Archangel Raphael

ARCHANGEL RAPHAEL

Also known as:  Labbiel, Lord Raphael

Ray:                             4th

Colour:                         Emerald Green

Focus:                          Harmony and Healing

Chakra:                        3^rd Eye Chakra

Element:                      Air

Planet:                         Mercury

Day:                             Wednesday, Sunday

Direction:                     North, East

Crystal:                        Emerald, Green Adventurine, Malachite, Green Fluorite,

Trees:                          Hazel, Myrtle, Mulberry

Animals:                      All birds

Signs/Symbols:           White feathers, the Sun

Essential Oils:             Star Anise, Lavender


Astrology/Zodiac:         Gemini, Virgo

Archangel Raphael presides over the Sephira Chokmah on the Tree of Life, and is archangel of the 4th Ray.

The name Raphael means ‘God heals’, ‘God has healed’, ‘Medicine of God’, derived from the Hebrew word ‘rapha’ meaning ‘healer’ or ‘doctor’. Raphael is the archangel of healing and is also known as ‘the Shining One Who Heals’.

Archangel Raphael rules over the 4^th Ray, the green ray, which is the fourth colour of the visible rainbow spectrum and is the colour of the Heart Chakra (green and pink). Raphael’s healing powers are directed to the dissolution of negative blocks, transmuting them to the positive power of love.

Archangel Raphael is known as the ‘Chief of Guardian Angels’ and he is considered to be the patron of science and medicine, known as the ‘Archangel of Science and Knowledge’ and the ‘Archangel of Consecration and Dedication’.

Archangel Raphael is the ‘Angel of Healing, Abundance, Creativity, Truth and Vision’, and Raphael is also the patron saint of the blind.

Archangel Raphael is also known as the patron saint of travellers and travelling, so call upon Raphael when you are travelling to ensure a safe and happy journey.

Archangel Raphael is the Archangel of the East and rules over the element of Air.

Archangel Raphael’s energies are most powerful on the Earth on Wednesdays and Sundays.

Archangel Raphael’s wings symbolize his ability to rise above limitations.

When Archangel Raphael is around you, you may see sparks, flashes or twinkles of green light.

Archangel Raphael assists with spiritual and physical healing for humans and animals, gives guidance and support for healers, helps with reducing and eliminating cravings and addictions, enhancing clairvoyance, retrieving lost pets, space clearing and travelling. Archangel Raphael is a guide and healer for both wild and domesticated animals, and also assists with finding lost pets.

Archangel Raphael helps to develop Divine vision, intuition and insights, and enhances creative visualization and manifestation techniques. Raphael helps us to develop our inner-vision and intuitive abilities, and helps to open our hearts and minds to the healing powers of the Universe. Archangel Raphael brings us in touch with our personal spirituality and allows us to find healing in nature and in the Universal Energies.

Archangel Raphael is the over-lighting presence in the realm of healing and this includes everything from surgery to herbalism, from the personal to the planetary. Archangel Raphael is a powerful healer who works on releasing fear and darkness from our mind and body.

The ‘Angels of Healing’ are directed by Archangel Raphael, who has the capacity to guide all healers, both orthodox and complimentary/alternative. The energy and vibration of Archangel Raphael and the angels of healing can be called upon in hospitals and hospices, clinics and practitioners’ rooms. They can be called upon to direct their energies towards battling nations, negative activities and man-made and natural disasters.Their energies can also be invoked to guide scientists and researchers as they seek new cures for diseases and the like.

Archangel Raphael is the angel of healing, health, self-development, grief, travel and alternative medicine. Raphael is the healing aspect of ‘God’, and is known as the ‘physician of the angelic realm’ and the ‘Divine healer’, using vibrations of love, compassion, balance, inner-guidance and the capacity to heal ourselves and others. Archangel Raphael directs his healing powers towards the dissolution of negative blocks, which cause dis-ease; bringing in the positive power of love, which manifests as health.

Archangel Raphael is the master of regeneration and restoration, and brings balance and harmony. Raphael can be called upon for healing ourselves and others, and for help to find the inner-guidance and inspiration to heal others. If you are a healer or need healing yourself, invoke Archangel Raphael, as Raphael’s power can be brought to bear on physical, mental and emotional illness and/or disharmony. Healers of all kinds can call upon Archangel Raphael for help and guidance prior to and during treatment/healing sessions, and Raphael also helps aspiring healers with their education, then assists them with establishing their healing practices.

