The Angel
Also known as: The Empath
Element: Water
Intuition & Dreams: Angels may appear in dreams as actual angels while I have also seen them in dreams accompanied by a dog to signify their loyalty and their presence
Keywords:
Warm, authentic, genuine, caring, helpful, giving
Often found:
Working as nurses, in healthcare, in animal shelters, in foster homes, in volunteer shelters, healers
Description:
Angels as I like to call them, may not have literal wings attached to their back or live in the spirit world, however, they are among us, nonetheless. They are the ones that reach down to lift others up when they are in need.
They are not always noticeable, because they are humble creatures who do not brag about the good things they do. This is the difference between them and the devils and leeches (see page.) While manipulators often take advantage of the weak expecting glory and honour helping for the wrong reasons, angels do not expect anything in return for their help – they feel pleasure from the act of helping or giving and will show great humility and not always be good at receiving feedback when shown gratitude, as it is simply not the reason why they helped to begin with.
Angels have more compassion than anyone other type of encounters that you will meet. They have huge empathy and showcase a non-judgemental attitude accepting all humans from all walks of life.
You will often find angels in an environment where they can help, this does not mean that it is all nurses, healthcare workers etc. as those job titles also attract people who prey on the weak. But there is a real softness and warmth in their eyes that showcases who they really are, an attribute that no one else can fake.
They are great at listening and observing because they will always put you first and put themselves last if they feel that your need is greater than theirs.
Angels are essentially the most selfless people you will ever meet.
Because of the incredibly large amount of empathy that Angels exhibit they are also very often the same people who work with clairvoyance and medium as they feel others energy and presence more than anyone else.
What do they look like:
Angels look like any other average human; they do not walk around with light showing around them unless you know how to read energies and feel their warmth. In fact, many angels may even swear, have tattoos, piercings, smoke, drink or other. Angels may even have a sarcastic kind of humour, a dark sense of humour that may throw you off guard – but they do in fact never have any bad intentions so if they show you this side to themselves and dare to humour you it is most likely because they trust you. Do not judge a book by its cover as angels are masters at disguising their beautiful hearts and their empathy.
How to spot them:
While angels are masters at disguise and great at fitting into society without drawing too much attention to themselves; as empaths you will often find them in any environment that offers support, help, guidance or volunteer work. The biggest drive for angels in life is to help others as it gives them a feeling of being needed while they find satisfaction in maybe having made someone feel better in their day – So the next time someone offers to pay for your petrol, gives you a random gift for free, goes the extra mile to make you feel better in a healthcare environment you might have found yourself an angel.
How were they made:
While it would be lovely to imagine that these big empaths and helpers grew up in a beautiful warm environment, it is unfortunately not the case in most instances. While it does happen of course, Angels mostly grow up in an environment in which not much love and care is given. They often have felt trauma, loss or failure in their own life; and because of this they have chosen the path of light - to give back what they did not receive. Through this, they have a much deeper understanding of what others may be going through, even if they have not been through the same situation. They do have a great understanding of sadness, loss and grief and they implement this when caring for others.
Their weakness:
Angels, as mentioned above, are huge empaths and givers – so it is no surprise that they are often preyed on by their opposites such as the devils (see page.) and the leeches (see page.) Unless they have not met either of these personalities yet, they are unfortunately very likely to fall prey to those who are takers and the only way they will learn to create their own boundaries is by experience. Some angels will go through someone taking advantage of them once, while they learn to keep their guards and walls up for future takers. Other angels will end up meeting many throughout life that will take from them without ever giving back.
There are also those who are not born takers, but it is possible for those who suffer from mental health issues to lean on an Angel for help and support.
Angels offer them a comfort that no one else provides them as they are great at listening, being patient and showing love. While people who are mentally ill do not intentionally want to take from others, their situations often led them to go back to angels again and again. Many angels will have their arms wide open to help but they can end up feeling very drained and low on energy themselves if they don’t learn to rejuvenate and find contentment elsewhere.
Essentially, to avoid emotional burn-out and the risk of developing their own mental health issues, Angels need to learn through life experience to set up boundaries and self-love in order to sustain themselves.
