Last weekend, I gave Angel Readings at the monthly Angel Fair my friends hold in their wonderful shop called "On the Wings of Angels". A lady who had been waiting in line to talk with me sat down in the chair at my table. She leaned forward and said excitedly: "I just had a reading done from somebody else. She told me the names of all my Angels. If you could repeat them back for me, then I'd know that they're really here and that it's all true."

People love to have names for their Angels. They learned Angel names as children, read books that are compilations of Angel names and traits and listened to readers tell them their Angel's names. How can this lady and the many others who have made similar requests learn to discern the names for themselves? How can they empower themselves to do what the readers and authors do?

Names on a Simple Level

Tradition has shown us that Angels quite often are named for what we perceive them to be. Angels say we can name them whatever we want, using whichever label assists us in our understanding of them. We can use the name that makes them more familiar to us, more knowable, more apprehensible and less ephemeral. So we give our Angels names that are comfortable for us to use; names that are in accordance with our thoughts and emotions toward them. We, in our human form, tend to perceive spirit in our image. We give spirit earthly garb in order to understand more fully. In light of this, here are some techniques you may like to use.

Naming by Job or Function

Some feel that Angels are named for their jobs or functions in the heavenly realm. Many of the names most familiar to us are actually descriptions in the Hebrew language of the Angel's job. Gabriel, in Hebrew means "God's hero". His name conveys the fact that he, with heroic persistence, constantly delivers God's word to us. The name Raphael means "Divine Healer" and, thus, names the function of healing. Uriel means "Light of God" and describes his function as one who enlightens our minds.

You can use this technique to name your Angel. If your native tongue is English, try names such as Illuminator, for an Angel who sheds light on problems, Comforter, for an Angel who helps you feel better, Encourager, for an Angel who helps you keep going. If the names do not sound fancy enough in English, try using a language that is more beautiful to your tongue and ear. French comes to mind immediately.

Naming by Attributes

As a child, you may have been called a pet name because of an attribute you had. Names like "Lefty", "Blondie" and "Tiny" are common. There is currently a popular singer here in the US who goes by the name of "Pink". Certainly, she wears the color pink, but I have read that she said people began calling her "Pink" when she was a child because she blushed so easily.

The Archangel Michael's name means "One who is Like God". He is named for that lovely attribute.

What attributes do you perceive your Angels as having? Would you feel comfortable using their attributes as names? They would be comfortable having you do so.

Naming by Likes

Sometimes we are named after something we like. I once worked with a girl who was given the nickname "Cakes" because she liked to eat a boxed snack food made up of individually wrapped cake. As a very young child, my grandparents called me "Cookie" because I so often asked to be allowed to take one from the jar. For many years I was the family cookie baker and I still enjoy making them.

What is your Angel fond of? Angels who love good humor could go by the names of "Humorous", "Giggles", or "Guffaw". Angels who love to plant the seeds of knowledge could be called "Gardener", or "Farmer".

Names on a Deeper Level

As we grow in our ability to know and understand Angels on a deeper, more intuitive level, the techniques we use to name them deepen and mature also. Somehow, the simple names don't seem to describe the Angel completely. We search our hearts for more information than can be found on a surface level of understanding.

Naming by Combining Sounds

Many people feel comfortable using the method of giving sound to the higher angelic vibrations they sense. I know a lady who has developed an entire system of Angel names by listening to the vibrations she feels and then translating them into phonetic English. She writes the sounds down and links them together to form a name. She then uses her discernment to tell people the names of the Angels she feels surround them.

Give it a try. It may be a method you feel comfortable with. The resulting names are grander and sound more ethereal than those produced in other ways. It is a very personal system and can be used, I feel, to great advantage in further understanding your own Angels. One example of a name produced using this system is "Clarrisindala", for an Angel who intends clarity and light to be the vehicle she communicates by and wants you to understand that. "Shezikahla", "Portumbino" and "A'elohia" are other examples of stringing phonetic sounds together to create a name. Many who have called me for private sessions instinctively knew to use this method and told me the names they knew their Angels have.

