MEET&WORKWITHSPIRITGUIDES

Asthisworkinvolvesmeditationsomeofthishasalreadybeencovered
inMeditationTechniques.Howeversincethispathwaydoesvaryfrom
meditationinasmuchthatyouaredevelopingapsychiclinkfora
specificpurposeweneedtolookatthefollowing
UnderstandingtheSpiritualRealm
Perceivingtheunseen
BeginningtoApproachtheSpiritualRealm
Channellingandtechniques
MeetingyourSpiritGuidesandGuardianAngels
WorkingwithNatureSpirits
HonouringourSpiritTotems
ImportantPrecautions.

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UNDERSTANDINGTHESPIRITUALREALM

Fromancienttimesmanhasalwayshadtheconceptofahigherspiritual
beingwhotheywouldpraytoandconnectwith.Alltheancient
civilisationsfromtheRomans,Egyptians,Greeks,Hebrews,Native
Americans,Africans,Celtics,infactallindigenoustribesandcultures
hadandstillhavetheirownconceptsofGreatSpiritandhowtoconnect
withtheirindividualspiritguides.Throughpropercontactwithourspirit
guideswemayalsomakecontactwithlovedoneswhoarenowinspirit.
Wewillbeguidedinallouractivities,inspiredtobemorecreative,
exhilaratedbythediversityoflifeandamazedbythespiritpowerofthe
animalandplantworldandhowtheybringmedicinetoourlives.
Thisisallpossiblewhenwetakeourfirststepsbeyondthisphysical
worldofoursanditwillawakennewunderstanding,eliminateourfears
andempowerourlives.Remember,nothinginthespiritworldcanharm
yousolongasyouremainincontrolofyourlife.Youarethemasteror
mistressofyourowndestinyandalwayswillbe.Itistruetosaythat
peoplewillcomeintoyourlifeandhelptoshapethatdestiny withyou,
butnotforyou.
Spiritbeingsareasinterestedinformingrelationshipswithus,asweare
withthem.Theytakemanyformsandperformmanyfunctions.They
provideinsight,intuition,creativity,information,orjustsimplystaywith
usascompanionssowearenevertrulyaloneinthisworld.Wecanall
benefitfromourcontactwiththem,andmanypeopledowithouteven
realizingit.Unnoticedassistancecomesthroughoutourlifebutthemore
webecomeawareofit,thestrongertheirassistancebecomes.
Tohelpyoubecomemorespirituallyawarethinkofthespiritworldas
havingsevenlevels,andeachlevelhasitsownuniquelifeform.Wehave
accesstothesehigherbeingsandthepurposeofthisworkshopistohelp
youtolinkinwiththem.
Thesearethesevenlevels:
DIVINE

GreatSpiritwhoisreferredtoasGd&
TheGoddess

MONADICTheGreatPlanetaryspirits(fromtheword

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Monadmeaningthephilosophyofa
FundamentalunitofoneIEtheonenessofa
SupremeentitywhoweknowasGod

ATMIC

TheDevicLords&Masters
(TheAtmosphericoneswhodwellinthe
Earthsatmosphere)

BUDDHIC/INTUITIVEAvatars&Adepts(Avatars,theHindu
Reincarnationsreturnedtofightevil.
Thesecanbeinanimalorhumanform.
Adepts,thehighlyskilledorwelltrained
ones,inthecommunicationswithspirit.
BothareoftheEarthPlane).

MENTALArchangels
ASTRALGreatDivas&Angels
ETHERIC(Physical)NatureSpirits&Elementals

Thesesubtlebeingsworkingthroughtheplanesrepresenttheseven
planesofexistenceandthegreatlightbeingsoperatefromthem.Asyou
wereonceaspiritualbeingyourselfwhenyouincarnatedintoyourearth
formyourspiritualessencebuiltupthesesevenbandsofenergyaround
itselfthenmouldedandalignedwiththedevelopingfoetusthroughout
pregnancysowhenyouwerebornyouwerebornwithspiritalready
withinyou.Youwouldhavemaintainedthislinkuptoabouttheages5
or7andthenthroughpeerpressurewouldhavebeguntoletthemfade
intothebackofyourmemorysothatyouwouldnolongerhaveyour
directlinkopen.Whatwearegoingtodonow,byconnectingyouwith
yourspiritguidesistorelearnhowtomakeyourconnections,andre
openthelinksthatyoualreadyhave.

