Overview

The angel is a heavenly being, superior to humans, who serves as an attendant and messenger of God, or a guardian for someone on Earth. Angels typically have wings, are delicately beautiful and either glow or are surrounded by halos. How do we know when Angels are around us, what do they look like, how do they communicate? Angels do exist but they don't always have wings or even appear to us as "Angels". They may be seen either physically or intuitively, Sometimes they appear as a spot of intense light, sometimes as a normal person that you meet in the street. One thing that's for sure, whenever you have been in the presence of an angel you will be filled with such feelings of love and compassion.

History

Hebrew concepts formed the background for Christian beliefs concerning heaven and angels. Some scholars say that the earliest religious representation of an angel was found at Ore, the Sumarian capital of the Hebrews. A winged figure is shown descending from heaven to pour water from an overflowing jar into the cup held by a king. Others suggest the earliest depiction of an angel is found in the annunciation scene at the catacombs of Priscilla in Rome dating from the 2nd century AD.

But archaeological remains of the earliest Christian church found in Syria that was built or remodelled in 233 AD shows no pictures of angels. A synagogue found in the same spot however shows robed figures attending Moses. For the early Christian church, the time of the angels had not yet come. It wasn't until the reign of Constantine the Great from 306 to 337 AD that Christian art began to flourish and then we began to see the characteristic appearance of angels.

Benefits

The benefits of communication are wonderful beyond words. The main purpose that angels work for with us is to help in our personal spiritual evolution. They are able to effect events in the external world but it is easier and preferable for us all that they assist us in changing ourselves, they can help you work through emotional blocks and inspire you to create new circumstances they can help you to see and understand the ways in which you may be hurting yourself or preventing benefits from occurring in your life.

Procedure

Robert Graham, in his article “Angel Talk: Are You Listening” for Psychic Journal, suggests that we all have guardian angels that are willing to communicate with us, but that most of the time we are just too busy to listen. If we are attentive, he says, and are willing to remain open to this communication, we can receive subtle messages that can help us in our daily lives.

"If you want a clear and concise message from your angel," Graham says, "you must ask a direct question. Your angel will always answer your questions. You must ask your question out loud. Clear, concise questions will get you clear, concise answers. Answers will always be tangible and explicit, something you can put your hands on. The answers I've gotten I could pick up and examine. Asking a frivolous question will get you a silly answer. The universe will match your level of sincerity."

Angels are always willing to help us, according to Doreen Virtue in her article “Calling of Angels” on beliefnet, but we have to be willing to accept the assistance since we have free will. "To ask for angelic assistance, you needn't conduct a formal invocation ceremony," Virtue says. The methods she suggests are likely to be much more familiar and comfortable to most people, including:

• writing a letter to your guardian angel - spelling out your problem and your need 
• visualising - "see" protective angels around you in your mind's eye 
• call them mentally - think your plea to the angels 
• speak aloud - state your case verbally

"Connect with Your Angel" suggests yet another method: meditation. "Make yourself comfortable, sitting or lying down. Be aware of your breathing... Let your body become limp and relaxed. Empty your mind; create space, just as though the whole of the universe was there, inside you. Now just be. No doing. Only being. Communicate to your angel that you wish to connect with her/him. Wait in peace. Be aware of what happens. It may not seem much at first. Be patient. Subtle changes will occur. You may see light, colours or form. You may be aware of a presence. You may feel tingling sensations. You may feel emotion. You will feel love."
 
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