Sir Foxtrot²

Let's go over prayers first

The most important thing when praying is to ask for what you need or want in a clear and succinct way. They don't need to be long winded and old english doesn't need to be used.

Prayer comes from the Latin word 'precari' which means to ask in earnest. You should pray from the heart and at the end, you can say what fits your style such as 'and so it is!' or 'amen'. I find myself saying thank you.

Is it wrong to pray to the archangels? Can I pray to God/Source instead?

Really, you can pray in a way that fits your spiritual belief and tradition rather than getting held up by religious dogma. For me, I see archangels as beings I can pray to as they either carry out the request or send the request to a higher source to deal with it. It can be helpful to pray to archangels instead of Source because the archangels have their domains and can make the requests more focused.

If you follow a religious belief, then you're also welcome to take that up. You can pray to your god instead as well as the archangels as their helpers.

The main thing to remember is that the archangels don't discriminate by your belief as long as you're putting in the effort and treating them respectfully.

My prayer sachets

Here are a couple of pictures I took of my prayer sachets. I was meant to make one for Haniel but I put too much content in one bag and ended up splitting it into two.

So now I keep one on my altar for praying and the other hanging up by the window to welcome and honour the Archangel Haniel in my life. While it is a prayer sachet by intention, it also has properties of protection and corresponds to the qualities of the archangel! I can charge it to welcome those aspects into my life.

You may notice there's a third one there. That one is for Archangel Uriel and I made it for my boyfriend who can use it in times of need. While he isn't an angel practitioner, we do have angels that look over us. Haniel and Uriel are our sun angels.

The process

Here is a guide to making your own prayer sachet. I would suggest making one for the archangels you primarily work with. Currently for it, it's my sun angel Haniel.

1. Choose a recipe

You can choose one from this post for different archangels. You may work with an angel that isn't listed, or you don't have all the ingredients and that's okay.

I do recommend having at least the rice, essential oil/fragrance and also some herbs, but the herbs don't need to be exact. What matters is that you understand how the herbs contribute to the prayer sachet and align with the qualities of the archangel. I had to change the recipe for my Haniel prayer sachet as I didn't have all the ingredients. If your angel isn't listed, research into what herbs and fragrances correspond with them to use.

1.5. Set a date and time

The archangels have corresponding days that are best to work with them on. For example, Haniel is friday and Uriel is saturday. You can work with them at any time during this day but for the best results, go with either the 1st or 8th hour of the day or the 3rd or 10th hour of the night. Lunarium can help you figure out what hour is hour #8 for example (it goes by sunrise and sunset). I made my sachets on the 8th hour of the day since it suits my day well (around 2:33pm for me, at the season of posting).

By now, if you're looking to work with an archangel, it's suggested that you already know their day but I can make a post in the future to list them out

2. Gather your supplies

It's best to have what you need ready in your workspace whether its a desk, kitchen table or altar. This way, you won't be getting up to find something in the middle of working which can pull you out of the moment.

3. Set up your space

How do you set a spiritual atmosphere? You can light a candle, burn some incense, play some soft music or whatever practices you have to blend the angel's and spiritual vibrations into the process

4. Bring it together

I have a small bowl where I first add the rice and the essential oils. Then I mix. During this process, you can infuse your intention by picturing the archangel in your head and imagining what their presence feels like (this is how visualisation goes). Think about how you want to establish a connection and welcome them to your life.

Now you can start adding the herbs and noting in your mind what they do and how they correspond. For example, I add herbs of venus to my prayer sachet and note the qualities that match Archangel Haniel (rose petals - compassion, harmony, love).

Once you've mixed them up, you can add them to your little baggy. This works with small drawstring ones which I use and find at the dollar store. You could also use some cotton or felt and sew it up if you have that around. If anything, you can use a jar if you can't access the other methods.

5. Charge it up and pray

Here we go. You can hold your finished product in your hands now and work on charging it. This can be the same process as your previous visualisation or thoughts of the angel and how you would like to connect with them.

From here, you can do a small prayer to the archangel asking them to bless your prayer sachet and to welcome their presence during your prayers.

There you go! Now you have a prayer sachet to use with your archangels to boost your prayers and develop your relationship with them. I hope you enjoyed the post and let me know if you have any questions.

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