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PERCEIVINGTHEUNSEEN
Thetypesofspiritguidesweencountermaybeasvariedasthetypeof
humansorotherlifeformsweencounter.Whenconnectingwiththese
beingswewillfindhumanandnonhumanspiritbeingscomingthrough
tous.Youmaywonderwhy,ifourspiritguidescanassistusinevery
thingwhycantweseethem?Whyarenttheymorenoticeable?
Theansweristhatasyoubegintoexplorethepsychicrealmsyouwill
findthemmorenoticeable.Thewaysthatwelinkinwiththespiritual
realmsaretobeClairvoyant:WeseetheSpirits.Clairsentient:We
receivearomasfromspirit.AndClairaudient:WeheartheSpirits.You
willperceivejustoneorallthreelinks,dependingonhowyourguides
wanttoworkwithyou.Yourearliestpsychiclinkscametoyouasachild,
butbecausetheadultsaroundyoudismissedyourcontactasimaginary
playmatesorchildhoodfantasyyoucloseddownyourperceptive
ability.Nowyouhavetoretuneandreopenthoselinks.Youmayalso
getasenseoffeelwherebyyoumentallyfeelthatthereisaspiritual
presencearoundyou.
Anotherreasonwhywedontreadilyperceiveourlinksisthatourspirit
guidesmaynotalwaysbewithus.Weneedtoestablishspecifictimes
andwaysofcommunicationtoopenourmindtogreatercontact.The
degreeofperceptionwillvaryfrompersontopersonandtheamountof
persistenceyouhavetoestablishthoselinks.Workingwithspiritguides
isacreativeprocessandinvolveslearning totapintoyoursubconscious
mindinaconsciouslycontrolledmanner.Itisthesourceofalloursubtle
perceptionsandregisterseverythingweencounterbothphysicaland
spiritual.Acreativepersonisonewhocanprocessthisinformationin
newways.
Wedothisthroughmeditation,whichinitselfisnotadifficultprocess
butdoesinvolveanalteredstateofconsciousnessinacontrolledmanner.
Creativeimagination,orimaginativecognition,isthekeytoopeningthe
doorstotruespiritualawareness.Onemethodistothinkofitashavinga
doublebrainwithtwowaysofknowing.Thedifferentcharacteristicsof
thetwohemisphereshaveanimportantroleinourbeingabletousean
alteredstateofconsciousnessforspiritcontact.Eachhemispheregathers
inthesameinformation,butthehandleitdifferently.Thedominantleft
analyses,plans,viewslogically,verbalises,drawsconclusionsandis

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sequential(ie:Putsthingsinorder)andlinearinitsapproachtolife.The
rightbrainactivityisour
secondwayofknowingandthroughthisweseethingsthatseem
imaginary existingonlyinthemindseyeorrememberthingsthatmay
bereal.Weseehowthingsexistinspaceandhowthepartsgotogetherto
makeawhole.Throughitweunderstandsymbols,music,fantasy,art,
metaphors,dreams,createnewcombinations,ideas,tapintothe
subconsciousmind,whichgivesusinsight.
Yourgreatestassetisyourimagination.Throughthisyoulinkwithyour
futureandspiritguides.Takingalineofmeditationthroughyour
imaginationwilllinkyouwithyourspiritguidesonanactivepath.By
takingasymbol,orimageasatriggeritreleasesthecorrecttypeof
energyforyoutomaketheconnection.

