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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Handbook for Incarnated Angels, on Following Dreams





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Hello Friends,

I am an Angel Advocate, designated by Archangel Michael. This means that one of the main reasons I am here on earth in this lifetime is to help the Incarnated Angels learn who they are and find their way.  


One of the things that typically causes problems for Incarnated Angels, 
or Earth Angels as they may also be called, is that they have a hard time fitting in. This can be a problem, because here in this world, so much pressure is put on people to conform to whatever society they happen to be live in, that if you either cannot or are not willing to conform, you can find yourself getting made fun of an possibly even ostracized.  


Nevertheless, when you are an Incarnated Angel, what I teach, is that you should know who you are and be happy about your independence from others and the fact that you are different. So this is the reason I have written the following piece. I wanted to give an outline of not only why and how you can enjoy being different from others, but also how you can use that difference to your advantage in what I call getting your Angel work done.

This article, however, is not directed exclusively to Incarnated Angels. It fits Incarnated Angels, (Earth Angels), very well, but it also applies to all humans who take up the mantle of doing whatever they can to be good and to follow God's will in their lives.

Blessings, ZARA ANGEL

Victory of the Angels



Incarnated Angels / Earth Angels... 










" If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." ~ Henry David Thoreau





While living on this earth, most people seem convinced that they should fit in and be like everybody else.  They are afraid to stand out and risk looking different, because they are worried about lack of acceptance and harassment.  But for some who are actually Incarnated Angels, Earth Angels, or angels in human form, I have an urgent message for you.  Instead of compromising your worthy ideals in order to gain acceptance from people who will not truly accept you anyway, get more in touch with your intuition and, just as God intended you to do in the first place, follow your dreams!




“But how can I do this?” you may ask... Well I’ve thought about it a great deal, and I’m giving you a brief outline of a recipe that will work for you if you use it: Spend time thinking about a worthy goal you’d love to achieve.  Then plan it out, and do it.  




Every single person who lives on this earth is here to THINK and BE CREATIVE in life.  In addition, everyone is here to help others and do their part to make the world a better place.  We are not here for the purpose of just looking around for a comfortable niche to feel normal in.  


Note: This applies doubly to the Incarnated Angels that I am here to guide and to help through my professional Angel Readings.


But truly, it applies to everybody.  We are here to THINK and BE CREATIVE about how to be caring and loving and bring more GOOD into the world--as much as we possibly can.




So the next thing to do is to Choose a Worthy Goal...




In choosing a worthy goal and achieving it, the initial step is to first say prayers for guidance, and then daydream, and notice the thoughts as they surface in your in your mind.  As you do this, you are allowing your subconscious to assist you in determining your goals.   This is good because it opens the floodgate to whatever it is that you’d really like to achieve.



After spending some time daydreaming and allowing your thoughts to surface, write down the pertinent ideas that occur to you.  At this point, don’t edit.  Just write.  You may be surprised at the lofty aspirations that spring forth, but just let them come.  The chances are there that even if achieving these goals seems impossible to you at the moment, in time, with angels’ help, these worthy goals may be yours.



The next step towards getting what you soulfully want is to be genuinely grateful for the gifts you already have. There's no way around it.  If you want to change your life and achieve your goals, this step is necessary. You need to be grateful, or nothing else will work.



“Wait a minute”, you may ask, “How about if just about everything in my life is extremely far from what I want it to be? What then?  Am I supposed to be ‘grateful’ for situations I hate?  What about if I feel very frustrated about almost everything in my life?  How can I feel ‘grateful’ for that?  And also, what if I really can't believe it could change and feel that all this positive thinking stuff is just fantasy?  What then?” 


  
Then, you’ll need to change your attitude.  The reason for this is quite simple.





Before the angels are able to bring more blessings in your life than you currently have, you will need to open your eyes and see the blessings they have already brought you.  Then, when you become aware of the blessings you already have, you need to experience thanksgiving. In this way, you will not only be opening up an avenue for added blessings in your life, you will also have a richer understanding of the meaning of life. 


