Do you take your self to be your Dearly Beloved – to have and to hold, to love and to cherish, to honor and respect from this day forward, for as long as you live?

As these words were spoken through my mouth, I was stunned into silence. If I had not been sitting cross-legged on the floor, I would have fallen out of my chair. The recorder was still on, the channeling of the meditation for the second chakra continued, while I gathered my focus to listen intently for the resounding voice of Archangel Gabriel in my mind. “Say yes,” he said. “Say yes,” I whispered into the microphone. The intention of this recording was to assist all those listening to the meditation, not only to connect more deeply with the attributes of the second chakra, but also to encourage them to have the same profound experience of my beloved Archangel Gabriel that I was in the midst of.

Recording these meditations for the Archangel Study Program had become a real adventure in faith, because I never knew what I would say when I sat down at my altar with the recorder on. This message from Archangel Gabriel had a profound affect on me as it represented a Sacred Union between my small self with the Divine Self that exists within me and in us all.

I knew that this sacred marriage being offered was the only way I could reach the union with all these parts of me – balanced in my inner male/female, in harmony and acceptance with all my varied, sometimes less appealing aspects, becoming totally loving of who I am as a person. If I ever longed for a spiritual partnership, I realized in that moment, that it began with me at a core level within my being.

So many people ask in their private life path readings with me if they will ever find their soul mate. I also have wondered this for myself, although I have heard that a true soul mate is a person that pushes all one’s most uncomfortable buttons. That version did not exactly fit into the romantic image I was holding! There are so many beautiful books written on this subject that it is clearly something that many people are interested in. What became obvious in this early morning channeling of Light and practical wisdom from Archangel Gabriel, is that loving union within myself must exist in order to experience union with another person. When I can honor and respect myself, I can also give that to my partner. Finding true love begins with loving me to the very depths of my being, wrinkles and all.

This is only one of the lessons Archangel Gabriel was teaching me on the morning I recorded the meditation for the second chakra of the Archangel Study Program. He was also describing other attributes of that energy center, such as balance, harmony and creativity. In fact, the power of the creativity being offered in the second chakra, was the revelation for the Law of Creative Solutions. I know that if we were just enlightened enough to see from the perspective of the Angels, we would know there was a creative solution in every situation, no matter what. I have found over the years that I can ask the Angels for this to be revealed to me and within a short time – Creative Solutions Abound! You can read more in my archives.

The teachings of the Archangels involved in my study program, and the qualities represented in each of the chakras being studied, allowed a deepening of understanding and connection within me, as well as those who have journeyed with me into the realms of the Angelic Dimensions. Since it is often difficult in busy lives to incorporate a seven-month program of study, I have decided to offer these profoundly beautiful meditations in other ways. The whole set of Archangel meditations, with the study materials from the Archangel Study Program, has been available in a set of CDs and now can be accessed in download here. You can order them individually as well here. I will be sharing more adventures with the Archangels as time allows.

May we all find that place within ourselves where God dwells and we can experience the Sacred Union of the Self.

With Love and Respect, Shanta Gabriel

Who Did You Say You Were?

by Shanta Gabriel

“Is this an earthquake? Has lightening struck nearby?” The intensity of the light behind my closed eyes is brilliant, and the room is shaking in a way native Californians interpret as an earthquake. Slowly, a growing awareness begins to register on my conscious mind,  “I live in Hawaii, where earthquakes and lightening are rare occurrences. What is going on?” I wondered. Though I have been trying to focus on the woman lying before me on the massage table during a healing session in my living room, the golden light shining behind my eyes was awakening my curiosity.

Allowing my eyes to open to a slit at first, they popped wide when I observed the radiant visitor at the foot of my table.  The source of the room’s unnerving quakes was a glowing figure standing in golden light, with wings so large they reached beyond the ceiling. Remembering my client happily breathing deeply on the table, I resisted the impulse to scream and fall backwards. I needed to stay calm so I would not cause her alarm.

