posted June 28, 2014 03:39 PM            

I believe very strongly I have a Guardian Angel watching me or "someone". Or I don't believe, I know. Anyway, sometimes I can't feel its presence and it scares me. Are there any other ways of finding closeness without meditation? Or do they withdraw when one doesn't need guidance?

posted June 29, 2014 04:02 AM            

As for what Guardian Angels do and how they act, that depends on which specific religion (and even denomination) or occult tradition you belong to. And I'm more curious why this presence scares you. (Are you sure it's an angel?)

If you're Eastern Orthodox or Catholic then your priest and the right icon (and note the symbols within it) should be very helpful as they have a well defined hierarchy of angels so in a sense you could appeal to this higher ranking angel in your spiritual journey. I know the Russian Orthodox have prayer books for praying to your own personal guardian angel (as well as to other saints and angels), daily if you wish it, and maybe that would be helpful to you. Ah, I found an Online example of an Eastern Orthodox prayer:

http://www.saintgregoryoutreach.org/2010/01/guardian-angel-prayers-for-protection.html

OTOH if you believe your angel is more just watching out for you without much care of religion then I suppose going somewhere contemplative (or does that count as meditation to you?). This could be natural beauty as much as man made beauty, but something to lift your spirits. Generally speaking most people think of angels as "higher vibrations" which are the vibrations of love, compassion, and things like that. I'd think meditation would help, just long enough to ask for an alternative.

Personally, if this angel is kindly to you then I don't see why you can't ask this angel to leave your presence if you feel uncomfortable, perhaps giving a "safe word" for "come" or "depart." After all, if it's against your will (or even without your permission) then it's not really protection but more of a psycho-stalker thing and perhaps you need an exorcist of sorts more than a way to get closer.

posted June 29, 2014 04:39 AM            

We ARE animals. And if spiritual beings can't understand that then I'd question their worthiness to look out for us. (And if they don't like it then they can leave, and good riddance IMO.) Though I couldn't see how such beings could fail to understand it.

At least with me (and I know I'm not alone) I'm not freaked or disgusted or whatever by roosters mounting chickens (when I was a child I did chase roosters away from the chickens thinking I was saving the chickens from being killed until Granny explained what was going on to me...and telling me to stop before I got mauled by an angry rooster), dogs humping something (not to say I let them hump my leg or try to stick their snout up my butt, but I don't hold it against them either, it's their nature), nor do I hate my cat when I change the litter box, it's just part of being embodied in a biological form, and if I couldn't stand it for some reason then I wouldn't be around them in the first place. If I'm not in the mood to look at that I can certainly turn away easily enough rather than think "what a disgusting creature." Surely if a spirit cared for your well being then they're capable of noticing such things without being particularly bothered (and probably wonder why some people can't accept that about themselves), otherwise why hang around?