Speaking with Angels: Life Lessons from the Angelic World This was the conclusion to a surprising message that psychologist Iris Paxino received from a bright, angelic entity who appeared to her unannounced, radiating a comforting, warmth-filled light. The angel’s words left her awestruck and deeply moved. Paxino had long possessed the gift of knowing angels, but it was immediately clear to her that this special encounter marked a new beginning. She had no doubt that she did indeed wish to learn, and thus began a lively, intense dialogue that offered an abundance of insights into the work of angels. She discovered that, in addition to our guardian angel, each of us has a circle of twelve angels who accompany us throughout life and beyond death—that we have “double” and “shadow” angels, and that families, communities, and social groups have their own angels, as do specific landscapes. In a series of intimate and enlightening conversations, Paxino relates knowledge about these and many other types of spiritual beings. “Angels suffer in sympathy with the earth and stand by us in the dark times of human existence. Despite everything they do not condemn, but love us with such devotion that we can scarcely comprehend it.” C O N T E N T S: Introduction ANGEL, WHO ARE YOU? The Appearance of Angels The Nature of Angels The Aspect of Freedom The Feelings of Angels The Language of Angels THE PERSONAL ANGELS OF EACH HUMAN BEING The Guardian Angel Weakened Guardian Angels The Leading Angel Other Personal Angels The Circle of Angels The Shaping of Destiny and the Higher I THE SHADOW ANGELS The Luciferic Double The Ahrimanic Double Working with Personal Doubles Shadows between Us and the Light ANGELIC WORKINGS IN THE FABRIC OF SOCIETY Family Angels and Community Angels Angels in Our Life On the Social Organism The Workings of Archangels in the Social Realm ANGELS BETWEEN DEATH AND REBIRTH Life after Death The Cosmic Midnight The Zodiac Constellations The Planetary Spheres The Sun Sphere as Sphere of Transformation From the Sun Sphere to the Moon Sphere Birth on Earth THE TASK OF HUMANITY AND THE HIERARCHY OF ANGELS METHODOLOGY Creating the Right Foundations Inner Stillness The Heart as Organ of Perception Meeting Beings The After-echoes of Meditation CLOSING WORDS References Bibliography About the Author Iris Paxino was born in Bucharest in 1970 and grew up in Romania, Greece, and Germany. She studied psychology, literature, and education in Stuttgart and Tübingen and completed her doctorate on near-death experiences. She runs a psychological and biographical counselling service in Stuttgart and gives lectures and courses on anthroposophically oriented psychology. Her book Leben mit dem Schmerz (Living with pain) appeared in 2009, followed by Bridges between Life and Death (Floris Books, 2021).