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Virtue, Doreen.The miracles of Archangel Michael /Doreen Virtue. -- 1st ed.

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To Archangel Michael,with eternal gratitude.

CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1: Seeing MichaelChapter 2: Hearing the Voice of

MichaelChapter 3: Feeling Michael’sPresenceChapter 4: Michael, the DivineProtectorChapter 5: Human Help from MichaelChapter 6: Mr. Fix-It ArchangelChapter 7: Michael Clears AwayFears, Phobias, and NegativityChapter 8: Archangels Michael andRaphaelChapter 9: Calling on Michael onBehalf of Someone ElseChapter 10: Michael’s Help withCareer and Life Purpose

AfterwordAbout the Author

INTRODUCTION

This is a nondenominational book aboutthe archangel named Michael, apowerful celestial being who protects,guides, repairs, and heals. Michaelinteracts with and affects the physicalworld from his nonphysical dimension.At times, as you’ll read about in thisbook, he even appears as a three-

dimensional person.Archangel Michael is God’s right-

hand man in enacting the purpose ofbringing peace to Earth by eradicatingfear and stress. Michael’s ingeniousmethods are unlimited, as is his abilityto be with multiple peoplesimultaneously. Since he is unlimited,Michael is available—indeed, heprefers—to help you and everyone withany situation that engenders peace.

The term archangel (pronounced:ARK-an-gel) is derived from the Greekphrase “the greatest messenger of God.”Arch means “the first” or “the greatest,”and angel means “messenger of God.”Michael’s name is Hebrew andBabylonian for “he who is like God.” So

Archangel Michael means “the greatestmessenger, who is like God.” In otherwords, Michael brings pure messages oflove, wisdom, and power directly fromthe Creator.

Michael is the only angel accorded the“archangel” title in the Bible, wherehe’s also called “one of the chiefprinces.” The books of Daniel andRevelations describe how Michaelprovides protection during times oftrouble.

Countless legends, particularly inChristian, Judaic, Islamic, and Celtictraditions, discuss Archangel Michael’smerely relegated to the pages of sacredtexts. He’s very much alive and among

us today. In fact, chances are good thathe has helped you, especially if you’vecalled upon him. He may have evenguided you to this book.

Before we go further, though, I want toclarify a couple of points:

1. Michael doesn’t want to beworshipped. He gives all the gloryto God and doesn’t want to beprayed to. He’s an intercessorbetween the Creator and created(that is, us). So we call upon himwithout praying to him, which is asubtle but important distinction.

2. Michael is unlimited. He’s able tosimultaneously be with everyonehaving unique and individual

experiences. So never worry thatyou’re bothering him with a so-called small request. Michaelaspires to help humans achieveworld peace, one person at a time.So he wants to give you assistancewith whatever brings you peace.

Although Michael is associated withcertain religions, the truth is that hehelps everyone. He loves all people is,Michael is only allowed to intervene inyour life if you give him permission,since he can’t violate your free will. Sohe does need you to ask for help beforehe can offer it.

Writing this book immersed me in thehabit of calling upon Archangel Michael.

I admire the writers of the storiescontained herein, as they all had thepresence of mind to call upon Michaelduring times of trouble. It’s so easywhen something happens to say “Darn!”(or something even harsher). It’s a muchmore productive habit to simplyexclaim: “Archangel Michael!”

God and the angels, includingMichael, respond to any call for help. Soyou can ask aloud, silently, in writing,traditional invocation, an affirmation, oreven a “Help, Michael!” The importantpoint isn’t how you ask, but that you doso.

So why call upon Michael when youcan petition God directly for help? It’scertainly best to follow your religious

and spiritual beliefs, and if you feel it’spreferable to talk only with God, thenthat’s definitely your best path. WhatI’ve learned is that when we ask for theCreator’s assistance, angels are themessengers who intervene. So in otherwords, the results are the same whetherwe solicit send Michael to you, or youcan call upon the archangel directly.

Since Michael’s primary role isprotection (he’s the patron saint ofpolice officers and military personnel),he guards you from lower energies. Ifyou ever worry about the integrity ofpeople or spirits, call upon him. Like asacred nightclub bouncer, Michaelensures that only beings of pure love and

light come near you. Assisted by alegion of angels known as the “Band ofMercy,” Michael also works with Jesus,saints, and other archangels andreligious deities.

Most of those who’ve contributed theirstories to this book have seen, felt, orheard Archangel Michael. You’ll noticethat they didn’t do anything to invoke thisvisitation except ask for his help withoutattachment to how it would occur. Whenyou ask for Archangel Michael’s aid, healways says yes … and you can count onhis assistance occurring in a perfect andsurprisingly delightful way.

In the next four chapters, we’ll explore

how this celestial being connects with usthrough our physical senses. YourArchangel Michael encounter will verylikely be similar to the stories in thisbook, yet with its own unique variations.That’s because Michael follows themost complex, precise, and amazingcomputer in the universe: the Divine andinfinite wisdom of God. So, everyMichael interaction and rescue is tailor-made for the particular person andcircumstance.

CHAPTER ONE

SEEING MICHAEL

Countless paintings of ArchangelMichael depict him features, standingatop a mountain peak and holding asword and shield.

The descriptions of those who haveglimpsed the archangel match thesepaintings very closely. When people seeMichael, they usually describe him asvery tall, with radiant or exotic eyes. He

isn’t exactly blond and tan, as paintingsgenerally portray, since he doesn’t havehair or skin—but the golden light thatemanates from him makes him appearsummery in coloring.

While Michael will always appearwhen you call, you’re more likely to feelhis presence than observe him with youreyes. But if you do see him, the stories inthis chapter can give you insights into hisvisual appearance.Children See Angels

Babies and young people are highlyaware of the presence of angels. Watchinfants and you’ll see them scan theoutline of their parents, focusing on thepretty dancing lights around their

mothers’ shoulders (which are guardianangels!). While babies seem to smile forno reason, I believe that their happinesscomes from seeing the angels who haveaccompanied them on their journey fromHeaven.

So-called imaginary friends are reallyangels that children can see and hear.When parents listen to their kids’ angelstories with respect and open-mindedness, the adults help theiroffspring trust their intuition. Becausechildren’s minds and hearts are open tonew experiences, they easily connectwith angels. In fact, a 1980s Ohio StateUniversity study found that children hadthe highest number of verifiable psychicexperiences, compared to other age-

groups.I believe that children are great

spiritual teachers! Just as young Joan ofArc and Bernadette of Lourdescontributed greatly to the world bylistening to the Divine voice despitestrong criticism, so can we learn a greatdeal from children’s insights.

I find it especially fascinating thatthese youngsters, such as SandraSlaght’s daughter Meryn, describeclassic Michael features without havingseen paintings or heard descriptions ofhim! Sandra explains:

I was in the middle of a divorce anda friend had recently given me a copyof Doreen’s book Healing with the

Angels. We’d just moved out of ourfamily home and into a new rental. Mythreeyear-old daughter, Meryn, wasfrightened to sleep in her new room,so she climbed into bed with me. I’djust finished reading about ArchangelMichael in the book, and I explainedto Meryn that anytime she felt afraid,she could call upon him to protect her.

She then exclaimed, “Oh yeah!” as ifto ask why she didn’t think of that first,and then with the big sword.”

Before reading about him inDoreen’s book, I didn’t even know hecarried a big sword! So there was noway for Meryn to know aboutMichael’s signature blade unless shesaw him herself!

Children’s accounts of the archangeloffer us reassurance that we adults aren’tjust seeing visions of Michael and hissword as a result of preconceivedexpectations.

Parents frequently ask me how to helptheir children who are have night terrorsor insomnia due to frightening images intheir bedrooms. These little ones aren’tjust imagining monsters in their closetsor alligators under their beds. Children’ssensitivity sometimes attracts earthboundspirits who wander among the livingafter death. While these entities usuallydon’t cause harm, their presence canupset sensitive people.

I believe it’s essential for parents to

teach their children about ArchangelMichael, who can keep earthboundspirits away. Kids are empowered whenthey know that they can ask him forphysical and spiritual protection, asthree-year-old Celeste Amour learnedfrom her mother, who tells the followingstory:

My three-year-old daughter, Celeste,tells my husband and me about variouspeople who have come to her and thespecial friends she meets that weknow to be spirits. I’ve alwaysencouraged her to call upon her angelsfor help and have had many openconversations about how these beingsprotect us all.

Recently, Celeste was going througha troubled time with a spirit man shekept seeing. This resulted in nighttraumas and her refusing to go tosleep. She complained that “the manwith a hole in his neck” kept coming toher.

Being only three, Celeste wasobviously frightened and couldn’tmake sense of the visitor. I encouragedher to call her angels and saidprotective prayers, which temporarilyworked. However, it wasn’t longbefore the man was back and Celestewas so distressed!

So I called a spiritual practitionerfor support. He advised me on how to

call upon Archangel Michael and saidthat the man Celeste was seeing hadn’tpassed over particularly well and wasseeking her out for help.

That night, my daughter becameterrified, not wanting to go to sleep, asthe spirit man would come. I explainedthat if he arrived, she must askArchangel Michael to help her and totell the visitor to go to the light.

In the morning, Celeste hugged meand immediately announced, “The manwith the hole is gone.” She then said,“Angel Michael flew into my room!He lay down with me. I rested insidehis wing, and he said, ‘Don’t cry,Celeste,’ and I slept.”

This was the most beautiful thing I’d

ever heard, and I was overwhelmedwith joy for her. Archangel Michaelquickly became Celeste’s new buddy,and the man with the hole hasn’t beenseen since.Although it’s both healthy and helpful

for parents to teach their children aboutangels (particularly how to call upon thearchangel Michael during stressfulsituations), it’s sometimes not necessary.Very often, children learn about Michaelbecause he and the other heavenlyhelpers visit and teach them directly, ashappened with Maria Taylor’s daughter:

When my daughter, Rachael, wasseven years old, we were looking at apicture of an angel. She asked me who

he was. I said, “I’m not sure, but Ithink it could be Archangel Uriel.”

“Well, it’s not Archangel Michael—I know that!” Rachael said withconviction.

“Oh, it isn’t?” I asked. “How do youknow that, then, Rachael?”

She looked at me as though I shouldknow better and said matter-of-factly,“Because it doesn’t look like him!”

My curiosity piqued, I replied,“Okay, honey, how do you know whathe looks like?” I was trying hard not tosound as if I was a disbeliever andwas choosing my words carefully sothat I wasn’t influencing my daughterat all.

But I needn’t have worried, as

Rachael simply said, “Because I’veseen him.”

“So, honey, when did you see him?”I asked.

She explained, “When I wasfrightened one night and trying to bebrave. I was really scared, and I saw aman who had a glowing white lightaround him.”

“Did that frighten you, Rachael?” Iasked.

“No,” she responded, “because hesaid notto be afraid.”

I leaned in and asked, “But how doyou know that it was Michael?”

She looked me squarely in the eyesand replied, “Because he told me who

he was when I asked him! He tuckedme into bed and said, ‘Do not beafraid. I am Michael.’”

Rachael sleeps peacefully, with thereassurance that Archangel Michael iswatching over her.You can talk openly with your children

about how to call upon ArchangelMichael for protection. You and yourchild can work with him in conjunctionwith your religious traditions—forinstance, asking God to send Michael orrequesting the presence of both Jesusand Michael. The archangel isnondenominational, so he’s happy tohelp any- and everyone.

Here are some suggested age-

appropriate ways to start a discussionabout angels with your child:

• Preschool: Read a children’sbook about angels together. Point tothe pictures, ask your son ordaughter questions, and allow him orher to speak freely. Answer yourchild’s questions honestly.

• Grade shcool: Draw picturestogether of people and angels whilehaving a discussion about how youand your child feel about theseheavenly messengers and whetheryou’ve had any experiences withthem. (Keep your side of theconversation very uplifting, andavoid talking about anything that

could frighten the child.)• Junior high school: Watch a

movie or television show with anangel theme, and discuss your honestreactions to it with each other.Allow your child to expressopinions freely.

• High shcool: Listen to a modernsong about angels together, such as“Calling All Angels” by Train,“Angel” by Sarah McLachlan, or“She Talks to Angels” by the BlackCrowes.

During your discussion, the importantpoints are:

1. You, the parent, are willing tolisten to your child’s feelings and

thoughts about angels with an openmind. Once children feel that you’veheard them, they’re much more opento listening to your teachings andadvice.

2. Tell your child about ArchangelMichael and how he’s available tohelp anyone who asks.

3. There are many equally effectiveways to call upon Michael. Yourchild can say or think thearchangel’s name, look at a paintingof him, wish for him to come, colora drawing of him, or write his nameon a piece of paper to put under thepillow. Michael is the mostpowerful angel, and he’s completely

unlimited, so trust that he willrespond to your child’s call. He’llensure that only angels of God’spure love are with your little one.

4. Once your son or daughter callsupon Michael, fear generallysubsides rapidly, as his verypresence has a calming effect.

5. Ask your child to talk to you aboutexperiences with Michael and tocome to you with any questions.

Seeing Signs from Michael

More than seeing the actual angel,most people see evidence of Michael’spresence. He’s a very clearcommunicator, and you’re likely to hear

his guidance in your mind or sense it asa gut feeling. However, just to get hispoint across, Michael also sendsphysical signs such as feathers so thatyou’ll trust that your guidance is real.

You can say to Michael: “Please sendme a sign in the physical world that Iwill easily notice and understand,” orwords to that effect. Don’t specify whattype of sign you want; leave thatdecision to the angels. Once you ask forone, it will appear—it’s just a matter ofnoticing it. As Susan discovered, though,most signs from Michael are crystalclear:

My son, Sean, and I went to ourlocal park together the night before he

was to leave on a 15-day trip toAustralia with other People to PeopleStudent Ambassadors who had justfinished fifth, sixth, or seventh grade.At first, I worried that Sean was tooyoung to participate in such a journeyso far away from home.

But my worry was tempered bySean’s obvious enthusiasm for thewonders he was to experience intouring Australia, and with thisknowledge, a strong innerpeacefulness enveloped me. I knewthat I was meant to let things take theircourse and to stop worrying. Sureenough, every obstacle was overcomeas we planned and paid for his trip.

So there I was in the park, savoring

the last moments with my son,engraving a mental picture of himplaying in the creek, when—wipingaway a tear—I asked God for a clearsign that Sean would return homesafely.

I received that answer rather quicklywhen we turned around to walk to thecar. There, lying in the middle of thestreet just behind me, was a holy cardwith a picture of Michael thearchangel on it. We hadn’t seen it onour way to the creek moments before,and no one was around us during thattime. After that, we both knew we hadno worries. And we didn’t!A lot of times, Michael sends signs

just to help us know that he’s with us andto reduce fears of being alone orunguided. Stories such as the followingfrom Liv Lane make me think ofArchangel Michael as an artist whosigns his work:

For several weeks, my young sonhad been having trouble sleepingbecause he sensed unkind beings in hisbedroom. We tried all sorts of thingsto ease his fears, but he still couldn’tsleep. I felt desperate to find him help(and get us all some sleep!) but didn’tknow where to turn next.

Then one afternoon while I wasrunning errands, I thought of ArchangelMichael and started asking him for

guidance and assistance with my son. Ipulled over into a parking lot tocollect my thoughts and suddenlynoticed a small but bright rainbow inthe sky. And then I started laughing,realizing that the rainbow was directlyabove a Michaels crafts store! I took itas a clever sign from the archangel thathe got my message and was happy tohelp.Signs can also appear in response to

questions that you pose. Whenever youfeel stressed or conflicted, take amoment to ask God and the angels forguidance. They’ll immediately answeryou and often punctuate their messagewith a physical sign, as a woman named

Oceanna discovered:Archangel Michael is absolutely my

favorite angel to connect with becausehe is such a strong, loving presenceand because he has such an incrediblesense of humor.

One of my favorite examples of thiswas when I was feeling veryoverwhelmed and vulnerable. I was inmy car driving, talking to God and theangels about my feelings and reallypouring my heart out.

“Oh, angels!” I sighed, a tear runningdown my cheek. “What am I supposedto do?”

Just as I uttered these words,something to my left caught my eye. It

was a huge electronic billboard, andin great big flashing capital letters itsaid: ASK MICHAEL! In my upsetcondition, I’d forgotten to ask for hishelp!

I started to laugh, and my heartswelled with love for this great andbeautiful being of light. I knewArchangel Michael was with me, and Ireceived a wonderful healing of mybroken heart. I felt so safe and lovedin that moment, and right then and thereI said a prayer of gratitude and askedfor his intervention in my situation.

Within a day or two, everything wasresolved. I found the courage to speakmy truth and move on with my life. Iknow Michael stood beside me the

entire time, wrapping me in hisglorious wings. My relationship withthe archangel continues to grow as Ilearn more from him every day. Inever forget to ask for his help andguidance … but I know that if one dayI do, he’ll be right there to remind me!The signs from the angels show their

wonderful and loving sense of humor.Oceanna’s was a literal sign, remindingher that God and the angels couldn’tintervene and undermine her free willunless she first asked for help. I love thisstory because it’s such a clear messagefrom above.

But angelic signs aren’t always asliteral as Oceanna’s. Sometimes they’re

more subtle, as was the case for SusieSparks when she asked Michael for one:

The other day, I was getting ready toride my bike. I’d made a commitmentto exercise every morning, thinkingthat this would improve my attitudetoward my nursing job. On thisoccasion in particular I was just plaindown in the dumps.

So I was riding in the drizzling rain,whining in my mind about my job andwondering if the angels had heard myprayers. I said aloud, “ArchangelMichael, please show me a sign thatyou’re with me.”

I turned the corner and there was ahuge, bright, beautiful rainbow! I

bowed my head with humility andstopped my bike to thank ArchangelMichael. It may not seem thatsignificant to some, but to me it wasjust what I needed.As Susie said, the rainbow may not

have been a clear enough sign for somepeople, but she knew what it meant.That’s why it’s important to notice andhonor your internal reactions, as theseinner clues can validate your angelmessages.

Yet, many of the signs that Michaelsends are cosmic and natural … such asa rainbow; angel-shaped clouds; andeven a shooting star, as Laura Cohenexperienced:

My son Jeremy and I were walkingon a track at the local high schoolduring a very dark “Mom, I’m scared.I feel some bad vibes.”

I secretly agreed with him but didn’twant to scare him. To ease his fears, Isaid, “Why don’t we call uponArchangel Michael to protect us fromall harm and guide us?” We summonedthe great archangel together.

Jeremy, who was riding his bikearound the track, pedaled ahead andleft me walking behind him. As soonas he sped up in front of me, I saw thebiggest, most spectacular shooting starmake a complete arc over my son’shead up in the dark heavens. There

was no moonlight that night, so thestreak of firelight was brilliantlyamazing.

I instantly knew that ArchangelMichael was answering our prayers.We were protected, and from thatmoment on, I kept walking around thetrack with a sense of complete peaceand the knowledge that I wassurrounded by the most wonderfulwarrior angel leading the way. Manytimes before when I’ve spoken to thisgreat angel, a shooting star has been aheavenly affirmation that my prayershave been heard.Since Archangel Michael is a

protector, his signs are designed to

comfort and reassure. He wants you toknow that he’s with you and that he hearsyour prayers and questions. If you don’ttrust or notice the signs that he sends,he’ll communicate his message indifferent ways don’t see, understand, ortrust what he’s sending. The archangelappreciates your candor with him, andhe’s happy to help you recognize thesigns.

Sometimes, to really drive home hismessage, Michael transmits multiplesigns. He often includes his name like anartist’s signature on many of his physicalmessages, as he did for a woman namedSarah on a long drive:

My brother, mother, and I were

moving from Texas to California in aJeep pulling a rented trailer. We’dnever driven with one before anddidn’t realize what we were gettingourselves into until after we were onthe road. I started out driving, but thetrailer felt too unsteady as it swayedback and forth. Fearing that I’d losecontrol of the Jeep, my brother tookover driving. He seemed to get thehang of it and had a comfort level thatI didn’t have with the trailer. While hedrove, I was in the backseat readingmy angel books. I called uponArchangel Michael to protect us onour journey. Little did I know howmuch we would need it!

About an hour outside of Phoenix,

we were driving at the highway’s 80-mile-per-hour speed limit, when thetrailer started fishtailing and mybrother lost control of the car. Weended up in a ditch on the freeway’smedian strip. Somehow, the car wasundamaged!

As we reentered the freeway, Ilooked up and saw “444” on abillboard, which I know means: “Theangels are with you.” Then, a semitruck drove by us with “444” on thelicense plate and the words MichaelMost painted on its side. At thatmoment, I knew that ArchangelMichael was guiding and protectingus. I saw that same “Michael Most”

truck twice more on our journey, oneof those times right before we reachedour final destination.

After we got home, my brother didsome research on trailers. He said thathe didn’t know how we made it homealive, since we’d violated many safetyregulations by having a trailerattached. That validated all of mythoughts about our being guided homeby Archangel Michael.People frequently tell me that they pull

Archangel Michael oracle cards frommy 44-card decks as a sign that he’shelping them. Since oracle cards are aphysical way to communicate with theangels, it makes sense that Michael

would reach out to us through the onesthat carry his image and name. ElisabethRoosendaal explained how she receivedher Archangel Michael oracle cardbefore she understood its meaning andimpact:

Archangel Michael has been makinghis presence known to me for sometime now. Recently I did a cardreading for myself using Doreen’sArchangel Oracle Cards and pulledthe message: I am protecting youagainst lower energies, and guardingyou, your loved ones, and home.

At the time, I couldn’t see itsrelevance to the question I’d asked,but I appreciated the message just thesame. The following evening, my

brother and I went into the city with afriend and returned home severalhours later to find the front doorsuspiciously wide open and the housein darkness. The two guys went insideto investigate, and my first thought wasthe card reading. I knew without adoubt that we were all safe and thateverything within the house would beexactly as we had left it. And it was.As with the authors of these stories,

you can receive signs from God,Michael, and the other angels simply byasking a question or requesting a sign.The signs may come to you in a physicalway, or you may even see ArchangelMichael’s glowing aura, as I’ll discuss

next.Michael’s Blue and Purple Lights

Everybody glows, whether they’re ahuman, animal, or angel. This lightradiates from our Creator’s love and oursouls’ life force.

Guardian angels emit a beautiful pure-white radiance that some people seewith their physical eyes. These “angellights” look like sparkling shimmers orflashes of brightness (similar to acamera’s flashbulb). They appear aswhite orbs on digital photographs(especially those taken at night) and onKirlian (aura) cameras.

The archangels, who are larger andmore powerful than guardian angels,

have colored lights that correspond toeach one’s specific purpose. ArchangelMichael’s aura color is a royal purplethat’s so bright, it looks like cobalt blue.He also radiates a golden light thatmakes him appear tanned and blond.

This light is connected to Christ.Those who’ve seen Jesus in theirprayers, meditations, dreams, and near-death experiences always talk about thegolden illumination around his head.Look at any traditional painting of Jesus—you’ll notice that artists see or sensethis golden glow, too, as it’s alwaysaround his head like a halo.

Since Michael is very connected toChrist (although he’s not affiliated withany particular religion), the archangel

has a golden glow very near to his form.Then there’s a second layer of lightaround the first. This additional layerextends wide and far, and those whoconnect with Michael often report seeingsparkles or flashes of bright blue orpurple.

Those who see “angel lights” arerelieved to discover that their vision isaccurate (many have told me that theygot their eyes checked byophthalmologists, who couldn’t find anyorganic cause for this phenomenon).

The blue or purple sparkling lights area sign that Michael is near, as a womannamed Pushtie discovered:

I’m an actress in India. One day as I

was leaving for an early-morning filmshoot, I asked Archangel Michael towatch over me and protect my home. Ido this every morning, in addition toasking Michael the question: “Is thereanything I need to do before I leave thehouse?”

Many times in response to thisquestion, I receive an intuitive feelingor thought to bring something that I’veforgotten. But that day, I clearly heardMichael say that I hadn’t switched offmy bathroom water heater. I didn’tbelieve him, because I’m always verycareful to turn it off after my shower.So I began walking out of the house togo to work … but a purple lightglowed in the doorway, practically

blocking my way! I also noticed awarm temperature in that area.

A chill ran down my spine as I had amental image of my water heaterbursting and the house catching on fire.So I decided to check the bathroomand was dumbfounded to discover thatI had left the heater on! As I switchedit off, my hand accidentally brushedthe burning-hot body of the appliance.I realized that the heater wouldprobably have burst within the hour.

Thus, Archangel Michael helped mesave my house.I’ve also found that people who work

with Michael are highly drawn to brightblue and vivid purple. So if you find

yourself shopping for cobalt-bluedrinking glasses or burying your face ina royal purple blanket, your attraction tothese colors is a sign that you’reworking with the archangel.

Many people report seeing Michael’sblue lights during a crisis, like the trailsthat Superman leaves behind when heswoops on the scene to save the day.This certainly was the case for ShirleyMischael-Morales, who was protectedby Archangel Michael:

My two small children and I weretraveling across a busy eight-lanefreeway bridge when an accidentbrought traffic to a sudden halt in twoof the lanes. Late for an appointment

and frustrated that the vehicles to myleft were traveling too quickly for meto change into that lane, I brought mycar to a stop and glanced into therearview mirror in time to observe alarge vehicle approaching at a highspeed.

The driver suddenly slammed on thebrakes and the vehicle lost control, hitthe guardrail, spun in a circle, andbarreled toward my car. In a splitsecond, a flash of blue light caught myattention and I saw Archangel Michaelin the sky. The light was like a starbursting in my forehead.

Instantaneously, I was guided to takeaction. As my conscious awarenesssped up, the physical world seemed to

move in slow motion. With no time tocheck for oncoming traffic, I slammedmy foot onto the accelerator and spedinto the lane to my left—barely in timeto create just enough space for the out-of-control vehicle to pass through,sideswiping my car and hitting twoothers but successfully avoiding whatcould have been a deadly collision.Although life-threatening danger waspresent, Archangel Michael’sguidance kept me calm. It very simplyimparted clarity and precision ofaction.