BEGINNINGTOAPPROACHTHESPIRITUALREALM
Ifweareseriousaboutconnectingwithourspiritguideswemust
approachitwithacommonsenseattitudeinordertosucceed.Ifwefear
it,itcanblockorhinderorevendistorttheconnection.Wemustonlyuse
thispowerforourselves,andnotformonetarygain ifwegettoo
egotisticalaboutourpowerswearelikelytoencounterproblems,soitis
advisabletoworkfromapathofhumility,remainhumbleandyour
guidesaremorelikelytocometoyouandgiveyouaccurateinformation.
Contactwiththenonphysicalalsohasatendencytodrawusawayfrom
ourphysicallifefocus,soitisimportanttostaygroundedandcentered.
Weusecontactwithspiritualguidestoenhanceourphysicallife,not
escapefromit.
Learntoperformrhythmicbreathinginthroughthenosetothecountof4
andoutthroughthemouthtothecountof4.Thisenablesyoutobreathe
inrelaxationandbreatheouttension.
Performvisualisationexercisestoraiseyourvibrations.Keepyourfocus
onthespiritualandseeyourselfasabeingoflight.Whenyoufinishyour
meditationeatordrinksomething,whichwillhelptobringthe
consciousnessbacktothephysicalworld.Itisrecommendedthatyoueat
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Whilemeditatingnoticethevibrationsaroundyou.Learntoidentifythe
source,askmentalquestionsaboutwhatyouarefeelingorexperiencing:
Isyourguidemaleorfemale?Name?Ethnicorigin?Learntotrustyour
firstimpressionsandanymentalpictures,imagesorsymbolsand
thoughtsthatcometomind.
Itisalsoimportanttotuneinyourauraforspiritcontact.Thestronger
andmorevibrantyouraurafieldis,themoresensitiveyouwillbecome.
Dothisbyvisualisingyouraurafieldbeingaliveandvibrantandfullof
colourradiatingouttowardsyourspiritguides.
Asyoubegintomakegreatercontactwithyourguidestestanddevelop
yourinsightbyaskingforspecialmessagesforyourselfandfirstandthen
forfamilyandfriends.Thisshouldalwaysbeinformationthatyoucan
useandshouldbewithinarelativelyshorttimescale.Inthiswaythe
informationwillbemucheasiertoverifyandyoucanestablishtrustmore
quickly.Whenaskingformessagesforfriendsseeiftheyaretrue.This
willhelpyoudeveloptrust.Dontbeafraidtoaskforfavoursfromyour
guides.Butmakesuretheyarereasonablerequestsandrememberthat
theyareheretoassistusinchangingourlives,notdoitforus.
OnetechniqueIuseistoaskthemtofindmeaparkingplaceandit
alwaysworks.Justvisualisetheplaceyouwanttoparkandwhenyouget
thereaspacewillbenearby.Irarelyhavetosearchforaparkingplace,
andIrefertothisguidesasmyparkingAngel.
Askforassistanceduringtimesofstressorchange.Yourguideswillhelp
youtohelpyourself,notdoitforyou.Buttheywillhelptoironout
problemsandeliminatepossibledrawbacks.
Askyourguidestosendyoudreamsthatwillhelpyoutoworkoutyour
problems,orwhattosayduringanimportantinterview.Someguideswill
workonlythroughdreamsandcanhelpyouinlearningtocontrolyour
dreams.
Askyourguidestoplacethingsinyourpathforyou.Thesecanbe
opportunities,peopleoropeningnewavenuesofdiscovery.
Takeanoccasionalwalkwithyourguides.Arrangethroughmeditationa
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conversationswithyourguidesduringthiswalk.Usethiswalkasaform
ofinspirationalmeditation.Walkingthroughaforestorwoodlandisgood
andifyouliveinatownorcityawalkintheparkoralongtheriverbank
isgood.
CHANNELLINGANDTECHNIQUES

Channellinginvolvessensitivitytothespiritualrealm,butithasbecomea
catchalltermformostformsofphenomenaofthepsychicandcreative
realmsoflife.Hopefullyattheendofthislessonyouwillhaveatruer
ideaofchannellingandtrance.
Onewhoisintuitiveischannellingperceptionsfromthehigherself,soul
orspirit.Onewhodiscoversanewformofhealing,anewthought,anew
perception,asolutiontoaproblemoranewinventioncanbeconsidered
tobechannelling.Thischannellingcanbeanactualspiritguideorthe
imageofaspiritguidecontactthroughyourownimagination,intuition,
orthehigherself.Itratherdependsonthedefinitionandthesourceofthe
channelledmaterialandprovingitslegitimacy.
Mediumshipandchannellingareallthesameformsofextradimensional
communication,whichcanalsoinvolvetelepathy,tranceoranyvarietyof
alteredstates.Whatisimportantisthemessage,andthecommunication
whichwilldeterminethevalueofwhatyoureceivefromyourspirit
guides.Ifthemessagesyougetrevealdiscontentmentandlackcreativity,
thenthisreflectsonyouandyouroutlookonlife.Iftheyrevealhopeand
optimismthenitislikeamirrorimageandreflectsyouasbeinghopeful
andoptimistic.
Whenyoumeditateorgointoatrancelikestateyouaresimplysetting
asideonelevelofconsciousnesstoallowanotherleveltocomethrough.
Yourspiritguidesmaytaketheshapeorformofadeity,angel,ora
famouspersonfromhistory,thisdoesnotmeanthatyouhaveactually
contactedthosebeings,onlythattheiressenceishelpingyoutotransmit
yourownspiritualenergyintotheetherealworld,andturnitovertoa
spiritguidetocommunicatethrough.Itisalsoimportanttoconcentrateto
holdtheimageinyourmindsothatitdoesnotwaver.Withpracticeyou
willbeabletoholdontoanimagetotheexclusionofallotherthoughtsor
feelings.Youarealsoteachingyoursoultopickupideas,imagesand

