You don’t have to be psychically gifted to connect or communicate with angels. As messengers from God, they are here to serve all of humanity. Just affirm your desire to know the angels, and open your heart and mind to receive their messages.
For this lifetime, you have been given two gifts: free will and free choice. Whatever choices you make and however those choices play out, the angels are watching with unconditional love. If you ask for assistance, they are at the ready. However, they will not interfere in your life unless you ask them, with one exception—if your life is threatened and it is not your time to die. In that situation, your tutelary or guardian angels will do whatever it takes to save your life, in a scenario known as divine intervention.
It is widely believed that each person has at least two guardian angels assigned to him or her by God, and those guardian angels remain near you from the moment of birth to the time of death. In addition to guardian angels, there are other divine helpers as well. The following three-tiered hierarchy lists ministering angels in God’s divine order.
The First And Highest Tier:
• Seraphim are the highest order of God’s angelic servants and sit closest to the throne of God. These beings of pure light are so bright that humans have difficulty seeing them. Sometimes known as fiery serpents, they may appear with six wings and four heads. The seraphim choir or group includes Michael, Seraphiel, Jehoel, Kemuel, Metatron, Uriel, and Nathanael.
• Cherubim are the guardians of the fixed stars, keepers of the heavenly records, and bestowers of knowledge. Angels of harmony, protection, and wisdom, they channel positive energy from the divine. In Judeo-Christian theology, cherubim guarded the entrance to the garden of Eden against Adam and Eve after God banished them. The cherubim choir consists of Gabriel, Cherubiel, Ophaniel, Raphael, and Zophiel.
• Thrones bring God’s justice to Earth. These celestial beings create and send positive energy to the Earth and its inhabitants. The throne choir includes Orifiel, Zaphkiel, Zabkiel, Jolhiel (or Zophiel), and Raziel.
The Second Tier:
• Dominions are the divine leaders who regulate the angels’ duties. They are themselves angels of intuition and wisdom who manifest God’s majesty. The dominion choir angels are Zadkiel, Hashmal, Zacharael, and Muriel.
• Virtues are the “the miracle angels,” sent to Earth to help those who desire to make the impossible possible. They bring harmony and peace into the world and assist those called to serve. The virtues choir angels include Uzziel, Gabriel, Michael, Peliel, Barbiel, Sabriel, Haniel, Hamaliel, and Tarshish.
• Powers defend and protect the world. They keep track of human history and are organizers of world religions. The powers choir includes Camael, Raphael, and Verchiel.
The Third And Lowest Tier:
• Principalities are the protectors of politics and religion, providing assistance to those dealing with leadership problems and human rights. In the Principalities choir are Nisroc, Naniel, Requel, Cerviel, and Amael.
• Archangels rule over all the angels and do not live in a reality of time and space. Therefore, they serve all of humanity—able to minister to an individual or the entire world simultaneously. They, too, interact with humans as messengers of the Divine. The archangels are Ariel, Azrael, Chamuel, Gabriel, Haniel, Jeremiel, Jophiel, Metatron, Michael, Raguel, Raphael, Raziel, Sandalphon, Ureil, and Zadkiel.
• Angels comprise the bottom rank of the hierarchy. Angels are the celestial beings working the closest with humans. There are many different kinds of angels in this choir, including the guardian angels. The numbers are legion and their names too numerous and varied to list.
Ascended masters are not included in the angel hierarchy. But through special favor or dispensation of the Divine or having achieved enlightenment, these great teachers ascended into heaven and help those in need through miracles and healings. Among them are Blessed Mother Mary, Jesus, Quan Yin, Buddha, Moses, Mohammed, Serapis Bey, Saint Theresa, and Saint Francis. You may invite them into your life through prayers of veneration and supplication.
Finally, there are the fairies, also not mentioned in the angel hierarchy but nonetheless important because they are angels of nature. Becoming aware of the presence of the angels, fairies, and Ascended Masters requires setting aside skepticism, having an open mind, and desiring to see more than what physical eyes and senses may detect. Cultivating an open mind isn’t difficult—you just have to be eager, ready, and willing to have communication with the angels, letting go of any bias or prejudice that might block the signs and signals of angelic presence.