The woman who was driving thevehicle that had lost control camerunning toward me. When she saw that

there were children in my car, sheembraced me and exclaimed, “ThankGod they’re alive! Thank God we’reall alive!”

A man then approached andanxiously explained that he’d beentraveling at a high speed in the lane I’dmoved into until something had toldhim to change lanes quickly to makeroom for my car to get out of the othervehicle’s to assume that in a splitsecond a car that was completelystopped would suddenly bolt into hislane. He felt miraculously guided.There hadn’t been enough time for theaccident to be avoided except throughheavenly intervention.

The experience was a powerful gift

that affirmed the protective presenceof Archangel Michael and my abilityto receive his guidance and keep mychildren safe.Not only did Shirley see Archangel

Michael and his light, but she alsoreceived his direction as silent thoughtsthat guided her driving. The calmnessthat she felt in such an intenselydangerous situation is ample evidence ofDivine intervention.

In the same way, Ursula Lovelock sawthe blue-light evidence of Michael’slifesaving intervention. When you readher story, you can almost imagine thearchangel swooping in and out so fastthat only his light trail was visible:

I’ve been using Archangel Michael’sprotection for myself and my familysince discovering the and I had justreturned from a shopping trip. I parkedthe car in our garage and helpedTristan, who was two and a half at thetime, out of his car seat.

As we were walking out, I reachedup and grabbed the heavy garage doorand pulled it down, allowing itsweight and momentum to swing it shut.I thought Tristan was standing behindme, but as the metal door picked upspeed and began to fall, I suddenly feltan intuitive urge to grab it.

Looking around for Tristan, I sawhim standing directly beneath the door,

with the hard metal only centimetersfrom his beautiful blond curls. Inbetween it and his head, I sawArchangel Michael’s calling card:four or five brilliantly vibrant bluesparkles dancing and lingering for afew moments before disappearing. Iknow that the door would havecracked Tristan’s skull if it had fallenon him. Thank you, ArchangelMichael!As Ursula mentioned, she’d been

asking for the archangel’s help forseveral years, and she realized that hecan’t violate our free will by interveningwithout our permission. But once we askfor his help, step back—because

Michael is coming through to save theday!

Tracy Hanratty’s experience of havingher car broken into is a perfect example.Michael couldn’t protect her belongingsbecause she hadn’t asked for his help.But once Tracy called upon him forsafety and protection, he immediatelycame to her, as evidenced by his telltaleblue lights:

One evening after work, I parkedbeside my house and then rushedinside because my son hadn’t beenfeeling well. In my haste, I left somestuff in the car. When I went backoutside to retrieve these things, Inoticed that three of my windows had

been smashed and the items had beenstolen. I was totally shocked andcouldn’t believe this had happened.

I felt vulnerable in my own homethat evening, worried that the personwho’d smashed the windows mightstill be nearby. I knew I wouldn’tsleep much that night.

But then I remembered Doreenadvising people to ask ArchangelMichael to position an angel to thenorth, south, east, and west of thehouse for protection. I did this, andthat night I kept waking up and seeingflashes and lines of a very bright royalblue in my room. I wasn’t afraid …but I was very much aware that I wasprotected, and I felt a sense of peace. I

now ask every night for angelprotection for my home as well as formy car.So Tracy learned from this experience,

and now asks for angels to watch overher and her belongings, which is ahealthy and smart habit to develop!

The only exception to the “free will”clause that angels must follow is ifpeople are about to be killed before it’stheir time to go. God and the angels canintervene without someone’s permissionto save a life. Sometimes they do sodirectly, and other times they give theperson Divine guidance to follow, aswas the case for me when my life wasthreatened during an armed carjacking in

1995. If I hadn’t followed that guidance,I might not be alive today.

But the question as to why some livesare miraculously saved and others aren’tstill remains an earthly mystery that wemay not understand until we ascendbeyond three dimensions. In any case,enough people do experience miraculousinterventions to let us know that we’rewatched over and protected.

In the following story, Sheila didn’tspecifically ask for Archangel Michael’shelp, but because her life wasendangered, he came to her rescue.Sheila credits him with saving her life,and she knows that he was her protectorbecause of his signature blue light:

I was in a severe car accident whenI was rear-ended by a truck while Iwas stopped at a traffic light. Thetruck’s driver swerved at the lastsecond and hit my car’s right rear atabout 80 miles per hour. My carlurched forward into oncoming traffic,where I was then sideswiped on thepassenger side by another vehicle,which made mine spin in a circle.

I then saw a bright blue flash oflight! My car was totaled, and the onlyarea that wasn’t smashed was thedriver’s side. I was taken to thehospital with cuts, bruises, and abroken collarbone.

I’ve since learned that the blue flash

of light that I saw during the incidentwas the sign of Archangel Michael’spresence. He sure did protect me thatday, because the police, firedepartment, and doctors were amazedthat I had as few injuries as I did andwasn’t killed. Thank you, Michael!If we’re highly stressed, we become

so internally focused that we block outthe awareness of our angels’ presenceand messages. So people who need theirheavenly helpers the most often can’thear them! Fortunately, the angels arehighly creative and persistent inanswering our prayers. Sometimes thatmeans they work through a friend orfamily member, as happened to Penny

Taylor:I was having a down day. It was a

rainy Sunday and I was depressed, so Idecided to hibernate, watchingtelevision beneath my electric blanket.I experienced such a huge sense ofdarkness, energy depletion, and lossbrought on by an ongoing battle withdepression and personal grief. I feltlost and disconnected from God.

I sensed no other option but prayer,and as the tears rolled down my face, Iasked with all my heart for some relieffrom my feelings. I prayed hard thatArchangel Michael would give me asign that he was indeed with me andhadn’t abandoned me.

What happened next was prettysignificant to me … and was also aninstant answer to my prayer! A dearfriend who lived some distance awayfrom me text-messaged my cell phoneand said: “I have no idea why, but Ihad a vision of you just now allcompletely dressed and surrounded inthe most beautiful purple light. Whatdoes this mean? Are you okay?”

As I read the simple text, I wasamazed and in awe. This friend wasn’tone for saying such things, and she sentthe message the instant after I’d askedfor a sign from Archangel Michael.

Needless to say, my mood lifted, andI realized that it would have been a

whole lot easier to have prayed andasked for help well before my moodhad slipped into its dark shadows! Weall deserve support and love from Godand the angels. Just ask!Penny’s message to “just ask” is a

great reminder, born of her successfulexperience with requesting a sign fromMichael. The archangel always appearsto us in exactly the right way for thesituation and people involved … andsometimes this means that we clearly seehim.Seeing Michael in Dreams andMeditations

Many “Michael sightings” occurduring dream time. We’re more apt to

see and hear an angel while we’resleeping because the fearful ego-mind isalso asleep. Our hearts and minds aremore open and less distracted whilewe’re in this state, and we let go of“three-dimensional” thinking.

Sometimes people can’t remembertheir nightly visions the next day becausewhen they wake up, their dreamworldinformation doesn’t make sense.Nonetheless, everything we learn duringdreams is still in our unconscious mind,helping us along.

Some people see a representative ofMichael, as in Eshantie’s dream:

I was feeling very alone as Istruggled through a child-custody

battle. One night before going to sleep,I talked with Archangel Michael andasked him to make his presence knownto me, as I really needed some sort ofconfirmation that I wasn’t alone in theuniverse.

That night I dreamed of a childhoodfriend who’d died ten years earlier.His name was Michael. In the dream, Isat next to him and felt an all-encompassing calmness, and a feelingthat everything was all right came overme.

I believe that Archangel Michaelused my dear old friend as a point ofcontact, as I had never dreamed abouthim before and haven’t since.

Archangel Michael spoke to Eshantiein a way that her mind could accept.He’s powerful yet always gentle, so ifseeing an angel would frighten a person,he’ll send a sign or a symbol.

We’re more open to Michael and theother beings from Heaven when we’resleeping, yet we may not remember theangel visitations that occur at this time.We’re more apt to recall theseexperiences when they occur in that in-between stage of waking and dreaming,as Emma Lee Quick discovered:

It was very early in the morning. I’dalready awakened and was preparingto get out of bed.

I closed my eyes and soon became

aware of an unusual feeling, one I’dnever experienced before: I truly feltas though I were floating up to theceiling!

My eyes were shut, but I was verymuch awake. I even rememberthinking, I can’t believe this ishappening! I’m actually awake, andI’m experiencing this feeling offloating! Then I heard some very high-pitched, wavering noises. I felt thatthey were coming from some sort ofhigher beings, so I mentally askedthem what was going on. Despite theirvoices not speaking actual English, Iintuitively felt the answer: You aresafe.

Finally, I opened my eyes. I was on

my bed, and the feeling slowlysubsided. I then fell into sleep again.In my dream, a dark-skinned man in awhite suit approached me. He told methat the coming year would bring a bigchange, but that he’d be there to helpme.

As he started to leave, I asked himhis name. He continued to depart, butthen I heard: “Michael.”

When I awoke, I raced out of bed totell my mom what had happened. Shewas really excited. “Maybe he wastalking about a career change!” shesaid.

“Hopefully,” I answered, yet deepwithin me, I felt that Michael’s offer of

help would somehow have to do withsomething more tragic.

A few months later, my wonderfulmother was diagnosed with leukemia,and she passed away. I wasdevastated, as she was one of my bestfriends. Soon after, I moved out of herplace, got married, and bought a homewith my husband: really big changes,as Archangel Michael told me about inmy dream. And I did feel as though Iwas being helped, like I was beingbuoyed up along the way.Many people have told me that they

have dream visitations to prepare themfor major life changes, as Emma Leeexperienced. She was comforted by

knowing that Michael was with her,keeping her safe throughout her mother’spassing and into her new married life.The archangel is always with us, throughevery pleasant andevery painfulexperience. Yet when life is stressful,our senses dull and we may not feel hispresence as strongly. That’s one reasonwhy Michael makes dream appearancesto help those who are upset, since themind is quieter during sleep.

A woman named Maribel was gratefulfor her dream visitation from thearchangel, which was not onlycomforting, but healing as well. As youread about her experience, note how shesaw Michael’s blue light—even in herdream!

When I was a little girl growing upin Lima, Peru, my friends and I playeda game named “San Miguel” (St.Michael). By some spontaneousagreement among us, several of theneighborhood kids would split up intotwo groups, each a mix of girls andboys. One group would volunteer toplay the part of the “bad people,” andthe other took on the role of the “goodpeople.”

Then, while the good people sat onthe sidewalk, acting innocent andsaintly, the bad ones would come overto try to take them away—that is, thebad group would begin to drag thegood group away. The good people

would start shouting out for ArchangelMichael, calling loudly: “San Miguel!San Miguel! San Miguel!” Then achild posing as Archangel Michaelwould come out immediately to savethe good people.

Since those times, I’ve alwaysthought of Michael as being present inmy life to help me in any dangeroussituation.

One time I went through a very badexperience. After praying and cryinghard, I fell asleep. I dreamed that Iwas standing at the entrance to myhouse, and I looked to the left andthere stood Archangel Michael. Hewas tall, emanating a flood of bluishwhite light. He seemed very powerful

while he was floating above theground. I started to cry in my dreambecause his presence was so strongthat it was healing me right in thatmoment.

I remember this apparition as if itoccurred only last night. It was real,and I will never forget it. It’s one ofthe most beautiful blessings I’vereceived from God.

Two years ago, I bought a wonderfulstatue of Archangel Michael, which isin my bedroom. I love it! He looks sobeautiful and powerful! I do know thathe is with me all the time!In addition to coming upon Archangel

Michael in dreams, many people report

seeing him when they’re relaxed, such asduring a massage or meditation. Whenwe’re calm, we’re more receptive to theangels. We notice their fine energies andlove.

Cathie McCarthy connected withMichael while she was relaxing in bed,but she wasn’t the one who saw him, asher story reveals:

My boyfriend and I had just movedfrom the United Kingdom to Arizona.We were staying at a friend’s house,and I was feeling displaced, with fearsof where my life was going. I lay inbed and silently called uponArchangel Michael. Normally when Ido so, I see sparkling purple and blue

lights. But that night, although I couldfeel his presence, I couldn’t see hiscolors.

My boyfriend was silently lying nextto me as well, resting after many daysof moving and driving. Then all of asudden, he said to me, “I can see avery tall man at the foot of the bed! Helooks like he’s Scandinavian orsomething.”

My boyfriend had no idea that I’djust called upon Archangel Michael orwhat the angel looked like. So I askedhim to continue with his description.

He said, “He’s about 7’2”, with longblond hair, and very muscled.”

“Is he wearing strappy sandals?” Iasked.

“Yes,” my boyfriend replied, andthen went on to talk about his outfit.He described Archangel Michael to aT! I was so happy—this was his firsttime seeing an angel or any spiritualvision!

This experience filled us both withlove and promise for our new home inthe United States and gave us hope thatour lives together would be good, andabundant with caring. We knew wehad protection and courage to carry onour journey to find a home and to settlemy boys in a school. After seeingArchangel Michael, all things fell intoplace. We felt guided as to whichdirection to take, in just a week we

found a house to rent, the best schoolsin the area were only a mile away, andmy boyfriend started working.

We thank Archangel Michael dailyfor all of his love, help, and support.As Cathie and her boyfriend

experienced, when you meet Michael,everything in your life becomes morepositive and harmonious. Seeing him isso much more than having a “vision,”because the experience is simultaneouslyhealing and comforting.

Many people describe their Michaelvisitations as being multisensory. Theynot only see the archangel, but they alsofeel his physical touch, as well as theirown hearts opening with joy and

warmth. This was the experience thatSian Williams had when sheencountered Archangel Michael during ameditation:

My whole life, I’ve felt like therewas someone or something with me tohelp me through the really bad times.My childhood was filled with and Ialways sensed that I had a shoulder tocry on, even if I didn’t know whose itwas.

Then one day I attended an angelworkshop. I didn’t really want to gobecause it was my one day off fromwork. But I went anyway, and I’m veryglad that I did because I had one of thebest experiences of my life that day.

Everyone at the workshop seemed toknow all about angels. I didn’t knowmuch, but there was such a wonderfulfeeling in the room. Although it was acold winter morning outside, it felt sowarm inside.

During a meditation at the workshop,I met Archangel Michael. He was abeautifully handsome man with asword. He put his arm around me, andI felt as if he took all my problemsaway. I started to cry, but they weretears of joy because I finally knewwho had been with me my entire life!Reading through these stories and

examples, perhaps you’ve now realizedthat you’ve seen Archangel Michael, his

sparkling light, or the signs that heleaves.

But Michael’s connection with us isfar more than visual. He alsocommunicates through spoken words,especially when someone needs clearguidance in a hurry, as we’ll explore inthe next chapter.

CHAPTER TWO

HEARING THE VOICE OFMICHAEL

Of all the angels, Michael has theloudest and clearest voice. He’sdefinitely the easiest Divine messengerto hear. He also has a distinctively bluntspeaking style. He gets right to the point,but always with love and a sense ofhumor.

I’m confident that it was Michael’s

voice that I heard before and during mycarjacking experience on July 15, 1995.He told me exactly how to prevent thecrime—and then when I didn’t listen tohis guidance and found myself in themiddle of an armed robbery of my carand purse, he instructed me how toescape it unharmed.

During crises, people hear Michael’svoice as loudly and clearly as if anotherperson were talking. It’s different fromthe soft inner voice that’s sometimesdiscernible during meditations. When thearchangel issues a helpful warning,there’s no mistaking his voice for aninner whisper—he’s perfectly loud andclear.

From all of the archangel stories I’ve

read and heard, I’d say that people hearMichael’s loud voice most often whiledriving. His loving commands helpdrivers avoid accidents, and hispresence calms everyone in the car. Andvery often his guidance seemscounterintuitive, such as when he tellspeople to take their hands off of thesteering wheel. But always, Michael’sguidance is 100 percent accurate andtrustworthy, as Janca Lesleigh Coxdiscovered for herself:

After nursing my parents throughillnesses and saying good-bye to themwhen they passed, I decided to leaveour home and start a new life inanother country. So I packed my

belongings in a trailer hitched to mycar and put my cat, Pippin, in a specialcage in the backseat and my little dog,Heidi, on the passenger seat.

Before we began the 2,500-miledrive from Zimbabwe to Cape Town,South Africa, I asked ArchangelMichael for protection, guidance, andgrace. He had been my firm friend formany years, so I trusted that he wouldbe with me on my grand trek.

In the pouring rain, we started ourjourney southward from the SouthAfrican side of the border. I droveeach day according to my pets’ energylevels and was always guidedperfectly to bed-and-breakfasts thataccepted animal guests.

The road was very straight andextremely boring through the KarooDesert’s endless scrub. Without a carradio or a CD player, I caught myselfnodding off. I then heard a strong malevoice say firmly, “Pull off the roadright now!” I obeyed without thinking,just seconds before a Mack truckbarreled past me in the middle of theroad, where it had been straddling thewhite dividing line!

It’s been a year since we made thatfiveday epic journey, and I continuallysense that I’m guided and nudged bymy angels and the archangels. I feeltruly blessed that Michael showedhimself so prominently when I needed

him most.Janca retained her free will to choose

whether to follow Michael’s guidance to“pull off the road.” Fortunately, most ofus willingly adhere to the archangel’surgent messages. In a crisis, his pitchand tone are similar to a surgeondemanding a scalpel from a nurse. He’snot trying to be bossy or bark orders atus; rather, he just wants to get ourattention and put us into action mode.The archangel always sounds loving andcompassionate while he’s commandingus to take lifesaving action.

Sometimes Michael’s urgent messagesseem illogical or unfeasible. One of myfavorite stories on this topic comes from

a woman named Sue—who, fortunately,followed the archangel’s guidance. Herdecision to trust him proved lifesavingfor her and her children:

Many years ago when I was in anabusive marriage, I prayed nightly forGod and Archangel Michael to giveme the strength to face another day orto find a way to get out. And each dayI stayed in the marriage, thinking thatmy children should have an intactfamily and hoping that things wouldget better.

Then one night as I was praying, Iheard a male voice who identifiedhimself as Archangel Michael. Heclearly told me that my children were

in danger, and that I needed to bestrong enough to leave. He explainedthat it’s not the Creator’s will forwives to be abused and that myhusband’s heart was hard and hewouldn’t hear God and stop harmingme or the children. I didn’t believeMichael, though, because up until thattime, my husband had only hurt me andhadn’t abused our kids.

Two days later when my husbandstarted hitting me, my 13-year-old son,David, ran to the phone to call thepolice—and my husband went afterhim and pushed him down a flight ofstairs. I then went to dial 911, and myhusband ran outside and pulled out thephone wires from where they attach to

the house.I rushed over to David, who was

badly bruised. He told me that he’dseen wings as he was falling that hadcushioned his blow and prevented himfrom breaking his neck. The angelswere keeping us safe throughout thisnightmare!

Still, I needed more help that night,as we lived in a very rural area wherethe closest neighbor was five milesaway, and my husband had taken awaymy car keys. So I started praying.Archangel Michael came to me againand said, “Go outside and reattach thewires and call the police.”

I don’t know anything about

telephone wiring, but I obeyed … andit was like I was a phone-linetechnician. Miraculously, I knew justwhat to do—it was definitely heavenlyintervention. I called the police, whotook me and the children to a women’sshelter. They found my husband andput him in jail.

Archangel Michael was certainly myDivine protector that night. I’m forevergrateful to him for his care through thatordeal, and I credit him with oursafety.

Some years later, I was divorcedand had no desire to be with anyoneelse after my painful marriage. Butwhen I met a man who told me thatMichael was his patron angel, I knew

that I had to give him a chance.We’ve been together four years now,

and my new husband is like ArchangelMichael in so many ways—he’sincredibly protective and caringtoward me and my children. Throughall of this, I began to study angels, andnow I listen to them rather thanthinking that I know better.When Michael issues a warning, he

always gives us guidance and direction.He never makes frightening statements,but instead offers action steps. Andsometimes, as Carolyn Skalnekdiscovered, he only needs to say a singleword:

It started out just like any other night

but ended amazingly. The kids weretucked in, and now it was my turn toretire. I wandered through the housetoward the bedroom, turning off lightsand checking doors. My husband wasfast asleep, so I quietly slipped intobed.

As I lay there, quite tired from myday, I said my prayers and asked Godand Archangel Michael to protect myfamily, home, community, and world. Ifell asleep very quickly and remainedthat way until something woke me.

Puzzled and confused, I sat up in bedtrying to figure out why I’d woken up.I quickly drifted back to sleep, but itwasn’t very long before I heard anoise, as if something was hitting the

window. It sounded like our pinetree’s branches, but that wasimpossible because there was no windthat night. I listened for a few minutesto see if it would happen again.

I was getting frustrated by not beingable to sleep. I pulled the covers upand got comfortable, and I drifted backto sleep … until I heard the soundagain. And again! Something orsomeone was hitting the window hardenough to make a thumping sound. Thistime I was completely awake anddecided to rouse my husband.

There was no repeat of the noise aswe both sat up and listened, but what Idid pick up on was startling: Just as I

heard a familiar-sounding clickingcoming from another room, the worddryer popped into my mind.

As fast as I could, I went to thelaundry room. Entering it, Iremembered that I’d turned the dryeron that afternoon! The load of towelsinside was untouchable, as they’d beentumbling on high for 12 hours. My facewas burning from the heat coming outthe door.

I believe it wouldn’t have been longbefore the machine caught on fire. Myson’s bedroom is directly above thelaundry room. As my thoughts raced tothe stories of people whose dryers hadcaused their houses to catch on fire, Ithanked God and Archangel Michael

that this story had ended happily.Thank you, Archangel Michael! I do

believe! I will continue to ask forprotection, guidance, and love.

Reassurance from Michael

Michael’s guidance isn’t always aboutprotecting us from danger. Quite often,his audible messages instill hope andfaith just when we need reassurance themost. John Roche’s message fromMichael helped him hang on during aserious illness. The comfortingknowledge that the archangel was withhim may have allowed him to recover.John recalls:

When I was a child, my parents

taught me to call upon ArchangelMichael. This practice has stayed withme into adulthood. When I was 18, Ideveloped cancer. I went a whilebefore going to my physician to get thesymptoms checked out and identified;thus, I had dangerous levels of cancerwhen it was finally detected.

I underwent heavy doses ofchemotherapy on and off for threeyears, going into remission and thenrelapsing twice. The chemo (as anyonewho has ever gone through it will tellyou) was very debilitating. When Irelapsed again for the third time, myoncologist told me one day that Iwould have to receive a bone-marrowtransplant, which meant more time in

the hospital, surgery,and additionalintense chemotherapy. Needless tosay, I was quite upset by this andwondered if this time I was going tocome through it.

When the time eventually came forthe transplant, I had to undergo themost severe form of chemotherapy thatthe hospital could give me. I spentthree days violently ill while thechemo attacked everything in my body.It was then time for me to go into theisolation unit, where I was to spendthree weeks on my own, cut off fromthe outside world. I was feelingextremely low, lonely, and afraid atthis point, despite the best efforts of

my wonderful parents to cheer me up.The tiny isolation-unit room

measured no more than eight feet byeight feet, and most of that was takenup by the bed and medical instruments.I wondered how I was going to beable to cope with being locked awayin this little room for weeks on myown. I felt quite despondent, andthrough the tears that were rollingdown my face, I cried out forArchangel Michael to help me.

In that instant, I felt a sense ofserenity and the deepest love that I’veever experienced in this lifetime. Avoice in my head whispered softly,“Everything is all right. You don’thave to worry about anything. I’m here

to look after you.”A knowing and a certainty that this

was indeed the case just filled meentirely. All my fears and the darknessof despair that had gripped me amoment before were gone. Tearscontinued to roll down my cheeks, butnow they were of love—I knew I wasbeing cared for. I knew ArchangelMichael was right there with me. Eventhough I didn’t see anything, it didn’tmatter, as I was sure that the archangelwas protecting me and looking afterme.

The serenity, love, and certainty thatMichael blessed me with that daystayed with me right up to the moment

I left the isolation ward three weekslater. I had no complications and nosetbacks during my surgery andsubsequent recovery. Every part of mybeing knows that this is all because ofArchangel Michael.

Now I’m in my 30s, and I call uponMichael for all kinds of help. He trulyis my best friend, and I still feel hisenergy and love around me constantly.You can ask Michael for a comforting

message simply by thinking or speakingyour request. It doesn’t matter whatmethod or phrasing you use as long asyou let him know what you need. Some,like John, may hear the words. Butperhaps—as explored in other chapters

— you’ll see or feel Michael’s answer.You may even receive his messagethrough another person.

Regardless, the archangel will let youknow that he’s there, which in itself is avery reassuring message.

Michael the Patron

Michael, like God and all of theangels, is unlimited in his ability to helpus. He’s perfectly tapped into themesmerizing and infinite creativity of theDivine intelligence. So, his solutions areas unpredictable as they are perfectlytailored to each situation.

The following story, relayed to me byJerome Stefaniak, displays both

Michael’s creativity and his sense ofhumor:

Before I travel, I invoke the angelswith this prayer that I made up: Dearangels, protect me and my car as Idrive today. Bless every person andevery car that is on the road today.And help all of us reach ourdestinations quickly, safely, easily,and happily.

I was driving from Houston to NewBraunfels, speeding down the I-10freeway, when I noticed a cartailgating me and flashing his lights forme to get over. Instead of taking abreath and moving, my competitiveego kicked in. The music was loud and

riveting, and I was determined that thiscar was not getting ahead of me.

The car switched into the other lane,passed me on the right, and then cut infront of me, heedless of my horn andthe fact that we could very well beinvolved in a crash.

Just then, above the honking and themusic, I heard the loud andunmistakable sound of a police sirenright behind us.

