Tips on getting Guidance
People often seek "guidance" and messages from spiritual sources.
People long to be "told" what to do from a Guide or Angels-- even God or
Jesus. There is a caution to pay attention to when asking for
guidance..... our ego ! I have seen numerous new age-er's marry, or
make a big move based on their surety of receiving a "message" that
later proved to be an ego or desire based thought. It takes detachment
to separate out getting messages that reinforces what we (our ego) wants
versus getting guidance that does not make sense at the time or goes
against what we want. Much of the Western world teaches us to imagine,
visualize, pray to get what one wants-- to manifest what one wants, or
feels they deserve or should have. And usually that "wanting" is
something external: money (often called abundance), lose weight, marry,
promotion. It is rare to meet someone who is visualizing one's self as
detached, or enlightened, or living in serenity.
People who give Readings need to be aware of the potential for someone to misinterpret information because s/he wants something so badly that the message given gets re-interpreted through the waves of one's desires. I have literally given someone a horrible Reading about another person, and after a few minutes of listening to some extremely blunt warnings the person will say, "Okay. but when will she (or he) call me again" ?!! It is humbling. I am reminded that all humans run the danger of having a blind spot and can find ways to re-interpret Guidance to reinforce our desire to get what we want (at the time) rather than moving us forward in our development or on our Path.
So how can we seek guidance? Ask questions such as, what am I learning. or what is my focus. If the focus is placed on the learning and expansion, then the outcome information is place in a larger context that helps one to keep focus on the big/bigger picture rather than focusing on fulfilling an attachment.
Sometimes one is in an emergency situation and just really needs to know an outcome ! In those cases we really need someone to throw us a ladder to get out of the hole. I like to consult with people who have been in that hole and know some of the ways out. But that could just be my preference. I typically do not trust those who do not have a history of working on themselves in addition to their Spiritual gifts. I like healers that, in addition to their Gift or Talent: 1) Have a long term and current Spiritual practice 2) Can share life challenges they have worked through and 3) Have studied or educated themselves in such things as alternative psychology therapies, nutrition, alternative medicines, Ayurveda, homeopathy, Quantum medicines, etc.
Readings or Guidance can come from a human, the Other Side, Angels, or other non-physicals. There are a number of reasons one gets a Reading or asks for Guidance: to get emergency assistance, to learn something we don't know, or to get confirmation of our own perceptions/intuition. The last one can be tricky. Many human Readers will tell you what you want to hear-- some for commercial reasons, some because that is as deep as they can read-- your desires.
One might interpret a message in a way that feeds one's ego, or one's desires. What do we do about that? If you have a great deal of attachment to the outcome of a situation or the answer to your question here are some tips. Don't get a Reading until you are more detached-- work on detachment first. If you cannot do this and seek Guidance because you are losing your mind then proceed with caution. Move slowly. Ask questions. Ask Spirit for a clearer Sign after a Reading. Choose a Reader you feel is honest and blunt.Wait and get another Reading on the same issue.
Ultimately remember we are here to learn (as well as have fun). We will make "mistakes" and learning means falling down and going "bum." If that happens, don't just blame the Reader or the Guidance-- learn from it all. Examine your interpretation, Look at why you choose that person, at that time. There is something to learn there as well. Was your choice part of a pattern, or a single event? And remember, we do survive falling down and going "bum." Perhaps this "bum" was a softer version than what was coming anyways !
Readers are like doctors, car mechanics, priests, etc. There are good ones and bad ones, and they have good days and bad days. Even if they "Channel" it is coming through a human and humans are not perfect. So instead of becoming a cynic, or blaming a Reader, or being a victim, look for the lesson in it all ! Learn and move forward. Do not give up on receiving Guidance...... after all Guidance comes whether we ask for it or not. Being humble, forgiving yourself, and having a sense of humor about learning will be your best friends in life.
People who give Readings need to be aware of the potential for someone to misinterpret information because s/he wants something so badly that the message given gets re-interpreted through the waves of one's desires. I have literally given someone a horrible Reading about another person, and after a few minutes of listening to some extremely blunt warnings the person will say, "Okay. but when will she (or he) call me again" ?!! It is humbling. I am reminded that all humans run the danger of having a blind spot and can find ways to re-interpret Guidance to reinforce our desire to get what we want (at the time) rather than moving us forward in our development or on our Path.
So how can we seek guidance? Ask questions such as, what am I learning. or what is my focus. If the focus is placed on the learning and expansion, then the outcome information is place in a larger context that helps one to keep focus on the big/bigger picture rather than focusing on fulfilling an attachment.
Sometimes one is in an emergency situation and just really needs to know an outcome ! In those cases we really need someone to throw us a ladder to get out of the hole. I like to consult with people who have been in that hole and know some of the ways out. But that could just be my preference. I typically do not trust those who do not have a history of working on themselves in addition to their Spiritual gifts. I like healers that, in addition to their Gift or Talent: 1) Have a long term and current Spiritual practice 2) Can share life challenges they have worked through and 3) Have studied or educated themselves in such things as alternative psychology therapies, nutrition, alternative medicines, Ayurveda, homeopathy, Quantum medicines, etc.
Readings or Guidance can come from a human, the Other Side, Angels, or other non-physicals. There are a number of reasons one gets a Reading or asks for Guidance: to get emergency assistance, to learn something we don't know, or to get confirmation of our own perceptions/intuition. The last one can be tricky. Many human Readers will tell you what you want to hear-- some for commercial reasons, some because that is as deep as they can read-- your desires.
One might interpret a message in a way that feeds one's ego, or one's desires. What do we do about that? If you have a great deal of attachment to the outcome of a situation or the answer to your question here are some tips. Don't get a Reading until you are more detached-- work on detachment first. If you cannot do this and seek Guidance because you are losing your mind then proceed with caution. Move slowly. Ask questions. Ask Spirit for a clearer Sign after a Reading. Choose a Reader you feel is honest and blunt.Wait and get another Reading on the same issue.
Ultimately remember we are here to learn (as well as have fun). We will make "mistakes" and learning means falling down and going "bum." If that happens, don't just blame the Reader or the Guidance-- learn from it all. Examine your interpretation, Look at why you choose that person, at that time. There is something to learn there as well. Was your choice part of a pattern, or a single event? And remember, we do survive falling down and going "bum." Perhaps this "bum" was a softer version than what was coming anyways !
Readers are like doctors, car mechanics, priests, etc. There are good ones and bad ones, and they have good days and bad days. Even if they "Channel" it is coming through a human and humans are not perfect. So instead of becoming a cynic, or blaming a Reader, or being a victim, look for the lesson in it all ! Learn and move forward. Do not give up on receiving Guidance...... after all Guidance comes whether we ask for it or not. Being humble, forgiving yourself, and having a sense of humor about learning will be your best friends in life.
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