In The Arms of The Angel

In my Reiki work, I have worked closely with Archangel Raphael who is also my Life Guide, on a daily basis. In the recent past I found myself at a trying period of my life where I was critically ill and terribly weak, so much so that I could not lift my hands to do a self-healing. My spirit was however stronger and sharper than ever and I finally got the message through to my conscious self that it was time for action or else...

I then realized that although my physical self was terribly weak, I could still use Reiki through my spirit and channel it to my physical body for healing. I then called on Angelic help as at that stage I could use all the help I could summon, and slipped into meditation mode and soon found myself at 'The Garden' a place on 5D where I usually go for attunements in White Light to my students, and there I met Archangel Raphael as I usually do, only this time he opened his Angelic Arms to me and said "You have helped to heal so many; today you are the one in need of healing, come to me"

I blissfully slipped into that indescribable energy of healing love which he surrounded me with. It was sheer bliss for lack of a more adequate word, I felt a wonderful tingling feeling all around me and then the energy seemed to permeate every cell in the body and within moments I had no pain or discomfort, only a warm loving feeling throughout. It was heavenly, pardon the pun.

When I finally found the courage to return to 3D reality, I felt invigorated and filled with gratitude and was on a rapid road to recovery. This experince (one of many) dramatically changed my life and I was compelled to share it for it may assist others who feel that sometimes life throws you into a powerless grip that you cannot get out of... you are never alone, remember that. Life was not meant to be a struggle.

I will always feel undying love and gratitude for being spoiled this way by the Angels and all Beings of Light who unfailingly assist me in my healings. It is true that we are handsomely rewarded for doing Light work and the rewards are priceless, for you cannot buy them in hard cash.

Banish Selfish thinking

Release yourself from Selfish Thinking

This ritual will help you to cultivate generosity and realize that the true essence of giving is a generous spirit.

Giving is not dependent on wealth; even if you are materially poor, there are still things that you can donate. Time is a precious gift in the contemporary world and giving someone the gift of your time is an act of real generosity. This involves listening. In the same way that a material gift given carelessly is rooted in selfish thinking, if you do not give your full attention to others when listening to them, this is also selfish.

Receiving is an integral part of giving. Even if you are given something you don't like or want, be gracious in receiving it and thank the person from the heart. By appreciating their kindness, you have given that person an opportunity to practice generosity.

- Find a quiet place where you will not be disturbed for 20 minutes;

- Sit comfortably and spend a while reflecting on how you would like to lessen your selfish thoughts and actions, ask yourself: "If I am stingy towards myself, how can I be truly generous towards others?" You need to learn how to be giving to yourself as a first step towards lessening selfish thinking.

- Take a small ordinary object such as a stone, hold it in your right hand and notice what it feels like to have the stone. Try to feel a real appreciation for having and holding it. Reflect that a small, inexpensive gift given purely with love creates more happiness for the giver and receiver than an expensive gift given resentfully or with the expectation of receiving something in return.

- Slowly transfer the stone from your right hand to your left hand. Feel that your right hand is giving the stone to your left hand. Remain conscious and aware of the sensation of giving. At the same time, your left hand is receiving the stone. Develop a feeling of appreciation that you are receiving something. Although the stone has no material value, try to experience the sensation of giving and receiving something with a true and pure spirit of generosity.

- Continue to transfer the stone back and forth between your hands slowly for ten minutes. Observe your feelings, noticing how they change.

- Reflect that practicing this ritual will help you to give and receive more authentically, and will eventually lessen selfish thinking.

Meeting your Spirit Guides

Meeting and working with your Spirit Guides

Did you know that each of us has a team of spirit guides who help us on our life path? They are with us through all our lives surrounding us with love and come in many forms. For example, you might have a highly evolved guide who has had many previous lives, or a wise ancestor who has passed over into the spirit world and who is assisting you now.

Guides can work with us in many ways or might have a specific role, some are serious and some have a fabulous sense of humour! Guides can help in many ways such as helping us find our true life path and direction and are always in the background encouraging you!

Here are a few simple tips to form a stronger bond with your guides.

Meeting Your Spirit Guides

There are lots of ways that you can do this, but two simple approaches are through visualisation and automatic writing.

A visualisation for meeting your Spirit Guides
- Sit down comfortably somewhere quiet and take three deep breaths, breathing out any tensions from your body and mind.

