ANGELS
Angels
have been a source of
interest and comfort for a long time. There are many
stories of angels appearing to people or helping them in
various situations. The question of weather they
exist or not is simply a matter of belief and personal
experience. People are often skeptical of things
that they do not have personal knowledge or experience
with. This is especially true when it is
something that they cannot prove or understand. When
a person has a personal and spiritual experience with
angels, then they believe. I went to a workshop
about angels once and a man told a story about seeing his
daughter as an angel the day after she died. He said
he did not believe in angels before that day, but the
experience he had changed his mind, even though he still
did not understand it.
Guardian
angels are probably
the most
commonly known type of angles. It is said that
everyone has at least two guardian angels and you can have
more than two. You can always ask
for more angles to surround you, depending on your
feelings or situation. Our guardian angels generally
stay with you for your entire life and watch over
you, acting as protectors and
guides.
Archangels
oversee the guardian angels
and are usually larger and more powerful. Archangels
do not have genders exactly but usually have male or female
energy. There
are about 15 archangels and each of them fulfill certain roles
or help in specific areas. There are four main
archangels which are Archangels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and
Uriel. Archangel Michael is considered to be the most
powerful of all the archangels and his main role is of
protector, so is often pictured with a sword. Archangel
Gabriel is the "messenger of God" and generally works more with
teachers, writers and parents. Archangel Raphael provides
healing and works with healers to help others. Archangel
Uriel is the angel of wisdom, providing people with insights
and new ideas.
Angelic
Guidance
Angles are
very loving beings and only want to help us. In order to
do that,we must ask angels
to help us. This is due to the law of free
which means we can make our own decisions in
life. Angels will not interfere with that. The one
exception is that if we are in a life threatening situation
before the time that we are to die. I have a few personal
stories where I feel that angels have intervened and prevented
me from being hurt or saved my life.
One story is
where I had driven to work wearing my
seatbelt. It worked perfectly fine at that
point. When I got back in my car after
work, my seatbelt would not close or lock. It
was strange and I could not see anything wrong with
it and my car had not been used since I drove
to work. I was bothered by this as I always wear my
seatbelt. So, I started driving home unable to wear
my seatbelt, still wondering why it would not
work. It was raining and I was not fully paying
attention to the road. I did not notice that the
speed limit suddenly dropped from 80 km/hr to 40
km/hr. Before I knew it there was a small hill
going downhill with a sharp "S" curve. In the
middle of the curve was a telephone pole. Due to
the rain and my speed, I did not make the curve and
slammed into the pole on my drivers side. The pole
smashed into the drivers door right beside me and pushed
the door 3/4 of the way into the drivers seat!
Since I did not have my seatbelt on, I was
knocked over into the passenger seat. I hit the
wooden telephone pole so hard that it actually snapped in
half and the top fell over. My car was damaged so
much that it was unable to be repaired and a write
off. The amazing this was that I had no injuries at
all! Not even a scratch or bruise! I believe
that there was divine or angelic intervention that saved
my life. There was no explanation to why my seat
belt did not work and if I was wearing my seat belt I
would have surely died.
Normally
though, we must ask the angels for their assistance, when
we want it. We simply need to ask by thinking it,
saying it out loud, writing it down or even
visualizing it. When I do Reiki healings, I always
ask angels and other spiritual beings to come and assist with
healing the person. After
you ask a question or for help from the angels, just pay
attention to anything that you may think, feel, hear or see
immediately and then over the next couple of
days. Words or ideas
may come to you directly or the answer may come through someone
that you talk to. You can ask for help with anything,
large or small. It could be to help you find something
you can't find or with a crisis situation. They are very
happy to help you.
Angel
cards are another way of asking for and
receiving angelic guidance. They are a deck of
cards with various pictures and messages on them and they
come with a booklet that explains the deeper meaning of
the card. There are many different types of angel
cards and oracle cards, so simple choose a deck that you
are intuitively drawn to. You think of and ask a question that
you wish to receive guidance for and then you shuffle the
cards. Stop when you intuitively feel you should or
you may even hear the word stop in your mind.
Choose the top card, look at the
picture and
read it. Pay attention to any thoughts, feelings,
words, images or ideas that come to you, as they will be
part of your answer. Then read the detailed
information in the book about that card.
Think about how the answer may relate to you or your
question.
Angels and Spirit
Guides Are Unique
Too
By Kevin
Sinclair
A lot of information has
been produced in recent years about angels, spirit guides and
ascended masters and more and more people are calling upon them
for help in dealing with the challenges of life. The
information that is surfacing about these other-worldly beings
is the result of intensive study into ancient texts that are
thousands of years old.
Furthermore, normal
people are increasingly experiencing paranormal or supernatural
events as they live their daily lives. This is happening across
the globe, in the lives of all sorts of different people
whether they live in cities or towns, the countryside or even
on the streets.
People who have
personally witnessed the presence of supernatural beings or
have experienced paranormal events have different educational
levels, occupations and ages. They include men and women, girls
and boys. Interestingly, they represent all faiths and
religious groups as well as people who are not involved with
any formal church or spiritual fellowship. Some of these people
have explored their experiences in articles and even
books.
However, the vast
majority of those who have had these amazing experiences have
not described them formally in writing at all. They just keep
living their normal, everyday lives, but have incorporated the
supernatural quietly by seeking direction from spirit guides,
ascended masters and archangels.
These beings are not
experienced in the same way by different people. Sometimes they
appear as visions, sometimes they simply speak and at other
times they are felt as a presence. However, their presence is
detected, the people they connect with have very interesting
stories to tell.
We are gaining more
understanding over time about how these beings operate. For
example, we now know that archangels, ascended masters and
spirit guides have specific expertise and areas of specialty.
Archangel Michael, for example, is charged with helping us
overcome fear both individually and as a
whole.
To better understand how
to relate to and cooperate with spiritual beings, we can seek
the guidance of Archangel Metatron who also specializes in
helping children. To create more beautiful lives we can turn to
Archangel Jophiel and if we are seeking solutions to health
problems, Archangel Haniel can guide us to create the
appropriate healing remedies.
If you desire to
understand your life purpose, Archangel Chamuel is the one to
turn to along with Archangel Michael, Saint Francis or
Saint-Germain. Surprisingly, we can even get help to fix
mechanical parts from Archangel Michael or Apollo. For grief
and loss we can turn to Archangel Azrael for comfort and
healing.
Down through the ages,
these amazing, extraordinary experiences have also been very
natural. However, the supernatural experiences and contacts
with other-worldly beings that have occurred throughout our
human history are still mind blowing to human beings. Yet, our
growing awareness of other beings, dimensions, and realities is
finally beginning to be validated by quantum theory and the
growing body of research in quantum
physics.
When we realize that even
spirit beings such as angels, spirit guides and ascended
masters have special gifts and areas of specialty, we may be
able to more easily accept and appreciate what we can uniquely
offer as human beings. We also have things in which we are
particularly gifted.
The combination of unique
talents and interests that we all possess indicate our life
purpose. These important elements of who we are combine to
create our personalities and develop into the motivations,
desires and decisions that create our destinies. Understanding
this, should help us become more patient and understanding of
both ourselves and other people.
Kevin Sinclair is the
publisher and editor of
[http://www.my-personal-growth.com]My-Personal-Growth.com, a
site that provides information and articles for self
improvement and personal growth and
development.
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