I’ve always been into angels. I just think they’re pretty and sorta flowy and they bring good vibes, you know? My momma has always been super angel-ee and that was at one point something that just made me wonder a bit - but now I see it the same way I see her. So much goodness and softness, like the face you make when you smell something really good.
A few days ago, in my regularly scheduled meditation, I found myself face to face with an angel.
My meditations often have visitors, like God for example. Or even Jesus. I call on the big guns when things are super weird, thankfully I finally know who to ask for support. But on this day I was just sitting there doing my little mantra and I heard a voice. It was almost like someone picked up a microphone, cleared his throat and said,
“Jane. Hey. Itʻs Michael.”
I was like, “Oh, oh hey! Whatʻs going on?”
He was like, “Archangel Michael here.”
Iʻm like, “OH totally, Iʻve heard of you. You’re the head dude. The ‘lets make sure you’re doing the right thing with your life’ fellow - is that right?”
He was like. “Yea. Cool.”
I nodded. For some reason the whole thing felt sorta junior high.
After an awkward silence; (although I suppose silence is the point of my morning meditation), I asked him why he stopped by. He offered,
“I think you should channel me.”
“Why? I mean, Iʻd be happy to. But. Why me?”
“Well - you can hear me well.”
True, I think to myself, which is a weird thing to say since the whole conversation is in my head. But Iʻm sure plenty of people channel him.
“Also, you need me.”
Ah. Canʻt argue that one, I think again, wondering if he can hear my thinking.
“Yea, you need a bit of extra support”, Michael says. “And as you are turning toward spirituality as your all-the-time-thing, you need me.”
“Ok! But even though this is my full time and I’m-so-here-for-it, how will I know I’m not totally making up a chat with an archangel?”
“Well. Not sure if you remember, but - I always carry a sword.”
“Oh yea, that sounds familiar! But why? Why the heck does an angel need a sword?”
“Well. I need to cut away doubt, for one. Also, I use it to cut away anything not needed - negativity, whatnot.”
“Huh. Sure, sounds fair.”
At that point, I thought maybe I’d reach for an angel deck to see if I could find his image and confirm the sword thing. I have two Angel decks on my iPhone, I think these apps have been with me since the iPhone3.
(This is the part where the meditation goes sideways, me reaching for the phone.)
On those decks you can either check out all the cards; browse through them - or do a reading. I scrolled through to find the Michael card but didn’t have any success right away, so I just pulled a card.
I selected ‘Begin a Reading’ and then ‘Simple Reading’ which is just one card.
Guess who I pulled out of a deck of 44 cards?
Yep, you got it. My buddy Michael.
I was so blown away by this magic - my whole body started to reverberate and tears sprung to my eyes. I donʻt know why this stuff still surprises me, but Holy crazy, right!?
It just makes me shake my head and smile into the air.
At first, I didn’t see the sword. I just saw the staff in his hand, but then I realized a sword was added after (leaning on his elbow- sort of an afterthought). It looks photoshopped.
Okay! The fellow has a sword indeed. But then I grabbed a computer and did a wider search of Michael and found that Oh yes, there is almost always a sword. In fact the internet says this:
Saint Michael is an archangel, a spiritual warrior in the battle of good versus evil. He is considered a champion of justice, a healer of the sick, and the guardian of the Church. In art Saint Michael is depicted with a sword, a banner, or scales, and is often shown vanquishing Satan in the form of a dragon.
So he proved himself with the hand prop, and thanks to my bad memory I believe him. Now I just need to listen to his download instead of just admiring him on the internet. Stay tuned to hear what he needs to say, y’all! And, the fact that you’re reading this means he’s likely near you, too.
This explanation of his goodness is helpful; but of course the internet is full of him. I especially like this romance novel version; but happy to know he’s got our back.
Ahhh…Janey words! Spirituality is…”It just makes me shake my head and smile into the air…” 👌🏻✨
Mike is an old friend to me, I used to reach for him often. Thank you for the HOLY CRAZY reminder to not lose touch w old important angel friends!