More and more, it seems like people are talking about getting in touch with their spirit guide. There are guides for how to do this. There are texts about the different types of spirit guides. It certainly seems to be the new "in" thing to do. But what exactly are spirit guides? Are they truly helpful or are they something more sinister? Here, the Paradigm Switch investigates to determine whether spirit guides are friends, foes, or just harmless. made-up nonsense.