Angels of birth help you transition into this life. Although it is unlikely that you would remember it, it is likely that this angel was present for your birth. Many people find it comforting to know that special angels are there for each birth, whether it is theirs or the birth of their children or grandchildren. Some people believe an “angel twin” or guardian angel accompanies each soul as it is born into this world; and others think that there are special angels who attend the birth to make sure that all is well, and then depart for other birthings. The author of Angels in Action, Robert H. Kirven, says, “spiritual protection of infants is typical of angelic occupations in that it is a kind of service [and that] angels have a special affection for newborn children.” Kirven further explains that other angels and spirits replace these earliest guardians when infants grow out of infancy and into childhood. The question as to whether the first angel assigned to a child is the lifetime guardian angel has never been definitively answered. Kirven bases his opinion on his extensive study of the works of the eighteenth-century scientist-turned-mystic Emanuel Swedenborg.
Angels also attend death. Emanuel Swedenborg, who wrote prolifically about angels, gives an account of how he first encountered “some of the kindest and most profoundly loving of all angels,” in what we would today call a near-death experience. He explains that people “wake up” after dying, gradually becoming aware of angels positioned at their heads. These “death angels” are apparently able to communicate with persons who have just died and make them feel peaceful, safe, and happily welcomed to their new state of being. The transition period, whether it is easy for the person that has passed or difficult (for some resist believing they are dead), is supervised by these special angels.