[2] Ancestor spirit guides are superior to the living and may include deceased parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, uncles or aunts.
It is believed that because they have crossed over to the other side of life, the spirit guides act as mediators between the living and the Almighty God.
Some spirit guides are persons who have lived many former lifetimes, paid their karmic debts, and advanced beyond a need to reincarnate.
He advises would-be mediums to steer clear of the notion that they are being "guided" unless they have demonstrable proof that such is the case.
One popular spirit guide of this type, encountered by many Anglo-American Spiritualists, was named White Hawk.