For physical challenges such as pain or illness, you can call upon Archangel Raphael as he is a powerful healer of the physical body of humans, and those who call upon him are rapidly healed. Archangel Raphael surrounds painful body parts with his beautiful emerald green healing energy and light and this light acts as a soothing balm and is a trigger for complete and sudden healings.

Archangel Raphael and his healing angels help you with physical, emotional and spiritual healing, as well as heal any rifts in relationships that need healing. Archangel Raphael also helps with reducing and eliminating cravings and addictions, bringing unity to your life. Archangel Raphael soothes and heals wounds from past incarnations (past lives), and this can be done on both a personal and planetary level.

Call upon Archangel Raphael for angelic treatment any time that you, another person or an animal experiences physical distress and he will intervene directly and will also provide guidance regarding what can be done to effect healing. Archangel Raphael teaches us that whatever healing we need (be it physical, emotional, mental, spiritual or financial) we must co-create and facilitate a clear and open channel through which the healing can flow. Archangel Raphael also reminds us that it is through forgiveness that true healing occurs.

Archangel Raphael assists those who are on an internal spiritual journey, helping in their search for guidance and inner-truth. Raphael is closely connected to, oversees and encourages lightworking and lightworkers, and helps and aids them during their healing and lightwork. Archangel Raphael assists with establishing healing practices and ensures that all the necessary components (eg. time, place, money, skills, clients, customers, patients) come together to facilitate a successful practice. Archangel Raphael encourages us to take on the responsibility of using our talents and skills in such a way that we create positive abundance on all levels for ourselves and others.

Call upon Archangel Raphael for support, protection and guidance when you take on the issues and problems of others and make them your own as Raphael assists with clearing your energies and finding resolution for all concerned.

Archangel Raphael encourages healthy eating and enjoyable exercise, and guides us towards positive lifestyle changes that best suit our unique lives.

Archangel Raphael also assists us to concentrate and focus and enhances our ability to create and manifest through visualization.
Essential oils of Anise Star and Lavender are used to contact and connect with Archangel Raphael, as Anise Star is used for consecration and gives protection from negative energies, whilst Lavender brings regeneration and healing.

To invoke healing from Archangel Raphael burn green or yellow candles and expect speedy results.

Emerald is the healing crystal associated with Archangel Raphael.

One of Archangel Raphael’s primary roles involves spirit releasement and space clearing, and he works with Archangel Michael to exorcise discarnated entities, and escort away lower energies from places and people.

Archangel Raphael’s twin flame is Lady Mary, mother of Jesus, the ‘Queen of Angels’. Archangel Raphael carries the masculine energies of creativity and activity. Mary carries the feminine energies of nurturing, compassion, mercy and grace. Archangel Raphael and Mary oversee mothers, doctors, nurses, healers and care-givers.

Archangel Raphael and his twin flame Mary govern the development of the 3^rd Eye Chakra in humanity and help to develop intuition and vision, concentration, focus and truth. The 3rd Eye chakra relates to our intuition and Divine connection.

On a physical level, the 3^rd Eye chakra governs the eyes and ears, the head, sinuses and nose, and the pituitary gland, which is the master gland of the whole body. The 3^rd Eye chakra’s qualities are vision, intuition, focus, concentration and truth. The 3^rd Eye governs the twin functions of vision and focus, and when you can concentrate on your heart’s true desires and visualize it clearly, you are able to manifest it. Archangel Raphael helps you to focus and concentrate, and enhances your ability to create through visualization. When you can call upon Archangel Raphael for help, you co-create abundance. When the 3^rd Eye chakra is working freely you are more open to your intuition and psychic abilities and you look and feel mentally-alert, open-minded, bright and healthy.

Archangel Raphael is not affected by time and space limitations, so is able to simultaneously be with everyone who calls upon him. Archangel Raphael comes to your side the instant you ask for his assistance, and you can call him by thinking or saying his name out loud.

Each of the archangels has a special place in the etheric of planet Earth and you can ask to visit their temples where they work during mediation or sleep. Archangel Raphael’s spiritual retreat is over Fatima, Portugal, and you can visit there for healing and light.

Archangel Raphael helps with:

• developing Divine vision, intuition and insights
• enhancing creative visualization and manifestation techniques
• reducing and eliminating cravings and addictions
• your personal spirituality
• lightworking
• guidance and protection while travelling
• healing of body, mind, soul, and spirit
• inspiration for the study and practice of music, mathematics, science, and both traditional and alternative medicine
• meeting of physical needs such as food, clothing, shelter, tools of your trade
• repairing of rifts between nations, and relationships of all kinds
• inspiration for new cures for diseases
• finding lost pets

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Joanne Walmsley
Sacred Scribes