The ancients described angels as spiritual beings created by God before the world was created. The tasks of these celestial beings are to glorify God, minister to the Divine, and serve as messengers, healers, and guides. Angels, in what is perhaps the most simplistic view, are akin to interpreters, passing messages between the divine and humans.
You might think a belief in angels is a matter of faith, and that is true. But it is also true that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all share a belief in angels. Anecdotal evidence supporting that belief can be extrapolated from the ancient Hebrew texts, the early Christian writings in the New Testament, sacred verses of the Qur’an, and the written and oral esoteric teachings of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism based on symbolic interpretation of their scriptures).
If you believe in angels, you are not alone. National polls prove it. According to a 2008 Washington Times poll, 55 percent of Americans believe in angels, while a Fox News poll from 2005 put the number at 79 percent. Additionally, a 2008 ABC News poll noted that 55 percent of Americans believe that their lives are protected by guardian angels.
But even national polls seem lightweight positioned alongside the mammoth amount of angel lore, references, and imagery prevalent in the world’s cultures, religions, and spiritual traditions—a testament to ages-old belief in these celestial beings. Angel symbols and imagery have long permeated the world’s art, literature, and musical lyrics, as well as pop culture’s iconography. Both Harvard Divinity School and Boston College offer courses on angels, and books about angels such as Angels in My Hair, an international bestseller by Lorna Byrne and translated into twenty languages, and Fallen, by Lauren Kate have even made bestseller lists.
Perhaps you seek answers to your most burning questions, desire access to deeper spiritual truths, hope to contact a loved one who has passed on, seek a healing, or need protection. If so, consider following these ten tips as you embark on a special journey of contact with the angelic realm.
Ten Steps To Prepare For Your Meeting:
1. Read books; magazine and newspaper articles; blogs; and listen to/watch radio, television, and Internet broadcasts about angels, as well as follow the tweets of those who tweet about angels.
2. Keep an open mind about angelic forces around you.
3. Use periods of prayer, contemplation, meditation, and work through your dreams to make contact.
4. Try divination techniques, such as dousing, scrying, group meditations, and other modalities and methods, to access messages and information that may be obscured.
5. Maintain a journal of your efforts.
6. Form an angel support group to share ideas and experiences.
7. Take classes to learn more about angels from spiritual teachers in a variety of disciplines and traditions.
8. Pose questions for the angels and record responses.
9. Hone your instincts.
10. Be prepared to be amazed.