Connecting with the Angels
No matter if you have a religious affiliation, Angels transcend those structures. Many people that work with Angels and angelic energy do not have a specific religious practice. For me, the bottom line is that if Angels speak (and sometimes they literally do!) to your heart, then I encourage you to explore, study and most importantly trust yourself to open up to their existence and ASSISTANCE on your spiritual path.
If you resonate with angelic images, feelings or traditions and want to connect with the Angelic realms or specific Angels, it is actually quite simple.
The first thing you have to do is to ask. Basically, the way the the Angelic realm works is based on voluntary intercession, which means simply that we need to ask for their help. You can do that anywhere and at any time. If you have a particular Archangel in mind just call out to them for help. If you do not have any one particular in mind then calling angels in general will open the door for them to come in and guide you.
For a deeper connection you may want to try this; Completely relax, and I mean completely relax without falling asleep. Then in that relaxed state let go of your ego, give it love and let your ego go. Then from that place, ask for the angels to come and guide you, tell them what you need and then allow any messages or feelings to come. The angle's messages may be as clear as either a vision, an auditory experience, a strong feeling or as it is with me, a combination of a physical and emotional sensation that is clear and deliberate.
Be very patient with yourself and stay open to any thought, feeling or impression that you may receive. If you know more about specific Angels and Archangels, you can do this same process and call the name of that Angel in order to have their particular energies come to you.
And always remember when you are working (or playing!) with Angels, it is all an experience and meant to expand and deepen your Spiritual connection. There is no right or wrong. It is a highly personal experience and only for you, so don't judge. Open up more and more and then Angelic energies will have more ways to communicate with you. Who knows maybe one day you will "see" the Angel that's on your shoulder!
If you resonate with angelic images, feelings or traditions and want to connect with the Angelic realms or specific Angels, it is actually quite simple.
The first thing you have to do is to ask. Basically, the way the the Angelic realm works is based on voluntary intercession, which means simply that we need to ask for their help. You can do that anywhere and at any time. If you have a particular Archangel in mind just call out to them for help. If you do not have any one particular in mind then calling angels in general will open the door for them to come in and guide you.
For a deeper connection you may want to try this; Completely relax, and I mean completely relax without falling asleep. Then in that relaxed state let go of your ego, give it love and let your ego go. Then from that place, ask for the angels to come and guide you, tell them what you need and then allow any messages or feelings to come. The angle's messages may be as clear as either a vision, an auditory experience, a strong feeling or as it is with me, a combination of a physical and emotional sensation that is clear and deliberate.
Be very patient with yourself and stay open to any thought, feeling or impression that you may receive. If you know more about specific Angels and Archangels, you can do this same process and call the name of that Angel in order to have their particular energies come to you.
And always remember when you are working (or playing!) with Angels, it is all an experience and meant to expand and deepen your Spiritual connection. There is no right or wrong. It is a highly personal experience and only for you, so don't judge. Open up more and more and then Angelic energies will have more ways to communicate with you. Who knows maybe one day you will "see" the Angel that's on your shoulder!
Angel Alters
As we learn to work with angels and the angelic realm it will really help us to create a very sacred space in which you do your communication with the angels. Just as many people have a place where they pray, meditate or just a peaceful place to clear their minds, creating an angel alter is something that will definitely help in terms of honoring the time, energy and focus that you will dedicate to your angelic communications. Your angel alter does not have to be a seperate place if you have one of the areas set up already. Any place where you do any kind of repeated activity or rituial is first and foremost about your intention; if your intention is to use that particular space to have angel communication and meditate or clear your mind it will be just fine to use the same place.
When I suggest making an angel alter, I'm not saying that that is the only place that you will be communicating with the angels, because angel communication can be done almost anywhere at any time. The difference here is that by creating an angle alter you have dedicated yourself to making angel communication a priority and that it deserves to have a sacred and speacial place that will be come your very own "hallowed ground" for angelic communications.
