02/02/2026
I can say that it is a beautiful experience to speak with your spirit guide. They are loving and kind, and each has a distinct personality. Some laugh, some are serious, and some are down to earth. You will love all that you come into contact with. Once in a while, one of my relatives who had passed on would stop in to add their two cents' worth.
I believe everyone should have the opportunity to speak with their spirit guides. But, we create our own obstacles and only we can work on.
There are more obstacles than what's listed below, but these are the major ones. If you understand how to deal with them and overcome them, the process gets easier and easier.
The Mind
Spirit communicates by impressing the messages upon your subconscious mind. The conscious mind, however, is filled with so many blocks from past-life impressions, childhood conditioning, and past experiences that it can itself become the biggest obstacle. If the spirit is going to send the message to the surface, the mind has to be very balanced, has to be calm, has to have the impressions lying very low so that the message does not get entangled in whatever is already there. Whatever is in the mind can be positive or negative, but the essence of the message will become entangled and will not be pure when it reaches the upper level of the conscious mind. It can cause misunderstandings and misinterpretations.
The Physical Body
The process of spirit communication is very simple. It's two Spirits communicating. One spirit is in the body, one Spirit does not have the body, so obviously the body becomes an obstacle. Now, if this body is not grounded, healthy, or balanced, it becomes more of an obstacle.
Physical illness can play a part. It reduces and lowers your vibration. If your body is too weak, then the mind is too occupied with illness. It makes it difficult to receive specific messages.
Medications can also interfere. It takes longer to communicate, but it's still possible.
If you're meditating effectively and committed to practicing, you can overcome the effects of the medications. Then you have a 15- to 20-minute window to communicate clearly, which is more than enough.
How grounded your body is to Mother Earth's energies will determine how well your physical senses work. Even when we communicate through the mind, the senses are working all the time to convert that into a vocabulary we can understand, the essence of the message, and its feel. Standing barefoot on Mother Earth is an excellent way to stay grounded and centered. It should be fresh grass, dirt, or sand. Not tile, marble, or concrete, or pavement. Earth is electromagnetic, and so are we.
The body's water composition also matters. Be well satiated and well hydrated. Water is very important and is a good conductor. The water in our bodies is also used by the spirit to send messages. We are 60 -70% water.
Our Energetic Bodies
Our auras and chakras can pose an obstacle if they are not clean. If there is a lot of foreign energy, like negativity and heavy impressions, it can pull one down. Your energetic body, aura, astral body, and chakras need regular cleansing. They need to be filled with life, balanced, and aligned so communication can take place more smoothly. We are energy, and Spirit will try to communicate through that energy.
Sleep is an important part. It provides rest and relaxation not only for the physical body but also for our astral and energy bodies. While you're sleeping, so much of the negativity and heaviness is released from your soul, your energetic bodies, your physical body, and, more so, your brain.
If overthinking occurs when a communication comes to the surface, it gets suppressed again, and you're unable to receive it. The brain needs to rest, stay calm, and avoid chaotic thoughts. This is nothing that cannot be corrected through meditation.
Now, these obstacles don't mean Spirit can't communicate with you, but as you work through them, communication takes a step forward. That's how Spirit works. The health of these energetic bodies is very important because the lighter the energetic bodies, the higher the vibrations of your physical body. It becomes easier for Spirit to connect.
Negativity
We take on much negativity in so many forms, at so many levels, and we are not even aware of it. It sits in our aura, and because this energy is so subtle, we don't know it. This energy travels from the aura to our astral body. When it then gets heavier in the astral body, it travels to the chakras. Once the chakras become saturated with this heaviness, the corresponding physical body parts begin to be affected, and we fall sick. It's not the physical body that gets hit directly. It always starts with the aura. If your aura is not cleansed and shielded, that negativity will sit and fester. It is spilled onto the chakras. When a chakra becomes imbalanced or oversaturated with negativity, the corresponding physical parts of the body are affected, and this is how we fall ill.
Try not to watch the news. Don't worry. If it's the apocalypse, someone will let you know. Try not to hug everyone. If that person has a heavier energy, it will easily be transferred to you. Try to let go of toxic relationships. Sometimes that's very difficult, should it be your mother, father, or Grandma? If you can't let go completely, try to distance yourself and set boundaries. Negativity can come from places such as hospitals, airports (especially during rush hour), cemeteries, and sitting in the stands at an athletic game. Think of all the angry people around you who may be upset or disappointed if their team is losing. We pick up much more than we realize because of its subtle nature.
Your energetic bodies and your physical body should stay as healthy as possible. Which is very hard to do these days, but it can be done.
Lack of Discipline, Consistency, and Guidance
You will need guidance. Find someone who can teach you the process of communicating through your mind. If your mind does not follow a consistent, disciplined process, you get confused or get off on the wrong track, which reduces the effectiveness of communication. If you're disciplined and consistent with the protection techniques, the processes, and meditation, you will have some semblance of control and regulation over your mind, and it gets easier and easier.
Meditation for focus, journaling for clarity, setting intentions, patience and practice, letting go of emotional baggage, self-doubts, and skepticism. At the beginning, you will have doubts, thinking it's your own thoughts. It's very common. It wasn't until my spirit guides started using words that weren't a part of my own vocabulary that I knew I had finally made contact. Be sure to write everything down. You'll be glad you did.
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