Do Family Members Share Spirit Guides?
Do Spirit Guides mingle or perhaps overlap among family members who live in the same house? Or with family in general? Or with friends?
Several times over the past year, I’ve retrieved the names of spirit guides that have been identical to family names — an “unused” middle name, the name of a parent or grandparent, or a recurring name that has been passed down or popped up repeatedly in their family history.
Here are a few of the questions I’ve received from readers in response to the phenomenon, and a few “theories” I have about the difference between ancestor spirits and spirit guides.
Are spirit guides frequently the sort of entities who have incarnated before? Is it likely that [my spirit guide, whose name is the same as my middle name] has experienced life on earth?
I ask because my middle name comes from my grandmother’s brother, who died as a young man, drowned while saving the life of a sibling. My grandmother named her oldest son after him (my uncle, who’s very similar to me in many ways).
It is unlikely that your spirit guide is an ancestor, or that someone in your family could die and “become” your spirit guide. Ancestor spirits are a part of your god posse — they do come around you, they may communicate with you — but ancestors are a different kind of entity than what we call “a spirit guide.”
Technically, mediums are psychics who communicate with ancestors.
Spirit Guides are human souls and they have lived before, but our collective wisdom is that spirit guides are highly evolved human entities, closer to the “level” of Ascended Masters. It is unlikely that any recent ancestor would be (spiritually) “old” enough… If he has departed recently enough to be on your family tree, I’d say he’s too “young.”
Now, I do have a theory about family names:
Can family members have shared guardians and guides?
My feeling is yes. I feel that my mother and my brother share a personal guardian angel that I don’t, and that my mother, my brother, and I all three share an angelic entity that my dad doesn’t have…
My mother also told me that she had originally intended to name me Mark Slade — I discovered and communicated with a transit guide when I was a teenager whose name was Mark.
My feeling/theory is also that women [fathers too] may intuit information from the Charts [Sacred Contracts -- Akashic Records] of their incoming newborns, and may be picking up on names in the child’s god posse.
Does this theory make sense to any mothers out there?
Like, one of the reasons your children’s names resonate with you and your husband, or even other close friends, co-workers, and family members present during your pregnancy, is that the children’s souls were starting to communicate information to you psychically, before they were born.
I obviously have NO personal experience here to go on, but I’m fascinated with talking to women about the higher level of psychic intuition they claim to experience during pregnancy…
Many women have told me over that years that they KNOW the exact moment they became pregnant, long before the hormones would have sent any obvious physical signs or could have warranted a pregnancy test. Of course, they also tell me that the medical tests only confirm what they already “know” on other levels.
Same holds true for a sense of the gender of the child — there is a feeling or intuition that conveys that information, not only to the mother, but to others around her. Intuitives in my family love to test their psychic abilities predicting the sex of newborns.
But what about names? Names seem to be discovered, more than decided upon. Could the unborn child itself not be weighing in on that decision, communicating what it wishes to be called?
What’s your theory?
I’d love to hear from the moms and dads out there, regarding how you “chose” the names of your children? Or did you?
I have no personal experience to go on — so please leave a reply and share your feelings…
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Hi Slade: I have 4 children. Our first was 20 days over due and we did not know the name until my husband’s colleagues began hurling names across the lab. (My husband was unreachable in the lab, so he would take to work with him in case anything happened.) One name was yelled across the lab and zing! we both knew that was the name!
Number 2 looked like his name when he was born. It was written all over his happy little face. #3 was named by my oldest before I knew I was pregnant. He knew I was pregnant, knew she was a girl and he told us her name (He was 4 at the time, he actually told me I was pregnant with the babies I was able to carry but not the ones I lost). #4 announced herself to me when the Doctor told me she thought the baby had Down’s syndrome. I figured anyone that articulate before birth was perfect, I was right!
I feel I intuitively felt the name of my eldest child.I had a few names but this name keep coming up. I also knew the moment I concieved. And I also felt the sex of the child and I was right every time. I had 5 children.
