You choose your Spiritual Guides. In fact, both must agree to the arrangements.
You may think of it as a kind of friendship, not an obligation. A guide that is obligated does not take the personal interest that a friend would.
The Higher Self, who control or directs the life’s experience, can cause the soul to feel urgent or restless or a desire for something that is not understood. Guides do not have direct access to your higher self and does not direct what activities of the guides are. Some of your stirrings can come from your higher self.
Meditation is a good idea to help determine what your higher self is trying to help you understand or do.
Guides can help you in your way in this life. But a guide generally does not interfere with your life. The higher self, who controls or directs the life’s experience, can cause the soul to feel urgent or restless or a desire for something that is not understood. Apparently your higher self wishes to communicate directly wit you. Guides do not have direct access to your higher selves. We are on the astral together but that the higher self does not direct what the activities of the guides are. You may have assumed that any stirrings or inclinations came from your guides but are more likely to come from the higher self.