Oh, jeez! I thought as I quicklyslowed down. The other car continuedto speed ahead of me. I looked in myrearview mirror: There was nohighway-patrol car anywhere in sight.

I remembered that Michael is thepatron saint of police officers, so I

wasn’t surprised that he used the mosteffective method to help me get backto my right mind. After that incident, Idrive a lot more safely!So how did Michael create the siren

sound that caused Jerome to slow down?Did he do so only in Jerome’s mind? Ifthere had been passengers in his car,would they have also heard it? These arethe mysteries of Michael that we maynever understand, but which benefit allof us nonetheless.

Jerome believed that the archangelcreated the siren sound because he is thepatron saint of police officers andmilitary personnel. Michael protects,guides, and lends courage to the

uniformed men and women of the world.And sometimes, he helps when we arethe ones dealing with police officers, asBeverly Wahl discovered:

One evening I went to visit my mom,who was in a hospital in San Diego.On the way back to Orange County, Igot hopelessly lost and started makingerratic turns, trying frantically to findthe highway.

That’s when a police officer cameout of nowhere and flashed his lights,indicating that he wanted me to pullover. As soon as I saw the lights, Iasked Archangel Michael what to do. Iclearly heard him tell me: “Say youare sorry, and inform the officer that

you are lost and need help.”When the officer approached my car

window, he asked why I’d beendriving that way. He was very sternand wanted to see my license. AsMichael had instructed, I said that Iwas sorry and that I was lost andneeded help.

The officer became verycompassionate and didn’t give me aticket. He also helped me find my wayto the highway and even blockedtraffic so that I could turn aroundsafely.

Wow! Thank you, ArchangelMichael! I always believed in thepower of angels, but this was apersonal confirmation that no one

could deny.Since Michael works intimately with

police officers, he can guide you as tothe best way to talk to a member of lawenforcement. Notice that Beverlyreceived her help from the archangelafter she requested his assistance. Thisis such an important point to remember:As I’ve mentioned, Michael can onlyhelp us if we ask, because he’s notallowed to interfere with our free will.

The Softer Side of Michael’s Voice

If Michael needs to get our attention ina hurry, his voice booms withunmistakable clarity. Yet, he can also besoft-spoken when it’s called for.

Carolyn Kellis Reed didn’t even hearMichael’s voice until after he’d savedher from a car accident by defying thelaws of physics:

I was driving with my three smallchildren on a two-lane country roadnear my home. There were five or sixcar lengths between me and thevehicle in front of me, and we weretraveling at about 45 miles per hour.

On the side of the road, a smallsedan was preparing to pull out intotraffic. I checked my rearview mirrorand noted that there were no vehiclesbehind me, so I assumed that the carwould wait until I passed. I wasshocked when it pulled out into the

road directly in front of me! Since thesmall car couldn’t accelerate quickly,I knew that we would be in a directcollision.

I slammed on my brakes and closedmy eyes, expecting to experience ahuge impact in that moment. When Iopened them (they were shut onlybriefly), the sedan was several carlengths ahead of me and there had beenno collision. In fact, the laws of timeand space had been totally bypassed!

I was completely shaken, but I hearda small yet strong voice in my head. Itsaid that he was Archangel Michaeland that he’d made the necessaryadjustments for me to avoid theaccident. When I asked him how, since

the crash seemed so certain, he toldme that he’d altered the conditions oftime and space to keep my childrenand me safe. We were not meant to behurt or killed at that time, so heintervened on our behalf.

Since then, I’ve always called uponArchangel Michael to protect mychildren and me when we’re drivingtogether, and he has done so time andagain.Carolyn’s situation called for

Michael’s direct intervention eventhough she hadn’t asked for help. Herstory is an example of the only exceptionto the “Law of Free Will,” because Godand the angels do intervene in life-and-

death situations if it’s not someone’stime to go. So Michael protectedCarolyn and her three young children bymoving the car.

Why doesn’t the archangel saveeveryone from death, then? This is anage-old question that we may never fullyunderstand in this life. My theory is thatpeople have “exit times” when they’repredestined to leave the earth. Everyoneprearranges these times in conjunctionwith God’s ultimate plan. Perhaps somepeople choose a path of sufferingbecause they believe this will gain themsoul growth.

Again, these are three-dimensionaltheories that can’t begin to scratch thesurface of God’s multidimensional

universe. But what I do know for sure isthat many people’s lives are savedbecause of Divine intervention, and mostof the time Archangel Michael is the oneinvolved in the rescue.

Just as in Carolyn’s example,Michael’s speech occasionally soundslike a gentle inner voice. I believe thathe normally talks softly and only getslouder when people aren’t listening(such as when they’re stressed orfrightened). A woman named Melody G.relates a story that shows how she turnedinto a very good listener, since Michaelwas able to quietly get her attention:

I was following a large truck whiledriving 65 miles per hour on a very

busy expressway when I heard aninner voice or feeling telling me tomove into the other lane. It urged me toget away from the vehicle in front ofme, but I didn’t listen.

Suddenly, a big object broke loosefrom the truck and came hurtlingtoward my windshield. I quickly askedArchangel Michael to please protectme. The piece landed in the roadinstead of on my windshield, thankgoodness.

Something inside of me said to pullover, and this time I listened to myguidance! There was no real place topark, but I somehow managed to get tothe side of the road. That’s when all ofmy tires blew out.

I thanked Michael for protecting me,but I still needed his help with mydisabled vehicle. No sooner had Ifinished asking for assistance than awhite truck backed up to help me, andits driver was a true angel. Again,thank you, Archangel Michael, forproviding protection.How do you know for certain that the

inner voice is coming from God and theangels? How do you distinguish whetheryou’re imagining it or tell if it’s wishfulthinking?

Well, the style of true Divine guidanceis very different from that of the ego orimagination. Here are some of itsdefining features:

—Second-person voice: Trueguidance speaks to you in the secondperson, as if another person is talking toyou. So its sentences begin with wordsthat someone would use in conversationwith you such as: “You should changelanes right now,” or “Go check the airpressure in your tires.” The imaginationtalks in the first person, meaning that itssentences begin with the word I, such as“I should change lanes,” or “I shouldcheck the air pressure.”

—Emphasis on service: The angelsalways talk about how to improve asituation or how to make your lifehealthier or filled with more integrity.The ego always emphasizes how you can

get rich quick, be popular, or addresssome other self-centered concern. (Theangels’ guidance may cause you to berich and popular, but that comes as aside effect of following it by performinga service or making improvements; itisn’t the goal of Divine guidance.)

—Sense of peace: When Michael andthe other angels talk, their speech isaccompanied by a feeling of peace.People who hear the archangel’s voiceduring an emergency always mention itscalming effect, which allows them tothink and act clearly during the crisis. Incontrast, when the ego speaks, you feel asense of fear, emptiness, edginess,sneakiness, guilt, or some other draining

emotion.—Ring of truth: When Michael or the

angels speak, their message “clicks” asthe truth. Even if what the angels aresaying is illogical or intimidating, it stillmakes intuitive sense. The ego’smessages, on the other hand, ringhollow.

Practical Michael Messages

Two other characteristics ofMichael’s voice are his wonderful senseof humor and his down-to-earth,practical nature. In fact, the archangel’smessages are never airy-fairy. They’realways grounded in his desire toimprove our day-to-day lives, as

Marcelle Vlasic discovered when hespoke to her:

I’m a professional deejay, and oneday I was getting ready to bring amicrophone system to a wedding. Itwas very important for me to beprompt with my equipment so that theceremony could begin on time;however, my car wouldn’t start, so Icalled upon Archangel Michael forhelp.

I said, “Michael, please get my carstarted right away so that I can getpaid for this job and help these peoplewho are getting married.”

I immediately heard: “Ring theNRMA,” referring to the mobile car-

repair service in Sydney, Australia,where I live. I only had 40 minutes toget to the wedding, which was on theother side of town, so I didn’t trust thisguidance at first. I thought that it wouldtake forever for anyone to reach myhouse and fix my car. But once again, Iheard: “Ring the NRMA.”

This time I trusted the message andmade the call. Within five minutes, theservice drove up, and the mechanichad my car running within another fiveminutes. He was also so nice, as if hetruly were an Earth angel sent by God!I was soon on my way to the wedding,and I got there on time. It truly was“Divine timing”! So far, I’vediscussed Michael’s visual

appearance and the characteristics ofhis voice and messages. The nextchapter will explore the uniquephysical sensations that peopleexperience when the archangel isaround.

CHAPTER THREE

FEELING MICHAEL'SPRESENCE

Because Michael is so strong, it makessense that we can easily feel hispresence. I also believe that he wants usto sense when he’s with us, because it’sso comforting to know that we’reprotected and watched over by thepowerful and loving archangel. So, ofcourse Michael the Miraculous Angel

has the ability to make his presenceknown.

Our skin is a sensitive instrument thatinstantly detects variations intemperature, changes in air pressure, andelectrical signals. Just as you can sensetension or conflict in a room, you canalso feel when there’s great love andstrength, such as Michael’s.

People report picking up on thearchangel’s presence most frequentlywhen they’ve called upon him forprotection … and as Caz Greene reports,this brings great feelings of safety andcomfort:

In 2003, I was taking Doreen’sAngel Intuitive Course in Brisbane,

Australia. Doreen guided us to askArchangel Michael the question “Whatdo you want me to know right now?” Iimmediately heard him warn me ofdanger on that night’s walk back to myhotel room. Michael told me to becareful and alert and to call upon himfor protection.

The rest of the day was so full ofactivities, though, that I forgot aboutthe message as I walked for 20minutes alone toward my hotel. As Idrew closer to my destination, Inoticed a commotion: A drunk manwas staggering along the pavementtoward me, accosting a couplewalking ahead of me. The man wasshouting aggressively at them.

I was frightened, and my heartpounded at the realization that the manwas headed my way and I was alone.Suddenly, I remembered Michael’swarning and called him by name:“Please, Archangel Michael, be nearme and protect me from all harm.”

I felt a brush against my arm andexperienced a surge of warmth andstrength. I also felt ten feet taller andthree feet wider. The drunk man wascoming closer, yelling very loudly. Hereached me, and it appeared that hewas about to yell in my face and grabme, but his hands seemed to bounce offsomething about two feet in front ofme! The man recoiled with a look of

shock on his face before staggeringaway quietly.

Ever since then, I’ve told everyonethat they can count on ArchangelMichael for protection; however, theymust also listen to his instructions!So, part of Michael’s protection is the

sense of safety that we experience whenhe’s present. I don’t think he doesanything extra to make us feel hisstrength and warmth. I believe, rather,that his presence is so profoundlypowerful and loving that our every nerveending picks up on the extraordinaryradiance of this Divine being.

Many paintings depict Michaelholding a shield, which acts as a

protective barrier. Michael guards usfrom all forms of negativity, keeping ussafe and helping us feel safe. KateWhorlow could sense the archangel andhis shield coming to her rescue when shecalled upon him:

I was walking home one evening,and as I turned onto my road, I feltsomeone behind me. Glancing aroundbriefly, I saw that it was a manwalking about two feet back. I feltreally uncomfortable, as though hewere practically in my space. So Iimmediately said under my breath:“Archangel Michael, I need your helpnow! Please walk next to me andprotect me on my way home.”

Just as I uttered this statement, I feltArchangel Michael immediately by myside, wrapping his wings all aroundme as a shield. I instantly felt calmer. Ikept walking very quickly up the road,hardly daring to look back until I got tomy driveway. Then I glanced backdown the street: The man was gone.

I thanked Archangel Michael for hishelp. It may have been a perfectlyinnocent situation, and perhaps Ihadn’t been in danger that night. But bycalling upon Michael, I received thesupport and protection I needed inorder to feel safe.Michael embraces us with his large

wings, as Kate experienced. Although he

can stay with us continuously if we askhim to, we usually don’t feel his strongpresence until we call upon him during acrisis. This is another area where thearchangel absolutely shines: He has theability to instantly calm nerves andsoothe hearts.

His radiant love switches us from thesympathetic nervous system (the uptightand alert fight-or-flight response) to theparasympathetic nervous system (wherewe’re relaxed and think more clearly).Michael helped Karen Forrest stay calmand avoid a collision when a vehiclewas headed straight toward her:

As an officer in the Canadian armedforces, I have no qualms about calling

upon Archangel Michael (the patronsaint of soldiers) for protection andcourage. And I certainly did so whenthe military was posting me to anotherbase, yet again.

Driving with my husband to theOttawa airport to fly out to Halifax,Nova Scotia (my newest navyposting), I asked Archangel Michael toprotect us during our two-hour drive.Halfway there, I was going 65 milesper hour when I noticed the van infront of me veer unexpectedly to theroad’s shoulder. I couldn’t understandwhy it had suddenly pulled off to theside at such a high speed—until I sawa car coming straight at me! The carwas dangerously passing a semitrailer

truck and heading directly toward me,with both of us driving at 65 miles anhour!

I immediately called upon ArchangelMichael for help to keep us all safe.As I started to swerve to the road’sdirt shoulder, I heard his calmingvoice say, “Don’t worry, Karen. Ihave the wheel of your car and willdrive for you. You will be safe.”

I felt an intense calmness sweepover me (even with a car coming at mehead-on) and felt Archangel Michael’spresence as he began to safely andmiraculously steer my car in the rightdirection, avoiding the oncomingvehicle and the semitrailer truck that it

was passing.Miraculously, no one was hurt. The

driver in front of me safely regainedcontrol of his van after veering offonto shoulder. I avoided what waspotentially a fatal crash, the car behindme wasn’t hit, the semi didn’t losecontrol, and the man who was makingthe dangerous pass didn’t crash orcause an accident!

My husband, Wayne, sitting in thepassenger seat, was shocked by howcomposed I remained while safelymaneuvering us out of harm’s way.Little did he realize at the time that Ihad complete trust in ArchangelMichael’s ability to drive my car!

Thank you, Michael, for keeping us

all safe in a very scary, dangeroussituation!Karen described how Michael steered

her car to safety, which is an experiencethat others have reported as well. Manypeople say that after they called forHeaven’s help to avoid an accident, theyheard a voice say, “Take your hands offthe steering wheel,” and then watched ingrateful amazement as an unseen pair ofhands steered the car out of danger.

While Sheryl Groen wasn’t directed tolet go of the wheel, she definitelyreceived help from Michael inmaneuvering her car across an icybridge:

I live in central Iowa, where the

weather is infamous for changing frommoment to moment. We also have acombination of fog and black ice that’sextremely treacherous. Black ice isdifficult to see, and once you’re on topof it, it’s too late to slow down.

I commute to work each morning,and I always say an appeal forprotection to Archangel Michael. Thisparticular day was overcast and dark,and I was hitting patches of fog everyfew miles. As I came upon a bridge, Iheard a very distinct voice say,“Watch the bridge.” I slowed downbut didn’t observe anything unusual.

As I continued my drive, I noticedthat the road’s surface was getting wet,so I slowed down again. As I began to

approach another bridge, the samewords crossed my mind: Watch thebridge. This second one was elevatedand covered with a thick wall of fog. Icouldn’t see where the road ended andit began. Even my normal landmarkswere concealed by the fog.

Once I was on the bridge, I couldsee black ice on the surface. Then as Ilooked up, the fog cleared long enoughfor me to glimpse a car blocking mylane crossways and another situatedagainst the guardrail. Debris waseverywhere, and two people stoodbetween the cars, yelling “Stop!Stop!”

There was nowhere to go, and I

knew I wouldn’t be able to stop on theice. I said aloud, “Angels, help me!”Instantly someone took control of mysteering wheel and, like a NASCARprofessional, piloted my vehiclearound the cars, the people, and thedebris. A feeling of peace settled overmy heart, and I knew I was in verycapable hands.

My car didn’t skid, and my tiresdidn’t even pick up a shard of glass.The angels maneuvered my vehiclearound each obstacle as if they werehandling a fine piece of china. Andthen just as gently, my car floated outof the fog, off the bridge, and back intomy original lane—without a scratch onit or me.

Thank you, Archangel Michael.What would I do without you?This next story also involves a

scenario that I frequently hear about.Sometimes Michael doesn’t (or can’t)prevent a car crash, but he can hold ussteady so that we’re not hurt, as awoman named Liliana experienced:

I was driving to my office when Iwas broadsided by a speeding car. Myautomobile started spinning, but Iwasn’t afraid for some reason. I justexclaimed, “Please help me!” and thenfelt as if someone were hugging orholding on to me.

I then crashed into a light post.When my car stopped, I saw how its

entire right side had been pushed intoward the middle, like it waswrapped around me. I was consciousand able to get out by myself. When Isaw my totaled vehicle, I was amazedthat I’d walked away with only smallcuts on my fingers.

Most beautiful of all, the next daywhen I was showering, I noticed somemarks on my shoulders. They lookedidentical to impressions left byfingertips. I’m sure that it was becauseGod had sent Archangel Michael toprotect me. When Michael hugged meso tightly, he left his fingerprints on mybody!

The Radiant Heat of Michael

Most paintings of Michael depictbright light radiating from his sword. Ibelieve this is the artists’ way ofconveying the tremendous amount of heatthat this angel conducts. Almost like asolar deity, Michael possesses energythat feels and looks like rays of sunshine.

Consistently, when people have aMichael encounter, they report feelingwarmth or heat. Some begin perspiring,and many women have told me that theythought they were having menopausal hotflashes!

Isabelle Hannich even found thatMichael’s presence warmed her on achilly morning walk:

I’ve heard that you know Archangel

Michael is around you if you feel hotsuddenly, for no other apparent reason.One morning I was attending an out-of-town conference and decided to takean early walk. It was dark when I leftmy hotel and headed toward the beachto meditate and watch the sunrise. Assoon as I left, I started to wonder ifwalking alone was such a great idea.So I began asking for ArchangelMichael’s protection.

By the time I arrived at the beachand kicked off my shoes, I realized thatI was hot. I thought that this was ratherodd at 5 A.M., as it certainly wasn’twarm outside, and it was hardly anexhausting walk. It was then I realizedthat the heat I felt wasn’t the air

temperature, but instead wasArchangel Michael answering myprayers and was keeping me safe.Isabelle’s story shows Michael’s

practical side! Yet, most of the time, hisrole is in safeguarding us and our lovedones. This next story from Belinda V.Herrera shows how the archangel canlead you to safety, if you’ll just followhis heat:

I’ve had many experiences withArchangel Michael, but one inparticular still amazes me to this day! Ilearned from Doreen’s work that whenMichael is around, you feel a lot ofheat. This proved to be very valuableknowledge!

I’d just had the exterior of my housepainted. I turned on the floodlights inthe evening, not knowing that thepainters had left the lights coveredwith plastic bags. That’s when I feltheat around me, which I recognized asArchangel Michael. I was guided to gooutside, as if I was following thiswarmth.

Once there, I kept feeling heat allaround me, especially near my rightside and right ear. I kept waving myhands and arms and moving toward thearea where the temperature washighest. I knew something was wrongbecause it kept leading me to a certainplace. I was a bit confused—I couldn’t

figure it out. To my surprise,Archangel Michael was edging metoward the brick wall, which feltreally hot. The heat was rising to thetop, so I looked up.

Well, Michael had guided me to doso in order to see that the plastic bagstied around the floodlights werecatching on fire. Smoke was beginningto come out of the bags, which werestarting to burn. I knew that ArchangelMichael had compelled me to gooutside and look up so that I’d noticethe bags.

I immediately turned off the lightsand removed the bags. While I wasdoing this, I was crying with so muchemotion and gratitude and thanking

Michael. If it wasn’t for the archangel,my house probably would have caughton fire while my husband and kids andI slept.

This is one experience that I’llnever, ever forget. I’m very thankful tothe spirit world and ArchangelMichael. He always sends his messageand makes his presence known,especially in a life-and-deathsituation. We just have to stop andlisten to that inner guidance.I want to repeat and emphasize

Belinda’s final point: “We just have tostop and listen to that inner guidance.”As much as Michael is able to help,guide, and protect us, we have to meet

him halfway by paying attention to themessages that we receive from himthrough visions, words, and feelings.Always, we know that it’s Michaelguiding us because of his blue or purplesparkling lights, his to-the-pointspeaking style, the calming effect heinstills, and the heat that he radiates.

In the next chapter, we’ll look at theamazing ways in which Michaelprovides protection, including his abilityto bend the physical “laws” of gravity,time, and space.

CHAPTER FOUR

MICHAEL, THE DIVINEPROTECTOR

More than anything else, Michael isknown as the angel who rescues,protects, and safeguards. He’s alwaysdepicted as a warrior, albeit a verypeaceful and loving one. Because I hearand read so many stories of ArchangelMichael’s miraculous protection, I’mconvinced that he’s the model for

superheroes that writers have used forinspiration!

As you’ll read about, Michael candefinitely leap tall buildings in a singlebound. In fact, this chapter has ampleevidence that the archangel is absolutelyunlimited in his abilities to help us!That’s probably why he constantlyreassures us that there’s nothing to worryabout, for he’s here with us, protectingus all.

Michael Bends the Laws of Physics

Since angels don’t have physicalbodies, they’re completely unaffected bygravity, time, and other aspects ofphysics. Archangel Michael can instantly

move an automobile from point A topoint B, for example, as well as stoptime. He performs this Divine magicwhen necessary in order to save lives.The stories in this section should allayany doubts about Michael’s miraculouspresence and abilities.

A woman named Sandra is absolutelycertain that her life was spared by thearchangel’s intervention, because there’sno other explanation as to how her out-of-control car could have suddenlychanged direction on its own:

My brother, my sister-in-law, and Idecided to visit our aunt and uncle atChristmastime. The roads were icy inspots, but we had no idea how

treacherous they really were. Whenwe got on the highway, I asked mybrother to slow down, but he said hewas being careful. We hit some iceand swerved a few times, yet he didn’tslow his pace. He prided himself onbeing a professional truck driver withexcellent skills. He could indeedhandle the big rigs well, but now wewere in small car.

The next thing I remember, we werespinning across the two lanes on ourside of the undivided highway and intothose of oncoming traffic. The car wasa two-door, and I was in the back. Mysister-in-law, who couldn’t drive, kepttrying to grab the wheel as wecontinued spinning.

As the car made each revolution, Isaw a tractor trailer coming down thehill. We were at the bottom, and witheach spin, the truck got closer. I beganpraying and asking Archangel Michaelfor protection—and then miraculously,like a flash, our car slid back acrossthe lanes on our side and came to restin a soft bank of snow.

Thank you, Archangel Michael! Themoment we were stopped, I heard that18-wheeler speed by us, blowing itshorn! I’m sure the driver was alsoshaken, since we all could have beenkilled. We hit no vehicles, none hit us,and I can’t explain how the car couldhave gotten out of that situation and

slid back in the opposite direction,other than with angelic assistance.

As we slowly resumed our drive toour relatives’ home, we saw cars inditches on either side of the highway,as well as a large truck that had goneoff the road and fallen into the river.We were very blessed.I admire Sandra so much for having

the presence of mind to pray and ask forMichael’s protection during herexperience! This story is a wonderfulreminder that in the midst of a crisis thebest protection is a prayer. It’s probablya good idea to develop the habit ofprayer prior to any emergencies so thatit’s second nature to say, “Michael,

please help me!” instead of cursing thefrightening circumstances.

This next story from a woman namedAmber reminds me of one of my favoritechildhood movies, The Absent-MindedProfessor, in which Fred MacMurray’scharacter discovers a substance to makehis car fly like an airplane:

When my husband becameterminally ill, I found spirituality,which included connecting withangels. This connection provedlifesaving!

I was driving along a highway withmy daughter, approaching anintersection, when another car veeredinto our path. There was no way that

either vehicle could stop quicklyenough to avoid a serious impact. Inthose few precious seconds thatremained, all I could think of was thatwe were going to be killed. Fearfully,I realized that my husband would diealone without us, but that in death wewould all finally be together—myhusband, my daughter, and me.

I don’t know how much time passedfrom the moment I knew that therewould be a collision to the one inwhich a truly unbelievable eventoccurred, but it must have been closeto instantaneous. As I mentallyprepared for the impact, I suddenly feltmy vehicle “fly”—it seemed to belifted up and somehow kept going

safely. This happened very quickly,and I couldn’t believe or understandwhat was taking place.

There was complete silence, almostas though time stood still when thisoccurred. I became aware of mysurroundings again immediately after,and continued to drive down the roadhome. I’ve relived this miracle overand over.

I can’t say that I saw an angel at thetime my daughter and I were“rescued,” but I did feel an angelicpresence radiating a powerful energyof protective love. I believe thatArchangel Michael was with us.

I now know that my husband’s death

was the transition from Earth to ourInfinite Home after a completed lifehere. At the same time, it was the birthof my spiritual awareness and thebeginning of a new journey to find mypurpose. My life has been touched bythe beauty of angels, who never seemto leave me.

These days as I drive, out of thecorner of my eye—or sometimes in mymind’s eye—I see three very largeangels sitting across the backseat.They seem to be squashed together asthough there’s not enough room fortheir wings. The sight is wonderfuland touches every time. In fact, I oftencan’t help laughing, as the vision isquite funny to see. This is the sort of

thing that brightens my light of hopefor the hereafter, where we’ll all joinour loved ones again.Although angels appear to have wings,

they don’t flap them to fly like a bird.However, they can “fly” in the sense ofinstantly being present wherever they’reneeded. And as unlimited nonphysicalbeings, angels like Michael can be withthousands of people simultaneously.They take bilocating to a whole newlevel!

So with the angels’ gravity-defyingskills, stories such as the following fromMary Pulvano shouldn’t surprise us.After all, if they can fly, why wouldn’tthey also be able to lift an automobile

and carry it to a new location?I’d just received my driver’s

license, and like any young person, Idrove a little faster than I should have.One night in particular, I was on myway home, waiting for the light to turngreen at a very busy intersection. Assoon as it did, I put my foot down andoff I went.

