Lesson 5: Angel Empowerment
What is an angel?
Angel is derived from The Greek word “Angelos” which means “messenger”.Many theologies agree that Angel is considered one who acts as a messenger, attendant or agent of God. Angels are created from God or the infinite and exist as pure love and joy. Each angel has a particular task they are assigned to; it is the angels that are assigned to protect and care for us that we wish to communicate deeply with. Each angel takes great joy in taking care of our needs and will not hesitate to do so.
Some people wonder if angels were ever human. A few angel experts have stated it is rare but not unheard of. Angels are spirits without bodies, although they can appear to people in a body form. They possess superior intelligence, strengths, and unconditional love, a love we will fully experience ourselves when they become spirit form. They're pure energy and so do not die or age and can take on any form they choose. There are many sightings and stories of angels taking on human form, and fewer who appear with wings. I do believe they choose human form in order to keep us from being scared. Imagine a figure with wings and halo wearing a glowing rope suddenly appearing out of nowhere. This would startle many of us!
Many times the qualities of an angel are so delicate that they choose female forms or even masculine bodies with female face characteristics. I've had quite a few visits with the angels and have seen a change from a very feminine male to a female and back-and-forth so quickly I couldn’t place them as either male or female, just as simple androgynous. One characteristic that stood out was their eyes. They were the bluest blue and you can almost see right through them. Angels appeared to us in the form that's best for us.
Throughout the book of Revelation angels are described as taking on not only the appearance of humans but many other forms such as the burning bush. It is said the purpose of the angels wings is to allow the angel to astral travel. They also represent a symbol of divine authority. Angels work to make our life better. Everyone has angels around him or her at all times; all you have to do is ask them to help and they will.
Creating your own Angel!
There are countless numbers of angels and they can be anywhere you ask them to be in an instant. You can even create your own angel to help and guide you. All you have to do is call out to the ethers and ask an angel to help you with any problem or issue. They will be there in an instant! You can ask them anything from helping with the test to healing your relationships. They want to help you more than anything but you have to ask them, as we have free will. Angels need to know we want them before they can help us, so make a habit to ask for assistance on a daily basis.
You may ask; “why are some people able to communicate with their angels and not others?” We cover some reasons why this might be below but I would like to emphasize that despite their tremendous power, there are negative entities that can block Angels from helping you. How do they do this is by getting into your mind and confuse the messages you send to the Angels. Your message must be clear. No need to worry however, if you do the exercises on psychic protection in this course, you will not have any problems with contacting the Angels.
You can always tell when someone has been blessed by Angel contact; they portray so much joy and peace in their aura. They are full of laughter and joy and others are drawn to them because they make others feel safe and secure.
We all have a connection to our angels. Some of us are just more in tune with them than others but we can all reach them. They've never left us. They're always there. It is us who is chosen not to listen to them or ignore the signs.
Below are some common blocks we used to keep us from making contact with our angels:
Blocks to contacting your Angels
We ignore the guidance when it comes.
This happens all of us. We ignore guidance when it comes. For instance, our instincts tell us to turn off a certain exit on the highway and we choose to ignore it ending up in a traffic jam instead. One day I was planning a trip to the mall with a friend. I had this really bad feeling that I should stay home; I kept thinking something bad would happen if I go but I ignored it because my friend drove an hour to get to my house and we were really looking forward to going out. 20 minutes from home as I was crossing a four way intersection a car came out of nowhere 55 mph heading right for us. Luckily I had good reflexes and figured if I floored it, I would have a chance of getting out of the way in time. So I did just that and the car hit us in the back of my vehicle.If I didn't do it when I did, the speeding car would've hit the passenger side possibly killing my friend. We were saved that time but next time if I get a feeling like that I'm saying home!
Guidance comes in many forms. It could be a feeling like I had or it could be a voice in your head or outside of your head, it could even be something comes on the radio. The key is to keep your mind open at all times.Also keep in mind, many times we receive guidance and we shake it off as wishful thinking, a hallucination or a dream.
