Real Angels II : Guardian Spirits, Divine Messengers, and Celestial Teachers

by STEIGER BRAD

• ISBN13: 9780981726113
• ISBN10: 0981726119
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-28
• Publisher: Intl Pub Marketing

Summary

Wings, and a prayer. A recent survey by Baylor University found that more than half of all Americans believe they have been protected from harm by a guardian angel in the course of their lives, including one in five with no religious beliefs. In 2007, the Pew Forum surveyed 35,000 Americans on their religious affiliations and beliefs and discovered that 68 percent say they do believe in angels. Perhaps when times are tough, with financial hardships and communities in crisis, people tend to shift their gaze evermore heavenward for assistance. The second book in the 'œReal Angels' series, Guardian Spirits, Divine Messengers, and Celestial Teachers continues the insightful and pioneering work of award-winning authors Brad Steiger and Sherry Hansen Steiger. For more than four decades, the Steigers have collected and investigated reports of human interaction with divine spirits. Thousands of contemporary men and women from every walk of life have related their experiences with angels, spiritual guides, and other beings running heavenly interference. Real Angels explores and provides understanding of the many types of angels and the diversity of human and angel encounters. While angels in pop culture tend to be of the guardian variety, the Steigers have discovered that these divine creatures come in many guises and on a variety of missions. They've created another work filled with stirring true stories while providing a revolutionary schematic of heavenly messenger experiences that will be of high interest to the angel devotee. Always a news item, our fascination with angels was recently examined on CBS Sunday Morning in December 2008. On that program, Martha Williamson, executive producer of Touched By an Angel, said, "I know what people like to hear about angels, because 24 million people watched Touched By an Angel for nine years. And what they responded to was the fact that an angel was a messenger from God who brought healing, who brought encouragement, who sometimes brought some correction. Always brought comfort and truth." "I think the power in the idea of angels is that angels can change people's lives," suggests Edward Grinnan, the editor of Guideposts, the inspirational magazine where readers often share stories about their own angel encounters. "Angels are emissaries from heaven," Grinnan said, "and they bring comfort and they give hope. And wherever people find comfort and hope in their day, I think they can see that at least in part as an angelic experience.' Sharing stories of guidance, rescue, transformation, healing, and teaching from benevolent beings, Real Angels crosses religious and international boundaries in its quest for understanding. The Steigers have organized these stories into 21 topical chapters that include: Protected by Guardian Angels Angels Are a Reminder that God Truly Cares Returning to the Spiritual Path After an Angelic Encounter Intermediaries Between the Spirit World and Humans Wolfman and Stardancer Angels from the Middle Kingdom The Shining Ones Spirit Teachers from Higher Realms Healing with Angelic Energy Spirit Guides, Angels and the Rich and Famous Inspirational Teachings from Angelic Beings From Angelic Inspiration to Artist's Easel Deathbed Comforters The Steigers examine the role and the extensive participation of ethereal entities in the spiritual, mental, and physical evolution of humankind. Are they all the same entities with different names? Are they all different beings with the same cosmic mission? A timely book for our troubled times, Real Angels provides healthy doses of information, inspiration, and illumination. As that CBS Sunday Morning program concluded, 'œ So maybe it's a good time to celebrate angels, whatever form they take.'