Saved by an Angel (43 page)

That’s why it’s important not to dictate to God how you want your angel encounter to manifest. For instance, don’t say to the angels, “Please brush my hair as a sign that you’re with me.” Instead, simply say, “Please give me a sign that you’re with me,” and let them figure out the best method for delivering that request. Remind yourself frequently that the “how” of the way prayers are answered is up to God, not up to us. The infinite creativity of the Divine Mind is filled with happy surprises that defy the physical laws of Earth, which our human minds often worry about.

So, holding positive intentions is essential. Even if you don’t fully believe in angel encounters because you haven’t yet experienced one firsthand, hold a positive intention. Even if you’re not sure if you’re qualified or deserving of an angel encounter (which I assure you that you
are!
), hold a positive intention. Even if you want to see an angel or deceased loved one so badly that it hurts, hold a positive intention.

Here are some affirmations to help you elevate your intentions to the most positive and optimistic level possible. Read, write, or say these affirmations as often as possible:

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I feel safe in opening my psychic abilities.

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I am highly visual.

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I am very clairvoyant.

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I easily hear the voice of God and the angels.

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I am open to seeing my deceased loved ones.

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I welcome my angels into my dreams.

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God and the angels love me very much.

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I can feel the presence of angels around me right now.

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God and the angels speak to me continually.

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I notice signs from heaven.

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I am open to Divine communication.

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I trust God to protect me.

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The Law of Free Will says that heaven cannot intervene or interfere in our lives unless we give our permission. The only exception is to save our lives—if it isn’t our time yet to go. So, you’ll need to request that your angels help you to clearly see, hear, or feel their presence. There are many ways to do so, including the following:

— Praying.
State your request to God and the angels. For example, “God, I deeply desire to meet my guardian angel. Please help me see and hear this angel.” Say this prayer repeatedly until you feel a sense of peace and inevitability in your heart and gut area.

— Directly asking.
Many people encounter a deceased loved one directly after asking that person for help. You can do so aloud, in written form, or silently. Let’s say that you’re worried about a particular deceased loved one. Ask that person for some sort of reassurance that everything is okay. That person will then contact you, either through a dream visitation, in an apparition encounter, or by giving you a sign. If your experience isn’t clear enough for you, then ask the person for additional contact.

— Writing a letter.
This technique works best when conducted in an isolated environment. So, go find a quiet place outdoors, or sequester yourself in your corner of the house (including the bathroom, if there’s no other private place!). Write a letter to God, your guardian angels, or your deceased loved one. Pour your heart out about your desire for an angel encounter, and your fears or reservations. End the letter with a strong request for their help.

— Using possessions.
Kirlian photography shows that an object’s aura is affected by the emotions of the person who held it. In other words, people’s energy is imprinted upon their possessions. As a result, you can tune in to your deceased loved one by holding one of his or her possessions in the hand you normally don’t write with (that is, your energy-receiving hand). It’s best to hold an object that your loved one came into constant contact with—for instance, a ring, watch, eyeglasses, or a necklace. Metal items hold the energy best, but any object will do in a pinch. You can also hold a person’s photograph as a way of tuning in to his or her energy.

As you hold the object, close your eyes and hold the intention of psychically connecting with that person. Ask your angels to act as telephone operators, routing your call. Whether you feel your loved one’s presence or not, mentally ask the person to contact you.

— Going outside in nature.
Perhaps the reason why so many people have encounters with their deceased loved ones at grave sites is because they’re outdoors. Souls certainly don’t hang around where their bones are buried or their ashes are contained. After death, we no longer identify with our physical bodies! However, when you visit a deceased loved one’s grave, you’re thinking about the person strongly, and you’re outside in nature. You can replicate those same two conditions (without visiting the grave) in order to make contact. Simply go to a beautiful place in nature, and hold strong thoughts about your loved one.

This works especially well if you go to a place that reminds you of the departed. For instance, if your deceased loved one was fanatical about the mountains, you might connect more deeply after you hike partway up one. Or, if the two of you loved strolling around the local lake, visit this location and hold the intention of contacting your departed one. As you walk lakeside, imagine that your loved one is beside you, and have a mental conversation. Before long, you’ll probably realize that your loved one
is
there and that your conversation is real!

