How I did it: As I said in my summary, my roommate was the one who originally prompted me to make contact. I'd had exposure to other people prior to that who had contact with their Guides so I had some sense of what was going on.

Her actual question to me was, "Who is that shadowy figure that sits in the corner and watches you sleep?"

I'd not really noticed to be honest, being preoccupied with other things, and so I said I would find out. I asked who it was and he basically said, "Don't you remember me?"

We had some long talks after that and since I've never been able to remember his real name (yes, I feel like I've known him in at least one past life) I call him Shadow.

When Shadow and I first started communicating it was really hard to get a clear fix on him or tell whether it was him speaking or me thinking but over the past few years it's gotten a lot easier and clearer. Mostly it's just taken practice.

Lessons & tips: In my experience - and your mileage may certainly vary- making the initial contact is not the hard part, cultivating a relationship is.

If you're looking to make initial contact, I would suggest first learning a method of entering a meditative or trance state that works for you and then seeking to make contact with you Guide(s). If you ever feel afraid or unsafe for whatever reason, it's definitely okay to break off with what you're doing. If you continue to feel unsafe, picture yourself surrounded in a big egg of light that keeps out anything intending harm toward you. Generally, when seeking your Guides you shouldn't have any problems with malevolent things but it's always a good idea to know how to protect yourself just in case.

Mar 10, 2009, 07:54AM PDT | 1 comment