Hey! Are you planning to do a post about devotional acts to St. Gabriel? Also, I've been reapproaching my beliefs and pratices but am not sure how to actually start working with the angels, and religion (specially Christianity) is a very sensitive topic to me. Do you have any tips on how should i begin?
Thank you so much for this blog anyhow, it was and still is really helpful to me and many others i'm sure!
Hey there anon!
Here's a post I just published for devotional acts to St. Archangel Gabriel :) Thanks for the suggestion!!
Now let's get to your question.
First things first, angels aren't associated with one religion as they are spread across multiple theologies and there are many who work with angels who don't recognise god or a god in their practice. They exist as celestial beings outside of our realms of categorisation!
So if religion is not something you're interested in when it comes to angels, that's all good! And even if you want to look into it in the future, it doesn't have to change anything about your beliefs. I've been here there and everywhere with my beliefs but I've always loved angels and wanted them by my side.
Something I thought to address was prayers. It's a very religious thing typically, though you may find some communication through this practice.
If you want to pray, understand that it doesn't have to associate itself with religion. Praying is a very intimate act of making yourself vulnerable to your thoughts and desires and being able to share them with others who are open to listening. It does not have to be about "give and take", it doesn't have to be a form of proving yourself to anything
If you don't want to pray and find it unsatisfactory based on your experience, you can also try other methods of communication. Journalling is one of the best methods of communicating with spirits, deities, angels etc. Write a letter and let your words flow to the angels. If you'd like to write to Gabriel specifically, I'm sure he'd love it. You can keep a journal and it doesn't have to be dedicated to angel communication. But having a place where you hold your thoughts, desires, wishes, and more can be a great place to build up that connection
There are resources on the internet that can help you learn about angels apart from a religious lens, or not a limited lens. Here are a few if you haven't seen them:
Ars Paulina grimoires
Who are angels? on Learn Religion
Spiritual Experience blog
@saintlyfawn's account
Archangel Secrets blog
Feel free to ask me any and all specific questions you have from now :)










