For the second time in two years, I seem to be experiencing a lot of spiritual activity when I think about moving. I relocated for the first time two years ago, when I moved to a new state after my husband left me and our children. I felt I was being pushed out of the only place I had ever called home by my guides, who would bring me messages via my dreams. The state we moved to has such a negative spiritual vibe, however, that I'm thinking of once again relocating, and again, my guides are showing up in my dreams with messages to move. They are not giving me a location to move to, however. With the first move, they spelled the location out loud and clear. Why would I get that push but not a location? Do guides sometimes want us to figure things out for ourselves? Are they ever like jokesters? Is there a good reason they might make us guess?
- Deborah
Dreamchaser:
I want to address one thing before I answer your questions, Deborah. There are absolutely places on earth that disagree with us. I personally can't go to New York City. I have been to some of the world's biggest cities and enjoyed exploring each one, but NYC completely freaks me out. I am paranoid, scared and basically miserable when I am there. I'm sure I was killed there in a past life. So don't think you're crazy if there is a place that everyone else loves but you just cannot stand.
You ARE being shown the answer about where you should move; you're just expecting it to come in the same way it did last time. You are more evolved now, however, so you have a more evolved "messaging system." Pay attention to songs, television snippets, written material, etc., around you. Look for a common theme, for ideas and places that "pull on your gut," and you'll realize that you are being shown the way.
On another note, guides do often want us to figure things out ourselves. Sometimes they will step into the background of our minds and get very quiet. A really good example of this is when Jesus Christ was dying on the cross, and he looked up and said, "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" He couldn't hear the voice of Spirit in his mind at that time either. One would think that of all the times Spirit would come through for us, it would be a time like that. So you're not the only one whose guides step back when you need them; you're in good company.
Our guides don't play games, but they do have a sense of humor and love to "tell" us funny things. They will not play jokes on us, however. When a guide does something you don't understand and you see it as some kind of game, you can bet that you are learning something. Guides teach us in ways that our human minds often don't understand.
There is also a little reoccurring spiritual lesson in your life called PATIENCE at work here. As you ARE being shown the answer, however, you don't have to guess, and you can always speak out loud to your guides. You can say something like, "Okay, enough is enough. I feel like I am swinging in the wind here. Please give me a sign that I can RECOGNIZE clearly."
Remember, guides and angels work for you, but these helpful spiritual entities can't go to work for you until you ask for them to. So kindly ask to be shown a clearer sign and then wait for it to come. If you remember to pay attention to EVERYTHING around you, signs will roll right in.
I wish you clear signs from Spirit!
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Astrea:
We have such a tenuous connection to our Guides, and nothing in life is truly black and white, so it's hard enough for them to get ANY guidance through to us, much less jokes and tricks.
They would NEVER joke around about something as important as moving your home, and they would never lead you in the wrong location. You must have wanted to move where you're living now for other reasons, and projected your desire onto the signs you got from your guides, which you interpreted as telling you that this is where you should be.
Guides don't usually do "should" - they give us ALL the options open to us so we can choose for ourselves. They are lucky to get through to us at all, even when we concentrate all our power on communicating with them, so they wouldn't waste a conscious connection by misleading you.
They wouldn't make you guess, either. They are leaving out the location because they don't want you to do what you did last time. They are not giving you an exact spot so that you can't misinterpret their signals. Instead of trying to make you guess, they are trying to make you think CAREFULLY about what you want for the future, so you can then figure out the place you can best fulfill those desires.
This is most likely what they did the first time anyway; they sent you the message to MOVE, but you decided on the location yourself. While they can help us make some of the more difficult decisions in our lives, Guides GUIDE us toward what we decide we want - they don't DEMAND or PRESSURE us to do anything, and they can never control what we do. In order for them to meet your needs, they first have to know what you WANT.
Try this ritual for clarity:
Get a sky blue candle and some oil of myrrh. Light the candle and massage your third eye chakra, saying: "By the power of water, I see clearly and divinely. When I ask, my needs are met." Anoint your throat with the oil, saying: "By the power of air, I mean what I say, and I say what I intend to." Daub some oil on your heart chakra and say: "By the power of earth, I stick to my goals. I remain steadfast. I understand what it takes to fulfill my dreams."
Then meditate on the messages you're trying to receive. This ritual works best under a clear sky when the Moon is in an Air Sign. As the Sun is also in an Air Sign right now, it will work even better.
Your Guides will appreciate this extra effort you're making to communicate with them, and things will come through to you much clearer as a result.
Good luck!
Astrea:
Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.
Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!
While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!
I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!
As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.
I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.
You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!
Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.
A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.
You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.