What happened next still puzzles meto this day. All I remember is turningonto this busy road, losing control ofthe car, and crossing to the oppositeside. My car was facing all of theoncoming traffic! Other vehicles and ahuge tram were heading straighttoward me.

I thought I was going to die, so Iclosed my eyes and said, “ArchangelMichael, please help me!”

The next thing I remember is openingmy eyes and being amazed by what Isaw: My car had somehow bypassedall that traffic, missed the tram, andended up on the opposite sidewalk!There wasn’t even a scratch on it, andfortunately no pedestrians had beenwalking when it came crashingthrough.

I believe that Archangel Michaelsaved me that day because it wasn’tmy time to go. Today he’s always bymy side!In addition to instantly relocating cars

and making automobiles fly, Michael canalter the direction of a collision course,as a man named J.L. Williamsexperienced:

When I’m traveling, I always askArchangel Michael to protect me. Inresponse to an inner nudging, I calledupon him one day while driving as Iprepared to pass a semi truck.

No sooner had I finished the prayerthan the truck’s trailer started to turnover right in front of me! Immediately,it was as if a giant hand grabbed holdof it and set it straight. Because Ilistened and prayed, I’m here tellingyou this story today.

Needless to say, I have no doubt

whatsoever that Archangel Michaelwas responsible for protecting me.When reading J.L.’s story, I can feel

his awe at the experience. And as muchas Michael’s abilities seemsupernatural, perhaps he’s giving us aglimpse into as-yetuntapped humanpotential. I would love to see physicistsand other scientists study these Michaelexperiences, since they likely offer cluesabout levitation and other feats thatcould benefit us all.

This next story from Jeanna Lejk maymake animal lovers cringe; however,please don’t worry, as I believe thatArchangel Michael not only watchedover Jeanna, but also the deer involved.

The archangel safeguards animals andhumans, and with his miraculousabilities, I feel certain that he completelyprotected the buck:

I enjoy driving on a rural, scenicroute during my one-hour commutefrom work even though my boyfriendand family have worried that it isn’tsafe. Yet, I always say prayers and askArchangel Michael to protect me andmy car, so I feel perfectly at ease. Thistwo-lane road has many sharp turnsand treacherous cliffs, but I alwaysfocus on the view of the trees,pastures, and mountains.

One night I was going about 45miles per hour down the road,

listening to my radio and wonderingwhat I was going to have for dinner.As I approached a sharp turn, a verylarge buck stood in my path, staring atme. I quickly considered my options: acliff to my right, and another lane andthe mountain to my left. But ultimately,I had no time to react, as it happenedso fast—I hit that poor deer, whichknocked my car onto loose gravel andtoward the cliff!

Suddenly, it felt like someonepushed my vehicle back into my lane.All I can remember is the incrediblestrength that I sensed. My car wasback on the road as if I had never lostcontrol. I prayed that no one elsewould hit the deer and that the animal

would be okay. Even though my carhad suffered substantial damage, I wasable to drive home. Thank you,Archangel Michael, for your continualpresence in our lives!These stories are reminders that

Heaven helps in many creative ways.When asking for assistance, release anyconcerns about how your prayer will beanswered, because the method may besomething that completely defies normallogic.

With Michael’s Help, You’reCompletely Safe and Protected

Michael’s miraculous strength andgravity-defying powers aren’t limited to

maneuvering vehicles. He also protectsus by altering, undoing, or blocking thesource of our fear. No matter what thesituation, Michael can protect us, asBrenda L. Hann discovered:

I live in a Los Angeles apartmentbuilding without a garage. One night Iwas walking from my car to mybuilding when I noticed a hugeGerman shepherd blocking the gatedentrance. The dog showed signs oftension as I approached, and his bodyposture changed into attack mode. Hiseyes were fixed on me, and his earswere tense, giving him a scary look.This was a pretty large animal withlong limbs, and he was probably taller

than I am if he stood up on his backlegs.

The dog got really upset when I wasfive feet away. He started growlingand barking really aggressively withhis ears down. As he was ready tolunge at me, in that moment I mentallycalled, Michael! The next thing thathappened was amazing: All sound andaction paused, and the dog jumpedback from the sidewalk to the street,where he continued to bark like crazyfor a moment before finally runningaway!

I walked to the entrance praying toMichael to keep him away, and assoon as I passed through the gate andclosed it, my hands were shaking

seriously and my knees were likerubber. I firmly believe that thearchangel intervened and got the dogto run away. I went home and lit acandle for Michael in gratitude and inacknowledgment of his presence.What I love about Brenda’s story is

that it’s a perfect example of how thearchangel’s help defies normal logic.This is why I continually emphasize thatwe needn’t worry about how our prayerswill be answered, because Heaven’screativity and power is unlimited. AsBrenda discovered, Michael can stop amenacing dog in his tracks.

Perhaps you’ve had an experiencewhere you called upon the angels while

in an airplane. If you haven’t yetdiscovered this, Christine Cowl’s storyillustrates how Michael and the otherheavenly beings make flying safe andsmooth:

I was traveling from Tennessee toNew York during a season of very badstorms. The flight was rocky and I wasscared, so I called upon ArchangelMichael and his Band of Mercy tolevel out the plane and take us safelyto our destination.

Well, the angels really did help us,because we made it into New York’sairport safe and sound. My taxicabdriver said that he’d been waiting allday for a fare and we were the only

plane that had made it into New York.All the others were rerouted to otherairports.

I consistently call upon ArchangelMichael and his Band of Mercywhenever I’m traveling and the planeride gets a little scary. As a result, Ialways experience complete safetyand miracles such as this one.Archangel Michael does help make

traveling safe and smoother, and thatalso includes travel by automobile. Icould only hope that you and I wouldhave the same presence of mind to callupon Michael that a woman namedAndrea did when her car was stuck inthe path of a speeding train:

I was driving over railroad trackswhen I heard the sound of a trainracing toward me unexpectedlybecause the crossing arms and warninglights were broken. All of the trafficstopped, and I found myself on thetracks with the train approaching, itslights flashing and horn blowing. Thecars in front of and behind me weren’tmoving, so there was absolutelynowhere for me to go.

I shouted, “Archangel Michael, stopit! Stop it, Michael!” By some miracle,the car in front of me moved forward!I accelerated at the speed of light,feeling the wind of the train flying bymy car and shaking it side to side.

My experiences with ArchangelMichael are many over the years—always in the car. When I’vesummoned his help, I’ve been able toescape unharmed from situations thatmight have otherwise had fatalendings. And it’s all thanks toMichael!Not only does the archangel assure our

safety when we’re driving, but he alsoprotects our car and other physicalpossessions, as Donna Murrayexperienced herself:

I’ve been calling upon ArchangelMichael for protection for so long thatit’s become automatic for me to sayhis name even for small things. Every

time I get into my car, I ask Michael tosurround it with his white light oflove, power, and protection. I also askthat I hit nothing and no one, and thatno one and nothing hit me.

One day my son had a friend over.When his mother came to pick him up,we stood in the driveway for a fewminutes talking. She got into her car,and as she started to leave, I realizedthat she was backing right into my car!All I had time to do was say“Michael!” as she backed into it. Istood there and watched her bumpercrunch into mine.

She quickly pulled forward, jumpedout of her car, and yelled, “Oh myGod! What have I done?” But when

we looked at the bumpers, therewasn’t a dent or a scratch on eitherone! All I could do was laugh and say,“Thank you, Michael!”Each of these stories is a wonderful

reminder that if we’ll just call uponMichael, he’s able to protect us in allways. We can also ask him to safeguardour loved ones. While the archangelcan’t force his help onto someone whodoesn’t want it, his presence canprovide a protective barrier and guidingforce. In the following story, LynneMartin recalls how she asked Michael toprotect her son:

I call upon Archangel Michael dailyfor his loving protection of my family

and me, since we live in South Africa,a country where crime is a way of life.My teenage children want to go out atnight to clubs, and I can’t describe thehorror stories that we hear on aregular basis. That’s why I count soheavily on St. Michael’s invaluablehelp … and he’s never let me down.

My son usually returns from theclubs around 2 A.M. Always, withoutfail, something wakes me up 30minutes before he arrives, and Iautomatically thank ArchangelMichael for protecting my child.

One such night, I didn’t wake up,and when dawn broke around 5, Ipanicked, uncertain as to my son’ssafety and whereabouts. I ran to his

room and saw that he wasn’t home. Itried to phone him on his cell, butthere was no response. So I sat down,took a deep breath, and told myself torelax and speak to Archangel Michael.I said to him, “Oh, my belovedMichael, only you can help me now. Iknow that you’re looking after mychild, and I trust you, so please let meknow he’s okay.”

Within three minutes flat, my sonphoned and told me that he’d had totake a few friends home and had sleptover but would soon be home. My firstthought was: Oh, thank you, Michael!I love you!I believe that Michael guided Lynne’s

son to call her. Only the strength of thearchangel could get through to a busyteenage boy and remind him to call hismother! I also believe that the prayersthat Lynne says 30 minutes before herson comes home each night keep himsafe after he leaves the club.

The following story from Tania Romealso illustrates that we can askArchangel Michael to help others:

A few months ago, my boyfriend,Arran, had his bike stolen from outsideour apartment in the middle of thenight. The person who took it cutthrough a thick bike chain, and wewere surprised that they did this soquietly. A lot of bikes get stolen where

we live, and it’s rare for people to getthem back.

As soon as my boyfriend told me thebike was gone, I asked ArchangelMichael to return it immediately andundamaged. To Arran’s amazement,the police called three hours later tosay they’d found his bike. It had beenabandoned in a car park, with nodamage.

The people I’ve told this story tohave been impressed or havecommented that it’s unusual or verylucky. I can’t tell them all that I askedArchangel Michael to help, becausenot everyone believes in such things,but I quietly know that luck didn’thave anything to do with it.

Tania’s story is another example ofhow Michael is a champion of justiceand fairness. Because he’s an upholderof truth, he’s protective of those who areunfairly accused, as Maura Cantydiscovered when the archangel providedlegal safeguarding for her:

I’ve been studying metaphysics formany years and have worked a littlebit with angels. Before I had myexperience with Michael, I had a hardtime asking angels for support: (1) Iwasn’t really sure they were there, (2)I have difficulty asking anyone forhelp, and (3) I didn’t really think Ishould be troubling Heaven with myproblems or requesting assistance in

any way. Yet when I needed the angelsin a way I never had before, I trulybelieve that Michael protected me.

I work in the mortgage industry as aloan officer. Years ago I wasemployed by a company and had aassistant who worked for meoriginating home loans. I was verybusy, and I had little time to payattention to what my assistant wasdoing. I had no idea that she wascommitting fraud under my nose!

One day I received a call from theState Bureau of Investigation, whosaid that I was to present myself to agrand jury for indictment on fraudagainst the government. I washorrified! I knew I’d done nothing

wrong, so I contacted a lawyer, wholearned that the case against me wasstrong. An investigator informed himthat I would definitely be indicted.

So I hired the top attorney in thefield. He, too, said the same thing:“Tell your family and makearrangements for your son, becauseyou will be indicted for sure. Thenwe’ll have to fight them—at a cost of$30,000.” The attorney explained thatif we lost, I’d be in prison for five toeight years!

I was innocent and I knew it, yet Iwas spinning out of control.Thankfully, that’s when I rememberedthe angels.

I called upon Archangel Michael, litblue candles in his honor (since that’sthe color he’s associated with), andasked him to enfold me in his wingsand protect me from false accusationsand let the truth be known. Every day,I invoked Archangel Michael tosurround me and protect me. I sent myson to live with family members whileI waited to be arrested. It was ahorrible time, but I believed thatMichael would protect me and thetruth would come to light.

Well, my faith was rewarded! Myattorney and all parties concernedwere shocked when I wasn’t indicted.They said that this investigator had

been so positive he had a case againstme without a doubt. Time passed, thegrand jury was dismissed, and I wasnever called in or arrested. My namewas kept out of the whole scandal aswell. My old assistant was indicted,though, and she’s currently servingtime.

All I can say is that I knowArchangel Michael saved my life. Heprotected me and my son, whose nameis also Michael. It reinforced mybelief in the angelic realm, and eversince then, I tell everyone about themessengers from Heaven and myexperiences with them. Thank you,Archangel Michael!

Michael is always with us, continuallywatching over everyone and the entireplanet. As I’ve mentioned several times,he’s unlimited in his ability to be with usall simultaneously and to provideunique, individualized attention toanyone who asks.

In the next chapter, we’ll examineMichael’s miraculous ability to providehelp in the form of people … andsometimes, the archangel appears inhuman form himself.

CHAPTER FIVE

HUMAN HELP

Sometimes it’s not enough for Michaelto swoop into a situation and invisiblyfix it. There are occasions when help onthe ground is necessary, and in thischapter, you’ll read about two types ofhuman heavenly intervention. The first iswhere Michael sends mortal people inanswer to prayers for help, and thesecond category is where the archangel

apparently takes on human form himself.He appears from out of nowhere toprovide extraordinary assistance andthen disappears without a trace.

Michael Sends Mortals to Help

If you’ve ever had an impulse to cometo the aid of a stranger, you may haveunknowingly been a temporary memberof Archangel Michael’s band of helpingangels. The infinite wisdom that directsall beings of Heaven, including Michael,has instant and ingenious solutions to allprayers. Sometimes those answersinvolve humans coming to the rescue ofthe person in need. Very often, therescuers are named Michael, as I

experienced when I required Heaven’shelp during a visit to Adelaide,Australia.

I was doing sit-ups when I felt myback twist the wrong way. I was in painand knew that a skilled chiropractorcould pop it into place quickly. Myhusband, Steven, and I prayed that we’dbe able to find a good chiropractor inAdelaide. It was a scary thought toselect one without a personal referral ina strange city and country. “Please, Godand angels,” I prayed, “help me findsomeone who will pop my back intoplace without drugs or x-rays, in onesession.”

We asked the hotel staff to find achiropractor who could see me that day.

An hour later, the concierge said he washaving trouble finding anyone with anopening. Then he pointed to a phone-book listing and said, “There’s one moredoctor I haven’t yet tried. I’ll call hisoffice next.”

We went to breakfast in the hotelrestaurant, and the concierge excitedlycame in to tell us the last chiropractorhe’d called had just had a cancellationfor a 3:30 P.M. appointment. Since I wasgiving a seminar that evening inAdelaide, the timing was absolutelyperfect.

As I dressed for the chiropracticappointment, I worried that it wasdangerous to pick someone out of the

phone book randomly. Then a peacefuland powerfully reassuring feelingwashed over me, and I knew withcertainty that everything was in God’shands and fully taken care of. I was surethe Divine had arranged for a wonderfulchiropractor who’d totally answer myprayers. As we rode in the taxi to theappointment, Steven commented, “I surehope this guy is good!”

I said, “I know he will be,” and I toldhim about the reassurance I’d receivedfrom God.

As we walked through the door of theKing William Road Chiropractic office,Steven pointed to the sign and said,“Look at the doctor’s name!” The signread: MICHAEL ANGELI. Archangel

Michael had protected me once again bysending me to his namesake.

Dr. Angeli indeed looked like acherubic incarnated angel, with largebrown eyes and a shy smile. When Iasked about his last name, he explainedthat it meant “angels” in Italian. Dr.Angeli gently popped my back into placein one visit, without using drugs or x-rays … just as I’d asked for in myprayers!

In the stories that follow, you’ll readhow prayers were immediately followedup with the appearance of just the rightperson at the right time. These aren’tuncanny coincidences; rather, they’re

evidence of the presence of God andMichael watching over us all.

The following story from DonnaOgozalek highlights the archangel’sconnection with police officers and hisstatus as their patron saint. I believe thatMichael inspires members of lawenforcement to live up to the highestlevels of integrity and true service:

My five-year-old daughter, her littlefriend, and I were sitting inside an ice-cream parlor enjoying our dessert. Itwas getting dark, and we were theonly ones in the store besides theemployees behind the counter.

Two teenage boys acting very toughcame in and ordered their ice cream.

They sat down next to us and seemedto purposely hit the back of my chair.In fact, they did this two separatetimes. I looked over, and it was clearto me that they meant to hurt us andweren’t goofing around. Theywouldn’t take their eyes off of us andjust glared very frighteningly. I heardthem say, “We’ll get them when theyleave.”

I was in a panic, looking at mysweet little girls, who had no ideawhat was going on. How would I getthem safely to the car and buckled intotheir car seats? What did the teenagersplan to do? Should I go tell theemployees behind the counter?

I decided to ask Archangel Michael

to send us protection to get the girlssafely home. Within seconds I lookedup in disbelief as a police officerwalked through the door! I quickly gotthe girls out of the store. I knew thatwe had just been saved by God andArchangel Michael, the patron saint ofthat police officer and otherseverywhere. Heaven worked toprotect us, and I’m very grateful.I believe that Michael nudged the

police officer in the direction of the ice-cream parlor in answer to Donna’sprayer for protection.

The archangel must have alsoanticipated Tina Crandall’s prayer,because he made sure that a bear expert

was nearby when Tina neededinformation and help:

I live in Connecticut near a 3,000-acre forest refuge. It’s a magical placewith a river, ponds, lush woods, andlots of walking trails. There’s nohunting, fishing, or camping allowed;and visitors are told to “take nothingbut pictures and leave nothing butfootprints” on the signs at the entrancegate.

One day I went for a walk in therefuge to connect with the angels andnature. But as I got deep inside it, Istarted to worry about having anencounter with a bear. You see, mytown and the surrounding area is

loaded with these animals! Theyfrequently climb into people’sbackyards. And since it wasspringtime, fiercely protective motherbears were likely to be with theircubs. In addition, the refuge wasnearly devoid of other people that day.I felt very vulnerable as I walkedalong.

Yet I was also angry that my fearwas ruining my otherwise-peacefulwalk, so I began to pray. I asked Godto please send Archangel Michael tome and protect me. A couple of times Ialmost turned around because, despitemy prayer, I was still paranoid. I thenremembered the picture of ArchangelMichael’s “You Are Safe” card in

Doreen’s Archangel Oracle Cardsdeck and how the guidebook says thathis protection is flawless. I repeated“You are safe” to myself and kept onwalking.

A minute later, an older gentlemanwalked toward me on the path. Westopped to discuss the beauty of themorning. He said that there was a deera little ways up in the direction I washeading. I commented that I’d love tosee a deer, but I was worried aboutrunning into a bear.

The man explained that he was oncethe refuge’s game warden, and hiswife would frequently walk the trailsalone and also felt anxious about

bears. He then gave me advice on howto avoid a bear encounter andprotective measures I could takeshould I see one! He was so helpfuland put my mind at ease!

As he and I walked away in differentdirections, I was truly relieved to havemet him. I stopped dead in my tracksas I realized that Archangel Michaelmust have put this man in my path.After all, what were the chances ofmeeting with a former game wardenknowledgeable about wildlifebehavior just at the time I was gettingnervous about bears? I feel trulyblessed!Michael sends human help when we’re

in stressful situations and can’t hear orfeel the angels’ presence and guidance.As in Tina’s story of encountering humanassistance while hiking, Vickie Kisselsimilarly received an answer to herprayer while climbing a mountain:

I’d received many signs that I wassupposed to go to Sedona, Arizona,but initially I resisted the idea. Yet Ifelt as if my soul were dying and Ineeded a healing pilgrimage to asacred place, so I finally spent themoney for the trip.

I wasn’t exactly sure what I waslooking for in Sedona, so I began bybooking different energyhealingsessions. They all went well, but I still

felt that there was something more thatI was to learn. On my last day there,my goal was to climb the beautifultowering red mountain known as BellRock. I drove to a parking lot near it,not realizing that I was actually in thewrong location for my intended hike.

After 90 minutes of hiking in the105-degree heat, I was short on water,as well as time before my flight home.But finally, I reached Bell Rock.While my eyes took in themagnificence of this great mountain,they began to fill with tears as Irealized that I didn’t know how toclimb it!

I closed my eyes and sent a messageto Archangel Michael: Michael, help!

I can’t do this alone, and it means somuch to me to be able to climb thismountain! I opened my eyes and drankin the beauty of the natural wonderbefore me, while dreading the long,hot hike back to my car in defeat.

Moments later, a man approachedme and started talking. He asked if Iwas planning on climbing Bell Rock.It was all too much, and I blurted outmy story—how I was exhausted anddidn’t even know how to climb!

He listened patiently, then told methat he climbed it at least once a weekand inquired if I would like him tohelp me. At that moment I’d learnedmy first lesson: Ask the angels for

assistance.Shocked that my prayer had been

answered so quickly, I accepted hisoffer. Usually, I’m very cautious withstrangers, especially men. Yet this feltright. I knew that it was safe to trust.This was my second lesson: Learn totrust my intuition.

Walking the path to the mountain’sbase, I turned and asked the man hisname.

“Michael,” he replied.I started laughing, and he asked why.

I explained about Archangel Michaeland how I’d just asked him for help toclimb the mountain. He was intriguedand wanted to know more about theangels. During our ascent, I quickly

filled him in on my then-limitedknowledge.

As we climbed higher, we began totalk and share more. We reached apoint where I couldn’t climb to thenext level without his assistance. As Itook his hand, he raised me up to theledge. I felt safe knowing that he waswith me. Several times I had to stop torest. Michael didn’t mind. “Take aslong as you need,” he’d say.

Little did he know that I wasterrified to climb so far up (or if hedid know, he kept the knowledge tohimself)! As we rose higher andhigher, I’d have to stop to catch mybreath and get past my fear. Archangel

Michael, I silently pleaded, help meovercome my fear so I can make it tothe top. Peace and assurance wouldthen surround me, and I’d be ready toclimb again. Facing my fears gave methe courage to overcome them.

We were about 100 feet from thevery top of Bell Rock. At that point itwas very hard to climb and muchscarier. Looking down, I saw 50-footdrops. I asked Michael to stop, as Ijust didn’t know if I could go on. Hewas very understanding and said thatmost people never made it as far as Ihad, so it would be fine to go backdown if I wanted to.

I thought for a minute. I reallywanted to make it to the top. Breathing

my fear out deeply, once again I calledupon Archangel Michael. ArchangelMichael, I silently said, I am sofrightened! I need help! I wasinstantly filled with courage, and avoice softly whispered to me, You cando this. I am with you—you will notfall!

Taking another gulping breath beforeI changed my mind, I told my hikingcompanion: “Let’s rock! We’re goingto the top!” Minutes later, I stood ontop of Bell Rock. My legs wereshaking like a newborn colt, and mybreathing was harsh. As I looked outover the massive red rock, I knew thatI was never alone. With the angels’

help, there’s nothing too large orsmall, and every dream is obtainable.You just need to believe.

Although the Michael who took meup the mountain was in physical form,I believe in my heart that each stepwas gently guided by ArchangelMichael. I still talk to him often andhave called upon him for protection inmy healing work. Whenever a friendor client comes to me and says“Help!” I immediately turn toArchangel Michael. He has gentlyguided me, and I’ve received manyblessings from him and the angelicrealm.Michael also sends “Angel Roadside

Assistance” to those who are travelingby automobile, as a woman named Annadiscovered:

I was driving home one very windynight when I saw something in themiddle of the road. It was too late toavoid hitting it, so the object—abucket—got stuck under my car andtire. Luckily there wasn’t too muchtraffic, so I got out of my car at thestop sign. I thanked the angels inadvance for allowing me to removethe bucket and continue my journeyhome. When I was unable to dislodgeit, however, I decided to pull over onthe side of the road and call my fatherto come help me. I was still praying,

and this time I asked ArchangelMichael for help. (Although to tell thetruth, I was a little peeved that Icouldn’t remove the bucket myself!)

As I was about to make the phonecall to my dad, a van pulled up next tome, and the two men inside asked if Ineeded help. I said, “Yes, please!” Sothey jacked up my car and removed thebucket. As they were doing so, Irealized that the angels had answeredmy prayers for help.

While we were putting the toolsaway, we started chatting. One of themen told me that his name was Abdul,and the other man was his brother,who’d just come to Australia fromLebanon. His name was Michael! He

then said that it was Michael who sawme on the side of the road and toldAbdul to pull over so they could helpme. I profusely thanked them … and,of course, Archangel Michael, andhave not doubted his helpful powerssince!In many archangel stories (such as my

chiropractor experience and Anna’srescue), the person who miraculouslyoffers assistance is named Michael.Perhaps this is because those who arenamed for the archangel—callingthemselves, for example, Michael,Michelle, Mikael, and so forth—workwith him closely.

Stories such as Anna’s and the next

one from Lisa Grubb are reminders thatwe’re never alone, even when ourvehicle is stuck in the middle ofnowhere:

I was in a new relationship with awoman who didn’t believe in angelsor Divine intervention. Our spiritualdifferences caused us tension, so wedecided to take a vacation to see if wecould work through these issues. Wefound a lovely hotel two hours north ofSydney on the coast, and the ownersuggested we take my fourwheel-drivevehicle along the isolated beaches. Mypartner and I enjoyed the thrill—andsome deep conversation along thebeach drive. We finally agreed to

disagree about our spiritual beliefs.We followed the road until we saw

a sign that said: No BEACH ACCESS.Yet we knew the water was justaround the bend. So I drove around thesign and went about 100 meters [300feet] but soon realized the sand wasvery deep. I decided to turn aroundand go back, but my vehicle just sunkfarther in. After 20 minutes of veryfrustrating attempts to get out of thesand, we still kept sinking deeper. Aswe sat inside the truck, my partnerinsisted that I had to go get help.

I took a breath, leaned my head ontothe steering wheel, closed my eyes,and out loud asked Archangel Michaelto send us help, now! Before my

partner could finish questioning “Whatdo you think that will do?” I wasoutside my truck talking to four largemen who had suddenly appeared andasked if we needed help.

The men had been running along thebeach, in training for the He-Mancompetition in town, and they workeduntil they freed my truck from the sandand saw us back up to the main road. Itwas an amazing blessing … becausenot only did it save me from walkingto town to get a tow truck, but it alsohelped my partner understand why Ivery much believe in angels!Michael sends human help when we’re

traveling, whether by airplane, train,

cab, or boat. It’s a good idea to ask himto assist you as you prepare for a trip.He can smooth the way while you makeplane and hotel reservations and thenhelp you with every step of your journey.

