Richard Webster - Uriel: Communicating with the Archangel for Transformation & Tranquility

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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Uriel: Communicating with the Archangel for Transformation & Tranquility 2005 by Richard Webster.

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Contents

: Who Is Uriel?

: How to Contact Uriel

: How to Request Assistance

: Archangel of the Earth, Part One

: Archangel of the Earth, Part Two

: Uriel and the Chakras

: Scrying for Uriel

: How to Introduce Uriel to Others

: The Other Archangels

: Conclusion

Introduction

T he word angel is derived from the Greek word angelos , which itself comes from the Hebrew word malakh , meaning messenger. This shows that since ancient times the angels most important role is to act as messenger s between God and mankind.

I find it interesting to ask people what they imagine angels to be like. Naturally, many people visualize them as cute cherubs with wings, but others see them as giant-like, powerful, even slightly intimidating beings. When I was a child, an elderly friend of my mother told me that angels were like shadows with auras around them. She also said that magicians and witches were able to draw energy from these shadows to do their work.

Not long ago, one lady surprised me. She told me that she saw angels as everyday people, but with special qualities that were usually not apparent until after they had left. This made me recall the haunting words from Hebrews 13:2: Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. She also said that in her experience, angels usually appeared when the person desperately needed help or encouragement. The American poet John Greenleaf Whittier (180792) must have agreed with her when he wrote:1

With silence only as their benediction Gods angels come, Where, in the shadow of a great affliction, the soul sits dumb.

People visualize angels in different ways. This is not surprising, as angels have the ability to appear in any shape or form they wish, depending upon the circumstances. It makes no difference how you see them. In fact, you may even see them in a variety of forms at different times.

Communicating with angels has the potential to transform your life. All you have to do is invite them in. Once you do this, the angelic kingdom will nurture and encourage you at every stage of life. Angels are endlessly forgiving, caring, and supportive. They provide strength, healing, light, energy, and healing.

The history of angels is a fascinating one that in the Christian tradition goes back to the first day of creation. In the book of Jubilees, one of the apocryphal religious texts that was excluded from the Bible, angels are said to have been created on the first day, after the heavens and earth, but before the firmament. This meant that angels were able to help God with his creation.

Intriguingly, the book of Genesis makes no mention of this. The first mention of an angel in the Bible is when the angel of the Lord appeared to Hagar, a young, pregnant serving girl, who was fleeing from Abrams wife, Sarai. (Genesis 16:7). The angel of the Lord appears frequently in the Old Testament. This angel engaged Hagar in conversation, and said: Return to thy mistress and submit thyself under her hands. (Genesis 16:9) The angel of the Lord also told her that she would give birth to a son named Ishmael.

The first biblical reference to the creation of angels is in the book of Job (38:47). In this reference, angels are called sons of God:

Where was thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the cornerstone thereof, when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

The next mention of the creation of angels is in Psalm 148, verses 15:

Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.

Saint Paul refers to Gods creation of angels in his Epistle to the Colossians (1:16):

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him.

Thrones, dominions, principalities, and powers are all groupings of angels. There are different arrangements of these, known as hierarchies. The one that is generally accepted was devised by Pseudo-Dionysius, a fifth- or sixth-century writer and philosopher. According to him, there are nine groups of angels. At the top are the Seraphim, the angels closest to God. These are followed in descending order by the Cherubim, Thrones, Dominions, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Archangels, and Angels .2

Angels have also figured in every other major religious tradition. Carved stone cylinder seals, dating from about 4000 BCE, have been found in Ur, the capital city of the ancient Sumerians. The cylinders show a man and a god. Next to the man is another figure who appears to be leading him to the god. This person is probably an angel, even though he does not have wings.

Arguably, the first picture of an angel is an engraved stone panel from Sumeria. The engraving depicts a king catching drops of the water of life that is being spilled from a container held by a winged figure, presumably an angel.