Richard Webster - Raphael: Communicating with the Archangel for Healing & Creativity

About the Author

Richard Webster (New Zealand) travels around the world lecturing and conducting workshops on psychic subjects. He is the author of over a dozen books, including Palm Reading for Beginners, Feng Shui for Beginners, Spirit Guides & Angel Guardians, and most recently, Candle Magic for Beginners.

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Raphael: Communicating with the Archangel for Healing & Creativity 2005 by Richard Webster

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Contents

: Who Is Raphael?

: Five Ways to Contact Raphael

: How to Request Assistance

: How to Contact Raphael Every Day

: The Seals of Solomon

: Healing with Raphael

: Raphael and Air

: Raphael and Crystals

: Raphael and the Chakras

: Raphael and Creativity

: Conclusion

Introduction

Raphael presides over the spirits of men.

Enoch

A lthough I went to a church school, I learned little about angels until the middle 1960s when I joined the Theosophical Society. I was fortunate because one of their regular speakers was Geoffrey Hodson (18861983), the well-known author of many books, including The Coming of The Angels, The Angelic Hosts and The Kingdom of the Gods. He was a wonderful speaker, and I enjoyed all of his lectures.

One evening he spoke on Raphael, and I was fascinated to learn of this archangels role in healing. My father was a surgeon, and a few months earlier had helped organize a special service at a local church to commemorate St. Luke, the beloved physician. My father had no time for organized religion, but was involved because he was the chairman of a medical association. While my father was working on this project, he read about St. Luke and shared what he had learned with the rest of the family. Consequently, I thought St. Luke was the father of medicine, and was surprised when Geoffrey Hodson told me that Raphael was more important as far as healing was concerned than St. Luke had ever been.

This piqued my interest in Raphael, and I spent a great deal of time learning about him, before expanding my interests into the other archangels.

Before looking at archangels, and Raphael in particular, we should start by asking: what are angels? Saint Thomas Aquinas (12251274), often referred to as the angelic doctor, defined them as purely spiritual, intellectual and non-corporeal creatures, with substances. Although angels are spiritual beings, they can interact with the physical world when necessary. The angel of the Lord at Christs resurrection, for example, was able to remove the heavy rock that sealed his tomb (Matthew 28:2, Mark 16:34). Angels are also superhuman. In Revelation 7:1, John mentions four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth. Angels possess wisdom, emotion and free will. They know the difference between good and evil (2 Samuel 14:1720), and long to understand Gods plan for humanity (1 Peter 1:1012). They rejoice at every sinner who repents (Luke 15:10). They choose to obey the word of God (Psalms 103:20, Revelation 22:89). They are holy, spiritual beings who worship and serve God. Their most important role is to act as messengers between God and the human race.

Some years ago, an acquaintance told me that he did not believe in angels, but wished he did. I told him that it was possible for him to change his beliefs with a simple three-step process. Unfortunately, he was not interested in this, and I assume he is still wishing that he believed in angels.

If you, like him, would like to believe in angels but are not entirely sure that you can accept them, you need to train your mind with new ways of thinking. The three steps are: prayer, affirmations and imagination. Start by praying to God and asking for an angelic experience. If you do not like the idea of the term God, pray to the Universal Life Source or any power that is greater than you. If you are in a hurry, you might like to communicate directly with Raphael, as he responds immediately.

Despite what you may have been taught as a child, it is not necessary to kneel beside your bed to pray. You can mentally say your prayers any time you wish. The best prayers are those that are spoken simply and with complete faith. Remember the words of Jesus: What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. (Mark 11:24) And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. (Matthew 21:22)

In your spare moments, affirm to yourself that you are open to the existence of angels. Affirmations are sayings that you repeat to yourself, over and over, until your mind accepts them as a reality. I find waiting in line much less tedious nowadays because I use that dead time to say affirmations to myself. You might like to say affirmations along these lines: I attract angels to me. I am constantly helped and supported by angels. With the help of the angelic kingdom, I can do anything I choose. I call on angels any time I need help.

In the evening, preferably while you are in bed waiting for sleep, imagine yourself communicating with angels. By doing this, you are opening yourself up to the possibility of angelic encounters.

I have seen these simple techniques help many people over the years. For some reason, they seem to work best when you use all three steps. Keep on doing this until your beliefs about angels have changed. This method works for a variety of problems that prevent people from making angelic contact. One lady I met believed that angels communicated with people in the past, but no longer did so. Shortly after using this three-step method she experienced her first communication with an angel. It was her lack of belief that had prevented this from occurring years earlier.