I did know I was pregnant with my son long before I could have or would have tested for it. I did know he was a son. I did not know his name. Or more accurately, his name was mandated by his father who would’ve allowed me to choose a girl’s name but declared quite emphatically that if the baby was a boy, he would be named Louis after his brother who had been killed a couple of years earlier. I thought at the time that Louis was an old fashioned, old man kind of a name for a little baby, but went along. As it turns out, Louis loves his name, he’s worn it with pride and feels an affinity for an uncle he never knew.
The most striking spiritual moment of Louis’ birth occurred the first time I nursed him. We had both had a rough time of it in delivery and I did not see him for several hours after. When I finally got to hold him, I sat in silence for several minutes, marveling in the miracle of him, soaking in everything about him, examining every inch. Finally I spoke, which startled him and his eyes popped wide open. He turned in the direction of my voice, searched my face, locked onto my eyes and I felt the most incredible jolt of recognition. I knew him. I had always known him. And he knew me. It was recognition on a soul level.
I fell madly in love and I’m still crazy about him today - 23 years and 3 days later. Happy birthday big boy!
Cathy,
Amazing — just the kinds of personal stories I was hoping to hear! And you brought up a “bonus” topic, as well, the intuitive abilities of young children.
Thank you for sharing.
Lola,
What a lovely, incredible story! Happy Birthday to Leos!
Louis is a cool name. (I have a guide named Louis, by the way.)
I’m so glad that I invited you to share these personal experiences — once again, the best stories come from my readers.
Brenda,
Where do you think that “knowing” comes from — biological triggers, spiritual intuition, a combination of both?
Fascinating…
Slade - I’d be interested to know what your guide Louis specializes in. What if his traits are similar to characteristics of my Louis? Hmmmm…more name messages?
Lola,
A few things about “my” Louis:
I guess there’s some reason why he comes up now, but Louis is still a mystery to me. I have been on “high alert” for his appearance or possibly more information about him.
I actually shouldn’t have referred to him as a spirit guide, because I suspect Louis is a living person who communicates with me clairaudiently. He pronounces his name “loo-EE” (as the French might).
Imagine someone you only chat with online, who you only email or instant message — someone with no “public profile.” It’s kind of like that experience, transferred to a psychic channel.
I believe Louis is a medium or intuitive whose abilities are developing at a pace similar to mine. A little over a year ago, I started tuning in to him and for about a month the conversations occurred daily, usually at the same time in the evening, and they were very brief.
Much of the exchange was spent on a back and forth of “Who are you?” — “Who are YOU?”
Beyond that, our chats were kind of like a mastermind group, or a “buddy” assignment between two people coaching one another toward a shared goal.
I haven’t “heard” from him in awhile and have given up on trying to locate him. I feel that he is someone I will eventually meet.
The experience is an anomaly — I have nothing to compare it to.
I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he finds and contacts me at some point, even via this comment.
Interesting.
My Louis is part tough-guy, part sensitive, artistic intuitive. He’s a defender, a protector, the big guy that looks out for the little guy (and his mama).
I feel knowing comes from intution, your higher self who knows everything.I also feel you and your children have done a lifetime together before this one. My oldest daughter was my mom last life which can be conflicting in this life.The day they are born is a day you will never forget as it was a day a miracle occured, and you were a witness to it.
Hey Slade,
Regarding whether or not mothers have an intuitive sense when they are pregnant, according to my mother, it is completely true. She always tells us that she knew exactly when she was pregnant, when she was gonna go into labor days before it happened, but most importantly, not long after conceiving, she tells us that she would ALWAYS have a dream. Not only did this dreams have particular situations, but the sex of the child was always revealed to her. For instance, my great grandmother, a wonderful woman and practiced Spiritualist, whom she was very close with, handed me to my mother in a dream, in a yellow blanket, after which she told my mother to take care of me for her. I’m not sure if it happens to all women or just to my mom as a result of our heritage and spiritual background, but we would definitely have to agree with you on this one. Just thought I’d offer up some first hand experience, Later
Hey Slade,
Very interesting point about children choosing their own names before they are born and communicating it to parents!
