Well, who knew Guardian Angels had their own day? You do now!! Make sure you send some thougts of love and gratitude their way. They do, after all, do a sterling job… whether we are aware of it or not.
And since I was thinking about angels it came ot me I hadn’t done a blog about them… unless you count mentioning Metatron in passing. I thought my biggest task would be deciding which if them to write about since there are so many, but Cassiel made it easy for me, mainly because he gave me no other choice!!!
Apart from seeing Cassiel’s name on a list of angels ages ago, I knew nothing about him until one morning I was at my computer trying to do something else and my little voice started shouting – look up Archangel Cassiel. The only way to stop it was to start looking, but I wasn’t in the mood – a bad back and arthirtitc fingers were plaguing me, and I could hardly believe my eyes when I got the line which said related healing issues …yep – there are no prizes for guessing what Cassiel’s areas of expertise are … back pain and arthritis. I could almost hear him laughing!
I asked for help immediately. It came immediately, which goes to show you don’t always need to reach for painkillers, and then I was like a woman possessed, reading everything I could find! And I was staggered all over again because every bullet point I made could be applied to someone I knew. Isent them all the information and a few weeks ago they returned the favour when I was having trouble with something and they said – don’t you need Cassiel? Of course I did. Like always, when you’re stuck in the mire, you forget everything useful you ever learned and you have to wait until someone reminds you! Now I am busy asking for everything on that list!! Thank you Cassiel!!
I thought I was done then and could relax, but no … after spending some time with Cassiel I was soon typing again and the result is the piece below. I knew I would be writing again this year, but I rather imagined in would be about dragons or wild space adventures. Still, I suppose some people would actually consider writing about the angelics a work of fiction or, at the very least, fanatsy, so I guess we’re back to that same old place of the universe having a warped sense of humour!!! You forget that at your peril.
Have fun if you build a mandala and let me know if anything exciting happens! I myself can feel a half day workshop downloading into my brain. Cassiel seems to want to play! I guess it’s watch this space time …
Bright Blessings Gailxxx
Mandala Work with Cassiel by Gail Montague
Cassiel is the Angel of Temperance, but he has many other names as well, including the Angel of Serentity. He will, when asked, help you open to Divine Love and Light, so it can flow in, around and through you, and into all you say and do. His energy is soft and subtle, calming you on all levels. But it is also powerful. Some have described it as profound. For me the initial contact was like being plugged into the mains supply!
So, what exactly is temperance? Basically, it means moderation and one way to achieve this is by managing your thoughts, emotions and actions. It is not about control. It is about balance and grounding any inappropriate excess energy which you may have picked up from your environment or other people, or energy you may have generated yourself.
And serenity? Well, that’s on everyone’s wish list! That wonderful feeling of deep inner peace – peace within yourself and your life, and what you are faced with on a day to day basis. It’s learning to be comfortable with the total surrender of everything which no longer fits into your life and it’s also about allowing energy to flow freely on all levels without becoming blocked in your system.
One of the qualities Cassiel brings as a gift is balance and manifesting this in your life is very often the first step towards becoming more serene, mainly because it helps you to manage those thoughts, emotions and actions in a more harmonious way. So working with Cassiel to achieve balance is a good place to bring about the changes you want to see in your life.
One way to calm and balance yourself is simply to sit in stillness. In fact, one of the things Cassiel teaches is that to be in harmony with yourself and your life means taking time to be rather than do. So sitting with Cassiel, relaxing in his energy is very beneficial and a good way to amplify this energy, making it readily available for you to utilize is to build a mandala with the intention of grounding Cassiel’s energy in the room where you are working.
Pale blue is the colour of stillness and if you visualise it, you will find you start to relax and become very still indeed. You can just do this and ask Cassiel to join you, but you can also enhance the whole process by using a pale blue candle and blue crystals.
I suggest using blue lace agate and amazonite since these two crystals will deepen the connection to Cassiel. Blue lace agate also activates the throat, brow and crown chakras, bringing them harmoniously into alignment which will in, itself help, you to become more balanced and its energy is particularly soft and soothing. You can add aqua aura, but it is expensive and not always necessary, but if you already have some ….
Lepidolite will also help because the keyword for this stone is acceptance and, to become more balanced in all you say and do, you do need to learn to accept yourself and all aspects of your life. You can either place the stone in your mandala or use it on your solar plexus chakra while you are sitting quietly, so it can work there.
If you place the stone on the chakra, think carefully about the intention you want to use while you work – what do you need to work on around the word acceptance? Do you simply need the energy of the quality in your system? Or do you need to release something before you can move into the energy of acceptance like feelings of anxiety or fear? Lepidolite contains lithium so it is a terrific stone to use for stress release and it will clear the solar plexus with ease and grace, especially if this is the intention you set before you start working. Think about it because clear intentions always get clear results.
Also include clear quartz in the mandala. This absorbs, amplifies and transmits any energy it is exposed to – if you ask politely, of course. Remember quartz is empowered by thought forms, so ask the crystals to do that with the energy Cassiel downloads.
If you like, you can set a piece of quartz aside and ask Cassiel to place his energy in the stone so you can keep it with you. This will enable you to keep manifesting balance in your life after you have finished working with the mandala. And don’t forget you can add to this process by asking your quartz to amplify Cassiel’s energy when it is transmitted to you from the crystalline lattice inside the stone.
So – the instructions are simple. Build your mandala, using the stones suggested or the ones you are guided to use. Then direct your thoughts about what you want to achieve with your mandala towards the stones e.g. connecting with Cassiel or holding Cassiel’s energy and transmitting it so you can meditate with it. The crystals will be happy to help and and make sure they are laid out in a circluar shape. This both contains the energy and allows it to flow round and round, allowing it to build and making it more readily available for use.
If you are using a candle, place it in the centre of the mandala, light it and start your meditatation by gazing into the flame. This will help you quieten your mind and allow your thoughts to simply float away. Then, when you are ready, ask Cassiel to join you. Thank him for coming and take a moment to attune to his energy as it enters your mandala and breathe it into the whole of your Four Body System, clearing it, so more of his energy can flow into your system, allowing your vibrational rate to rise.
At the most appropriate point in your meditation ask Cassiel show you how to manifest balance within and without so it fills your heart and flows out in your surroundings as a blessing to all – as always, as you have been blessed, so you bless in return.
At the end thank your crystals and Cassiel for their help and dismantle the mandala unless you are guided to leave it for a while, radiating energy into your environment.
Other Points
Cassiel rules Saturday, so if you work with your mandala on this day, your connection to him and his energy will be enhanced.
Cassiel brings two other qualities – harmony and serenity. You can work with these if you are guided to do so. Cassiel is also very good at teaching you patience if you feel you need to avail yourself of that particular quality. It is, after all, considered a virtue and it’s usually one we sadly lack! And, as an added extra, he can also balance all your chakras, if you ask him to.