When I first started my journey to dig deeper into spirituality and metaphysics, I didn’t think too much about higher beings, such as angels. I grew up with a vague awareness and certainly some religious-tied beliefs about angels, but it was nothing I gave much thought to. I have to admit, I don’t think I really believed angels were around me, and most importantly, I didn’t believe that I could call on them for help, advice, and healing in my own life. Although a lovely idea, I wasn’t a nun, I wasn’t overly religious, and most importantly, I didn’t have concrete examples of angels in my life that I could refer to.
Why did I not feel the help and guidance of angels? Because of the gift we are given on Earth: free will.
Angels and higher beings will not interfere in your life without an invitation. That doesn’t mean they aren’t around you when you pray or meditate, but it does mean they’re not going to be interacting directly in your life as they would once you ask for their help and guidance.
When I took my first Reiki class, my teacher talked about angels being around us and how they helped with healing. I smiled at the thought, and thought of it in an abstract sort of way. “Well that’s nice…” I said to myself. But again, with nothing tangible to go from, I didn’t choose to acknowledge them at that point. I was still new to the idea of thinking of life and the Universe in terms of energy and vibration.
A few years later, as my energy healing abilities started to unfold, I started to realize the power of vibration and frequency. I started to understand – and experience – that although I can’t see energies of high frequency, they certainly are around us. I knew because I felt them. This was finally a tangible thing I could understand.
I began to get the nudge to explore the angelic realm, and more specifically the Archangels. I attribute this curiosity to my Divine Self intuitively telling me this is what would help me on my journey. I started to read a lot of books from the go-to author on all things angels: Doreen Virtue. Here’s a link to her books on Amazon.
I found it fascinating to read that the Archangels (such as the familiar Archangels Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel) can help anyone at anytime simply by us taking the time to ask, with an open heart and an open mind. In the higher dimensions there is no such thing as time as we know it, so angels can help any number of people at any time.
That’s really all there is to it.
This post isn’t going to go into the vast subject of Archangels, but my hope is rather to open the door to others to get to know angels better. They are all around and you simply have to ask for help – and they are very creative about giving it. They always respond in the best way, and for your highest good (although not necessarily in the way you ask for or expect).
It’s similar to my post on asking for Divine Guidance, only with the Archangels I’ve learned to work with certain ones for certain things. When I do a healing session, I like to call in Archangels Michael and Raphael. For help with finding what’s next on my path I often call on Archangel Uriel, who is able to provide insights.
If you want to start small, ask for help with finding something you lost. Or with help shopping for a great deal on a new dress you had in mind. Or go big and ask for guidance for your next career move. Then do your part by being aware of any insight you receive. This could be a sudden urge to look something up online (a class you need to take, a contact you should email, etc) or a person could be placed on your path that’s part of the plan. As you ask for more and more help in areas of your life, you might be pushed to make small changes such as adjusting your eating habits, joining a new group, or de-cluttering your house. Small steps that will open up to you effortlessly. Yet it will always be a loving direction. If anything comes to mind that’s negative towards yourself or others, that’s just your ego getting in the way.
I always thought angels weren’t in my life because I’d never “seen” one with my physical eyes. However, it’s very rare for an angel to show themselves as their physical bright “light” form and simply say, “listen, let me just handle everything right now that needs to be done”. Wouldn’t our life on Earth be vastly different if we could actually see all the angels helping us? It might be a bit distracting!
So although I can’t see them, the angels help me with small things on a daily basis, such as getting to a place on time when I’m stuck in traffic, directing me how to fix something (my husband is amazed by this sometimes) or planting an idea for a blog post or photography shoot. They also have been instrumental in guiding me on my healing and spiritual path.
The angels work with us in creative ways through other people and animals, and by creating synchronicity in our life. They will also:
Nudge you to take action
Slow you down if you need to rest and heal
Bring someone into your life to help, teach, or direct you
Provide you with sudden “aha” moments
Help you heal yourself
Always provide assistance for your highest good (not necessary what you think you need)
And what I think is best of all: they will even let you feel their presence during meditation or as you sleep. Ask for them to be with you, train yourself to become aware of higher vibrational energy around you, and you can feel their very subtle presence.
Remember that an angel is of a vibration of pure love. They are the closest to God/Source/The Creator. While they are her messengers and her Divine helpers, we have to remember we also have to do our part. For example, if you want to get to an event on time and you kindly ask for the help of Archangel Michael, you still have to drive the car there. We still have to take steps ourselves and be in the driver’s seat of our life – but everything flows better when the angels are involved.
Finally, if like me you’re not a particularly religious person, don’t let that stop you from contacting the angels. This isn’t about religion at all. It’s about remembering where you came from – as a being of pure light.
It’s about opening up to the love that we all have available to us – because it’s what we’re made of. It’s remembering that you deserve to have a joyful life – and you have a vast reserve of help waiting to be invited in. When things are less joyful on your journey, as we all experience, remember your free will – ask for help, and trust you will receive it.
In gratitude,
Nicki