I have personal experience with naming our son. When my wife and I were expecting, we started looking for names. We did not know the gender of the baby at that time. So, we listed 10 names for a girl. However, when we wanted to find a name for a boy, we both went into silence for a few moments for reasons unknown at that time. After a few moments we both blurted out, simultaneously, his current name. We looked at each other and said, “Well, we have it! Since we both uttered the same name simultaneously for a boy, it is going to be a boy!” And, yes, as you guessed, it is a boy who is now 8.5 years old.
I also knew the exact day that we conceived, even though my wife did not.
-Desika
Desika,
What an awesome story — I’m so glad you shared that! Not only is it exactly the kind of corroborating experience I was hoping to hear from some parents, it’s particularly cool that you’re “representing” for the Dads.
I’m sure most people just assume the mother gets all the vibes, but your story shows how both of you connected with the unborn child.
Very cool!
Slade,
My wife’s connection was still stronger with my son while in the womb, than I had. That’s only natural since she was in constant contact with him.
He directed our move from the Bay area to Seattle and so on through my wife.
Another fascinating thing was that he recognized my voice as soon as he was born. Doctors said that it was rare for a newborn to recognize dad’s voice right after coming out. Newborns always recognize the mother, of course. He recognized both of our voices. That was really cool!
Not only that my son and I have the exact same Ascended Masters guiding us.
-Desika
Desika,
This is fascinating stuff — and outside my personal frame of reference — your contribution is much appreciated.
I found this question while searching for the answer, when i was pregnant with my first son who is now 11 I had a dream of him. He was 16 or so and we were having a conversation, I remember distinctly that he, of course, called my mom and I referred to him as Jared. I hadnt been real familiar with the name nor had I thought of it when going about my days but from then on that was what I decided on. It was so vivid I felt as if he was reaching out.. Strange but true, as if he is an old soul, he is wise beyond his years, in all advanced classes at school and sweet natured, hes not materialistic or worrysome, like life is a journey until the end. His teachers say is very bright and I only mention this because I always believed that old wise souls make the rounds to teach us things.. has anyone else had a child born like this who seemed to choose their own name, I am sure there are many…! I think we make our rounds..lol.
Angela,
Thank you so much for sharing your personal experience with having your son communicate his name to you prior to his birth — this is exactly the kind of story I was hoping to capture!
Though my husband knew the day we conceived (first try, lucky event for us) I did not. Then I had two dreams of the baby in the womb. Very exciting and he looks now exactly as in my dream! Personality traits are the same, too. Gentle, calm and old soul - older than mine, I truly believe. Anyway the name we choose came to me out of the blue. I balked as it was not a popular name, sort of dated.. but it felt right to me. I worried what my husband would say and not agree to the name. Then the day we were arguing about it we were driving and I looked up suddenly and we passed a street- I looked right at the sign and it was the name! And a rainbow was also right above in the sky (it had rained..) and I just laughed. Ok, I thought.
Then we arrived at our destination and the man who helped us in the store had a name on his badge.. THE SAME NAME AGAIN! I punched my husband in the arm and said ‘SEE? What more do you want?” So we went to the counter to checkout and then, again…a woman walked past us and was talking on the phone. She asked whoever answered to speak to : _____ (the same name, yes again. Completely separate experiences all back to back, and all within minutes of me arguing with my husband over picking this name I felt was right.
Guess who won? If course we had to name him what he was *telling* us. It was hitting us over the head!!!
This makes me laugh to this day.
Sabine,
What a great story!
I especially like how you identified all the various forms by which the name was communicated to you. Those kinds of repetitive signs, too meaningful to be random, are a gold mine of significance when you are alert and responsive to them.
