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Jewish Angel Work

I don't see a bunch of writing about angel work in general, and what I do find is often heavily Christianized! I wanted to talk about what angel work can look like from a Jewish perspective.

(Gentiles may interact and enjoy, but understand that this is for educational purposes and not an invitation to appropriate! 🤍)

A Jewish-Specific Perspective

Judaism views angels in ways other traditions may not share! Some examples:

Angels aren't former humans. They are their own distinct beings just like demons, cows, land spirits and butterflies. People who pass away, even children, are not considered "angels returning home." These angels have specific forms and looks depending on the type, some more humanoid than others.

Angels don't have free will. This does not mean they are held hostage or can't have their own personalities, but their will is an extension of HaShem's Will, serving a specific role in making that Will manifest. Kind of like employees in a corporation doing their tasks!

They don't have names. Or at least, they don't have names we're supposed to know or ask for. They may be incomprehensible to humans, or maintaining a level of anonymity as to not distract from HaShem. Either way, asking for a name is often discouraged in traditional texts.

They AREN'T all here to help you. While it all serves a Divine Will and is therefore Good in the grand scheme of things, many angels serve completely neutral functions from a human perspective. Some could even be considered harmful to humans, the most prominent example being HaSatan. (Even still, HaSatan isn't seen as a true villain. He's just doing his job.)

Some of them are ONLY here to help you! Historical Rabbis were big on the concept of guardian angels. The Talmud says "Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, 'Grow, grow.'" (Midrash Rabba, Bereshit 10:6.) Every living creature, including you, has a guardian angel to help you along your path. Some translations say the angels hit the grass, and that's not the only story of angels smacking things, so that guidance isn't always gentle, but it's always in the right direction.

Types of Angel Work

Spirit guides. Like mentioned above, guardian angels can help encourage you to "Grow! Grow!" and keep you on a path in line with spiritual health and lovingkindness.

Communing with HaShem. Gd is extremely esoteric. Angels help us send and recieve messages in an easier-to-conceptualize way! Meditation and prayer can also play into this. Beyond every-day applications, angels can also appear unexpectedly with important messages.

Communicating with other spirits. As angels are often messengers, I also think it's helpful to call upon their aid when working with other spirits!

Working with angels of various functions. Modern day Rabbis often marry angelic theology with scientific phenomena, with angels overseeing the process. By that extent, we could ask those angels for help/guidance when relevant!

Protection. Psalm 91, often recited for protection, depicts HaShem commanding angels on your behalf to guard you in all ways. One bedtime prayer names the four archangels to surround us.

Shalom Aleichem is traditionally sung on Friday nights before Shabbat dinner. It invites angels of peace to basically come and hang out with us during shabbat, then to leave in peace once shabbat is over. Many arrangements also make a good lullaby.

Other Notes

Metatron (מֶטָטְרוֹן) is a specifically-Jewish angel who gets appropriated a lot in spiritual circles. He does not appear in the Tanakh, but is mentioned in the Talmud and largely fleshed out in kabbalistic literature! (Islamic literature does mention him by different name, ميططرون, Mitatrun/Mitatrush. Solidarity.)Lots of people recognize Lilith as closed, but the same attention hasn't been given to Metatron. He's a very complex and ambiguous figure worth a whole post of his own so I won't get into it here!

This post is by no means comprehensive! This is just a very "quick" overview of a very rich field of study.

Further Study

On My Right Michael, On My Left Gabriel: Angels in Ancient Jewish Culture-- Mika Ahuvia

A Gathering of Angels: Angels in Jewish Life and Literature-- Morris B. Margolies

Ascending Jacob's Ladder: Jewish Views of Angels, Demons, and Evil Spirits-- Ronald H. Isaacs

How to Interpret Your Dreams Using Your Tarot Knowledge

Easy. Simply refer to the cards’ symbology. Because when you have a deep connection with tarot, the cards will always speak to you. Not just when you are using them, but even in your dreams too.