The archangel also rescues strandedtravelers, as Gigi Stybr and her husbanddiscovered during their Italian vacation:

It was the last day of our vacation inItaly. My husband and I enjoyed anearly dinner in a restaurant in the ViaVeneto district of Rome. Our flightback to the U.S. would leave the nextmorning at 7. This meant an early start,and we asked the reception desk at ourhotel to order a taxi that would pick usup at 4:30 A.M. to take us to Fiumicino

Airport.The next morning, we waited with

our suitcases outside the hotel. At 4:35A.M. a black, somewhat shabby-looking car pulled up, and an equallyshabby-looking driver got out and putour luggage in the trunk. At that time ofthe day, not a soul in all of Rome wasawake. Even the streetlights weredark.

Soon we noticed that somethingwasn’t right. The engine started tomake funny noises, and as we circledaround the Colosseum, we realized wewere in an illegal taxi that didn’t evenhave a phone. Illegal cab or not, wejust wanted to get to the airport ontime.

But sure enough, the car stalled andstopped. We were stranded. Thedriver became very agitated and wasonly concerned about his broken-downvehicle. The fact that we might missour flight didn’t bother him at all. Myhusband and I looked around. Therewasn’t a single car on the road, and allthe buildings were dark. Only the starsabove us glittered like beautifuldiamonds. Far down the street a signwas illuminated that said: HOTEL. Itold my husband, “You have to gothere and get help.” He immediatelytook off.

I stayed behind on the sidewalk withour two bags. Suddenly I thought,

There has to be another way. Mydesperation was rising to the pointwhere I experienced the whole scenein slow motion. I took a deep breathand screamed internally:ArchangelMichael, please help us now!Within five seconds, the headlights of

a shiny white car came into sight, and itstopped right by my side. It was alsobrightly illuminated inside, and thedriver rolled down the window. “Doyou need a taxi?” The blond, blue-eyedyoung man got out. He had a beautiful,sweet smile; and there seemed to be anunearthly light around him.

My husband came back a fewminutes later. We got into the car, andthe young blond man took us to the

airport in plenty of time.

Incarnated Angels

The stories in the following sectionare powerful examples of Michael’smiraculous ability to protect us in anysituation. He has the power to appear inhuman form and then disappear without atrace. In some of these accounts, Ibelieve that God and Michael sent anangel who temporarily incarnated into ahelpful person.

In the following story from RobynHolmes, the individual in questionshowed several identifyingcharacteristics of an incarnated angel:

1. He appeared suddenly, from out of

nowhere, in response to a prayer forhelp.

2. He exhibited extraordinarystrength.

3. He disappeared without a trace,before anyone could say thank you.I was pushing a shopping trolley

with a large box containing aprepackaged computer desk out to mycar. Once I reached my vehicle, I haddifficulty moving the box, as it was soheavy. The box jammed in the cart,which tipped onto two wheels,trapping my knee against the car’s towbar. I’d just had knee-replacementsurgery, so I was in real trouble!

I looked around for anyone to help,

but there wasn’t a soul in the car park.So, since I was in enormous pain, Isilently prayed: Archangel Michael, Ineed help, and I need it now!

No sooner had I done so than avoice from behind me said, “You needhelp now!” and a man picked up thebox as if it were a feather and put it inmy car. Smiling, he then walked offbetween two parked cars … only, henever came out the other side!

I had a clear view and waswatching, and I didn’t even see himdisappear. So I got in my car and saida prayer of thanks to ArchangelMichael for his help and his angelichelper. I know there had been no onebehind me or anywhere else in sight,

because I was looking, believe me.God bless Archangel Michael, who’salways there when we call.The fourth characteristic of incarnated

angels that people report is their unusualor exotic appearance. Some peopledescribe them as extremely welldressed, while others have met thosewho were in rags. Always, though, theirclothing or features are unique.

In most paintings and visions ofArchangel Michael, he appears blondand tan, with Nordic features. I believethe reason why most people see Michaelas blond is because of his glowinggolden aura, not because he’s alignedwith any particular race (especially

since he doesn’t have a body).Cheryl Brooks’s sister was rescued by

just such a blond angel:My sister Kathy was driving down

the street and accidentally turned intothe ditch next to the road. When shetried to go in reverse, the car wouldn’tmove. She wasn’t there long when ahuge man with blond hair came to herrescue. He lifted her vehicle right outof the ditch, much to Kathy’samazement!

When she turned to give him herthanks … well, he was gone. Kathynever quite said that it was ArchangelMichael. That’s just what I believe.In the following story from Ann

O’Donovan, not only was the rescuingangel a handsome blond man, but he wasalso named Michael!

While on holiday in Crete, Greece, Itook a two-bus journey to visit friendsfor dinner, drinks, and a mostwonderful evening. At approximately2:30 A.M., my companions offered todrive me back to the town where I wasstaying, but I declined, as they livedtwo hours away on the other side ofthe island. I didn’t feel that it would befair to put this extra mileage on them.

After my friends left, I walked to thetaxi queue in the town square. Thesquare was normally bustling at allhours, but that night it was deserted

and looked like a scene from acowboy film with tumbleweedsblowing down the main street of aghost town. The wind was gettingstronger, and there wasn’t a soul insight until a little old lady appeareddressed in the traditional Greek blackgarb. She said, “No taxi?” I repliedno, and she then said, “Strike.” Well,my heart sank as I thought, What now?

I closed my eyes and said, “DarlingArchangel Michael, look at mypredicament. I’m in a foreign country.Could you please help me get back toStalis, where I’m staying?” When Iopened my eyes, to my utterastonishment, there in front of me wasthe most beautiful blond man on a

motorbike, smiling at me. Now, beingsingle, I thought all my prayers hadbeen answered—and not just thetransportation!

I found myself asking the man if hewas going to Stalis, and he said, “Yes,I’ll take you,” as if he’d been waitingfor me. He told me his name wasMichael.

With all my Irish charm and chatter,I’m a bit shy with men. I had so manyemotions going through me, and Ithought, How strange! What are thechances of meeting a blond, GreekMichael, especially in this way?

It all felt so right. I could feel hisgentleness—it was so beautiful. We

took the coast road, which was well litup in the moonlight, but what struck memost was the whiteness of mycompanion’s amazingly beautifulhands. He brought me exactly where Ineeded to go.

As I got off the motorbike, I droppedmy bag. When I stood up afterretrieving it, the man was gone! He’dsimply disappeared! I looked downeach road, but he really had vanished.I was upset because I didn’t even getto thank him.

It was an incredible experience, oneI treasure so much because I believethat he was not of this world!Archangel Michael is my constantfriend and companion, and I am so

grateful to have his love and support inmy life.A woman named Sita experienced one

of the other characteristics oftenreported during interactions withincarnated angels: She tried to contactthe helpful person later on and wasunable to locate him. Many times,people are told that no such person evenexists! I’ve received hundreds of storiessimilar to Sita’s:

In August of 2005, my daughter andI, along with three of her friends, weredriving from Amherst with toPugwash, Nova Scotia—a distance ofabout 30 miles. I’d meant to getgasoline while we were in Amherst,

but with all of the fun the girls and Iwere having, I forgot.

Ten miles before we reached ourhome, I noticed the “out of gas”indicator was illuminated on mydashboard. We were on a desolateroad late in the evening, and thenearest gas station was in Pugwash.I’d also forgotten to bring my cellphone, so I drove until I ran out of gasand then pulled over.

There was nothing else to do butpray! I called out to ArchangelMichael and sent pleas for help.Within minutes of my prayer, I saw aconstruction truck in my rearviewmirror. The girls and I jumped out ofour car and began waving frantically.

Fortunately, the driver stopped, and Inoticed that the truck’s sign said: NovaScotia DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION.

I ran to the driver’s side and noticedthat the man was elderly and angeliclooking. I quickly explained mysituation, and he smiled and said, “Ihave a huge can full of gas in the backof my truck.” He poured it into my tankand refused to take any payment. Hesaid, “No, dear, this is a gift from us.”

He then urged me to follow as he ledus to the nearest gas station. I thankedArchangel Michael and the manprofusely, and we drove home safely.

The next day I stopped by the

transportation department to thank ourrescuer again. To my shock, they saidthat the man I described had retiredand that none of their trucks had beenout at that time in the evening.

I thanked Michael again for thismiracle! I always send a blessing as Ipass by the transportation department,and I still get goose bumps whenever Igo through the area where I wasrescued by an angel!The following story from an Angel

Therapy Practitioner® (ATP) namedNan Penn shows how ArchangelMichael can take the form of a helpfulvoice on the telephone:

I took my car to be serviced at the

dealer and waited for it to be ready.The body-shop attendant pulled the cararound to where I was standing andleft the motor running. I got in, put it ingear, and drove back to Scottsdale—an hour’s drive in heavy traffic. Istopped to get groceries beforereturning home. As I turned off theignition, I was suddenly distraught torealize that my house keys and key ringwere missing. Only the car key was inthe ignition.

I looked everywhere for my missingkeys—the glove compartment, everynook and cranny in the front seat, andeven between the cushions—but theyweren’t there. It was after 6 o’clock,and I knew the body shop was closed.

Even if my keys were there and I wasable to retrieve them that evening, itwould mean up to a two-hour-roundtrip drive, and I was fatigued andhungry. Yet if I didn’t get my keys, I’dhave to hire a locksmith to get into mycondominium.

I asked the angels for assistance andphoned the auto dealer. Theswitchboard operator said that thebody shop was closed for the night. Iasked to talk with someone in theshowroom, but the two salespeoplesaid they couldn’t help, and theirmanager was away for the evening.

At this point, I was gettingdesperate! “Isn’t there anyone else I

can talk to?” I inquired frantically. Thewoman on the phone said that therewas one other person who might help.

The next thing I knew, a verypleasant male voice said, “This isMichael. May I help you?” I told himmy circumstances, and he said he’d goto the body shop and try to find mykeys. As I waited for him to return, thesignificance of his name registered,and I begged Archangel Michael,“Please help your namesake find mykeys!”

Before long, Michael came back tothe phone and said, “Your keys are inyour car!”

“But I’ve looked everywhere!” Ireplied.

“Your keys are in your car!” he saidagain.

“I don’t know how they could be.I’ve looked every possible place,” Itold him.

“Did you hear what I said?” Herepeated in a louder tone, “Your keysare in your car!” I looked down at myhandbag and moved it. My keys werethere! So, had they been there all alongand I’d just overlooked them, despitemy thorough searching? Or did theymagically get transported to my car?

All I know is that a miracleoccurred, and I was free to go homewithout driving back to the cardealer’s or hiring a locksmith. I

thanked Archangel Michael and Godin earnest for answering my prayers—and also for reminding me to alwaysdetach my house keys and keep them inmy possession before leaving my carto be serviced. That was an angellesson with a happy ending!From their heavenly vantage point, the

angels can see the locations of our lostobjects, and Archangel Michael madesure that Nan’s telephone call wastransferred to him so that he could directher to her car keys. Her story is areminder that we’re watched over at alltimes.

Archangel Michael clearly helps many

people live safer and healthier livesthrough his Divine intervention. Myprayer is that you’ll recollect this fact ifyou’re ever faced with a frighteningsituation, and you’ll remember—likethose in the stories—to call uponArchangel Michael for assistance.

In the next chapter, we’ll look atanother way in which Michael helpsrelieve us of stress: by repairingelectrical and mechanical items. Thislittle-known subspecialty of thearchangel has definitely benefited manypeople, as you’re about to read.

CHAPTER SIX

MR. FIX-IT ARCHANGEL

Archangel Michael is revered for hisstrength, his courage, and the protectionthat he gives. Yet, many have alsodiscovered a little-known secondaryspecialty of Michael’s: his incredibleability to fix anything electrical ormechanical. Perhaps this modern form ofangelic assistance comes in the face ofthe new era of technology. Regardless, I

probably receive more accounts ofMichael assisting with mechanicalproblems than any other type of angelstory!

Archangel Auto Repair

Lest we worry that automotive repairis a trivial waste of ArchangelMichael’s time or is beneath his dignity,these stories show how such interventionsaves lives and restores peace, amongother benefits. Clearly, Michael engagesin repair as part of his global mission toprotect us from fear—the fact that heworks so quickly and efficiently is just abonus, as you’ll read.

Since our world depends upon this

mode of transportation, Michaelperforms a lot of repairs on cars. As anunlimited angel, he can help an infinitenumber of people and automobilessimultaneously, so there’s no sense thathis repair work takes away from anyone.He joyfully responds to all calls forhelp, often with his characteristic senseof humor, as Jenny Bryans discoveredwhen her car broke down:

One of the posts on the battery of my1999 Honda Accord becamecorroded, so the car frequently stalledor wouldn’t start at all. One day, I washeading out to do some errands whenit suddenly died.

I pulled onto a nearby side street and

popped my hood. Now, I live in asmall town, and normally whensomeone is stranded on the side of theroad, everyone stops. That day,though, nobody did. I was passed byseveral vehicles, and the driversdidn’t even seem to see me. I begancalling people who might be able tohelp, but I couldn’t reach anyone.

Luckily, this happened right in frontof a church, and I went to the office tofind some help. Unfortunately, thedoors were locked and no one wasaround. Next, I tried the church’ssanctuary. I’d seen people coming outof the building, and there were severalcars in the parking lot, so I thoughtthere should be someone around to

give me a jump start. However, Icouldn’t find a single soul.

I stepped outside into the rain anddecided that I had to think ofsomething else. A few weeks beforethis I had been at Doreen’s workshopin Toronto, where she’d taught thatArchangel Michael was also known as“Mr. Fix-It.”

I called upon him to fix the batterytrouble for good. I took a deep breathand walked back to the car. I wasguided to sit inside and send energy tothe engine. While I was doing so, Isaw Michael in my mind’s eyestanding over my engine. It evenlooked like he was in overalls while

he was working his magic! After acouple of minutes, I felt guided to startthe car. The engine turned overwithout any problems.

I profusely thanked Michael and gotready to finish my errands. I lookedover at the church, the name of whichI’d never really paid attention tobefore. The sign read: St. Michael’s.Smiling at the synchronicity of pullingover by a church with that name, Iheaded down the road.

The car battery has been problemfree since that day. Now, wheneveranything acts up mechanically, I askArchangel Michael to fix it. He’sbetter and cheaper than any othermechanic or technician.

I love the fact that Archangel Michaelguided Jenny to his namesake church! Hedoesn’t try to disguise the fact that he’shelping us, because part of his healingwork is to let us know we’re not alone.When we have a profound experiencewith Michael, there’s no doubt as to hisreality and power. The role ofarchangels is to bring Heaven’s peace toEarth in whatever way is necessary.Sometimes, that means giving a person’scar a jump start, as a woman namedMonica recalls:

One Monday morning, I had to driveto several very importantappointments. But when I got into mycar, the engine wouldn’t start—it was

dead! So I closed my eyes andsummoned Archangel Michael’s help.And as soon as I put the key in theignition again—Rrrum!—the carstarted immediately!Archangel Michael is right there to

help when someone’s car won’t start,especially when—as in the case ofHelen Demetriou and her son in thefollowing story—it’s a question ofsafety:

I was driving to my home on theisland of Cyprus one winter eveningafter picking my son up fromkindergarten. It started pouring, andthe streets flooded within ten minutes.I couldn’t see the road through the

rain, and there was nowhere to stop,so I had to keep going. I became veryafraid and called upon ArchangelMichael to be with my son and me andto help us make it home safely. I felthis presence in the car, which mademe feel better.

I was scared, but since I could tellthat my son was also worried, Icontrolled myself. As we neared ourhome, I had to drive through a dip inthe road filled with rainwater. I feltmy tires lose traction, and my carbegan floating aimlessly. Othervehicles next to me were doing thesame, and I feared we’d all collide.

I somehow gathered my resolve anddecided that I was going to get back

safely and that the angels would helpme. So I called out in an authoritativevoice: “Archangel Michael! Pleasehelp me now! Get my son and mehome safe—now!”

Just then, my car’s tires connectedwith the road, but the engine had cutout. So again I called out: “ArchangelMichael! Please start this enginenow!” … and it started! I then felt ahuge push, and my car was propelledforward out of the dip and up the hill.The engine died again, but I was closeenough to my house for my husband toretrieve us. As we got out of my carand into his, I thanked Michael and theother angels. That’s when I looked

down and noticed a bunch of feathersfloating near the road!Michael left a calling card—in this

case, feathers—so that Helen wouldknow that he was responsible forhelping her. Two things are very clear tome after reviewing thousands of similarstories:

1. The angels want to help us livehappier, safer, and more peacefullives.

2. The angels want us to know thatthey’re with us.

Unlike fictional superheroes withcloaked identities, Michael seems to goout of his way to tell us: “It was I whorescued you.” This is part of God’s plan

of reassuring us that we’re forever andunconditionally loved and cared for. Theold beliefs that we must suffer life aloneare just that: old. Today, we know thatlife is a co-creation with the Divine,since we are part of the Divine. Just asparents want the best for their children,so does our Creator want what’s best forus.

The angels have told me that theirchief purpose is to bring peace to Earth,one person at a time. They do so byreducing stress, anger, and fear. They’veinformed me that it’s not the big things inlife that cause debilitating stress, but thehundreds of small irritants building up todisrupt our inner peace, as Holly

Braschwitz discovered:My boyfriend and I were driving

from California to Cleveland so thathe could move in with my young sonand me.

As we began our long drive cross-country, we realized that the taillightson our U-Haul trailer kept shorting out.We would have to pull off the highwayand turn the car off and on againseveral times before the lights wouldcome back on. Whenever we hit abump in the road, we’d have to repeatthe process all over again.

We did this for three hours before Iremembered to ask for angelic help.“Archangel Michael, please keep us

safe on our journey and keep ourtrailer lit for our travels,” I finallypleaded. The lights didn’t go off forthe rest of the night. The next day Iagain asked Michael to keep thetaillights on—and he did!

I know that he kept us safe andprotected on our very long journey!So Michael repairs automobiles as a

way of protecting us and other drivers.The archangel’s all-encompassing lovehelps us avoid safety hazards. He alsohelps relieve the stress of financialworries concerning automobiles, as awoman named Jennene experienced:

Last summer our vehicle startedgiving us trouble. It was bucking and

shifting in strange ways at odd timesand inconsistently. My father, aprofessional mechanic, confirmed thatthe problem seemed to be thetransmission. Well, we were upset, tosay the least, because we couldn’tafford to have it fixed or to buy a newvehicle. We were in dire straitsfinancially, and we weren’t sure whatto do.

That’s when I remembered hearingDoreen say that Archangel Michaelfixes mechanical things. I have faith,so I called upon him and asked that heplease help us out and repair ourvehicle.

Almost immediately, it beganrunning fine. I felt positive that this

was because of Archangel Michael’sintervention. However, my husbandwanted to make sure, so he took it tothe shop on two different occasions.Both times the mechanics said that thetransmission was fine and that theycouldn’t find anything else wrong.

So I told my husband that ArchangelMichael had fixed our vehicle for us.He had no other explanation, sinceeverything was running just fine. Nowhe’s much more of a believer!Michael’s intervention boosted

Jennene’s husband’s faith, which is onereason why he helps us in suchnoticeable and practical ways. Thefollowing story from Desiree Heinen

also shows the spiritual-healing effect ofthe archangel’s intervention. After shereceived immediate automobile-repairassistance from Michael, Desiree’s faithin God and the angels soared:

On New Year’s of 2005, I wasdriving at about 3 A.M. I wasapproximately two hours away fromhome and was contemplating releasingthe emotional pain that I’d experiencedin 2004. I wanted to heal my heart sothat the previous year’s negativepatterns wouldn’t follow me into thenew one. I was driving; crying; andfeeling angry at myself, the universe,and even God and Archangel Michael!I felt abandoned.

I was also tired of the chronicannoyance of my car’s check-enginelight, which was perpetually on,despite several trips to the dealer. I’dlearned to live with its amber glowmocking me, but that night my angercame to the surface!

So, on that New Year’s morning as Iwas driving and venting, I lookeddown at my engine light and grew evenangrier. I remember yelling at the topof my lungs: “Michael, if you’re sopowerful, why don’t you turn myengine light off?!”

After I did so, I felt ashamed. I wasdriving on a deserted and lonelyhighway, and I was disgusted with

myself. Then I saw the moon in a wayI’d never seen it before … it wasbreathtaking.

As I brought my attention back to mydriving, I felt this incredible sense ofpeace just pour over me. When Iglanced down, my engine light was nolonger on! After a year of thisannoying amber light illuminating mydashboard, it was off. I was in shock,so I pulled over and just sat therestaring at it, knowing that at anymoment it would go back on. It didn’t.I began to sob, and between crying andlaughing, I thanked Michael. Iapologized for my abrupt words andtold him that he rocked!

My life changed from that moment

on. The year 2005 was a incredibleperiod of growth, and I workedthrough every issue with guidancefrom God and my angels. With the helpof Michael, I surrendered my negativeways of thinking and reacting to life. Inow truly walk with God. I thankHeaven and my angels every day foreverything; and Michael never leavesmy side—ever.

Electronic Repairs

God and the angels are limitlessbeings, so they’re able to help each andevery person simultaneously. I mentionthis because occasionally peoplemisunderstand the topic about to be

discussed. They argue that it’s not rightfor us to ask angels to do our bidding, asthey have more important things to do.These tend to be the same folks whobelieve that our Creator wants us tosuffer. Yet, when I ask God and theangels about this, I always hearassurances of their unlimited love andavailability. They want us to be peacefuland happy, just as any loving parentswould hope for their offspring.

So when we ask Archangel Michael tofix an electronic device or homeappliance, it’s part of God’s plan ofpeace. After all, how does it affect you(and the people around you) whenyou’re upset because a gadget doesn’twork? Wouldn’t the world be more

peaceful if that type of stress werereduced or eliminated? This is whyMichael is so adept at helping all of ushave more harmonious lives …including in our relationship withelectronics, which have become such anembedded part of everyday life.

The following two stories reveal howArchangel Michael resuscitated twoelectronic devices that were immersedin water. If you’ve ever had theexperience of dealing with a drenchedgadget, you know that this usually spellsits demise. … That is, unless you callupon Archangel Michael for help, asLeAnn Harmon did:

Money was tight, so when I

accidentally dropped my cell phoneinto a cup of water, I cringed andimmediately said, “ArchangelMichael, please fix my phone. I justcan’t afford to buy a new one. I’d beso grateful if you could do this.”

I tried the phone, but it didn’t turnon, so I called the wireless-servicecompany. When I asked the agentwhether the phone would ever workagain, the guy just laughed and offeredme a really good deal on a new one.But I truly just needed mine to work sothat I wouldn’t lose all the storednumbers.

I had an intuitive feeling that Ishould go ahead and plug the phoneinto the charger as I usually do at

night. The next morning I woke up andthe phone was working just fine! It’sbeen six weeks, and it’s stillfunctioning great! I know I haveArchangel Michael to thank for it—and everything else that turned in myfavor that day!As with LeAnn, the following story

shows how Michael rescued a drenchedelectronic gadget. When Ana CristinaBrazeta’s son jumped into the swimmingpool with his iPod, everyone assumedthat it was a goner—everyone, that is,except for Ana, who had the faith to askfor Michael’s help. This story is anotherexample of how the archangel assistedbecause people’s emotions were

involved, not because of materialdesires:

My 15-year-old son, Pedro, doveinto our pool with his new iPod in hispocket. Naturally, it got wet and nolonger worked. Its screen was filledwith condensation.

Pedro was worried and sad, and hetried to get rid of the water with ablow-dryer. But it was impossible todo anything more, because we couldn’topen the portable music player to dryout its interior.

I reminded Pedro about ArchangelMichael, who’s great at fixingelectrical appliances. I also told himabout one of Doreen’s published

stories in which Michael clears acouple’s computer of viruses, and bydoing so, restores it. I explained howpowerful he is and about hiswillingness to help everyone as longas we ask for his assistance and havefaith that he’ll answer us. I said, “ForMichael, there are no impossibilities.”I suggested that Pedro ask thearchangel to fix his iPod.

Pedro went to his bedroom while I,too, asked Michael to help my son andanswer his prayer to please fix andrestore the drenched device. WhenPedro came downstairs about an hourlater, he was happy and carefree andshowed me his iPod: It workedperfectly, just as it had before the

accident, and the screen was humidityfree. It was as good as new! I askedPedro if he’d requested ArchangelMichael’s help, to which he noddedaffirmatively.

To this day, my son’s iPod is inperfect condition, and I’m confidentthat it will continue to work. Pedronow believes in the power of theangelic realm and doesn’t give me askeptical look when I talk about theangels, as he was accustomed to doingbefore this incident. We both thankedMichael for his Divine intervention,and we love sharing this story with ourfamily and friends.Just like Ana, Belinda Morby asked

Archangel Michael to help her son.Notice how Michael’s interventionincreased Belinda’s faith, a sacred resultof the archangel’s assistance:

My ten-year-old son, Joe, was upsetbecause it seemed that all of hisfavorite electronic gadgets broke atonce. A button on his bedroom’stelevision was broken, and his favoritemovie was stuck inside the DVDplayer. He tried to play another DVDon his computer, but the computerfailed, too!

Joe was extremely upset, so I wentinto my bedroom and asked ArchangelMichael to please fix the computer. Bythe next morning, it was working fine!

Encouraged by this success, I askedMichael if he could also repair thetelevision. I admittedly had somedoubts because the button was broken.But my uncertainty didn’t deter thearchangel, as somehow the TV beganworking again!

