Dancing with Angels

Throughout history, angels have been known as guiding spirits. They have been called "Messengers of God." Angels have been seen as encouraging souls whose purpose is to lead us through transformative events in our lives.

Often, these guiding spirits are embraced so that a sense of comfort can be felt in the midst of despair. A dying patient and family members who believe in the presence of angels report feeling blessed by God.

Angels are extensions of God's consciousness to most traditional religions. They come to us in various ways, shapes, sizes, and expressions. What a person believes to be true is true for that person.

When a person is dying, we can work with their angels in the following ways:

1. Believe the Patient.

Spiritual creativity is often the only level of independence that a dying person has at the end of life.

2. Encourage Inner Exploration.

If given enough time and a nonjudgemental attitude, dying patients feel more and more comfortable with those who care for them and begin to share the inner dynamics of their life with those around them.
A nonjudgemental sharing of lives creates a pathway into inner exploration. As such, a sense of safety is felt and the journey into the depths of one's soul is encouraged.

3. Allow the Patients to follow their Soul.

When we trust in the Wisdom that created our dying patient's life, we are trusting in the Wisdom that created all living things.

When a dying patient begins to trust you as his or her caregiver, you become a midwife, a fellow soul, an angel on a person's path of dying into life. As a patient is dying, he or she generally becomes more soul than body.

As a person let's go of his or her identification with physical matter, what really begins to matter are the things in life that isn't matter. The relationship created between you and a patient in this kind of transformative experience of dying connects us to the eternal realm. Here, we are invited to dance with the angels.

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Published on April 28, 2009 13:22 Tags: angels, authors, books, healing, spirituality
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message 1: by Sam (new)

Sam What the Dying Teach Us Lessons on Living For more resources on grief and loss care; www.soulandspirit.org



message 2: by Carolyn (new)

Carolyn Lord good


message 3: by Sam (new)

Sam Thank You Carolyn.


message 4: by Dora (new)

Dora Traynor-Coberly This is very thought provoking Sam. A friend of the family died today after a long battle with cancer. I do not know his wife very well, however, from what I can glean from her relationship and her role as his care giver, I would imagine she was able to have that transformative experience with him.

I am slowly but surely becoming a caregiver for my parents and my best friend and I have that relationship as well, she suffered a stroke. I will be looking for your works and look forward to reading them. I just entered a give away for one of your books. I hope I win!! I'm intrigued!!!

Dora


message 5: by Sam (new)

Sam Sorry to hear about your friend Dora. Loss takes us on an introspective journey that is best reflected on; rather than, avoided. Know you are in my prayers today.
Sam


message 6: by Dáithí's (new)

Dáithí's "What a person believes to be true is true for that person." -- Very wise words. As a pastor who has been in law enforcement and having been with many a Soul that has crossed over and beyond our realm, I really stress the wisdom of the aforementioned quote. So many times as clergy we are used to be the one that provides the answers, and we do so as a knee jerk reaction at times. At times, we serve folks best by just remaining calm and silent and let them share their final grace, introspection, and time with us. Blessings to you Brother Sam. The race is long and tough,but the rewards are indeed great. Peace to you and those you touch.


message 7: by Dora (new)

Dora Traynor-Coberly Sam wrote: "Sorry to hear about your friend Dora. Loss takes us on an introspective journey that is best reflected on; rather than, avoided. Know you are in my prayers today.
Sam"

Thank you Sam!!!!
I am just now seeing this!!! Please forgive the tardiness! I appreciate your kind words!!!


message 8: by Dora (new)

Dora Traynor-Coberly Pastor Chris wrote: ""What a person believes to be true is true for that person." -- Very wise words. As a pastor who has been in law enforcement and having been with many a Soul that has crossed over and beyond our re..."
I totally agree Brother Chris!!! I have come across that so very often!!! Silence is golden to all involved!


message 9: by Dáithí's (new)

Dáithí's @Dora -- Wouldn't it be a grand world if more practiced that? Many of the Eastern faiths have the right idea...silent centre finding that leads to peace and amazing insight. Now if we could just get rid of so many's nature to pigeonhole things and slap labels on everything. Once we see that we are ALL children of love, and EQUAL in every way, great things could happen out of the simplicity. Peace to you my wise angel.


message 10: by Dora (new)

Dora Traynor-Coberly Pastor Chris wrote: "@Dora -- Wouldn't it be a grand world if more practiced that? Many of the Eastern faiths have the right idea...silent centre finding that leads to peace and amazing insight. Now if we could just ge..."

AMEN Brother Man!!!!


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