Can you think of anytime you ignored guidance?
We don’t feel we deserve it.
So many people feel they are not worthy of receiving guidance.We are all worthy of it. Even Hitler was worthy of it, he just in listen!The angels are always with us and will never leave no matter what we've done.They understand we are human and make mistakes sometimes.They forgive us for them and are only waiting for us to forgive ourselves so we can allow them in.They're not allowed to intervene in our lives unless it is a dire emergency. We have to allow them to come to us.If you feel you don't deserve guidance then ask yourself this:
Why does someone else deserve guidance and not you?
Write down your reasons and examine them carefully. Keep in mind, no matter what you have done in your life; you still deserve to receive guidance.
Our minds are filled with judgements and criticisms of others and ourselves.
Peggy is a sweet and loving girl yet still feels judgmental almost every day. She thinks people are stupid if they don’t do what she feels is the right way of doing something. She gets irritated and angry at anyone who doesn't do things her way. Peggy doesn’t want want to feel this way but doesn’t know how to change. Whitney makes fun of everyone no matter who they are. She always seems to find something wrong with everyone she meets. She doesn't even consider herself a critical person. In fact, if asked, she described yourself as a very compassionate loving person but if she is thinking bad thoughts about others, then she is not seeing her true self– a judgmental person.
Since I have been teaching metaphysics there has been one thing that surprised me time and time again.People seem to have trouble seeing who they really are.They're either in denial or not very observant.They think they are being compassionate to others, they think they are not judgmental, angry, resentful, jealous. They see themselves as a loving giving person and many of them are, but there are just as many hiding behind the façade. They want so badly to be an enlightening individual that they convince themselves they are. They think it's okay to still be angry with someone that hurt them in the past. They think it's okay to hurt the person that angered them since they were hurt by them. This is not a loving attitude.
Judging others is a result of your own feelings of inferiority.It is a way for you to avoid your own negative feelings about yourself. In a moment of judgment, you're experiencing the feeling of powerlessness. When you judge, you're trying to change another person, or in turn, trying to make yourself feel more powerful. To stop judging, the person must get to the root of the problem. Ask yourself what you're truly feeling. Try putting yourself in the other person's shoes. This will help to bring clarity to the situation.Practice catching your judgmental thought and make it stop. Think something positive in its place.
Be honest and ask yourself:
Do you criticize others?
Do you judge them for what they do or what they look like or how they act?
Are you angry with anyone right now?
If so, how will you deal with this anger? Whatever you choose to do, is it good for all concerned?
How do you feel about yourself?
Do you like yourself?
Are there things you don’t like about yourself?
If you made a list of all the things you don’t like about yourself, how long would it be?
Would that list be longer than a list of things you do like about yourself?
Can you learn to love yourself despite all your mistakes?
Realize they are not mistakes but a learning experience and we all make them. We all have a list of things we don't like and it's okay that we have this list.You need to learn to except who you are the way you are right now, flaws and all.
If you were overweight does that mean you love yourself less because being overweight is not desirable or looked down upon?
One client I worked with was an alcoholic and occasionally use drugs.She slept with man for money to support her habit and eventually became pregnant.She was 19 at the time and didn't feel she was strong or stable enough to raise a child so she gave him up for adoption. Now, age 29, she's dealing with deep self-loathing.She managed to beat the drug and alcohol addiction but felt this tremendous guilt for not being responsible enough to keep her child. Part of her cure was to talk to other drug abusers and hear their stories of tragedies and triumphs.She needed to see that she was not the only one he made a mistake and she also needed to understand that alcoholism is a disease and she couldn't help herself at the time but she had to give herself credit for helping herself now.She had to learn to see that there was also good there. She's not a terrible person. She made a mistake. She did not become her mistake.
