Spiritual Certainty

How do we ever know for sure what is real and what isn’t? What if our belief in Spirit Guides, a Higher Self, our intuition, the Law of Attraction, past lives, and whatever else we have incorporated into our spiritual perspective is nothing but a pretty illusion that allows us to feel better, more in control? How do we move from belief to certainty?

Certainty comes from repeated, consistent personal experiences that validate our beliefs. For example, I’ve had enough instances of absolutely uncanny overnight manifestations of my intentions to know that I attracted them into my life consciously and deliberately. I’ve just done it too many times for these events to be purely coincidental, even if I did believe in coincidence!

Similarly, I know the Akashic Records to be a very real place. I know we’re all somehow connected intimately. There’s simply no other explanation for my ability to give accurate readings for clients that I know absolutely nothing about. It’s magical every time, and hundreds of readings later, I have an absolute personal certainty of these things.

But here’s the catch. The Universe never argues with our beliefs. It will never convince us that we’re wrong. If we insist on our own uncertainty, we will consistently attract experiences that leave us unsure of what is real and what is not. If we talk to our Spirit Guides, but believe that we are in reality only communicating with our subconscious, then this is undoubtedly the case. Our unreliable subconscious will no doubt give us misinformation. This leads us to no longer believe in our Spirit Guides as a source of information and guidance. And so our uncertainty is affirmed. If we do a manifestation process and only believe halfway that it will work, it will work only halfway. If we give someone a reading, but are unconvinced of our own psychic abilities, most likely our information will be only partially accurate.

In other words, we must have certainty before the Universe affirms and reflects that certainty back to us through our experiences. I can see the eyes rolling now! “That’s great, Andrea. In order to be certain, I have to first be certain. Thanks a lot.” But where does certainty come from before that?

Thankfully, we can borrow certainty from each other. We can witness someone else’s certainty, see that it is working for them, and adopt the position that, if it is possible for them, it is also possible for us. This is the role of the spiritual teacher - to give us certainty that has not been gained from our own personal experiences. Long before I ever became a practicing psychic, I was a client. Receiving a reading allowed me to recognize what was possible. Until I had gained my own experiences as a psychic, I “borrowed” my teacher’s certainty in her particular method of accessing the Records. Now I’m not only convinced of my own psychic ability, but that anyone can unfold their psychic potential, also.

We can find people that we trust, notice what is working for them, and learn from them. We don’t have to gain certainty all on our own. Spiritual teachers are all around us - at work, in our families, through books, classes, workshops, and in history. Their job is not to convince us of their beliefs. They uphold certainty in the absence of our personal experience. Spiritual certainty is a precious commodity. If certainty is something you want, find someone who already has it. Borrow it, with an open heart, until you have discovered your own.

Who are your teachers? Who have you borrowed certainty from? Who has, perhaps, borrowed certainty from you?

Blessings,
Andrea