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symbolsallcalculatedtotuneyouintothesoulspiritualrealm.Youare
movingfrompassiveawarenesstoconsciousinteractionwhenyouwork
andexerciseinthisway andopendoorsfordirectspiritualperceptions.

MEETINGOURSPIRITGUIDES&GUARDIANANGELS

Thereisalineoflifeevolvingsidebysidewithus.Theyhavebodiesofa
lightersubstance,whichareinvisibletoourheavierearthboundbodies,
buttheyembodythecreativeintellectandtheenergyoftheuniverse.
TheyaretheAngelicbeingsandspiritguides.
Wedonothavetobeawareoftheirpresencetoreceivetheirbenefits,
justaswedonothavetobeconstantlyawareoftheairwebreathe.Yet
theyareasnourishingtousandasessentialtoourlivesasthatair.They
signifyenlightenmentandarecapableofspreadingtheirdivinelightinto
allreligionsandalllives.Withintherealmsofthesevenspiritualplanes
therearebillionsandbillionsofAngels,messengers,spiritguides,nature
spirits,seraphim,cherubsandarchangels.Whetherweexperiencetheir
lovethroughspiritguidesornaturespirits,throughourreligion,or
throughdirectcontact,itshouldstrengthenandencourageustoknowthat
thoseaboveusdesiretoliftusgentlytohigherrealms.
Wearenowgoingintoameditationexercisetolinkyouinwithyour
spiritguide
THEBUMBLEBEE
1/Makesureyouwillnotbedisturbed
2/Lightincenseoruseafragranceoilburner
3/Breatherhythmically.Inthroughthenosetothecountof4,holdtothe
countof4,thenoutthroughthemouthtothecountof4.
Imaginethatallthethoughtsinyourheadarelikebusybumblebees
buzzingaroundinsideyourheadandthatyouhavetoreturnthemtothe
hiveonebyone.Sohowdoyoushutupyourbumblebees?
Sitcomfortablyonachairorfloor,loosenoffanytightclothingand
beginyourrhythmicbreathingreturningsomebumblebeestothehiveas
youbreathinthroughthenoseandoutthroughthemouth.

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Allowyoureyestosoftlyfocusonanobjectinfrontofyouandvisualise
somemorebumblebeesreturningtothehiveasyoureyesrelaxintosoft
focus.
Becomeawareofthesoundofyourownrhythmicbreathingandnot
listeningtoanythingelsereturnsomemorebumblebeestothehive.
Imagineyoucannowsmellfragrantflowersandreturntolastfew
remainingbumblebeestothehive.
Nowwithyourmindseyeseeyourselfdriftingorfloatingofftoafar
awayplacewhereyourspiritguideis.Seeyourselflookingatyourguide,
notingifyourguideismaleorfemaleandwhenyouarereadyspeak
silentlyandsoftlywithyourguide.Askifyourguideifyouarereadyto
workwitheachother,askhowyoucanhelpyourguidetohelpyou.
Visualisecoloursaroundyourguideandmakeamentalnoteofwhat
colourstheyare.Thiswilltellyouwhichchakrasyouareworkingwith
andwillhelptosettle,calmandbalanceyou.
Nowslowlycomeoutofyourmeditation,continueyourrhythmic
breathingforafewmoments,openyoureyeswideandlookaroundyou
toseehowclearandbrightyoursurroundingsare.Makeanoteofwhat
youvisualisedanddiscussitwithotherswhohavebeenmeditating.
Timeallowedforthisexerciseis10to15minutes.Anylongerthanthat
whenyoufirstlearntomeditateandyouarelikelytofallasleep!

