Take a look at our new blog location

For those of you who visit this blog, I'd like to encourage you to come to our blog/website at http://www.circleswithincircles.com/
This is where the answers to questions posted here will appear.  As of May 18, 2010 we are no longer posting the guides words on this blog. All the earlier posts on this blog have been added to the archives on the new blog, which has a powerful search function that will allow you to search by name or topic or words in the content.

Any comments or questions posted here will come to us by email and will be responded to on the new blog.  If you're waiting for an answer to a question posed here, please take a look at the new website to see if the answer has been posted.  Thanks so much for all your support and openness over the past two years.

Joanna and Jane

And if you're in the Greater Victoria area, why not attend our Dialogue with Spirit Guides event at the Belfry Arts Centre on June 11th.  It's an opportunity to hear the guides answer individual questions from audience members.  Hope to see you there. 

Answers are now being posted on the other website

As of May 18, 2010 the guides's responses to questions posted here will be posted on our new website / blog at www.circleswithincircles.com 

Recent responses on the new blog site are:

May 18 --  Healing from poisoning and pain the the body (Gina)

May 19 --  Feeling a pull to other places in the world (Heather)

May 21 --  Drifting away while driving or running (Jennifer)

May 22 --  Looking for a long term relationship (Maurice)
May 23 --  Seeing the joy and love in your life (Struggling with Growth)
May 24 --  The sun's rays and belief systems (K)

If you posted a question here in recent weeks, please check for the response on our new site.  

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to making this blog such a source of varied topics and questions.  And thank you to the beings in spirit who responded with such love and wisdom.

All the old posts from this blog have also been moved to the new website.  Hope to see you there.

Joanna and Jane

Dialogue with Spirit Guides--The Big Picture

Here's the poster for our upcoming Dialogue with Spirit Guides event.  It was designed by Sacha as a gift to us and I think she did a splendid job.  We're looking forward to inviting the guides to speak through Jane to answer questions about the big picture on June 11.

To see the guides responses to recent questions, please go to our new website by clicking here.  Some people were having trouble registering at the new website earlier but I think this problem has now been solved.  And you don't need to register to post a question....or to read an answer from the guides.

Allowing yourself to make a choice and move forward

Becky writes, “I am in the process of trying to clear out the clutter in my house and then move. I can not seem to come to terms if I should rent my house out, sell my house, have my boyfriend move here and we rent his house out, move in with my boyfriend and sell my house or buy a house and move in with my boyfriend. So many options and she’d like some guidance.

This dear one is afraid of losing, afraid of losing this state of being.  A little bit of a control freak but not so much that she can’t understand it and move forward.  To be -- is being all that you are, allowing yourself to grow and move forward.  Owning all parts of you that need to control.  It’s not something to be afraid of.  If you see it for what it is you will embrace it and move forward.

This feeling of being unable to step forward is a fear that you will be unable to control what you have.  You build walls around you my dear.  You need to understand that.  Is it for protection?  Or is it for…control.  They are one and the same.  Blessed one. Take time to understand your choices, take time to see what is truly before you.  This urge to get things organized is simply an obstacle that you have created in order to not move forward.

So if she wants to move forward, what should she do?

First, be.  Stop all tlhings.  Be still.  Take stock or witness or truly see who you are.  I know you have.  And those things cannot be removed taken away from you by moving with another being.  Understand who you truly are—a true survivor.  It’s not about the move, it’s about losing that that is.  When you see that and understand it you will understand that you will lose nothing by making a choice.  You will only grow.

Thank you. 

Dreams and a sense of kinship with a certain person

FS asks about dreams she has been having.  She says, “For about five years now I have been having dreams about a man I know that I will call M. We are not close and I don't know him that well but I do feel a certain something. I am not sure how to describe it -- kinship maybe or familiarity. I definitely like this man very much. Is there any other reason for my feelings or the dreams or are they simply thoughts passing through my mind.