You are not your mistake either. If you have a problem you can't solve on your own, seek help for it. There's always help. If you did something in the past you regret, realize it is all you knew how to do at that time and forgive yourself. Write it out in a journal or talk to someone about it and then let it go.We all get bumps and bruises along the way, those that reach a level of success and happiness are those who know it's okay to falter sometimes.
Exercise 1: Stop the Judgements
God doesn't judge.Only our lower self does.Before going to bed at night take five minutes and think about someone you have had negative feelings toward recently. Ask yourself why you felt hurt, angry or upset.Try to picture this person in your mind's eye and think of three positive qualities this person has. Focus on the positive aspects of this person and allow yourself to forgive anyone who has hurt
Ask your angels:
“Dearest Angels, please help me to release my lower self ego and see the world as you do. Please help me to forgive others who hurt me and replace anger with peace.”
A common distraction from receiving divine guidance is negative judgment. No matter how negative a person's actions or behaviors might be, judging someone to be bad does not empower or inspire another person to be a better person.
When you find yourself feeling negative judgment, first acknowledge the part of you that wants to judge– The part that wants to be right and better than others. Remind yourself that we all have our faults and weaknesses. Do your best to understand and learn from your judgment.
Then let it go.Open to finding acceptance and then understanding and love both for your Divine essence in and for that of the person you judged. Choose to let your last thought always be that of love.In doing this, we powerfully transform our judgment into love and empowerment.
Through choosing to see beneath all of the pain, suffering, and hatred, and to recognize and connect with the divine essence within even those who would do us harm, not only do we heal the world, we heal ourselves.
We refuse to forgive ourselves or other who have hurt us.
(We will discuss forgiveness and learn to ask our Angels to forgive us in this chapter.)
We are afraid of their guidance.
Can you think of an instance when you heard true guidance but allowed your fears to shadow your thoughts instead of listening to it?
Some people are afraid of guidance or at least in the form it comes to you. As a child I heard voices. I thought it was my angels for years until a teacher in school talked about schizophrenia and how the mentally ill hear voices and I convinced myself I was crazy which led me to shut those voices out for a very long time.
Another example is seeing Angel, spirit guide or ghost in person. If you've ever seen the movie The 6th Sense, you can understand the shock I felt when dead people appeared out of nowhere. Luckily for me they didn't look scary as they did in that movie! However, they would come, and I would run! It scared me so much; that I blocked it so they wouldn't appear anymore. I have since learned that we can tell them how we want them to appear.
Talk to the universe and tell them you need to contact them in a way that they won't scare you.Now, they come in my dreams many times and also touch me. I'll hear voices inside my head and mostly I get strong hunches about something. Sometimes it'll be like a movie playing in my head. If they do appear, they do it in a way I can handle. For instance, as a ball of light, somewhat like an aura floating in space or I will be warned with either a sound or a feeling of an energy change in the room first. They will come to you the way you want them to if you ask. If I remained scared of their guidance I would've shut completely down and never heard or saw anything again.
Accept that they are here to help us all.We all have angels and guides with us.Ask them to come to you in a way you can handle. Talk to them about this, they will hear you and they will do what you asked of them. Many people are not scared to see their angels but still can't see them. They asked to see them, they pray every day, they talk to their angels every day but still can't see them or hear them.Some people will never see them but it helps to work on raising your frequency levels. The higher your energy level, the easier it is to bring in angels, Spirit guides, or anyone who has yet to crossover.There are many exercises in this course to help raise your frequencies.
We struggle too hard to sense guidance.
The harder we try to receive guidance the harder it becomes to do it.It is like rowing a boat up a waterfall. Relax, let go, and turn the boat around, letting it flow downstream with the natural flow of the river. You want to be able to have this gift yesterday, but if you try to rush it, you hamper the chance you have and years will go by without any contact that you're aware of. The gift of seeing or sensing usually comes when you're working on something else in our lives; When we are distracted, we're detached.
We are afraid of being controlled.
