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# Denny Sargent and working with the Holy Guardian Angel

In this post I wanted to share more information on Dennys approach to working with your Higher Guardian Angel (HGA), Denny first looks from a historic and global perspective at what this term, the HGA means to most. Now before we get to Dennys look at this subject, I wanted so to see the definition from some other authorities on the subject. Here on arguably one of the largest publishers for spiritual and occult topics [llwellyn say the following](https://www.llewellyn.com/encyclopedia/term/holy+guardian+angel?srsltid=AfmBOoqnmUv1ldZcX-hnydvPwQB91RmkX-hQViRHgr2wYoxrgxuOGduD):

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> SOURCE:  *[Modern Magick](http://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738715780&utm_source=encyclopedia&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=encyclopedia)*, by Donald Michael Kraig
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> **2.**  The transcendent spiritual self that mediates between the Divine Self and the Lower Personality and serves as guardian and guide. The term was used by Abramelin the Mage as the focus of the magical operation known as "the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel." The HGA is also called the Higher Self, known also as the Augoeides of Iamblichus’ system, the All-Knower, the Divine Genius of the Golden Dawn, the Atman of Hinduism the True Ruler, Adonai, the Indwelling Spirit, etc. Carl Jung calls it his Daemon (not demon!) as did the Greeks.
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> Contact between the Higher, Divine Self, and the Lower Self/Personality, has to be initiated by the Personality, and then is experienced as a separate being. That contact is the first step in the Great Work (also known as the Knowledge and Conversation) that leads to integration, and thus to Initiation. This is the discovery of one’s True Will.
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> AUTHOR:  Carl Llewellyn Weschcke

So it looks like we are all on the same page, now on with Dennys global and historic look at the subject.

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## A History of the Holy Guardian Angel 

Let’s begin with the word ANGEL. 

The word "angel" is quite old. It comes from the Sanskrit word **angiras**, which means a "divine spirit:’ This term was carried by the sweep of nomadic invasions into Persia where it became the word for "courier" and finally entered Western culture as the Greek word **angelos**, which means "a messenger:' This conforms to the traditional belief that angels are messengers of God. Angels are called "demigods" or "high spiri" in a wide range of cultures, both ancient and modern. Yet everywhere they are also seen as spiritual beings that bring messages from the divine presence or God. 

The idea of the Guardian Angel has permeated the folk beliefs of countess cultures. Some of the earliest writings we have from Sumerians, Egyptians, and ancient Greeks indicate a strong belief **in a personal deity. **This "little god" was seen as a personal spirit or power **that comes into the world when each person is born to help that person grow and prosper throughout life**. According to these texts, this spirit is a part of you and yet it is somehow a higher being whose purpose is to watch over you, to guide you. and to help you in times of need. 

It is remarkable how little this ancient concept has changed. even within our Western culture. **Virtually all ancient peoples believed in this concept **and seems to be something handed down within secret or mystery traditions. That we each have a Guardian Angel is a widespread belief. If you ask people if they believe in Guardian Angels an amazing number of people say yes. 

Traditional Jewish mystics call angels "shining ones:'They believe that each of us has a bit of God, an angel. assigned to protect us. Ancient writers tell us however that **you must make an effort to open up to your guardian spirit if you want direct help**. It is a kind of divine partnership. In our modern world, however, we don't know how to interface with this 

After discussing the concept of a Guardian Angel with hundreds of people over many years, I have discovered the Holy Guardian Angel (HGA for short) everywhere. I've spoken with Christians. Moslems. Jews. Buddhists. Pagans. and Animists. all of whom have remarkably similar yet slightly divergent views of what a Guardian Angel is and does. 

### The Guardian Angel in Ancient Cultures 

The word "religion" comes from the Latin term *religios*. meaning ‘to re-link:' From earliest times, ancient cultures have accepted that each person has a personal deity or Guardian Angel. The ancient Greeks called this the **"genius."** This term today describes someone of great intelligence, but after all, who could know more than your Guardian Angel? 

