WE ALL START SOMEWHERE: A REFLECTION ON MY EARLY FORAYS WITH THE ANGELIC WORLD
Many people work with angels today, from traditional occult methods such as Solomonic Magic to New Age practices. I have tried them all over the years of my practice. I actually remember the first time. One was working with these gemstones, which are human-made but attributed to angels called angelite. I engraved the stones with these New Agey sigils and prayed fervently to the Four Archangels while practicing Centering Prayer. They were the first time I held gemstones and could FEEL energy come from them. That whole beginning experience felt very magical and wonderful!
The second experience I had was with Richard Webster’s books on Angels. They were these pamphlet-sized books that focused on the Four Archangels. I had two of them and worked his steps to conjure and invoke those Angels. I later understood that he mixes a lot of Golden Dawn ceremonial magic into what he does to create a hybrid Angel magic. It seemed to work for me because when I did it, a rush of wind went through the house (and the doors and windows were closed). I had offerings like a bowl of salt, and when I finished, the salt was hard as a rock, like the Angels consumed the essence of it. This was another time I was blown away.
The third one relates specifically to Shem Angels. I had heard about them, read a few books, and endeavored to connect to my guardian Shem Angel. I worked on this for weeks using that method, and nothing seemed to happen. Then, one night, I was startled awake by a soft but noticeable light shining above my head. After a few blinks, I saw the faint figure of a female angel hovering overhead. I was in a friend’s basement, and they had one of those big freezers. The Angel flew from me, alighted on top of that freezer, and seemed to sit and watch me. As startled as I was initially, she was so comforting to see and feel that I could drift back to sleep, feeling very protected. The following day, my friend came downstairs and told me that when he and his wife woke up, their house was blanketed in a spiritual mist like nothing they had seen before!
Some would say these experiences don’t amount to much because they did not result in concrete guidance or actionable intel. Well, accurate as that may be, I think it is an absolute ALWAYS to expect spirits of any sort to be concrete or actionable in all they do. Humans are often not like that, so why do we project that onto spirits?
For me, when I think back on these moments, they were about beginning to show me that the spirit world is very real. That helper spirits will come when called and make their presence known. Though no words were exchanged, I felt the Shem Angel came because I had been praying for a protective presence around me. And that is exactly how her presence registered.
The course I created on the Shem Angels allows people to do this their own way. I do not find them difficult spirits to connect with, especially once a person has done the work to find their Guardian first. That Angel will direct all the traffic of the others. Because they are also, to me, angels close to the earth, their ability to help us manifest things is more significant than other spirits. So, if this interests you, I invite you to join me in August when we get started. The link to sign up is here: https://www.theblackthorneschool.com/courses/working-the-names/.
Hope to see you soon!
