Who is Arch-Angel Raphael? Arch-Angel Raphael is the Angel of divine healing.
What is Arch-Angel Raphaels purpose? Arch-Angel Raphael heals the sick, encourages emotion and looks after the sea-farer.
Why is Arch-Angel Raphael here? Arch-Angel Raphael will appear when needed for healing, to impart wisdom and to right any wrongs from the past.
Arch-Angel Raphael is known as the Angel of divine healing, if he isn't giving healing then he is inspiring others to heal, his gift is wisdom which he imparts to all who seek it.
Arch-Angel Raphael stands in the East facing West, holding the rod of asclepius and taming the serpents entwined at the base. With the Moon above and the seas below Arch-Angel Raphael calms emotion and brings divine femininity.
The full moon will encourage people to lose their mind, Raphael will encourage the light to come back and the mind to be restored. Known for his wisdom and the ability to guide sailors home, the seafarer is safe with this angel of the East who controls the seas and the moon.
Arch-Angel Raphael is both masculine and feminine in equal part and will appear as the vision most relative to your needs.
She is known to have parted the waters at the Asclepieion "The Pool of Bethesda and healed the sick, it is known that Jesus visited this same place in Jerusalem and also performed healing miracles, named after Asclepius founder of modern healing, Arch-Angel Raphael leads where others aren't able. The rod of Asclepius is recognised the world over as an emblem of modern healing.
To look East under a full moon and it is possible to see Raphael facing you with wings ready to embrace you and both hands holding the rod of Asclepius with point in the ground and serpents entwined. In ancient Hebrew the name for Raphael is "Israfil" this is a member of the entourage that walked with Jesus and Joseph of Arimethea, when they visited England after the Crucifixion.
With the breeze from the East comes new beginnings and spring time, fresh pastures, new ventures and dreams, just as this Arch-Angle can heal, he can bring fresh energy to any situation, he offers protection to the weary, shares wisdom with the needy, will allow you to sit in your own glorious power and will give you inner peace, harmony and universal knowledge.
Arch-Angel Raphael was known to the Celts, the trees of the Ogham are The Ash Tree, The Hawthorn Tree and The Oak Tree with each of these trees sharing the same attributes as this Angel of Spring time. Just as Freya comes in on the east breeze bringing love and fertility to our shores, the glorious rays of spring time are brought in by Arch-Angel Raphael who will compliment and encourage Freya to spread prosperity and encourage frivolity and love to flourish.
To call Arch-Angel Raphael and to see him/her, is to stand facing East, to dream of the sea and calm tides. When s/he appears s/he will come with the vibration of Love and will calm emotional turmoil and upset minds. To look into the branches of the Willow tree in full bloom and s/he will salute you, a whisperer of poetry and prose and protector of secrets.
The Arch-Angel Raphael is the guardian of Inner Peace and Harmony, he promotes the inner beauty inside yourself and encourages strength and spiritual strength, to meditate with him is to talk with him and be all that he affords.