An Angel Treasury: A Celestial Collection of Inspirations, Encounters and Heavenly Lore. Jacky Newcomb
(in whatever form feels right for you), or you can just say a normal ‘thank you’ in the same way that you would thank any friend:
‘…angels, I would like to thank you for your assistance and support in my life and would like to invite you to continue to be at my side for all time…‘
The angels’ greatest wish is that we love one another. There is no greater gift to the angels. Try practising random acts of kindness. Pass on loving energy to another human being.
‘And the Angel said, “I have learned that every man lives, not through care of himself, but by love.”’
LEO TOLSTOY
What is the purpose of the angel statues, pictures and things with angels on them?
Angels appear in many different forms, but believe it or not, it does not matter to the angels how they appear in our symbolism of them. They are very attracted to the energy that surrounds anything which we use as a representation of an angel. The angels understand our intent and that is what is important.
If the angel item is attractive to you then it will contain your own loving energy and meaning. Whatever item you buy or make is perfect for you. Many people feel that these images contain power in themselves, and I certainly believe that objects can hold energy imprints. Remember that these objects can act as a reminder of the angels’ love for us, but we do not ‘need’ them in order to work with angels or have their presence around us.
Is it true that we all have our own guardian angel with us all the time?
It is my understanding that we all have spiritual guides of some sort with us all of the time. Our guides act as teachers and friends on the other-side but with the knowledge and experience of being human that angels do not possess.
‘For every soul, there is a guardian watching it.’
THE KORAN
Some people (depending on our task and roles in life) have many angels with them all the time, and others have angels with them only when they are needed (or called for by ourselves or our guides). We can call upon angels at any time if we feel we need help, guidance or protection. Use any words that feel appropriate to you, and remember to say thank you after your request.
’…I would like to ask for the assistance/protection of angel [add angel name here] right now. I thank you for any help you are able to give me…’
What do angels look like?
Angels often appear in a way in which we expect to see them. Some people see angels as sparks or clouds of light or energy; some people see a traditional ‘Christmas Card’ angel, complete with wings and halos, and yet others see them more in human form. They can appear as very small figures or very large, tall and imposing visions – with their heads through the ceiling and their ‘feet’ through the floor!
Usually visitations appear either in one’s ‘mind’s eye’ or just with a ‘knowing that they are there’. Angels can be sensed and heard, as well as seen.
How do we know what angels look like?
Well that’s a good question! Recordings of angel sightings appear as far back as documented text! We have literally thousands of descriptions of angels. There are many incidences of angel appearances in religious documents like the Bible and the Koran and even today, hundreds of people see and sense angels during times of stress and great need. Angels appear in such writings as the Books of Enoch, and their descriptions are very different to our current portrayals of them.
Some angels stand as tall as the heavens; Archangel Metatron is covered with 365,000 eyes and 36 pairs of wings, and created as pure flame! When they visit the earth realm angels take on a different appearance and can show themselves to us in any way they wish.
What is angel music?
People often try to re-create the ‘sounds of the spheres’ (the musical sounds created by angels). The area in ‘heaven’ that produces the unbelievable angel music is believed to be over England – although people all over the world do hear angel music.
Individuals lucky enough to hear ‘celestial sounds’ (orchestral harmonies produced as a communication of joy by the angels) say that it sounds like nothing that they have ever heard before. People hear angel music in answer to a request for healing, at times of danger, during moments of great joy and when loved ones are crossing over to the other-side. Sometimes this momentous and wondrous harmony is heard for no apparent reason at all!
I have been blessed to hear this music myself-something I will remember for the rest of my life.
‘Music is well said to be the speech of angels.’
THOMAS CARLYLE
There are also angels, called Herald Angels, whose specific job is to trumpet messages and announcements. The most famous instance of this was the moment the herald of angels came to proclaim the birth of Jesus Christ.
Bene Elim (meaning ‘sons of God’) are angels or archangels who sing the praises of God.
When you see an angel do you always hear music?
No. Some people hear music, some hear bells or ‘human-like’ voices. Others hear nothing at all.
‘Every time you hear a bell ring, it means that some angel’s just got his wings.’
HENRY TRAVERS TO JIMMY STEWART IN IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE.
Would angels be looking after my son who died as a small baby?
Angels are regularly seen by the dying and those sitting with the dying. They appear to help our loved ones cross over to the other-side and support and care for them when they get there. For more details see the specific references to Archangel Azrael, who traditionally has been called ‘angel of death’. Nowadays we would probably call them the ‘passing-over’ angels.
Is it true that children can see angels when adults can’t?
Sometimes this does seem to be the case. I think that with younger children, especially, it is because they do not know that others can’t! The other explanations that adults look for to explain visions simply do not occur to a child! They go for the most obvious explanation – if it looks like an angel then it is one!
‘Perhaps children’s innocence, wherever it comes from, contributes to the fact that they seem to see angels more often.’
JOHN RONNER, KNOW YOUR ANGELS
Some stories reach me where very small children describe or talk to an angel when their parents say that they have no prior knowledge of what an angel might be! Although in most nursery and junior schools (at least in the UK) even the very tiniest of children take part in nativity plays and dress up as angels!
What’s the difference between an angel and an archangel?