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The Angels ScriptPortal to higher dimensions

Theolyn Cortens

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The Angels ScriptPORTAL TO HIGHER DIMENSIONS

THE STORY OF THE ANGELS SCRIPT

Since The Angels Script was first published in 1997, it has attracted many fans aroundthe world. I often meet people who still have a copy of that first edition who say theydraw a card for guidance every day. Others use the Script in their weekly or monthlymeetings and treasure the original edition – even when I offer them a new copy of thesecond edition as a gift, they shake their heads and say they are happy with the copythey have worked with all this time!I include a Module dedicated to working with The Angels Script in my Radiance

Programme, because accessing angelic wisdom brings insights and inspiration. Ourdaily lives can be confusing, demanding and tiring. We all need access to the spiritualgrace that is offered by the Archangels. Your Radiant Being grows and flourishes whenyou open your inner channels to infinite opportunities for spiritual grace and miracles.Let me tell you how The Angels Script came into being. Perhaps that will help you

understand how special it is.

MY PAST-LIFE EXPERIENCE

In the early nineties I was living in Oxfordshire and spending some time exploringleylines with my husband, Will, and a local group. Also, with an artist friend of mine, Ienjoyed visiting Elizabethan manor houses in the area. On several occasions wediscussed our mutual feeling that we might have known each other in Tudor times andmy friend suggested I could go to a past-life regression therapist. At that time, huntingpast-lives was not a big thing on my agenda. I certainly knew I had experienced lives inother times – a few years earlier I had had a spontaneous memory of my previous life inGermany and death in World War Two. That was quite enough recall for me! But, in alight-hearted spirit, I went along with my friend’s suggestion and visited a therapistwith an excellent reputation. But Tudor England was not where I went – far from it.I found myself in Ancient Babylon, the son of an astrologer-priest who was being

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trained in the secret lore of cosmological wisdom. My sister was being prepared forservice in the temple. When I discovered that this ‘service’ was sexual, I argued with myfather about the treatment of young women. I was expelled from the school and exiledfrom Babylon. I had learned a great deal about astrology but was aware there weresome gaps in my esoteric knowledge. What was missing from the syllabus, from theinitiatory process I was expecting to receive, concerned the use of sigils and charactersas vibrational tools that support magic and healing. When I came back to my everyday consciousness in the Oxfordshire sitting room, I

explained to my therapist how I had the impression there was some kind of ‘writing’ Ineeded to find. She agreed that, although I had been pulled towards having a past-lifesession for an almost frivolous reason, the information I had received was extremelyimportant and I needed to act upon it.

Figure 1:This Babylonian tablet shows astrologer-priests presenting star wisdom to the king.

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THE WRITING OF THE ANGELS

For several months after my past-life session, I was looking around to discover whatthis writing might be. As I had already been working with the Archangels of the Tree ofLife, I thought it might be Hebrew, but that didn’t seem quite right as ancientBabylonians didn’t speak Hebrew. I visited the British Museum to look at cuneiform,the wedge-shaped writing found on clay tablets from the Middle East. Still no sense ofconnection.I really didn’t know where else to go on my search. Then, as a Christmas gift in

December 1993, my husband Will gave me a book called Angels: An EndangeredSpecies, by Malcolm Godwin. This splendidly illustrated compendium was full ofintriguing stuff about angelology, some of which I hadn’t come across previously. As I was flicking through the pages, I came across a picture of some curious

characters – a whole alphabet of letters made from small circles and lines, called ‘TheWriting of the Angels’. There were twenty-three, each named after a letter in theHebrew alphabet, but not at all similar in shape or style:

Figure 2:The original Writing of the Malakhim, as I first saw it.

As soon as I saw these letters and realised they had angelic origins, I knew I had foundwhat I was looking for. I immediately felt a high-vibration buzz from these shapes andknew that, if I meditated with them, I could gain some insights and inspiration.

CHANNELLING THE MESSAGES

At that time in my life, my children were still at school. We all had to get up, havebreakfast and get out in the mornings. In the evenings, the household was busy –making supper, doing housework, organising homework, and so on. The only way I

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could make some time for exploring the power of these intriguing characters was tocommit myself to an early morning programme. So I told the ‘guys upstairs’ that Icould be at my desk between 5 and 7 each morning. As this was January and themornings were very dark, this was quite a challenge, but I offered a two-hour sessionevery day and I expected ‘them’ to be there as well.I kept to my promise and the Angels logged in as requested. Each morning I

focussed on one or two characters, writing down the messages that arrived at highspeed. In those days I owned an Amstrad computer (primitive by today’s standards)but, as I was reasonably competent using a keyboard, I was able to sit at my desk in asemi-meditative state while taking down dictation. After three weeks or so, I hadcollated a series of messages, one for each of the twenty-three letters in the alphabet. Iwas given an English name for each letter, and a message that offered wisdom andadvice. I had never previously thought of myself as a ‘channel’, but I was receivinginspiration from another realm and what I was writing seemed to be beautiful,reassuring and wise.I didn’t have a printer, so when all the messages were stored on the computer my

only access to them was by reading them on-screen. I wrote the twenty-three charactersonto separate cards and experimented with pulling a card from my pile, then goingback to the computer to read the appropriate message. When I eventually managed toget the messages printed out, I took my homemade cards to share with people in theleyline group, as well as with astrologers I knew locally. It was generally agreed that Ihad been given a powerful new spiritual tool.