Blessings and beauty are all around.  Angelic gifts of many kinds are given to you each day. When you allow yourself to become aware of this, and become positively grateful for what you already have, you will find yourself relaxing more and becoming better at receiving greater gifts than the ones you already have.  Then the angels will be able to add more blessings in your life and your heart, and besides the gifts you asked for, there will be more peace within you as well.

Remember, your life, as well as the lives of everyone else, are made of days, months, and years,  and we can only live one day at a time.  So, realizing this, go in the direction of your goal a day at a time.  Spend your time thinking...jotting down ideas, planning, writing an outline of how you can accomplish your goal, and working in the direction of your goal in steps.


Meanwhile, pace yourself wisely and understand that with each step you take in your well thought out plan, you will be getting that much closer to accomplishing your goal. And with your consistent effort and blessings from the angels, you will succeed.

Love and Blessings, 
  







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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Description of My Psychic Angel Readings

I'm Clairaudient and Clairvoyant and I have all the psychic skills and I'm working with Archangel Michael.  In the course of a reading, I start by saying a prayer.  Then I quickly clear negative entities out, which in itself is a huge service.  I do this so that the information that comes through will be from the highest and the best.  Then information about YOU on the deepest level of your soul starts pouring through from the angels--things the angels have always tried to tell you, but which you could not hear.  In this way, they are able to bring insight and direction to you through my mediumship.

After this, you are able to ask questions and get answers to virtually everything, and during the reading, the angels and I will bring you direction, greater understanding, encouragement and insight as we go along.  This will help you understand yourself, people you know and situations much better than ever before and will give you greater  insight about how to proceed intelligently and strategically in many important aspects of your life in ways that will help bring about the optimum results about things most important to you.

In addition, the angels and I also do energetic clearing for you, the result of which is that many problems that you have will be lessened.  This clearing will help you to get results you're going for in many areas of your life, such as increasing the chance of getting a job, avoiding problems that have been looming and it can help to clear  negative "programs" such as unnecessary "fear", "resentment", "anxiety", etc.   The result of this clearing helps you with greater understanding, usually feeling better, greater clarity about how to solve problems and overcome anxiety.

Another benefit for you is that the angels and I are able to clear curses, voodoo, spells, hexes, and geometric reversals which could have been put on you at any time in your life.  These methodologies which the dark side may have put on you to cause problems in your life are able to be cleared , regardless of the length of time you may previously have been affected by them.  

I also facilitate Soul Retrievals, which can be extremely important if at any time in your life you have lost part of your soul due to illness, grief, or fear.  Many people are not aware of the fact that part of their soul could even possibly be missing, yet this happens all the time.  When it does occur, negative 4th dimensional beings will usually grab onto the soul-fragments that are available to them, and they take them to their "lair" and remotely cause problems for the individual whose soul they are holding.
Manifestations of soul-loss are illness, apathy, and a feeling of not being connected.

Then, after the angels and I do the process of soul cleansing and soul reconnection, you will feel much better.  Positive side effects may include greater health, happiness, more energy, feeling more purposeful, and clear thoughts.  You will feel more yourself again.  


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Love, Peace, Joy!!!

ZARA ANGEL   425.741.9752

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Friday, January 20, 2012

What Are the Akashic Records And Why YOU Should Care






“I get it now.......  You’ve given me what I need.  I know what to do now and I’m going to do it. 
ZARA, I can’t thank you enough!”  T J, NY, NY




Hello Friends,


One of the things I do within my Psychic Angel Readings is to clear out negativity from the Akashic Records so my clients can have easier and happier lives. When new clients call to schedule Psychic Angel Readings with me, they sometimes ask me to describe what I do in my Readings and also what is meant by the Akashic Records. So in order to answer that question for more people, I've decided to write this article to explain what the Akashic Records are and why it is important to clear them from as much negativity as possible.


