Angel Readings: Finding Your Spiritual Path

The first time I connected with my angels I was about three-years old. I would often see translucent orbs in my house, like the bubbles that appeared around Glenda the Good Witch in the Wizard of Oz. I would also see illuminated crosses hanging in the rays of the light across the sky. This spiritual phenomenon dissipated once I went to pre-school.

Angel Visions

The debate on how schools ruin a child’s clairvoyant abilities will be addressed in a future discussion.

The next time I experienced the angel realm, I was about the age of eight or nine years old. I was getting ready to make my First Holy Communion, a sacrament in Catholicism conducted in a ceremony in which you receive the blessed Eucharist. This rite of passage is preceded by confession, wherein you declare your sins to a priest so that he may absolve you of all your sins.

Upon leaving the confessional, I immediately experienced weightlessness throughout my body. As I proceeded to the pew for my prayers, my body began to elevate, and I floated back to my seat while simultaneously watching my body from above. One might believe that experiencing something like that would be quite frightening, but looking back on that memory, it can only be described as the most peaceful emotion aligned with pure bliss, pure safety, pure fearlessness. It was as if God’s hands were embracing me with unconditional love.

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Unfortunately, because of the abuses I suffered from the many adults around me who were supposed to protect me, I could no longer raise my energy to that higher frequency of rapture. I began living a life of fear which inhibited me from living my highest good. Because of my age I was too immature and unexperienced to realize that I could have called upon my angels for help. Oddly enough, I don’t ever recall ever praying to God or other realms to help me. I just suffered in silence.

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Fast forward about twelve years, right after college graduation, I began realigning my life with the spiritual enlightenment. I began meditating and practicing different forms of religious practices until I could raise my vibration to a sort of out of body experiences. Even a few moments of raised elevation or nirvana is pure ecstasy.

One way to connect with your angels or spiritual path is to begin with erasing your white board, black board, or chalk board (depending on your age) of the thoughts you created throughout the day. Nothing is set in stone; you can always cancel and clear bad feelings and emotions, so they do not consume you.

Here are some simple steps to align yourself with your spiritual path or receiving angel messages:

1. In a dark, quiet, room, lie on your back and put on a redundant sound like a bell, fan, or drum that you can focus on.

2. Breathe in slowly through your nose while extending your abdomen for 10 seconds, then exhaling for 10 seconds through your mouth while releasing your abdomen.

3. If your mind wanders (and it will) focus on the sound. You want your mind to go blank. Try it for 10 minutes; if you can go longer, great! If you are frustrated, stop and move to the journal writing.

4. In your journal ask your angels (God, Universe, higher power) to tell you what you need to know. Write for at least 10 minutes.

You can redo the steps as many times as you want. After a couple of days of practice, you will notice that your vibration will be raised, and you will be more in tune with the signs around you. Throughout your day, journal anything you believe might be relevant to what you are asking or need to know.

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Pay attention to numbers on a clock (especially redundant 111, 222, 333, etc.), license plate frames, songs on the radio, billboard messages, ads on the sides of busses, TV, or emails. Everywhere you look, anything you hear, and that gut feeling inside you are signs pointing you in the right direction. Pay special mind if the signs come in 3's, that is very powerful. The key factor is consistency. Just like a sport, dance, or playing an instrument, you will not get better unless you do it daily.

So, when I use my angel cards, the purpose is not to define your future (we all have choices), the resolve is to reflect on your personal story. The angel cards can reveal truths, freakily at times, to encourage you to accept aspects of your life that maybe you have been unwilling to surrender to or unable to admit.

When we talk about the Law of Attraction or spiritual prayers, there will be some skeptics and whether there is authenticity in its usefulness, and this includes Angel card readings. However, those with open minds and a willingness to grow, can benefit greatly from the tools of Angel card readings for personal development.

Patti Martin, Ph.D. is an educator, coach, and spiritual advisor. Along with Angel Readings she works in anti-bullying campaigns using Mindfulness Education.