March/April 2003 Spirituality
Encounter with an Angel

by Jim Allen

The purpose of this essay is to describe my experiences with Archangel Michael. Once I realized that I could call on him my life started to change. It all started in the summer of 2000. Two major events had occurred that led me into a depressed state of mind. One incident was that a love relationship had ended. Although that relationship needed to end, I felt deep remorse that it was over. Shortly after the break-up, my roommate and friend "Adam" committed suicide. I could not believe it. I was frazzled.

Two years prior, I had a friend's mother tell me that I was being guided by a spirit named Michael. Therefore, during the time that Adam had committed suicide, I called on Michael for help. He led me to a book store, where one book caught my attention. It was "Healing with the Angels", a best-seller by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D. As I read I started to feel better.

What happened next seemed almost surreal. I was thumbing through the "Personal" section of one of our local weekly papers (Something I Never Do). I saw that a woman had placed an ad for a spiritual man. I called the number and left a message. The next day I was contacted by a woman named Joni, who invited me to her house. She could talk to angels. "Wow!" I said.

Joni confirmed that Michael was my spirit guide, and then told me that he was Michael the Archangel, and that he had a message for me! He wanted me to receive an angel attunement for hands-on healing. Four days later I was at the home of someone named Trisha, who I did not know, but who later became one of my best friends. Trisha had been instructed by Michael to give me the attunement. She knew I was coming (Michael had told her). I was confused about what this attunement was. This was an angel healing group I was being initiated into that met (and meets) every Sunday. We channel angel healing energies into others, helping them clear their etheric and emotional bodies. This energy felt wonderful! I had never felt better in my life.

I chose not to go back, however. My ego had kicked in. I slumped down into my negative thoughts. They were familiar, and they were safe. But Michael would not let up. Eventually, in November 2000, I went back to the group. Slowly I started to feel the change. The Happy-go-lucky Jim of my youth started to resurface. I felt better.

As time went on I started getting wonderful healing messages from Michael for the person I was working on with the angels: messages like "fear not Blessed One", "know your true divine power", etc. Now let me say here and now, I don't use words like "blessed" and "fear not". They are Michael's words. I guess the greatest miracle that occurred with Archangel Michael was that I had come back to the loving, happy, funny person of my youth and had left the depressed, angry self behind.

The last great miracle which was life changing occurred at the ATP (Angel Therapy Practitioner) course in Miami taught by Dr. Doreen Virtue. I asked Michael to help me totally forgive my abusive dad. He granted me a vision. I saw my dad's fist coming towards my face. All of a sudden, the fist turned into a hug, and my dad said, "Jim, I love you." I immediately started crying. This image helped me to let the abusive behavior go, and I was able to forgive my dad.

I believe that working with Michael has changed my life. I am seeing myself as a truly wonderful, loving person. I have no doubt that there will be more miracles in the future!

Jim Allen is an Angel Therapy Practitioner. Contact him at 503-274-0329, email gabriel444@mypersonalemail.com