Manytraditionsspeakoftheangeliccontactthroughthesignsofthe
Zodiac.Setoutbelowisalistofyourastrologicalguardianangelor
angels,yourspiritualpoweranimal,yourpowercrystalandpowerplant.
Byknowingthenameofyourastrologicalguardianangelitwillhelpyou
tolinkinwithyourspiritguidewhetheryouknowwhoyourguideor
guidesareornot.Byinvokingthenameofyourangelitenhancesyour
powersofconnection.
Jan21Feb18AQUARIUS
AngelCAMBIEL.ElementAIR.AnimalOWL.CrystalIronPyritesor
Silver.PlantAspentree.

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Feb19Mar20PISCES
Angel/sROCHEL&URIEL.ElementWATER.AnimalCOUGAR.
CrystalTURQUOISE.PlantPLANTAINahealingherb.
MAR21APR20ARIES
AngelJELIEL.ElementFIRE.AnimalREDHAWK.CrystalFIRE
OPAL.PlantDANDELIONwhendried&poweredusedforhealing&
coffeesubstitute.
Apr21May21TAURUS
AngelACHAIAH.ElementEARTH.AnimalHORSE.Crystal
CHRYSOCOLLA.PlantBLUECAMASatypeofLily.
May22Jun21GEMINI
AngelCALIEL.ElementAIR.AnimalDEER.CrystalMOSSAGATE.
PlantYARROWusedasaherbaltonic
Jun22Jul22CANCER
AngelGABRIEL.ElementWATER.AnimalBEAR.Crystal
CARNELIAN.PlantWILDROSE.
JUL23Aug23LEO
Angel/sVERCHIEL&YERATEL.ElementFIRE.AnimalWOLF.
CrystalGARNET.PlantRASPBERRY.
Aug24Sep22VIRGO
Angel/sVASAIRIAH&YEHUDIAH.ElelmentEARTH.Animal
BUFFALO.CrystalAMETHYST.PlantVIOLET.
Sep23Oct23LIBRA.
AngelHAAMIAH.ElementAIR.AnimalRAVEN.CrystalJASPER.
PlantMULLIONalsoknownasVelvetLeaf.
Oct24Nov22SCORPIO
AngelARIEL.ElementWATER.AnimalSNAKE.Crystal
MALACHITE.PlantTHISTLE.
Nov23Dec23SAGITTARIUS
AngelRAPHAEL.ElementFIRE.AnimalELK.CrystalOBSIDIAN.
PlantSPRUCETREE.

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Dec24Jan20CAPRICORN
AngelNEMAMIAH.ElementEARTH.AnimalEAGLE.Crystal
QUARTZ.PlantBIRCHTREE.

Workingwithintheangelicrealm shouldalwaysbejoyfulandcreative
andwillalwayshelpyoutolinkinwithyourownpersonalspiritguides.
Aswithallformsofmeditationyouwilladapttosuityourselfandthe
spiritualforcesyouareworkingwith.Workingwithangelsinadditionto
yourspiritguideswillhelpyoutofindnewandpreviouslyunthoughtof
waystocommunicatenotjustwiththespiritworldbutalsowiththeearth
boundpeople,animalsandplantsaroundyou.
Tohelpyoumaketheseconnectionsusethefollowingguidelines:
1/Readbooksandliteraturewhichrefertoyourinterestinethereal
matters.Becomefamiliarwiththemateveryopportunity.
2/Useprayerandmeditationtocontactyourguidesandtobedrawninto
contactwithotherswhomaybeworkingonthesamepathasyourselfto
seeandunderstandthem.
3/Spendsometimewithnaturethroughwalksinparksorwoodlands,
hillsormountains.Listeningtobirdsong,animalsoundsandhowthe
leavesrustleinthetreeswillhelpyouunderstandmoreaboutyournatural
worldandhelpconnectyouwithyourinnerself.
4/Becomeinvolvedinanythingartisticorcreative.Youdonthavetobe
goodatittoenjoyit,anditwillhelpyoutotuneintoyoursub
consciencethoughtsandhelpyoutohaveamorecreativeimagination.
5/Usedrummingormusictohelpyoutoopenupandconnectwiththe
spiritworld.Theyalwaysrespondtomusicalvibrations,candlelightand
pleasantaromas.
6/Rememberthatangelsandspiritguidesarealwaysdrawntoanyone
whoisworkingtowardsselfmastery.Ifyoupersevereandremainopen
tothemyouwillexpandyourawareness.

