Guides, Saints & Spirits

The 1^st of November brings in All Saints’ Day and the 2^nd November All Souls’ Day, both of which invite us to take a pause, and remember and honour those that have gone before us. These days are rooted in Christian traditions, but anyone can join in the celebration of these events – as they highlight a period of light, love, guidance and the marking of a boundary between the seen and unseen!

Table of Contents

1 All Saints’ Day
2 All Souls’ Day
3 Guides
4 All Souls’ Ritual
5 Connecting With Your Spirit Guides

All Saints’ Day

It is useful to consider the saints, not as perfect beings, but as people who had divine virtues. All Saints’ Day reminds us that people lived their lives with incredible faith, compassion and courage. St. Francis embodied harmony with nature, St. Brigid offered messages of healing and creativity, and St Jude provided reasons to have hope, even in moments of despair. It is a particularly powerful time to invoke their name/essence whilst meditating, especially if you are in the need of the qualities they personified.

All Souls’ Day

All Souls’ Day is a celebration that belongs to everyone, our loved ones who have sadly passed over, our ancestors, and even those that are still with us – but no longer part of our lives, for whatever reason. A strong message from this day, is that love doesn’t die, but it does change form and continues to walk beside us.

Many people take the opportunity on this day to whisper a simple thank you, to those we miss, keeping the connection alive in our hearts. If this period brings you feelings of sadness, it can be helpful to tell yourself that the living and the dead are not as separate as they might feel, but more in fact a great circle of Spirit.

Guides

It more modern times, it seems that we are more likely to turn to Spirit Guides, than to Saints or Souls. Many of us will have a Guide that has been with us, for what feels like our whole lives, providing us with direction and compassion when we need it the most.

Spirit Guides take many forms, from ancestral to angelic, to entirely unseen and everything in between. They may communicate in many different ways, from dreams, to intuitions you receive, meaningful coincidences, a strong inner-voice, physical sensations, symbols, energy shifts to name a few.

The messages you receive at this time of year can be very strong, so take time to listen to any intuitive nudges or warnings you receive.

All Souls’ Ritual

If you feel like you need a little inspiration to start hearing and taking heed of messages this season, then try this water reflection ritual.

Fill a shallow bowl with water, and place it near a window in a favourite space of yours.
Gaze at the surface, imagining that the water provides a mirror between you and the Ethereal Plane

Say out loud, into the ether “May peace be sent to all those who came before me, and may their love flow back through me.”

Connecting With Your Spirit Guides

If this time of year has you thinking more about the spirit world, loved ones who have passed or the guidance that may be around you, perhaps a psychic or mediumship reading could offer an opportunity to explore those connections further. Our experienced readers are here to help you explore the messages and guidance that may be waiting for you. Discover how to connect with your Spirit Guides and perhaps take the next step towards your own spiritual journey.