We all have great wings of light which we can learn to unfurl. ManWoman is a creature of flight!
It is only on the earth plane that we are unable to explore the kingdoms of the air and the boundless skies. After his death, Mohammed appeared to his wife as a winged being, and similar reports are given of St Francis of Assisi, who has been spoken of as assuming radiant winged form after his death, becoming a fusion of angel and human.
It is of great importance that we learn to spread our wings and wrap them around ourselves as a means of protection. We can do this not only in times of danger and distress, but whenever we are exposed to harsh, discordant or chaotic vibrational fields. The best way to learn how to do this is by practising a short and simple ceremony. The sense of ritual helps us to realize the profundity and truth of the symbolism of our wings.
Wing-Unfurling Ritual
Prepare an aromatherapy burner with perfumed oil, or light a few incense sticks or cones, performing the task as an act of heart-ritual to the angels. Stand by an open window and breathe three complete breaths 'through the heart'. Ground yourself, using any method you are familiar with. Spread your arms out as if in a welcoming embrace, and say: 'I salute and greet with love all my angel company. I ask for the help of my guardian angel in unfurling the wings of my spirit.'
Begin to unfurl your wings, using your imagination. They extend all the way up your spine and past your shoulders, towering above your head and, when fully extended, sweeping below the soles of your feet. They quiver with white and golden light. They are composed of ethereal fibres, as are the wings of the angels, and they receive the light of the angels and the light of the Holy Child or the Christ.
If you experience any problem as you unfurl your wings for the first time, ask your angel to help you and it will gently comb away the difficulty.
The divine light from your heart-centre will transform your wing fibres into quills of starlike radiance which give forth the precious life-force – the Goddess-God life-force – to all humanity. Along these sensitive, shining quills the angels commune with us, and send us messages of healing and love.
Practise spreading and undulating these wings of light. Beat them in time to the beat of your heart. You can give enfoldment and blessing with your wings, and you can give yourself substantial protection. Learn to spread them at an inner command so that they wrap right around you and make you into a pillar of light, from the star chakra above your crown to the earth chakra below your feet.
When walking in the city or in out-of-town shopping centres where the energy currents are significantly heavy and materialistic, it is a good idea to enfold yourself in your wings of light. You can still receive and give positive vibrations within your wings – you do not make yourself spiritually invisible inside your column of light! Draw the ritual to a close by mindfully thanking the angels and putting out the candle in the aromatherapy burner or snuffing the incense sticks.
From Summoning Angels, copyright 2004 by Claire Nahmad, published in the UK by Watkins.
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