What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘Angels?’ Sweet strains of harp music? White feathered wings stretching out from behind a bare-chested man with six-pack abs? Angels pre-date Christianity. In fact, every ancient civilization holds a belief in angels. Most people consider angels protectors, blessings to our lives, benevolent helpers of humanity; but do they have a darkside? There’s a great man I’d like you to know about, who used angel magick to survive death row, where he was wrongly convicted and held for many years. I’ll share his story with you. Finally, angels are depicted in a myriad of ways, but one of the most disturbing comes in the form of art based on accurate biblical descriptions. Looking more like creatures from sci-fi movies like Alien, than romance novel covers. Speaking of aliens, there’s a group of scholars that are questioning whether angels are actually aliens! Let’s get into it!

Sources and Materials:

http://lunasgrimoire.com/history-of-angels/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/111223-christmas-angels-evolution-science-history-christianity

https://www.grunge.com/297302/this-is-what-angels-really-looked-like-in-the-bible/

https://mymodernmet.com/angel-art-history/

https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2017/12/11/christian-adaptation-of-pagan-iconography/

https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/vida_alien/alien_watchers14.htm

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/west-memphis-three-documentaries-damien-echols-jason-baldwin-jessie-misskelley-paradise-lost-hbo-a9498786.html

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