But first, a little more about what my Psychic Angel Readings are like.  Here's what I tell my clients when they call:


What my Readings are like:


I'm clairaudient and clairvoyant and I have all the psychic skills.  In the course of a reading, I begin by saying a prayer, "Beloved Spirit, Angels of Light, Beings of Light, Beloved I AM, Beloved ALL, Beloved OM, please be with us now and give us a good and accurate reading, messages and guidance for _________.


Then I clear out negative entities in order to ensure that we're only working with the highest and the best.  This takes only a few minutes, and is a very important service that is included in all my psychic readings.


After that, information from the angels starts pouring through about the client in the deepest level of the client's soul.  This information describes the person from the angels' perspective, and is usually far different from what the person would expect.  It's always very loving and very supportive, and is also very honest--and incredibly helpful.


In the next step, the reading becomes very interactive and the client is encouraged to ask questions and specify what they want to talk about.  From this interaction, the angels give the client accurate, right-on answers, guidance and insight which, often, the client would never have thought of themselves and, as is testified by the fact that many of my clients have already been to numerous counselors and psychics in the past who did not come up with an accurate and effective solution,  no one, other than the angels and I would ever have thought of.  The answers are usually simple, logical and direct, although sometimes they seem a little counter intuitive and/or radical. Yet, when the clients choose to use the suggestions the angels give them in my readings, the results they get are incredibly positive.  


In addition to the above, I also do clearing of negative programs from the Akashic Records.  This means I find blocks that have been causing problems in the persons' lives for either numerous years, or blocks that have recently developed, all of which have been recorded by the angels in the Akashic Records.  The energetic clearing the angels and I then do to release these programs and blocks from the Akashic Records, and from the people's lives, is highly effective and hugely life changing for the better.  


I also mention to the client that I've been doing this work for over 15 years, and the reason I continue is because I get so much positive feedback from my clients as to the effectiveness of my work, and how much better my work helps them to feel.  They call me and write me and tell me how much better they are feeling, and about the many improvements they are experiencing in their relationships, and many different practical applications of life.



“Since I talked to you yesterday, there’s such a difference!  Now, I feel a thousand times better than I did when I first called you.  Then, I was very physically and mentally tired. Now,  I have energy and mental and physical strength.  
Chelina, Houston, TX, 


"I’ve been in many classes and read many things.  I don’t always believe all of what I’ve seen, heard or read. Being with ZARA is different.  She is the real thing.  After many years of coming to her as a client, I have never been told anything that is not true from her.  Everything she says is true and inspired from the Angels."
Luanne M. Bueling,  Marysville, WA














What are the Akashic Records?


The Akashic Records are records kept by angels concerning every detail of your life.  Almost no one realizes how closely the angels follow people all their lives.  But the fact is, the angels watch over each of us, and they keep track of every little thing that happens.  They keep track of your actions, your experiences and your thoughts.  Every detail is recorded.






In a lucid dream I had once, I read a page about myself from the Akashic Records.  In my dream, I was sitting on the floor of the living room with an extremely thick book and decided to open it.  I opened it to a page somewhere in the middle and was completely astonished to find that the words I was reading were about me.  I couldn't believe that what I read about was myself as a child sitting in the backyard in the afternoon sun watching little black ants.  It was such a small event that had taken place when I was about eight years old, but it was still recorded!   I realized this meant that every event in my life is recorded.   And not only that, I also realized that every single event and thought that happens in mine or any one's life can be interesting.


As I read on, I found myself re-experiencing a time when I was just a child, sitting on the warm cement in the back of my home, enjoying the peacefulness of the afternoon sun on pavement and watching a long line of little black ants crawl by.  As I watched, and noticed they were carrying things that looked as big as they were.  I noticed they seemed to know where they were going and what they were doing, and I was fascinated.  I must have gone into a trance state at that time as I watched them, and I definitely had a very strong sense of well-being.  I started realizing things that had nothing to do with the ants.  Things like my mother loved me and I felt safe and protected at home.