My mind was racing, as the emanations of power from this winged being streamed across the room.  “Who are you?” I ventured in a silent whisper to the glowing apparition.  A booming voice in my mind answered, “I am Archangel Michael.” I looked again at the radiant figure blocking my view of Diamond Head and the ocean beyond. I gazed up at the being whose wings were as wide as the patio door before they disappeared through the ceiling in gold light.  I could feel the molecules in my body rearranging themselves. I was being called into an unfamiliar realm, and if I had not already been on my knees, they would have buckled.  My client sighed, and I came back into the present moment. It was time to complete our session of the healing work I had been doing for years. My last thought to the one who said he was Archangel Michael could best be interpreted as, “Right. Thank you for sharing, but I’m busy now.”

My conscious mind felt as if it were turning flips. There was no reference in my background that included angels.  I had no church upbringing as a child.  As an adult, I studied a Hindu tradition that cautioned against being lost in visions that may represent the distracting illusions of the ego rather than true spirituality of the heart.  The likelihood of an archangel appearing in my living room was too overwhelming for my rational mind to contain, and I felt intimidated by that massive Angelic presence threatening to rock my world.  As I helped my client to sit up, she commented on how well she felt while noticing the breathing problems, which had brought her to my table, had disappeared.  I never mentioned my celestial visitor.  I also did not say anything to my husband later in the day, since he had already made a reference to the confusion he experienced with my “esoteric side.”  It appeared that I might have finally gone around that mental bend in the road to the place my family was sure I had been heading for many years.  Yes, I was a wanderer on the path of higher consciousness, an explorer of spiritual belief systems, metaphysical truth seeker, and what some called, a hippie.  Never mind the fact that it was now 1988 and I was over 40, and still wondering what I was going to be when I grew up.  I knew that I had a path to follow and that my work needed a spiritual purpose to feel meaningful.  I just did not know the form this calling was going to take, so I had been making prayerful entreaties to the Universe.

The visitations from Archangel Michael continued for the next year during the most intense sessions of my healing work. I kept up the prayers for my soul’s purpose to be fulfilled, and pretended not to notice the large winged being in my living room. Clients often commented on the radiant glow of golden light, but I never acknowledged the source of that radiance. I did not try to engage him in conversation, and just kept scrambling to find a grounding place in the material world of Honolulu after years of ashram living. A visitation from an archangel was not fitting even my wildest plans for a clue to my vocation in life.  Looking back I can acknowledge the shift in my healing work with the arrival of Archangel Michael. The vibrational frequencies in my form of bodywork had taken a great leap, but I was still too intimidated to explore the meanings behind the gift of Archangel Michael’s presence.  I could focus on the profound light enhancing my work, but could not reconcile an angel in my already emotionally turbulent world.  It was most likely the attention I was giving to my emotional state that hindered my exploration of the mystery of an archangel’s presence in my life.

During this time, questions about my marriage were rampant.  This upheaval mirrored the great changes on the world stage. After the Harmonic Convergence in 1987, the structure of the USSR collapsed, the Berlin Wall was torn down and it seemed as though the structures I had been so sure of, on many levels, were now crumbling.  Though often confusing, it was also a heady time as the realization of possibilities for peace on earth, and new beginnings of global awareness for environmental action became more prevalent.  My husband and I discussed divorce and made a decision to not only stay together, but to buy a condo on the windward side of O’ahu. Possibly this provided even more distractions to keep me from exploring the world of the Angelic Realms.

Finally in 1990, while meditating in my new living room, the now familiar golden light flooded the field behind my eyes, only this time my heart felt like it was melting into a pool of love.  The angel standing before me was nearly faceless in the bright light, and once again, his wings arched grandly beyond the cathedral ceiling.  This time his eyes drew me to him in a new way, and I felt no fear.  I heard him say he was Archangel Gabriel, and that he had a message for me.  He proceeded to give me a series of exercises that allowed me to receive inspired communication from a light-filled world of love and compassion.  These messages soothed my emotional bruises, filled me with hopefulness and a deep inner peace.