Interesting that she says “simply thoughts.”  For this an amazing thing in itself: thoughts passing through a mind.  And why would they be there?   The dreams of course are all creations of her own being: needing, wanting this kinship, this knowing, to be more familiar.  The fact is she does know this being from a past existence.  And it was a very interesting relationship then.  And yes, there is a certain thing that they have yet to finish in this lifetime, but it is not a major promise.  This being (FS) has chosen a very many promises this lifetime and that’s why she has very little time to find pleasure for herself.

Allow it to be.  Give it space.  Do not put a lot of words between the two of you.  Allow the feeling from one being to another to be. And you will see in time.  I know what you want my dear.  Allow this to open and it will be what it has to be.

Thank you.

Past lives, regimentation and and self acceptance

Jennifer asks about past lives.  She says, “I wonder if you can tell me how past lives affect me in my life. I have struggled with self-love and self-acceptance for most of my life and wonder if this is residual feelings from past lives or if these feelings developed as a result of experiences in this life? I recognize self-acceptance is a major goal for me in this life and I feel like I'm having troubles breaking some of the negative coping strategies. I asked a question several months ago about my spirit guides and response mentioned I was in some ways fighting the regimented aspect of my being. I'm wondering if this refers to my challenges with self-acceptance and if you can provide any insight on how to work on it.

This gentle being needs very much to take a deep breath—a physical breath.  To fall in love with the physical world, to see it in all its wonder.  Her process definitely relates to past existences as all are present in the vibrational code of who she is.    Her spirit is a compilation of all elements of learning from past and present.  The task of loving oneself is one of putting honour in your own learning and growing.  It is sometimes a difficult task in the physical world. The greatest challenge is to love oneself and thus take on the choices and fulfill the promises to the best that you can.  If you do not love yourself the promises are very distorted.

Yes it is true from a previous existence, a monastic lifetime, there is a part of her wanting and not wanting to have some ritual. But at the same time she understands that it wasn’t the rituals that created the growth. Part of her fears and doesn’t like rituals but part of her also feels they may be a key to unlocking self love.  Her previous existing was not about self love; it was about teaching that everyone else was more important.  So I am not surprised that she now has difficulties with this. 

Also, in the path she is in right now she has been concerned about the wellbeing of others in her family and their state of strength and their ability to carry on and be what they needed to be.  She saw this very clearly and so was learning how to help others instead of herself.

This was in this lifetime you’re talking about?

Yes.

So this feeling about regimentation and resisting it may come from that monastic lifestyle?

Yes.

Any final words for Jennifer?

Dear one, I want you to fall in love with yourself and your world.  Don’t be afraid to see yourself in the image of nature about you.  It was created for you: to see, to bring pleasure to bring growth.  It doesn’t have to be all difficult.  You are a beautiful being.  You love to love, to laugh, to find joy.  All of these are tools in this physical world to find out about loving.

Thank you.  I’ll pass these words on to Jennifer.

Dialogue with spirit guides--the big picture

 

For those of you who live on southern Vancouver Island, we’d like to share our plans for a second Dialogue with Spirit Guides event on June 11th.   Jane will be onstage at the Belfry Arts Centre and will invite the guides to speak through her to answer questions from the audience. The focus of the dialogue will be on the bigger questions—things like life purpose, the planet, the environment, health and healing.  Maybe you’d like to ask about social issues or religions and spiritual practice.  Or terrorism, or life on other planets, or what happens after death--the questions are endless and this is a rare opportunity to ask them directly of the spirit guides.

The evening itself will also be part of a big picture. Local filmmaker Krista Loughton and her crew will be filming the session for a documentary on Jane’s work with spirit guides.
We’re excited about the film aspect of this evening, as it’s a way to continue our work bringing the wisdom of spirit into the physical world.  Audience members who are willing to be part of the film will sit on the main floor of the theatre.  Those who don’t wish to be on camera will be seated in the balcony.