Their Strength:
Ironically, the angel’s strength is also their weakness. Their strength lies in the fact that despite having been put down again and again, despite having been taken advantage of and leeched on they still decide to show love and empathy every day rather than anger. While angels can often feel sadness and frustration themselves you will not find much anger or hate in any angels. Where others might wish pain and hurt towards those who have hurt them, angels will most likely rather just move on and forget about those who were not nice to them and try to focus on the light in this world.
How do they feel:
As angels often put themselves last, it is no wonder that many of them have grown up feeling self-doubt, fear of failure and overall insecurity about themselves. They will often not open up and talk about their issues to others due to not wanting to feel needy. So, while it may not be obvious to you that they have self-esteem issues it often shows through their need to apologise.
What they make you feel like:
Angels have an incredible way of making you feel seen, heard and noticed if they are directing their attention towards you. They will truly listen to your needs, they will not change subject making it about themselves, instead they will continue asking questions about you while responding in a way that has made you feel heard.
If you are lucky enough to meet an Angel through a hospital or health care setting, they will be the ones who goes the extra mile to ensure you are comfortable and have everything you need. If you meet them randomly in a bar, in a shopping centre and have a conversation with them – You will remember the kindness in their eyes and the warmth they radiated.
To have a friend who may be an angel is a true blessing in your life that should never be taken for granted.
What to learn:
Compassion / Empathy / Patience /
How to treat them:
Treat them gentle, while they may have a sarcastic sense of humour – Angels have sensitive hearts. They believe what you tell them unless you make it clear it is humour, and they will most likely take everything very personally.
For example. If they are showing you kindness by giving you a gift and you tell them that you do not like what they have given you, they will most likely redirect that towards themselves and hold themselves accountable for not knowing how to have given a better gift that you would have enjoyed better rather than acknowledging that you are in fact the person who is ungrateful. This is the exact reason why they often fall prey to takers in life – Because they often do not recognise how others can be manipulative, ungrateful and spiteful when those are qualities they do not have themselves so unless they have had experience with these people in life and learnt to create their own boundaries they are the easiest victims of abuse and they are also the ones who have a very hard time getting out of such situations because they will often blame themselves, finding failure within themselves rather than recognising others unforgiving nature.
So, if you recognise an angel, please show love, empathy and care towards them and never expect anything in return - You will most likely receive bountiful of love in return without ever asking for it if you treat them kindly.
Also ensure to never judge them, they have often not led an easy life and may have landed themselves in unfortunate situations because they followed their hearts.
The Heart of an Angel
Outside of Seattle, in a small town called Chehalis sits a woman on her front porch in her large chair that is ripped and stained terribly.
Her house is a rental, yet it is falling to pieces with dirt against the walls, handles broken and sitting just 10m away from the trainline that interrupts the peace and quiet every now and again both day and night.
The house is small, only a 2-bedroom house that is in serious need of a clean, but it must wait as she is currently working full time at Walmart as well as being a student.
Inside of her house sits 7 young adults and children. 4 of them are her own out of her 5 children in total but one has moved out of home already.
Out of her 5 children, there are 4 different fathers between them, of which she is still together with one.
From the outside perspective, she might be quickly judged. She is a former alcoholic; some would say she shouldn’t have had so many children with so many different men and some will say that her house is a terrible mess. Many will say many things about her and think they understand her character. It is so easy to try and judge someone for their lacking’s while some find comfort feeling they are better than her.
What they don’t see, it how she nurtured those children through physical abuse from her ex-partners. They don’t see the lifetime of lack of love and respect she has survived through, and they don’t see the number of battles she has still risen from for her children’s sake.
She still wears the scars on her body through a lifetime of hell as she continues to hold her children within close reach to show them the unconditional love and support, she has for them so they will never go through a life without love such as the one that she has gone through.
What others might not see either, is how she donates anything she has above her own means to those who need help rather than fixing the flaws in her house. They don’t see that she spends her time helping others when she has the time, rather than scrubbing her kitchen.
When she sees another young adult who has nowhere to go or live because they are growing up in yet another household of substance or physical abuse, she does not for one moment wonder what to do – instead she throws yet another mattress on the floor in the already packed living room while she tells everyone to move over and make room. So now, her house is filled with 7 young adults and children, some might not be her own, but she will treat them as her own.
She is an angel, an angel with scars on her body – who is nowhere near perfection to the outside world, but who nonetheless despite hardships always continues to help, give and do what she can for others. She chooses to love and show compassion over resentment and hate.