Angel

Angels, in a variety of religions, are regarded as spiritual beings. They are depicted as messengers of God in the Hebrew and Christian holy texts (Bibles), and in the Quran. The term "Angel" has also been expanded to various notions of spiritual beings found in many other religious traditions.

Other roles of Angels include protecting and guiding human beings, and carrying out God's tasks.

In art, Angels are often depicted with wings, perhaps reflecting the descriptions in the Hebrew Bible of Cherubim and Seraphim. However, while Cherubim and Seraphim have wings in the bible, no Angel is mentioned as having wings.

By the late fourth century, the Catholic Church agreed that there were different categories of Angels, with appropriate missions and tasks assigned to them.

Famous Angels and their Tasks

 * Malachim (messengers): general word for Angel
 * Seraphim (the burning ones): sing and praise God
 * Michael (who is like God): performs acts of justice and power
 * Gabriel (the strength of God): performs God's kindness
 * Raphael (God heals): God's healing force
 * Satan (the adversary): brings peoples' sins before them in the heavenly court
 * Uriel (God is my light): leads us to destiny

Recent Interactions
As recently as the 20th century, visionaries and mystics have reported interactions with, and recieved dictation from, Angels. One Italian writer and mystic wrote The Book of Azariah based on "dictations" that she directly attributed to her guardian Angel, Azariah.

In the teaching of Theosophy, Devas are regarded as living in either the atmospheres of the planets of the solar system or inside the Sun, and they help to guide the operation of the processes of nature such as the process of evolution and the growth of plants. Their appearance is reputedly like colored flames and they are about the size of an average human. It is believed by Theosophists that Devas can be observed when the third eye is activated.

Some Devas originated as human beings.

It is believed by Theosophists that nature spirits, Elementals, and Fairies can also be observed when the third eye is activated. It is maintained by Theosophists that these less evolutionarily developed beings have never been incarnated as humans; they are regarded as being on a separate line of spiritual evolution called the "deva evolution"; eventually, as their souls advance as they reincarnate, it is believed that they will incarnate as Devas.