When you dream of a vehicle…

…remember The Chariot, the card that represents all forms of transportation. It means ambitiousness and triumph. Perhaps you are being advised to keep going and stay driven. Or your success in a situation is being predicted.

When you dream of a fire…

…think of The Tower, the card of Mars, who stokes the fire in all of us. Maybe you are being asked to watch your temper, lest you do something you will regret later. Or perhaps a shocking ending in your life is being prophesied.

When you dream of a microphone…

…look to Judgement, the card of amplifiers, trumpets and other musical instruments. The Divine might be asking you to wake up and open your eyes. Perhaps because somebody in your life is the Devil wearing a disguise.

When you dream of arrows…

…remember the Eight of Wands, also named “Arrows of Love”. Maybe it is time to ask someone out, or begin exploring your options once more. Then again, perhaps your soulmate is simply arriving, and you do not need to do anything.

When you dream of the number five…

…think of what it means in tarot. The Five of Wands is conflict. The Five of Pentacles is poverty. The Five of Swords is defeat. The Five of Cups is grief. Perhaps difficulties are coming, and you are being told to stay strong and keep believing.

When you dream of a child…

…look to The Sun, where a little boy is enjoying his ride. This is the card of pure joy and emotional fulfillment. Maybe you will soon experience that kind of happiness. Perhaps in your life, the sun is about to shine again.

When you dream of a stranger…

…try to recall what he or she looked like. Young like a Page? Dashing like a knight? Beautiful like a queen? Which of tarot’s court cards does the stranger remind you of? Remember that card’s meaning to understand what your dream is saying.

When you dream of gold coins…

…see if you can remember how many there were. Seven, and look to the Seven of Pentacles. It means your harvest is assured, but you need to be patient. One, and look to the Ace of Pentacles. A financial opportunity should be coming to you shortly.

When you dream of a weighing scale…

…think of Justice. Did you wrong someone recently? Or was it the other way around? Because karma is coming. Hopefully not for you. Or perhaps you are just being told to look out for a Libra. Other than karma’s, this card is theirs too.

When you dream of an old man…

…remember The Hermit. Perhaps the Universe is asking you to retreat like him. Maybe being alone is what you need right now. But then again, this is the card of Virgo. So if you know one, maybe you are being asked never to let them go.

Baby witch master-post

I know a lot of baby witches have trouble with finding where to start out so I complied a list of good resources for the absolute beginner witch!! Hope this helps ❤️🌿

Witchy starter terms

Witch terms pt.2

Tree magick

Herb master post

(smudging is a term from Native American that is not an open practice, smoke cleansing is called Smoke Cleansing, smudging is closed as well as white sage and san palo, important Native American herbs)

Moon phases and witchcraft

Moon grimore

Beginner crystals

Crystal care

Crystal master post

Beginner master post

Includes: magick theory, magickal tools, Beliefs and UPG, centering and grounding, Magick names, Visualisation, Circle casting, Warding and cleansing, Taglocks, Symbols, Curse info, Planes of existence, Laws of magick and spirit guides.

Witch tips

Spiritual protection

Herbs!!!!

AMAZING BEGINNER MASTER POST

Includes: Moon info and astrology, Herbs, Lots of spells, Astral Projection, Blood magick, Elements, enchanting items, Runes, Knot magick, Salt, insence, Plants, spirits, DIY recipes.

Auras

Astrology

Candle magick

Beginner witch advice

Sigils

Tarot

Celebrating sabbats

Sabbat info

Water magick

Master post all thingy witchy

Empaths

Closed practices

Types of witches

( I would lay off deity work at the beginning, you might never work with any, but it can be extremely dangerous even lethal and some dieties are from closed religions)

Home magick

Protection magick

Protection magick pt2

I would wait to do spells until you have all your information and research and do protection spells for your first spells. Also I wouldn’t do blood magick, as it is very powerful and can have major consequences if you don’t know what your doing, and spirit work or any work with deities.