Some people are afraid of Angels and God will try to control them if they open up to guidance.They are all here for the good of humanity.They are not here to hurt you or scare you or direct you so far out of your comfort zone you feel lost alone.The answers they give may not always be joyous, but it is all for the good in the end. How many people do you know who are controlled by the Angels?
We are afraid of success.
This is a tough one.You're so used to failure he has become comfortable with it.If you succeed, what now?Who are you and what will you become.You even deserve success?What if you are not happy one success is obtained? How will your life change all of a sudden you had good luck most of the time? If your are afraid of success, answer the following questions:
Why?
What exactly are you afraid of?
What would happen if you succeed?
What would happen if you fail?
Do you want to fail again?
What does success mean for you?
Is this what you really want out of life or is this someone else's version of success?
We don't like the answer we hear when we receive guidance.
If guidance tells us to go to the doctor, and we don't want to go, we learn to ignore this guidance and unconsciously blocking out further guidance for fear that they will tell us something else we don't want to hear.Keep you mind open to all guidance, good or bad, at all times. If you choose to ignore some guidance, don't feel guilty about it. You can still receive guidance in other areas of your life as long as you don't subconsciously block it out from guilt. I recommend you follow through on all guidance however, no matter how scary maybe for you. You will notice real guidance by following the steps below.
What is true guidance?
In most cases,Those seeking"divine guidance" usually go through the process of learning to discern the difference between “Spirit based" and “Ego based" guidance. In other words, when you get guidance, is it coming from"God" or "the Devil"?To understand what this means, you must first understand the types of guidance as well as how it may be communicated to you.
Types of guidance
There are 3 types of guidance. The first 2 present you with truths; neither are false in that sense. The first 2 offer guidance in your own best interest; neither truly wish to harm you(which is not to do the case within the 3rd).
“Spirit-Based” Guidance comes directly from the Universe and the servants of the Universe and is grounded in love and abundance.
“Ego-Based” Guidance comes from the “small self" inside of you– the"ego" part of you– and is mired in fear and survival.
“Evil” Guidance six to put you or others in way of harm.This is not"true" guidance but "evil" entities drawing you into a “dark path”.
Means of Receiving Guidance
There are various ways to receive guidance.Each way has its own advantages and disadvantages:one is not inherently better than the other. They are just different.These means include being:
Clairvoyant: (clear seeing) - seeing images, still or moving, in your minds eye.
Claircognizant: (clear knowing) - knowing without knowing how you know.
Clairsentient: (clear feeling) - feeling guided by emotional/physical sensations.
Clairaudiant: (clear hearing) - hearing voices, yours/others. in your minds ear.
Clairomni: (clear channel) - moving between all of the above channels.
Ways of knowing it is true guidance
SPIRIT WILL ALWAYS ACT FROM LOVE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST
Both "spirit" and "eco-base" guidance acts from love in your best interest. Both wish to protect and serve you. How do they go about it is what differentiates them.
"Ego based" guidance shoes it's love to you by keeping you on the path of the “tried and true" where you are safe and protected.”Ego based”messages are full of reasons why you cannot, should not, and must not do things.
“Spirit based”guidance encourages you to step off the path of the “tried and true" so that you can walk down another road that in the end will be far better for you to send the"safe" way. “Spirit based”contact is always intensely loving– it always leaves you feeling very energized and uplifted.
SPIRIT ALWAYS LEADS YOU TO GREATER LEVELS OF JOY
“Ego based” guidance Will always trade show away for safety."Ego" want you to have joy later (The "pie in the sky when you die" syndrome).
“Spirit based”guidance always wants to lead you to where you can get greater joy right now. It recognizes that there may have to be some "temporary inconveniences" for"permanent gain". Yet the Spirit works with you to minimize the inconvenience, to maximize the gain, and get you joyful right away.
SPIRIT ACTS WITH INTEGRITY, ALWAYS TELLS THE TRUTH
Your ego can be extremely crafty and manipulative.If you stray from the path of safety, your ego will put out half-truths, bogus arguments, and consistently paid pictures of the worst-case scenarios to get you back to quote "safety".
