Angel Power [Paperback]

Janice T. Connell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 21, 1995

"There are many angels, maybe as many as the stars in the sky . . . ."
And every single one of these precious beings offers the world unique blessings. ANGEL POWER describes the special tasks and responsibilities of each of the Nine Choirs of Angels. The Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are angels of goodness, love, and wisdom. The Angels of Dominion are angels of leadership. From the Virtue Angels flow miracles of healing, comfort, and peace. The Power Angels are special warriors against evil and defenders of goodness. The Principalities, Archangels, and Angels administer our planet. By illuminating each Choir's special powers, the author enables us more easily to draw upon its particular, radiant light.
Weaving her own personal angel experiences together with angel prayers and with true angel stories she has been told, the author teaches us to open ourselves to angelic guidance, support, and protection. Her book spreads before us a dazzling and profoundly reassuring prospect of angel power at work -- a vision so beautiful and potent that those who experience it feel they know heaven on earth.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Comprised of scripture, brief essays, narrative encounters, meditations and prayers concerning angelic beings, Power claims as its source material Summa Theologica by the "great Angelic Doctor, Saint Thomas Aquinas," as author Connell refers to him. Summa, one of the great works of the Western World, is a sophisticated, exquisite doctrinal opus that, 700 years after it was completed, still underpins Roman Catholic Christianity. Connellpularization of Aquinas's system of the Nine Choirs of the Angels (Seraphim, Cherubim, etc.) does provide a paradigm of heavenly creatures, but the pedantic, choppy, pedestrian prose (e.g., "Earthquakes are great teachers") does not do justice to the rich mind and legacy of Aquinas. While not devoid of merit, this is a far cry from a substantive, worthwhile and accessible interpretation of the richness of Aquinas's conception of the heavenly hosts.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"There are many angels, maybe as many as the stars in the sky . . . ."
And every single one of these precious beings offers the world unique blessings. ANGEL POWER describes the special tasks and responsibilities of each of the Nine Choirs of Angels. The Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are angels of goodness, love, and wisdom. The Angels of Dominion are angels of leadership. From the Virtue Angels flow miracles of healing, comfort, and peace. The Power Angels are special warriors against evil and defenders of goodness. The Principalities, Archangels, and Angels administer our planet. By illuminating each Choir's special powers, the author enables us more easily to draw upon its particular, radiant light.
Weaving her own personal angel experiences together with angel prayers and with true angel stories she has been told, the author teaches us to open ourselves to angelic guidance, support, and protection. Her book spreads before us a dazzling and profoundly reassuring prospect of angel power at work -- a vision so beautiful and potent that those who experience it feel they know heaven on earth.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1 edition (March 21, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345391233
• ISBN-13: 978-0345391230
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 0.9 x 7.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #457,425 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE!, February 17, 2000

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Kimberley M. Tyler (Oswego, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Angel Power (Paperback)

This book is a real eye opener to the power of Angels. They touch every part of our lives and everyone should know how to access them, how to thank them and how to ask for their guidance. I could not put this book down until I was finished with it and I have marked many notes in it for my own personal use. This book has helped lift my spirits at a time when I thought nothing could.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great angel book! I highly reccommend it., October 8, 1999

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This review is from: Angel Power (Paperback)

Angel power is for me what a driver's manual is for my car. I didn't know how to access the amazing power of the nine choirs of angels before I read this book. I also was unaware of the pitfalls that angel power can eliminate from daily life. Too bad I didn't know about this sooner! Great read. Great information.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent - Connell's books changed my life, February 3, 2006

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This review is from: Angel Power (Paperback)

Reading this book along with a few others of Ms. Connell, I expected to learn the about the angels as was promised. Beyond that, to this day, a decade later, some of the anecdotes from this book continue to resound in my head in hard times and remind me to pray for assistance. This book has forever changed how I feel - that I'm never alone because the angels are all around us. Ms. Connell writes powerfully on her topics. Her books have truly put me on a path and continued to fuel me to walk towards God.