Pagan vs Wiccan

Circle casting

Book of shadows prompts

Familiars

Familiars in animals

Familiar info and summoning

Energy work terms

Cleansing

Charging

Enhancing psychic abilites

BOS prompts galore

Witches tools

Charging vs activating

Witchy apps

Charging pt 2

Elements

13 goals of a witch

Resources

Books!!

Spiritual burn out

Energy cycles in spirit working

Master post for beginners

Angel numbers

Fae info and resources

Banishing

Love magick

Potions

Travel witchcraft

Tea reading

Energy lessons

Sigil magick

Spells galore

Spells prt2

Umbra magick - don’t need to know for absolute beginners, I just found it interesting.

Energy protection magick

Spirit work

Spirits house rules

Planetary hours

Deities

Pantheons

Amazing deity info!

Ancestor work types

Ancestor work

DIVINATION MASTER-POST

Shadow work

For any witches interested in anything demonology I highly recommend these blogs!:

Legions of demons

Uncultlike

Satanic sigil master

Randopus of hell

Balthasar 666

Summoning darker spirits

The grand book of Satan

Occultist romantic

The Illusion of Brokenness

A message from Arcturus

You are not broken. You have never been and can never be broken.

You are of direct lineage from source itself. You are a direct manifestation of the universe/creators thoughts and feelings wanting to learn more about themselves.

What about that sounds unholy or less than complete to you?

You are here to learn lessons regarding kindness and self mastery. You are here to relearn the secrets of the universe and discover hidden facets to its vastness.

You are here to be wholly yourself. You are here to grow closer to the entirety of source that rests within you.

You are not broken. You have never been and can never be broken.

Unless you choose to be.

Let go of the idea that “broken is beautiful”. This was an idea created by the matrix in order to keep you passive. It gives the illusion of being empowered and proud of yourself while silently reenforcing the idea that you are not enough on your own, and encouraging you to be okay with that.

~ Infinite States ~

What are states?

"So when I speak of states I am speaking of states of consciousness, attitudes of mind which create a body of belief." - Neville Goddard

According to Neville Goddard, "A state is an attitude of mind, a state of experience with a body of beliefs which you live by." In other words, a state of consciousness is the mental attitude you carry about yourself and the outer world. Your self-concept determines the state you live in and the experiences you have in your outer reality as you navigate throughout the world.

Ask yourself this:

Do you identify with the state of being a "victim" of the outside world or being the powerful master of your own reality?

▪︎States of being▪︎

If you are in the state of being poor, you will experience poverty in the outer world.

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If you are in the state of being wealthy, you will experience wealth and riches in the outer world.

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If you are in the state of being admired and wanted by others, you will experience being wanted and receiving admiration from others in the outer world.

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If you are in the state of being unwanted and ignored, you will experience being unwanted and ignored by others in the outer world.

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If you are in the state of feeling as if "the universe is always against you" and "life is difficult for you", you will often experience "misfortunes" and situations to prove "life being difficult and unfair for you" in the outer world.

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If you are in the state of feeling as if your life is always perfect and everything works out in your favor at all times, you will experience having an utterly perfect life in all aspects in the outer world.

Your state of consciousness is the sole cause of all phenomena in your reality because you are the creator.

Shifting states

"A change of circumstance happens as a result of a change in your state of consciousness." - Neville Goddard

It is essential for you to shift your inner state in order to embrace your infinite power as a creator with confidence and manifest your desires. There are infinite states because every possible state already exists. Once you change your state, the outer world changes to match your new state of consciousness because you are the operant power.

You have the freedom to choose whichever state you want to identify yourself as and persistently living in that new state of mind manifests the experiences you have in your reality. The entire outer world is molded by what you are conscious of being from within your state of mind. Shift into another state in order to experience a new reality with changed results. You can step into any state you want and when you persist in living in the new state of mind, the outer world will inevitably change to match the new state.

