Saturday, August 30, 2008

Goosebumps Are Godbumps

I want to share a passage with you today from ANGEL WATCH: GOOSEBUMPS, SIGNS, DREAMS AND DIVINE NUDGES, by Catherine Lanigan. I remember when I finally began to realize the connection between goosebumps and the presence of God, His angels, as well as other representations of Spirit.


My clients often hear me refer to goosebumps, Godbumps, zaps, buzzes, etc. as confirmation or the presence of Spirit. I thought perhaps some of you would enjoy reading the passage below and reflecting on the times when you have felt these bodily responses and reactions. I encourage you to begin paying attention to the loving signs you are given when you ask for God’s guidance and presence in your life. Too many times we limit and or restrict God with our self-limiting beliefs. (Spirit is tapping me at this moment! Confirmation!)


Goosebumps are, after all, the knowledge that the divine is at hand….For good or ill, to let us know we’re safe or to advise us of wrong choices, goosebumps help to move us back onto our divine path. They are instrumental, but only insofar as we pay attention….One of the reasons for our being so slow on the uptake is that we don’t explain our actions and efforts in spiritual terms. How easily we pass off the divine as “coincidence” or “mistakes” or “unexplained.”


….There is always an explanation, if we are willing to look deeply enough for the answer….It takes faith to believe that we are all worthy of divine love….


….And the next time you feel the hairs on the back of your neck rising to attention, stop and ask yourself if what you’re doing is part of your divine path. If someone relates a story to you and goosebumps spring up across your forearms, that is confirmation of the truth. Use those goosebumps, along with your gut feelings, hunches and twinges at your heartstrings, to know when to trust and who to trust. When you’ve said your prayers and the heavens did not open up and lay the answer out in script for you to read, remember to listen with your inner ear to the words of your loved ones around you. Listen to the suddenly familiar song on the radio whose title might be the answer to your prayer.


You’re being contacted every day and night. But are you watching? Trust that your guardian angels are guiding you, every step of the way.


May you have many blessed experiences with Goosebumps/Godbumps!

With Love and Light,

Jeanne