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WORKINGWITHNATURESPIRITS

Mythsandtalesofmysteriousrealmsandlandshavefascinatedmankind
sincethedawnoftime.Manyofourlegendsandmythsarebasedonfact,
whichiswhytheystillintrigueus.Asyouopenyourawarenessthatlife
canexistonotherlevelsitwilldrawyoutowardscontactwithyourspirit
guidesandquitepossiblyotheretherealbeings.Asyoubeginyourquest
forcontactwithallspiritualrealmsoflife,youwillalsofollowinthe
footstepsofthosewhosepathshavebeenrecordedinourmythsand
legends.
Thecalltothisquestisacalltoadventureandexcitementanditwill
becomeatimeofmaturityandgrowthnomatterhowoldyouare.Tales
ofArthurianlegends,Atlantis,Avalon,Eden,allwilltakeonmore
meaningandsignificanceandyoumayfindyourselfrereadingthese
talesofoldwithmuchgreaterinsightthanbefore.Oneofthegoalsofany
questistheenteringintoastateofnewandhigherperception,andyour
questintothespiritualrealmsoflifewillalsobringyoucontactwith
thosebeingsofnaturethatstirandfireyourimagination.Iwouldnotgo
sofarastosaythattheElves,Fairies,PixiesorTrollsofloreeverexisted
inreallifeasweperceivethem,butIhavetoacknowledgethatthe
awarenessofthesefolktalesservesavitalandcreativefunctionaswe
expandourperceptions.Peopleallovertheworlddobelieveinrare
creaturesandbeings,Bigfoot,Yeti,theLochNessMonster,Unicorns,
PegasusandU.F.Ostonamebutafew.Theybelieveinbeingsthatare
superiororinferiortohumans.Allthesesourceshelpustorealisethe
existenceofangelsandAngelicbeings.
Thereisinfact,muchinformationaboutthem,althoughalmostnoneofit
canbeverified.Literature,songs,mysticsandclairvoyantshavealways
beentraditionalsourcesofinformation,butthetruththough,isthattheir
worldisonlyasfarawayasyouwillallowittobe!
NaturespiritsareMotherEarthschildren.Theyareasmanysidedas
natureitself.Theycomeinmanyshapesandsizes.Becausetheirenergy
isnotasphysicalasours,theyhavetheabilitytoworkonmany
dimensions.Althoughweshouldavoidclassifyingthenaturespirits,
manypeopledo.Butthenaturespiritsareasdiverseastheearthitself
andasyouworkwithyourspiritguidesyouwillcometorealisethatyou
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Almostallnaturespiritsrequiresomecontactwithhumans.Manyrequire
thedirectassistanceofhumanitytoliveandevolve.Theyaffectusas
muchasweaffectthem.Unfortunately,ourcivilisationhasabusednature
andthisappalsandaffectsthem.Itmeansthattheyhavetowithdraw
fromcontactwithus.However,notallareabletowithdrawandsufferthe
consequencesofhumanbehaviour,anexampleofthisarethetreespirits
intherainforests.Therefore,aswebecomemoreenlightenedthrough
ourcontactwith spiritguideswemaydiscoveraswaytoestablisha
greaterunderstandingofthesenaturespiritsandhelpthem.
Naturespiritscanalsobefoundincaves,rivers,rocksandplants.They
arefoundinallmanifestationsofnature.Youmayatsometimehave
seenafairyringforexample,ornoticedarockwithadistinctivepattern
onit.Foryouthesepathwaysofthenaturespiritsmayagainbecome
recognisableasyouexpandyourperceptions.Youmustremember
though,thattheyareusuallydistrustfulofusduetowhatmankindhas
donetoMotherEarthandwillnotrevealthemselvesunlessyouspendas
muchtimewithnatureaspossible.Whenyoufirstbegintoseethemitis
oftenasaglimmerorhintjustattheedgeofyourvision.Theymayblend
andshapeshiftthemselvesintodifferentforms.Butwithakeeneyeand
persistenceyouwillbegintorecognisethemintheirnaturalhabitats.

