[skupaemauto]

That IS an awesome book. I finally picked it up just this past weekend. We were going around different bookstores and places looking for something totally different, but when we got to this one store I had this compelling urge to check out the metaphysical section. I've been looking for that book since seeing it a year ago. I didn't pick it up then because I didn't quite feel ready for it yet, but then I did, and there it was! Awesome book; I can hardly put it down!

Okay, those lists...

The book is "Spirit Guide Contact Through Hypnosis" by Bruce Goldberg.

You can rest assured that you are in contact with a high-level spirit guide when the following factors are observed:

• A sense of sincerity, simplicity, humility, and spirituality will always be demonstrated as a result of these contacts.
• You are always left feeling changed for the better in some way.
• You will find new information presented that always betters your life in some way as you apply it.
• Your true spirit guide will be able to accurately perceive not only future trends in your life, but also how you will respond to them. They will limit these precognitions so as not to violate your free will choice rights.
• There is no difficulty in understanding the information provided. The information agrees with and expands upon your own knowledge acquired throughout your life.
• As a result of these contacts, you will be stimulated to be stronger, encourage others, and initiate healing powers within yourself.
• All messages and advice are designed to give you freedom to choose your actions.
• The psychic powers you have will increase so that you yourself receive additional data beneficial to your own growth. This is part of your psychic empowerment.
• You are always left feeling confident and empowered, never bored, frustrated, angry, or compromised in any way.

If you have the experience of running into a dysfunctional or downright negative entity, the following patterns will be noted by you:

• You will develop a sense of alienation to those people and things normally closest to you.
• The spirit expects you to accept its teachings blindly and discourages questions.
• You note an impatience with this entity and the use of foul language.
• You suddenly develop medical and emotional problems.
• The spirit flatters or patronizes you and appeals strongly to your emotions.
• You become obsessed with material or personal gains.
• A series of incedents of "bad luck" occurs in your life shortly following your communication with this spirit.
• The spirit communication leaves you with uncomfortable feelings and results in stress.
• You experience paralysis felt as a wave rising through your body with no known cause or past history of this symptom.
• Observing a glittery red light in your eyes or the eyes of someone close to you.
• Inner voices urge you to do destructive things to yourself or others.
• Dark threadlike or tubelike connections are observed leading from you.
• Relentless nightmares destroy your ability to obtain a good night's rest.
• You see visualizations of the spirit perched on a throne combined with statments such as, "I am the God of the Mental plane."
• Negative statements are made in reference to God.
• Encouragement is given to the karmic cycle and reincarnation as the solution to your problems. All high-level spirit guides will assist us in escaping the reincarnation mechanism.
• Advice is given to ignore all other spirit guide contact except that of this entity.
• An attitude of vindictiveness, impatience, anger, and irritation is noted.
• Attempts are made at possession of your physical body.
• Statements are given to the extent that this is your only chance to communicate with God.
• You are treated as if you are specially chosen to receive this spirit's wisdom.
• Your past failures or current problems are mocked.
• Coercive attempts are made to force you to comprehend a concept.
• Any form of lying or misrepresentation.
• Attempts at name dropping. For example, "I was Moses' spirit guide."
• Allegiance to entities other than God.
• Pressure to perform certain functions.
• Any expectation of trust, such as statements like "Why don't you trust me?"

The book gives a lot of tips on how to avoid, protect against, or dispel negative entities. Most of those tips have been seen before so they don't really bear repeating here. However, there's one tip I've found that's really funny and it works!

Stuart Wilde, in his book Sixth Sense, was talking about Greys - you know, the buggy eyed aliens that do medical experiments on people, stuff like that. I tend to agree with him, I don't think they're good at all. There are surely extra-terrestrials that are more evolved than us, but those Greys give me the creeps! Their tactics and attitude is cold, they use paralyzation, and prey on fear.

