Channeling spirit guides: Tips for Beginners
Cultivating personal relationships with your spirit guides is one of the most empowering and fun experience you can have
“You are never alone…”
I vividly remember when I first received this message, not as my thought, but as a divine transmission from Jesus himself.
It became one of the deepest spiritual truths I’ve ever experienced. And that is…every single human has spirit guides in their energy field. You simply have to develop the openness to hearing from them. Through years of channeling and working closely with my spirit guides, I’ve developed protective, empowering, and loving friendships with these unseen allies.
And let me be honest — IF the idea of spirit guides always being near kind of freaks you out… I get it!
I felt that way too in the beginning.
But if there’s even a spark of curiosity in you, wondering what it’s truly like to peel back the veil and activate your spiritual gifts, then let me reassure you: this process can be safe, grounded, and life-changing.
Even if you can’t yet see them, your soul walks beside a team of divine allies (your Spirit Guides), who protect, teach, and guide you through the intricate labyrinth of life and beyond. They exist across dimensions and frequencies, patiently waiting for you to awaken your inner connection so they can work with you more directly.
Connecting with your spirit guides is one of the most powerful ways to:
Activate your psychic senses
Strengthen your intuition
Expand your imagination
Awaken the divine technology already inside you
On my own journey — from healer to spiritual teacher — I’ve walked with many guides, and I’ve helped countless others meet their own. And while it may feel unfamiliar or even intimidating at first, something beautiful happens when you begin to trust your inner knowing:
Your intuition becomes your GPS. It becomes your inner spiritual technology. And when you learn how to trust it, you unlock the doorway to a whole new level of soul-led living.
How to prepare to meet your Spirit Guides
Step 1: Set a Sacred Intention
Before meeting your Spirit Guides, it’s best to be clear so you can more easily track your results. Keep your questions simple and concise in the beginning.
Ask yourself:
Who do I want to meet?
What do I want to know?
Intention is the GPS of the soul.
It tells your spiritual team where you’re focused, and aligns your vibration to receive.
Intention Example:
“I am ready to meet my Spirit Guides who walk in the highest love and truth. I open my heart to connect with those who serve my highest good.”
Step 2: Protect Your Energy Field
Before opening to the astral or spiritual realm, protection is non-negotiable.
You are a divine light - but this light will only grow stronger by setting healthy energetic boundaries. The goal is to keep your attention as focused as possible on a few things and keep your field protected to avoid disturbance.
***Newbies may make the mistake of calling in “all spirits” or “any spirits” without specifying spirits of the light or darker realms and risk entangling themselves with negative entities. (For more information about advanced protection, check out my blog What to do when encountering a dark spirit guide)
Beginner’s Protection Ritual:
Visualize Light – Envision a golden or white light surrounding your body.
Invoke –
“I call in my Higher Self, Guardian Angels, and Guides of Light.
Only beings of unconditional love and divine truth may connect with me now.”
Seal with Intention – See your aura glow and solidify like a protective orb.
Optional tools:
Crystals: Black tourmaline, amethyst, or selenite
Incense or herbs: Palo santo, frankincense, lavender
Sound: Gong, singing bowl, or crystal bowl
Sacred space: Clean room, candlelit altar, or natural surroundings
Tools such as crystals, singing bowl, and sage cleanses the space and your aura.
Step 3: Enter a Receptive State
Spirit speaks in subtlety, so quiet your mind and open your inner senses. You can sit in silence…or find soothing meditative music to meditate with for at least 15 mins.
Guided Connection Practice:
Sit or lie comfortably
Close your eyes and take 7 deep breaths
Focus on your heart center – Feel it pulsing light into your body
Say aloud or internally:
“Spirit Guides who walk with me in love and truth, I am open to meeting you now. Please show me how to connect with you.”
Notice any feelings, images, thoughts, sensations, flashes of visions, or shifts in energy.
Journal everything that arises, even if it seems small or symbolic.
Signs You’re Successfully Connecting With Your Guides
Sudden warmth, tingling, or pressure (often on shoulders, third eye, or heart)
Visuals in meditation or dream visitations
Hearing internal messages, ringing, or names
Repeating numbers, symbols, animals, or synchronicities
Feeling “held,” calm, or deeply loved during contact
Sudden clarity or intuitive insight after asking for guidance
Sudden rush of emotions
Objects moving, lights flickering, or scents appearing randomly
Integration: Strengthening the Bond
Meeting your guides is just the beginning. Like any relationship, it grows through trust, time, and presence.
Practice Daily:
Ask for guidance each morning
Keep a Spirit Journal
Meditate or sit in silence regularly
Offer gratitude when signs arrive
Create rituals to honor and connect (offerings, candles, prayers)
Types of Spirit Guides You May Meet
Each person’s team is unique, but many beginners meet the following:
1. Guardian Angels: Always present. Assigned before birth. They offer comfort, protection, and divine love.
2. Ancestral Guides: Spirits of your bloodline or soul lineage who assist with healing generational karma and wisdom.
3. Animal Spirit Guides (Totems): Appear as symbols of instinct, courage, and direction. Often bring transformation messages.
4. Elemental Guides: Beings connected to Earth (fairies, devas, stone spirits) that support your grounding and nature connection.
5. Ascended Masters or Light Beings: Powerful guides like Kuan Yin, Yeshua, or Thoth. They bring deep wisdom and often arrive when you're ready for higher-level soul work.
6. Star Guides / Galactic Allies: Pleiadians, Arcturians, or other interdimensional helpers here to assist with evolution and activation.
YouTube Meditation by Yilin to help you deepen your practice:
