God's Spiritual Household

(Photograph from Wikimedia Commons)

I came across this prayer several months ago and soon forgot about it.  The Angels brought it to my attention this morning. I wanted to share it with you.

God’s Spiritual Household

Beloved Father-Mother God, give us wisdom to meet problems that come up to be met today. Give me understanding to deny error. Give me grace to remain silent when it is not necessary to speak. Oh Love, take me in. Give me one mind, one consciousness and enable me to love my neighbor as myself. When I cease to judge, criticize or condemn, I begin to progress.    

It is comforting to know that we live and move and breathe in the Presence of God, but this wonderful gift is null and void unless we pause in gratitude throughout the day and still our minds to become aware of this tangible blessing.  Rejoice that God is only Love.

Enjoy your day with the Angels,

Love and blessings,

Karen 

Circle of Life - An Angel Message from a Spider

(June 23, 2013 early A.M. Spider Web.)

I hurried to the window early this morning, hoping to see the Super Moon.  Although it was not visible, another perfect circle stood out in the sunlight, a spider's web, in our neighbor's backyard. Several weeks ago, I was saddened when he cut down many trees, and left them in a heap.

Since then, I've been so thankful that the towering, older hardwood trees are still standing.  I find myself silently thanking them, appreciating their presence and not taking them for granted.  So,  in the midst of such disarray, the perfect circular web seemed like an angel message.

I wasn't sure what it meant at first. 

Then an idea came to me. 

The Circle of Life. 

And, how we are all joined together by one single thread, woven in a finite form representing infinity. With its shimmering in the morning light, I could see more clearly:  All life is related and each part should be accepted equally.

In Animal-Speak, author Ted Andews describes the spider as the guardian of the ancient languages and alphabets.  "Spider reminds us that the world is woven around us.  We are the keepers and the writers of our own destiny, weaving it like a web by our thoughts, feelings, and actions."

This circular web reminded me of a Hebrew letter shaped like a circle, Samech.   The symbolism is a circle, a wedding ring, or a prop.  The keynote, protection. 

A circle is infinity in a finite form, and all the points are equidistant from the center.  This symbolizes equilibrium in motion, a balance in this world while connected with the Divine.  Samech indicates a  need to open up more fully to the celestial realm and trust its protection. 

In yesterday's blog, I wrote about how summer marks the best season to connect with Nature and the angels.  I've been calling on Archangel Uriel for assistance.  How wonderful to see that portal opening up today in unexpected and creative ways.

The next time I returned to the window, the sun had shifted, and the splendid web was no longer visible.  A reminder that angel messages are always there, but illumination is necessary to bring them forth.  There is a divine timing.
  
Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,

Karen 

Cloud Angels

Photo from Wikimedia Commons


Sometimes the ominous "clouds" that block the light in our lives can become an angel in disguise helping us to grow upward in thought and action, to rise higher.   This too shall pass.  The angels were sending  that message when I found this photo on the web. 

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,

Karen 

 

Angels Are Near

Yesterday morning while sitting in the tub I was meditating about a certain issue.  When I opened my eyes, I noticed this little angel on the soap dish.  Her pose reflected my quandary, she  seemed to be pondering a question, too.  Or tuning into mine.  I had to laugh because like most things I often look but do not see.  I never really paid any attention to her before. 

She was a reminder that so often purification is necessary before we can experience a new shift in perception.  These days are filled with opportunities to cleanse our thoughts and see more clearly, to wash our cares away.

When I got out of the tub, I saw a small clipping from a magazine Elliot had cut out. "You Can Talk to Your Angels. Angels Are Near " He'd propped it up against a beautiful pink conch seashell on the bathroom shelf. Angels are around us always, but are we paying attention? I need to stay more vigilant that's for sure.

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,


Karen

 

The Redeeming Angel, Metatron, and the Rainbow

(Rainbow at Washington Monument from Wikimedia Commons)


 Synchronicity led me to The Zohar where I came upon an interesting passage about the rainbow in Volume 7. 

"...NAMELY there are angel messengers in the world which revolve and turn into several shapes, sometimes female and sometimes male, now Judgment and now Mercy, and all that is the same matter.  In the same manner, this angel has many shapes, and all the colors, WHITE, RED, and GREEN, of the world, THE NUKVA, are in this place.  This is the mystery of:

"As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about.  This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Hashem." (Ezekiel 1:28)

THE APPEARANCE OF THE BOW, THE NUKVA, contains the three colors.  Since the angel has three colors, he leads the world.  (The redeeming angel, METATRON, receives blessings and then bestows them upon the world.  This angel is male when procuring blessings for the world and is female when there is judgment in the world.)

I was looking for a rainbow to go with the blog, and found this one of the Washington Monument.
The capstone of this 555'  obelisk has the inscription laus deo, "Praise God."  When we put God first all things are possible.

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,


Karen

 

A Rainbow!

(Photo by David Livesay)


As when the rainbow, opposite the sun
A thousand intermingled colors throws.
With saffron wings then dewy Iris flies
Through heaven's expanse, a thousand varied dyes
Extracting from the sun, opposed in place.

    --Virgil (70-19 B.C.)

After the much needed rainfall over the past week, it was a wonderful gift to see a rainbow. 

One of the most widely held traditional beliefs is that the rainbow is a bridge between heaven and earth, between the divine realm and the human world.  It is a symbol of hope, peace, and brotherhood.  Because a rainbow most often follows a thunderstorm, its unexpected colorful appearance represents a sign of peace after a conflict.  A new beginning.

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,

Karen


 

The White Ibis: Angel Message from the Birds

(Photo from Wikimedia Commons)



"In our innermost soul we are winged beings,
 and we should soar and glide each day of our lives."
                                       Claire Nahmad
                                              Angel Messages, The Oracle of the Birds

A wonderful way to experience the angelic streams of life is to listen with an open heart to the song of the birds.  To draw close to them in spirit is to become aware of the hidden beauties and mysteries that are sacred and secret within the human soul.

Monday evening while Elliot and I were out for a drive, hoping to find answers to what's next in life, I saw a flock of birds flying toward us in a V-formation.  At first, I thought they were geese, one of my favorites, but as they came closer I was surprised to see they were snowy white ibis.  I thanked them for their gift as they flew over our car.
The timing was perfect. Their upward flight had lifted my spirit above the mundane, releasing a need to be in control and to just let things unfold naturally. 

 In his book, Animal-Speak, Ted Andrews explains that the V-formation is very symbolic.  It reflects by shape an opening to new possibilities.  It's like a arrowhead, pointing to a new direction, and with one end open, it also reflects an openness to new ideas. The letter "V"  in Hebrew "vav" means nail.  This formation indicates we are about to affix ourselves to a new path.  It is a letter that reflects great fertility.   Vav is also a creative connecting energy between heaven and earth.

Another flock of ibis crossed my path yesterday.  This time they were grazing in the grass.  Aware of the importance of synchronicity, in Angel Messages by Claire Nahmad I learned that  the ibis represents the initial letter of the Egyptian alphabet.  It is the sigil of the origin of language and all that civilizes humankind.  The Egyptians believed the white plumage of the ibis symbolized the light of the Sun.  "If an ibis draws close to you, it is a spiritual call sounding your name.  You have been chosen to enter into a new and elevated spiritual understanding.  The cry of this 'Bird of Thoth' is a call to your heart:  "I offer enlightenment."

I was so thankful for this wonderful message that applies to each of us.  Moreover, on Wikipedia, I discovered the ibis is an author of sorts, writing upon surfaces, leaving its footprints as 3 + 1, which is the image enshrined in the Scandinavian world tree Yggdrasil and the Hebrew tree of the Sephiroth.

By surrendering and trusting, we, too,  will rise in consciousness as we go through our trials.  We will then leave golden footprints for others to follow by waking up to the divine within us. 

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,

Karen





 

An Angel Message: The Hawk at the Window

Angel messages often come to me from nature.  It's funny how something manages to catch our attention and we wonder how we ever noticed it in the first place.  Last Wednesday night it was almost dusk when Elliot and I returned to the parking lot after having a spaghetti dinner at Tony's New York Pizza.  As I got into the car, I saw a huge bird sitting high up on the window ledge of the top floor of an office building in town.   I thought it was a hawk. Hawks have been messengers for me in the past.  I hurried home to get my camera, with the zoom I could see for sure.  To my surprise, he waited for me.  I took several photos and although the close-ups were fuzzy, I got the picture.  It was a hawk.

It was unusual behavior for a hawk, so much so I wondered about the message.  He was on the outside looking in.  Hawks are symbolic of messengers akin to Mercury.  Was he saying become the observer?  Don't get caught up in the details of the material world.   Why wasn't he soaring high above, seeing the big picture?

The message seemed so deliberate that I looked up hawk in  the book Animal-Speak. I read that all hawks are impressive and stir the imagination.  Hawk medicine teaches you to be observant...Life is sending you signals.  The red tail hawk can spread its wings to a great width, and it can teach you to use your creative energies in the same way.  It can extend the vision of your life."

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,

Karen

 

Angels Blessing Where You Live

God dwells wherever man lets Him in.
       --Martin Burber

 While searching the web for angel images, I found this message in a colorful travel poster.   I love flowers, and often the angels use that wonderful medium for communication.

The artwork reminded me of how God's angels are always pouring out blessings upon the place where we live.  The gifts of love and light, and  all things beautiful are forever flowing from the angelic realm to our physicality.  I'm learning more and more that I need to open up the doors and windows of my mind, to receive their infinite bounty that is so freely available.

Curious about the poster, I discovered that The Ephrata Cloister, located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was a religious community established in 1730 by Johann Conrad Beissel for settlers seeking spiritual goals rather than earthly rewards.

I'm so grateful for the loving presence of Angels among us.  They are truly only a thought away.

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,



Karen

Listening for Angel Messages

(artwork from Wikimedia Commons)

May our walking on earth be gentle as

the union of the butterfly and the flower.

             --Traditional Buddhist Blessing

It rained for the second day in a row!  The birds are singing sweetly on this cloudy morning.  The church bells just chimed 8:00, and the drone of a low lying plane passing by are all signs of life, each in its own form.  I'm not sure what to blog about today, my mind is a little foggy like the weather, so I'm going to listen in to the angels for help.  I know ideas will come because only my own thoughts can block my reception to their inspiring transmissions radiating 24/7. 

Yesterday in meditation the words, "To thine own self be true," came to mind.  Words of truth from Shakespeare, and according to scripture, we each must work out our own salvation line upon line, precept upon precept.  Sometimes I try to integrate a dual thought system, spirit and ego, and the results are less than positive.  Either everything in this dream is true or none of it is.  I tend to judge what's good or bad, forgetting that when I awaken it won't matter.  Only the love that inspires each action is real. So keep on trying to follow the ideal of not seeing anyone as a body, but recognizing them as spiritual beings, made in the image and likeness of God.

When I look out upon the world using my physical sight, I see many problems in many different forms.  Friends overcoming physical challenges, storms, poverty, abuse, etc.  but underneath all the seeming chaos is a golden strand of everlasting Light, linking us all together in Oneness.  The sparks of God we are, waiting to catch fire and emblazon our memory to return our minds home to Him. 

 

 A favorite line from A Course in Miracles:  "The kingdom of heaven is now.  There is no other time. There is no other place." 

May I feel His peace knowing this as I walk in the world today.  Angels surround me, gently guiding my steps on upward wings.

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

 

 

 

Love and blessings,

 

 

 

Karen

 

Who is Who? An Angel Message

Last week our neighbor, Sam,  rescued a dog from the animal shelter. The first time I saw T-Bone, a black and white boxer, he was playing catch with his new owner in the backyard.  Not sure if the dog was a new family member or Sam was pet sitting, I called out.   T-Bone ran over to the fence, tail wagging, slobbering as I petted his head.  I could tell he was overjoyed.  His death sentence at the pound had turned into a new lease on life.  Sam beamed, too. "Life needs to have some fun," he told me.

 I wondered how his orange tabby was adjusting. "How's Princess with the new dog?"  I asked.

"PRINCESS!?"  He laughed.   "Oh... you mean Francis!" 

"No wonder he looks insulted when I call his name."  I chuckled. 

My own cat paradigm collapsed as I  then began to question the gender of our two stray lovable cats, Mr. Paws and Cleo, who, many months ago had taken up residence on our patio.  Since Princess (Francis) would often visit our yard to hang out, Cleo would react jealously, chasing the orange and white cat away while Mr. Paws sat idly by observing the ruckus.  So... if Princess was not a female, then perhaps the lovely Cleo was a male, and Mr. Paws... suddenly was a Mrs.?

I looked at our two gray tabbies.  Who is who?

I'm sure the angels were amused as I learned a big lesson.  I began to understand that it's not about the form, but the content.  And the Love of God is in everything.  In the end, I guess it doesn't really matter what they are called as long as they are loved for who they are; an expression of God's love in the world.

Our indoor cat, Angel, watches from the laundry room window.  She could set me straight, if only she could talk, but I'm not sure it matters. 

Enjoy your day with the Angels. 

Blessings,

Rae Karen

  

What Are You Putting Out There? Love or Fear?

I'd never seen anyone toss a Frisbee high into the wind, watch it soar above the waves, and return to him automatically.  Amazed, I watched his maneuver repeatedly as if he were playing catch with an invisible Angel standing in the sea.  Some of his returns had pizazz, skillfully caught under the leg.   Elliot explained it was gravity and the dynamics of the wind.

I thought of something else, a universal law:  What you send out comes back to you.

I captured this feat on video, but the format wasn't compatible with Google. Although the action is missing, the message has stayed with me. 

It's no secret that like attracts like.  What we send out, returns to us. 

This week I've been reading in A Course in Miracles about the Holy Spirit. 

 He has given you love's messengers to send instead of those you trained through fear.  They are eager to return to you what they hold dear as are the others.  If you send them forth, they will see only the blameless and the beautiful, the gentle and the kind.  They will be careful to let no little act of charity, no tiny expression of forgiveness, no little breath of love escape their notice.  And they will return with all the happy things they found, to share them lovingly with you.  Be not afraid of them.  They offer you salvation.  Theirs are the messages of safety for they see the world as kind.

...The Holy Spirit has given you His messengers to send to your brother and return to you with what loves sees.  They have been given to replace the hungry dogs of fear you sent instead.  And they go forth to signify the end of fear. (Text 411)  

I took the message to heart and became more vigilant for the subtle ways my ego slips into judgment.  Why did they do that?  Shouldn't they have done this. Why me?  What's up with this?

  Instead I began to focus on sending out love to all life everywhere I went.  I tried to remember "Love is attracted to love." If I had a less than positive thought, I'd instantly replace it with a loving one.  I kept reminding myself that God loves me and everyone.  Show me how much you love me today, I asked.

The results were amazing.  People were friendlier and more loving.  A server came over to greet us at a cafe, giving me a big hug.   But I really knew something special was up when my wild cat, Cleo, the one that adopted us, jumped into my lap for the first time. 

It startled me at first.  I'd been sitting on the patio enjoying nature.  The warm breeze, the scent of flowers, appreciating the moment.  Maybe she's going to curl up in my lap, but instead she brushed her cheek hard against mine, a deliberate head rub, then gave me a wet kiss and jumped down.

Wow...

I know those messengers of love are the Angels.  It's so wonderful when we actively choose love in every situation.

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,

Karen