5 Ways Archangel Michael Has Your Back

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All of the archangels are helpful entities, but Archangel Michael appears to be the archangel who shows up most regularly in our lives. While each archangel has access to enormous power and grace, archangels can at times have a subtle presence, or be working on your behalf behind the scenes without your knowledge, but Archangel Michael seems to have a more immediate, pronounced presence. Archangel Michael is an especially "hands on" archangel.

The following are five ideal times to call on Archangel Michael for help. Each archangel has specialties, just like many doctors specialize, and the five situations or needs outlined in this article are especially in Archangel Michael's wheelhouse. Archangel Michael is a hard worker, and can be with countless people at once. No problem is too big or small for this archangel, and he will always come when you call. Anytime you request Archangel Michael’s help, don’t be alarmed if you feel an energetic shift in the room. That is just Archangel Michael showing up for duty!

Helps You Face Your Fears

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We all have things in life we know we need to change or work on, but we dread tackling the issue. Maybe it's an unhealthy aspect of your relationship with your partner that you know you need to address and transform. Or you might need to speak up for yourself and set better boundaries at work. Other times something we're terrified to face, like improving our health, comes to a sudden crisis when we receive a serious diagnosis. These are all situations when you need to have an extraordinary amount of courage at your disposal, and Archangel Michael can help supply it.

Archangel Michael is a warrior, and he is often depicted as a big, strong, muscle-bound angel carrying a sword of light. He is depicted this way because courage and strength are his hallmarks. One of his main gigs as an archangel is helping people face their fears. If you're facing something that feels terrifying, or just something that feels particularly intimidating, call on Archangel Michael in your thoughts, prayers or journal.

Archangel Michael will help you face your fears around a situation in several ways. First, Archangel Michael can gift you some of his chutzpah, so that you feel braver, more confident or more peaceful. Second, like all angels, once you call on Archangel Michael he will send you guidance on how to handle the situation as well as opportunities (people or resources you need to face this challenge). Third, Archangel Michael will "smooth the way" for you, going out ahead of you and fighting your battles (although he can't control fate or other people's free will). Fourth, Archangel Michael can help you see the hope in this situation.

A Master at Cutting Energy Cords

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Energetic cords are invisible bonds stretching through time and space that connect you to people, organizations, places, ideas, situations, issues, or patterns. These cords can simply mean that certain folks or groups or patterns are part of your life. But what about groups or patterns or relationships you want to move on from, shift or heal? As we take action steps on the material plane to move on from, shift or heal some aspect of our lives, it's very powerful to combine those efforts with energetic work like cord cutting.

Go to a quiet room where you can be alone. Say aloud, “Archangel Michael, I need your help to cut a cord.” Then tell him about the cord. You might say, “Archangel Michael, my coworker and I got into a fight at the office and we’re having trouble getting beyond it. Can you cut the cord that represents this fight?” Next tell Archangel Michael how you hope cutting the cord will help. Maybe you hope cutting a cord between you and your ex will help you begin to heal, work through your emotions, and energetically enable you to attract a new partner.

Now close your eyes and picture in your mind what the cord looks like (if an image doesn’t come, picture a golden rope). Next get a mental image of whomever or whatever you share this cord with. Imagine that this cord is connected to both of you. Finally picture Archangel Michael with his enormous feather wings, mighty sword of light and loving presence. Archangel Michael raises his sword and in one quick movement severs the cord. It vanishes!

You could feel differently in general—lighter, emotional, tired—after this exercise. These feelings will balance out over the next few hours or, at most, days. If a cord is formidable or old you can repeat the exercise in a week or two.

He Can Shield You in His Armor

We each have an emotional/energetic boundary, a boundary that should surround us constantly. This boundary is permeable, meaning it lets in what is necessary and keeps out anything that will unnecessarily drain us. But there are times in life when we are exposed to particularly intense or harsh energy and require extra protection, like a shield of armor. This is when we almost need to ride through life—or through a certain situation or interaction—in an (energetic) armored car or tank.

Some negative situations in life when you might benefit from asking Archangel Michael to erect a shield of armor around you: When you are putting yourself or your work out to the public, when you temporarily have to interact with someone at your office or in your family who is extremely toxic, when you need to feel hopeful or optimistic about a situation like a medical diagnosis or a career change but someone in your life is either very scared about the situation or is very negative about it, when there is a terrible tragedy dominating the headlines.

Archangel Michael’s armor shield will help block out the intense energy and emotions of other people, or perhaps just one person in particular. This shield will also help stabilize and protect your own emotions and energy systems.

Someone You Can Lean On

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Adulthood can be a rough gig. When we are in crisis, it can be difficult to find our rock, a person we can go to for courage and strength. Friends and family always want to be supportive, but they have busy lives too. Counselors or other health-care professionals are amazing sources of support, but, just like friends and family, they can't be there for you 24 hours a day. But Archangel Michael can, since the laws of physics in heaven are radically different than those on earth.

Perhaps a loved one needs your full attention and support, your finances tank, your career stalls, or your love life goes into cardiac arrest. If something along these lines is the case in your life right now, offer up a prayer like the following in your thoughts, out loud or in your journal. “Archangel Michael, I just need you around for a while, until this situation resolves. I think feeling you nearby would help.”

Then get a mental image of Archangel Michael, big and strong, with his arm around you, encouraging you to lean on him. Go back to this mental image of you leaning on Archangel Michael whenever you are having a particularly trying day. You can lean on Archangel Michael as long as you need. Archangel Michael is someone you can show your vulnerabilities to and share your worries with, and Archangel Michael is always there you when you call on him, day or night, so that you never have to feel alone in your plight.

Watches Over You While You Sleep

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Do you have bad dreams? If you wake from a bad dream in the middle of the night and are nervous about going back to sleep, ask Archangel Michael to sit with you. You can ask Archangel Michael to scare away those bad dreams too, whispering or thinking something like, “Archangel Michael, please take out your sword of light and fend off any unpleasant dreams.”

Many people have trouble sleeping because worries about their families, the office, their health and their finances keep them up. If anxiety is a consistent problem for you, see a health-care professional. For occasional bouts of bedtime anxiety, or in addition to seeing a doctor, call on Archangel Michael. Whisper or think something like, “Archangel Michael, cover me with one of your giant wings to comfort me.” Then picture one of Archangel Michael’s feathered wings covering you like a blanket before you drift off. This exercise works like a dream!

When people are sleeping in a new place, like a hotel, or have just moved into a new home, they might feel unsafe. If you are sure you’re physically safe but a pitch-dark room is freaking you out, call on Archangel Michael to act as sentry. Whisper or think, “Archangel Michael, please patrol this house while I sleep tonight.” Take a moment to imagine Archangel Michael using his sword of light to illuminate the space as he guards over you while you sleep.