Angels Don’t Incarnate as Humans?
We’ll often say in the spiritual field that angels have their own spiritual nature and hierarchies, and don’t incarnate as humans. So is it true, false, or somewhere in-between?
First and foremost, the Angelic Realms are a hierarchy of spiritual progression separate from our own.
We, the spiritual entities incarnating in the physical plane (in this instance on Earth as human beings), serve Source by partaking in experience and by making choices within its context. Each and every choice in any given situation (to some extent) has an intrinsic alignment, and making it can potentially affect (maintain, raise, or lower) one’s own vibration and consciousness, as well as drawing to the self the consequences of those choices that reflect them. This is essentially how Free Will works in a nutshell, applied to the experience in the physical.
The process of making choices, then partaking in resulting experiences, then making new choices based on those experiences, etc. over time will have the individual describe a journey, both in events/circumstances as well as in their awareness and vibratory rate, a journey which can and will extend to, and be comprised of, many lifetimes. It is through this process that the spiritual being will learn and acquire more understanding about itself; in turn, because all are ultimately Infinite Source, therefore Source Itself will acquire that knowledge as well. This is how the spiritual entities who incarnate in the physical generally serve Source, and their hierarchies of spiritual progression are described by the Densities (Law of One).
The angelic realms are different. Their service to Source isn’t about making choices and dealing with the consequences, in a context where oneself as well as their circumstances in the physical are at stake giving “weight” to the process. Instead, angels — the spiritual entities of these hierarchies — serve Source by standing in purely altruistic service towards the entities above. Angels are still spiritual entities who are themselves in lesson, and by those lessons they spiritually progress through their hierarchies; but those lessons are acquired through roles and service that are more of an observational and overseeing tone, rather than by taking on board firsthand experience, and its factor of risk, in the physical hologram.
Angels exist in a purely subtle/ethereal capacity, and serve all manner of purposes and roles, ranging from subtle spiritual guidance, spiritual protection, assistance to the co-creative process, enacting energetic work and direct intervention in a few select cases, to some extent management of the physical environment itself, as well as generally overseeing and studying the state of the physical experience on behalf of Source. Angels are tasked with serving perpetually under the designations of the Light, and they progress spiritually by witnessing the translation between the aforementioned designations, and the service and guidance provided to the souls in the physical. There is always a process of “translation” between what is ethereal and abstract (which includes the Light Itself) and what is tangible, physical, and practical, and this process always carries an intrinsic degree of unpredictability. It is this factor of unpredictability that allows space for the lesson and growth of anyone wishing to serve close to, and those living in, the physical hologram.
I always use this analogy to illustrate the purely altruistic nature/format of angelic service i.e. how “it feels” if you will. This explanation is in the glossary, which I’ll paraphrase here.
Imagine you’re walking down the street and you suddenly see a stranger lying down on the ground, alone and in visible distress. The person appears afflicted with some form of health situation, and while you’re not sure about the nature of the situation, in that moment you decide to help. You don’t have medical training so you don’t have the skills to address or resolve the issue; but nevertheless your priority becomes the person. So you do whatever it’s in your power: you’ll try to signal others, calling for help; you’ll call emergency services; you may try to calm the person down, sit with them, make them as comfortable as possible, while waiting for help.
In that moment, your sense of self and personal priorities are completely suspended. Your priority in this moment is exclusively the other person. Nothing else about you is a concern for the time being, even though any such matters will continue to exist. Further, you might not have the competence to address or resolve the situation itself; but you devote the entirety of yourself and your discernment to tackle it, analyzing what needs to be done so that the person may receive help that is warranted according to their needs i.e. the interests of their greatest good.
This analogy focuses on the uniquely altruistic focus that is intrinsic to angelic service. Angels don’t have bodies, so there’s no biological or circumstantial needs they need to be mindful of or cater to. They also sit under the Light of Source at all times, under which it is apparent what measures, assistance, or support, if any, serves the path of greatest good of the incarnated individual.
