[019] Coffee with Dakota: Ego vs. Spirit

Is it possible that I don't have any spirit guides? I have tried meditation to connect with them and feel like there is nothing there. I reach out and ask for their help but after several years of stressful/painful events I am left wondering if they exist in my life.

My question would be how to become aware of the unseen assistance and guidance we receive during this tumultuous time of ascension? With the extremely high energies and confusion surrounding us, we often become oblivious to the assistance that we are receiving and constantly live our lives in fear and seemingly facing our fears alone, blocking ourselves to the signs of help that we receive daily and on a grander scale.

I was so happy to hear how you listen for messages from your guides while not actually journeying as we know it, but by paying attention and being aware of your surroundings. I must say that my guides speak louder to me when I am not actually journeying, but when I am just staying aware during awake time. It seems I either read or heard a recording of Sandra Ingerman once saying that the veil is getting so thin that some of us can commune with our guides without the need for ceremony. Have you heard anything like that, or do you know others like that?

[Video]The Owl eating the Snake was one of the most profound experiences I have had in nature (and I have had a lot!). I used the footage in a recent online class that I taught, and this is part two of that online class. The footage of the owl is towards the end but I'd like to think the entire video is worth watching!

When you have a deep knowing and awareness of your guides, spirits all around you, to the point that you can talk to them all day..my question is, when I meditate, I have trouble "seeing" anything. What can I do to calm my mind enough to have the full potential of meditation?

I would love to learn more about spirit guides; shamanism in general; ways to deepen my connection with nature/spirit, and the differences and similarities between meditation and shamanic journeying. Jennifer