How do you talk to your spirit guides and has a anyone ever gotten a response?

It takes a long time to acquire a spirit guide. You first have to become an Adept.

What's an adept?

I would have to disagree with tickle entirely.

Meaning of adept (adjective)
Forms: adept; adapter; adept est
Highly skilled; proficient; expert

Everyone has guardian angels and everyone has "guides" whether they have been appointed to you from birth or just helping you with an assignment. You do not have to be an expert at all. Just be yourself! I have four. Making contact with your guides can sometimes be a process or take time, depending of course how loud or how soft your frequency to receive messages. You can have more then one guide or have several and guides can be anyone. They are relatively easy (too easy to talk to and connect with (even if you feel like you do not have communication right away know that messages are being received... answers may not come right away)). You can talk out loud to them and ask questions or ask for help on a project or if you just want someone to listen. Guides mission is to help you so they will assist you when you want help and always try to nudge you. But they can not force anything and if you ask them to leave you alone... they will. I found meditating helped... journaling is a very powerful tool as well (writing is associated with the hand to heart theory - love and deep connection) They will not help you hurt/trick someone and can talk to someone else's guides to send a message. Sometimes they will come to you as a inner voice, other times they give you signals or signs, predominantly in dreams they are present and to get their name ask them before you go to bed every night and this can take some time too.

For me, when my ear rings right or left I know what kind of news I am expecting and from who. I usually scare people because they don't understand why I call them and just before they pick up the phone. I hear them sometimes and it feels like your going crazy at first because your reasoning with something and they are not your thoughts. Start writing... just write about whatever and let it go. Look back at it and you will hear words of wisdom and you will think "did I really write that" "I never talk like that" or some spelling/grammar/writing skills are completely different. Meditation is the most powerful tool, it will relax you and help you with everything... I suggest that everyone should meditate it is amazing. Tarot is another good tool (if your new to it just use the Riders deck).

Oh and you can call on different kinds of guides for different assignments be it, staying on task, cleaning, guarding, fixing electronics or if you want to learn more about an emotion whatever... you will always receive help if you ask for it.

If I was you I would look into some reading material related to this and angels. It would be beneficial for you to do some reading on the Chakra for meditation as well.

Best regards.

Thanks :) that helps a lot! So when you just get an inner voice(spirit guide), is it kind of like you just thinking to yourself but really its not, just whatever comes to mind? I've always been confused about that. Thanks! :)

Thanks :) that helps alot! so when you just get an inner voice(spirit guide), is it kind of like you just thinking to yourself but really its not, just whatever comes to mind? ive always been confused about that. thanks! :)

Everyone has different experiences but in my experience, I would describe it as just that! (at first you will think its not working and its just you…you might even be discouraged) You have to believe it and messages will come more frequently and effectively. I notice that it is always words of encouragement, heartfelt, honest and wise. Sometimes they will shout at you to pay attention and do so because their mission is to help you, accept it and if its too much just say so. You can change your own frequency by opening and charging the crown Chakra or "third-eye" and say "I am increasing the frequency to better aid in clearer communication with my angels and guides" and always be clear that you do not want negative influences around & seek protection.

April's answers are so good there is little for me to add (no big surprise there). The only input I could give is that there is a specific kind of light trance state which is used in many traditions of shamanism from all over the world. It is basically a dream state, but you enter it awake, instead of asleep. One common way to get into the trance is listening to drumming at a fairly fast, steady rate. This corresponds to delta waves in the human brain, which are produced during dreaming sleep. In learning how to do this kind of work, one of the first things to learn is how to interact with spirit guides, because one encounters all kinds of interesting things in shamanic space, and it's good to have a wise, trustworthy companion to turn to for directions.

Shamanic journeywork is a complex art form. It takes some good training to master even the basics. You might see if there are any shamanic practitioners in your area who teach it. If you're out here in the Pacific Northwest, I can give you some suggestions.

:) hey askshardotcom lol yes I also see 11:11 every day and almost down to the second it turns to that I seem to look at the clock. Or I wake up and its 11:11.. very creepy but I love it :) its something to look forward to as werid as that sounds. I like to write, and music is VERY important to me, I'm always listening to it or playing it. I think id litterly die without it. How do you talk to your spirit guide? I tired meditating last night, but I found it hard to get a vivid image in my head of somewhere "peaceful" or different, then I tried aksing a few questions in my head and then I just thought the answers to myself, so I don't know if it was me or them.. it's a confusing process I guess until you get the hang of it and use to it. Do you have any tips? :) thanks!

Id give anything to be able to talk to my spirit guide (s) Ive been reading up on it for about the past two weeks and I'm a strong believer it can be done. I am a very sensitive person and can predict certain things before they happen or feelings, and when I was little I seen a spirits and had major experiences. I don't know if this helps any with being able to get "in touch" with my spirit guides, but Ill try anything to make it happen :)

brittykitty you have the open mind concept and that is the first approach. Being sensitive is always a great tool to connect... you will achieve results much easier. Have you asked them what their names are?