No matter what, you are always expressing a state. When you shift your state, you see the world differently and think from the mental attitude of already being the person you desire to be, no matter what it is you desire to realize or who you desire to be.

Your state manifests

Before I begin this next section, I need to clear up something very important. There's a lot of misinformation in this community about what truly manifests into your life on autopilot as creators. Everything in the outer world is manifested from your state, not your thoughts. It is solely your state that manifests. The world is entirely your state pushed out.

Thoughts are *only* an indicator of the state you currently hold, so you change your state instead of targeting the thoughts. It is absolutely pointless and a waste of time to worry about your thoughts when your thoughts are only revealing to you what state you are operating from. Your state is what is truly manifesting on autopilot and endlessly shaping your experiences in the outer world.

Everything you experience in your reality is entirely caused by the state of mind you hold. You can only experience that which you are conscious of being because you are the operant power.

The outside world is only a mirror magnifying what you are conscious of being from within your state. You are always manifesting on an endless repeat based entirely on your state of mind as the operant power of your reality and until you change your state and persist in a different one, you will forever manifest the same circumstances over and over again, endlessly.

When it comes to manifesting your desires, you sustain the state of the wish fulfilled and mentally embody the confident attitude and knowing of the person who has already achieved your desire. You persistently live in that bold mindset of brazen impudence and view your world from knowing your wish is fulfilled.

If you identify with the state of "desperately trying" to manifest your desire and doing everything you can to "get" it, you are dwelling in the state of lack. You are embodying the desperate mindset of somebody who has not achieved your desire and therefore, you will continue to manifest experiences to prove that you have not attained your desire. This sort of poor mindset is also an indicator that you are living and viewing from your world from the "victim" mentality instead of truly seeing yourself as the master of your reality.

If you truly knew and understood you are the sole creator of your own reality, you wouldn't be "struggling" or "desperately trying" to manifest your desires with frustration and you would know for certainty that you already have achieved your desire. Why? Simply for the fact that you are the master of your own reality and nothing is impossible for you as a creator.

If you identify with the state of the master mentality and you know with confidence because you are the God of your reality, you already possess your desire and you truly recognize your power to move mountains at your command. That's an indicator you are living in the confident state of knowing. You are in the confident state of recognizing that you have already achieved your desire. Persistence in this state of mind will allow you to manifest your desire in the outer world.

Are you conscious of desperately "trying" to manifest your desires with "failure" or are you the person who recognizes that you already possess your desires?

To shift into another state, decide what it is you want and switch into the mindset of being the person who already has your desire. If you want to manifest a record deal, you persist in and view the world from the mindset of somebody who has already made a record deal. If you want to manifest extravagant riches, you persist in and view the world from the mindset of somebody who has already attained insane amounts of wealth. You can absolutely manifest anything you desire but you must persist in the confident mindset of somebody who has already achieved your desire for it to come to fruition in the outside world.

Since you are the powerful God of your own reality, your whole entire life reflects your state of mind as a result and this includes all the beliefs, ideas, and assumptions you hold about yourself and the outer world. The outer world has no choice but to conform to your state and what you are conscious of being because you are the boss in charge and you are always creating your own reality solely based on your state of consciousness. Simply shift into a different state of mind to experience a whole new reality as a result.

Play of Life

Think of your life as a play.

You are the writer, the director, the star of the show, and a character within the play of life.

Let's go back to Neville's comparison between states and rooms in a mansion.

"Think of the world as containing an infinite number of states of consciousness from which it could be viewed. Think of these states as rooms or mansions (...) with infinite plots and dramas and situations already worked out but not activated. They are activated as soon as human imagination enters and fuses them."

You are free to play the role of absolutely any character you choose for your role in the play of life. There are an infinite amount of possibilities and you have infinite characters to choose from.

