit is an important step in starting to understand what your guides are saying to you.
How can we understand how we receive information from Spirit?
Consider taking classes. They help train your brain and, importantly, let you experiment with different ways to access information. Classes in tarot, crystals, oracle cards, energy healing, remote viewing, and more are widely available. Just follow where your interests guide you.
And remember that the symbolic language is powerful, so your guides may often speak to you through symbol. Sometimes the symbolism is easy to understand. Sometimes it isn't. It’s important to practice and to ponder.
It takes practice to understand what Spirit is saying to us?
Of course. Some may have no trouble understanding what Spirit is saying. But in this post, we're speaking specifically to those who do have some difficulty, or some doubt about whether they are receiving information from their guides.
For those who doubt or have difficulty, what is your advice?
Practice makes perfect. It’s easiest for your guides to get through when your mind is quiet. And the best way to quiet your mind is to meditate regularly.
Consider asking for signs and symbols and then pay attention to what you get. If you are presented with a symbol, an item, or perhaps an image—even if it goes by very quickly—pay attention. Trust that you actually saw a message and ponder it. Ask yourself, “What does that message mean to me?”
You might even consider asking for a specific sign or symbol. When you want confirmation that you received a message, for example, you might ask for feathers, coins, numbers, leaves, or animals. Things from the natural world are easy for your guides to give you. Such signs can mark a moment and help you learn to trust that you are receiving information.
How can we can start connecting with our guides?
Consider meditating on a consistent basis. This quiets your fizzy human brain and allows space for your guides and angels to speak.
Meditation doesn't have to be hard or take a lot of time. Five minutes a day can do wonders. Here are three hacks to try:
Try a binaural beats meditation track. A binaural beats meditation track like this one can quickly put your mind into a meditative state.
Try a guided meditation to meet your ancestors. A guided meditation like this one may help you make contact with an ancestor who can serve as a guide for your introduction to connecting with Spirit.
Explore guided meditations to meet your spirit guides. If connecting with your ancestors doesn’t resonate with you, try one of the many guided meditations designed to help you connect with your spirit guides. This meditation is about 10 minutes long. Need more time? Consider this 30-minute meditation.
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