Abstract

The intention of this study was to thoroughly understand the psychological significance of the human relationship to what has familiarly been called angel experience. When I began this research, I found that scholars understood the universality of the transcendent human experience and its psychological significance. My goal in this work was to clarify our understanding of how the angel experience involves psychological functions that are both transcendent and mediating. ;The method utilized in researching this theoretical dissertation involved the reading and review of works pertaining to the areas of the 6,000 years of recorded history of the angel, the angel as archetypal image, the psychological significance of the angel as archetypal image, and the healing influences of the angel as archetypal image. These areas of research became the focus chapters and body of the paper. ;The discussion of the 6,000 years of recorded history of the angel revealed particular characteristics about the angel. Angels appear in many cultures and religious traditions as intermediaries and messengers. The discussion of the angel as archetypal image revealed the universal experience of the angel as a portal to the numinous and miraculous. The discussion of the psychological significance of the angel as archetypal image revealed that through a Jungian and archetypal interpretation, this symbol represents the transcendent function of the psyche and the mediating function on the ego/Self axis. Given these psychological functions and the participation of the psyche's autonomous healing functions, a discussion of vibrational theories and healing energies followed. It was proposed that there may be correlation between vibrational energies and psychological, spiritual healing that is provided through the personification of the healing function experienced in angels