How to See Angels

God has assigned guardian angels to you, and most likely you have felt their comforting presence when you’ve been sad or afraid. Perhaps you’ve even heard a divine message which gave you protective guidance. You can also learn how to SEE the angels.  

Babies and young children easily see the angels, because they don’t worry whether it’s their imagination or not. They simply see what they see.

The angels wish to connect with us visually as much as—or even more than—we wish to connect with them. They help us communicate with them by making their presence clearly known. Many people mistakenly believe that clairvoyance means seeing angels as distinct, opaque figures who look as solidly three-dimensional as living humans. They expect their visions to be outside of their head, instead of in their mind’s eye.

            Yet most examples of clairvoyance are similar to the mental pictures you see when you’re daydreaming or having a nocturnal dream. Just because the image is in your mind’s eye doesn’t make the vision less real or valid. When I explain this to my students, they often exclaim, “Oh, so I am seeing angels after all!”

            With clear intention and practice, most people can develop the ability to see angels outside their mental sphere with their eyes open. In other words, they’re able to look at a person and see an angel clearly hovering over his or her shoulders. However, beginning clairvoyants usually must close their physical eyes while “scanning” someone. Then, in their mind’s eye, they see images of that individual’s guardian angels.

            Some people see lights or colors in the initial stages of their clairvoyance. Others observe fleeting visions of an angel’s head or wings. Some people see angels as translucent and colorless or opalescent, with shimmering hues radiating from them. Still others see them as full-figured beings, complete with brightly colored hair and clothing.

            During stressful times or following intense prayer, some people will have a vivid angel encounter, similar to an apparition experience. While fully awake with their eyes wide open, the person sees an angel, who may look like a human being or take on a traditional angelic image, with a gown and wings. The angel is clearly there: The person may even touch or hear the being and not realize that it’s a nonhuman until after it disappears.

Photography Orbs

            One of the newest ways in which angels are showing themselves to us is by appearing in photographs as orbs of light. If you wish to see evidence of angelic beings, you can now see them in photographs! Their images appear as globes of white light when the pictures are developed.

            The best way to photograph these orbs is by taking a snapshot of a newborn baby or a spiritually minded person. Or try taking pictures when you’re at a metaphysically related workshop, especially when the topic is angels. You’ll find dozens of these orbs once the photos are developed. This method works best when you hold the intention of seeing the angels while you’re taking the photos.

            Just as with any other requests for your angels, ask them to appear in the photograph prior to taking the picture.

Mentally ask them to appear in your photos as you snap the pictures. The newer digital cameras and smart phone photos are especially successful at capturing angel images.

Other Angel Visions

            Other ways in which we see the angels include:

Dreams. Dr. Ian Stevenson of the University of Virginia has catalogued thousands of cases of “dream visitations” in which people have interacted with their deceased loved ones or angels while asleep. Dr. Stevenson says that the “degree of vividness” is the characteristic that distinguishes mere dreams from true visitations.¹Visitations include rich colors, intense emotions, and a more-than-real feeling. When you wake from one, the experience stays with you longer than an ordinary dream. You may remember explicit details about it many years after it occurs.  In my book with Melissa Virtue called “Angel Dreams,” we discuss the very real visitations that people have had with their angels.

Angel lights. In the absence of any medical or visual issues, seeing sparkles or flashes of light indicates that angels are nearby. You’re witnessing the energy sparks as the angels move across your field of vision. This effect is similar to seeing sparks from the back of a car. It’s simply friction, and it means that your spiritual sight is adjusted to viewing energy waves.                      

            The colored lights emanate from archangels and ascended masters (my book, The Angel Therapy Handbook, lists the various archangels and their associated aura colors). White lights are the glowing evidence of the presence of angels.

            About half of my audience members around the world report seeing these sparkles and light flashes on a regular basis. Many people are reluctant to publicly admit this fact for fear that they’re hallucinating. They’re not. Seeing angel lights is a very real—and normal—experience.                

Colored mists. Seeing a green, purple, or other-colored mist is a sign that you’re in the presence of angels and archangels.

Angel clouds. Looking up in the sky and noticing a cloud in the shape of an angel is another way that the Divine beings let you know that they’re with you.

Seeing signs. Finding a feather, a coin, a stopped clock, or moved objects in your home; seeing lights flickering; or noticing other visual oddities lets you know that an angel is saying, “Hello, I’m here” to you. Deceased loved ones often make their presence known by sending birds, butterflies, moths, or specific flowers to you.

Having a vision. Seeing a mental movie that provides you with true information about a person or situation, or that gives you guidance about your life purpose or making changes, is a sign of being in the presence of angels. So is glimpsing a brief image of something symbolic.

            For example, when I meet a health-care worker, I invariably “see” a nurse’s cap over that person’s head. The angels often send this information to us—especially when we’re striving to make the world a better place.