I said to Michael, “Thank you …thank you so much!”—not just forfixing the computer and TV, but alsofor increasing my faith tenfold!If you’ve ever struggled with a slow

computer, then you’ll understand thefrustration that Kathleen Buchana felt inthe following story. She shares:

My computer is getting old andsometimes runs really slowly or gets

hung up, so I call upon ArchangelMichael to help me and say, “Thankyou, thank you, thank you, Michael!” Itnever fails to work!Having called upon Michael for help

with my computer many times myself, Icertainly relate to Kathleen’s story, aswell as to the following one fromArmida Miranda:

I work from home, and one daywhen I logged on to check my e-mail,my computer screen was a mess. Ipowered down the computer andrestarted it, but still nothing. I did thisa couple of times, and then I beganrunning all of the antivirus andspyware-removal software. I tried

everything I could think of. Mycomputer screen had black and bluestripes all across it. I didn’t knowwhat else to do.

I left a message on a computer-savvyfriend’s voice mail. I also repeatedlycalled Dell, the manufacturer, fortechnical support, but each time I wasput on hold, and my call ended upbeing dropped.

Although I tried everything, I wasn’tgetting anywhere. However, I’dforgotten to do the most importantthing: ask my angels for help. I finallyturned off the computer, went intoanother room, and requestedArchangel Michael’s aid. I asked himto do anything he could, big or small,

to fix my computer. I felt happy when Iwas done praying, as I just knew thatMichael was going to help me.

In the morning, I logged on to mycomputer as if it were just anothernormal day … and—guess what?—itwas! Archangel Michael was rightthere, and he let me know that all I hadto do was ask. It’s so true and soamazing—I just love and appreciateall of his help.Michael is available to us no matter

where we are in the world, as the nextstory from a woman named Shanttellereminds us. She describes how hervacation was salvaged when thearchangel fixed her camera:

I was in Sydney for the day and hadto leave the next to return to my homeand work in Perth. So I was lookingforward to sightseeing and takingphotos to share with my family andfriends.

I boarded the monorail in Sydneyand decided to take some photos fromthe high vantage point. I flipped theswitched on my camera, but it didn’tturn on! I waited and tried again …nothing. I’d just put in new batteries,so I sat there in disbelief.

All I could think to do was to callupon Archangel Michael and ask himto help the camera work so that I couldtake as many pictures as I desired that

day. I switched it on again, and thistime it worked! I was able to capturenumerous photos, especially of thebeautiful Chinese Garden. Thank you,Archangel Michael!While some might think that calling

upon angels for the sake of electricalappliances is trivial, each story revealshow Michael’s intervention broughtpeace and relief from stress. In thefollowing story from a graduate studentnamed Asfiya Habib, Michael’s repairwork also saved a college course:

I am earning my doctorate inpharmacy by attending a school thatbroadcasts live lectures fromprofessors at a distant university. The

lectures are transmitted through phonelines to seven remote school sitesthroughout Florida.

One night there were technicaldifficulties, and the school wasworking on getting everyoneconnected. After 30 minutes, though, Ibegan to worry that my 75-minutedrive to class would be for nothing.

So I asked Archangel Michael,“Please let this night not be wasted.Please help the technicians get us allconnected.”

Within five minutes, we were up andrunning and all the sites were online! Itwas too short a time span after myprayer for it not to have been the workof Archangel Michael.

While this next story from KevinStewart may seem a bit trivial to some, Ithink it’s an adorable example of howArchangel Michael strives to relieveeveryday stress:

I was trying to play a DVD one nightwhen it started freezing and the wholesystem locked up. I’d get enoughcontrol back to either eject the DVD orpress play, but then it would lock upagain. The machine got worse as Icontinued to try to play my DVD andmy partner started fiddling with it, too.I finally remembered Doreenmentioning that Archangel Michael isa mechanic, so I asked him to pleasefix this machine for me. He did—it

immediately worked, as if there wasnever a problem. And it still works.I just love Kevin’s story, as it also

shows that no matter how advanced thetechnology, the angels are one stepahead of us.

Household Repairs

Our homes give us much more thanshelter. They are retreats from outsidestressors … that is, unless somethingstressful happens inside the home, suchas mishaps with plumping, electricity, orheating. That’s when it’s time to callupon an expert, and there’s none betterthan Archangel Michael.

For the open-minded, it’s fun to

picture Michael in his service hat anduniform pulling up to your house in aheavenly repair van with a celestial toolkit. He clearly helps us with householdneeds out of love. His service is his giftto us; and his reward is our peace, joy,and happiness. (Of course, it never hurtsto thank him afterward!)

When Cory Silvestri and her husbandasked Archangel Michael to help withtheir plumbing, the results wereinstantaneous:

I was listening to one of Doreen’sarchived shows on Hay House Radio,where she discussed ArchangelMichael’s ability to fix things,including computers and plumbing.

Well, my husband, Jimmy, had beenworking on our master-bathroomplumbing for about a week. It was oneminor frustration after another, and Icould feel him getting more and moreirritated.

So, I asked Michael to help Jimmywith the latest problem—the left sinkin the bathroom. Within 30 minutes,my husband announced, “It’s fixed!” Ilaughed under my breath andcongratulated him for his great work.

A few minutes later, though, he cameback into the room, totally dismayed,to tell me, “The right sink is leakingnow.” I thought back and realized thatI was very specific in asking Michaelto fix the left sink. So I requested that

he please fix the right one.My husband was too exhausted to

work on the sink any more that night.But when he checked on it the nextday, he discovered that it worked!Jimmy asked me whether I had fixedit, to which I replied, “Well, notreally.” I then told him the story ofArchangel Michael fixing both sinks.

The beauty of this ArchangelMichael intervention was that myhusband and I shared it!Perhaps one of Michael’s motivations

in helping Cory was to bring her and herhusband closer together through theirmutual angel experience. Certainly, suchDivine intervention is life altering in a

positive way. So experiencing it with aspouse would be especially healthy forthe couple, as their spiritual growthwould have as its foundation the beliefin miracles.

In the same way, Michael helpedTracy Griffith enjoy her mornings just alittle bit more by fixing her gas pilotlight:

We live in a very old house, and forthe entire winter our gas pilot light onour heater would go out after about 30minutes. Because this appliance is old,it’s loud when the pilot light isburning, so we shut it off when we goto bed at night. Relighting it repeatedlyin the morning was very frustrating.

Finally, I realized that this was a jobfor Archangel Michael! So I calledupon him out loud: “Please help melight the pilot and keep it lit until I turnit off at night.”

Ever since, that pilot has stayed onuntil I turn it off, and if I’m everhaving trouble lighting it, I call uponMichael—and voilà!While this next story from a woman

named Kathy isn’t technically about ahousehold issue, it does involve Michaelfixing the lock on a door. I decided toinclude it in this section because it’s agreat reminder that the archangel canhelp us both at home and at a “homeaway from home”:

My husband and I went on vacationearlier this year. Our return flightdidn’t leave until the late evening, sowe had the whole day to bask in thesun. After having a wonderful time, wedecided we should head back to ourroom and get ready to check out andcatch our bus to the airport.

When we got there, though, our keycard wouldn’t work! We tried againand again, and we just couldn’t getinto our room. When the hotelserviceman arrived, he said that theproblem wasn’t with our key, but withthe card reader. He said he’d be backwith his tools.

Just as he left, another couple told us

that their lock had broken the daybefore, and it took three hours to fix! Iwas completely nervous and angry, aswe only had 45 minutes left to pack,check out, and catch our bus. Myhusband looked to see if any windowsor the sliding door were unlocked, butno luck.

Finally, I closed my eyes and askedArchangel Michael to please help usand open the door. I tried the key cardanother time, without success. Myhusband left again, and I closed myeyes and asked once more. Nothing. Ihad many emotions stirring in me atthis point, and I was sad, as I thoughtthat no one could hear my pleas forassistance. Then in my mind I said:

Archangel Michael, open this doornow!

Just as I finished that thought, myhusband opened the sliding door!When he’d checked it one more time,the latch just flicked up and unlocked.He said that it was weird, but I knewin my heart that Archangel Michaelhad heard my call and had come to ourrescue! The whole way home, I hadsuch a wonderful feeling in my heart,as I knew that the angels were with us,ready to help.

And Then There Are Those Times …

Occasionally, Michael doesn’t repairthe car, fax machine, or other item as

we’ve requested. In these cases, Iusually find that he’s protecting us. Forinstance, a woman tries to send aninflammatory e-mail to a co-worker,when her Internet connection suddenlystops working. Or the man who’s aboutto drive drunk finds that his automobilewon’t start.

Sometimes the archangel purposelybreaks items (temporarily, of course) togive us pause until our actions are sanerand safer. At other times, he delays hisrepairs as a way of safeguarding us, asClaire Jennings discovered:

I sell books at expos, festivals, andmarkets. One time a book festivaloffered me a spot for a sales stall. But

I was concerned that I’d lookridiculous selling new books wheneveryone else dealt in secondhand,antiquarian, and rare ones. So Ipanicked and decided that I couldn’tattend, even though the invitation cameabout in a magically synchronisticway.

I hurriedly composed an e-mailstating that I couldn’t be a part of thebook festival, but in the middle ofwriting it, the computer froze! I got itworking again and continued typing,but it froze again! I tried a third time,with the same results. On thisoccasion, I couldn’t even get themachine to shut down.

I began crying and yelling, “Okay,

Archangel Michael, I get it!” I justknew that he was behind my computerfreezing, since he was the one who’dguided me to be a seller at the bookfestival. So I appealed to him: “Pleasefix the computer, because I need it.”And then I left the room to calm down.When I returned a few minutes later,

the computer was fine and didn’t need tobe rebooted or anything. There was alsoa big, fluffy feather sitting next to it thathadn’t been there before—and I knewthat it was from Archangel Michael. Thefestival was great fun, and I sold morethan $1,500 in books!

All of the paintings depicting Michael

holding a sword while standing over abeast are illustrations of the archangelconquering villainous fear. He perhapsshines the brightest when it comes toilluminating the world with love andpeace by eradicating fears, phobias, andnegativity, as we’ll explore in the nextchapter.

CHAPTER SEVEN

MICHAEL CLEARSAWAY FEARS, PHOBIAS,

AND NEGATIVITY

If you ever feel afraid, ArchangelMichael can help. He providesprotection and safety, instillsconfidence, and clears away the sourceof fear. That’s because the best antidotefor this negative emotion is spiritual, as

you’ll read in this chapter.It’s a good idea to call upon Michael

the moment you feel afraid. You can alsoask him to help your children or otherloved ones, as Maria Beaudoin did forher son:

My ten-month-old baby boy is thejoy and wonder of my life! I didn’tknow that motherhood could be thisgood. One morning he was awakenedabruptly by a loud noise outside andstarted to cry. I knew that he must havebeen disturbed, as he normally sleepsvery well and wakes later.

I asked the angels to help him calmdown and go back to sleep, but hecontinued crying. Finally, I called

upon Archangel Michael (whom I callthe “Archangel Problem Solver”) tohelp him settle down. Not even twoseconds after I uttered my prayer, myson suddenly became very quiet andwent back into a serene, restful sleep!Thank you, Michael!Sometimes fears become paralyzing to

the point where a phobia dictatessomeone’s behavior. No matter what thefear or phobia, though, Michael canbring welcome relief, as Ruth VejarAhlroth shares:

I signed up to take a workshop inLos Angeles. That was the easy part.The hard part was that I was terrifiedof driving by myself. You see, I’m 65

years old, and my husband anddaughter had always driven mewhenever I needed to go far distances—which (to me) included anywheremore than 30 miles away.

Well, neither my husband nor mydaughter could take me to thisworkshop, so I thought that I’d have tocancel. But on the day that I planned todo so, I was in a bookstore and pickedup Doreen Virtue’s book Archangels& Ascended Masters. I opened it tothe section on Archangel Michael andread how he can be called upon todispel fear. I thought, Well, what do Ihave to lose?

The next day was my workshop. Igot in the car, my heart pounding, and

started off. I told Michael, “Okay,we’re in this together. I’m terrified.Please come and ride to the workshopwith me and take away my fear.” Icould feel the archangel’s presencewith me all the way to Los Angeles,and my trip was both safe andcomfortable. Now I can drive virtuallyanywhere. What freedom!So Archangel Michael heals phobias

by boosting confidence and courage, aswell as by providing real protection andsafety. He banishes fears of all varieties,as a woman named Barbara discovered:

I’ve always been terrified by thewind. So whenever the weather wasreally gusty outside, I’d take my

blankets and pillows downstairs,where I’d sleep on the floor. Thatway, I was at the point in the housefarthest from the wind. But I nevercould sleep on those nights.

All of that changed, however, whenmy cousin who’s an Angel TherapyPractitioner introduced me toArchangel Michael. She taught mehow to call upon him for protection.

So when the next gales wereforecast, I closed my eyes and askedArchangel Michael to still the stormand keep me safe in my home. I alsoasked him to remove my fear. Ithanked him for his time and help, andafter a few quiet moments in prayer, Iclosed my talk with him.

The weather did turn nasty and thewind did blow, so I began to feel alittle fearful. However, when I went tobed, it was as though I’d stepped intoa different world—the one that I hadasked for, protected by mightyArchangel Michael himself. Mybedroom seemed to be insulatedagainst the wind. It was howlingoutside, but my room was an oasis ofquiet. The feeling of calm was so greatthat all I could do was cry and thankMichael for the protection he affordedme that night.

I don’t fear the wind now as I usedto, but I do respect the elements. Idon’t take my security for granted,

either. If the weather forecasterpredicts storms, I still ask ArchangelMichael for his protection and thankhim for it in advance.Those who’ve called upon Michael

report that their fears and phobiasinstantly vanish. And as AlexandraLaura Payne experienced, former fearsare often replaced with wonderful, calmfeelings:

I have a particularly irrational butintense dread of spiders. One night Ihad a vivid and disturbing dreamabout being chased by one. I wokeabruptly and immediately found myselfin a state of paranoia, thinking thatthere were spiders lurking in the

corners of my room. I mentally calledfor Archangel Michael to help me andat once sensed his strong, calmingpresence beside me. I could feel himtelling me that there was nothing toworry about, and I even saw himdrape an indigo-blue cloak over melike a blanket.

I’ve experienced Michael’sprotective powers before, but I wasamazed by the instantaneous effect thishad on me! Within a second all myfears had vanished, replaced by asoothing inner peace. I thankedMichael, and I remember seeing acomforting smile on his face before Ifell into a deep and peaceful sleep forthe rest of the night.

When I conducted psychotherapysessions many years ago, I spent a lot oftime helping people who had phobiasabout flying on airplanes. I evenconducted one for a news reporter onnetwork television in Nashville,Tennessee. I say this because, havingworked with many nervous and phobicairplane passengers, today I handle thesituation entirely differently. Where Ionce used hypnotherapy, today I relyupon the healing power of God and theangels.

A woman named Cristal Marie foundthat Archangel Michael calmed herwhile flying. Notice how she recognizedMichael’s help by his signature warm

energy:I was very afraid of flying in

airplanes. On every flight I’d startshaking, my mouth would get dry, myface became pale, and I felt anxious.

I’d call angels and fairies to my sideto give me peace and courage to facethe situation. With their help, I wasdefinitely calmer during the flights, butwhenever the plane shook a bit, allthat composure left me. I’d becomeafraid again, reject the notion of beinghelped, and believe that the angels andfairies weren’t there after all. I’dexperience despair, feeling that I wasalone and if the plane went down,nobody could help me. It was horrible!

All that changed, though, thanks toArchangel Michael. It happened on aflight from New York to SantoDomingo when we experienced suchstrong turbulence that the flightattendants all had to sit—and one ofthem burst into tears! The planedipped in free falls until finally thepilot said that we might need to makean emergency landing in Cuba.

As I sat there contemplating mymortality, I called upon ArchangelMichael for protection. I guess I wasso vulnerable that I finally heard himclearly. He made me realize that Iwasn’t so much afraid of the airplanecrashing, but rather of losing control

over everything and everyone in mylife.

He showed me how I had this samefear about control at home, at work,and in relationships. I’d become thisparanoid woman who didn’t trustanyone, not even those who I knewloved me. All my relationshipssuffered because of this fear of lettingpeople in.

Right then, I resolved to heal thissituation! Fear had been controllingmy life for far too long. I tried to turnthe whole situation over to God andArchangel Michael but bumped head-on into my fear of losing control. Soeven though I finally understood myanxiety, I felt stuck and unable to heal.

Ironically, another turbulent flightfinally brought me to my knees (so tospeak) so that I was able to healthrough humility. The airplane wasflying through a thunder-and-lightningstorm that created a whole new levelof fear for me. I was finally humbledenough to ask Archangel Michael tohelp me release my fears.

Within two seconds, I suddenly feltcalm. The plane was still bouncing allover the place, but I experiencedabsolutely no fear. I even felt silly thatI’d been afraid in the first place!

When we landed, the pilot declaredthat he was surprised by how smoothour arrival had been. It could have

been much worse, and the duration ofthe turbulence had been cut by half ofthe original estimate. A dense fog atthe airport seemed to lift when welanded, and then almost as soon as wetouched down, it wrapped itselfaround the city again, to the point thatflights were cancelled that day.

I know Archangel Michael was therebecause I felt heat engulf me. It wasthis heat that gave me courage, mademe laugh, and helped me feel stronger.I thought it was a miracle.

I still get slightly nervous on flights,but I’ve realized it’s mostly due to mymemory of fear. Thanks to ArchangelMichael, I’ve never been that afraidagain. He not only eliminated my fears

and eased what would have been themost traumatic flight of my life, but healso healed me from resentment. Heburned away my previousunwillingness to forgive.

Ever since then, everything has beenfalling into place. My life is nowcompletely different, and I have tonsof new friends and have managed tokeep the old ones, too. I got a new jobthat keeps getting better and better, andironically, my work completelydepends on my ability to trust those incharge of me.

I could go on and on about all thevarious things that have changed forthe better and the many more times

I’ve asked Archangel Michael to heala situation and have receivedmiraculous results, but I believe thisjust might be one of the, if not the,most important.Sometimes fear and anxiety is so

overwhelming that it creates physicaleffects such as shortness of breath and aracing heart. This condition, known as apanic attack, is also something thatMichael can heal, as Jane Turnerrecalls:

I had my first extremely severe panicattack five years ago at my parents’house after a shopping trip. I literallysank to the floor and couldn’t move.My two little girls were terrified. My

mother swiftly called an ambulance,and I spent several hours in thehospital. The medical personnelexplained panic attacks in detail andhow to avoid them in the future.

Two weeks later I was driving overto my parents’ home. Before leaving,I’d mentally asked Archangel Michaelto accompany me on the 60-milejourney, since I’d read that one of hisroles is strengthening faith andcourage.

About halfway through the trip, thedreaded panic surfaced again. I put onsome music and started singing at thetop of my lungs, but I could still feelmyself closing down and terrorcreeping over me. In tears, I loudly

and forcefully said, “Michael, pleasehelp me!”

Within seconds, I felt calmer andsoon was actually laughing out loudbecause I had a vision of this mightyarchangel—sword and shield in hand—standing on the roof of my car,enjoying the ride, with his hairstreaming in the wind! He stayed therefor the rest of my journey, and I sangalong with him and all the angelssurrounding me. It was as if I had awhole entourage with me, and I felt sowonderfully calm and happy.

Luckily, a panic attack is a very rarething for me now, but I still askMichael to accompany me on long

journeys … and I know that he does!

Vacuuming Away Fear

One day in 1995 while I was praying,meditating, and talking with ArchangelMichael, I had a vision of him holding aportable-vacuum-cleaner-like device.He put the hose through the top of myhead and suctioned toxic fear out of mybody like a spiritual version ofliposuction. My body shuddered as thearchangel removed negative energy thatI’d absorbed from my own thoughts andthose of others. Afterward, I felt lighter,freer, and happier.

I began asking Michael to “vacuum”my clients, and then in 1996, I started

teaching others about his vacuumingmethods.

I’ve since found that ArchangelMichael’s vacuum is a rapid andeffective antidote to negative andunhealthy influences. This techniqueworks extremely well with teenagers,particularly in calming down those whoact out aggressively.

Gladys E. Alicea was introduced tovacuuming by a graduate of my AngelTherapy Practitioner (ATP) program:

I was having a lot of phobias andfears, so I went to an ATP, whointroduced me to Archangel Michael.At the time I was very fearful ofeverything, and my phobias were

controlling me. I was especially afraidof nighttime darkness and wasconstantly worried that something verybad was going to happen to myphysical body. I have no idea wherethis fear came from, since I’d neverexperienced anything that wouldtrigger these phobias. I was also afraidthat, due to my worry, I was attractingand manifesting a terrible tragedy.

On the other hand, I had this hugedesire to help heal the world, but Ialways felt blocked. I went to the ATPvery distraught and troubled. Sheasked Archangel Michael to vacuumme out, and I left feeling like a newperson.

This shift changed the way I felt and

acted and even how I looked! Soonafter my session, I saw a dear friendwho said that there was somethingdifferent about me and asked if I’d lostweight. I knew that it was thepeacefulness she saw in me.

Most of my fears have vanished.Every time I find myself with thoughtsstemming from anxiety, I askArchangel Michael to guide me, and Iimmediately feel better. My oldphobias about the dark are now almostcompletely gone.

Since Archangel Michael clearedaway these blocks and I opened myselfto him, I’ve had a lot of joy in my life.I’ve reconnected with friends whom

I’ve missed, and the relationship withmy boyfriend has strengthened evenmore. It’s wonderful! ArchangelMichael is truly a miraculous gift fromGod. I look forward to what the futurehas in store for me—without fear!In case you’re thinking that you need

the professional assistance that Gladysreceived, the next story from GillianLeahy shows that Michael provides allthe help necessary—you only need toask:

I called upon Archangel Michael forhelp one night, as I was feeling verydown due to events that had occurredin my past. I didn’t know who I wasanymore, and I had questions that

nobody could answer. That night, lyingin bed thinking about everything I’dbeen through in my life, I finally askedMichael for help with my emotions.

The room was dark, but I couldsuddenly see “energy”—there’s noother way to describe it. It felt like abig warm hug from someone, and myheart just opened up. In my mind’s eye,I could see Michael and his Band ofMercy helper angels removingdarkness from me. It was as if it werejust leaving my body. The vision wasso clear, as though I could physicallysee them. The angels came closer,disappeared for a while, and then flewupward. I had the feeling of beingfilled with light … and then it was

over.The next morning I woke up feeling

quite energetic, so I told my husbandof this healing I’d received. At first hejoked about it until he realized howserious I was. Since that night, I’vetried etheric cord-cutting on myhusband, with great results. I couldactually see all the cords coming fromhis back.

Anytime I feel down, I call uponMichael. I always know he’s therewhen I feel warmth in my heart!You also can ask Archangel Michael

to vacuum homes, offices, and otherpeople (particularly children, as Imentioned earlier), as this next story

from Robin Ramos illustrates:I first learned about the benefit of

working with Archangel Michaelwhen I read Doreen’s book The Careand Feeding of Indigo Children. I fellin love with the vacuuming techniquedescribed in the book. I read through ita couple of times until I memorized italmost to the letter! I vacuumed mychildren’s rooms and then proceededto do the whole house. I also bought abeautiful ceramic plaque withMichael’s picture on it that I placed infront of my kids’ rooms.

I’ve become very good atvisualizing, and when I use thistechnique, I immediately see a huge

glowing blue light within my mind’seye. I swear sometimes that I also feelas if I’m being wrapped in strongpositive energy. I invited Michael tostay with my family permanently, asDoreen had suggested, and I sense hispresence when I think of him.

I noticed immediately that my sonZack sleeps better and has moresettled energy whenever I vacuum hisroom and add my own prayers of helpand thanks to Michael. My son Tyler isvery in tune to sounds in his room, somuch so that they used to keep himawake. Sensing that he felt unsafe, Ityped up the invitation for Michael tostay with us and placed it in hisbedroom. The results were immediate

and wonderful: Tyler stopped hearingnoises that kept him awake. It’s beenfive years since I first met ArchangelMichael, and I’m thankful for hispresence all the time.

I’ve also requested that Michael goto school with my kids. Periodically,when Zack starts feeling ultrasensitiveand bullied, I call upon the archangelto stay with him, and he always comeshome with fewer complaints andupsets. On days when I forget to callupon Michael on behalf of my son, Ican really notice the difference in howZack acts when he gets home fromschool.

My life has become much more

enriched and blessed as a result ofcalling on Michael and all the otherangels and guides. It’s such an easything to do, and the consequences cannever do harm to anyone. Quite theopposite: The outcome is a morepeaceful, positive, blessed life.You can vacuum yourself, your loved

ones, and your home by askingArchangel Michael and his helpingangels for this care. Request that hesuction away all lower energies, fear,negative or earthbound entities, oranything else that is toxic. You can alsoask him to vacuum fear or darkness outof anyone who’s associated with you (tothe degree that it affects your free will).

The moment you ask for this help, it isdone.

Cutting Cords to Fear

I learned this next method fromwatching Archangel Michael during myhealing sessions. Whenever I’d ask himto help my clients recover fromdebilitating fear, he’d use his sword tosever attachments that I could seegrowing from their bodies. Theseattachments looked like translucent tubes(similar to surgical tubing).

By conducting many sessions withMichael and asking a lot of questions, Icame to understand that these hollowtubes carry energy between my clients

and other people (and occasionallyphysical possessions, if they haveattachments arising from fears aboutlosing these items).

The tubes conduct energy between twopeople. If someone has a tube (called anetheric cord) attached to an angryperson, this energy tumbles through itand causes pain in the area of the bodywhere it’s connected.

Conversely, if that cord or tube isattached to an emotionally needy person,then energy will be drained on theopposite end. The other person will feelexhausted without knowing why, and thistiredness won’t respond to normalenergy boosters such as rest, caffeine, orexercise.

Are these cords always negative?They are, in the sense that they’re builtfrom fear. Whenever a person has arelationship worry such as “I hope youdon’t leave me,” an attachment formslike an etheric leash.