Ancient Egyptians referred to this being as the **Ka **and always showed it in carvings as a small being with the body of a bird and the head of a man. How like our traditional Western image of an angel this is! Egyptian texts claimed that the Ka departed from the body only at death. Pyramids and tombs often had a special exit passage for this purpose. Ancient texts make it quite clear however. that the **Ka was not the soul, but rather a special divine being given to each person by the gods to protect and guide the soul. **

The Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians and other ancient cultures of the Middle East very likely influenced our concept of what an angel looks like. Temples and palaces were adorned with massive images of **divine winged humanoid beings**. The term for a guardian spirit in the ancient Chaldean tongue was **a small god **who was born with each person to help and act as an inner divine protector throughout life. The term, **IL**, later evolved into the Hebrew term **EL **roughly meaning ‘of God’. It is interesting to note that even today, the term appears at the end of each angel's name, as a mark of the divine: Gabri-EL, for example. 

### The Guardian Angel in Judaism

Judaism retains a firm belief in Guardian Angels and is probably one of the main sources for angelic lore in both Christianity and Islam. Rabbinical doctrine states that **there are angels assigned to each person by God at birth. **

Angels were extremely important in the birth and growth of Judaism and the blessing of the Guardian Angel is still often ritually invoked in Jewish rituals and festivals to protect house and family members. Although the belief has been almost lost within mainstream 

Judaism, it is still maintained within smaller orthodox groups. Yet even today many all Jewish believers know of and honor their Guardian Angel. 

### The Guadian Angel in Christianity 

The concept of the Guardian Angel, though not currently central to Christian doctrine, but is still very present. Within the Roman Catholic Church. There **is a Guardian Angel Society. in Catholic schools **and children are often taught to pray to their Guardian Angels **and even to leave a section of their desks dear for their angels to rest **upon! In the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church, October 2 is set aside as the Feast of Archangels, a celebration that honors the Holy Guardian Angel as well. Numerous devotional images of the Guardian Angel have survived in Catholicism. One image that has seeped into popular culture can be found most everywhere and depicts a lovely angel with long hair and huge wings, wearing shining robes, **often with a star glowing above its head. **The figure is often shown guiding children..The message is dear: An angel has been sent by God to protect each of us, especially children. Recently, interest in Guardian Angels has been revived within Catholicism and within Christianity as a whole.This is a grassroots movement both the Pope and the very un-Catholic Protestant Billy Graham have published material on Guardian Angels! Those who seek Biblical proof of the Guardian Angel are pointed to Matthew 18:10 by believers. **Here it is set forth that God has assigned a divine guardian to each of us! **

### The Guardian Angel in Islam 

Islam is another religion that acknowledges Guardian Angels as holy messengers of God sent sent by Allah to each of us to help guide us through life. They are born with us, guide us in life, and help us die and take us to heaven. Angels in general are quite common in the Koran. The Koran states: **"He [God] sends forth guardians who watch over you and carry away your souls without fail when death overtakes you." **

### The Guardian Angel in Buddhism and Hinduism

Many people are very surprised to find guardian angels in Asian beliefs, yet, there are many. In fact. the belief in **an inner divine presence that guards and helps **us is very common in Eastern religions. In Buddhism there are angelic protectors sent from heaven to protect and guard the faithful. Winged angels are often depicted in Buddhist art, especially on the ceilings of temples. They are shown lifting Buddha to heaven after he died. Divine angels who custer about Amitabha Buddha in heaven deliver inspiration and messages to people still living. Buddhist sects, in fact, teach a very interesting idea that each person has within him or her a divine shining presence ‘seed’ called the **Budhi**. This light or energy **is a direct connection with the universe **proving everyone is a potential Buddha, an enlightened or divine being. **What is needed is a guide and the guide is this guardian spirit or Budhi who is the real Self**. These words are nearly identical to those used in other religions to describe Guardian Angels. The common Buddhist mantra or chant that shows this clearly is: OM MANl PADME HUM. This means: "The jewel (Higher Self) in the center of the lotus (human body)" 

Hinduism, as different as it is from Western religions, still carries the belief **that every person has a Guardian Angel, or Atman**. The Atman is often described as a Higher Self, or as a spark of divinity that guards and guides. Hinduism also teaches that every living thing has a **deva **(god or angel) to make it grow or help it prosper, especially people. The goal of the practice of yoga and of devotion to f many different forms of God is to attain this enlightenment. All religious Hindus work to gain complete union(yoga) with the universe, and it is the Atman (or Guardian Spirit) that urges us on toward this, leading us and showing us the way. In the Tantric lineages I am in, the term ‘Guardian Spirit’ is used to describe the spirit that you are born with how it guides and helps you reincarnate when you die! 

