Angels are a worldwide phenomena, Cathy Cox takes a look at some of the beliefs that surround these celestial beings.

If you believe in Angels you join millions of people around the world who also believe in Angels. Time Magazine (1993-DEC-27) featured a story on angels. An opinion poll revealed that:

• 69% believe in the existence of angels
• 55% believe that angels are "higher spiritual beings created by God with special powers to act as his agents on earth".
• 49% believe in the existence of fallen "angels or devils." They were presumably referring to demons.
• 46% believe that they have a personal guardian angel
  
  

In Greek the word Angel means "messenger" - celestial beings believed to be messengers or intermediaries sent by God to instruct, inform, or command humankind.

All religions deals with the relationship humans have with the supernatural realm.  Angels are represented in ancient Greek religion, Judaism, Christianity and Islam and you could argue many other equivalent being can be found in indigenous cultures...

“The angels are so enamored of the language that is spoken in heaven, that they will not distort their lips with the hissing and unmusical dialects of men, but speak their own, whether there be any who understand it or not" 1803-1882 American Poet Essayist

Traditional Israelites believed that angels have the form of human males, and as a consequence they were sometimes mistaken for men.  Years later and after Mesopotamian and Persian influence, another dimension was added to the Jewish concept of angels which now included hostile and destructive angels who are rebellious against God.  Later developments in both Judaism and Christianity show a remarkable growth of angelic folklore.  In the early and mid 1990s there was a renewed interest in angels with the use of angels on greeting cards and television specials concerning encounters with angels. This almost was reflected in popular TV dramas such as Highway to Heaven and more recently Angel.

“It is not known precisely where angels dwell -- whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has not been God's pleasure that we should be informed of their abode.” Voltaire 1694-1778. French Historian Writer

People’s belief in angels come from basic intuitive knowing that we live in a universe of harmony that is both magical and mystical. It also comes from a basic sense that we are looked after and protected.

Angels and miracles

Often Angels are associated with miracles. When people are faced with very difficult situations where there seems to be no “human” way out of it, they may have first hand experience of an Angel. Sometimes this is visual and sometimes this may just be a sense of what has happened.

Susan’s Angels Story…

My angel experience happened about 14 years ago. It was a hot summer afternoon in Texas. My son was about 1yr old and running a very high fever that day. We had been to the doctor that morning; he was so sick that he had not sat up all day. We were home alone that afternoon and I did not want to leave his side for a second. I put a quilt on the floor and got some pillows and we lay under the ceiling fan and watched television. I had never seen my baby so sick before, I was really worried about him because he just laid there. I waited for him to go to sleep before I got up to do anything. Once he was asleep I got up and went down the hall, I had not gotten to the bedroom yet when I heard a terrible crashing noise. I had only been gone 3-4 seconds, I ran back to the living room and my heart sank. The large ceiling fan that was running on high above our quilt had fallen. I looked and my very sick little boy was sitting on the sofa crying softly. I know that an angel had to have moved him to safety, because there is no possible way that he could have woke up and climbed to the sofa in that amount of time he was barely walking anyway. There was broken glass everywhere and the fan hit the pillows and the quilt. I know that could have killed him, and I thank God for the guardian angel that picked him up and carried him out of the way. The fan would have seriously hurt me also; I believe that God had me get up at the right moment to protect me also. I know God was in my house watching over us that day, because a sound asleep sick child that has not gotten up all day does not jump up from a sleep and get on a sofa. I thank God for this miracle often, and I am so thankful to watch my son grow all these years, he is now 15yrs old. Life is so precious, and I know that both my boys have guardian angels to look after them.

Connecting with Angels

Your connection with Angels does not have to be something that happens in the midst of tragedy. Angels do not have to be seen as human being like figures with wings that fly above. Rather it is easier sometime to see angels as beings of celestial of light that exist like you and I and that have a role to support us to be the people we are meant to be and to live more deeply from out sense of divinity. You can connect with Angels on a daily basis it is just a case of consciously making the connection. More often these beings of light want to connect with us.

Four Fundamentals to connecting with Angels.

• Ask: Invite your angel to be with you and to share with you its warm light Sit quietly with paper and pen in hand. Be open and allow the exchange of energy to come through to you.
• Trust: Your angels are with you and you will receive a message. Let it happen. You are being guided although you may feel you are making it up. The message will seem like your own thoughts. Acceptance is most important.
• Let Go: Begin writing what you know to write. Let the angelic energy come through to you. It may be as a soft whisper, a picture in your mind, or a feeling of knowing. Your angels have the same loving voice you have heard many times before. The harder you think, the less flow there will be.
• Say Thank You: You have received a message for which you didn't have to do anything. Simply be grateful for what you have received and acknowledge receiving it by giving thanks.

Cathy Cox is a gifted psychic medium and author, who has helped thousands with her wisdom and insight. To read more written by Cathy and to find out how she can help you in your relationship with her amazing psychic skills, go to www.find-the-right-psychic.com