What does that mean? As individuals we all have our own path to follow to find the meaning in our lives. When we follow our intuition we discover what brings us joy and fulfillment. Some factors of modern life make it harder for us to discern our intuition. When we live by rigid schedules for eating, sleeping, and daily activities we often learn to override our intuitive knowing of how much sleep we need or if we are hungry or not. Of course many of us need to follow at least some general routines, but being more attuned to and honoring as much as possible what our body needs in any given moment helps us connect more deeply with our inner knowing. Connecting with our ourselves in this way helps build our foundation and will promote better health and well being.

In addition some of my favorite ways to get guidance for my life and hear from Spirit (Source, God, Goddess, Inner Being, the Universe, Creator) is to ask and listen. There are many ways to ask – I like to make my prayers out loud and address them to my Guardians or Creator. One can also set an intention, I need guidance on ______ and request help come in dreams or synchronicity. The Universe is amazing in its ability to deliver us messages. After we ask we need to listen.

Once we start looking for signs it’s easy to see them everywhere. Usually a sign that’s an answer to our question will feel extra sparkly in some way – it may be so unusual you have to give it attention, or it may just feel powerful. Once you’ve asked and received an answer it helps to process it. If you keep a dream journal you can develop your own code for what certain dreams mean for you. I believe dreams are individualized to each person, so I don’t go by dream dictionaries. In dream group one person shares a dream and others in the group have a chance to say how they would process the dream if it were his/her dream. This is a great way for the dreamer to see a range of possibilities sparked by the dream. and to feel which, if any, resonate with him/her. The same process can be used to share and process synchronicities or powerful waking life events.

Once you’ve asked, listened, and processed, it is vital to take some form of action to honor the answer. It can be simple like calling the friend in your dream, writing a phrase on a note card and placing it on your altar, or having a meal to honor a departed loved one. The possibilities are endless. The key point here is to take some action to honor your interaction with the Universe. It’s like any relationship, the more you put into it, the more you get out of it. It’s definitely OK to start slowly and build up to bigger actions plans. Taking action is how the magic manifests. Keep paying attention and see how the action unfolds another step of the journey.