Anyone who has asked for divine guidance knows that it can be challenging to
trust it when it comes. This is because divine guidance comes in many forms and
it is sometimes hard to locate it. We aren't sure if we are meant to trust our
thoughts, our feelings, our dreams, or our intuitions to be the carriers of
divine wisdom. We are not sure if advice from a friend is the form in which the
guidance has come into the world, or if our own opinion is the source of wisdom
we need to take seriously. The ability to sort all this out comes with trial
and error, and the best way to learn to recognize divine guidance is to engage
in the process of asking and receiving.
Sometimes when we ask for guidance, we already have a sense of what we want to
hear. At such times, receiving guidance can be difficult, because we don't want
to hear anything that appears to be in opposition to our desire. Therefore, one
of the most important qualities we need to cultivate if we are to receive
guidance is an open mind. It helps to acknowledge what we want, and then to
symbolically set it aside, making room for whatever wisdom comes through to us.
Cultivating an active relationship with the divine is the essential ingredient
to being able to receive and trust guidance when it comes our way. We can make
a daily practice of this by using a set of runes, a deck of cards, or a
pendulum. We can also use our journals, developing a relationship with the
divine through the written word. As we request and receive guidance, we might take
notes on our experiences. Over time we will begin to recognize when we were
able to hear correctly and when we were not. In this way, we will gradually attune
ourselves to our particular relationship with the divine. Begin to trust the
guidance you are receiving and soon you will find it flowing with ease.
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