When I was growing up I had an imaginary friend who I called Simpret,I have no idea where the name came from. I was an only child but lived on a big estate with lots of other kids to play with. My mum thought I was just lonely and didnt make too much fuss about it.
I can remember being able to sense him, it was male and sort of an energy not a visual thing but just a sense. He was part of my life from being about 3 to around 7 years old. I always felt safe around him and frustrated that no one believed me.
I talked to him and although he never talked back he made me feel safe and happy. I would be interested to hear if anyone else has had a similar experience.
I still feel like I have someone with me in my life, watching over me, guiding me sometimes, im not sure if its still the same thing or not.
love, dawn
Guardian Angel or Imaginary Friend?
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When I was about 4 years old there was an old lady who lived next door to us. I remember going to her garden once. I don't remember much else other than my mother didn't like me going there and I believe they stopped it. I do remember being terribly disappointed.
Then we moved to another town. I use to tease my sister about the woman who lived in the attic. My mother swears that they began to hear noises in the house and made me stop talking about her. Her name was Madelyn although I don't remember actually believing that there was really someone there. But if something was misplaced or moved, I would tease and say it was Madelyn.
Sorry, my stories are always SO long. When I began to study tarot I did so with the goal of communicating with my spirit guide. And eventually I worked my way to doing so. It was one of those 'Duh' moments. It was of course, Madelyn. And she told me that the lady who made me that wreath had been my first teacher.
I think maybe imaginary friends when they are memorable are our spirit guides. I remember having imaginary friends as a child, I imagine most children do. When you think how open their minds are, it would make sense. What do you think?
Then we moved to another town. I use to tease my sister about the woman who lived in the attic. My mother swears that they began to hear noises in the house and made me stop talking about her. Her name was Madelyn although I don't remember actually believing that there was really someone there. But if something was misplaced or moved, I would tease and say it was Madelyn.
Sorry, my stories are always SO long. When I began to study tarot I did so with the goal of communicating with my spirit guide. And eventually I worked my way to doing so. It was one of those 'Duh' moments. It was of course, Madelyn. And she told me that the lady who made me that wreath had been my first teacher.
I think maybe imaginary friends when they are memorable are our spirit guides. I remember having imaginary friends as a child, I imagine most children do. When you think how open their minds are, it would make sense. What do you think?
sunny
Most of the time we do have our angels protecting us...but it is up to us to relearn how to hear them. I really never grew up with knowing my spirit guides or angels that surrounded me, but I always have known that I saw and heard things that were different among my siblings.
As for guardian angels they have saved my life more than once. For example, one day I was going to the grocery store and walking thru the parking lot. I suddenly got this voice in my head to jump backwards and so I did. Well if I would of continued forward a car was in the process of turning the corner and if I were to continued walking he would of hit me with the car. Plus he was going way too fast in the car to be driving in that parking lot.
Another time this was about 10 years ago...my dog (at the time) the princess she is needed to be walked. At the time I lived in a gated community and they did not allow you to walk your dogs in the community so there was like this side road you had to walk them on. It was probably about 1:00am in the morning and when I was walking her I noticed this car stopped in back of where I was and 2 people got out....they were probably about 20 yds away from me. And then the car stopped infront of me about 20 yds and another person got out...the driver stayed in the car. So I had one person infront of me and 2 behind me approaching to my location and it was me and my dog who would lick strangers to death. Anyway I got this thought you need to run now and go across this street. The street was a 2 lanes on each side of the road which was quite busy. So I took my dog and said Leia we need to run and we sprinted across the road and was SOOO lucky this car had to swerve not to hit us....and I truly believe that my angels were there because I don't think I could have made it across that road if they weren't. Anyway to end the story we didn't stop running until we got to our community and I really didn't look back to see where those guys went to.
Sophe
As for guardian angels they have saved my life more than once. For example, one day I was going to the grocery store and walking thru the parking lot. I suddenly got this voice in my head to jump backwards and so I did. Well if I would of continued forward a car was in the process of turning the corner and if I were to continued walking he would of hit me with the car. Plus he was going way too fast in the car to be driving in that parking lot.