HONOURINGOURSPIRITTOTEMS
Atotemisanynaturalobject,beingoranimal,whoyouspirituallyfeel
closelyassociatedwith.Spiritguideswillsometimesreflecttheirenergies
throughtotemspiritsinordertogiveyouasymbolicinterpretationof
whatitistheywantyoutoknow,andleaveyoutosolvetheriddleor
puzzleyourself.Thisistheirwayofgivingyouthepowertodecidefor
yourself,ratherthanhavethemdictatetoyouwhatyoushoulddo.
Wecanuseanimalimageryandothertotemimagestolearnabout
ourselvesandtheinvisibleworld.Whenwehonourthetotemspiritwe
arehonouringtheessencethatliesbehinditandareopeningourselves
andtuningintothatessence.Wethenshareitspoweroritsmedicinein
ourlife.Todiscoverwhoyourtotemspiritsareyoumayrefertoyourstar
signwhereyourastrologicalanimal,plantandrockspiritsarelisted.You
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animalspiritstoworkwithforexample.Butitisagoodstartingpoint.
MymedicinemangavemethenameGreyWolfbecausehesawthatI
workwiththewolfspirits,butIalsoworkwiththebear,buffaloand
eagle,andatdifferenttimeswillcalluponthespiritualenergiesofthese
animalsaccordingtomyneedsatthetime.Mycrystalistheamethyst,
butasacrystalhealerIworkwiththeenergiesofallcrystalsandrocks.
Myplantistheviolet,butagainIusealldifferentplantaromasfor
therapy.Andsoitiswithyou,thatonceyoubegintorecogniseyour
spirittotemsyouwillincreaseyourknowledgeofthemandvaryyour
workwithdifferenttotemsatdifferenttimes.
Therewasatimewhenmanrecogniseditselfaspartofnatureandnature
aspartofhim.Dreamingandwakingwereinseparablerealitieswherethe
naturalandsupernaturalblendedandmergedinteractingwitheachother.
Peopleusedtheimagesofnaturetoexpressthisunityhencethewearing
ofskinsandfeathersinmanyNativeAmericanandAboriginalsocieties.
Adoptingtheguiseofanimalsthroughthewearingofskins,feathers,and
maskssymbolisedareawakeningandendowmentwiththoseenergies.
Theanimalbecomesthespiritguide,andhelpsbridgethegapbetween
ournaturalworldandthesupernaturalworld.Itawakenstherealitiesof
both.Animalshavealwayshadstrongsymbolsassociatedwiththem.
Theyhaverepresentedtheemotionallifeofhumanity,reflectingqualities
thatmustbeovercome,controlledorreexpressed.Theysymbolisethe
powersoftheinvisiblerealmswhich,throughourmeditationwelearnto
workwithandmakethemvisibletous.
Birdswereoftenseenassymbolsofthesoul.Thereabilitytoflyreflects
theabilitywithinustorisetonewawareness.
Aquaticlifewasseenasthecreativeelementoflifewithwaterbeinga
symboloftheastralplane.
Insectsfromthebusyindustriousant,thebeeoffertilityinEgyptian
mythstothemantisoftheAfricanbushmenandthespiderwomanofthe
NativeAmericanIndianwhoissaidtohavecreatedtheuniverse.Allare
seenasmuchworkingwithspiritasthespiritguidesthemselves.Anant
maynotseemasglamorousasthebear,butitisindustriousandits
strengthinproportiontoitssizefaroutweighsthebearsstrength.
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Ifyoutalktotheanimals
Theywilltalkwithyou
Andyouwillknoweachother.
Ifyoudonottalktothem,
Youwillnotknowthem,
Andwhatyoudonotknow
Youwillfear.
Whatonefears
Onedestroys.
Partoftheprocessofworkingwithourtotemsinvolveshonouringthem
solearnasmuchaboutyourspirittotemaspossible.