As I sat there, I forgot the concept of time.  Some of the ants were carrying incredibly heavy loads for their size and as I watched them, I wondered how they could possibly know what they were doing. "How could they know what they're doing?" I thought.  "And what are they really doing anyway?"






I noticed they were intense about their work and I wondered how that could possibly be. I felt that if I continued sitting there and just continued watching them, in time, I would figure it out--or, at least I was trying to figure them out.


 The fact that there are angels with us all the time,  keeping track of every detail in our lives, can help you begin to understand how important each and every one of your decisions really is.    And when I say the angels keep track of every detail, I mean this literally.


Again, the Recording Angels keep track of everything in your life.  The reason I know this for sure is because I've seen my own Akashic Records firsthand, and I've witnessed the angels in their scribing.  Not only this, but daily, in the Psychic Readings and Angel Readings I do, I access the Akashic Records, and for this reason, at times, I am able to access things like people's exact words and exact thoughts during certain events that have already taken place in their lives.








Here are some examples:
Once, when a young woman of about 20 years of age came to me for a reading, I told her an exact phrase she had thought that she had never told anyone about.  When I repeated the phrase, she laughed because the phrase was mischievous, and she absolutely remembered thinking the thought.  She said that people always thought of her as a good girl, and little did they know she actually had such thoughts, but she admitted it to me, and in laughing about it, began to see herself objectively and this helped her straighten herself out a bit.  


Another young woman who had been raised in a family that did not believe in God, secretly prayed in her bedroom, and I described an exact ritual that she had performed as she came into a feeling of spirituality within herself in the privacy of her bedroom. 
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I can often see into the future--sometimes to tell my clients what will happen, and sometimes to warn them to avoid certain things.  I can also give them strategies to effect the outcome that would be best for them--the outcomes that they really want.  In fact, this is a very strong point about the work I do. You see, for the most part, I really do not believe in fate.  And this is exactly why clearing negative programs out of the Akashic Records works so well.  As I clear negative programs out, and teach clients ingenious ways to create positive outcomes, their lives become happier and more fulfilled.


This brings up the next question:


Can negativity really be cleared from the Akashic Records, and how does that help?










The answer is:  Yes, a great deal of negativity can be cleared from the Akashic Records and in fact, some of the karma can be cleared.  


This is how it works:


People come to me because the angels lead them to do so.  They either see my picture, or read something about me, or hear about me from a friend, or a combination of the above, and something tells them they need to come to me.  


They have a feeling of faith, and something tells them that talking to me and listening to me is going to help them, and they pay attention and call me.  The reason they have the faith to call me, and actually follow through is precisely because they are ready for the clearing.  They are ready for the help.  


That means, they may be ready to listen in ways they have never listened before, and change their lives in ways they perhaps had never considered...things like breathing pink and sending it to others, or giving up eating sugar, absolutely, completely, in toto.  






Or, they may open their minds to realizing what people around them are really saying, and hearing them in new ways they weren't able to understand them before.  Or, they may read the symbols in architecture, movies and business logos and advertisements in ways they never thought of before, and learn to apply this new found understanding in their lives with profound significance.  


In short, I teach them to essentially do one thing differently that profoundly helps them to improve their lives.  This, coupled with the energy clearing I do brings about huge changes for the better in people's lives.


But why is some of their karma able to be cleared?
If  people are not prepared to be open for change, they usually do not contact me in the first place.  The fact that they do give me is directly linked to the fact that they are somewhat humbled and are ready for change.


Whatever it is that prepares people to accept the help I offer is the same thing within them that  help to figuratively loosen the karma in order for it to be cleared away.  This phenomenon reminds me of the game called "Monopoly" in which you can draw a card that says "Pass Go, Get out of Jail free". 


Similarly, when you have already learned a lesson in life, you do not need to keep the old karma you'd previously accumulated, and suffer from past mistakes.  You do not need to be punished for lessons you've already learned.  