Spirit knows that all fears are nothing more than false evidence appearing real.Spirit only needs to tell the truth because “it IS the truth that will set you free".It always acts from the highest levels of truth which you inherently feel is"right".
SPIRIT ONLY OFFERS “RIGHT” THOUGHTS, WORDS, DEEDS
When you get to put your existence for your interested in receiving guidance, it is because you have already learned quote to tell right from wrong".
Instinctively, you know when guidance is encouraging you to"think right thought", to"speak right words", and to"do right deeds". “Spirit based”guidance will never ask you to do the “wrong” thing. “Ego based”guidance may suggest that you not do the right thing."Evil" guidance will insist you do the “wrong” thing.
SPIRIT FOCUSES ON WHAT YOU “CAN DO” RIGHT NOW
“Spirit base” guidance will always encourage you to make it courageous and abundant choice.”Spirit based” guidance is from beings who knows that the universe offers you all possibilities– if you are open to receiving.Spirit is not limited, frightened, or mistrustful– these are the qualities of ego. Spirit knows what you "can do, right now" while ego believes in what you “can't do now or later".
SPIRIT IS ALWAYS VALIDATED BY SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
One of the main objectives of "Spirit based" guidance is to make you feel good about the contact.This way you will grow more comfortable overtime with the guidance as your trust level grows.The best way for spirits build trust with you is to establish a track record of success which goes from good guidance.
Ego is not concerned with success– only with safety. It has been said that "God writes straight with crooked lines”.It is when you follow those crooked lines over an extended period of time and see that they were for the best – that is when you truly learned to trust in the hand of spirit cutting you.
SPIRIT ALWAYS SEEKS TO EMPOWER YOU AND ALL OTHERS
“Spirit” always suggests actions that empower you and all others concerned in any situation."Spirit" works to enable you to win and others to win at the same time.
"Ego" tends to advance your interests at the expense of others."Ego" let's you win and will allow others to lose.
"Evil" almost always involves a “lose, lose” strategy: Harming others in thereby harming yourself with bad karma.
SPIRIT ALWAYS FOCUSES ON BLESSING AND GRATITUDE
“Spirit" is constantly in the process of bringing the gifts of the universe.The purpose is to show Gods love to you in form and to instill the attitude of gratitude within you. It is the state of thankfulness which attracts all the good into your life.
"Ego" always focuses on what you do not have any loans about the "lack" in your life.
While "evil" try to trick you into believing that the only way abundance will flow to you is to snatch blessings given to others for yourself.
SPIRIT IS ALWAYS COMMUNICATING GENTLY AND SIMPLY
“Spirit based" guidance is always communicated in a clear, easy to understand manner while"ego" and "evil" seeks to"confuse you with the facts" so that it can achieve its own agenda."Spirit based" guidance is always gentle: it acts as if it were your best friend.
While "ego" and"evil" based guidance tends to act toward you like lecturing parents for demanding and jealous gods.
SPIRIT ALWAYS HONORS AND RESPECTS WHO YOU ARE
"Spirit-based" guidance is always supportive.It motivates you to achieve your dreams into connect with your greatest joy. It supports you by encouraging you to honor your uniqueness, your special purpose, and the needs of your body– mind.
"Ego" and"evil" are strictly concerned with serving their own agendas.
SPIRIT HELPS YOU FULFILL YOUR PURPOSE IN LIFE
"Spirits" main mission is to help you to fulfill your purpose in life.To do this, it is always consistent:Repeating the same clear, loving advice is that your feet stay firmly planted on your path.
"Ego" and"evil" want you to fulfill their purpose.
SPIRIT DEVELOPS YOU INTO A CO-WORKER WITH THE UNIVERSE
"Spirit" shows you hello you are equal and one with others: not better(ego)or worse(evil).Spirit develops you into a coworker with the universe.