Another time this was about 10 years ago...my dog (at the time) the princess she is needed to be walked. At the time I lived in a gated community and they did not allow you to walk your dogs in the community so there was like this side road you had to walk them on. It was probably about 1:00am in the morning and when I was walking her I noticed this car stopped in back of where I was and 2 people got out....they were probably about 20 yds away from me. And then the car stopped infront of me about 20 yds and another person got out...the driver stayed in the car. So I had one person infront of me and 2 behind me approaching to my location and it was me and my dog who would lick strangers to death. Anyway I got this thought you need to run now and go across this street. The street was a 2 lanes on each side of the road which was quite busy. So I took my dog and said Leia we need to run and we sprinted across the road and was SOOO lucky this car had to swerve not to hit us....and I truly believe that my angels were there because I don't think I could have made it across that road if they weren't. Anyway to end the story we didn't stop running until we got to our community and I really didn't look back to see where those guys went to.
Sophe
Here is the religious opinion about guardian angels:That every individual soul has a guardian angel has never been defined by the Church, and is, consequently, not an article of faith; but it is the "mind of the Church", as St. Jerome expressed it: "how great the dignity of the soul, since each one has from his birth an angel commissioned to guard it." (Comm. in Matt., xviii, lib. II).
This belief in guardian angels can be traced throughout all antiquity; pagans, like Menander and Plutarch (cf. Euseb., "Praep. Evang.", xii), and Neo-Platonists, like Plotinus, held it. It was also the belief of the Babylonians and Assyrians, as their monuments testify, for a figure of a guardian angel now in the British Museum once decorated an Assyrian palace, and might well serve for a modern representation; while Nabopolassar, father of Nebuchadnezzar the Great, says: "He (Marduk) sent a tutelary deity (cherub) of grace to go at my side; in everything that I did, he made my work to succeed."
In the Bible this doctrine is clearly discernible and its development is well marked. In Genesis 28-29, angels not only act as the executors of God's wrath against the cities of the plain, but they deliver Lot from danger; in Exodus 12-13, an angel is the appointed leader of the host of Israel, and in 32:34, God says to Moses: "my angel shall go before thee." At a much later period we have the story of Tobias, which might serve for a commentary on the words of Psalm 90:11: "For he hath given his angels charge over thee; to keep thee in all thy ways." (Cf. Psalm 33:8 and 34:5) Lastly, in Daniel 10 angels are entrusted with the care of particular districts; one is called "prince of the kingdom of the Persians", and Michael is termed "one of the chief princes"; cf. Deuteronomy 32:8 (Septuagint); and Ecclesiasticus 17:17 (Septuagint).
This sums up the Old Testament doctrine on the point; it is clear that the Old Testament conceived of God's angels as His ministers who carried out his behests, and who were at times given special commissions, regarding men and mundane affairs. There is no special teaching; the doctrine is rather taken for granted than expressly laid down; cf. II Machabees 3:25; 10:29; 11:6; 15:23.
But in the New Testament the doctrine is stated with greater precision. Angels are everywhere the intermediaries between God and man; and Christ set a seal upon the Old Testament teaching: "See that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven." (Matthew 18:10). A twofold aspect of the doctrine is here put before us: even little children have guardian angels, and these same angels lose not the vision of God by the fact that they have a mission to fulfil on earth.
Without dwelling on the various passages in the New Testament where the doctrine of guardian angels is suggested, it may suffice to mention the angel who succoured Christ in the garden, and the angel who delivered St. Peter from prison. Hebrews 1:14 puts the doctrine in its clearest light: "Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for them, who shall receive the inheritance of salvation?" This is the function of the guardian angels; they are to lead us, if we wish it, to the Kingdom of Heaven.
