Part 10 (1/2)
”I knew that's what my angels were saying to me!”
My clients repeat this phrase to me practically every week, in one form or another. When I relay what I hear their angels saying, my clients often admit that they are aware of this advice. The angels may have urged my client to change jobs, take better care of her body, forgive her father, or move to a different locale. Very often, my clients admit the wisdom of the angelic advice, then add a ”But . . .”
”But I don't have enough time or money.”
”But I might fail and feel humiliated, and things might be worse than they are now.”
”But what if the angels are wrong?”
”But what if G.o.d is really trying to trick me into a life of austere poverty and suffering?”
Just as the Law of Free Will prevents angels from helping us unless we ask, the same law means that we have the right to accept or reject the angelic a.s.sistance offered to us. Most of us would not consciously reject an angel's help. Still, we might mistakenly allow fear to talk us out of receiving good graciously.
After all, many of us grew up with teachings that implied that it's not right for us to accept gifts freely. We might have been scolded for not saying ”Thank you” when someone gave us a present. Or perhaps we learned, ”You can't get something for nothing,” so we feel suspicious when someone-even an angel-offers to help us. We might wonder, ”What's the catch?” as if G.o.d will ask us to reciprocate the favor in ways involving hards.h.i.+ps or austerity.
Know that you deserve help from G.o.d and the angels! You are a precious and holy child of G.o.d, and we all deserve good. If you have, or if you had, children, wouldn't you want the very best for them? Also, let's keep in mind that our higher selves are eternally one with G.o.d. So, in essence, when G.o.d gives to us, He is giving to His own self.
Never think that the angels are too busy to help you. Don't believe for a moment that your needs are too petty or trivial for the kingdom of heaven to intervene. This is just our lower-self ego, pus.h.i.+ng away help, because of deep-seated feelings of unworthiness. Your true self knows that you are very, very worthy. Your true self knows that we are all part of the divine perfection that is G.o.d.
If asking for, and accepting, divine a.s.sistance feels unnatural to you, ask your angels to help you change this tendency. Angels can heal away low self-esteem and any personality characteristic that gives you hards.h.i.+ps. They will gladly roll away the stones that block you from fully enjoying your divine inheritance, which is your birthright from your holy Creator.
Heavenly Surroundings
Your angels are with you wherever you go, so they aren't concerned about where you choose to talk to them. It's just that certain types of environments make it so much easier to hear their voices.
When I first started talking to my angels, they urged me to buy some cla.s.sical music tapes and some fresh flowers for my office. I balked at spending good money on flowers that would soon wilt, or for music that is freely available on the radio. Still, the angels urged me to stop at a florist shop and buy flowers, and to then go to a music store and buy a tape. They were quite specific!
Finally, I asked them what this was all about. They explained that, although my angel statues and pictures in my office set the atmosphere for an angelic conference, it would be better if I decorated with items from the invisible realm. Music, fragrance, and color are composed of vibrations that s.h.i.+ft our minds into a higher level, where we can more readily understand our angels' messages. Radio music is fine, but all the commercial interruptions interfere with the angels' music coming through.
So I purchased some tapes by Beethoven, Handel, and Vivaldi. Many baroque composers have strong connections with spirituality. For example, Antonio Vivaldi was a priest who spent his lifetime teaching orphans how to play music. George Handel told the king of England that angels helped him compose his famous ”Hallelujah Chorus.” The music felt as if angels channeled it. I instantly understood why they were so anxious for me to surround myself with glorious chamber music.
Months later, I discovered scientific research that supported what my angels already knew: People have more statistically verified accounts of telepathy when soft music plays in their room. I've also noticed that, when I play audioca.s.settes of nature sounds, my mind lifts as if I were actually outside.
I also took the angels' advice and bought the most fragrant flowers I could find, which turned out to be tuberoses and star gazers. These beautiful perfumey flowers lifted my spirits. I loved their fragrance so much that I'd bring my vase of flowers from my home office to my nightstand so I could smell them all night. Always, the flowers inspire wondrous dreams and easier interactions with the angels.
