Talking to Angels

I've always believed in guardian angels, it made perfect sense as a kid - I mean it was the ultimate buddy system! So even though I'd long left behind the idea that the God I'd been taught about sat behind a cloud and reigned with any type of fear...and simply resigned myself to the fact that some sort of a higher power existed but didn't really care about the details - I still believed in guardian angels (karma, fate, etc.). I also believed in the power of positive thinking, since that had sustained me through some hardships early on. Sooooo, for the most part my religious beliefs were a combo of of blind faith and good vibes...until 2009.

As my search for deeper truths began, I ran across a class called "Communicating with your Guardian Angels" and for $10 I was totally up for checking it out. Long story short, a man named Francisco Coll started an organization in the 70's to teach the content that this class glossed over. That content, in a nut shell, centered on the idea that our lives are the result of souls that wanted to continue to learn and grow - so elected to incarnate as a human without the full knowledge that would inhibit said growth. Since all souls are seeking unending development, just as you'd expect, and apparently there's more souls than there are humans...some are "assigned" to help a fellow soul on their physical Earthly experience. Ha! The buddy system prevails ;) Only kicker is that since the purpose of the human experience is growth, the guardian souls agreed not to communicate directly and only if asked. (More info can be found at http://www.BalancedLivingInstitute.com/)

Okay - back to my journey! Even before committing to this trip, I followed this class' suggestions and would actively invite my spirit guides (this seems to be a more popular term than guardian angels) to help me. "I hereby invite any and all spirit guides, through divine love, to help me navigate this life so I may live it to the fullest extent." I actually wrote it down on an index card and used it so often I memorized it. Roughly four months later I worked my last day and began preparing for my big trip.

Given the results, the idea of having guardian angels / spirit guides gained a lot of credibility in my eyes. Plus, I started getting chills at non-chilly moments. Know what I mean? The kind of "don't worry, I'm here" sort of chills...they run from my shoulder blades up to the back of my head and back, with a bit radiating down my neck toward my arms. Helloooooo!

Needless to say I was pretty fascinated by all of this, so when Mom started following a blogger that offered Spirit Guide Coaching - we bit and started a six-week course in December. The purpose of the course is to learn how to communicate with my spirit guides (less vague invitations and chills, more specific questions and answers). I'll have to write another post that covers my experiences during that time once we complete it. Mwa-ha-ha-ha!!!!!!