— Holding a ceremony.
Just because your loved one’s body is gone doesn’t mean that you can’t celebrate a birthday or other significant date. After my Grandma Pearl passed away, I held a birthday “party” in her honor, complete with a huge bouquet of her favorite flowers (gladiolas) gracing the table. She definitely attended, enjoyed, and appreciated this ceremony from the spirit world.

Your departed family members attend every significant ceremony and get-together that you hold, so don’t ignore them! Mentally or verbally say hello to your deceased loved ones whenever you hold a family gathering. They will appreciate being recognized and remembered; and you’re more likely to see, hear, or feel their presence.

You can also hold a ceremony in order to contact your guardian angels or ascended masters. For instance, on holidays in Jesus’s honor, you might feel especially open and close to him, which could spark an encounter. Or you can create a ceremony to contact your angels and guides, using free-form dance or drumming.

With positive optimism, you will be more open to the angel experiences that are occurring around you continually. Just be open and aware. Your angel connection will most likely happen when you least expect it, since that’s when you’re most relaxed and open. As this book demonstrates, heavenly encounters can take a variety of forms. Apparition experiences, dream visitations, disembodied voices, encounters with a mysterious stranger, or other signs are just a few of the ways that heaven will answer your prayers.

Chapter 16

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his chapter outlines a powerful plan of action that can give you the maximum opportunity to see angels. For some of you, the results will be immediate, and you may see angels or your deceased loved one right away. Others may need to be more patient, and it could be several weeks before you have angel visions. However, if you follow these steps, you’ll definitely have breakthroughs that will lead you toward these sightings. I’m asking you to perform these steps every day for seven days. As soon as you’re ready to see angels, they will appear.

You probably noticed that a common thread among the stories of people who saw their deceased loved one in a dream or as an apparition was that the person was in a state of crisis, or had a strong emotional need to connect with the loved one. When you deeply long for certain individuals, a signal is emitted to heaven. Those above know that you strongly desire a conversation. In fact, your loved one has probably already visited you. If you thought you “felt” his or her presence, you were most likely correct. You didn’t see the person or you don’t remember your dream interactions because of your heightened emotional state of grief, fear, or anger.

If you’ve been afraid to see an apparition, your deceased loved one won’t appear to you because he or she loves you and doesn’t want to scare you. However, if you’ve honestly faced your fears and taken spiritual or psychological steps to heal those fears, the departed spirit is more likely to appear to you now.

There is never a guarantee that the person will appear to you, and if you don’t see him or her, it’s important not to let yourself get upset. It doesn’t mean that your deceased loved one is mad at you or doesn’t love you just because you haven’t seen him or her. If someone else in your family
has
seen the individual in question, it’s not a sign of favoritism—it just means that the other person was more “ready” to see an apparition than you were.

It takes a lot of energy for a person in the spirit world to appear in apparition form, similar to how it feels when we dive to the deepest ocean floor. Sometimes deceased loved ones have to “borrow” a charge from the “battery” of their own spirit guides to have enough energy to glow visibly for the living. One study of individuals who had seen apparitions from their deathbed found that the vast majority only saw their deceased loved ones for five minutes or less.
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The spirit world can often only sustain an apparition appearance for brief periods of time. So, I don’t want you to expect to spend hours and hours conversing with your deceased loved one. Some people do, but usually you’ll see and talk to the person from the spirit world rather briefly. Yet even though it’s a short visit, you’ll likely find it life changing and highly therapeutic.

Your visit with a guardian angel of the winged variety, or with a spirit guide who glows so bright that you may not even see his or her facial features, might also be brief. In such encounters, though, you’ll have a feeling of time standing still. So afterward, it may be difficult for you to calculate how long your angel encounter lasted.

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Here are the steps that I teach the students in my mediumship, psychic-development, and clairvoyance classes. Usually I suggest that people try one or two of these steps at a time, but I understand that you’re very serious about seeing an angel or a deceased loved one, so I’m going to ask you to go into heavy-duty training, and undertake all of the steps in sequence. Just keep going through the days until you have your breakthrough vision.

As I said earlier, it might happen on day 2 or on day 42. But one thing’s for sure: if you follow these steps as prescribed, you will eventually have visions. Your determination in adhering to the steps is up to you. If this process is truly important to you, then please perform these steps as long as is necessary. As an added benefit, you may also find that they help you feel lighter, happier, stronger, and healthier.