Angels,
or winged messengers and helpers, have been around long before Christianity
began. Ancient Assyrians, for example, had "kabiru" (the source of
the word cherubim). They were part animal, part humanlike and guarded
the people of Babylon and Sumeria. Most people have heard of Hermes,
the Greek God who flew around the world, acting as the messenger of the
Gods. But they also had "daimones", spirits who came in both good
and evil forms, the good ones being protectors. Diamones evolved into "demons"
in Christianity, and in the process lost their good side.
So,
it is possible for a Pagan to believe in Angels. To believe in them
as messengers of the Goddess and as protective guards. As a Pagan,
I believe in reincarnation, so I do not believe that the souls of the dead
become Angels. Though they can, I believe, act as protectors and
helpers to their relatives on earth. (Sorry for the overuse of the
word "believe"!) I think of them as a race apart, especially created
by the Goddess.
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