Psychic Angels Messengers of Faith

There's a lot of psychic angel imagery hanging around in out modern world. Angels
on greeting cards, commercials, movies, and television shows. Some of them are really hokey and reaching for it,
but some are actually pretty good depictions of them. There are some depictions that actually push the limits of
what some consider as appropriate, Supernatural's rather uncaring Castiel for one. There's actually some pretty
good reasons from departing from what most people see as angels being Michael Langdon-like figures of cheap salvation.
Psychic Angels and Christianity
Psychic angels aren't exactly unique to the
Christian faith. Christianity is based on Judaism and it also shares roots Islam. Psychic angels have been mentioned in the Bible's Old Testament and the Hebrew
Faith is pretty much based on the Old Testament, with the prophet Daniel having the honor of being the person
who has the most dealings with them; although they were briefly mentioned in the stories of Jacob and
Lot.
Angelic Imagery in Judaism
Elohim is what the Jews called angels and
they're actually what early Christians based their belief in angels on. Popular psychic angels
Gabriel, Raphael and Michael have their roots in Jewish literature. It's pretty safe to say that the early
Christians, the core group of which were converted Jews, co-opted quite a bit of this imagery into their own
beliefs.
Angels and Theology
Christianity, the faith most associated with
angels, has angels a-plenty. Some theologians believe that some were actually
made up out of the blue to correspond with a particular idea or theme, but nonetheless, most Christians still
believe in them. The New Testament pretty much has a whole army of them marching through - announcing Christ's
birth to Mary, Joseph, and random shepherds, angels at Christ's tomb on his resurrection and
various other tales where they helped apostles escape imprisonment.
Angelic Icons
Christianity, with its large and early dominance, also has the
honor of having a multitude of depictions of psychic angels ranging from mosaics to stained-glass
to sculpture. Even today's modern icons of angels are pretty much Christian-based - who can forget
Micheal Langdon's classic Highway to Heaven and the more recent Touched by an Angel starring Roma
Downey.
Islam and Angels
Not to be outdone, Islam has its own share of psychic
angelic beings - they are a cousin faith to Christianity after all and actually have a surprising
similarity in angelic beliefs. One of the six basic beliefs in Islam is the belief in angels or
Malaekah, which pretty much means if you don't believe in them then your faith isn't exactly up to snuff. We can
see also see the appearance of the popular trio of angels: Gabriel as Jibril, Michael as Mikaaiyl,
and Raphael as Israfil. However, angels in Islam are viewed pretty differently - all
psychic angels have no free will and were created expressly to serve God.
Angels and The Ancients
Zoroastrianism and the Bahá'í faith also share a belief in
angels, although Zoroastrianism's belief probably developed around the same time as that of
Judaism's. The ancient faith had a dozen angel-like figures who were representatives of Mazda, the
Supreme God, though they were more like his limbs rather than his creations.
Angels in Many Faiths
Bahá'í is a fairly new religion and combines several belief
systems into one, emphasizing that all faiths had a similar underlying component: the love of God. It's no wonder
that it managed to gain angel figures - though these are people who have been totally embraced by
God that they have overcome their human frailties and now are more spirit than human.
As you can see, psychic angels aren't just a
Christian monopoly. They can be seen in all faiths and sizes. So you'll always be sure that an
angel's got your back.
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