Written by Meli Guidance, Past Life Psychic
Meli Guidance is a past-life psychic, certified Akashic Records reader, and channeling coach. She helps old souls reconnect with their past lives and spirit guides to unlock their highest potential. In addition to channelling soul guides, she offers online courses and coaching sessions to anyone who wishes to develop their psychic abilities.
Have you ever felt that subtle pull, a whisper within, urging you to explore something deeper, something beyond the everyday hustle and bustle? If so, you’re not alone. Many of us yearn to connect with our Spirit Guides but don’t know where to begin. As someone who’s walked this path myself, I can tell you that it’s a beautiful and transformative journey.
But first, what exactly are Spirit Guides, and why should you connect with them?
Who are your spirit guides?
Spirit Guides are non-physical beings who exist to offer guidance, protection, and support on your life’s journey. They could be ancestors, angels, or even spirit animals or elementals, each offering wisdom based on their unique qualities and experiences. While you may not always see them directly, their presence is often felt as a sense of knowing, a gut feeling, or through signs and synchronicities that appear in your life.
Why connect with your spirit guides?
By connecting with your Spirit Guides, you open yourself up to a higher level of wisdom and understanding. This guidance can help you make better decisions, heal emotional wounds, and find your true purpose. Many people experience a deep sense of comfort, reassurance, and clarity when they invite their Spirit Guides into their lives. Through this connection, you’ll feel supported through life’s challenges, and your spiritual growth accelerates.
Now that we understand the profound role Spirit Guides can play in your life, let’s talk about how to connect with them, starting with the basics.
Five simple steps to help you on your journey, even if you’re a beginner
1. Start with meditation: Create space for connection
Meditation is one of the most effective ways to quiet your mind and tune into the subtle energies of your Spirit Guides. Through meditation, you create the mental space for your guides to communicate. Whether it’s through images, thoughts, or emotions, meditation helps you sharpen your intuitive senses and remove obstacles to channeling.
If you’re new to meditation, start with short sessions (5 to 10 minutes) and focus on your breath. I suggest you try my FREE Connection Meditation, which allows you to gently ground yourself, activate and cleanse your chakras, and open your channel for clearer communication with your Spirit Guides through a soothing guided visualization.
2. Set your intentions with a safe invocation
Once you’ve created a calm and receptive state through meditation, it’s important to establish a safe and protected space. Calling upon your guides with a clear intention ensures that you are only communicating with benevolent beings. Use the following invocation to set your energetic boundaries:
I call upon my benevolent spirit guides, who protect me and have my highest interest at heart.
I ask you to protect me from all malevolent entities and any negative energy during our communications.
I ask that all information that is communicated be in my best interest and in the best interest of all concerned.
Thank you.
This simple practice creates a sacred space and ensures that your connection is made with love and purity.
3. Differentiate your spirit guides’ guidance from ego thoughts
As you begin your practice, one of the biggest challenges can be distinguishing between your own thoughts and the true guidance from your Spirit Guides (aka imagination vs. intuition). Thoughts are often generated by the ego and can be infused with fear, doubt, or negative thinking. These mental patterns are shaped by past experiences, societal pressures, or personal insecurities.
On the other hand, guidance from your Spirit Guides is always rooted in love and empowerment. Their messages come from a place of calm, clarity, and compassion. A helpful tip is to pay attention to the feeling that accompanies the message, true spirit guidance feels like a deep knowing or a peaceful nudge. Your Spirit Guides will never communicate through fear, confusion, or negativity.
To learn how to confidently distinguish between imagination and genuine channeling, I invite you to download my FREE Channeling Cheat Sheet.
This helpful guide will support you in strengthening your connection with your spirit team, uncovering the signs that indicate you’re truly receiving messages, and helping you gain clarity on your life missions and other important questions.
4. Try these two simple visualization techniques
If meditation feels challenging, don’t worry! Here are two alternative techniques that make it easier to connect with your guides in a relaxed way:
The phone call technique: Imagine picking up a phone and calling your Spirit Guides. Visualize their presence on the other end and simply start talking to them.
The coffee meeting technique: Picture yourself sitting in a cozy café, waiting for your guide to join you. Visualize them arriving and sitting across from you. What do they look like? How do you feel in their presence?
5. Ask and be attentive to signs
After you’ve connected with your soul guides through these techniques, take a moment to ask them questions or request signs. Stay open and attentive to any responses or signs you may receive. You might hear (clairaudience), feel (clairsentience), see (clairvoyance), or just know (claircognizance) the answers in unexpected ways. These are often referred to as the clairsenses or the four clairs. Be patient and observe the signs that appear in your day-to-day life, whether it’s through dreams, synchronicities, mirror hours, or subtle feelings of guidance.
For more channeling techniques, opening your third eye, and developing your psychic abilities, you can sign up for my Channeling Course here.
Bonus tip: Raise your vibrations
Your vibration, or energy frequency, is a key component in connecting with your Spirit Guides. The higher your vibration, the easier it is to align with the frequency of the spirit realm. To raise your vibration, focus on activities that bring you joy, peace, and love, things like gratitude, nature walks, opening the heart chakra, and practicing self-love.
Incorporate practices like yoga, mindful breathing, or energy healing to elevate your energy. When your vibration is high, you’re much more receptive to your guides’ messages.
Your spirit guides can’t wait to connect
Your Spirit Guides are constantly by your side, supporting you in following your soul’s plan. They are already working behind the scenes, setting up synchronicities, signs, and opportunities to help guide you on your path, all while allowing you to exercise your free will, of course.
By following these five simple steps, setting intentions, meditating, distinguishing guidance, using visualization techniques, and asking for signs while staying attentive, you open the door for them to connect with you more dynamically. Trust that they are always ready to guide you with love and wisdom as you practice, remain patient, and stay open to their messages.
If you’re ready to take this journey further and would like guidance in connecting with your own Spirit Guides, here’s how I can help you:
Download my FREE Channeling Cheat Sheet to learn the difference between thoughts and channeled messages.
Get my MAMA Technique Guide to help you manifest your channeling abilities.
Sign up for my Channeling Course to develop your psychic skills and channel your Spirit Guides with confidence. This comprehensive, self-paced online course includes 8 modules, 9 hours of content, and guided meditations. Use code brainz50 for 50% off today!
Not quite ready to connect with your Spirit Guides on your own?
I offer Akashic Record readings and Tarot readings to help you access this divine wisdom. Feel free to explore more of my offerings here.
Remember to trust the process and let your Spirit Guides show you the way.
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Meli Guidance, Past Life Psychic
Meli Guidance is a past life psychic, certified Akashic Records reader, and channeling coach who helps old souls reconnect with their past lives, spirit guides, and life missions. Through channeled guidance, she supports clients in overcoming fears, blockages, and limiting beliefs, guiding them toward authenticity, joy, and harmony. Meli teaches courses on connecting with spirit guides, reading the Akashic Records, and becoming psychic. She also offers private coaching, akashic readings, energy healings, and tarot readings, each designed to deepen her clients' spiritual journey and foster inner growth.
