Self and Guided Meditation Techniques: How to Meditate and Reviews on the Best Books

I have been regularly meditating, with the intention of openly communicating with my higher self, for about a year and a half. For about a month now, I have felt a gentle involuntary movement in my spine and head. Sometimes it is slow and rhythmic, other times it is fast and excited. This is not during meditation necessarily -- it happens while I meditate but also whenever I sit peacefully and feel happy. It is a very good feeling. It feels like love and energy. I really feel like it is my higher self communicating with me, however a part of me remains unsure. At times, I have wondered if my head is acting like as a pendulum. I cannot find a clear example of this on the Internet or in any of my books. Would anyone know if this is my higher self communicating with me? Also, should I be setting intentions during this movement? Or trying to receive clearer communication?

Congratulations on your practice and learning. Yes, your movements could very well be signals from aspects of your being that used to reside outside of your "normal" conscious awareness. My suggestion is for you to set up yes/no "ideomotor" signals that your conscious mind absolutely trusts. For example, pendulum and muscle testing methods *can* work, but they are very susceptible to influence from the conscious aspects of being. My preferred method is to work with a skilled clinical hypnotherapist is is adept at setting up yes/no ideomotor finger signals and utilizing other hypnotic phenomenon. I used this method for hundreds of my clients, and it worked really well for the purposes I stated above.