Let's say you are inside of a mansion with an infinite amount of rooms and each room holds a new character role for every possible situation. When you enter a room, you become that new character and you embody the new state. As soon as you enter a room, you become a whole new person and you take on the state of the new character you wish to play. When you choose the character role you want to take on and you persist in the state of the chosen character, you experience that character's beliefs and assumptions reflected back to you in the outer world. The state of the character you persist in embodying determines the experiences you go through in the play of life.

"You can move into many states and play many parts (...) When you are rich, you are the same actor as when you are poor. These are only different parts you are playing."

▪︎ If you choose to play a character who is in the state of being absolutely wanted and adored by everyone - your character will experience those beliefs and assumptions in the play of life.

▪︎ If you choose to a play a character who is in the state of being ignored, unwanted, and invisible to the eye of others - your character will experience those beliefs and assumptions in the play of life.

▪︎ If you choose to play a character who is in the state of being treated as royalty and worshiped by others - your character will experience those beliefs and assumptions in the play of life.

▪︎ If you choose to play a character who is in the state of being wealthy and free from financial worries - your character will experience those beliefs and assumptions in the play of life.

▪︎ If you choose to play a character who is in the state of always being the center of attention with a seductive Marilyn Monroe effect upon others - your character will experience those beliefs and assumptions in the play of life.

▪︎ If you choose to play a character who is in the state of being a mysterious and bewitching female fatale - your character will experience those beliefs and assumptions in the play of life.

Do you understand the point now?

The character you identify as directly goes back to your state of consciousness. The character you identify as in the play of life. Your current character role determines the experiences you have in the outside world because you are the master of your reality.

Ask yourself this: what character are you currently playing in the play of life?

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▪︎ Examine your character role below:

How do you see yourself? - Is your character a "victim" of the world? Or a powerful master?

What is your character conscious of experiencing?

What does your character believe and assume about themselves?

What does your character believe and assume about the outer world?

Is your character conscious of struggling with money? Or is your character wealthy?

Is your character conscious of perfect health or is your character having health issues?

How is your character's relationships with others? Are there any patterns in how your character is treated by others?

Is your character desperately "trying" to manifest with little success? Or is your character confidently aware of already possessing the desire?

Is life easy for your character or is life always difficult?

Is your character wanted and adored by others or is your character unwanted and left in the dust?

Can your character manifest desires easily? Or does your character "struggle" with it?

Does everything always go wrong for your character? Or does everything always go right?

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Sources on states:

▪︎ Life Reflects Your State

▪︎ Infinite States

▪︎ Shifting Your State

More About States From Neville:

▪︎ "Always expressing a state, you identify yourself with it by saying: I am poor or I am rich. I am known or I am unknown. I am wanted or I am unwanted."

▪︎ "You can change states morning, noon, and night, but the state to which you most constantly return constitutes your dwelling place."

▪︎ "You can satisfy self by appropriating the feeling that you are what you want to be. And this assumption though false, that is, although reason and senses deny it, if persisted in will harden into fact."

▪︎ "The state, the attitude of mind to which you most constantly return, constitutes your dwelling place. If you dwell in self-pity you will express the state."

▪︎ "The world and all within it are states of consciousness objectified. Your world is defined by your conception of yourself-"

▪︎ "There is no one to change but self; that self is simply your awareness, your consciousness and the world in which it lives is determined by the concept you hold of self. It is to consciousness that we must turn as to the only reality."

▪︎ "Health, wealth, beauty, and genius are not created; they are only manifested by the arrangement of your mind that is, by your concept of yourself, and your concept of yourself is all that you accept and consent to as true."

▪︎ "It is just as easy to possess the consciousness of having your desire, as it is to possess the consciousness of not having it. Get the consciousness first and the thing is compelled to appear."

You can casually work with deities.

You don't have to devote yourself to one (or a few) deities, or any at all.

You can ask for help from a deity that fits the bill for what you need help with.

That's how plenty of pagans in the past did it.

