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amitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 01:58 AM
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I feel I'm being guided and protected...but who is it?
Any psychic's out there with ideas?

I've never been one to believe I have a "guardian angel" but many events of late have made me think just such a thing.

Does anyone get a feeling who it may be? I'm thinking it's one of two people I know who have passed...
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stellanoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 03:09 PM
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1. "I've never been one to believe I have a guardian angel". . ."
Edited on Sat Dec-23-06 03:12 PM by stellanoir
but to quote William Butler Yates who in reference to a conversation he once had with a little old Irish lady of whom he had asked. . ."Do you believe in fairies?" Her response was priceless. She replied, "No of course I don't believe in fairies,. . . but they exist nonetheless."

Some spiritualists believe that everyone has at least 3 spirit guides.

I've got a cast of colorful etheric characters that are sometimes a bit fickle in a funny way but who could at times, truly put Broadway to total shame. LOL

But look, if the guidance is helping you stay centered and navigate your life more gracefully, I wouldn't be so concerned about it's source as long as it's helping and not hurting you. It could just be you're growing more open to spiritual guidance. That happens sometimes.

Or as a uber successful ego oriented ex husband of a dear friend once said sardonically , "Just because someone is dead doesn't mean they're any smarter."

But seriously, I think anyone who is prone to clair audience has to be constantly discriminating in allowing in messages of love versus messages of fear. Differentiation is always key.

Similar to the "Boggarts" (unspiritual oriented discarnates and other assorted apparitions and various phantoms) in Harry Potter's world, wherein the incantation for dispelling them involves sort of a Latin derivitive of "ridiculous," I feel that a simple way of freeing oneself from entities of distortion is to simply say, "BS" and then they invariably go "poof."

I don't perceive any of that low level stuff around you. I get that one of the one's who passed is still sleeping and is in transition. The other one is trying to help you. But that isn't the only spiritual assistance you have. Far from it.

When a loved one passes the veil often grows more penetrable for a while. Some are better than others of maintaining that clarity.

Just my 2 cents. . .Ohhhhh. . .I borrowed it from cassie. :)

That is a joke. She's always throwin' her two cents around this forum and it's really invaluable but shhhhhh. . .we're not supposed to compliment her. LOL :)
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 11:21 PM
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3. If there is anything I do believe in it's angels. They are part of
our existence and that of the universe. Just because you don't see them, you do know when they intervene for you. It's really almost like miraculous occurences, perhaps a tree that almost falls on you that suddenly falls in another direction because it's stopped by another tree falling towards it.
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amitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-24-06 12:39 AM
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6. Thanks for your nice reply.
I think I have been more open to spiritual guidance lately. I guess it's only recently that I've felt that a specific 'someone' was possibly involved. I don't know why they wouldn't have anything more interesting to do than help me, though! :-) But I'm very thankful for the help nonetheless. I've had a lot of bad things happen to me lately that have turned out in the end to benefit me immensely. It's strange.

Also, I truly hope the loved one "in transition", or "sleeping", finds peace soon. Both the people in question have passed more than 5 years ago.

Thanks again for your input. I wish I had a better ability to sense specific things.
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 11:16 PM
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2. I ascribe to the theory that if it isn't my time, it's not going to happen.
I felt many times when I was reckless that I was saved by invisible others. This was when I was young and maybe not so smart. Also, it seemed to be whispered in my ear that I shouldn't tempt fate. So I tried to stop being reckless and do the right thing. I still came close many times to catastrophe, yet it wasn't of my making so I was rescued from these accidental incidents although others didn't make it.

I even joked with my husband that as long as he stayed with me, he would be safe. I said this after an earthquake that shook him up a bit. I know that the day my time comes whether through natural causes or an accident, I will be safe. When my time comes, they, the angels will hold me until I pass.
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stellanoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 11:43 PM
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4. fear of death is the cornerstone of most major religions. . .
aka. . ."you want to go to heavan. . .gimme 50 bucks." It's the oldest scam in the book.

My kid and I have been joking endlessly about it lately. It's been a total hoot between us. Would that it weren't that so many weren't suffering endlessly over this seemingly incessant idiocy.

Why can't people get the "Don't kill" part?

It's that simple.

Go figure.

It's mind boggling really.
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 11:47 PM
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5. I don't practice religion, however, I believe it's because the
angels (or whatever they are) informed that I didn't have to.
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lildreamer316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-25-06 10:51 AM
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8. Exactly.
When my fiance of 8 years died suddenly in 2001; it was a shock; but I pretty much got over it (sorta) pretty quickly; because of my beliefs about death and reincarnation. People I know either thought I was weird or callous because I didn't seem to break down. Sure; I cried a bit; and I had sleepless nights; but it wasn't a "tragedy" for me-'cause I knew exactly what was going on and that he was ok. I even knew that he knew it was coming (he had always told me he would die before a certain age!-half jokingly). I even had a friend who wanted to wear a "I killed Kenny" (Southpark reference) t-shirt to his funeral (fiance's name was Ken); and when I found out later (friend decided not to wear it because of the family) I laughed out loud! Because I knew he would have gotten a kick out of the humor of it--and probably did.

I do have to say that since becoming a parent; I am afraid of my son's passing prematurely; and that would be utterly devastating for me despite my beliefs; but I can still understand what would really be going on-even if my heart could not. I hope fervently that our future does not include such a trial/lesson. However; I do not fear my own death; or those of my loved ones or adult family; because it is really just a transition........
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NJCher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-24-06 06:08 PM
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7. who it might be
I think it could be either or both of the two people you're speaking of. It could also be relatives to whom you might have been close and who passed over at another time.

You might get the answer revealed to you in some way--symbolic language (Caroline Myss talks about this) or through a dream.

One time I went on a trip with my nephew and brother. We went to Philadelphia, DC, NY and Boston. One night on that trip I had a dream where I saw my grandfather's car on a map, sort of like you might see a Monopoly game token on a board. I knew Grandpa was one that trip with us!



Cher

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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-25-06 01:21 PM
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9. I can only give you my personal experiences
When I was 17, I met a fellow who showed me the underlying That which is All Things. I never saw him again in the flesh, but about ten years later I met him, or someone who looked like him, in a dream. That guide worked with me for years, leading me to my spiritual path and my soul mate. In a dream I had lately, he came and showed me his face in a frame-and I realized I was looking at myself in a mirror. So I feel my spirit guide is my Higher Self.

That being said, yes, people who have passed may come back around to help. My grandfather came back to help my mother and grandmother and me at a time of family crisis--and I believe his intervention caused the matter to be resolved quickly.
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amitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-25-06 02:12 PM
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10. Interesting. It still strikes me as strange that a loved one who has
passed would still be interested in helping little 'ol me...

I guess I always figured they'd be way far off in the Universe somewhere, having cosmic adventures or something. :shrug:
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-25-06 03:39 PM
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11. I think it is individualized
perhaps some people feel the bond of duty or kinship or love and that's why. But I also know of people who are still in the body helping those who have crossed over. Usually it is letting them know that they are dead, a matter which, at least in one case, came as a very pleasant shock to the deceased individual.
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NJCher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-25-06 11:07 PM
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12.  the ties of love
Never die.



Cher

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