The Spirit Moved Me

Angels.

So many theories, so many suggestions, so many thought processes regarding the perplexing concept of angels.

There are books written about them, poetry drifts in and out with dreamy words about angels and television shows and Hallmark movies continue to be produced that put angels right there in human form in front of our faces.

The word “angel” comes from the Greek word, “angelos,” which translates into meaning as “messenger.” Almost, if not all, organized religions accept and endorse messengers of a higher power whose sole purpose is to watch over, guide and influence humans on Earth.  In one of the most ancient of religions, Zoroastraism (1000 B.C.E.). divine messengers were called “Fravashi,” guardian angels of light. Judaism teaches that “messengers of God” were sent to Earth to guide, save, fight for and teach humans. Christianity teaches angels exist from the first chapter of the Bible. Islam  – messengers of God, but without free will. Baha’i – blessed beings. Native American religion – spirit guides. Even agnostics and atheists have a hard time not recognizing that there may be guardian spirits.

The biggest question, and almost always the first one asked when the word “angel” comes into conversation, is “do you believe in angels?”

Three powerful words – “do you believe?”  Almost more powerful than “I love you.”

Do you believe? Believe in a breeze across your face at just the right moment, when you’re so tired you could drop, and the heat is making your blood boil up?

Believe in that one sudden smell that you happen across that brings back a flood of memories and makes you involuntarily smile with the thought? That forkful of fried okra at a diner in the middle of nowhere that you stop in to grab a bite on the road, and it is exactly, to the tee, like your mother made 40 years ago, when she was still alive and dancing in the kitchen to Dean Martin tunes?

Some people report feeling the sense of angels with finding a random feather, feeling a strong instinct to do or not do a particular thing or by hearing music or whispers (also called “voices”) when you’re alone.

The one thing I know is that angels are all about a sense. All of our five senses – and even the mystical sixth sense – recognize uncanny experiences. I believe that everyone has a spirit–a soul–and that we build our own souls from birth. After the physical death, I believe that – at least for a while –our spirits remain in some form of energy, and that we can influence others that we love or care for.  We can protect them. Guide them.

Do I believe in angels? Yes. Do I believe in a higher power? Yes. I choose to call it Universe rather than personify it. I believe animals have souls, and that they are more powerful than ours because they are ancient and unified. I believe in a circle of life that comes back around. I believe in karma. I believe that there is a lesson to be learned in everything we go through. I believe recurring dreams and numbers that appear more often than randomly are messages. It’s how we interpret them that counts.

Yes, I believe.