Return of the Angels [Paperback]

Migene González-Wippler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 8, 1999

Return of the Angels explains everything about angels. Explore the origin of these celestial beings and how they are related to God. Learn about Paradise, the Four Great Archangels, and the seven heavens and the angels who protect them. Discover your own guardian angel and how you can obtain his or her help when problems arise in your life. You will find messages and prophecies for the new millennium, plus biographies of 900 angels.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

In one of the more fascinating books on angels out there, author Migene Gonzalez-Wippler impresses the reader with the sheer weight of her academic research and scientific understanding of angel phenomena, and she entertains with engaging prose, literary acumen, and astonishing first-hand experiences with Archangel Michael. After regaling the reader with numerous stories of angel encounters and explanations of the celestial hierarchy, angelic language, the seven heavens, and paradise, she teaches rituals to invoke or evoke (the two are different) angelic presence. While the author confesses to being a devout Catholic, even the most skeptical may begin looking over their shoulders after reading this one. You'll find out that there is simply no reason not to accept the fact that angels exist. Like Tinkerbell, the more deeply one believes, the more likely an angel will manifest from our collective unconscious. Black-and-white illustrations illuminate this scholarly yet magical and inspiring volume. --P. Randall Cohan

About the Author

Migene Gonzalez-Wippler was born in Puerto Rico and has degrees in psychology and anthropology from the University of Puerto Rico and from Colombia University.  She has worked as a science editor for the  Interscience Division of John Wiley, the American Institute of Physics, and the American Museum of Natural History, and as an English editor for the United Nations in Vienna, where she lived for many years.  She is a cultural anthropologist and lectures frequently at universities and other educational institutions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (December 8, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567182933
• ISBN-13: 978-1567182934
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,286,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars magical and inspiring, March 21, 2000

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Idriel ([e-mail] New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Return of the Angels (Paperback)

Several friends had recommended this book to me and told me it had changed their lives. I have always believed there was some truth about the many stories one hears and reads constantly about angels, but I was unprepared for the literary feast on these celestial beings this book provided. I agree wholeheartedly with Amazon's review that this is indeed a most magical and inspiring volume. I particularly enjoyed the author's stories about angel encounters, the magic rituals,but my favorite is War in Heaven by the Archangel Megadriel. This is a tour de force of the angelic battles and shows the depth of the author's biblical scholarship and her "literary acumen" to transform her writing style and adapt it to the way an angel would probably speak.Megadriel's predictions are equally stunning. I, for one, would love to read more about Megadriel and I hope to see the Book of Megadriel soon in print.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars loved this book, May 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Return of the Angels (Paperback)

I loved this book. It is one of the most thorough books on angels I have read, and I have read a few. It gives a wealth of details on the angelic hierarchies. I particularly enjoyed reading about the way the angels interact with each other. The Book of Megadriel (second and third parts) are icing on the cake, and the angel dictionary is a blessing.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Return of the Angels, May 17, 2003

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Cassandra Barnes "Cassandra" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Return of the Angels (Paperback)

Migene Gonzalez-Wippler is a psychologist and anthropologist with an impressive list of credentials, including fifteen books. Her latest endeavor, Return of the Angels, is a complete reference on celestial beings.

A Christian kabbalist and noted religious researcher, Gonzalez-Wippler says that there is an angel behind every idea, every intention, and every action, be they positive or negative. Everything, even things we normally think of inanimate, has an angel.

Humans have individual guardian angels, and Gonzalez-Wippler explains how people can contact their angel, learn its name, and seek its guidance. Angels have their own language, and she describes how to write a letter to an angel using their language. She also provides the unique signature of major angels, along with their color, flower, and crystal. Rituals for invoking angels are also included.

Gonzalez-Wippler describes angels as being mighty warriors battling the forces of evil, a battle they dont always win. She details the hierarchy of angels, and the duties of each. She describes the seven heavens and how the angels protect them. She also discusses Paradise, the Garden of Eden, and the role of Adam and Eve.

More than fifty lush illustrations enhance the written information.

One long section is devoted to the Book of Megadriel, a retelling by Gonzalez-Wippler of the Creation and the War in Heaven, in the voice of Megadriel. Megadriel finishes his stories with prophesies and steps we can take to protect our planet from cataclysmic disasters.

The last section of the book is a listing of more than 900 angel biographies and heavenly places.

Return of the Angels guides you through the wealth of information contained in classic texts such as the Bible, the Apocrypha, and the Kabbalah. It illuminates the wonderful history of these inhabitants of Heaven who choose to play a role in mortals lives. Its an essential reference for anyone curious about the role of angels in their life.