The next morning, Ryan awakened me with his restlessness. The moment he saw my eyelids flicker, he began to shake me. “Granny,” he said, “the Indian can stay. He is a good Indian.” By his statement, I knew that Ryan’s guides had communicated with him during his sleep.

Every time Ryan visited me for many years thereafter, he asked to “see the Indian again.” I explained that the Indian was not there anymore since his aunt and uncle had moved to their own home. Ryan even asked his Aunt Elaine at their new house to let him see the Indian again, but when his father (my younger son) heard him, we knew the Indian experience would be squelched. Ryan’s parents did not believe in spirit guides, imaginary friends or anything Granny believed.

In numerology, Ryan has a Life Path of 22. He is an old soul, as is his father and grandfather. At some point in his life he will come back to Granny and want to know more about his experience. It does seem sad, however, that he was blocked from becoming more aware of his own guides and helpers throughout his young life.

My first experience of entities that not everyone sees came from my first spiritual guru. He had taught in South Carolina at a state school for young children who had never spoken and were presumed to be deaf. He communicated with these kids with non-verbal communication, and the experiences he shared astounded me. He told stories of sending telepathic messages to the children to pick up a specific color chair and bring it to him and then sit in the chair. He also told me how as a young child he would play outdoors and talk to the Deva kingdom. He said that when he saw devas, spirits, fairies (or whatever you want to call them) very much like the figures in the movie Fantasia, he would go in the house and tell his grandmother who supported him in his activities.

Several years ago, a client asked about an experience she had with her four-year-old girl. The child came into the house from playing in the back yard and began to tell the mother and grandmother what “Clyde” told her to tell them. When they asked who Clyde was, she answered, “The man I’ve been playing with.” Naturally, they rushed outdoors to see what strange man was in the yard. They saw no one, but the child continued to talk to him and relay messages to her mother and grandmother. Suddenly, one of the women realized that Clyde was the little girl’s grandfather who had died shortly before she was born. I assured the mother that he would hang around her as long as he felt she needed him.

Young children have their own spirit guides, deva playmates and imaginary friends (if you desire to call them that). The sad part, however, is that some unenlightened older people are so afraid that they want to destroy these playmates or “send them away.” Of course, there are some like “Aunt Elaine” who are blessed to have kept their guides close and to benefit from their help and direction through the growing pains of childhood. Aunt Elaine’s daughter, Solara, became aware of her friends after her other grandmother’s death. I remember her telling me about “Butterfly,” her new playmate, and how they talked about things when she was alone in her playhouse. Fortunately, Solara has the guidance from her parents to know with whom to share her experiences.

Most of the babies born today are old souls. They are reincarnating with the knowledge that they are here for specific purposes to make a difference on our planet. My prayer is that all parents will come to understand their evolved little ones and help guide them to reach their potential.