For years I wrote from this inspired place during my meditation times filling journals with wisdom and truth.  Still I was quiet about these experiences, rarely sharing the information.  When I did, my friends were very positive and encouraged me to create an outlet for this work. I decided to print small inspirational message cards. When I asked Archangel Gabriel what I should call them, I was told, Angel Messages.  He then informed me that the name of my new business was to be “Angelic Dimensions.”  Then one of my friends showed me the cover of Time Magazine from December 1993 since I did not read newspapers or watch the news. I was astonished that a national well-respected magazine would have a beautiful angel emblazoned on its cover, with the caption: The New Age of Angels. 69% of all Americans believe in angels. What in heaven is going on?  The angel trend had officially begun.  The world was finally ready to hear what the angels had to communicate, and many would make mega bucks on corny angel trinkets.  In 1994 my first advertisement to launch the Angel Messages card sets was mailed to new age retail shops in the form of a flyer that said, “Help from above for your bottom line.”  Out of 4000 mailings, I received 400 orders, an amazing 10% return, and my new work in the world had been revealed to me.  I was out of the metaphysical closet admitting that I not only could see angels, they were talking to me.

For four years, I had a wonderful small business dedicated to inspiring people with messages from Archangel Gabriel and bringing peace to earth.  In retrospect, it also would have been useful to ask for a profit from the Angelic Dimensions for my very earthly company. In 1999, after my business went into bankruptcy and we lost our condo, my appendix burst, a divorce was imminent, I was in a car accident and menopause arrived, I would remember ruefully the guidance at the beginning of that fateful year: Just when did you think you would need faith?  Angelic humor was reminding me that it is easy to have faith when things are going well, but having faith in that which is unseen is really the key to happiness.  During the painful time that followed, I knew I was being guided through the unknown.  I have since realized that I was never truly alone no matter how it felt at the time.  Now ten years later, I have used some of the messages I received from Archangel Gabriel and put them into a book published in February 2009 called The Gabriel Messages. I am receiving messages from Archangel Gabriel again on a regular basis and they have found a new creative abode through my blog, www.thegabrielmessages.com. Though my life has taken some interesting turns, I am happier than I have ever been.

I believe that Archangel Michael was the advance courier for my work in the world, as he has been for so many people who feel like they are becoming spiritual warriors.  As we work together with others to anchor more Divine Light on the planet, it brings the energy of Heaven to Earth leading to spiritual evolution.  The Archangels are available now in a way they have never been in recent history, if only people are willing to listen.  The earth has been receiving unprecedented angelic light and healing energy that can bring encouragement and support to the hearts of all beings.  The power available from the Angelic Realms strengthens our core spiritual energy so we can stand up for the truths we believe in, and bring greater understanding and positive change into our lives.  The love of the angels can provide depth and meaning to hearts that are starving in a world where overemphasis on the material is the norm.  The angels are here to open doors to a refined state of Truth and uplift our hearts and minds.  With the help of the Angelic Dimensions we can connect to the child like spirit within each of us, and offer hope to the confused adult within us in need of direction.  I truly believe we are in the midst of an evolutionary shift allowing us to bring value into our personal lives, more interest in peace to all hearts in the world, and healing for the environment.  We have been gifted with a magnificently beautiful planet, and have the opportunity to serve the Creator of this earth with the profound support of the Angelic Realms.

Perhaps you will consider a visitation in your life?   Try inviting Archangel Michael into your living room.  You may be surprised at the blessings that take place.

Shanta Gabriel
Copyright: April 10, 2010

Shanta Gabriel’s latest book, The Gabriel Messages is now available on line or at your local booksellers. This volume of timeless and compassionate wisdom for the 21st Century from Archangel Gabriel, is personal as well as practical, and provides clear suggestions for emotional and spiritual balance.  Shanta continues her work with the Archangels through a seven-month Archangel Study Program, which includes original meditation CD’s giving an experience of each archangel represented in the main chakra system.  She offers Angelic Light Therapy trainings as well as private sessions.  Her sessions also include Angelic Life Path Readings and personal flower essences.  For more information, for timely messages from Archangel Gabriel, see www.thegabrielmessages.com. Coming soon- a free download E-Book of Messages from Archangel Gabriel called Divine Light.