Of course, for anyone who has not or is not willing to learn their lessons, karma still goes on regardless of the amount of clearing I can do, but when someone has already learned to acknowledge their mistakes and is willing to improve their patterns in terms of kindness, understanding and love, there is no need for them to go through old karma.  Instead, they can speed up the process.  The angels and I can clear the karmic programs and coach people into more loving, practical and pragmatic patterning behaviors that help live a happier, meaningful and joyful life.


ZARA ANGEL








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Love                      Peace                           Joy

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Being Aware of Angels in YOUR Life


 Hello Friends!

In my experience with Angels, I've learned a good deal about what is important about us from the Angels' perspective, and why paying attention to signs of their presence can be incredibly helpful in our lives, so in order to share this information with you, I've written the following...

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The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.  ~George Elliot



"I thought I'd write and tell you how fabulous it feels to command the respect I deserve so that I am not constantly mistreated.  It is a wonderful feeling and I feel that all credit goes to you, it is only the beginning of this.  I must continue to set these healthy boundaries for all types of relationships because I will no longer be allowing anyone to treat me as a doormat.  There's no reason for it.  The more I repeat this new behavior of self-respect, the more assured I feel.  Thank you very much, ZARA."  L.G., Bridgeport, MI






The Importance of Acknowledging Angels in Your Life




by ZARA ANGEL


We all need angels in our lives, and fortunately for us, angels are real.  I know this because I've been communing with angels for most of my life.  And in my communion with them, I have discovered a good deal about what is important about us from the angels' perspective. While I have known many people who've said that angels must be too busy to bother with them--thinking of themselves as somewhat insignificant, the truth is, the angels are not only open to helping and working with people, that's their job, and they love it.  They do it all the time.  That is, they come to us and help us in our lives as much as it is possible for them to do so.  


But a key thing about what makes it possible for angels to come into our lives a more often is to consciously have an attitude of openness to them.  This is because our attitudes influences our energy, and angels are very sensitive to energy.   So even though the angels do their best to come into the lives of everyone, you can help them come into your life more often by consciously having an open, loving attitude toward them, and by consciously noticing their presence.



In my life, the angels visited me on the night that my grandma died.  Even though I was only nine at the time, I was allowed to be in the hospital with my mom.  Just as my grandma died, I saw her spirit leave her body, and I knew she was alright.  Even though I loved her so much I couldn't even imagine living without her, I felt comfort in knowing she was lifted to a place I knew was safe.  The next evening, as I looked up to the ceiling of my bedroom, I saw angels floating there.  Knowing how hard it was for me to lose my wonderful grandma, they comforted me, and gave me that very special blessing.


Things such as this and countless other examples happen in our lives all the time, but too often we fail to take note of them.  That is, we may notice them at first, but then dismiss such occurrences as coincidences, or figments of our imagination.  But rather than just dismissing such visions and experiences as these, I believe we should take the angels seriously, ponder them, and be grateful for them.  The fact is, the more we are willing to wake up, notice our angel experiences, and take them firmly into our memory and our personal view of reality, the more able the angels are to come into our lives, bless our lives and help each of us in an ongoing, angel interactive way.


Angels are actually present in each of our lives.  They accompany us as we come into this world as newborns.  Without the angels guiding us and protecting us, we wouldn't be able to come into this world at all.  When we are children, they help to keep us safe and as adults, they're there for us too.  The angels help everybody as much as they can, and this means that in everybody's lives, angels come to visit and help us sometimes.   This means that the angels have visited you, and probably more often than you think.  



In wondering when they may have visited you, think back.  Times in your past when things did not seem to be going right, when suddenly a feeling of comfort came over you without anything outwardly having changed.  At such times you may feel strangely peaceful right through the difficulty or the trial that you were experiencing.  