You go to doctors who specialize in different things based on what you need. Need help with your nose? Go to and ENT. Need help with your lungs? Go to a Pulmonologist.

Need help with love? Go to Aphrodite. Need help with developing a new skill? Go to Lugh. Need some wisdom? Go to Frigg.

and the list goes on. Even if you already devote yourself or work with specifically one or a few deities, you can still ask deities for help if you need their specific area of expertise.

got it.

Thank you for explaining! But what would be energy work? I looked it up and it seems to be some ancient techniques to heal energy balance in the body. I don't know what any of that means. And how would you confirm that it's god and not a trickster identity? I've heard plenty about those.

jay explained energy work already properly !

i had done a few tests to make sure but i didn't believe it was him in the beginning either

asked him to strike me down. he did not, he did destroy a lamppost and said "sorry" before asking if that was good enough

asked him questions and he liked answering in riddles the more hyper specific the question but he would answer in very specific ways the more vague the question

his overall energy / vibe. his energy is intense and you can tell when he was there and when he wasnt. rooms feel unexplainably warm ,, brighter ,, and a loud voice out of nowhere pops out sometimes. you can tell when he leaves

he also would randomly tell me when something bad is going to happen like, "move to your right", and a car would later on almost hit the spot where I was at 😀. this has happened more than once

he doesn't have much malicious intent. if anything, he's like a really innocently curious guy who likes the most random things (he enjoys some songs and he ships things 😭 ,, it was a trip to find out)

when we were at church, i asked if he was here. "yes, i like the singing sometimes", but i asked if it was his house and he just said, "I have quite a few too many houses then but I'll allow it"

God is a very silly, kind of sassy man who likes changing his voice very often and telling me the most random things. He's passed all my tests to find out if he's a trickster and I even used subs to make sure of it. he's a great guy to work with !

thank you so much for responding!!

i understand historically why it happens (colonization and wars and genocides and such) and im not here to argue that but hot take, i honestly wish Greek/Roman gods and goddesses weren't so popular and weren't so talked about. i think Percy Jackson and Marvel has made it so much worse but i get tired of running into polytheist/deity worship blogs that all honor the same like 5 gods. not intending to be mean but i get so bored reading 34758695 posts about how Aphrodite's light and love will cure self esteem and self love or whatever and lists of correspondences to rocks you need on your altar to honor loki

Valid. It does feel like there is clique-y behavior in witchcraft and pagan communities online where the same 5 deities are talked about constantly.

I also feel this popularity makes it hard for those interested in paganism to branch out and find what deities catch their interest. There are hundreds of deities. But I can only think of... less than 10 that get talked about consistently online.

hi <3 this isn’t meant to bring up bad memories or anything (please don’t feel like you need to answer) but with the hardship you went though, how did you stay consistent with having a strict mental diet? like how did u change ur life in a week by sticking with it, as I’m struggling really bad with homelife and feel like I’m just too drained daily bc of it. I’ve read your ‘how I changed my life’ post and I’m trying to apply the law but it’s like I never reach the sabbath state, even with persisting and affirming. (this isn’t meant to be a trauma dump I just need advice !)

don’t strain yourself, my dear. affirming is a technique, don’t do it if you don’t want to.

you’re not trying to get into the wish fulfilled, you’re already there. it’s the end state. take it easy on yourself.

close your eyes and ask yourself, in your imagination, do you have your dream life? say yes to imagination because that’s the only truth. that is what creates reality.

“I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does.”

imagination is the father, the outer world is the son. it has no will of its own, only to serve and reflect what you claim to be in imagination.

now bask in this feeling that you do have it. not you will - you do. you have it now.

return to this state whenever you want to - it’s your end, your truth.

there’s no extra work you have to do.

with a mental diet, I only affirmed on loop whenever the intrusive thoughts that came affected my mood/mental state. for the others, they remained powerless so there was no point in going against them, just shift your awareness and let them pass.