Opening to Divine Guidance
The Many Forms of Guidance: Guidance comes in many forms. Parents, loved ones, teachers and friends usually give us guidance and fullness in the right direction.The media; music, TV, plays, actors and actresses on inspire us in some ways especially when we find ourselves admiring them. Even works of art can offer guidance and someway, however the most powerful form of guidance comes as a knowing, a sense that you are right, even though you don't know why or a feeling in your gut tells you something is wrong or right.This form of guidance comes from your higher self, guides and angels.If you followed, this unseen guidance can lead us to happy fulfilling life.
Asking for guidance from their angels and guides is not on most people's minds, however it is a good idea to ask often and begin a dialogue with the unseen.Upon awakening you can ask your angels and guides to help you make the best choice is to start your day. Many spiritual people I know ask their angels to help them drive to work safely, and get the best parking space. I have asked me to help me get to my destination quickly and smoothly and have found this to work like a charm! My soul sister makes it a daily practice to call on her deceased relatives and friends to help out as well. Make this a part of your day much like bathing or brushing her teeth. The more you ask, the more they will come and it will be natural for you to talk with him.
We have a tough decision to make or a difficult time had, remember to ask your angels for help and you can add what Reiki practitioners say during a healing; "I asked for help for the good of all concerned." This will ensure the guidance you are receiving is coming from a higher source.
Sometimes what we house for is not in agreement with our best interest. At times there are important lessons we need to learn and it mind take hardship to learn them more quickly. Look at his experiences as an opportunity for growth.Do not become angry with the angels for not helping out as some people do. This will create the largest block in contacting your angels.
When Darkness Comes
We all have dark moments, fears, anger, selfishness, and jealousies. We must except those emotions as part of life and work on the reasons they are there.Here is the time to ask your angels for help. Ask them for understanding and clarity to see if your dark self and negative emotions that are trapped inside.Having these dark moments does not make this a bad person. It is part of being human to have a negative sight. We must learn to accept the good with the bad and forgive ourselves for me filter. With the Angels help the negative side gradually begins to shift and transform, allowing the left to flow through.
Once this occurs we are able to help others transform themselves as well. By sharing the dark side of you with others, it helps them realize they can accept the negative side as well as up into the grand gift of Angels guidance and love.Too many people feel guilty asking for help because of past regrets. It is time to let your guilt and regret go and: Angels to bring more joy and peace to your experience.
“I will do my best to accept and understand myself and all around me.”
And we all know the power behind these words:
“Grant me the courage to change the things I can:
the serenity to accept the things I cannot,
and the wisdom to know the difference.”
Start with yourself. Tell yourself you are willing to strive to be the best you can be each and every day and with Angel's assistants, and the power of acceptance and understanding you'll reach your goals of a wonderful life full of love just waiting for you.With this love you can shower it on others creating a healing effect in the world!
Angels as Friends
Do you remember having an invisible friend of the child?If you did, do you remember talking to this person sometimes for hours?They were your best friend.You took them everywhere and talk to them about everything.Do the same with the angels.Sometimes receiving guidance is as simple as asking for it. Make it a habitat for guidance throughout your day.Talk to your angels even if you don't believe they are there or you can't hear or see them.They want us to them. Many of us wait till something horrible happens to us for help or share something with them. You don't have to walk around the streets talking about your angels but acknowledge their presence. Let me know you want to communicate with him and talk to them telepathically in public.
If the person appeared in your life and they said they had all the answers to your questions, what you been asking them questions everyday? Your angels are there for you. Ask them what you want and keep an open mind for the answer.
The Touch of an Angel’s Hand
Life is so generous a giver, but we,
Judging its gifts by their covering,
Cast them away as ugly, or heavy, or hard.
Remove the covering, and you will find beneath it,
In living splendor woven in love, by wisdom with power.
Welcome it, grasp it, and touch the
Angels hand that brings it to you.
Everything we call the trial, sorrow, or duty,
Believe me, that angels hand is there.