The strategy he found for dispelling those is sending them warm fuzzy love. They can't stand it - they run in terror. In the book I just quoted, that guy gives the same advice. It totally makes sense! Fear makes them strong, so love would logically make them weak. I don't think that would work in every case, like in a hardcore oppression or a full blown possession, but in the case of a negative entity coming around to "test the waters" with you, that'll send 'em off in a hurry.

The concept seems to apply in general when attracting or dispelling spirits. The whole "Law of Attraction" kicks in here. Like attracts like. If you want good spirits around you and not bad spirits, raise your vibration. Fill your heart and mind with thoughts of love, joy, peace, etc. Practice forgiveness and self-forgiveness. You know, all that stuff.

[gooseCile]

That list is disturbingly accurate. Thank you so much for typing it Zanriel! I owe you one...

[doksSirmAdods]

I too agree - ANYONE you are afraid of or don't like (like your ex! lol) send them LOVE. Hard as that sounds, just think of something you adore.. a pet, a child, a home cooked meal.... get that feeling of how you feel at that moment. Then immediately think of the person or things you fear and send that love of (pet, child, etc) through to them. Yep bad energy will flee and bad people will stop being nasty and either change their tune or they will not confront you anymore.

I have one girl I used to work with who was just mean. Never a good word to me or about me. I had no clue why. She just didn't like me. I sent her love for about 2 weeks. She actually started talking to me about life, and her loves and the things she enjoys.

it works!

[gooseCile]

I'm currently unemployed and busting my ass to find work, but apparently, my primary spirit guide only wants me to look online. There's a new restaurant down the road that's hiring, and I feel like I could start there immediately if I just walked in the door, but everytime I think about it, I can feel my spirit guide "materialize" behind me, squeeze the back of my neck and start shaking the shit out of me...it feels a lot like having a seizure, only it's external in cause.

I never feel in danger during it, actually I feel quite safe being enveloped in such protective loving energy.

Has anyone had a similar experience? I'm trying desperately to figure out why I'm not "allowed" to apply in person to retail and restaurants...especially when I have no idea how I'll come up with next month's rent.

[envenonearo]

It could be your guide saying this is it!! This may not be negative unless you walk away. What do your instincts say. Is this the sign you have been waiting for and will this be a positive in your life with the reassuring gesture from your guide or is your guide warning you.

This sounds more like your guide is trying to help take the step forward and walk in and apply. If nothing else you either get the job or you don't but at least if you work there for a while you can pay rent while still searching for what is meant to be. There are reasons for everything and if you are having tuff times this may be the blessing and answer you have been waiting for.

Let us know and my prayers are with you.

Love and blessings

[gooseCile]

It could be your guide saying this is it!!

No way...when she shakes me I hear her telling me "don't even ****ing think about it"...

[Ekzamenov]

sorry you are feeling so hesitant about pursuing possible job opportunities. i think it wouldn't be a negative if you went in and applied. whats the worst--you wont get the job good luck, prayers & blessings.

[gooseCile]

sorry you are feeling so hesitant about pursuing possible job opportunities. i think it wouldn't be a negative if you went in and applied. whats the worst--you wont get the job good luck, prayers & blessings.

Thanks, but I've been applying for hundreds of jobs online and am starting to see the fruits of those labors. My spirit guides are just intent on keeping me focused on online jobhunting and not going door to door to restaurants.

I trust my guides enough to know that if they're serious that I shouldn't food service, then I really shouldn't do food service.

[skupaemauto]

I hate to be a poo-poo head, but that doesn't sound like a description of high spirit guides to me. Lower guides will try to control you and point you in various directions. Higher guides will always encourage you to find your own path. Free Will is the most important factor in a soul's evolution, and the highest guides will never do anything to interfere with it. Very rarely do spirit guides give a straight answer when the question is asked "Should I or shouldn't I?" because their job is not to tell you what you should and shouldn't do. Their job is to direct you to resources so you can find the answers within yourself, and to aid in clearing the barriers that stand between you and the expression of your true nature. If instead you ask "What would happen if... or Would such and such be good for my soul while also meeting my physical needs?" then you'd probably get a clearer answer. Phrasing the questions correctly is part of getting the best answers.

