I have, at least twice in my life, felt like someone was assigned to keep watch over me. Both incidents involved automobiles and both played out in near slow motion, as if normal time was suspended and I was somehow caught up in a different pace of motion than everyone surrounding me. A guided meditation many many years ago brought a name to me: Pedro. And since then I have thought, well, if I do have a guardian angel, I think his name might be Pedro.
I don’t know why I’d have a Latino guardian angel, but then again, I don’t know why I wouldn’t. Almost always willing to suspend disbelief, I am all for this proposition. And I am intrigued by the idea of winged beings, although I don’t necessarily think that angels have these wings. Just as I agree that there’s a superhero inside each and every one of us, I would also agree that there’s an angel in each of us, too. Superheroes and angels don’t always look like we expect them to. We’re probably passing by legions of both every day on the streets.
Today, the 2nd of October, we celebrate the Feast of the Guardian Angels. It’s a celebration that goes back to the Fourth Century, with folks setting up altars in their homes in honor of their guardian angels. This is no big celebration––it’s a very quiet and contemplative one, actually––and there are no real traditions associated with it. I think, however, if you are aware of a Pedro in your life, or of any source of protection, this is a good day to honor that being of light in whatever way you see fit.
Image: A still from Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” 1946. That’s Henry Travers portraying Clarence, George Bailey’s guardian angel. You know the story.
How wonderful. I will definitely celebrate my guardian angel today!
Well said! I, too, have felt their guidance and protection. I have heard that every religion has angels…very ecumenical!
I was five years old when I had my tonsils taken out. I remember praying when they got me on the operating table. I closed my eyes and I saw a radio control room with a sign that lit up spelling the work CALM. I immediately gave up the struggle and successfully got through the operation. I’ll never forget how that message supported and relaxed me
Yes. I have been visited several times by “David Vigil” and other guides…and this is usually in dream states. My father, my mother, my Babushka and my best friend Beth, all have died and visited since. They let me know when they’re around. I believe, too, that soul mates appear when they’re needed, whether or not we ask for them. Guardians, messengers, angels, souls in concert. They are all around us.