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Inspiration for inner peace and love by Lauralyn, a yoga and angel therapist.

5 Ways To Develop Self-Awareness with Angel Cards

September 1st, 2011

I first started working with angel cards shortly before my Angel Therapy Practitioner® certification course with Doreen Virtue. One of my Reiki teachers felt working with angels was part of my life’s purpose, and encouraged me to connect with a deck. It was some of the best guidance I’ve ever received, because working with the cards has not only helped myself, friends and family but also the many clients I’ve been reading for over the years.

People have asked me, “How can I use angel cards? How can I interpret them better?”

My first suggestion is not to approach the cards in a mystical way, such as predicting the future, but more from a practical standpoint of learning more about yourself. The angels are less interested in revealing our future to “give things away,” and more interested in our soul’s development and what we learn through our challenges. The angels are wonderful teachers to assist us with deepening our level of self-awareness.

Before you use an angel deck, try a brief meditation, becoming aware of your physical body and any emotions that you’re feeling at the time. Set the intention that you release attachment to whatever the cards say and you release any need to control the information that you receive.

1. Notice the Lay Out

Draw three cards and notice how they’re laid out. There is usually significance to where they fall next to each other; a sequence of thoughts, actions or events that you may recognize.

2. Consider the Options

One card message can often have several meanings. Keep your mind open. Consider the possibilities that the card is offering. Go deep within yourself, and most importantly, be honest with yourself. The angels ask us to confront our deepest truths and not hide under our ego. This presents an opportunity for healing as you realize what you’ve been denying that has been creating unrest, or positive potentials you haven’t yet seen in your life. Really meditate on your life, your emotions, what’s happening at the time when you’re choosing the cards. Try to see the bigger picture of what they’re giving you an opportunity to see. Ask yourself questions and consider all the options.

3. Release Fear

Contrary to the Law of Attraction belief, I’ve learned that life isn’t so simplified as what we think we shall reap. After providing readings for hundreds of people over the years, and learning from their relatives who have passed on, not to mention my own life’s examples, including a near death experience, it is clear to me that there are many variables in life. Destiny is one of them. Positive thinking and visualization is another. To believe that we can control every aspect of our lives to go the way we want them to go sounds like ego’s wishful thinking! This belief that everything in life is in your control is likely to lead to suffering and self-punishment, as I’ve seen with many clients in my practice.

Self-punishment is the opposite of self-love, the opposite of what we’re here to learn on Earth. We are here to learn about love – how to love ourselves and to learn how to love our lives, no matter if it appears to be positive or negative at any given time. Life isn’t about control, it’s about the process of learning and your soul’s development. It is far more productive to prepare for challenging events that may be part of your journey than to put a bunch of energy into trying to prevent things that can’t be avoided due to lessons that must be learned. It’s like trying to get out of a prerequisite in school – certain classes, no matter how much you dread them – must be taken so you can expand your growth and potential.

4. Preparing for a Life Challenge

“God grant me the serenity to accept the things in life I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” – The Serenity Prayer

Sometimes an angel card will try to help us prepare for a situation that may challenge our peace of mind. Cards that mention forgiveness, or endings and beginnings help us strengthen our faith knowing that certain events are destined to help us grow. When cards like this come up in your reading, it’s best not to allow fear to run rampant and question what horrible thing may happen. The angels help us prepare for challenging life lessons by encouraging us to think positively, and to see what wisdom we could gain in each experience. By changing our perspective about an event, we can turn what may appear negative into something positive – or at least, neutralize our feelings towards it so we don’t allow ourselves to carry the burden of pain and stress in our hearts and minds. You may want to consider these times in life as being Advanced Soul Development courses on Earth – that’s exactly what they are. Souls that choose great challenges are craving spiritual evolution and will often help others in some way with the wisdom they’ve gained through their hardships. I cannot stress enough the main lesson the angels encourage us to learn and practice here: LOVE.

Our greatest challenge is learning to love ourselves, unconditionally. Can you still love and accept yourself despite your imperfections, flaws, mistakes, times of distress or negative thinking, times when you seem to be having the worst luck ever?

5. Saying Thanks

There are an unlimited number of angels that can help us, and their abundance of unconditional love and support is a blessing. Expressing gratitude for their help is an act of your own soul’s great power to love. Gratitude strengthens your connection to your angels and can strengthen your connection with the cards, as well. I also believe in saying thank you to yourself – to acknowledge appreciation for all that you do on a regular basis. Feeling loved and appreciated is one of the foundations of living a peaceful and content life, and it’s something you can experience daily from yourself.

To schedule an intuitive guidance session, or to learn more about working with the angels, please visit: www.heavenhealingarts.com.

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