Just because someone's on the other side doesn't mean they're suddenly more evolved or more enlightened. They simply have a different perspective, but it's not necessarily a better one. Your own Higher Self (your true divine nature, or the God/Christ consciousness within you) is always the best judge.

Here's an interesting article on the subject:

http://www.soul-healer.com/s-topics/pp-09.htm

In Divine Guidance by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D., she relates a story about a client who was trying to decide whether to end an abusive relationship with her boyfriend. Her angels would not give advice on the matter because they didn't want to interfere with her free will or her right to choose. However, her grandmother, who had passed on, came up and insisted on the lady leaving the boyfriend. She made a gesture of wringing the guy's neck. The client decided to take the advice of her grandmother, but keeping in mind that the guidance was "lower guidance" and not "higher guidance".

You've obviously had enough interactions with your guides that you trust them to give good advice. I would urge that you don't give that trust away too hastily and take a hard look at why they're trying to steer you away from a job in the retail or foodservice industries. I would be demanding a straight answer, and if I didn't get a satisfactory explanation, I'd send them away and ask for higher guides. I can't imagine how getting a temporary job to pay the bills could, in any way, interfere with your efforts at finding a better job down the road.

[geraint.faughn]

I agree with Zanriel. A high level spirit guide would never make you feel like you were being strangled nor stop you from free will. I'd make sure you really know who your guide is and test them. It's always best to test your guides and see if they are coming of the light or from a lower place.

Being stuck in life and not moving forward is your own chosing and not that of your guide. Your guide can only offer help and guidance advice.....never will they interefere with what you do. They may give subtle warnings but not to a physical point of sensation or overwhelming feeling of depression.

I may sound blunt or uncaring but you really need to get off the computer and get out there and start applying and show progress toward your goals. Wether it's a temporary job or not...by applying your self and showing your serious about getting a job (goal) you will then be helped by the higher guides that will help you. No more excuses are needed that your guide is holding you back because guides will never do that....only yourself does that. My prayers are with you.

Love and blessings

[gooseCile]

Just because someone's on the other side doesn't mean they're suddenly more evolved or more enlightened. They simply have a different perspective, but it's not necessarily a better one. Your own Higher Self (your true divine nature, or the God/Christ consciousness within you) is always the best judge.

Thank you for saying this...it verbalizes what I'm learning the hard way.

I told my entourage of guides to start leaving me alone...and as soon as I did, two new ones showed up.

[gooseCile]

I may sound blunt or uncaring but you really need to get off the computer and get out there and start applying and show progress toward your goals. Wether it's a temporary job or not...by applying your self and showing your serious about getting a job (goal) you will then be helped by the higher guides that will help you.

Hardly anyone takes paper applications anymore, and my internet efforts are starting to pay off. I've already landed one job and have an interview for another.

You are right though, I have to apply myself and not leave all decisions in the hands of the advice of nonphysical entities...that was pretty dumbass of me.

[doksSirmAdods]

She is right. Most companies will tell you to apply online. Wave of the future I guess.

They only "meet" you if they like your resume or questionaire

Good luck hon

[gooseCile]

She is right.

I'm a guy in this life...or were you referring to my spirit guide?

[doksSirmAdods]

Oops.. My bad Slug.. dunno why I said she. Maybe cuz there are so many women here. Apologies.

[gooseCile]

Oops.. My bad Slug.. dunno why I said she. Maybe cuz there are so many women here. Apologies.

No biggie, my gender isn't obvious from my posts....was just wondering to be sure.

And I for one don't mind there being many women here. Very different from my other forums.

[skupaemauto]

I've read a ton of books on spirit guides, guardian angels, etc. Basically, almost any book that comes out related to the subject, I'll snatch up as soon as I can. They all say pretty much the same thing when it comes to various types of spirits, and how to spot the difference between "lower" guides and "higher" guides.