If you were at our event last October you’ll know that Dialogue with Spirit Guides is not a scripted event. The content of the evening will depend upon who is in the audience and the questions asked. But one thing is sure:  the spirit guides’ love, light and laughter will offer a fresh perspective on our lives and can open our hearts and minds in a powerful way.  We invite you to join us on June 11th to consider the big picture. 

Tickets for this event are $25 and will be available in advance through the Belfry Arts Centre Box Office at 250-385-6815 and at the door.   If you live nearby, please help us to get the word out about this event by letting your friends of co-workers know about it. We’re looking forward to a fascinating evening.  Hope you can join us.

Old connections and bonds of love

Many years ago I dated a young man that my family did not like. They said he came from the 'wrong side of town'.  He moved away but I always wondered about him over the 40 years that I have not seen or heard from him. He was a gentleman and so kind to me. I cared for him deeply but knew that my family did not. Last month an acquaintance from that time came back into my life. We have many similarities now. I spoke of this man and said that of all the people I wonder about from my past he is the one I would love to hear from...love to know something about. I have said this to several over the years. She had seen him in the past 5 years and told me what she knew about him. Three days later he called! It felt as though I called out to him and he heard it several thousand miles away. We have been talking on the phone some since then. I'm married. He's married. My spouse is like roommate to me and a nice man. Can you enlighten me?

Dearest one, you are very lonely, but you have never shared this with the mate you have.  You have expected that he should read your mind.  God love him, but he cannot read your mind.  This being you reach out to, yes, you do have a bond with this one.  But you do not have the richness and the history of a life as you do with  your mate.  It was not always as a roommate.  Before you make any choices, take time to invest the excitement you have with the other one, into the one you have right now.  No, I am not saying it will work magic.  But you have to give him the opportunity. 

You have been so self reliant, efficient, doing and being for everyone, that you are exhausted and empty and need filling up.  Love yourself by speaking of your needs.  I know you are afraid.  You can do this.  Open up to your mate.  In time, you might even tell about the other connection. You must try everything for you are a being of such high standards and that the thought of hurting another being will cause you great pain.  I know you say that you need to be held up for a while.  Give him a chance to hold yourself up.  Give yourself more time before you make any decisions.  You are a beautiful being, trust in this. 

Changing over to our new website/blog

Our new website and blog is almost complete and so there will only be a couple more posts to this Dialogue with Spirit Guides blog before we switch over to posting just on the new site.  Please make a point of changing your favorites to http://www.circleswithincircles.com now so that you won't miss any posts.

All of the original posts from this blog have been transferred over to the new site and we have been posting responses to questions/comments from this blog on both sites for a couple of months now.

The new site has a powerful search tool that will make it very easy for you to find posts by name, title, or key word.  We are also posting to a reduced list of categories so that you can see other relevant posts on a similar topic.  Both Jane and I hope that the new website will work well for you.

Don't worry, this blog won't be deleted.  It will have a final post with a link to the new site.

Wanting to erase a relationship from her mind

Carol asks, “I would like to know if Hank considered our relationship a form of entertainment. Were there ever any feelings or motivation from him to spend time with me for meaningful reasons or was I just a joke? Just another ego boosting female admirer? I tried to be open with him - I probably tried too hard. I should be thankful for knowing him but I feel like a fool and wish I had never met him and wish I could erase any memory of him from my mind.

Dearest one, you would not change loving.  You are perfect in your journey to love and to find joy.  Yes, you dream and have expectations. This being has great difficulties, you know this.  He has inabilities to move forward and chooses to stay in a state that you could not be. 

Do not erase any part of your brilliant path.  You learned, you grew and the exchange of love helped another grow, not one you have known about.  You have often helped many that you have not known about.  Do not erase any part of you.  You are magnificent: being human, feeling pain and trusting. Loving, laughing, crying--these are exquisite abilities always, not only in this time of physical experience.  Be willing to thank yourself for allowing yourself to grow, allowing yourself to feel, and allowing yourself to move forward radiant and strong.  I know you often make fun and laugh about it. You are richer, you having lost nothing.  Bless you my child.