A possible scenario could be a time when you almost got into an automobile accident, and narrowly missed it in a way that was quite astonishing to you. 
Another example could have been a time in your past when you needed help in an examination, and the answer inexplicably came into your mind even though you had no outward way of knowing it. You hadn't studied that particular information.  Another example could be when you thought you saw an angel, but then later doubted what you had seen.



Sometimes an angel will make a sudden appearance when you're going through a period of sadness, like when a close friend or relative dies and you feel distraught.







A woman I'll call Christy described such an experience to me during an Angel Reading Session.  She said she was resting in her bed after her father died and suddenly she felt the presence of someone at the foot of her bed.  As she looked in the direction of the presence, she saw a beatific angel sitting there, looking at her and sending her peace.  Immediately Christy felt great peace.  She also intuitively understood the message the angel came to bring--that her father's soul was taken care of, and she had no reason to fear.  She felt everything was in Divine Order, and her father was OK.  It helped her come to terms about her father's passing, and helped her to feel much better.



One way to be aware of Angels' presence in your life is to know some of the simple methods the angels have of communicating their presence to us. They can appear as flashes of light.  They can make audible sounds in your home, your car or wherever you are--sounds such as taps and clicks in the wall, the furniture, the ceiling, or the roof of your car.  They do this to say "Hello", to acknowledge the validity of something you just said or thought, to help you simply know they are there. 




The angels also guide you and teach you inside of dreams, and they communicate through a variety of signs.  For instance, when you are taking a walk, just when you are thinking about a problem or even a blessing in your life, you may find a feather, or a dime, or even an object that someone has dropped.  By saying this, I do not mean to imply that the objects you find did not get there by a natural method such as a bird dropping a feather, etc.  It's just that the fact that those objects just happen to be there at that moment in your path can be a reassurance that you are not alone in this life, that angels love and care about you and are always around you...


In Angel Readings I've done over the years in person and over the phone, I've taught many people these concepts.  And the reports I've heard back give further evidence that angels do communicate to us through the ways I delineated in the above paragraphs.  Many have reported hearing clicks in the wall and so forth happening at key moments, for instance when they were wondering what to do about something, came up with an idea and immediately heard a validating click that helped them know that the angels agreed and supported that idea. 

I've also had many witnesses of spiritual phenomena that occurred in the various places I have done in-person Angel Readings and taught classes.  Here are some fascinating examples:  


During a Psychic Development Class I was teaching, the angels made clearly audible firework-like sounds travel across the ceiling lasting about 3 or 4 seconds.  This happened week after week, with approximately 17 people present.  Everyone could hear the sounds, and there was no physical explanation for this to have happened.  In other words, we were on the top floor.  No one was making the sounds above us.


When I do in person Angel Readings in my home, the angels often make a sound on one of the drums.  I invite people to pick up the drum where the sound came from to check it out and when they do, they find no physical explanation for the sound.


Once, when I was teaching, a partner of a person attending decided to wait outside till class was over.  All at once, he knocked at the front door.  I opened it for him and found him standing there looking stunned.  I invited him in, and he told us that while outside, he saw large flashes of light above the roof of my home.  He said that as he watched this, he knew what was taking place inside was important, and he felt compeled to come inside and join us, so I got him a chair and welcomed him in the group. 


There are many other ways that angels communicate their presence and communicate directly with us. 


In upcoming articles I will be writing further about angels communicating with us and our communicating directly with the angels.
Psychic Angel Reader ZARA ANGEL in Seattle, Washington


So always remember, Angels are real. They are here to help us.  And only when we open ourselves to receive their messages can we fully receive their help and guidance.




                                  Blessings,  ZARA ANGEL


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"In our last session, I wanted help with being able to complete things I start.  Since then, I've been completing things and I'm blown away with the delightful results!"   Halima Moyen, Bellevue, WA


"I want you to know that the clearing you did really worked.  Today at work, I felt so 'on'.  I was more assertive and things went really well for me.  I'm on top of things and I feel great!  Thank you so much!"  KR





  Love      Peace      Blessings     Joy  




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