One book I recently picked up, which seems to have the information organized in the most concise, easy to understand way, is "Spirit Contact Through Hypnosis" by Bruce Goldberg. In the 2nd or 3rd chapter, he makes a list of the traits of lower entities, and then another list of traits of higher guides. When I get home, if I don't forget, I'll type it all out for you. As I was going through the list describing lower entities, it really reminded me of what you're describing.

Specifically, lower entities tend to use paralyzing techniques and foul language!

Now... this "lower entity" is not necessarily a demon or anything like that. More likely it's a friend from a previous life, or it might be someone you were close to who passed over in this life, and they genuinely want to help you. It's not necessarily a bad person, but he/she might not be that much more evolved than you are.

In the interest of full disclosure, I have a deep intellectual understanding of this subject, and I've made spirit contact sporadically here and there, but I have to admit, I don't have years of practice under my belt. I have a strong scientific, skeptical streak, so I've spent most of my years asking questions and looking for solid evidence. I hardly ever take things at face value, but I tend to mull over various possibilities and alternate explanations before I settle on what I believe is the correct interpretation of reality. However, I can say that I've definitely dealt with lower entities, and some of them I believe weren't "old friends" or even human. I've also dealt with more evolved beings, and I believe that finally, after so many years, I'm starting to open my eyes to the world of spirits around me.

Superslug, when you said you asked your guides to leave you alone and then two new ones showed up, that's very perceptive of you. I've gone around most of my life having only very vague ideas of what spirits are around me - how many - and so on. Believe in yourself, practice protection, do some white light exercises, and with your intention, ask only for guides who are more evolved than you, and demand that all the others leave at once. I don't know what type of spiritual background you have, but if you believe in a higher power of any kind (Higher Self, Jesus, Guardian Angels, Archangels, etc.) you can ask any of those entities to help put distance between you and any spirits who are not here to aid you in your soul's higher purpose, or to help you in your physical life.

There is a type of guide that you supposedly already have (according to many authors), and/or that you can attract. This is a Protector Guide. He or she is probably a buffed out muscular type. It's similar to a guardian angel, except this is someone who was once human, or a sentient being of some kind (extra-terrestrial). This person was most likely a warrior in a past life, like a soldier of some type. They're VERY good at keeping bad stuff OUT. I met my Protector Guide last night in meditation, and she's awesome. Meeting her quelled a lot of fear and insecurity I've had about contacting the wrong types of guides.

[doksSirmAdods]

I will agree on protector guides - I have 2. Guess I need them lol

One is a really stern Native American - Red Fox Hunting - who is also my gatekeeper (where he helps me connect to other peoples spirit guides and family). My other protector is Gandelf or something like that. He is a HUGE viking with red flaming hair and beard.

The book I recommend is "So you want to be a medium?" I forget the author, but its on amazon and its green cover.

This will help you identify guides and even spirit family.


Good luck in your journey.

[gooseCile]

One book I recently picked up, which seems to have the information organized in the most concise, easy to understand way, is "Spirit Contact Through Hypnosis" by Bruce Goldberg. In the 2nd or 3rd chapter, he makes a list of the traits of lower entities, and then another list of traits of higher guides. When I get home, if I don't forget, I'll type it all out for you. As I was going through the list describing lower entities, it really reminded me of what you're describing.

Specifically, lower entities tend to use paralyzing techniques and foul language!

That list would be most appreciated, as I can't afford any books right now.

Now... this "lower entity" is not necessarily a demon or anything like that. More likely it's a friend from a previous life, or it might be someone you were close to who passed over in this life, and they genuinely want to help you. It's not necessarily a bad person, but he/she might not be that much more evolved than you are.

Spirits have various stages of evolution huh? Did not really know that...and two of my guides (my joy/gatekeeper and protector) are both spirits I knew in this life.

[gooseCile]

The book I recommend is "So you want to be a medium?" I forget the author, but its on amazon and its green cover.

Rose Vanden Eynden, perhaps the most helpful book in my fledgling collection.