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Why are you devoting yourself to angels? Especially these ones??? Angels are not meant to be worshipped, and in my experience they really do not like it.

Work with them all you want but this doesn't make sense lmfao. Angels are not gods or goddesses meant to be worshipped, and certainly not those under YHWH. They are an extension of Source/YHWH/Creation here to guide and teach us, but they're really not meant to be worshipped or devoted to.

DEVOTIONAL ACTS - ARCHANGEL GABRIEL

Hey there friends! It's time for a post all about Gabriel. Read the others here: Archangel Michael, Archangel Uriel, Archangel Haniel, Archangel Jophiel, Archangel Zadkiel

Archangel Gabriel is the messenger of God and is generally noted as the messenger archangel. His name means "God is my strength". He helps people express themselves, speak the truth, communicate, and nurture and is associated with the throat energy center.

📜 If you need help accepting a message or lesson, you can rely on Gabriel

📜 If you're expecting to hear news, you can pray to Gabriel to deliver it safely and swiftly (you can also ask Raphael for this too)

📜 If you work in telecommunications or communications, Gabriel is a patron archangel of those areas! You can seek his guidance and presence during work for the best outcomes, healthy relations, and good work

📜 If you participate in Christian/Catholic prayers, you can pray the Angelus in dedication to Gabriel

📜 He embodies a lot of tarot energy, especially from The Fool, Judgement and The Lovers. Building devotional acts around these energies can be a great devotional act

📜 Meditating and praying to him so that you can speak your truth and develop boundaries through your verbal work

📜 If you need help understanding a message, you can ask for his guidance

📜 When you need to write something you find difficult to write, ask for Gabriel's guidance to communicate the best you can

📜 If you're a writer, Gabriel can assist in granting divine inspiration

📜 Even as a creative, you can ask for his assistance

📜 He can help small or young children with learning communication

📜 If you would like to learn a language or are learning a language, Gabriel is an angel to help with that

📜 His communications skills can enable us to tap into intuition and receive messages from beings, spirits, deities, god, source, the universe etc

📜 Journalling is one of the best methods to connect with Gabriel

📜 Light a candle for Archangel Gabriel

📜 Pray a novena to Gabriel

Do you have any more suggestions for this awesome angel? Let me know!

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Jewish Angel Work

I don't see a bunch of writing about angel work in general, and what I do find is often heavily Christianized! I wanted to talk about what angel work can look like from a Jewish perspective.

(Gentiles may interact and enjoy, but understand that this is for educational purposes and not an invitation to appropriate! 🤍)

A Jewish-Specific Perspective

Judaism views angels in ways other traditions may not share! Some examples:

Angels aren't former humans. They are their own distinct beings just like demons, cows, land spirits and butterflies. People who pass away, even children, are not considered "angels returning home." These angels have specific forms and looks depending on the type, some more humanoid than others.

Angels don't have free will. This does not mean they are held hostage or can't have their own personalities, but their will is an extension of HaShem's Will, serving a specific role in making that Will manifest. Kind of like employees in a corporation doing their tasks!

They don't have names. Or at least, they don't have names we're supposed to know or ask for. They may be incomprehensible to humans, or maintaining a level of anonymity as to not distract from HaShem. Either way, asking for a name is often discouraged in traditional texts.

They AREN'T all here to help you. While it all serves a Divine Will and is therefore Good in the grand scheme of things, many angels serve completely neutral functions from a human perspective. Some could even be considered harmful to humans, the most prominent example being HaSatan. (Even still, HaSatan isn't seen as a true villain. He's just doing his job.)

Some of them are ONLY here to help you! Historical Rabbis were big on the concept of guardian angels. The Talmud says "Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, 'Grow, grow.'" (Midrash Rabba, Bereshit 10:6.) Every living creature, including you, has a guardian angel to help you along your path. Some translations say the angels hit the grass, and that's not the only story of angels smacking things, so that guidance isn't always gentle, but it's always in the right direction.

Types of Angel Work

Spirit guides. Like mentioned above, guardian angels can help encourage you to "Grow! Grow!" and keep you on a path in line with spiritual health and lovingkindness.

Communing with HaShem. Gd is extremely esoteric. Angels help us send and recieve messages in an easier-to-conceptualize way! Meditation and prayer can also play into this. Beyond every-day applications, angels can also appear unexpectedly with important messages.

Communicating with other spirits. As angels are often messengers, I also think it's helpful to call upon their aid when working with other spirits!

Working with angels of various functions. Modern day Rabbis often marry angelic theology with scientific phenomena, with angels overseeing the process. By that extent, we could ask those angels for help/guidance when relevant!

Protection. Psalm 91, often recited for protection, depicts HaShem commanding angels on your behalf to guard you in all ways. One bedtime prayer names the four archangels to surround us.

Shalom Aleichem is traditionally sung on Friday nights before Shabbat dinner. It invites angels of peace to basically come and hang out with us during shabbat, then to leave in peace once shabbat is over. Many arrangements also make a good lullaby.

Other Notes

Metatron (מֶטָטְרוֹן) is a specifically-Jewish angel who gets appropriated a lot in spiritual circles. He does not appear in the Tanakh, but is mentioned in the Talmud and largely fleshed out in kabbalistic literature! (Islamic literature does mention him by different name, ميططرون, Mitatrun/Mitatrush. Solidarity.)Lots of people recognize Lilith as closed, but the same attention hasn't been given to Metatron. He's a very complex and ambiguous figure worth a whole post of his own so I won't get into it here!

This post is by no means comprehensive! This is just a very "quick" overview of a very rich field of study.

Further Study

On My Right Michael, On My Left Gabriel: Angels in Ancient Jewish Culture-- Mika Ahuvia

A Gathering of Angels: Angels in Jewish Life and Literature-- Morris B. Margolies

Ascending Jacob's Ladder: Jewish Views of Angels, Demons, and Evil Spirits-- Ronald H. Isaacs

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Interacting with Demons: Actual conversations. Witty banter. Distinct personslities. Prone to stopping by unannounced if you don't lay down some ground rules. Freaky, dangerous, and tempermental- but you expected that.

Interacting with Angels: 👁 👁

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I dunno who needs to hear it, but if you're relying on binding spells and hexes to keep yourself safe, that's fine, but a can of mace is basically just extra strength war water and a restraining order is a binding spell that happens to be legally binding as well. Similarly, ash wood is traditional for both wands and baseball bats. Rub some sage on it and hex a motherfucker's kneecaps if that's what keeps you safe.

The world sucks. Do what you gotta.

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Fairy And The Velveteen Rabbit by Judy Mastrangelo

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“The soul is undiscovered though explored forever to a depth beyond report.”

— Heraclitus, Fragment 45

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The wonderful Hekate, Goddess of witchcraft and crossroads

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There is no good or bad meditation — there is simply awareness or non-awareness. To begin with, we get distracted a lot. Over time, we get distracted less. Be gentle with your approach, be patient with the mind, and be kind to yourself along the way 🧘🧘🧘🧘🧘🧘🧘

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i’m losing my fucking mind over this

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Monk Meditating on a Skull - Francisco de Zurbarán (1598-1664)

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Love Magick Moodboard

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@ spookygirlart

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@ tommydevoid

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No matter how experienced/advanced you are, going back to basics and revisiting your foundation is crucial in maintaining your practice and keeping your craft solid.

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As a matron witch with almost 12 years of practice, I have to say that perhaps the most valuable lesson I have personally learned is to just not give a fuck and do my own thing.

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