Today, I also burn incense when I'm consciously contacting the angels. Beautiful, flowery incense also elevates the spirit and increases the vibrations so that channeling is easier.
Lighting is also part of the invisible realm, since the rays and beams emitted by candles and colored bulbs are not tangible. The angels suggest using an a.s.sortment of lighting in your meditation area. Angels resonate with any lighting that is soft and natural, but they also appreciate playfully colored lights because they cast a fun mood. And you've read how much the angels enjoy us relaxing and having fun!
Developing the Habit of Asking Your Angels for Help
From the angels: ”We speak to you continuously, nonstop from on high. We gleefully join you in fun times, and cheer you in the sad ones. We beseech you to listen further, for we can boost you in ways yet unknown. We help you in countless and numerous occasions, and our 'thanks' is your happiness. When you truly delight in opening your ears to The Angelic Realm, you will experience a music in your life beyond all comparison. If you could know how delightful your life can truly be, you would wait no longer to hear our beck and call!”
The angels want to communicate clearly with you. They have so much to give you! They can bring you information, guidance, protection, moral support, and a pat on the back. In fact, they continuously try to do just that. Yet, a giver cannot give unless there is a willing recipient. Are you willing to receive the glorious good that is being given you right now?
One way to become more receptive to angelic communication and a.s.sistance is by clearing any blocks you may have that prevent you from receiving. Write, read, and say the following affirmations several times a day, and within two weeks, you will heal much of your resistance to angelic help:
”I graciously accept good into my life.”
”I am willing to release all fears of receiving love.”
”It is safe for me to be loved and cared for.”
”I deserve love and a.s.sistance.”
If you're accustomed to taking care of everyone else, you'll need to be patient with yourself while you develop the new habit of accepting help from the angels. Sometimes it doesn't feel safe to receive a.s.sistance. Perhaps you fear that if you don't do everything yourself, others won't need you. You may also fear losing control of the situation if you aren't taking charge of everything yourself. You might worry that the angels are too busy to help you or that you don't ”deserve” angelic a.s.sistance. Or, you just may automatically do things on your own and need reminders to ask your angels for help.
All these blocks to angelic intervention are understandable and very, very normal. If you simply forget to ask your angels for help, place visual reminders around your home, car, and office. Angel statues, cards, and posters give cues to jog your memory whenever you need help.
If you are aware that, deep down, you have blocks that prevent you from asking for help, the angels can heal these blocks away: If you need more faith or belief, ask G.o.d and the angels to help you!
If you feel undeserving of Divine intervention, ask G.o.d and the angels to help you!
If you worry that your problems are too ”trivial” for heavenly help, ask G.o.d and your angels anyway. Remember that G.o.d and The Angelic Realm can help everybody simultaneously, since time and s.p.a.ce do not limit them. Your request for Divine help doesn't pull G.o.d or the angels away from helping somebody else.
Whatever you need, G.o.d and the angels can help!
Remember: G.o.d and the angels love you, and they love to help you so that you can easily feel, enjoy, and give love.
Purifying the Channels of Divine Communication
From the angels: ”You can hear us so much more clearly when you purify the air around you. Think of divine communication as coming through a mist, which is really the buffer in the atmosphere differentiating one spiritual realm from another. The finer the mist, the easier the communication between us can be. But a dense mist covering prevents us from clearly hearing your thoughts and seeing your deeds, and is more likely to create misunderstandings about our intentions for you. By purifying yourself, to the extent you are able, we are joyful because we are much more reachable as far as you are concerned, when the mist around you is refined and purified.”
When the angels talk about ”purifying the air around you,” they aren't referring to clean air in the traditional sense. They mean, instead, that your thoughts and lifestyle actions affect your aura and the energy field around you. It's a little like clearing the static from a telephone line so you can hear callers more clearly. Angelic communication is easier to understand when you purify your aura and energy field.
All purification steps are best if they come from your desire and willingness. It's best not to force yourself to take any step that feels like you are ”denying yourself.” Only undergo those steps for which you feel ready. Undertake these new habits with the joy of knowing that they bring you to a closer understanding of your true G.o.d-self nature.
- Purify your thoughts.