Waves of colour and spirit communication

KF writes, “I am wondering what the waves of purple with tinges of green and electric flashes were please. Thanks and love.”
 
If these are the visual signs that this one is seeing  (as opposed to many other signs that are trying to be made clear to this one),  it is simply a way of communicating that there is more, that they are present, that she is not alone.
Entities of light seek ways in which to reach you that you will find the familiar comforting and not fearful.  You are a being of great light, of great artistic ability.  Of course, they would choose these ways in which to say, “Heads up, I am here.”

Extraterrestrial life forms

Anonymous asks, "Are there aliens or extra terrestrial life forms on planet Earth now?

There have been visitations. Dimensions have collided.  Yes, it is true.  But they do not live and walk and cause chaos as is thought.  You must ask yourself if you fear the unknown?  Or do you welcome that that is?  This is more to the question that you ask.  Your fascination, your fear, holds you back my dear.

Fear and spirit guides

Rose asks, "Are the spirit guides who have been behaving in a tormenting and torturous way towards me for over two years now being affected by the Planets? Meaning, for example, when Mars is retrograde, or Jupiter coming into Aries in the 8th house, or any other planetary movement? Do spirit guides attack humans in order to work out Karma from a previous life? Thank you."

Blessed one, a spirit guide is a guardian, a helper, a healer, a being of light that grows through your growth, through your forward movement.  There would be no purpose for a being of light to frighten or inflict any station which would cause the being to not grow.  These things that you are referring to are created from your  own fear.  You manifest all  manner of fear with which to frighten yourself. 

Blessed one, you are a gentle and kind being.  You have great expectations of yourself to reach a certain height.  You judge yourself harshly. I want you to radiate the love and light you are, towards yourself.  There is nothing in spirit that would harm you any way.  Why do you create these actions against yourself?  Perhaps it gives you safety at this time.  But you are about to release that and allow the radiant being that you are to be the peace and love that you have always been.  You have adopted many conditions and understandings from other information, not from those guides that help you.  You seek information from many ways, but your filter is clogged with fear, dearest one. I say this not in judgment.  But that is where you felt safe for a long time.  Fear has kept you at a distance from trying new things where you felt unsure.  You know the phrase, there is nothing in spirit that can harm you.  Planets do not alight to cause chaos.  Energy moves through all things.  Be light.  Be love.

Fear of standing alone--trusting in yourself

Nancy asks for a sign from her guides that her life will be better.  She says, "I feel sad and get so disappointed with people and with myself. I get sad when I think about the loss of my marriage and the loss of being a mother. I had big dreams for my marriage and now I am alone.  I fear being alone for the rest of my life.  And I am sad to think I'll never have a child.  In the past you have told me that there were children who wanted to be with me and a new partner I could choose to be with. It is so hard for me to believe in this because I am to old to have children now.  I would like to know if this special person his still there for me and how would I know he is the one for me?  I want to grow old and be happy with that person. Is it possible?

Dearest one, you want a written contract from somebody proving that it would be safe to take a step outside of your prison. Dearest, there is no proof.  Progress lies in your willingness to trust in your own self.  It is true, you have put all of your trust in other beings that have held you limited.  There is so much knowing  within your mind and in your head, you are afraid of your own choices.  You are afraid of your own free will.  You do not know where to turn, or how to be.

So, how to begin doing this?  It is best for you to begin by trusting in yourself.  Practice each day of speaking to yourself about your own strength, your own ability to make choices for you, of having no effect on others, but yourself.  Oh my dear one, you have fought against the wind and yet the wind knows not of you.  Start at the beginning of who you are.  From the very beginning of this life you have struggled to take on your own power.  You have seen yourself through the eyes of others and tried to fulfill this. Allowing your desired to be held in the in the hands of others.  Begin by taking back your power, Nancy.  Step out. Do something for you each day, for your choice, for the good of you, for the healing of you.  It is always been at your choosing.  Nothing is lost if you are leaning.  Learn about you.  Learn about your fear to stand alone.  And allow your world to open to you.

