May I share my own personal thoughts/beliefs?

This may or may not be supported by biblical verses.

So, please don't tear it down if it comes from a different angle.

That being said, here goes:

For many years I had the blessing and opportunity to spend time with a very good friend, named Mary.
She had/has a spiritual gift that many people know as the term "channeling."

We discovered her gift when I would give her a head massage; I was in training to be a massagse therapist and would give Mary and her husband sessions.

Anyway, one evening while giving Mary the head massage I began to hear her speak. She seemed altered somehow, although she had not been drinking or using any drug. She sounded very relaxed and I began to understand that she was somewhere very special and unique in her brain/mind.

I listened. Mary told me that she was on a lovely beach and that I was there too. I may have been building a sand castle or swimming. I don't recall the exact details from this first experience. But as Mary spoke I came to know that her spirit or mind or consciousness was no longer where I was (in her home) but was on this beautiful beach.

Then Mary spoke about seeing a colorful form way down the beach that was moving toward her. As it approached slowly she described the long, flowing colored cloths that were draped around a form that was unclear. There was no fear in Mary whatsoever. I listened in an amazed way.

Then there was a slight pause. Mary stopped speaking. After a short interval, perhaps 45 seconds, I heard a voice come through Mary that was definitely different. And although it had some similarities to Mary's voice, it was clearly and undeniably different in pitch, pace and emphasis.

The voice introduced itself as my "spirit guide" who was also named Mary, but her last name was different than my friend, who's body lie on the floor beside me.

This was a revelation. I spoke freely with this new person that spoke through my dear friend. She knew me and confirmed many things that only a spiritual being would have access to regarding personal aspects of my life.

This was the beginning of a very healing time in my life. It was a time in which my friend Mary, who had this spiritual gift, would get together regularly to channel. The interesting thing is that this gift went against much of the stringent Christian teachings that she had digested over the years. Yet she had the gift even so. Which tome makes the gift even more authentic, because she was not trying to impress anyone or convince anyone.

In fact, Mary would often only channel if I could be present with her to watch over her and give her a sense of protection. Mary trusted me. And the process she would go through (to prepare for channeling) invlved deep relaxation and allowing herself to go to that spiritual place where she could simply hang out and then allow that person's spirit guides to speak through her.

So, there was a great deal of vulnerability involved in the process for Mary. She needed someone she trusted to be close. It was my pleasure to assist.

Another interesting aspect is that Mary, when asked, could not remember what had been said. She was simply hanging out, on that beach when channeling for me. For another person she might be hanging out in the woods, for someone else she may be in a field or a garden. I recall sometimes that she would also be in a protected and cozy lagoon when channeling for me.

For me, the idea that Mary was unable to remember what was said, lent even more credence and authenticity to the notion that who was actually speaking wasn't her.

Anyway, I will bring this back now to the topic I wanted to discuss. The other information was foundational to that.

I had the good fortune to be able to speak with my angel. I will keep her name to myself.
Over the many times we spoke my angel shared some interesting information with me. No I don't know what's going to happen in the future! :)

But my angel was definitely a female.
She indicated that angels can and do take human form at will. Another words, an angel can instantaneously appear in a completely believable human body. You might look at them and think nothing is out of the ordinary. I never asked whether angels had sexual organs and relations.

But she did open my eyes to the idea of paying better attention when out in the world as in most social gatherings (for instance, downtown, at a sporting event, in large stores, malls, places where larger numbers of people gather...) that there would be at least one if not more angels there who simply appeared like they were humans.

The argument could be said that than angels would have sexual organs if they appeared in human form. But that is not really a strong argument. A stronger view would be that angels appearing as humans could choose to have or not to have sexual organs when appearing in human form. It only depends on their purpose for being there.

If they were there as watchers, to make events flow smoothly, then it might not be necessary to have penises or vaginas. Breasts and strong chests cold still be present.

Again, my angel and I never brought up such an obscure topic.

One interesting topic we did explore was when I asked,
"Do angels ever spent a life with a human."

To which she said, "Yes. It does occur but its rare. It happens mostly when a person cannot find a suitable mate. The angel will choose to step in as their mate and spend the life together."

I was blown away. Perhaps I did not realize how much my angels words would work on me. At the time it just seemed an interesting idea. But as the years have flown by (over ten at this writing) I find that the topic has grown more and more interesting and fascinating.

In November of 2002 I was dating an Australian girl
and we flew back to her home in Canberra, Australia to spend the winter. We were to be snow birds. Australia during the northern hemispere cold months and Michigan during the warmer ones. Well, the relationship sank like a stone soon after arriving "down under."

But before we split up I can recall one evening I needed to leave the house to get out of the tense atmosphere and as I took the nearby sidewalk behind the house I passed by an older woman. As we passed each other I thought, "I wonder if that is'_____,' my angel?"

I didn't have the guts to say, "excuse me, but are you my angel?" Although I often don't mind playing the fool, I held back in this instant. Even so, something told me that there was a possibility that this was indeed my angel. Call it a feeling or a hunch. It prompted me to believe in the reality of its message. I would not fully give myself to accepting it. I walked by and so did she, and as I did so I agonized and vacillated about asking her. "Should I ask he? Maybe now I'll ask. No, she's probably human. She'll think I'm a freak. She's too far away now..."

Many months later, I was back in Michigan and I had the opportunity to spend time with my friend Mary, so we did some channeling. During this time I spoke with my angel and asked, "Was that you as the old woman when I took my walk that night in Canberra when things were dissolving for my relationship?" My angel told me it was her.

She said, "I needed to see you and look into your eyes to make sure that you were okay. I wanted to let you know that I was there for you."

I've knowingly seen my angel before this experience and after as well. And I would imagine I have seen her other times too but I had no clue it was her.

When in public, I look for her. I'm not always tuned to that but I try and remind myself. I try and keep my mind open to the possibility that one day our paths will cross again and I will have the guts to say, "Is that you '____'?"
And she will say, "Yes, Stephen."

Keep your mind and your eyes open. Angels are among us.