Divine Afflatus, Heavenly Breath: An Angel Message

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.   (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

 

Enthusiasm defies gravity.  The original definition of the word meant "as being filled by divine afflatus (which is to blow upon or toward)." This little cherub, filled with with divine afflatus  blows a kiss your way.   

The Greeks spoke of ecstasy meaning to be "out of yourself" and enthusiasm "to be in God".  Happiness is an inside job. 

To be enthusiastic is a choice. Action follows thought.  A simple change in attitude breaks one out of the mold, and gives wiggle room in the now.  It can be a simple act...sing...dance...reach out to someone...blow someone big air kisses in prayer.  

 

Just by remembering the word enthusiasm brings a stirring within...an inner awakening bubbles up, an effervescence to life.   

 Today is the Feast Day in honor of Guardian Angels. May your day be filled with divine afflatus blowing joy, peace, love, and harmony.  You are never alone. How blessed we are to have a guardian angel accompanying us on our earthly journey. Rejoice!  The best is yet to be. 

 

Love and peace,

 Rae Karen

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Little Bird at My Window: An Angel Message

This morning the cutest little songbird surprised me.  I was at my desk staring at my laptop when an animated brown bird hopped along the windowsill and stopped by my desk. His playful antics and the odds of his rare visit made me smile.   Peeping in the window, upside down, his motions were quick and jerky, hopping across the outside window ledge so close I could have reached out to touch his soft feathers.  But soon he was off again, flying to the swing-set, hopping across the playhouse railing.  Fun in action.  

 

I was reminded of that old hymn.  His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.  

 

All is well with my soul seemed to be his cheerful message.  Synchronicity was at play for PLAY...and  WISDOM were the keywords for today's angel guidance.  Sometimes it's wise to take time out and allow for a little fun...to play and do something outside of the box.  Make room for happiness to catch you when least expected.  God is in the details, and He watches over you.  

 

Love and peace,

 

Rae Karen  

You Are a Law Unto Yourself: An Angel Message

   

                       

Today I'm reminded of a powerful statement of truth: 

"Declare a thing and it shall be true for you."  

You are a law unto yourself. 

We must be a bouncer at the door of our thoughts admitting only those that are harmonious and good.  I see how my own thoughts attract my experiences.  If I tell myself that the grocery store will be crowded, the lines long, that's exactly what I get.  

I put it to a test and learned a powerful lesson.  One busy Sunday my Mom asked me to pick up a few items for her at the grocery store.  I began to stress.  The parking lot was jammed. Carts wheeling back and forth.   An "angel thought" whispered, what I decree (tell myself) will be true so why not expect the best.   

 

Entering the store in a line of shoppers, I made a decision. Everything would go smoothly.  The angels would go before me and make my path straight and clear. I wasn't just going to get, I was going to give...to be a blessing to others. I invited the angels to be with me.

 
And, you know, that's exactly what I got. 

 Yes, the store was busy, but a peaceful hush blanketed the aisles. And when I went to pay, there was no waiting line. I got what I declared.  It worked. 

 

 I had other errands to run that day, and each one was better than the first. People smiled and were loving, sharing a hug and a kind word.  Afterwards, I realized the day was a demonstration of what I declared and expected!  Harmony ruled in an atmosphere of divine Love. 

So, whenever I begin to complain that "I HAVE TO" do something, I try to remember to change my mind from dread by declaring "I GET TO" do it.  Grateful to be willing and able, brings joy.  I can do it.   And,  I can even do it in a spirit of grace and loving-kindness as I go about my duties with the loving support of the angels. 

Remember you are never alone.  Expect a happy outcome.  Put it to a test and see for yourself.  Your angels are with you to comfort, guide, and bless, so live in the quiet peaceful expectation of goodness and grace. They go with us wherever we are.   And, by thinking our thoughts are invitations for either love or fear is exactly what we'll experience. Thoughts are things.  They are energy.  I've found it helpful to remember everything is either love, or a call for love.  

Love and peace, 

Rae Karen



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Celebration of Michaelmas Day - September 29th

Today, September 29th, is Michaelmas Day in honor of St. Michael, and the mighty Archangels.  Archangel Michael is considered the greatest of all angels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions. He is known as Holder of the Keys of Heaven, Chief of the Archangels, and Angelic Prince of Israel. He is Commander-in-Chief of the Heavenly armies, and fights for justice.  St. Michael has been honored from the earliest times in many countries.  

 

The Emperor Constantine built a magnificent church near Constantinople called Michaelion.  It became a place of pilgrimage, and many were cured in that church by the intercession of the Archangel Michael.  Constantine's successors erected 15 churches in Constantinople to St. Michael.

