Andrews - How to meet and work with spirit guides

About the Author

Ted Andrews was a full-time author and teacher in the metaphysical and spiritual fields. He conducted seminars, symposiums, and workshops, and he lectured throughout the U.S., Europe, and parts of Asia on many facets of ancient mysticism. Ted worked with past-life analysis, auric interpretation, numerology, the tarot, and the Qabala as methods of developing and enhancing inner potential. He was a clairvoyant certified in spiritual mediumship, basic hypnosis, and acupressure. Ted was also involved in the study and use of herbs as an alternative path. In addition to writing numerous books, he was a contributing author to various metaphysical magazines. He passed away in 2009.

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To Mom, whose spirit touches everyone

Contents

: Commune with Angels

Understanding the Spiritual Realm

Perceiving the Unseen

Accessing the Spirit Realm

Mediums and Channels

Techniques for Spirit Mediumship

Meeting Guardian Angels

Working with Nature Spirits

Honoring Spirit Totems

Discarnates, Ghosts, and Hauntings

Important Precautions

Preface

Commune with Angels... Play with Nature Spirits

Wherever humans are, there are spirit beings. Many people fear contactor even the possibility of contactwith an invisible realm of life. Maybe because humans already have so much difficulty with the visible, they do not wish to co mplicate things further with the invisible.

Fears aside, we can all benefit from contact with the spirit realm, and we often do without ever realizing it. Spirit beings serve many functions and take many forms of expression within our lives. They inspire creativity, help open us to abundance, stimulate insight and knowledge, protect us, and serve as our companions.

In this book, we will examine the realities and myths of the spiritual realm. We will discuss safe and easy methods to meet the wondrous beings that live with us and around us on subtler dimensions. Then, we may take our first steps through the corridors of life beyond the physical. By doing so, we will awaken new realizations, eliminate fears, and empower our lives.

If you wish to commune with angels, play with nature spirits, discover your power animal totem, or simply recognize the loving touch of those who have passed on from physical life, then this is the book for you.

Invocation of Spirits of the Dead*

I place this charm down beside you, subterranean godsKore; Persephone; Ereschigal; and Adonis; Hermes, the subterranean; Thoth; and the strong Anubiswho hold in the Keep of those in Hades, the gods of the underworld and the demons, those untimely carried offmen, women, youths, and maidensyear by year, month by month, day by day, hour by hour. I conjure you, all daemons assembled here to assist this daemon. And awaken at my command, whoever you may be, whether male or female. Betake yourself to that place and that street and that house, and bring her hither and bind her.

Greek Magical Papyrus

* Wedeck, Treasury of Witchcraft , p. 27.

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Understanding the Spiritual Realm

T he ancient Greeks spoke to spirits and gods through oracles. The ritual at the opening of this chapter is one such example. It was accompanied by image magic on the grave of the person affected. The Greeks referred to helpful spirits as daemons (not to be confused with demons or little devils). The shamanic societies of Egypt, Africa, Bali, and other parts of the world had their own techniques for establishing communication between humans and nature spirits. In the Shaker society of the early 1800s, the girls would shake, dance, whirl, and speak in tongues. They claimed they were in contact with angels and spirits. In Victorian times, communication with the unseen realm occurred through spiritualist mediums. Today, channelers claim communication with angels, extraterrestrials, elves, dolphins, the Higher Self, and the Universal Mind, among others.

The belief that spirits assist those in the physical has been accepted in every major religion of the world. Whether it involves angels, saints, ancestral contact, nature spirits, or even demons, mystical experiences involving the spiritual realm are universal.

Because of modern distortions by the entertainment industry (movies, TV, books, etc.), misconceptions abound regarding this other dimension of life. Many believe that contact with the subtler dimensions of life requires intricate magical and mystical processes. Many assume that all spirit contact is evil, contrary to the laws of nature, and can only occur with great preparation and even greater danger. This is, of course, the stuff of fiction.

Learning to work with spirit guides in various forms is a magnificent adventure. We open ourselves to great color and wonder. We can eliminate primal fears of death and birth by connecting with those who have come and gone before us. We can experience the touch of loved ones beyond the physical, and learn to transform mourning into celebration.

We learn through spirit contact that we can never be truly alone, as there are dimensions of life that are open to us any time we desire. We tangibly realize the interaction of the divine within our life through such spirit mediaries, taking religion out of the realm of blind faith and placing it in that of experience. We awaken our creative imagination and intuition, filling our lives with new wonders and blessings. We gain love, support, and greater energy for all of our mundane tasks. We learn that we never walk alone.