Angels have a “Free Will” of a sort, insofar their service is dispensed through their agency in serving Source and the Light. The direction provided by the Light cascades through the angelic hosts and hierarchies, forming interpretation and specialization, resulting in the manner by which these realms and their members serve. That said, Angels don’t have Free Will in the same way those who incarnate do. They have nothing of them at stake in situations they are serving, and they’re not subject to consequences of their choices, which is exclusively within the domain of the incarnated experience (save for the consequences in terms of learning related to the service they provide). Further, in angelic altruistic service, much like with the analogy of helping another by acting on behalf of their needs, the one in service brings no ego or agenda of their own into that service, in any way. The focus of angels is solely and exclusively devoted to the spiritual needs, circumstances, and lessons of those who they serve, unconditionally.
There are certain types of experiences that can sometimes be tapped within the scope of the human reality, that are resonant with this form of service. This typically happens when, in the process of committing to help another in an altruistic fashion, you find yourself bringing your focus away from your own interests (legitimate or otherwise) and instead serving the needs and best interests of another; and in the process you realize holding onto that focus/mindset pulls you away from, outside of, the weight of your own ego, self-centered interests, as well as challenges and tribulations; leading you to feel you’re bringing out the best version of yourself simply by focusing on serving on behalf of another, stepping outside of your own intentions and desires. Opportunities where this can happen could be, for instance, in the experience of parenthood, or in aspiring to enact charitable work or deeds. When this type of experience happens, it creates a sensation that is quite similar to and resonant with the purely altruistic nature of angelic service.
Note it’s not spiritually required that you emulate the energy of angelic service, or pursue any of the above as a way to do so in your personal experience, in order for you to be a “good person”. If your chosen path of life doesn’t involve exploring this element, then you will neither resonate with the energy when you meet it, nor will you draw meaningful spiritual lesson for yourself in trying to pursue it. Nevertheless, some life paths will involve discovering that taking away one’s focus away from on their own needs will bring out a form of attention and prioritization that’s more selfless and altruistic, which may then be “better” relative to the stage where the individual was before, for the purposes of their spiritual progress. And that discovery will very much resonate with the same type of movement/intention that is upheld by the angelic realms.
The type of service to Source in each of the two hierarchies, ours and angelic, is fundamentally different. Both can generally be described/measured with the same Density spectrum, but they otherwise work very differently, serve different purposes, operate on very different states of existence, and one has a veil limiting awareness whereas the other doesn’t (this alone a big difference). Thus spiritual entities tend to specialize in either one or the other for their individual process, rather than being able to do both at the same time and/or in equal capacity.
An incarnated self will not just have but need an ego, which will have them become a little more self-centered while in the physical plane. While the ego can of course be the source of much imbalance and mayhem, its existence is required, and to some extent natural, as it facilitates navigating the physical plane. Moreover, habitually dealing with the ego construct will come to exert influence in the path of the spiritual entity in the long-term. Therefore having an ego while incarnated – and a degree of ego “adaptation” while not – is normal and expected, as the ego “comes with the territory” of this type of spiritual exploration.
Generally speaking, and apart from any specific circumstances where such choice might add to your spiritual path, while on the physical plane you otherwise can’t afford to completely abstract yourself and neglect the needs or your own integrity and well-being: if you do that you’ll die (not to mention suffer) undermining the practicality of the experience to begin with. Plus, as an incarnated individual, you have to be connected with and pay attention to your inner interests, drive, curiosity, feelings, etc. in the experience. In that sense, your primary focus and “duty” must ultimately be connecting with yourself, and then moving from there. If you don’t question, if you don’t move, if you don’t want, if you don’t seek, if you don’t choose, you’ll spiritually stall and stagnate; even if you choose not to move, not to choose, not to feel, etc, you are still making a choice and experiencing the results of that choice. No one is able to act, feel, make choices, and analyze your questions and doubts for you; you’re the only one bearing the responsibility of doing so. Connecting within, and from there choosing where you place your focus, is how you serve Source within our spiritual hierarchy.
Angels don’t have such a choice. Angels are instructed to be directed by the Light, and the moment they were to cease doing so, they’d cease to progress spiritually in their angelic hierarchies: by developing the “brand” of Free Will that is more suited for a self-directed physical experience.