 

In Rome churches were built and dedicated to St. Michael dating back to 494.

 

In France, Archangel Michael appeared on Mont St. Michel where there still exists a famous sanctuary consecrated to him.

 

In Egypt, the Christians dedicated their food-giving river, the Nile, to St. Michael, and on the 12th of every month they held a celebration in his honor.

 

St. Michael appeared at different times to those who invoked his aid.  He assisted St. Joan of Arc in the extraordinary God-given mission to aid the French King to restore peace and prosperity to his kingdom and expel his enemies.  

Lord Michael is associated with the element of fire which symbolizes the burning away of negativity. Michael is the warrior whose light is triumphant over darkness. Often he is depicted with a sword of Light to cut away whatever is obstructing our life's purpose. He can help us face those aspects of ourselves that we have ignored or pretended didn't exist. He is the bringer of patience and happiness.

When my spiritual journey began in my late thirties, Archangel Michael helped me face my shadow. Within a short time, my life completely changed direction in an amazing way.  

 

 Thank you, glorious Archangel Michael for tirelessly serving humanity by quickening our spiritual awareness and helping us to be true to our divine purpose.

Peace and love,

Rae Karen

Face the Light: Angel Message

 Elliot and I got lost taking a ride to find a new thrift shop.  We almost gave up, thinking, oh well, it's not meant to be. But an angel nudge prevailed. And, we found the lovely boutique tucked away behind a shopping mall.  That's where I discovered a happy sea of smiling sunflowers.  Facing the sun, high up on a wall, their radiant glow brightened my day for just $6.   

That's the beauty of a sunflower.  It constantly turns its face toward the sun, a behavior called phototropism.  It faces west at sunset, and swings around to the east at sunrise to greet the morning light.  Golden petals bring a heartwarming message to be on the lookout for upcoming opportunities of happiness and health. To stay focused on the light, and have faith.  All is well.

I welcomed the sunflower reminder, an angel message, to be flexible like Gumby and turn my face toward the Light.  The best is yet to be.  We are Children of Light. 

 

 Love and peace,

Rae Karen  

Irises on the Path from Darkness to Light

 The community gardener maintenance lady has become a friend over the years.  We usually just wave and say a few words here and there.  An angel thought suggested to offer her my clay flower pots. I'm letting go in the Butterfly Garden, less maintenance. And I thought she'd put them to good use. 

Yesterday morning, she showed up in her little orange pickup truck. Soon the large terracotta flower pots were packed in the back ready to be hauled away.  To my surprise, she reached down in the truck bed and offered two small uprooted plants.  Would you like to have these irises?  

Irises...my ears perked.  A God wink...  When I told her irises have been a sign from God that I'm on the right path, her face lit up and she smiled, you're doing good.   

Irises... 

Sometimes we may find a treasured symbol in art that speaks directly to our journey from darkness into the light.  It shows up just when needed without any seeking on our part.  The timing is divine, and that special moment is like a wink from God. To keep on walking forward by faith. 

 In 1992, this painting, Beyond Moongate by George Bleich, crossed my path while visiting Viola, my childhood friend, in California.  I'd been through a major life challenge and needed a pause, a reset, a change of scenery, before starting a new chapter of life. 

One afternoon while we were window-shopping in Carmel, Viola discovered this beautiful iris (keyhole) painting hanging in a studio art gallery window.   

 Irises had been like breadcrumbs from God indicating I was on the right path when I began my spiritual journey. 

Not only did the painting speak to me, but the artist had written a poem to accompany the journey.  
  

Beyond MoonGate 

 
The harmony of indigo
Give way to pastel shades
Pains of yesterday dissolve
With the dawn of each new day.
Revelations raise around you
Perfumed flowers in the mist
A tear clarifies and crystallize
To a healing dew drop kiss.

When the secrets of your garden
And all the mysteries there within
Reveal themselves,*** unto yourself
Your new day will begin.
Your garden awaits in beauty
With love you’re meant to share

Like unfolding morning glories
Far removed from care.
Life beckons you with joy
To press on and not to wait
For the path unfolds before you
The path beyond moongate.

Night flowers bloom in secret
***Bearded Iris sway
The silence of the cobblestones
Await the sounds of day.
Like blossoms await the morning sun
Pathways the sound of feet
Your heart awaits to pulse with joy
When night and day do meet.

--George J. Bleich

Looking back through the years, what an amazing journey into the light. I met many of you along the way and we've journeyed a great distance together, sharing joys and sorrows on the road home. 

Sometimes I look down the sun-lit path and wonder, what's waiting around the bend? The dawning of a new day lights up the path as I begin my meditation in gratitude for all the experiences that led me to where I am today.

Love and peace,

Rae Karen  

 

Turkeys - Give it All: Angel Message

 

With my desk now facing the window, nature has been more present, catching me in moments of surprise.  Several days ago, I happened to look out in time to see five wild turkeys. They were trotting across the backyard.  The wild turkeys have been scarcely seen and suddenly five at once was such a blessing.   Five is a number of expansion, thinking outside the box.  

In Animal Messengers Regula Meyer shares that the turkey symbolizes to give yourself unquestioningly and boundlessly.  Give yourself up.  Give in to life.  Immerse yourself fully in your life's story.  Now is not the time to set boundaries and modify the events and relationships you live through, but to let them happen.  In external self-abandonment, discover internal self-development.

To give yourself means expecting things of yourself.  If you want to have this life--and it wants to have you--then you should have it, all the way.  The turkey tells you to give it all, embrace your light and your shadows. Don't be afraid to be authentic, to speak your truth.  With this giving, don't seek affirmation or recognition, just observe how you feel when you throw yourself into life so completely. As you become more of your true self, life makes the adjustments around you.  This is the lesson that comes with autumn, the season of change, of letting go.

The turkey also brings a message of thanksgiving--be thankful for who you are!  Spread your wings, and do a little dance in the sunlight.

Aren't these beautiful sun-lit tail feathers?

Remember you are not alone.  You are in the company of your guardian angel...listen and watch for signs and wonders...when the ordinary becomes extraordinary.

Love and peace,

Rae Karen  

Welcome Autumn Solstice, 2026

Welcome Archangel Michael, the Governor of Autumn.  His name means "Who Is Like God".

September 22, 2026 marks the Autumn Solstice, a beginning of a new season for growth.   A powerful time for shedding the old to prepare for the new, while also maintaining balance in the physical and the spiritual. Dreams will be vivid and often reveal much about our values.  

 
Autumn brings a testing of the lower consciousness (ego) regarding our judgment. When we pass these tests, there will be spiritual rewards.  During this season, access to spiritual guidance is readily available especially through contact with nature, meditation, and prayer.  

 
Archangel Michael offers protection and balance.  With his mighty sword, he will cut away, and purify what no longer serves you.

Archangel Michael is accessible to every seeker on the spiritual path.  In charge of change, he brings the gift of patience.  Often known as the Dragon Slayer as well as the Prince of Light, he helps us to face our own personal dragons that we have pretended don't exist. The dragon is associated with our lower-self and its fears.  Archangel Michael will aid in transmuting shadows into the light of new beginnings.

With his help, this can be a beneficial season in which to take courage, and make new decisions that will lead to more freedom of expression for the highest good of all.  Archangel Michael can help in areas where more courage is needed to face our fears. 

 

In closing, I want to share a handout on letting go from a 12-Step Meeting many years ago.  

 

                                                                             To Let Go...

To let go does not mean to stop caring, it means

     I can’t do it for someone else.

To let go is not to cut myself off, it's the realization

      I can't control another.

To let go is not to enable, but to allow learning

     from natural consequences.

To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means

      the outcome is not in my hands.

To let go is not to try to change or blame another,

       it's to make the most of myself.

To let go is not to care for, but to care about.

To let go is not to judge, but to allow another

       to be a human being.

To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the

      outcomes, but to allow others to affect their own destinies.

To let go is not to be protective, it's to permit another

       to face reality.

To let go is not to deny, but to accept.

To let go is not to nag, scold or argue, but instead

       to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.

To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires, but

       to take each day as it comes and cherish myself in it.

To let go is not to regret the past, but to grow and live.

      To let go is to fear less and love more.

                                     --Author Unknown

Every season serves a higher purpose as we shift into a new rhythm in life.  Remember you are never alone.  The best is yet to be.

 Love and peace,

Rae Karen  

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Artwork: Nanette Crist)

 

Fluttering Heart Leaf: Angel Message

 

 While sitting in the garden this morning, a gentle breeze delivered a golden valentine from nature.  I watched a leaf, shaped like a heart, gracefully flutter through the air, tumbling off a vine on the old oak tree. With a thankful heart, I held it in my hand. A gentle reminder to choose love today.  To let go of the past and choose to see life through a lens of God's love.

Would you believe as I sit at my desk blogging just now... heart leaves flutter down from the tree tops, and gracefully touch the earth.  I am thankful for the angelic message to stay grounded in love.

Remember you are never alone.  You are in the presence of God's angels always when you abide in the Shadow of the Almighty.  Today try keeping your eyes open for gentle angel messages coming to you. A reminder that God loves you now and always. Keep having faith that more is happening than you know. The best is yet to be. 

Love and peace,

Rae Karen    

A Call for Prayers: An Angel Message

"For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways."

     Psalm 91:11

 

 

This morning I'd like to share a few beautiful passages about the angels and the power of prayers.  

The best seller, Embraced by the Light, turned up recently at a local thrift store.  In her book, Betty J. Eadie wrote about her two near death experiences; one as a child, and the second at age 31when hospitalized for an operation.  

 

Betty's second account includes a beautiful description of seeing different angels. She saw angels answering prayer.  The prayers of humans were rising like beams of light, and the spiritual beings were rushing to answer them.  She witnessed the great joy in which they did their work.  The prayers said with faith and intensity were answered first.  She saw how elimination of doubt freed prayers to bear fruit.  Betty heard pure voices and glorious music.

In Heaven, light was not reflected; it came from within the objects.  She saw beautiful and loving people weaving on ancient looking looms.  They seemed to be making cloth that shimmered and sparkled,  "like a mixture of spun glass and spun sugar."  There were also "living" waters and plants that seemed to sway to a subtle, but unforgettable music, praising God. 

 "When the heavens scrolled back," Betty said, "I saw earth with its billions of people on it.  I saw them scrambling for existence, making mistakes, experiencing kindness, finding love, grieving for death, and I saw angels hovering above them."

I'm thankful that Betty shared her powerful heavenly experiences.  It's comforting to know that no matter what we're facing, we have help.  We are not alone. God has sent his angels to be with us, to comfort, protect and direct our path.  How blessed are we to receive these tireless companions who serve humankind with infinite love.

 

It's important not to lose faith at this time of tremendous earth changes.   The more we choose to stay focused on the spiritual side of life through prayer and meditation, living in the immediacy of the now and the grace provided, the greater the light can shine out into the darkness translating earth into a touch of heaven. 

Love and peace to you, 

Rae Karen

An Indelible Touch of Blue: Angel Message

 

Mama is minding her brood of eight ducklings on the banks of the overflow reservoir. Uploading the pics,  what a surprise.  The little ones have solid blue beaks.  When the babies become adults, only a spot of bright blue remains on the tip of their beaks, like Mama.  

Blue is often considered a spiritual color.  And, this transformation reminded me of how often we humans lose touch with our spiritual nature as we grow up and become lured by the distractions of the material world. But, there remains a part of us untouched by the physical realm...a spark of divinity.  Through prayer and meditation this spark will grow brighter, lighting the way. 

I love these unusual ducks...the mornings are often filled with happy whistling songs filling the air.  No raucous quacks...  

A reminder from the Pinocchio movie, "Give a little whistle, and always let your conscience be your guide."

Remember you are never alone.  Psalm 91 is a comforting reminder that God has sent His angels to watch over you and guard you in all your ways.   Look for loving touches of their heavenly presence as you go about your day.   Expect a miracle...a shift in perception.  The best is yet to be.

Love and peace,

Rae Karen  

Legions of Angels on September 11, 2001

Lillie Leonardi,  a former police officer  retired from the FBI because of post-traumatic stress disorder linked to her role in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.  She wrote a book, In the Shadow of a Badge: A Spiritual Memoir about seeing legions of angels guarding the Pennsylvania site where the hijacked plane crashed.  

 

Leonardi served as a liaison between law enforcement and the families of the passengers and crew members killed on United Airlines Flight 93.  She arrived on the scene about three hours after the crash.

Her book centers on her vision of angels:

“A white mist then began to take shape,” Leonardi recounts in her book. “It moved and swirled in patterns of spectacular white light. All at once, the mist took full shape and I saw what appeared to be angels.”

“There were angels standing in the open area to the left of the crash site. There were hundreds of them standing in columns. There was a field of angels emerging from the realms of the mist. They were Archangels with their wings arched up toward the sky,” she explained.

“And I didn’t say anything to the guys because you can imagine if I would have said, ‘I just saw angels on the crash site,’ they’d have called the office and they’d have said, ‘She lost her mind and tell her to go home’.” 

 

 But she added that she saw more than just the shapes inside the mist. She and two men with her spotted a Bible from the plane that had been barely singed. All of a sudden this huge wind came out of nowhere and flipped that Bible open and I remember it flipped open to Psalm 23, “The Lord is my shepherd…” she told CBS Pittsburgh.

On the 25th anniversary of that tragic day, we remember those who lost their lives and the loved ones they left behind.  May God's angels enfold our hearts to extend love and peace and strength to all.  Pray for peace in our hearts and the world.  

Love and peace,

 

Rae Karen