IMPORTANTPRECAUTIONS
Thereisaresponsibilityinworkingwithspirits.Youcanopenupyour
psychicchannelsbuttheyarenotalwayseasytoclosedown.Keepin
mindthatanypsychicorclairvoyantabilitydoesnotalwaysincludehigh
moralcharacter.Thereareignorantpeoplewhowillusetheseentitiesfor
selfishreasonsortoattractthedarkside.Ateacher,psychicormedium
mayintroduceyoutosomeofyourspiritguides,butshouldnotbethe
soleintermediary.Youwillneedtodevelopenoughconfidencetowork
onyourownwithyourownguideswhoareuniquetoyouandmaynotbe
happyworkingwithsomebodyotherthanyou.
Becareful.Therearewaysofdeterminingwhetherornotwhatyouare
impressedwithisjustfancyorreality.Ifvalidandreal thenthe
informationwillbeverifiedatsometimeandconfirmationwillcometo
youthroughvarioussourcesoreventswhichwillsupportwhatyouhave
beentoldbyspirit.
Avoidpeopleorgroupsthatwantyoutochangeyourwayoflivingor
lifestyle.
Donotbepushedintomakingimportantdecisionswithoutbeinggiven
timetothinkaboutthem.
Avoidanygroup,cultorindividualthatclaimstohavespecialdivine
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Avoidanypersonorgroupthatwanttoalienateyoufromyourfriendsor
family.
Bewareofsessionsthatleaveyoufeelingexhaustedordrainedofenergy.
Alwaysaskquestions,nomatterhowtrivialyoumaythinktheyare.A
genuineindividualorgroupwillalwaysbepreparedtoanswerthemif
theyhavenothingtohide.
Alwayskeepcontactwiththeeverydayworldandwork.
RememberthatyouhavetherighttosayNO!toanythingthatmakes
youfeeluncomfortable.
Remembertoo,thatopeninguptothespiritualworldisnotapartygame!
Youcanenjoythedevelopmentprocess,butyoumustlearntorespectit.
Getusedtomeditatingatregularintervals,butdonotbecometooreliant
onspiritforeverydecision.Remembertheoldmaximthatanythingin
moderationiso.k.
Therearemanypeoplewhodeveloptheirspiritualawarenessbydoing
psychicreadingsforotherpeople.Thereisnothingatallwrongwiththis,
solongasyourememberthatitisagreatresponsibility.Peoplewilloften
cometoyouwithrealproblems,notnecessarilybecausetheywant
psychicinformation,soacourseincounsellingwouldbeadvisableifyou
wanttodoprofessionalreadings.Dontuseyourspiritguidesasalife
supportsothatyoucantdoanythingwithoutconsultingthem,orbecome
superstitiousaboutthem,anddontallowpeopletoconsultyoutoo
frequently.Youmustalwaysempowerthemtomaketheirowndecisions
butdonotmakedecisionsforthem.Byempoweringthemyouaregiving
themthefreedomof choiceFREEWILLthatmustalwaysbeopento
them.Rememberthatwearealleithermasterormistressofourown
destinysoyoumustleavethepowerofdecidingwhattodowiththem.
Spiritwilloftenshowtwodistinctpathwaysbutwillnottellyouwhich
pathwaytotake,butwillalwayssupportyouinyourchosenpathway.
Ifyouaretoldsomethinginconfidencebyapersonwhocomestoyoufor
areading,thenitmustberegardedasSACREDKNOWLEDGEand
youwillnotbeallowedtopassthisinformation ontoanyoneelse.
OPENINGUPANDCLOSINGDOWN.
Rubyourhandstogethertogenerateheatandthenplacebothhandsover
yourheadandshouldersthreetimestoputaringofspirituallight
aroundyourselfandtotellyourspiritguidesthatyouwanttoopenup
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Whenclosingdownputthesamehaloofspirituallightaroundyourself,
thankyourspiritguidesandtellthemthatyouarenowclosingdownthe
psychicchannels.WhenIdothisIvisualiseabandofwhiteandgold
energygoinghorizontallyandverticallyaroundmyself.Youmayuse
thesecoloursoranyothercoloursyoufeelspirituallydrawnto.Ifyou
haveasmudgestickandfeatherthenusethesmudgingceremonyfor
openingupandclosingdown.
CopyrightRev.Dr.FrancisGreyWolfBillington.

Acknowledgements.
TedAndrewswhosebookMeet&WorkwithSpiritGuideshasbeenamajorsourceofinspirationto
formatthewordsofthisworkshopmanual.
PushicanLightningBearwhogavemeinspirationthroughhisownworkshopmanual,whichhelpedme
toknowthatIwasontherightpath.
LittleCrowwhogavemethetitleTheBumbleBeeformymeditationworkshopmanual.
Toallmystudents,becauseeverytimeIteachyousomething,Ilearnsomethingmyself.