The Guardian Angels From Somewhere

Here’s a questioning small piece from 89 year old Coralie of Manchester that got me off on a disjointed train of thought.

I agree with Coralie that the subject of Guardian Angels is interesting. A recent survey by the pollster ICM recently found that 31% of British people – and 41% of British women – said they believed Guardian Angels existed.

We also have the likes of actress Gemma Arterton, Hollywood’s Denzil Washington and UK television presenter Gloria Hunniford all saying that they believe in Guardian Angels. It’s almost the in thing to be part of. Just look at how many angel tattoos are wobbling about on various celebrity bodies.

I’ve never personally seen such an angel – a real one that is – but I do have the feeling that I am sometimes looked after or helped along the way. Last year when I had kidney surgery it felt like I was being comforted prior to the operation. Karin couldn’t believe how I was joking with the doctors and nurses and how relaxed I was. (It wasn’t drugs!) Somehow I knew there was nothing to worry about.

I read a few days back that Gloria Hunniford claims to have a parking angel which helps her find spaces for her car. I’ve got one too! I wrote about this in a post How To Get A Car Parking Space Using Coincidences back in January 2011. It works along the lines of: “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find …”

Books on angels, such as Lorna Byrne’s Angels In My Hair are big sellers. I believe it has sold well over half a million copies.

But what do those doubting Thomas experts say on the subject? Professor Of Psychology at Goldsmiths University says:

Neuroscientists have tried to explain away visions of this nature. In 2005 Swiss researchers found that sending a small electric current through the left temporoparietal junction (a small area at the back of the brain which retains visual memories and sensory information) resulted in patients seeing ghostly figures.

Brain scans taken of Tibetan monks showed mystical experiences tended to occur when sections at the front of the brain were very active, while those involved in navigation and spatial orientation were calm. This led to the assumption that there is a physical difference in the brains of those who experience such visions.

Going back to those celebrities who say they have seen or have a Guardian Angels. Believers often say that the vision ends with the angel passing on a message or sign in the form of white feathers. I’ve written many posts about white feathers.

Gemma Arterton has been quoted as saying that she has feathers which follow her everywhere.

The televison presenter and author Judy Finnegan says she found white feathers in her house, which she believes were evidence of her friend Caron Keating, who died of cancer, returning as an angel.

Those experts will claim that such phenomena simply reflect the human need to find patterns and significance in otherwise random events. Huh! I can disagree as I have seen white feathers over and over after the loss of loved ones.

It’s up to us what we believe and sometimes I’m happy to look upwards and say ‘thank you’ following some help or even just for finding a car parking space. I must admit though I’m not exactly sure who or what I’m saying thank you to – but I feel it’s a power for good.

Other Feather And Angel Posts:
10 White Feather Story Posts As Examples Of Messages From The Dead
The Bird Angel Who Comforts As Someone Dies
The Guardian Angels Waiting To be Summoned

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