When we say “Angels don’t incarnate as humans”, we’re transmitting the essence of the distinction between the two hierarchies, and the specialization entities develop as part of progressing through them. This distinction means it’s generally true you can’t or shouldn’t “hop” back and forth between the two; Souls generally don’t do so, as this would jeopardize the necessary nous or habituation that becomes necessary to achieve progress in either one. The method by which those who incarnate in the physical serve Source, again, necessarily involves a component of “thinking and deciding for yourself” that would be counterproductive for angels to foster, as it would take away from their focus of service. This means specializing in one of the hierarchies tends to pull you away from the nature of the other, and vice versa. Thus, in short, if you’re an angelic being you’ll typically “never” incarnate as human, and the contrary is also valid in an equivalent way.
That being said, what we’re discussing are metaphysical roles, not identity/essence. At the same time the above is valid, it is also fundamentally true that in energy and metaphysics there are never rigid boundaries, and that “between the Heavens and the Earth everything is possible”. Meaning, if you delve past the elementary layers of this understanding, within reason and measure pertaining to each soul’s unique stories and backgrounds, you’ll gradually realize there’s much variation to what actually happens in a practical sense. This would be akin to the difference between first learning to drive in a driving school and the firsthand, lived-in experience of driving on the road on your own: one thing is the theory that you learn, another is what actually happens as you learn by doing, and the two may or may not intersect.
If you happen to be the CEO of a construction company, that doesn’t mean you can’t or haven’t worked selling ice-cream in a street stand. If you’ve studied to become a doctor or a nurse and work in healthcare, that doesn’t mean you can’t be a tennis instructor, a tour guide, a wildlife explorer – or a diligent parent. My point with these analogies is that what we are discussing are roles and forms of service, not the identity and nature of consciousness itself. Even if some of these are labels and “jobs” that may sometimes be somewhat difficult to conciliate, they aren’t necessarily incompatible. It is a little bit the same with these two hierarchies and their differences.
Sometimes, you’ll have the choice to transition between the two hierarchies (between incarnating and angelic service) at a given point in your spiritual journey, often it a moment of spiritual graduation. For example, when an entity incarnating on Earth spiritually graduates from 3D to 4D, they’ll become free from the obligation to reincarnate, and they’ll be able to choose their next steps going forward; and in that context they may for example choose, or be offered the option, to serving exclusively in an angelic capacity, without continuing to incarnate themselves. Hence this will have them transition between our hierarchy of progress to the angelic one. This type of situation is for example illustrated by this reading.
Sometimes, an entity of the angelic realms develops traits that bring them closer to the human experience, in the process of serving it. These would include developing an ego, developing a propensity to operate from a self-directed manner, becoming attached to a part of the human experience, and so on. It may take place to the extent that the entity may have to transition (consciously or inadvertently) from serving as an angel to start incarnating as human, because that’s the experience that now better suits their path, and/or it might render ineffective their current form of service. This is illustrated by this particular reading. In such cases, you’ll have a spiritual entity incarnating as human who once was in the angelic realms, retaining in their spiritual background the fact they were once serving in that capacity.
Sometimes, a Soul is advanced enough that it can maintain multiple aspects in separate hierarchies, effectively making that soul accumulating experience in both, and who may be able to share said experience across those multiple aspects. Sometimes, a high-level spiritual entity will be more closely aligned with a certain type of hierarchy due to its spiritual nature (say, an Archangel) but be at such a state of development that it is able to partake in experience in other hierarchies of a different nature, either in short or long-term circumstances. So you may very well have situations where a person spiritually is an incarnated Archangel (or an aspect of such entity) while at the same time playing the role of being “normal” human incarnating in the physical plane. Such as what is illustrated by this reading.
For these reasons, the statement “angels don’t incarnate as humans” is both true and false. It is true in the sense the two hierarchies are different and distinct, enough to typically make it difficult for spiritual entities on either hierarchy to “move around” between them. But the statement is also untrue, in an absolute sense, because there’s a great amount of variety in Creation, and that variety permits many exceptions, variations, and particularities to most rules. This leads, among others, to many humans having angelic ancestry in their spiritual background.
