Having a relationship with your spirit guides is common in spiritual circles-whether those areyour ancestors, animal totems, or just entities from the beyond. These could be the voices of thedeparted, but they could also be earth spirits or just a presence from a place you haven't been yet.

Having a relationship with your spirit guides is common in spiritual circles--whether those are your ancestors, power animals, or just entities from the beyond. These could be the voices of the departed, but they could also be earth spirits or just an entity from a place you haven't been yet. Whatever the source, veteran medium Catharine Allan guides readers through the question of what it means to speak to spirits, how to do it, and how to honor and protect your relationship with their powerful energies.