Each person is a wholistic being who has a material aspect and a metaphysical aspect, but who is the soul. The problems of the world are so great that they cannot be addressed by looking at just one aspect of our existence.
There must be an appropriate marriage between the material, the metaphysical, and the spiritual. This is not only healthy but it is imperative and necessary for survival. Angels and demigods are important in this regard, for they are forces who can assist us in surviving and advancing.
The holy books and higher beings
There are many dimensions to God’s creation. There are lower hellish planets; medium planets; higher, heavenly kingdoms; and the spiritual world. There are many agents of the Supreme who are greater than us, have a more subtle nature, but are not quite God.
The angels and demigods are in this category. An analogy is the President’s cabinet. The President has many cabinet members who oversee different departments. There is a difference between a cabinet member and the actual head of state, the President himself.
Demigods, or devas, are the Lord’s cabinet members. They oversee the affairs of the
material world. People often mistakenly identify the demigods, or those who are empowered to represent the Divinity, as the actual Divinity Himself. Angels are of a pious nature, as are the demigods. They differ from demigods in that angels are not serving in administrative positions.
Various scriptures refer to angels and demigods. Let’s begin with the Bible. Genesis 1:1 says: “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.” Genesis 2:1 says: “Thus the heavens and the earth were finished and all the host of them.”
If God created the heaven and the earth, we can understand that He existed somewhere else, and brought into existence the heavens and the earth from His own abode. The heavenly planets are actually where the angels and the demigods reside.
The Supreme Lord is above the heavens, in the spiritual world [see chapter two]. Both the demigods and the angels are material beings but are more subtle material beings than earthlings.
From this, we may go to another point. In Genesis 1:26, we find something quite astounding, which we have all heard countless times: “And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air,” and so on.
The “us” in this verse is plural and shows that God is not existing alone. If God does not exist alone, who is He talking to? He is talking to the demigods. They, as the Lord’s cabinet members, are taking responsibility for the creation of the beings in the material universes.
It is the demigods who say, “Let us make man in our image. Let us create a being in our image who has the ability to make spiritual progress. Let us advance the position of the earthlings so that they have more of a chance to aspire toward the Godhead.”
As earthlings we are not a part of the original creation. The living entities on this particular planet are part of a secondary creation. It is just like a drama where after Act 1, the curtain closes. Then there is Act 2 and the curtain closes again.
Similarly, there is always creation, maintenance, and annihilation in the material universes, and then the curtains close. Then the entire process is repeated again and again. Only the spiritual kingdom is always existing, unperturbed by the vicissitudes of time.
Let’s examine one more point in the Bible. Genesis 6:1-2 says: And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and they took them wives of all which they chose.
This indicates that there were contacts between the sons of God, or the demigods, and the daughters of men. This interaction produced humanity as we know it.
The Koran also discusses angels. The Prophet Muhammad was able to give the knowledge of the Koran because of his contact with Angel Gabriel.
The Koran discusses angels coming to this world and presents their realizations and revelations, which vary according to time, place, and circumstance.
For example the Koran, Chapter 2, Verse 177 says: “It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces towards East or West; but it is righteousness to believe in Allah and the last day and the angels…” While belief in angels may not be as universal as a belief in the Divine Being, it is accepted generally in all major religions.
Angels in action
There is a difference between angels and other entities such as ghosts. A ghost can be a disembodied entity, a being that didn’t quite make the transition to its next physical body. Even though it doesn’t have a physical body, the desires for carnal involvement still persist.
For this reason, it tries to enter and use a physical body. A ghost performs pranks and basically has the same mentality as it did in its last embodiment. The ghost of a highly mischievous and devious person will emanate the same kind of disturbance as the individual did while in the physical body.
A ghost will make you fearful. If a ghost is present in your room, you will feel as though a breeze has just entered. If you are touched by the ghost, you will experience a sensation of coldness.
When you come into contact with an angel, it is not because the angel is lost as is a
ghost; the angel is on a specific mission. The angel may give you a blessing, a benediction, a warning, guidance, and even protection.
An angel is not trying to enter into you and work through your physical form for sense gratification or to engage in pranks at your expense. The presence of the angel gives you a sense of warmth, security, solace, and comfort. Angels have always been helpers to the material universe.
You may know from biblical studies that an angel appeared to Abraham to stop Abraham from slaying his son. An angel descended to close the mouth of the lion when Daniel was thrown into the pit. An angel appeared to take Peter out of incarceration.
Angels appeared to the Prophet Muhammad. These examples reflect the role of angels as helpers of humankind. The book of Revelations emphasizes the coming of different types of angels. There are many scriptural references to angelic interactions.
Sometimes one may have difficulties distinguishing between a helpful guide such as an angel and an entity that has its own selfish agenda in mind. A simple way to evaluate these beings is to discern whether they are pious or impious.
The efforts of the pious ones are directed towards assistance. The impious ones are literally trying to bring stagnation into your life. If you have contact with an extraordinary pious life force, don’t waste time trying to determine the exact type of angel.
There are angels who are like babies or children, others who are feminine or masculine in manifestation, and still others who are of no sex. These specifics are not significant. What is significant is the message and how to use that message.
Also significant is whether the contact is destructive or upgrades your situation.
If you are attracting situations of a destructive nature, you have work to do to eliminate such association. If you hear voices and are becoming fearful, you must determine how you can upgrade yourself.
An angel is vibrant and full of illuminating colors. Such beings give you a tremendous sense of peace in distressful situations. When someone is about to have a near-death experience or is in a trance or a coma, an angel may intervene to ensure that the person does not leave the body.
The angels commune with the person, telling the individual to return to the body to complete certain tasks. The angels describe what these tasks are.
Events like these have always occurred and will continue to happen. Angels are appearing in our current day and age, especially to protect children. Sometimes children see them and report them. Other people who are sensitive or psychic also see them.
Some people are aware of angels as constant companions who accompany them for the majority of their lives. For others, an angel appears to guide them out of specific difficulties.
Some of you have heard of Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and many other angels who become known according to their activities.
They protect and provide loving assistance to the living entities in this universe and other material universes as well. Angels may not necessarily reside in one particular universe, since they have the ability to move into other arenas.
