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What do you think of, when people say they had a vivid dream or relate an experience where they claim to have heard and felt something but no one was there to cause such sensations? The very first thought we would think might be one of confusion or perhaps that we’re not mentally sound. If your conscious mind is clear, however, than you should think twice about the significance of these experiences.
How To Recognize It (From My Experience):
God’s guidance and protection is there for each one of us, whether we recognize it or not. If we pay attention and are alert, than we can certainly recognize it.
As we rush daily to fulfill our chores: our jobs, walking, eating, talking, housework etc., many times our subconscious will notice what’s going on in and out of our body and it brings that message to conscious attention. In other words, it brings a message from spiritual eyes to physical eyes, or from a spiritual understanding to a physical (human) level of understanding.
Everyone has different “spiritual” talents. Some can “see”, some can “hear”, some can “feel” and some have certain “thoughts”, spiritually speaking that is. When people experience these things, the very first idea they get is that perhaps they are confused or just a bit off in their thinking. But it’s not quite either of those things. From my experience, it’s really God’s guidance trying to bring a measure of insight to your attention. I have found that there are about 5 ways in which we receive God’s guidance:
1. Clear Seeing
2. Clear Hearing
3. Clear Thoughts
4. Clear Feeling; and thought
5. Dreams
There are so many other ways to communicate with God, if we can pay attention to the messages we are already receiving. Open up your mind and be alert, then you will receive the guidance. God’s guidance is always there for those who want to receive it. This is the only way to evolve into a more spiritual person. The more you evolve, the more you feel closer to God and communicate with Him. The more you feel closer to God, the more you read the Bible (or scriptures that you may respectively adhere to) and pray to God. This in turn inspires you to give love to and help others. Then your heart truly will know that you have become an evolved person. The truly evolved person always values others more than oneself and tends to value others more than physical wealth. For example Jesus Christ loves everyone and forgives everyone. Love, faith and forgiveness are the main teachings of Jesus Christ. He died for those He loved. Those who have faith in Him follow Him. Please note that these guidelines can be used for any faith not just for Christians. I believe these same principles can apply to anyone. I am using Christian examples because that is the faith I have been raised with.
How To Become More Alert and What is the 6th Sense?
God created human beings with 5 senses, enabling us to see, hear, eat, breath and feel. But He didn’t leave us alone with just those 5 senses. He also gave us his spirit. Some call it the 6th sense. It enables us to recognize the creator’s voice and to understand the differences between good and evil. The 6th sense is a connection to God, so that we are not left alone in this world. With the 6th sense you can open up the mind’s eyes, you can open up your mind’s ear, nose, mouth; in other words the spiritual awareness. The sixth sense means we are not alone, and that guidance is already there within us, waiting for us to tap into it. The 5 senses, at times serve to keep us in doubt and fear whereas the 6th sense guides us along the proper path.
Communicating With God
As I said before, everyone has many different ways of contacting God. The usual methods are:
1. Clairvoyance: Means clear seeing. It typically happens quite suddenly when you notice visionary images. I am more interested in visionary images because I tend to receive them from time to time. It appears as though you are looking through your physical eye, but that’s not quite the case. In clairvoyance, the images you see, are actually being viewed through your minds eye. Only you can see what is there, the person next to you cannot see what you are seeing. The images appear and disappear very fast, but still have the ability to leave a clear and profound message. On both of my eyes I have macular degeneration, which means partial blindness. I have no center sight. Sometimes right after my prayer or at times rather suddenly those images stop me from doing whatever I was doing. It completely grab my attention. Usually these images bring messages or warnings to me. They appear like visions. That’s the reason why I call them visionary images. Even though there is actually no physical sight, I can quite clearly see these images through my minds eye.
2. Clair Audience: Means clear hearing. It is an experience where it appears as if someone is talking to you. It will seem very firm and clear but it is not actually heard through your physical ears but rather it is heard inside your mind (your spiritual ears).
3. Clair Cognizance: Means clear knowing. While you are going about your business, suddenly you receive a message through your thoughts. You know it by your thought; as if you know it for sure it will happen. It generally comes across as a very strong message.
4. Clair Sentience: Means clear feeling. Sensing that Spirit is close to you; it feels at times, as if someone is sitting beside you or walking closer to you or as if someone is touching you. Sometimes you may smell a fragrance or something to remind you of someone you love.
These four above methods are ways of God’s communication with us. They are examples of how God communicates his guidance to all of us, either through his presence or Holy Spirit or his guides or through his angels. We should be thankful to God for his grace and be more mindful of the messages that come across.
