guiding spirit

Invisible moral counselor

A guiding spirit is an entity—real, imagined, or metaphorical—believed to provide direction, inspiration, or protection.

The term can refer to a literal supernatural being, as in some religious or spiritual traditions, or figuratively to a person whose influence shapes another's path: She became my guiding spirit through those difficult years.

Also used for the animating force behind a movement or institution: He was the guiding spirit of the organization.

Related

daemon · fairy godmother · totem · patron · soul · old soul · compass · beacon · intuition · ancestor · oracle · whisper · protector · inner voice · still small voice · higher self · conscience · light

Categories
Opposites
influence direction

guiding spiritevil spirit

Malevolent supernatural being

demon · tempter · bad influence · misleader · nemesis

presence vs absence of guidance

guiding spiritabandonment

Act of leaving permanently

lost soul · spiritual void · aimlessness · directionlessness · rudderlessness

supernatural helper vs. hinderer

guiding spiritevil genius

Wicked yet brilliant schemer

inner demon · poltergeist · incubus · succubus · fallen angel

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G