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ngels Among Us
Sometimes things don't always manifest the way that a person would want when the answer comes
o f hum ans for brief periods o f tim e to
help us change our lives out o f D ivine
intervention. They never com e dow n to
live a hum an lifetime - only for short
periods o f time do they com e in as
I nterview by J oy R amos
Patti D avis is an internationally re
now n A ngel C onsultant for people to
get in touch w ith their angels and other
guidance to help them align w ith their
S oul’s highest purpose for evolution
and growth. H er experiences w ere de
tailed in the best selling book entitled
hum ans.
Q: Is there an angel hierarchy?
Patti Reed: Archangels are at the top
o f the rung. T hey have other angels
under them aligned to their specialty.
R aph ael is in charge ofhealers o f the
M essen g ers.
Q: W hat is the role o f angels ?
Patti Reed: T h ere’s acouple. Every
one comes with a minim um oftw o guaid-
ian angels. O ne o f them is to m ake sure
that they do not leave the planet before
world.
G abriel is in charge o f m essengers
(people helping to deliver G od’s truth).
M ich ael is in charge o f the w arriors
o f T ruth (people chosen to act w ith
integrity and stand up for that w hich is
theirtime.
The second angel has to do with their
connection to their life’s purpose and
w hether their Soul has accom plished
that. That ’ s w hy a lot o f suicide attem pts
d o n ’t work. It’s ju st not time for the
person to go. T heir guardian angels
intervene to prevent their leaving.
Both angels help to create circum
stances to keep an individual on their 1 i fe
G o d ’sTruth).
M etatron is inchargeofthephysical
intervene or interfere unless w e ask
them to. T hey allow us our free choice
and free will. T hey will try to send
m essages or healing to us, but alw ays
dom inion. H e w as given dom inion over
the physical reality for all.
U riel is in charge o f ending separa
tion and m aintaining balance.
There are other archangels.
Q: W hy the angel w ings?
P a tti R eed: They d o n ’t really have
them , they are ju st form s o f “energy” .
T hrough o u r lim ited understanding,
w ings help us to explain the lightness o f
their being and their ability to travel
between the spin to-material iealm s.Iheir
w ings and halo are the energy form
leaving the choice to us.
Som etim esthm gsdon’talw aysm ani-
fest the w ay that a person w ould w ant
w hen the answ er comes. Invoking an
gels is sim ply asking for their assistance
or guidance.
It can take any form. The best w ay
com es from your heart and creates the
greatest results. W hen the request is a
heartfelt desire, then they will feel an
inner peace settle inside o f them as the
around them that appears to us.
Q: H ow does one invoke angels into
their life o r call on them for help?
Patti Reed: T h e key is to a sk fo r
angels begin to answ er their request.
Patti Reed is based in A storia, O r
egon and can be reached for consulta
guidance a n d direction a n d to rem em
b e r th a t w e hav e free will. T h ey d o not
tion by calling 503/861-7923.
path.
Q: H ow do you know angels are
around?
Patti R eed: It varies from individual to
individual. Probably the m ost com m on
w ay people “sense" angels is a w arm
love that com es w ith that connection.
Som e will see angels, som e will see
flashes o f light from the com ers o f their
eyes. S om e will get “spirit chills” like
w hen you hear absolute T RU TH , cold
coincidences that o pen som eone to
chills ju st run right through you. An
even m ore com m on occurrence o f an
good.
Q: Do angels manifestinhum an form?
angelic connection are small miracles or
Patti R eed: T heycantakeontheform
Overcoming A Poverty
Attitude
A t this tim e o f y ear w e are highly
sensitive to the dram atic contrasts o f
w e soon rise above the w eaknesses
that instill feelings o f guilt and unw or
extravagant indulgence paintedagainst
the backdrop o f grinding poverty and
thiness.
T his w ay o f thinking stim ulates the
best w ithin us. draw ing us tow ard a
fuller expression o f it in our day lives.
T he affect is com pounding and gener
ates a healthy attitude o f self-love. T o
despair. T hese conditions alw ays ex
ist, but the festive season am plifies our
aw areness o f them . T he tw o extrem es
invariably register a p an g o f guilt in
m any people, even those struggling to
m ake ends m eet.
O f all the blocks to experiencing true
abundance in o ur lives, a lack o f self
w orth due to guilt is the greatest. If w e
believe w e do n o t d eserve w e w ill not
open ourselves to receive. F o r m ost
people, not d eserving is too p ainful to
think about, so o u r ego creates a shield
to cam ouflage the real cause o f lack.
T he shield is an attitude th at says
the real cause o f m isery is som ew here
outside us. It’s the econom y, m y boss,
m y com pany o r m y industry. It’s m y
poor education, m y sex, o rm y age. It s
anything except me.
H ow ever, w orthiness is the d o o r to
receiving true abundance. It is an as
pect o f self-love and the antithesis o f
guilt. T o love o n e ’s s e lf then m eaas
that w e m ust rise above guilt. T he an
tidote to guilt is self-forgiveness.
Forgiving ourselves can be accom
plished best by focusing on the good
ness within us, and the good w e exer
cise in our daily lives. Our thoughts are
m a g n e tic ,
by focusing on our good,
h elp you w ith this abundance attract
ing focus, 1 suggest the creation o f a
“L o v e L ist.” U nder that w rite “ I de
serve full abundance in m y life now
because: “
The list is then broken into tw o parts.
T he first p art is called: “P ro o f I de
serve.” O n it, in point form , you list
every aw ard you have ever w on no
m atter how sm all. A dd to it every genu
ine com plim ent you can rem em ber,
every certificate earned, every m erit
badge, in fact every achievem ent you
have accom plished as far back as you
can rem em ber.
T ry to keep each item short, sim ple
and very easy to read. As new achieve
m ents occur in your life, add them to the
list. T his serves as constant validation
that receiving is a norm al part o f your
life.
T he second part o f the list is called:
"W h at I give I R eceive.” This part o f the
list illum inates the goodness w ithin
y o u m aking the process ofself-forgive
ness easier.T his is not egotism . In feet,
it is an antidote to the lie the ego has told
days
you that you are n o t w orthy.
T he fact that y o u m ay no t n o w be
receiving w hat you have given is a
p erfect indication th at at so m e con
scious o r u n co n scio u s level, y o u are
resistin g w h at y o u d eserv e b y not
feeling w o rth y o f it. I f y o u say to
y ourself; “ I d o n o t d eserv e,” th en you
w ill defm itelynot receive. R em em ber,
y o u r thou g h ts are like m ag n ets, they
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