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"Spirit guide" is a term used by the Western tradition of Spiritualist Churches, mediums, and psychics to describe an entity that remains a disincarnate spirit in order to act as a spiritual counselor or protector to a living incarnated human being.

Traditionally, within the spiritualist churches, spirit guides were often stereotyped ethnically, with Native Americans, Chinese or Egyptians being popular for their perceived ancient wisdom, saints, or enlightened individuals. Nevertheless, the term can also refer to animals or totems, controls, angels, or nature spirits.

According to theosophical doctrine, spirit guides are persons who have lived many former lifetimes, paid their karmic debts, and advanced beyond a need to reincarnate. Each is assigned to watch over an incarnate person, not only on this Earth, but on many other planets throughout the universe. Many psychics believe that spirit guides are chosen on "the other side" by us and God(s) before we incarnate and that they guide us to follow our life's plan because we want them to.

I also believe in the idea about spirit guides or usually known as guardian angels. It was nice to read this discussion and know more about them. The guides are very likely to be spirits too that had experienced living on this earth and been assigned to guide a certain person.

Im not sure how I feel about spirit guides.  Especially if we are supposed to have chosen them ourselves.  Is it possible that I could have chosen the wrong one.  I haven't been feeling very guided lately.

Thank you girlvivalistmeg for responding to my post.  I think I need to educate myself more on the concept of spirit guides.   Opening my spirit makes sense in theory, its the application that I will have trouble with.

Has anybody here got any stories to tell about communicating with their spirit guide? I love to hear these kind of stories as they are usually so positive and enlightening.