Creative Solutions Abound!  Have you ever had the impression that there was an absolute solution to every problem – maybe even more than one, but you just could not see it in that moment?  Have you ever imagined that if you were only enlightened enough, or had a greater perspective on a situation, the solution would be obvious?

There is always a creative solution to every problem.  It is an immutable law, as is gravity or the Law of Attraction.  Believing this truth is an important first step because it allows a softening into your mind to unravel the grip of confusion on the thinking process. You can step back from trying to figure something out and begin to allow the energy of the Universe to flow through you, helping you to lighten up.  This is very important because when you allow this flow of energy, channels begin to open in your mind bringing immeasurable relief as you lighten your mental grip on concern or worry. You are offering the problem to an Infinite Presence to solve, and a creative solution always prevails in this Divine Mind.

If it helps to personalize, you can call on the Angel of Creative Solutions.  Every relationship, every project, every business, has an angelic energy that works through it, helping to bring fruition to what is intended.  As is the way with angels, this angel loves to be asked for help and assists the intended outcome to be manifested.  When a situation is released to this loving presence with the highest good intended for all concerned, a powerful Universal energy goes into operation.  All sorts of creative solutions begin to be revealed.  People and activities come to the forefront and assist the work to be accomplished in ways you had not imagined.  Your intuition becomes stronger and suddenly you know who to talk to and what to say.  It may feel like magic when you allow the Divine Presence to assist your life to unfold in beautiful ways, yet it is the natural way of being.

If you enjoy visualization processes, here is a fun practice to help you use the Law of Creative Solutions more easily.  It has long been an established meditation tool to create in your mind a lovely temple space to go to when you want to feel more peaceful.  This beautiful space can be decorated any way you choose.  It can even be in the heart of a natural setting, like a forest or a waterfall, if that brings you a sense of harmony.

As you visualize this beautiful temple, call on the Angel of Creative Solutions, and allow this light being to take a seat in your temple.  Offer your special situation to this angel, and ask that a creative solution be found that is in your highest good, one that would provide a happy ending for you.  Now release it from your mind to this creative source and allow the answer to be provided.  Do your best not to doubt the outcome.  When you second-guess yourself, it pulls the energy from the temple.  Instead, whenever fear raises its ugly head, call on the power of Divine Light to fill your mind and heart and ask the angel for the grace to trust in the benevolent outcomes that result from creative solutions.  This is a gift that will ease your mind and add some magic to your daily world.

The joy of the Law of Creative Solutions is that it is applicable in all situations.  Creation of a new way to handle an old problem in life, a miraculous outpouring of Divine Love into an overwhelming event, and a new idea that leads you to a better life – all these are examples of Creative Solutions.  Joining with others to pray for creative solutions to environmental problems, conflicts around the world and our economic situation bolsters everyone’s faith and sends a flow of energy that blesses the planet.  No matter what the question, a Creative Solution is the answer.  Allow the assistance of the angels to come and ease the way, and above all, know at the deepest sources of your being that Creative Solutions abound.

Shanta Gabriel
Copyright: February 16, 2010

On July 21, India will experience the longest solar eclipse in our lifetime. Even though we do not see these amazing events with our physical eyes, we are affected mightily by the energy involved. Eclipses are usually considered “course corrections,” and this one is a powerful tool for liberating ourselves from old attitudes and beliefs that no longer serve us. We can look to the years of 2000-2002 and 1990-92 to see what energies we were personally working with, and bring that history to a completion. The next period of time will be empowering if we can take the time to look at where we have been, and decide what qualities of consciousness we want to bring forward into our lives. For me, it is fulfilling work, harmonious relationships, joy within my heart, and health and happiness in every area of my life. Even though these may seem to be broad in their outlook, these intentions allow the Universe to supply the forms which will most support my soul in the world.

New moons also provide a time for new beginnings. By using the energy provided on the first quarter of the moon, we will be in alignment with the natural flow which is available for our use. It is a good time to set new intentions for life, start new projects and begin again in any area of your life. It will definitely not feel like “rowing up stream” if we use the natural moon cycles to work in our world.

The Gabriel Messages offer practical and inspired wisdom for bringing more balance into daily life. Thank you for joining me in this journey of the soul. Shanta Gabriel