To start off with, I really don't know that much about angels. I've always felt really connected to them, especially archangel Michael. Michael is a family name, so he feels very close to me since both my grandfather and uncle are named Michael. When I go to sleep I ask Michael to give me courage and the instant I ask it I am no longer afraid.
Recently I've been having these visions of angels. At first I kind of just had this thing with them where I would think of them all the time. It was a little strange, even for me.
And then, I saw the guardians. Guardians are angels that guard the doorways where I walk. The first time I saw them it was at school. My friend Jenna, who is a medium, couldn't see them. They were... Indescribable really. But they were true warriors, that I could tell from just seeing them. Two stood on either side of the doorway with gleaming swords held straight. As soon as I passed into the room they were guarding, I felt safe.
Then I had a vision. I am psychic, which often helps me understand the confusing thing I call my life. The vision was of me, as an angel. I had one grey wing, and one brilliant white one. I was on the ground, both wings dragging, the grey one dipping into the ocean that was on the right side of me. I looked like I was in pain.
Then I had another vision. This was of me again, this time holding a sword with half of my face reflected in it. Today I had the vision again, except this time it continued to me fighting with something.
Soon after, I got the strange feeling that I was angel, cast down into the earth for something I had done wrong in heaven. I feel like I was Michael's daughter or something. Is that even possible? I don't know how to describe my closeness to him... If anyone has answers, please let me know.
At this time, I believe angels were a race of beings that were more prominent and more visible in ages past, thus references show up in the Bible and other literature and art. It was a race, just as there were other non-human races of beings, that were incarnate many years ago.
Yes, being an angel may be, and have been, a big commitment and dedication; but it does not mean we have to be chained to that identity forever. Yes, it may mean you have certain personality characteristics that will always be with you, but if you are looking to find meaning for your life now, to fill some sense of emptiness within, by grasping at some grand vision of yourself as a world savior or warrior for "god," you are going in the wrong direction. I was on that ego trip to some degree several years ago.
The real achievement will be in staying grounded and accepting of all the mundane aspects of this life, and the graceful enduring of the karmic challenges your soul has arranged in this life; and possibly coming out the other side as someone who contributes in their own subtle way to the betterment of the world as it is now, to those in your family, to those you encounter through your life. Hopefully your view of just how this all works also evolves with your journey, and you are able to provide peace to others who are looking for answers themselves.