Naming by Essence

I feel that the closest I have come to perceiving an Angel's true nature is to perceive vibration, color, movement and combinations of musical tones. To me, an Angel's real name is thoroughly tied into her essence that is like music played by a symphony orchestra with many tones and instrument voices. Our own voice boxes simply cannot make the same quality of sound. Because of this, I feel I have never fully conveyed the essence of the Angel to anyone by tossing off names as so many have asked me to do. Trying to name the vibrations I feel, the colors I see, and the love I feel from the Angel has always seemed as impossible a task as trying to empty the ocean a bucketful at a time.

Whenever someone asks me to suddenly rattle off the names of her Angels, as the lady mentioned at the beginning of this article did, I am always reminded of the following scene from the movie, Splash, which starred Tom Hanks and Darryl Hannah. You may recall that this movie is about a mermaid who longs to become and remain a human so she may reunite with a human man she saved from drowning years previously. Her mermaid's tail fin turns into legs as long as she stays out of the water and remains dry. On land, she has given herself the name Madison. In one scene, she and her love walk down the street window-shopping. He asks her what her real name is. She answers in her mermaid language: a high frequency combination of tones, notes, and whistles that shatter all the storefront windows. While the Angelic vibrations I have felt do not shatter the glass in my house, they are equally as complex and unpronounceable as Madison's real name is. Their names would require a symphony orchestra and the voices of all the creatures of the earth providing their infinite overtones to pronounce.

Tying the Surface and Depth Together (Or How Bernard Got His Name)

Whenever I have asked to be given the names of my Angels their gentle, loving laughter has always surrounded me. I'd laugh too, as trying to name the enormity of what I perceived seemed silly to me. When I'd try to pin familiar names onto them, nothing felt right to me. Nothing seemed to stick. They advised me not to worry about it. They told me I already had a good grasp of the enormity of their beings, the power they were made of, the strength of their vibrations, their very beings as transmitters of God's messages. What did it matter, they asked me, if the English language was not able to convey these facts? They reminded me also that I know how to draw and paint and suggested I use those skills as additional avenues of fixing their essences.

I had been calling them "The Group" formally and "You guys" (as in "Hey! Are you guys here?"), privately.

"Well," I said to them. "I cannot keep referring to you as 'You guy #1' or 'You guy #2'. It's too confusing."

"So, use a name," they responded. I heard the gentle laughter again.

"What's your name, then?" I asked.

"Gladys," was the answer.

"Your name is not Gladys," I countered. This is silly, I thought. What Angel's name is Gladys?

"OK, use another one." The laughter was definitely louder now. I laughed too, finally realizing it was meant to be silly. My Angels are my old pals whom I've known since infancy. I am sure they thought my need to suddenly christen them with fancy names almost 50 years later an interesting turn of events.

The one I had been talking with - apparently "You guy#1 - stepped forward. "Call me Bernard," he said simply.

"Bernard isn't your name either," I answered, laughing.

"No, it's not. You know my real name, my essence. You've walked with me through many dreams and many awakenings. It's just a name to use if you feel like using it."

"OK, Bernard," I said, trying the name on him to see if it fit. It did and that was that.

I have never named the others. It just doesn't matter. I know each one by his or her vibrations, essence, quality, humor and love. I remember seeing them as concentrations of light when I was very little. I remember them showing me how to draw and helping me write stories. They are here. They are real. They are love. Their names are glorious.

"See ya, You guys. Stay with me," I always say at the end of our conversations.

"Certainly, we'll stay. We love you. Love is, love always is," they reply.

Copyright 2001, Catherine Kasper

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Catherine Kasper first met her Angels when she was less than a year old. She saw balls of light that seemed to be woven into her favorite blanket. They talked to her often and reminded her of Home. As she grew, Catherine's Angels stayed with her, speaking through her favorite toys. Later on, they sat by her left shoulder in the form of balls of light and whispered explanations of the things she was experiencing. Today, they are simply here, she says, constantly with her, comfortable as old teddy bears, and she speaks with them daily.

Catherine has been an educator for nearly 25 years. In her job as an Elementary School Art Teacher and Library/Media Specialist, she teaches over 500 students a week to access Spirit. Catherine says it is wonderful to be the section Editor of the Angel area of PlanetLightworker and that she expands the range of her instruction here.

If you would like a private session with Catherine and her Angels, please call (262) 670-0134 or send email to Catherine@PlanetLightworker.com More of Catherine's work may be found at her website, http://www.flowerdance.net

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