However, there are also silver cordsof life and love that are healthy andnonporous. These can never be cut,because they’re built of eternal love.

Fear-based cords are nothing to worryor feel ashamed about, as they’re quitenormal, especially among sensitivepeople. As you’ll read in the followingstories, you can easily ask ArchangelMichael to cut these cords anytime youfeel tired or in pain. It’s as simple as

thinking the name Michael or saying tohim: “Please cut any cords of fear fromme.” You can also ask him to send loveto those people to whom you’ve had theattachment.

A woman named Trina, who had theadvantage of natural clairvoyance,helped her daughter when she askedMichael to release the girl from fear:

My 12-year-old daughter developeda sudden fear of being alone at night,and she complained of feeling“something odd” behind her. Sheinsisted that our golden retriever,Seamus, sleep behind her or else she’dbe awake all night.

While we were driving together one

evening, she began squirming in herseat. She squeezed all the way downso that her back was on it. I realizedthat she wasn’t just being a dramaticpreteen and decided I’d better take alook and see what was there.

I know how to scan with my mind’seye and clairvoyantly identify things ofthis nature. Still, I was shocked when Isaw a huge cord stuck to the middle ofher back! I called upon ArchangelMichael and asked for his help inremoving it, as well as in setting upprotection that would remain with heralways. I quickly sensed his energyand saw that the cord was gone.

After a few moments, she was ableto sit up and said that her back was

feeling better. I told her aboutArchangel Michael and let her knowthat she could ask for his help if sheever felt like that again. Thanks to thearchangel, my daughter feels safeagain at night—which, of course,makes me feel better, too.You don’t need to be a clairvoyant to

benefit from Michael’s help, though.Even if you can’t see the cords, you canfeel their effect of tiredness, burnout, orphysical pain with no logical origin—and then the relief when the cords are cut—as a story from a woman name Tinaillustrates:

Three weeks after my baby wasborn, I was suffering from postpartum

depression. My husband bought meDoreen’s Healing with the Angelsbook for my birthday, and I’d juststarted reading it. Before this, I had noreal connection to the angels, knowingonly that they were in the Bible andwere messengers of God.

I came to a part in the book thatsuggested asking Archangel Michaelfor help with releasing negativeemotions and depression. I remembersitting on the couch, thinking that I’dgive it a go—I’d do anything to feelbetter.

My eyes were shut when I suddenlyhad a vision of an angel coming downfrom above holding a sword, and hethen cut cords from me. I was

immediately frightened, as I thought hewas severing my life cord and had noidea at this point about etheric cordsor attachments to others that can drainour emotions.

Nonetheless, that afternoon I felt anenormous weight lifted, and I canhonestly say I owe it all to ArchangelMichael for relieving my postpartumdepression. It was only later, once Istarted reading more about the angels,that I discovered that Michael carriesa sword and releases our burdens. Forme, his healing was immediate andmiraculous. I now ask ArchangelMichael to be with me anytime I feelvulnerable and need protection.

Anyone can call upon Michael andappeal to him to cut cords of fear. It’ssimply a matter of asking. It’sunimportant how you do so, and asBarbara Urban discovered, where youare is also irrelevant—he responds toevery request for assistance:

I was meditating while soaking inthe hot tub, thinking about how I’dreally like to connect more deeplywith the angels, particularly withArchangel Michael. I was feelingreally relaxed.

I asked Michael to please cut anyties of fear and doubt, whether I wasaware of them or not. I said,“Archangel Michael, please sever

these ties so that I may have thewonderful experience of seeing theangels.”

There was silence, and I was staringat the birds and the trees whiledaydreaming and soaking. Suddenly, Iheard this big sound like “Foop!” tomy right. On the table beside me, awatermelon that I’d set out had beensliced open, and its juices weredraining all over my deck!

I saw nothing but knew immediatelythat Archangel Michael was giving mea sign about severing my fear ties bycutting the watermelon with his sword!I hopped out of the tub, ran to the deck,and jumped up and down yelling,“Thank you! Thank you!”

The melon was cut nearly all theway through, leaving only about aninch and a half on the bottom—I guessMichael didn’t wanted it to fall off thetable and was making sure I could seethe cut. I was so excited. I know in myentire being that this was a sign.

I stared at the melon for a bit andrealized that Michael was telling methat he had now cut my ties. I didn’tsee the angels as I’d asked, but Idefinitely did get a sign from them!I love the sense of humor that Michael

displays in Barbara’s story. Since cordsare fragments stemming from fear withinrelationships, they can cloud our senseof humor and happiness. In fact, cords

are metaphysical representations ofunforgiveness and withheld anger. Asevery spiritual path and religion teaches,forgiveness opens the path to truehealing and happiness. David Welch’sstory highlights this:

As I was praying about meeting mysoul mate, my mind began to thinkabout forgiveness of people who hadwronged me. One was a friend of mineback in Florida whom I’d sublet myapartment to while I deployed toPuerto Rico in the Navy. He didn’t paythe rent or the utilities, so he wasevicted. In retaliation, he trashed myapartment, and I’d never forgiven himfor this deed.

I asked Archangel Michael to cut thebad cords to my friend. I immediatelyfelt a huge weight lift. The physicalsensation on my back was like a gentlemassage—I knew that this wasArchangel Michael cutting the cords. Ilooked over my right shoulder andthanked him for helping me with myforgiveness, and even though Icouldn’t see him, I heard his voice inmy head say simply, You’re welcome,David. It’s amazing how much better Ifeel after having forgiven. Now Iunderstand why this act is soimportant.As David’s story illustrates, asking

Michael to cut your cords is a wonderful

way to prepare for a new relationship.It’s also a healthy way to deal with onethat is ending, as a woman named Claritydescribes:

I was experiencing a lot ofemotional turmoil over the end of arelationship. I felt great pain and deephurt as I thought about my ex-lover.Eventually, I realized that the realproblem was within myself.

So I asked Archangel Michael:“Please, kindly cut away the negativecords attached to me.” I closed myeyes and recited prayers with heartfeltsincerity because I truly desired toremove this deep pain within me.

When I opened my eyes, I saw

colorful sparks of light right in front ofme! I couldn’t believe my eyes, so Igot up from my cushion and peered outthe window, suspecting that the neonlights from the supermarket across thestreet must have shone into my room.But the store was closed.

I instantly felt that it had to be thepresence of Archangel Michael. Irecalled reading in Doreen’s book thatcolored lights are the auras ofarchangels and ascended masters.

I am happy to say that thereafter Ifelt a sense of great peace within me,and I no longer suffered from anyunwanted resentment and pain. I dotrust and believe in the presence ofArchangel Michael and the other

beings of Heaven. Thank you, Michaeland my lovely angels!Michael responds immediately to all

calls for help, regardless of the form ofthe request. This next story from awoman named Chrissie shows that heanswers prayers for protection by cuttingcords during dreams:

When my young son, Jamie, wasbeing bullied at school, he had adream that Archangel Michael came tosee him with his sword. There was along piece of rope with my son’s nameat one end and that of the bullying boyat the other. Michael then took hissword and cut the rope in half. Soonafter this dream, Jamie was better able

to deal with the harassment, andfinally it stopped altogether!I’m certain that Michael enters many

of our dreams in similar ways. We maynot remember them, but we enjoy theeffects, just as Chrissie’s son did whenthe bully left him alone.

Clearing Your Home or Office ofNegativity

Since Archangel Michael’s chief roleand purpose is to eradicate fear frompeople, places, and the world at large,he’s wonderful at clearing the energy inyour home or office. Michael ushersearthbound spirits and negativity away,invokes Divine angels in their place, and

shields the area from any intrusions.It’s a good idea to ask Archangel

Michael to clear the energy of anylocation where you spend time. Asyou’ll read in the stories in this section,energy clearing has profoundly positiveresults. All you have to do is ask.

Most people, like Kelly Roper in thefollowing story, ask Michael to cleartheir homes because they can sensenegativity inside:

I’d just moved into my partner’shome, which had very dark energy,mostly from his ex-wife’s frequentsuicide attempts there. The house wasalso cluttered with junk and painted indark colors. My friends who visited

commented that the place feltunwelcoming and cold. I askedArchangel Michael to clear the houseof negativity, and I followed myguidance to paint it in lighter colors.

Now visitors comment on the lovelyand inviting feeling that the houseemanates! I see blue flashes of lightfrequently now and always say helloto Michael, thanking him for all of hishelp.Notice how, in addition to Kelly

herself, visitors perceived the differencein her home’s energy. I believe thateveryone is sensitive to positive andnegative energy within buildings. Somepeople may not know why they like one

place over another, yet they can stillsense the mood and climate within aroom. Children, in particular, are able tofeel these energies, as this next storyfrom Sarah Dickson illustrates:

My two-year-old daughter, Sophie,is extremely sensitive to energiesinvisible to many people, includingnegative ones, which used to wake herup at night and leave her crying andvery upset. As an infant, Sophie wouldwake with what we thought might benight terrors or bad dreams. When shebegan speaking, though, I understoodthat she was being disturbed in hersleep by restless spirits who wouldcommunicate with her despite her

desire to rest.So we began saying evening prayers

and requesting Archangel Michael’sprotection throughout the night. Weasked that any energy of fear andnegativity not enter this house and thatMichael stay with us and protect us allnight.

From that time forward, Sophie hasslept so much more peacefully (and sohave her mom and dad!). My daughtersees her angels, and she saysMichael’s name aloud each nightbefore she puts her head down on thepillow to sleep. He protects us andkeeps us safe.The following story from Mary K. Gee

is unusual because the negative energiesin her home were actually wreakinghavoc. This doesn’t happen toofrequently, but if it does, Michael is theangel to call, as Mary discovered:

When things in my latest residencestarted making noise and I felt ill atease, I didn’t panic. However, itwasn’t long before objects startedbreaking and flying off walls. My dogswere cowering, and the phone wasringing with no one at the other end. Icalled a friend of mine who is ashamanic practitioner, and she visitedto find out exactly what the deal was.

She told me that my daughter hadbrought these lower energies home

from her high school. Once theenergies were inside, they detachedfrom her to set up housekeeping here.She advised me to call upon

Archangel Michael to exorcise thesethings from my home. So I chanted hisname and asked him to assist me in theclearing. At first I tried to help Michaelby visualizing this event myself. But itwas too hard a battle, so I ultimatelybowed out and let him handle it, whichhe did with incredible swiftness! Theenergies never returned. I always callupon Michael now if I’m afraid, and I’veused him to cut cords as well.

Like Mary, a professional angeltherapist named Sophia Fairchild needed

immediate and extreme help fromArchangel Michael to clear awaynegative energies and earthboundentities from her home:

Many years ago I bought aramshackle house on a hilloverlooking the ocean. It was badlyrundown, but it was the only place Icould afford at the time. I suspectedsomething was very wrong with thishouse when in spite of its beautifullocation and low price, nobody elseshowed any interest in buying it.

Looking back now, I see that it wasglaringly obvious what the problemwas. At the first and only open house,the few prospective buyers got no

farther than the entry hall before theblood drained from their faces. Mostof them bolted back to the safety oftheir cars and sped away. The realestate agent stood well off to the side,meekly pointing out the ocean viewsand apologizing for the fact that thehouse had stood empty for some time.

I, too, sensed the cold, clammyatmosphere emanating from the house,but I carefully ventured inside. I triednot to wince at the broken vintageplumbing, holes in graffitied walls,decades-old junk piled up to therafters in the grim garage, andpersonal items abandoned in haste,strewn like confetti across the yard.Yet the lovely ocean view and

glimpses of what must have once beena magnificent garden, now lying buriedbeneath weeds and trash, gave mesome confidence that I could make athing of beauty from this wreck of ahouse. And besides, this was all Icould afford.

At the auction I was the only bidder,except for a man I suspected was astooge, positioned there by someone todeliberately jack up the price.Fortunately, I called his bluff and wasthrilled to secure the house for a sumeven lower than I’d expected. Itseemed like a miracle to own my ownplace at last! My son, however, wasnot so thrilled.

Shortly after we moved into thehouse, I began to hear strange storiesfrom my nervous neighbors about theprevious residents. An old womanwho’d survived the Nazi death campshad lived alone there for many yearsbefore dying in my bedroom. Atormented soul, she took aimless busrides crisscrossing the city every day,apparently to get away from someoneor something that was always chasingher. It was sad to think that after allshe’d been through, she was sofrightened of her own home.

The house had then fallen intodisrepair through years of neglectfultenants and an absentee landlord

who’d bought the property merely forits land value. The last occupants hadbeen a group of occultists who musthave enjoyed the parade of ghosts thatnightly streamed through thatwindswept house—until they left in abig hurry. Even my cats knew that thishouse was truly haunted, but I stillmanaged to gloss over that detail.

I enlisted the aid of a well-knownfeng shui expert to begin work onclearing the house of its dank, cloyingenergy. He doused the property andpointed out a couple of powerful leylines that intersected below the house.We hammered copper pipes into theground across them, hoping this wouldcalm the energy down, and we moved

furniture around in my son’s bedroom.When the man had done all he could,he left me with a recommendation tocall in a specialist to perform anexorcism. A what?! Okay, anexorcism. But whom do I call? Hedidn’t know. This wasn’t somethingthat could easily be looked up in theyellow pages.

Right then I began firmly tellingmyself that I had to get a handle on thissituation. I simply pushed aside thefeeling that I was totally out of mydepth, yet I didn’t know where to turn.I kept getting an image in my mind of astained-glass window in an old Gothiccathedral. This was my only

association with the term exorcism atthe time. With nothing else to go on, Idecided to search among the dustyshelves of antique bookstores foranything I could find on medievalexorcisms.

It was in one of these bookstores thatI happened upon an illustration ofArchangel Michael in a brilliantstained-glass panel of an Englishchurch. The gilt-edged book mentionedprayers for calling upon thearchangel’s assistance when dealingwith “daemons.” I noticed I’d beenholding my breath for a long time andwas starting to sweat. This was thenearest I’d come to a description ofhow to exorcise a haunted house.

The book said: “Michael is theprince of the heavenly armies. Thefaithful call upon him in all dangers ofsoul and body and implore hisintercession at the hour of death thattheir souls may by him be broughtbefore the throne of God.”

As I jotted down these words, Icould no longer deny the reality andextent of the haunting, and I understoodhow truly helpless we were. I’d beenthinking that I somehow had the powerto make a stand to protect my familyamid the swirling legions that movedat liberty through our house each night.I was in way over my head, butMichael was throwing me a lifeline. I

began to breathe through my tears.I’d been raised in a diluted Christian

tradition, which placed no emphasison the dramatic presence ofarchangels. Now as I stood in that oldbookshop that morning, gazing at theimage of Michael aiming his mightyspear at the terrible beast pinned underhis shoe, I knew that I’d found the rightman for the job.

That night, my son was away at asleepover. I got into bed and closedmy eyes. It was time. The room wasicy cold, and the whole house wastwitchy and tense, as always. Not surewhat to do next, I simply said a prayerto Archangel Michael, appealing forhelp. He instantly appeared in my

mind’s eye as a tall, fiery figure. Iactually felt his warmth fill the roomand was immediately comforted by hispresence.

I asked him to please help me get ridof the ghosts or entities that were inour house. As soon as I mentionedthem, I saw—like a movie screen inmy mind’s eye—a great number ofshapes gathering in the darknessbefore me.

Archangel Michael stood in front ofme, shielding me with his great wingsand huge aura of burning white light.The souls that had gathered before himseemed calm in his presence. I thennoticed that he was directing them to

move off to the right, where a smallopening of light was growing brighter.

It was as if a heavy stone was beingrolled away from an entrance to theside of a mountain, and we were allwatching from inside the cave as theglowing rays of the sun streamed in towarm us. The golden white lightshining through that opening seemed tobeckon to the huddled spirits inside.All I could do was watch asArchangel Michael directed them oneby one to walk through that door intothe brilliant sunshine.

As the line of shadowy souls movedtoward and through the lighteddoorway, more and more kept coming!This procession seemed to go on and

on for a very long time, and although Ifelt myself drifting off to sleep, Ifought to stay awake to see whatwould happen next.

The archangel must have sensed myfatigue. He commanded those who hadnot yet passed through the lighted doorto go away for now and leave me inpeace. And at his direction, theysimply melted away. It seemed thatArchangel Michael had opened up aportal for all those lost souls to movethrough so that they would no longerbe restless and stuck in a place wherethey didn’t belong. And all this wasdone without any battle, in the mostpeaceful, compassionate way.

The energy in our house quicklysettled down, and the archangelreturned many times to usher thesesouls away into the light. Whenever heappeared, they seemed to come frommiles around to stand in an orderlyline and move into the light he’dprovided for them. In time, Michael nolonger needed to visit so regularly,and our house began to feel more likea home.

I was later told by a local that theland near the top of that hill hadprobably once been an ancient burialground. And the house itself stood justa few blocks away from an existingcemetery dating back to the earliest

settlers. Evidently, Archangel Michaelhad called out to a vast number ofsouls, including those who diedcenturies ago, to move into the light.

We had some very happy years inthat house. Much later, after revivingthe beautiful gardens and renovatingthe property with great care, I sold thathouse on the hill for a record price.And by this time, thanks to Michael’swork, small children could be heardplaying happily in the neighborhood.Thank you, Archangel Michael!

As we’ve seen, Archangel Michael’sspecialty involves protecting us andreleasing fear and its causes. He does

whatever it takes to help us feel safe andpeaceful, and sometimes that means heventures into the area of physicalhealing, working in tandem with theArchangel of Healing, Raphael, as we’llexplore in the next chapter.

CHAPTER EIGHT

ARCHANGELS MICHAELAND RAPHAEL

Archangel Michael’s methods forhealing, as discussed people reportimmediate relief from pain and fearwhen they ask for his help. While wedon’t normally think of Michael as a“healing” angel, his work definitely hasthat result, as this story from SandeeBelen illustrates:

When I was younger, I used to be adancer but always had problems withmy right foot. Occasionally, themuscles would tighten up and lock,causing extreme pain. One night whenI experienced a sharp pain in my foot,I got sick of it and called uponArchangel Michael to releasewhatever metaphysical cause I washolding on to that created the effect ofdiscomfort in this area. It immediatelyceased!I’ve seen people instantly heal from

chronic pain following Michael’sintervention. That’s because a lot ofspinal and muscular pain stems fromfear-based cords and negative energy.

Once Michael removes these sources, itgoes away.

However, most of the time whenpeople want a physical healing, they callupon beings associated specifically withhealth such as Jesus, certain saints ordeities, or Archangel Raphael.

Raphael’s name means “he who heals”or “God heals.” He appears in theCatholic canonical text the Book ofTobias as the angel who heals Tobias ofblindness. Raphael also accompaniesTobias (or Tobit, as he’s sometimesreferred to) on his walking journey,which gives the angel the secondaryspecialty of being a helper of travelers.

Healing with the Archangels

Archangels Michael and Raphaelwork so well in tandem that theirrelationship feels akin to a bestfriendship. They truly complement eachother’s gifts, and together offer anunstoppable combination of powerfulhealing abilities.

I frequently receive miraculoushealing stories about Michael andRaphael, such as this beautiful examplefrom Beverly M. Czikowsky:

My 14-year-old nephew wasdiagnosed with an aortic aneurysm aswell as a blood-clotting disorder, sosurgery was especially difficult anddangerous for him. As he went into it,we prayed together. My brave nephew

even entered the operating roomsinging!

The long procedure was a success,but the next day his conditionworsened. As his body began to fillwith fluid, his vitals declined and hisbreathing grew shallow. The doctorsaid he’d done all he could do and theonly thing left was prayer. In myopinion, prayer is never a last resort—it is our maintenance.

We held hands as a family andformed a circle around my nephew’shospital bed. Together, we invoked thearchangels Michael and Raphael, butwe could feel the presence of manyloving angels. We had a very specificrequest: “Please release this fluid

from his body, heal him, and replacethe fluid with your wondrous whitelight.” The room was filled with love—it was real, tangible. Everyone’seyes were tear filled, including thoseof the ICU nurses.

The next morning the doctors werecompletely speechless. Overnight, mynephew had lost ten pounds of bodyfluid. The doctors couldn’t provide amedical explanation. They said it wasmiraculous.

Was it miraculous? Perhaps, but Ibelieve it was love, pure and simple.God and his angels are omnipresent.

Today, my nephew is a healthyguitar-playing, song-writing,

outdoorsy 16-year-old … and I’m avery proud auntie!No matter what the medical condition,

calling upon Raphael and Michael canbring a calming presence to the patient,hospital room, and other aspectsinvolved with healing. This next storyfrom a friend of mine named ArielWolfe shows that Michael andRaphael’s presence is even measurableon sensitive medical equipment:

Recently I had to have a series ofMRIs done for a health condition. Ialways ask that Michael and Raphaelaccompany me, so as I lay completelystill in the MRI tube, I enjoyed theenergy of these two angels as I told

them how I was ready to be healthy.Then I saw Michael and Raphael

begin to dance around me: Thearchangels were doing a circle danceover my midriff area while I was lyingmotionless on the narrow table in thenarrow tube.

Suddenly, the nurse’s voice camethrough a speaker inside the MRI tubeand announced, “We’re detecting somemotion in there! Remember, you haveto lie quietly.”

“I swear I never moved a muscle!” Isaid, so happy to know that the angels’movement had been detected on theMRI.I love Ariel’s story because of the

humor displayed by the angels and theiringenious way of letting her know thatthey were with her.

Although Raphael is the chief healingangel, it’s always helpful to ask Michaelto be involved in the face of anyfrightening situation. After all, he’swonderful at dissipating fear, and that’salways healthy! That’s why thefollowing miraculous story from SusanChorney is a beautiful example of howboth archangels work together:

On August 14, 2004, my threestepchildren were involved in a caraccident with their mother. My 13-year-old stepdaughter, Nicole, was ina coma with severe head injuries, a

broken jaw, and a collapsed lung.On the way to the airport to fly to the

children’s hospital, I knew that Ineeded help to get me through thistragic ordeal, so I grabbed Doreen’sbook Archangels & Ascended Mastersso that my husband, Paul, and I couldcling to some shred of hope thatNicole would live.

The doctors told us that she wouldprobably not make it through the night.Over and over I surrounded her withwhite light, inviting archangelsRaphael and Michael to heal her brainand lung and thanking them repeatedlyfor joining her.

Nicole had a probe in her brain thatmeasured the swelling, and the higher

the number, the more likely it was thatshe wouldn’t survive. As God is mywitness, when I would pray over herand invite Raphael and Michael toheal her, the swelling would comedown. It was a scientific fact that wasproven by the numbers on the monitor.This ray of hope kept my husband fromdespair. He never wanted me to leaveher side!

Nicole has survived and is now inhigh school. The doctors say herrecovery was unbelievable. Paulacknowledges and appreciateseverything Raphael and Michael did tosuch a degree that every day he talks tohis angels. He now knows that

whenever he needs help, it’s just amatter of asking them.Raphael guides healers in aiding their

patients. He also helps students of thehealing arts know which healthcarespecialty to choose, as well as offeringguidance and support for education. Inthis next story, it’s clear how Raphaeland Michael provide assistance tohealers during unnerving situations.After all, being a healer is a lot ofresponsibility and at times involves agreat deal of pressure, as a registerednurse named Susan shares:

Little did I know that on my wayback home to New York City fromAngel Therapy Practitioner training,

I’d have the opportunity to use myskills in a much-needed, almost life-and-death situation.

After 17 years of working as aregistered nurse in the corporateworld, evaluating medical records forclinical trials and adverse-eventreports, I kept having the naggingdesire to work directly with peopleagain face-to-face.

During my flight, a message rang outover the loudspeaker requesting adoctor or nurse to identify themselves.After I identified myself as a nurse, aflight attendant asked me to follow herto the back galley to evaluate a womenwho felt ill. As we walked quicklydown the aisle, I secretly hoped that

there was a doctor on board.The other passengers scanned our

faces to get a read on what washappening. I had to hold back the tearsthat came to my eyes as I entered thegalley, and I wondered if I could helpthis lady in distress after my longabsence from bedside nursing. Icomposed myself and found her sittingin the back with an oxygen mask on.With no tools, I had to rely on pureinstinct—and help from God and theangels.

This lovely lady in her late 50s wasseated, with her husband standingcalmly nearby. Joan (not her realname) looked pale but was able to tell

me briefly what was wrong. I checkedher pulse but could only feel it faintly,so I tried the other wrist, only to findthe same thing. I wondered what Icould possibly do for her, especiallywhen she began shaking with chills.She seemed to be getting worse. Withno doctor in sight, it was clear that thisone was for me and the angels.

I immediately invoked theemergency help of Heaven. I prayedhard and repeatedly for assistancefrom archangels Michael and Raphaelto help me out and keep this lovelylady conscious until we landed.“Please don’t let her faint!” I imploredthem.

I hoped that an emergency landing

wouldn’t be necessary, especiallysince Joan’s legs had buckled earlieras she’d made her way to the back ofthe plane. And with nearly four hoursof the flight left and no otherassistance on board, I relied heavilyon angelic support. As her chillsworsened and the blankets weren’tenough, I couldn’t think of how towarm this lady up.

Praying intensely for help, I felt theDivinely guided inspiration to reachacross the galley and grab a few of theheated breakfast sandwiches (justready to be distributed to thepassengers) and place them acrossJoan’s shoulders and in her hands. It

worked! She drank down some warmtea, and slowly the color came back toher face and the shaking stopped.Thank you, angels! I said inside mymind.

I then spoke to the airplane captain,who called a medical doctor at myrequest as things were settling down.In the end, the lady made it through theflight and walked off the plane withoutassistance or fanfare. There were afew paramedics and airport police justoutside on the runway to check that allwas well.

