Spirit Dream

Start with a brief cleanse and empower. Make your sacred space, because whenever you are inviting something towards yourself, you want to have very firm rules on what kind of entity is allowed within your space. A blind, open invitation would lead to literally any possibility from magnificent to malicious. Make sure that your space will only allow beings with no ill intent.

Be specific in goal /purpose, but open in form. Guides come in just about any shape or size. And you want a teacher that will be effective for you personally. 'Cool factor' is irrelevant. Focus on -why- you are inviting a guide. What you want to learn about or what path you want to follow and receive their knowledge about.

Do not expect instant results. Once you have done your working, pay active attention to yourself and your surroundings. Be patient and observant of unusual, stand-out moments or thoughts that start showing up over and over. Guides don't exactly 'pop in' with a heavenly fanfare and lit sparklers. It takes time for people to notice their presence, and once you have, you need to be the one to make it an active part of your life. Receiving their help is your decision, not theirs. Heh, in my own cast it took a solid year for me to finally click in to who and what my guide was. And partly it was because I had limited myself and my awareness by having totally different expectations from what form he took. Once my guide -finally- got my attention properly, I was able to look back over the year (rather sheepishly) and recognize all the little nudges and hints and snchronicities I completely failed to grasp!

When you connect with your guide, the form they come in is just as much something to learn from as the things they do and share. Whatever form your guide takes, learn about that form and what it represents. You will find it to be a significant mirror to yourself, your goals, and to an extent your habits and predispositions (for better or worse)