You will find that the more you use your angel alter the more the energy around the alter will become more light, more filled with grace, more filled with unconditional Love and ultimately more sacred than the other parts of your home. But, actually one of the amazing things about creating an angel alter is that it blesses the entire environment around where it is located also. That is exactly what has happened in my home. All of that beautiful energy spills over into all the other parts of my home also, which in turn makes it a space where the angels can openly come to give their blessings and guidance. Many people who come into my home comment on how peaceful they feel there and what great energy it has. I attribute much of that to the fact that my angel alter is such a strong positive energy vortex. It's a great side effect of an angel alter! My angel alter has given me great pleasure, insight and love and I am so grateful that I decided to dedicate a speacial space to the angels. I hope that once you create your angel alter that you will be blessed with these gifts also :)
Creating an angel alter can be as simple or as complex as you want. The first thing to do is to decide what space in your home feels right for your alter. This can be just about anywhere from a small side table to a fireplace mantle (thats where mine is). Just make sure that the place feels right and that you will be able to go that place undisturbed when you do your angel communication.
Next you will need to create a beautiful space that resonates with your spirit by choosing items that bring to mind angels and the anglic realm. Here is where you can use your creativity and intuition by choosing any of the following items:
*A beautiful piece of cloth to drape over the alter
*Picture(s) of Angels that call to your heart
*Candles
*Insence
*Things to represent the 4 elements of the 4 major Archangels. Water (a bowl of spring water), Fire (a candle), Earth (a bowl of fresh soil or even a little plant), Air (I use a feather for this because it represent flying through the air to me)
*Crystals or gems
*Jewelry from a loved one
*Pic of a loved one that has passsed
Once you have set it up exactly the way that it feels right, sit in front of the alter and say a prayer to the angels that this sacred space is there for them to come and have clear, direct and loving communication with you. In your heart, hand this space to the angels and the Divine as a portal of clear communication, so that you may receive the highest guidance possible.
After your prayer begin the process of communicating with the angels in which ever way you feel comfortable: Go through a Guided visualzation, Meditate, Automatic writing, even play music that feels good and move your body!
I will write more about various ways of angelic communication in future newsletters, but until then do what feels right for you and know there is no right or wrong way to communicate with the angels because the angels hear us!
Enjoy your alter!
When I suggest making an angel alter, I'm not saying that that is the only place that you will be communicating with the angels, because angel communication can be done almost anywhere at any time. The difference here is that by creating an angle alter you have dedicated yourself to making angel communication a priority and that it deserves to have a sacred and speacial place that will be come your very own "hallowed ground" for angelic communications.
You will find that the more you use your angel alter the more the energy around the alter will become more light, more filled with grace, more filled with unconditional Love and ultimately more sacred than the other parts of your home. But, actually one of the amazing things about creating an angel alter is that it blesses the entire environment around where it is located also. That is exactly what has happened in my home. All of that beautiful energy spills over into all the other parts of my home also, which in turn makes it a space where the angels can openly come to give their blessings and guidance. Many people who come into my home comment on how peaceful they feel there and what great energy it has. I attribute much of that to the fact that my angel alter is such a strong positive energy vortex. It's a great side effect of an angel alter! My angel alter has given me great pleasure, insight and love and I am so grateful that I decided to dedicate a speacial space to the angels. I hope that once you create your angel alter that you will be blessed with these gifts also :)
Creating an angel alter can be as simple or as complex as you want. The first thing to do is to decide what space in your home feels right for your alter. This can be just about anywhere from a small side table to a fireplace mantle (thats where mine is). Just make sure that the place feels right and that you will be able to go that place undisturbed when you do your angel communication.