Opening your heart to the harmony of the world

Jennifer had a question about her past lives.  She says, "I'm wondering if you could tell me how past lives might be affecting me in my current life. I feel as though I have struggled with self-love and self-acceptance for most of my life and wonder if these are residual feelings from past lives or if these feelings developed as a result of experiences in this life? I recognize self-acceptance is a major goal for me in this life and I feel like I'm having troubles breaking some of the negative coping strategies. I asked a question several months ago about my spirit guides and the channeled spirit mentioned I was in some ways fighting the regimented aspect of my being. I'm wondering if this refers to my challenges with self-acceptance and if you can provide any insight on how to work on it?

Dearest one, once again around the circle. It might seem like the same issues return and return again.  But each time you have ascended, your vibration is higher, your choice is different.  And it is true that if you really take time to step aside to see your path, you'll see you are a far more evolved being now; gentler, move loving to yourself.  You are now choosing to help yourself, not of anger, but from a belief in love. The true understanding of love is when you will look outside yourself and see how perfect it all is.  You will feel the harmony of your world.  You will feel its heartbeat singing.  Do not center so much on the inability but rather focus on the ability of love that you have.  You think so much, dearest one. I am sure the clogs of your mind grow tired.  But all is for a good purpose, I know.

So, be gentle and kind to yourself.  Know that you do and are trying. I know the limitations of time in the physical world, sometimes it's as if you have your feet in cement.  But they are not.  The heightening of one’s vibration happens with a choice, with opening your heart.  You are doing well.  You aren’t limiting yourself any more.

An adventurer in a past life

Lindsay wonders if you could tell her who she was in one of her past lives that affects who she is today.
 
All of them affect who she is today.  Dear Lindsay, you are the sum total of all of the experiences, all of the moments and the hours and seconds.  Every moment of torture and splendor.  All affect you.  Perhaps the adventurer that was willing to conquer mountains and find new places--that being is very much a part of you still.  You were tired of the old and wanting the new.  You loved change and you embraced those that offered  change  You do well, my dear Lindsay.

Struggling with decisions about work and relationships

PF asks, "Are there are any words or suggestions to help my friend BBR with his struggles with decisions about work and relationships? Do you have any suggestions to improve our relationship?
Thank you."


Dear PF, you must understand that the reason for this situation right now, is not only that your friend needs to grow, but you as well.  Your relationship is often hiding, in the guise of whatever is acceptable to talk about, leaving you feeling quite empty. You know that your friend is his own worst enemy. But you find it very difficult to find the words to express it.  Perhaps, if you use yourself as an example, by talking about your feelings it will help him or her (whichever you wish to call this being now).  This being has been very...well, a difficult one, a difficult path.  But, unfortunately, the struggle is self-imposed.  Be of light.  Be of love.

Moving forward on your path

CF writes, "For the past year or so, I felt stuck. But I now find that although I made no changes I feel quite content and optimistic. There are a lot of things going on around me and with people that are close to me that my human conditioning tells me I should worry about and yet I feel that everything is going to be abundant and wonderful. Can you explain what is happening.
Also, does my little one know how much I love him?

Yes, blessed one, you have grown. You have moved forward on your path and that trust and knowing is deep within you.  At first, when growth is at hand the vibrations can often feel uncomfortable.  But you have taken steps, although you may feel they were not so. It is often, after the fact, that it feels this way.  Regarding the people around you, it is true, you can only be responsible for yourself, your actions and your choices. Trust, that they all will do what they must do to complete and fulfill their paths.  And, as far as the little one, everyone knows that you are filled with love and light.   Be at peace little one.