### The Guardian Angel in Pagan, Pantheistic and other Earth-Centered Religions

Other cultures that are more connected with the Earth and its natural cycles, such as Native Americans, aboriginal or tribal groups, Afro-Caribbean sects, and modern Pagans, Witches and others, tend to be Pantheistic and diverse. This means that their traditions are rooted in a belief that the divine is everywhere and has many aspects. In these varied faiths virtually all acknowledge a Guardian Spirit or angel. The Guardian Spirit or Angel in these cultures may be called " Ally" or "totem." In Voudou it is Bon Ange (good angel) and It is remarkable how similar this concept is to that of the Guardian Angel of established Monothiestic religions. The teaching in such Pagan cultures (from *pagalli, people of the Earth*) often reveals that, although each person has an Ally or Guardian Spirit, each must make an effort to connect with this spirit through some sort of initiation or "vision quest." Once the connection is made, this ally or totem will be a constant psy 

### The Guardian Angel in Modern times in Psychology 

The person who really brought psychology and religion together and managed to define a modern concept of the Guardian Angel was C. G. Jung. Jung believed that there is a spiritual dimension to the inner mind. Jung spent most of his life exploring a kind of meditative spirituality. His chief contribution to the search for the Guardian Angel is his concept of **The Self**--with a capital "S". Jung believed that each person undergoes a process of spiritual and psychological growth.called **Individuation**, a deeply personal psychic evolution of a person's Inner Self from a seed or pure awareness that is nurtured and grows. As each person grows, as the conscious and unconscious mind interface, as experiences and ideas mature, what emerges from the inner mind is a stronger link with a personified higher consciousness or Self. It is this higher consciousness that guides and advises each person **and acts as a separate divine entity, **This awakened spirit of the inner mind is, simply put, the Guardian Angel. Jung was not religious per se but was deeply spiritual, his most private and spiritual writings in THE RED BOOK show a painting he did of his Holy Guardian Angel or Self: Philomon. 

This modern view of the Guardian Angel is not really very different from the older religious view. In fact, they are two different views of the same thing. One of the great maxims of the ancient mystics was, "As above, so below :'This has been filtered through the lens of modern psychology *and Magick *to become, "As without, so within;’ reflecting a belief that external reality mirrors internal reality. What is in heaven is also on the Earth; what is in the external world is also in the internal world. Both this modern view and the ancient religious concept of the Guardian Angel express the idea that with conscious effort you can contact and communicate with your ‘**Self**,’ or Guardian Angel, and gain gnosis (direct divine knowledge) and guidance. 

AND TODAY….. 

Most Americans Believe in Guardian Angels **About 55 percent of Americans say they've been helped by a guardian angel. **

*[ABC NEWS By Dan Harris September 18, 2008, ](https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=5833399&page=1)*

**Sept. 18, 2008 More than half of all adults, including one in five of those who say they are not religious, believe that they have been protected by a guardian angel during their life, according to a new survey by Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion. **

**The survey polled 1,700 respondents of diverse religious faiths: evangelical Protestants, black Protestants, mainline Protestants, Catholics and Jews. Researchers found that a belief in guardian angels, affirmed by 55 percent of respondents, is a phenomenon that crosses religious, as well as regional and educational lines. **

**"While I knew there were a lot of people who had such [beliefs in angels]," said Rodney Stark, a professor of social sciences and co-director for studies of religion at Baylor University, "I wasn't prepared for the frequency of it."**

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## Further Information

##### Meeting your Higher Guardian Angel: Magical Adventures with Denny Sargent - Perseus Arcane Academy

##### Courses 1-3: Attaining your Guardian Angel by Denny Sargent

##### Methods discussed on Reddit

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