One of the questions I’m asked most often in terms of symbols and signs from Spirit is: How do you know if it’s real or if it’s your imagination?
There are two markers I’ve found that come into play when a symbol is from Spirit: repetition and a feeling of divine connection.
Repetition
If there is a symbol that you see multiple times, especially when you think of a specific loved one or situation, then that’s a sign from Spirit. Sometimes it can be obvious: you’ve been thinking about learning a new skill or taking a class and two different people mention that skill and then you happen to read an article about it as well, all within days of each other.’
A feeling of connection with the divine
The other marker is a feeling of divine connection. There’s a feeling that happens within you when a certain symbol comes into your experience that only happens when the symbol is from Spirit. For instance, my mother often comes through with the symbol of a rose—either in the form of a physical rose or the scent of one. However, I see roses all the time. I probably see dozens of roses every single day—there are several bushes growing in my garden, plus all the ones I drive by in the car or see on TV as well as a silk arrangement I have on my piano. But I don’t think of my mother or feel her energy every time I walk down my front walk to the car. At certain times, my attention will be drawn to a certain rose, or I’ll get a waft of rose scent on the air and, at the same time, I will think of her, see her smile or feel her warmth and love. That’s when it’s a true connection with Spirit.
Most of all, trust yourself. Trust your intuition and your inner knowing. If it feels like a connection, then it is.
Excerpted from Led by Light: How to develop your mediumship abilities, Book 1, by Rev. Joanna Bartlett.