A LITTLE BIT
OF

AN INTRODUCTION TO SPIRIT GUIDANCE

ELAINE CLAYTON

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1 ARE THERE REALLY SUCH THINGS AS ANGELS?

2 ANGELIC INFLUENCES FROM THE GREAT EXPANSE

3 NATURE ANGELS

4 YOU’RE VERY ATTRACTIVE: NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE ANGELS

5 THE ANGEL ASPECTS IN YOU

6 CREATING AND VISITING ANGELIC REALMS

7 YOUR OWN PERSONAL ANGEL: GUARDIANS AMONGST US

8 IT AIN’T EASY: GIVE YOUR ANGEL A BREAK!

9 COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR ANGELS

10 ANGEL SIGNS AND SYNCHRONISTIC EVENTS

11 ASTRAL ENERGIES: ANGELS AS ABSTRACT FORMS OF COLOR AND LIGHT

12 STORIES OF ANGEL SIGHTINGS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

INTRODUCTION

I cannot recall a time when I did not believe in angels. Certainly my conditioning in early childhood included an awareness of angels, for which I am grateful. Growing up with a sense of some kind of atmospheric “other,” I was open to the presence of divine helpmates, even though they were remote or, for the most part, invisible. This orientation meant that I felt supported by an unseen legion or at least by one particular guardian. Even an ordinary day was experienced as surprising and delightful because the expectation of spiritual assistance was there. I saw synchronistic happenings as signs. For example, the wind blowing a door open for me at just the right moment was really an agent of the wind or an angel’s hands aiding me. I reflect on the days of my life and see how I imagined the unseen not only within us but within the spaces between us, between each other and objects, to be filled with a force of love. It is that which I long to cultivate and share with others.

I have dreamed of, thought of, read about, and painted angels for most of my life. Angels and the realms they move through commingle with my 3-D reality as a natural part of me being me. I don’t think I’d like a world empty of the notion or concept of spiritual guides. Those of us who have felt the existence of angels—and those who have yet to do so—continuously add to or detract from a collective consciousness about angels. If enough of us nurture knowledge of angels through our curiosity, sense of wonderment, and spiritual longing to learn and grow, I believe goodness will prevail over whatever brings misery to our lives. If it is true that we have what we hold or that we get what we put out there, then, as creators in our own right, angels are with us. They exist simply because we discovered that there was something more going on than just what seems obvious on the surface, and they exist all the more because we wish them into actuality.

This book was written with a sincere intention to contribute to an age-old appreciation of angelic beings and as a gesture of respect for all of humanity—as we live and breathe, day by day, through current individual struggles and aspirations. I believe such struggles, whether ordinary or extreme and bizarre, are less difficult when we become objective. In our own experiences of whatever may be causing sorrow or fear, allowing impressions of the mysterious and impalpable to blend in as part of those experiences thoroughly alters our perception. Having an awareness of angels is to have a bird’s-eye view, because angels are not us—they are watching us. This added dimension of “being watched” by invisible and benevolent forces most definitely opens our consciousness, deepening our awareness of our actions and reactions, as we ask “How is an angel viewing me right now?” or “How does an angel see this situation I’m in?” And as we aspire to express our unique personalities—fulfill our individual purposes—that angel’s-eye view helps, because we begin to see that we are not trapped as subject to conditions; we create them, solve them, remove them, and at times cooperate with them. Our dreams come true as we mature when we disallow what harms us and welcome what brings us loving abundance.

Come along with me to look into the business of angels amongst us and connect to the enigmatic, mystical, and uncanny. I hope that by spending a little bit of time exploring the world of angels—which we’ll do through playful expectation, journal writing, and dreaming—this book will encourage and inspire you to tune in to your very own angels. Asking and receiving angelic wisdom is joyous because doing so helps you engage with your own sense of wonder in such an expansive, positive way. A Little Bit of Angels was written in the spirit of honoring that invisible force of love and angelic passion that whirls within each of us and surrounds us evermore.