St. Thomas teaches us (Summa Theologica I:113:4) that only the lowest orders of angels are sent to men, and consequently that they alone are our guardians, though Scotus and Durandus would rather say that any of the members of the angelic host may be sent to execute the Divine commands. Not only the baptized, but every soul that cometh into the world receives a guardian spirit; St. Basil, however (Homily on Psalm 43), and possibly St. Chrysostom (Homily 3 on Colossians) would hold that only Christians were so privileged. Our guardian angels can act upon our senses (I:111:4) and upon our imaginations (I:111:3) -- not, however, upon our wills, except "per modum suadentis", viz. by working on our intellect, and thus upon our will, through the senses and the imagination. (I:106:2; and I:111:2). Finally, they are not separated from us after death, but remain with us in heaven, not, however, to help us attain salvation, but "ad aliquam illustrationem" (I:108:7, ad 3am).
This belief in guardian angels can be traced throughout all antiquity; pagans, like Menander and Plutarch (cf. Euseb., "Praep. Evang.", xii), and Neo-Platonists, like Plotinus, held it. It was also the belief of the Babylonians and Assyrians, as their monuments testify, for a figure of a guardian angel now in the British Museum once decorated an Assyrian palace, and might well serve for a modern representation; while Nabopolassar, father of Nebuchadnezzar the Great, says: "He (Marduk) sent a tutelary deity (cherub) of grace to go at my side; in everything that I did, he made my work to succeed."
In the Bible this doctrine is clearly discernible and its development is well marked. In Genesis 28-29, angels not only act as the executors of God's wrath against the cities of the plain, but they deliver Lot from danger; in Exodus 12-13, an angel is the appointed leader of the host of Israel, and in 32:34, God says to Moses: "my angel shall go before thee." At a much later period we have the story of Tobias, which might serve for a commentary on the words of Psalm 90:11: "For he hath given his angels charge over thee; to keep thee in all thy ways." (Cf. Psalm 33:8 and 34:5) Lastly, in Daniel 10 angels are entrusted with the care of particular districts; one is called "prince of the kingdom of the Persians", and Michael is termed "one of the chief princes"; cf. Deuteronomy 32:8 (Septuagint); and Ecclesiasticus 17:17 (Septuagint).
This sums up the Old Testament doctrine on the point; it is clear that the Old Testament conceived of God's angels as His ministers who carried out his behests, and who were at times given special commissions, regarding men and mundane affairs. There is no special teaching; the doctrine is rather taken for granted than expressly laid down; cf. II Machabees 3:25; 10:29; 11:6; 15:23.
But in the New Testament the doctrine is stated with greater precision. Angels are everywhere the intermediaries between God and man; and Christ set a seal upon the Old Testament teaching: "See that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven." (Matthew 18:10). A twofold aspect of the doctrine is here put before us: even little children have guardian angels, and these same angels lose not the vision of God by the fact that they have a mission to fulfil on earth.
Without dwelling on the various passages in the New Testament where the doctrine of guardian angels is suggested, it may suffice to mention the angel who succoured Christ in the garden, and the angel who delivered St. Peter from prison. Hebrews 1:14 puts the doctrine in its clearest light: "Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for them, who shall receive the inheritance of salvation?" This is the function of the guardian angels; they are to lead us, if we wish it, to the Kingdom of Heaven.
St. Thomas teaches us (Summa Theologica I:113:4) that only the lowest orders of angels are sent to men, and consequently that they alone are our guardians, though Scotus and Durandus would rather say that any of the members of the angelic host may be sent to execute the Divine commands. Not only the baptized, but every soul that cometh into the world receives a guardian spirit; St. Basil, however (Homily on Psalm 43), and possibly St. Chrysostom (Homily 3 on Colossians) would hold that only Christians were so privileged. Our guardian angels can act upon our senses (I:111:4) and upon our imaginations (I:111:3) -- not, however, upon our wills, except "per modum suadentis", viz. by working on our intellect, and thus upon our will, through the senses and the imagination. (I:106:2; and I:111:2). Finally, they are not separated from us after death, but remain with us in heaven, not, however, to help us attain salvation, but "ad aliquam illustrationem" (I:108:7, ad 3am).
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