When I got off the plane, I stronglyfelt that God had put me back to workface-to-face with people. After all, I’dprayed for it! And with angelic

support, it was a very successfulintervention. Thank goodness forMichael and Raphael. I really couldn’thave done it without them.Reading Susan’s story, you can

imagine how much pressure she wasunder as the sole health-care practitioneron the airplane. Fortunately, Michaelprovides confidence and courage whileRaphael gives specific healing guidance.They’re certainly a winning combinationto work with during any challengingsituation.

Raphael and Michael to the Rescue!

The archangels have helped people inmany situations, in addition to their

collaborative healing work. As Chapter6 described, Michael is brilliant atfixing mechanical and electrical items.Well, in this next story from DeanneMillett, he got a little help from Raphaelduring a repair intervention:

Our car was constantly in the shopwith problems, until finally themechanic said that we’d need toreplace the transmission. We couldn’tafford this expense, so I prayed andasked Michael and Raphael to fix ourcar.

In my mind’s eye, I could see bothangels bent over the car’s engine,pulling things out and replacing them.They both had their sleeves rolled up

and their wings tucked back. The nextday the mechanic told me that thetransmission was fine and only minorrepairs to the car were necessary.Thank you, Michael and Raphael!Raphael’s primary role is to mend

physical bodies and supportprofessional healers; however, in thiscase, Deanne’s financial fears werehealed by his intervention. Botharchangels are compassionate healers ofemotions, because Raphael realizes thatstress reduction is the best preventivemedicine, as a college student namedJulie Schwaiger discovered:

I work two jobs and am in collegepart-time. My schedule is very

exhausting, but I have to keep this paceup for a few more years, so I takegood care of myself.

Yet, once when I was particularlytired and on the verge of becomingsick, I was walking from my car toclass and simply couldn’t make it. Iwas ready to give up. I was soexhausted; plus, that particular teacherwas somewhat difficult to get alongwith, and I felt emotionally vulnerable.

So, I asked archangels Michael andRaphael to help me make it to classand protect me from the professor.Right when I did so, I actually felt twopresences walking with me and liftingme up so that my feet barely touchedthe ground. I also felt arms around my

shoulders from either side of me, as ifthey were comforting me as well asholding me up.

I was inspired enough by thisexperience to muster my courage andgo to class. And you know what? Theteacher left me alone! She didn’t evenpick on anyone that day! Since thatmoment, I pray for protection everyday!

The archangels are responsive to ourcalls for help, and that includes when weask them to assist with another person,as we’ll explore in the next chapter.

CHAPTER NINE

CALLING ON MICHAELON BEHALF OFSOMEONE ELSE

Michael can’t violate a person’s freewill. Therefore, you have to ask for hisassistance before he’s allowed tointervene. The only exception is ifpeople are in mortal danger before it’stheir time, and even then most have to

follow Michael’s guidance (using theirown freewill decisions) in order toexperience an intervention.

So the question invariably arises: Is itokay to ask Archangel Michael to helpothers, or is that a violation of theirfree will?

The answer is twofold:1. When you call angels to another

person’s side, their presence ishealing and calming, even if theydon’t directly intervene into theindividual’s life.

2. The angels are allowed tointervene in any situation to thedegree to which it affects you.

As an example of the second point,

let’s say that you’re worried about, andphysically affected by, your spouse’scigarette smoking. When you ask theangels to help with this situation, they’reallowed to do so with the aspectsdirectly involving you, such as keepingthe smoke away and boosting your innerpeace and faith. While they can’t forceyour partner to quit smoking, theirpresence may calm him or her enoughthat the desire for cigarettes is reducedor eliminated.

It’s a good idea to ask ArchangelMichael to watch over your loved ones,as this story from Debbie Allenillustrates:

For almost a year, my husband has

owned and driven a ten-ton truck for aliving. Every morning as he leaves, Iask Archangel Michael to surroundhim in light and keep him safe,protected, and Divinely guidedthroughout the day. I also ask that histruck be surrounded by Divine lightand angels, keeping the load safe. Ithen request that the angels remindother drivers to give the truck plenty ofroom on the road.

I know that Archangel Michael hasprotected my husband, and threeincidents really stand out to prove this.

There was the time when he wasentering a road and out of the corner ofhis eye, he saw a car racing towardhim. My husband slammed on his

brakes and braced himself for theinevitable collision. He watched asthe three teenage passengers anddriver slid toward his truck. To theshock of everyone involved, the carskidded to a halt a mere hair’s breadthaway from the side of the truck!

On another occasion, my husbandwas rear-ended by a car, but no onewas hurt and there was no damage toeither vehicle!

The latest incident happened the daybefore a new insurance policy wasdue to take effect on the truck. We hadreceived a rate half the price we’dbeen paying with our current insurancecompany, but it was conditional, based

on the fact that we had never made aclaim.

My husband called me with the newsthat a woman was claiming he’d hit theside of her car. He was unaware ofhaving hit anyone, and upon reportingthe incident at the police station, hewas told that a police officer hadwitnessed the accident and believedhe was at fault. It seemed clear-cut thathe’d be held responsible, and ourinsurance premiums would almostdouble in cost.

I remembered the previous incident,though, and decided not to lose faith. Ididn’t know how, but I was sureArchangel Michael wouldn’t let medown. That night, I arrived home just

as my husband was hanging up thephone. “You’ll never guess what’shappened!” he exclaimed. Apparently,the woman had said that since therewas no damage to her vehicle, shewanted to forget about the whole thing.Since Michael is so adept at repairing

automobiles, it’s not surprising that hisprayers for this type of intervention areinstantly answered, even if it’s on behalfof another person, as Rebecca Guthrieexperienced:

My friend called me and was quitedistressed. She’d stopped at a restarea, and when she tried to leave, hercar wouldn’t start. It was getting late,and she was upset about being stuck

there until midnight waiting for theroadside mechanic to turn up.

My friend knew that I had a strongconnection to the angels, so shecontacted me to request that they helpher. I asked if she’d called uponArchangel Michael to start her car.Yes, she said, but it hadn’t worked.

I immediately called upon Michaelto fix the car and saw him bendingover the engine, working on it. When Isaw that he was finished, I asked herto start it; however, it still wouldn’tturn over. I knew that she doubted theangels’ ability to repair the car, andher lack of faith was preventing it fromstarting.

I asked her to be willing to release

her doubt and to trust in the angels.She was quiet for about a minute asshe surrendered the entire situation toGod. When she told me she was ready,I asked her to start the car. This time,it worked right away! She wasabsolutely blown away, and it was abeautiful reminder for me that withfaith all things are possible.

Michael has also assisted my partnerand me many times with mechanicaland computer issues. He’s helped meconnect my home entertainment systemand also set up broadband by showingme step-by-step instructions throughpictures in my head.As Rebecca’s story illustrates,

Michael’s helpfulness boosted herfriend’s faith, which is what I believe isa major motivation behind thearchangel’s repair work. Notice howRebecca did her part by following hisguidance, which came to her as mentalpictures. Other people may receive thisinput as intuitive feelings or throughinsights or ideas.

This next story from a woman namedLi Ann shows how Michael’s assistancedefies normal logic:

I was new to working with angelsand was focusing on ArchangelMichael because I was familiar withhis name and thought that he oversawall of the other angels.

A friend who knew about my angelicconnection called to ask me to pray onher behalf because she’d lost her carkey the evening before. She was beingdriven to her vehicle to try to programthe correct code into a blankreplacement key. I prayed: “I givethanks that Archangel Michael and anyother angels are with my friends toensure that they have a safe trip andthat the car starts instantly.”

My friend said that her blank car keyhad never been programmed before, soshe was reading the instructions on thedrive to the car. A little bit later shecalled me to inquire whether I’dcalled upon Archangel Michael. When

I said yes, she asked me to explain theexact nature of my prayer. I did, andthen asked my friend why she wantedto know.

She replied, “You’re not going tobelieve what happened here. I’ve beenstudying the coding instructions thewhole ride down here for an hour.When we drove up to the car, I openedthe unlocked door, put the key in theignition—and this is a blank, uncodedkey—and the car instantly startedwithout my having to do a thing!”

Elated to hear the story, I said,“Well, the angels took care of it!Wow!” Since this was my first angelexperience (to my knowledge), I wasso glad to get the validation from my

friend, and I’m sure to continueworking with Michael and the otherangels after this!Archangel Michael has many talents,

as we’ve seen so far, includingprotection, repairs, and healing. Whilethe other archangels each havespecialties, we could safely and withgreat respect say that Michael is an “all-purpose angel” to call upon during anycircumstance.

We usually think of St. Anthony orArchangel Chamuel when it comes tofinding lost objects, but as this chapter’sstories illustrate, Michael is also wellversed in locating items.

If you are looking for a missing object,

the following story may serve as anexample of what happens when you askfor Archangel Michael’s help. SusanGunton discovered that Michael couldfind lost items even when she called onhim on behalf of another person:

I work with a man who was quiteskeptical about angels. One day hewas busily searching for some receiptsso that he could be reimbursed. Hewas desperate to find them becausehe’d spent a lot of his personal moneyfor company expenses.

I told him a few times to ask theangels for help. I said, “If you don’tknow which to call upon for a specificpurpose, you can always ask

Archangel Michael because he helpswith everything.” Well, to mysurprise, he later called me to say thathe had indeed asked Michael to helphim find the receipts. He’d gone homeand immediately found them in a placewhere he never would have looked.He was quite excited!

When he returned to the office, heeven told our supervisor what hadtranspired and how he had found hisreceipts. He now asks ArchangelMichael for help all the time!

My mother also works withArchangel Michael to find lostobjects. For example, she had beenlooking for her gloves for a couple ofweeks. I suggested that she ask

Michael to help her find them. As soonas she did, she got an idea to get areserve can of coffee from a cupboard,a place where she would never havehad reason to think her gloves wouldbe. Lo and behold, there they were inthe cupboard right beside the coffee!She now asks for help a lot more.Calling upon Archangel Michael on

behalf of someone else is a lovinggesture on your part, with no potentialnegative side effects! And who knows?Another person may return the favor foryou one day, as Anne Davey discovered:

I’d recently given a dear friend anoracle card with a painting ofArchangel Michael on it as a reminder

that this powerful angel takeswonderful care of us.

Around the same time, I beganstruggling with money. My healingpractice just wasn’t making me enoughincome. I was sad to go back to aregular job, as I loved what I wasdoing. When I was leaving for workone day, this same dear friend told methat she’d asked Archangel Michael tohelp me with my work situation.Within the week, a totally newposition called a “wellnesscoordinator” was created in myworkplace. The job descriptionseemed tailormade for me. I appliedand was appointed to the role! Thankyou, Archangel Michael.

Anne found her perfect job with thehelp of Archangel Michael, and in thenext chapter, we’ll look at the otherthings he helps us find, too.

CHAPTER TEN

MICHAEL'S HELP WITHCAREER AND LIFE

PURPOSE

Those who are on the spiritual path andwork with angels tend to be sensitiveindividuals who prefer thecompanionship of gentle people anddevote time to meaningful and pleasantactivities. So it’s no wonder that many

spiritually minded individuals desire apleasurable career with these samequalities of gentleness andmeaningfulness. Most want to contributesomething of value to the world, such asproviding help and healing for people,the environment, animals, or some othercause.

Archangel Michael is the go-to angelfor any aspect of your career and lifepurpose. He has access to your Akashicrecords (or “Book of Life”), whichreveal the soul plan that you have forthis lifetime. If you’ve forgotten whatyour purpose is or you’re insecure aboutwhether or not you’re on the right path,Michael can help.

I recommend going to a quiet place

with a pad of paper and a pen andhaving a question-and-answer sessionwith Michael. First, ask him to write hismessages through your pen and to ensurethat only his Divine voice comesthrough. Then jot down a query aboutyour career and record whateverimpressions—such as thoughts, ideas,visions, or words—come to you.

If you’re unsure whether theseimpressions are your imagination, writea question to the archangel: “How do Iknow this is really you talking to me?”You’ll know from his reply that hismessages are quite real.

You can also ask Michael to give yousigns to guide you on the right

professional path and to help you withfinancial security during career changes.

Michael is especially helpful for thosewho are leaving a secure but dislikedjob in order to pursue self-employmentor a dream career, as Claire Jenningsdiscovered:

It’s always been my dream to run ametaphysical store, yet as a singlemother with two small children, Ineeded a steady income. So I askedArchangel Michael for guidance, and Igot the strong message to begin with aneBay store and then move on to sellingat weekend outdoormarket stalls.

Well, I could easily accept the eBayguidance, but the outdoor-market

advice just didn’t make sense to me. Ikept thinking, First I need to build upmy inventory of products; then I’ll beready to have a stall! Obviously,Michael was right, and my doubtswere coming from my ego!

I kept resisting the ongoing intuitiveguidance to have a market stall,always arguing with Michael that Ididn’t have enough products to sell.Finally, I heard his voice as clear asday: “Spread it out!” It took me aminute to understand that he meant tospread my products out on a table.When I did, I realized that I had morethan enough stock for a stall.

That night, I had a dream visit fromArchangel Michael, who was pouring

a giant cornucopia of coins on myhead. I began selling at the market …and it’s very fun, fulfilling, andprosperous. And since I started mystall, my eBay sales have dramaticallyincreased as well!

I feel as if I’m propelled by Michaeland he’s gently nudging me along.Every time I’m hesitant about an ideathat “pops” into my head, my salesslow. When I listen to these Divinelyinspired ideas, I get a surge in sales,like a reward.Claire’s story illustrates how the

archangel gives reliable career guidancethat yields emotional and financialrewards. It’s normal to resist or feel

intimidated when he encourages you tomove in the direction of your dreams.The human ego says, “I’m not qualified!”or “I don’t deserve happiness” whendoors of opportunity open. Fortunately,Archangel Michael walks through themwith you, lending you support andconfidence, as a woman named Mareeexperienced:

I worked in a laboratory for nearlysix years processing soil samples for aworldwide mining company. Since myjob wasn’t exactly Earth friendly, Ibecame increasingly unhappy andfrustrated with it. It just wasn’t meanymore!

One day I was so overcome with

fatigue and stress that I cried out in mymind: Angels, help me! I want out ofthis job! I had never begged foranything so much in my life!

Weeks went by and I continuallyasked, “Michael, please let me knowwhen it’s time for me to leave this job.Tell me when I can financially affordto do so.”

On the day my prayer was answered,the most powerful, peaceful, and calmfeeling overcame me. These sensationsoriginated from my heart, and Isuddenly saw Michael before my veryeyes! All he said is: “It’s time.” Ididn’t know whether to laugh or cry!

Two days later I handed in myresignation; and that peaceful, calm

feeling didn’t leave me for severaldays. I just knew deep down that thiswas definitely the right thing for me todo, and there was absolutely no doubtin my heart and mind that the guidancecame from Archangel Michael.

That was 13 months ago, and notonly have I found myself again, butI’ve also opened up my spiritualabilities. And if that isn’t enough, I’vefinally worked out what my lifepurpose is! All I can say is thatArchangel Michael is a girl’s bestfriend—much better than any diamond!Quite simply, he’s my best mate.Michael’s guidance extends to day-to-

day career activities, too. A woman

named Helen learned firsthand that hecould ensure good timing when makingbusiness phone calls:

My manager and I work in a verysmall office in Canada. Most of whatwe do involves contacting isolatednorthern communities. Because of theharsh weather conditions, telephonelines and the equipment servicingthese communities often fail, making ita challenge for us to meet ourdeadlines.

Recently, though, I’ve beguninvoking Archangel Michael to makesure that the communities receive theirinformation. It works so well that mymanager noticed that something must

have changed, as we seemed to behaving fewer communication problemsthan before. I told her about asking forArchangel Michael’s help, and sheseemed open to it and said that shethought it was a great idea!

A week later we had an emergencydeadline, and paperwork needed to besigned by certain members of 50communities within three days. So Iasked for Archangel Michael’s help,and things were moving alongsmoothly and at an incredible pace!

On the last day before the deadline,we had one community left. Mymanager tried to contact the personwho needed to sign the contract, butthere was no response. She had

multiple phone numbers for thisperson, so she left messages where shecould but still was unable to reachhim.

Then she thought of ArchangelMichael, asked for his help, andstarted dialing. This time, she wasable to connect with the person, thepapers were signed prior to thedeadline, and everything worked outperfectly.We frequently spend more time with

our co-workers than with our family andfriends, so it’s reassuring to know thatMichael helps heal and harmonize ourprofessional relationships, as a womannamed Lisa Toplis discovered:

I’d just started working part-time inan office I shared with a guy whomade me feel very uncomfortable. I’dtaken over the part of his job that hewas too busy to squeeze in among hisother duties. As soon as I started in therole, though, I could sense anger andresentment from him. Every time Itried to fulfill a task, he’d makepatronizing and condescendingstatements.

I didn’t want to harbor bad feelingstoward this guy, but it was verydifficult to ignore him. We workedtogether in such a confined area that Icouldn’t see how to escape thesituation. When at the beginning of the

third week I realized that the problemwas going to continue, I silently askedArchangel Michael to help me. Imentally said: Dear Michael, I’dreally appreciate your help on thisissue, as I’m stuck in close proximityto this guy and can’t ignore him. Idon’t wish to feel this way about myjob, him, or myself.

The next week when I returned to theoffice, a true miracle occurred: I wasgiven my own office! The daily officemanager appeared by my desk andsaid, “Lisa, you look really crampedin that space—let me rethink this.” Afew hours later, I was installed in thesales director’s office, in comfort andisolation. (The sales director was out

with prospects and only came to theoffice on rare occasions.) I couldmake phone calls and function inpeace!

I’m so grateful to Archangel Michaelfor rescuing me from an awkward andunpleasant situation—and doing it soquickly, with exactly the right result.As a part-timer, I would never havedreamed of getting my own office in avery cramped work environment.When Archangel Michael helps,though, things certainly turn out farbetter than you could have imagined!If you’re dreaming of leaving your

current job to pursue something morefulfilling, then you’ll feel inspired by the

next two stories, which involve peoplewho were helped to do just that. As youread Annelies Hoornik’s experience,keep in mind that Archangel Michael canprovide similar career assistance foryou:

I was feeling a lot of stress in mycomputersoftware job, since mycompany had laid off many of theiremployees and I was doing the workof nine people. I’d heard thatmeditation helped with stressmanagement, so I decided to give it atry.

After three weeks of dailymeditations, I had a profoundexperience! I felt myself lift off of my

couch and move into surroundings thatwere filled with bright white light. Isaw three steps leading up to a patio.A friendly looking man stood in it, andhe began walking toward me. I couldsee that his clothing was very casual,but his face was obscured by the brightlight.

He said that he wanted to show mesomething, and he held out his hand tome. I took it, as he seemed trustworthyand nice. But when he turned to walkahead of me, I saw huge white wingsprotruding from his back. Thisfrightened me because I’d learned as achild that angels take you away whenyou die. So I willed myself to be aliveand back on my living-room couch,

and that’s exactly what instantlyhappened.

I knew that I had met ArchangelMichael. No one told me—I just knew.I also knew that he wasn’t taking me todie and that it was safe for me tocontact him again. So the next day, Isat down to meditate and decided tosee if Michael would come again. Ididn’t know what to expect, since Ihad no experience with angels. I justsat down, meditated, and sent out themessage that if he was still out thereand willing to show me what he’dcome for the previous day, I waswilling to go and see it.

It took about a split second and I

was back with Michael in those whitesurroundings again. He showed me aspecial place to meditate and findpeace of mind. In the following daysand weeks, I spent a lot of time in thewhite place and saw a great deal.Michael introduced me to my guardianangel, two healing angels, and theother archangels.

Archangel Michael was very clearthat I needed to stop working in thesoftware industry and start a full-timehealing practice. He said that I woulddo so before May 1, 2002. Everyvision that the archangel showed mehas come true, including my healingpractice, which opened on April 29,2002. My life is so much happier

because of the constant guidance ofArchangel Michael. It’s so satisfyingto help people heal, and I can’timagine doing anything else.By assisting with Annelies’s career,

Archangel Michael actually helped all ofthe people who benefit from her healingpractice. Notice the happiness Anneliesexpresses, since this is one of the chiefreasons why Michael aids us on ourcareer path. Her joy is also an indicatorthat she is on the right one, since ourDivine life purpose is alwaysmeaningful and pleasurable.

Michael has taught me that everyonehas unique talents and gifts that can beused in service of the world. When

you’re working in a field that matchesyour interests, your work is joyful andsuccessful. The old belief that you mustsuffer to earn money is puritanical andoutmoded. We’re entering a new phaseof our collective spiritual path in whicheveryone will be employed in careersconnected to their natural talents,passions, and interests. And ArchangelMichael is overseeing this positive andhealthy shift.

An angel therapist named ValerieCamozzi is living proof that when itcomes to career guidance, ArchangelMichael is hands down the best lifecoach around:

I worked as a registered nurse for 25

years in newborn and pediatricintensive care. I love working withinfants and their families, andattending a birth was the highlight ofmy job. As much as I enjoyed mywork, though, my nursing career wasbecoming less satisfying. I felt a void.

My heart lay in teaching others touse their intuitive abilities to connectwith and hear their angels. I wasfeeling less and less connected to mywork at the hospital. Before I fellasleep one night, I asked ArchangelMichael for help. I told him that Iloved working with families andbabies but that I wasn’t happy at workanymore.

The next morning, I felt as though I’d

slept for a week. I didn’t rememberany dreams. As I got up, I experienceda deep sense of peace, had energy, andwas happy. I went for a hike, andwhen I returned, I heard a voice in myhead that told me to go to thecomputer. I sat down at it and typedmy letter of resignation to the hospital.I dated it, signed it, and put it in themail. To this day I don’t rememberwhat I wrote. My nurse manager saidthat the letter touched her deeply andthat although she was sad to see meleave, she understood and wished mewell.

I believe that Archangel Michaeldictated my letter of resignation at the

computer that day. I feel that he gaveme the courage to leave a job I’d donefor so many years. I now teach classesabout angels, intuitive development,meditation, and energy healing full-time. I continue to attend deliveriesprivately as a birth coach for parents,too.

AFTERWORD

God intends for us to have peaceful,meaningful, and happy lives—just as allparents want for their offspring. Theangels are our Creator’s gift to each ofus to guide and protect us along the way.Just as we want the gifts that we give tobe enjoyed by their recipient, so toodoes the Divine aim for us to enjoy the

gift of the angels.If you agree with the premise that God

is 100 percent love, then it’s impossiblefor the Creator to know anything but thenit’s impossible for the Creator to knowanything lower percentage of this feelingin daily life. The angels are the bridgebetween God’s truth of complete loveand the human experience of drama andpain. The angels can see both thespiritual truth and the ego-illusions, sointo the human dream they bringHeaven’s pure light, love, and wisdom.

As the overseer of the angels, Michaelis Earth’s representative of the all-encompassing strength of the Divine. Hedemonstrates that with spiritual faith, allthings are possible. He helps us all live

in God’s world of purity and divinityupon the earth.

Michael is the embodiment ofcompassion, as he assists everyone withwhatever is needed. He never judges aperson’s “worthiness.” He simply saysyes to whatever instills safety and peace.

Michael is wisdom in action. Hismiraculous solutions, guidance,interventions, and healings arecompletely ingenious. For each crisis, hehas the perfect solution, created in asplit second of time. This is one reasonwhy you needn’t worry about how thearchangel will help you or hand him ascript to follow. Just ask for his help andthen leave the solution to him.

Michael is a steady reminder of God’spresence on Earth. At times, you mayfeel alone or abandoned, yet all youhave to do is think the archangel’s nameand he’s there. Breathe and feel thewarmth of his presence, and notice theideas and visions that come to you fromhis guidance.

Michael lends you support, courage,and confidence. If you are, or areconsidering, making a life change, thenbe sure to ask him to be with you allalong the way. He’ll boost your resolveto make healthy changes, as well asguide you to new opportunities and helpyou heal from past experiences.

You can ask Archangel Michael to

live with you, if you’d like. Since he’scompletely unfettered, unlimited, andomnipresent, he can be with everyperson who asks for his presence.

You can also invite him into yourdreams, as your nighttime mind is muchcalmer and more open to angels thanyour busy daytime one. As you’re fallingasleep, ask Michael for whateverguidance or healing you’d like. Whenyou wake up, you may not rememberwhat transpired during the night, butyou’ll know that you’ve shifted for thebetter.

Whether you prefer to ask God to sendMichael to your side or you talk directlyto the archangel instead, know thatasking for his help is a step toward

creating peace on Earth, one person at atime … beginning with you.

Remember that God and ArchangelMichael love you unconditionally. Theysee your Divine magnificence, yourtalents, your goodness, and your radiantlight. To them you are an Earth angel,and they’re very happy to support you asyou fulfill your angelic mission. Enjoythe process! Your joy lifts your ownheart as well as those around you!

With love,Doreen

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

DOREEN VIRTUE holds B.A.,M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in counselingpsychology, and is a lifelong clairvoyantwho works with the angelic realm. Sheis the author of the Healing with theAngels book and oracle cards;Archangels & Ascended Masters; andAngel Therapy®, among other works.Her products are available in most

languages worldwide.Doreen has appeared on Oprah, CNN,

The View, and other television and radioprograms. She writes regular columnsfor Woman’s World, New Age Retailer,and Spirit & Destiny magazines. Formore information on Doreen and theworkshops she presents, please visitwww.AngelTherapy.com.

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SumárioCover Page 2Title Page 11Copyright Page 12Table of Contents 17Introduction 20Chapter 1: Seeing Michael 29Chapter 2: Hearing theVoice of Michael 102

Chapter 3: FeelingMichael’s Presence 142

Chapter 4: Michael, the

Divine Protector 166Chapter 5: Human Helpfrom Michael 203

Chapter 6: Mr. Fix-ItArchangel 253

Chapter 7: Michael ClearsAway Fears, Phobias, andNegativity

302

Chapter 8: ArchangelsMichael and Raphael 370

Chapter 9: Calling onMichael on Behalf ofSomeone Else

392

Chapter 10: Michael’s Help

with Career and LifePurpose

410

Afterword 434About the Author 441