I knew that my last child’s name had to be theodora. I did not give my then husband an option on that one. I have been told that she is psychically gifted ( she is very intuitive and she does have visionary dreams)
At times when I look at her I can see pure white energy all around her and i can see that on the top of her head it is shaped like a funnel ( light constantly pouring down on her and into her)
She is 21 now and theodora means God’s Gift.
Sonn,
Thanks for sharing this — do you see energy around other people generally? The funnel shape you describe is very consistent with visible auras and particularly the structure of the chakra corresponding with the Divine Crown.
The funnel shapes extend from other receptive intuitive centers in the body, too.
yes I can see energy around others. Some energy fields are stronger than others, I have not yet mastered seeing the coloured auras though
The most beautiful thing I ever saw was when I looked out the door and saw a flock of black cockatoos flying and each and every one of the four birds was surrounded by a white glow (saw it after meditation, when my mind was clear and uncluttered).
re: women knowing the moment they conceive
As an Acupuncturist, it makes perfect sense to me that women who are sensitive to their body’s Qi would note the change in their energy field when they conceive. In my case I never was pregnant, but I used to know *exactly* when my period would start - on the dot. At the time I didn’t connect it to my body’s Qi, but now I know what it was!
I have one son, twelve and a half. I knew when I conceived, even though it was an “accident.” I believed he was a girl. I think now that I was worried I couldn’t raise a boy well, given my son’s father opted not to be in his life. I knew what I would name him if he was a boy, an old family name that I favored since I was a very young woman. I dreamt that I had a son many years earlier, and no father was involved. So, here I was pregnant with the boy name, but could not find any girl name that seemed suitable.
Of course, he’s the best boy in the world and I can’t imagine him any other way. Minutes after he was born his name seemed absolutely magical, and I knew it was the name he had chosen. It’s an unusual name, and it fits him perfectly.
I also had dreams of a tall, friendly blonde man standing next to me, when I was pregnant. I felt strange talking to the “baby” when it seemed to be this adult man. My son seems very much like the man I saw as he grows up.
Kristina,
Thank you for sharing this fantastic comment about your son — exactly the kind of personal magical story I was hoping for!
I was talking to my own Mama this weekend who just told me that she had a dream when I was little that a woman came up to her in a mall, overhearing her saying the name “Slade.” The woman asked “Is Slade here?” And my mother was thinking “…yeahhhhh…” because the woman had stacks of books and papers in her arms and a picture of me and told my mother “I’ve read everything he’s written.”
Only, the picture of me was an adult man, and clearly the woman knew a “grown up version” of me.
Mama told me just this weekend that the picture that woman held in the dream was the picture of me that is now on my web site…
I did not know I was pregnant immediately after conception, but I got this funny feeling about 8 days later, to early for it to show up on any test.. but this “funny feeling” I can’t really pin down as either physical or intuitive, it feels like a bit of both.
As for her gender and name… I’ve always wanted a boy.. maybe this is because I had an imaginary friend (what are so called “imaginary” friends, anyway?? I don’t like that term…) and he was a.. well.. HE.
He’s always been very prominent in my mind, he was first, closely followed by his twin sister, but I think he somehow was a reason I wanted a boy. I knew in a way I was going to have a girl as soon as the accidental pregnancy was confirmed, though. It felt like a wanted outcome to a situation where you knew the probable outcome was different than the wanted. Anyway… her name was agreed upon by me and her father after a few suggestions from my side which he turned down and then we agreed on a name which I suggested and we both had positive feelings about.
None of us knew someone with that name, but we both had an idea about how someone with that name would be like, and we had the same feeling about it. Funny thing is that she is EVERYTHING we both associated with that name, and more.
Recently I had the idea of asking for the name of her guide.. Even while the thought formulated I thought “Why didn’t I think of asking this before??” and as soon as the thought was born a name appeared. It was strange, at first I got the first letter, repeated, almost like a stutter, and then the name followed.
It’s not even a name I *like*, and that made me more sure it’s not a figment of my own imagination, heheh.. Strange how these doubts figurate so strongly, even after a number of confirmations…