Catholic view on spirit guides?

[michaelagreene]

I was recently looking into spirit guides and stuff and I found that mine is a deer. Is it bad? I’m not worshiping or praising it or anything. I still believe God is the only God, but like when I see a deer, it’ll remind me to be more gracious, kind, aware, giving, compassionate, etc, other qualities of a deer that are good for everyday life. That doesn’t seem bad to me, but is there something else the church says about it?

 

[Rainaldo]

I took an online test and my spirit guide turned out to be a sea cucumber.

Either that’s supposed to remind me to be humble, or it means I’m a spineless bottom-feeder.

 

[FCEGM]

I was recently looking into spirit guides and stuff and I found that mine is a deer. Is it bad? I’m not worshiping or praising it or anything. I still believe God is the only God, but like when I see a deer, it’ll remind me to be more gracious, kind, aware, giving, compassionate, etc, other qualities of a deer that are good for everyday life. That doesn’t seem bad to me, but is there something else the church says about it?

Leave the “spirit guides” alone and be guided by the Holy Spirit and the Saints whom He has filled as exemplars of living in Christ.

 

[WatchfulPilgrim]

LOL… I think I fall into the sea-cucumber family too…

I wouldn’t put much weight into the results of such a test, but I see nothing wrong with finding inspiration in God’s creation. When I think of nature and the animal kingdom I often think of St Francis of Assisi - now I think I should relate to him a bit more than a deer or a sea cucumber - although, sometimes I think I might be more closely-related to the ignorance and simplicity of such creatures…