Next you will need to create a beautiful space that resonates with your spirit by choosing items that bring to mind angels and the anglic realm. Here is where you can use your creativity and intuition by choosing any of the following items:
*A beautiful piece of cloth to drape over the alter
*Picture(s) of Angels that call to your heart
*Candles
*Insence
*Things to represent the 4 elements of the 4 major Archangels. Water (a bowl of spring water), Fire (a candle), Earth (a bowl of fresh soil or even a little plant), Air (I use a feather for this because it represent flying through the air to me)
*Crystals or gems
*Jewelry from a loved one
*Pic of a loved one that has passsed
Once you have set it up exactly the way that it feels right, sit in front of the alter and say a prayer to the angels that this sacred space is there for them to come and have clear, direct and loving communication with you. In your heart, hand this space to the angels and the Divine as a portal of clear communication, so that you may receive the highest guidance possible.
After your prayer begin the process of communicating with the angels in which ever way you feel comfortable: Go through a Guided visualzation, Meditate, Automatic writing, even play music that feels good and move your body!
I will write more about various ways of angelic communication in future newsletters, but until then do what feels right for you and know there is no right or wrong way to communicate with the angels because the angels hear us!
Enjoy your alter!
Healing the Cravings
We all have or have had addictions in our lives. In our society we tend to look at addictions as solely physical and that is far from the truth. Addictions come in many forms; physical, mental, emotional, relational etc. Whatever form the addiction takes the source of the addiction is always because of the lack of connection to our true source; our Spirit.
When we are in touch with the greatness and vastness of our beautiful Spirits, our addictions naturally begin to fall away. It is in the consistent re-connection with our Spirit that we also experience the Divine source.
When we truly, within our hearts have this experience it goes beyond just knowing to a shift in our whole concept of who we really are. When that happens, addiction can be seen clearly as an ego tactic of fear because whatever the addiction is it keeps us away from this experience of the Divine.
Many of us have struggled with addiction by trying to get rid of it in one form or another, but this isn't the way to true healing and our path back to our Spirit. Instead of getting rid of the addiction first by sheer will power of the ego, it can be much more effective if we deal with the almost unconscious craving that goes along with the addiction. To be clearer, alcoholism is the addiction and the craving is wanting the drink or unhealthy relationship is the addiction and calling the person is the craving. Smoking is the addiction the craving is wanting the cigarette. Unhealthy Eating is the addiction and wanting the third piece of chocolate cake is the craving. The craving will always be slightly different for each person and addiction, but does it make sense?
This is where the Angels can intercede… We always have the power to choose and the Angels will never interfere with that power, but they can help us with our cravings. When we ask the Angels to help us take away or lessen the cravings of our addiction they rush in and help us by shifting our attention back to the Divine and in turn to our Spirit.
What You can Do:
The process for doing this on our part couldn't be simpler. Since the Angels are constantly at the ready to help us, all we need to do is first recognize specifically what the craving that is associated the addiction is. Then ask the Angels to take away the craving and not the addiction. When we do this then the Angels rush to our hearts and bring us back in alignment with our Spirit and the Divine. When that happens it may be very subtle or quite profound, but either way it guides us away from the addictive behavior.
You can ask any Angel to help you with this, but in my opinion why not go right to the most powerful of the healing Angels, Archangel Raphael. His job is to help us to heal and come back to our perfection and away from the traps of fear and the ego which have millions of manifestations. But, the details of those manifestations don’t matter, for as A Course In Miracles teaches "There is no difficulty in miracles".
Call on Archangel Raphael by calling his name (out loud is better, but silently works also) three times and then tell him the pain that this addiction is causing in your life and to help you take away the cravings that keep the addiction alive in your life. Feel his presence and what he tells you within your heart and know that he now has your permission to intercede when the craving comes up for you. Then thank him...
Continue to do this. Just as with any Angelic relationship, it takes care, respect and attention on your part to continue to ask for his help and tell him what your heart is going through.
My personal experience has been that when I have handed a craving over to Raphael, the cravings immediately lessen and within a very short period of time become non-existent. It is a much more loving and gentle way to be with ourselves than using the sheer will power of the ego to fight the addiction. Then I look back and see the ways in which the addiction was keeping me from the Divine.
My prayer for you is that you take time to hand your cravings over to Archangel Raphael, so that in that particular area of your life you can get that much closer to your Spirit and the love of the Divine.
As always, I pray that Love will guide you…
