Messengers of Light: The Angels' Guide to Spiritual Growth

by Terry Lynn Taylor, Nancy Carleton (Editor)

Featured on the NBC Prime Time Special The Mysterious Messengers, viewed by 35 million people. Messengers of divine providence, angels are always available to help you create heaven in your life. There are angels for every occasion, including personal angels such as guardians, spiritual guides, cheerleaders, and soul angels; angels of the moment, such as healers and rescuers; and angels who embellish human life, such as worry extinguishers, fun executives, and prosperity brokers. Terry Taylor shows you how to spot angels, how to get in touch with them, how to utilize their help, and, most important, how to love life the way they do. Angels can lift your spirits make you happy without reason, enhance your creativity bring more love and joy into your life, add fun and play to your life, relieve stress and enhance youthfulness.

Genres: Nonfiction, Spirituality, Angels

240 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1990

Reviews

[Lauren Chase · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was ok - part of the 90s renewed cultural interest in angels. Has a gentle, positive, encouraging tone. A little scattered in thinking - kind of all over the place with suggestions to connect with the angels that are really all just very, very basic forms of positive thinking, self-reflection, and manifestation techniques. Nothing new or relevatory here. And not a particularly good resource on specific angels or angelic hierarchies, but she states this at the outset of the book. I'd recommend Janice T. Cornell's book "Angel Power" or Sophy Burnham's "A Book of Angels" (both also from the 90s) instead.

I don't agree with the authors assessment that ancient gods/goddesses and nature spirits are actually angels. Nature spirits are not angels. Roman/Egyptian/Nordic etc. pantheons are full of gods/goddesses that are petty, vain, vindictive, vengeful, destructive, violent, wrathful, etc. If angels are emissaries of the Divine that are always uplifting, encouraging, and positive (as the author states) they can not possibly be these ancient beings/cultural thoughtforms. Its not helpful to conflate different types of spiritual beings and call them all "angels" because they aren't.

Also I find it problematic when spiritual teachers and authors gloss over, ignore, or downright deny the existence of negative spiritual beings. Terry Lynn Taylor calls these "cosmic jokers... fallen angels, or you could call them demons if you like." She says "the trick is to spot the humor in their little games and get away from them" and offers no practical advice for self-protection. Being spiritually oppressed/harassed/attacked by negative spirit entities is no joke, especially if you are spiritually sensitive or psychic and don't know how to protect yourself. Please read Cyndi Dale's "The Intuition Guidebook: How to Safely and Wisely Use Your Sixth Sense" for practical techniques for energetic hygiene and self-protection.

Overall I was disappointed. I just didn't find this book to have much substance.

[Judith the Book Gobbler · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Erika Larsson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intressant, lättsam och tankeväckande.

[Elisa Carothers · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was way to New Age for my taste. This author seems to think angels can be Christian, Wiccan, and Pagan? They may...but, not in my beliefs. I can understand not wanting to lump them into one religion...but...I do not see good angels going with Tarot cards and Oujai boards. It was also a very wordy lengthy book despite it's page count. I skipped a lot of it. I guess if you are Wiccan you might enjoy it. However, I think her goal was to reach people of all religions, as a Jew for Yeshua this book was an uncomfortable read. Sad, since I always pass them on to friends. This is one that many in my setting would dismiss. Two stars for effort.

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[Lisa L Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

My bible.