- Close your eyes and see yourself walking into a beautiful garden with a bench at the centre.
- See yourself sitting on this bench and ask for your guide to approach you and sit next to you.
- Ask your guide any questions you may have. Then thank your guide for coming and see yourself leaving the garden.
- Feel yourself coming back into the room and back into your body. Slowly open your eyes.
Write down the information you get from your guide as this helps you build a relationship with them. This is great for actually seeing who your guides are.

Automatic writing

Automatic writing is a process where you use writing to channel information from your guides. It’s great for getting very specific information.
- Again, find a quiet space where you can sit down with a pen and piece of paper. Take three deep breaths and breathe out any tension.
- Start with a simple question such as, who is the spirit guide working with me at this moment in my life?
- Empty your mind and write the answer that immediately comes to you without censoring it. Ask as many questions as you like.
- At the end, thank them for their help and clap your hands loudly three times to clear the energy and ground yourself.

Reaffirming your Integrity

Reaffirming your personal integrity

As a part of the ONE, every thought and every action we partake in, has an effect on the world around us. Awareness of this brings with it consciousness of our impact on the people in our lives. Considering the full ramifications of our actions can be an important part of our spiritual growth. Being more conscious requires effort, but once we have made it a habit, it becomes second nature, and the easier it is to find ourselves in easy alignment with our integrity.

Our thoughts are the seeds of our actions; without getting obsessed with monitoring and controlling them, we can perhaps choose one thought per day and simply notice if we are in alignment with this experience of integrity. When for instance, we are holding negative thoughts about someone, we risk trapping them in negativity. We should let go of the negative thought and replace it with a wish for healing on that person's behalf.

In the event of us having something difficult to express to someone, it would help to take the time to consider how we would feel if we were to find ourselves in the other person's shoes. When we modify our approach by taking someone else's feelings into account, we bring benefit to that person and ourselves simultaneously. The more we do this, the more we reaffirm our integrity of our relationship to the world.

Attaining Body Balance

Look at your profile in the mirror firstly the one side, then the other and you will notice that the two sides are slightly different from one another.

The same is true of your hands. Considering these subtle differences in the context of the idea that the right side of your body is masculine and the left side feminine, may shed some light on how balanced you are in relation to your masculine and feminine qualities.

Intuition, feelings, openness, and selflessness govern the feminine side of our natures. The masculine side is characterised by logic, facts, systems and self-interest. If you are giving to others in excess to the detriment of yourself, your feminine side may be overactive and your right side may need strengthening, to speak up for yourself, protecting and conserving your energy. If your life is too structured, your masculine aspect may be overactive; developing your feminine aspect will then bring a more creative approach.

Maintaining balance between the left side and the right side, is a key to wholeness. When you close your eyes and scan your body, what do you see? You may find that most of your ailments, from acne to muscle tension, occur on the left side of your body. This might indicate that your feminine aspect is out of balance in some way. Similarly, if you notice a lot of tension in your right shoulder, your masculine side may be overtaxed or weakened. Just noticing an imbalance is the beginning of healing it. Some imbalances may be long-standing, and it may take time to bring your system into equilibrium. Remember to be gentle with yourself and listen to your body. Over time, doing this can guide you to a dynamic state of inner and outer balance.

Meditation with the Angels of the Morning

Attuning to the Angels of the morning helps one to accept abundance into one's life and to feel gratitude for the blessings received each day.
- Begin the meditation by increasing your vibration with a few deep breaths.
- Stand up straight and bring your hands together ay your heart chakra (prayer position)
- Take a few more deep breaths and allow your body to relax. Be aware of the weight of your body and your feet on the floor. Allow your knees to relax so that there is no tension in your body and your energy is flowing evenly.
- On the next in-breath raise your arms (palms together) above your head and lean back slightly to stretch your spine and look up towards your hands.
- On the out breath bend forwards from the hips with the intention of touching the floor with your hands or fingertips (bend your knees if you have to). Connect with Mother Earth.
- Stand upright again on the in-breath and open your arms outwards; imagine you are embracing the world.
- With the next in-breath allow the energy of the Morning Angels to flood your whole body and aura with light, warmth and optimism.
- Stay in this energy as long as you like, feel the angelic blessings flowing into you, bringing nourishment to every cell in your body.
- When you are ready, lower your arms to your sides on an out breath.