THE ARCHANGELS

By the summer of 1994 I realised, if I wanted to offer the messages to other people, wewould need some additional information that could be accessed from the Archangelsof the Tree of Life. My journeys with these twelve Archangels had begun more than tenyears earlier, in 1982, so I felt on well-trodden territory when I went back to eachArchangel to ask for some extra wisdom to include in a small book, which wouldaccompany a deck of cards I was planning.Again, I set myself the task of getting up very early each morning to check in with

the angelic realms and ‘download’ the inspiration. I was asking for extra content thatwould support the material I had already accessed when working with the mysterious‘Writing of the Angels’ earlier in the year. Again, the messages came easily and fluently

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– I only had to sit with my hands ready at the keyboard and the words came through,with no effort from me. All the channelled messages in The Angels Script book areexactly as they arrived – there has been no editing at all. From these additional sessions I harvested twelve messages for the Archangels of the

Tree of Life, one for the Holy Spirit (Ruah ha Kodesh), plus two additional messagesthat apply for the two pairs of Archangels who reside at the top and bottom of theTree. These are Metatron and The Shekinah at the top; and Sandalphon and Auriel atthe foot. By this time, The Angels Script had begun to shape up as a powerful tool for accessing

angelic wisdom in our daily lives. The next thing to work out was how to present thematerials – it seemed like a deck of cards would be an ideal adjunct to the book ofmessages.

HOW WE CREATED THE CARD DECK

My husband Will, a professional book designer amongst other things, created a seriesof graphics so I could print out the angelic characters, an improvement on my originalhand-drawn cards. I explained that I needed to add thirteen other cards – twelveArchangels, plus one for the Holy Spirit. Will told me that creating images for thecharacters was one thing – they are very simple and the ancient materials dictate theirappearance as orbs and lines. Not a problem for someone with his graphic design skills.But he said the job of envisioning the Archangels was mine – they were my visionsafter all. Perhaps I needed to paint my own impressions, based on my long experienceof inner journeys?Although I had spent several years at art school and collected my Diploma in Art

and Design in the 1960s, my specialities had been textiles and dress design, and I neverfelt I was strong as a painter. But I set up a drawing board and purchased some gouachepaints, then trusted I would be able to put down on paper what I saw in my head.My main problem was to do with colour. Had I been skilled with using oil or acrylic

paint I might have been able to capture the intensity of light and colour that emanatesfrom the Archangels when we are present to their energetic qualities. I felt my attemptsto paint Archangels were rather feeble, as they could not capture the brilliance I couldsee with my inner eye.When Will saw my paintings, he suggested he could now help me out. As the basic

images had been put down on paper, we could use them as a guide for creating versions

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using Photoshop, in which the colours would be enhanced. I set about finding somesuitable faces and other images, such as the lion for Auriel, then we sat at the computerfor a few days compiling the Archangel ‘paintings’ using modern technology. I was ableto say, “We need a big swirl of red here”, or, “We need a display of curving linesemanating from here”, and so on. Will put his brilliant skills at the disposal of theArchangels and together we created the twelve images for the card deck.For the Holy Spirit, I explained we needed to create a portal of light, perhaps similar

to those described by people after a Near-Death Experience (NDE). The spinningvortex of light you can see on the card is a very powerful image and several studentshave commented that just gazing at that one card has provoked an intense reactionwith the feeling of expansion in consciousness. After creating the images for all the cards, Will designed and typeset the book, the

deck and the packaging. I’d like to thank those friends who helped me get the firstedition printed in 1997 and the second edition in 2004.

THE MYSTICAL TRADITION

THE BOOK OF RAZIEL

All Western Angel names and qualities derive directly from the Jewish mysticaltradition. Christianity and Islam include Angels in their theologies, but the rich layersof celestial beings so often quoted in New Age books can be traced to ancient JewishKabbalah. One very old mystical story tells us that, when Adam and Eve were expelledfrom Eden, the Archangel Raziel was sent to Earth to offer help for the sufferinghumans. But who is Raziel? The Hebrew word ‘Raziel’ means ‘Secret(s) of God.’ Raz- means

‘secret’ and -ielmeans ‘of God.’ In English transliteration his name can be spelledseveral ways, such as: Ratziel, Razel, Razeil, Reziel, Retziel and others. Traditionally, heis said to stand on a mountain, behind a veil of energy and each day…

…he makes proclamation on Mount Horeb, from heaven, of the secrets of men to allthat dwell upon the earth, and his voice resounds throughout the world.

– Targum Ecclesiastes. 10, 20.

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Raziel delivered a book of cosmic wisdom, inscribed on sapphire tablets. The Book ofRaziel included cosmology, herbal knowledge, astrological insights and, mostimportantly, wisdom concerning the power of sound and writing.After Adam died, the Book was passed on to his son, Seth, and then through a line of

patriarchs, prophets and kings that include Enoch, Noah and King Solomon, amongstothers. King Solomon was called ‘wise’ because he had esoteric knowledge, not becausehe was especially nice or kind. Wisdom in this context means having magical ormystical power, and the word ‘wizard’ derives from the same etymological root.So, the legend tells us Solomon owned the Book, but what happened then? We don’t

have any sapphire tablets around nowadays, to my knowledge. We do have some oldscrolls, written in Aramaic, that claim to contain the same wisdom. We also have aversion of the Book printed in Amsterdam in 1701. The editor claims the text in hisbook is a compilation of several manuscripts. The frontispiece tells us this is the Bookthat was given to Adam by the Archangel Raziel and describes it as ‘the Gateway to theLord’. There are many angelic names mentioned in the Book, as well as characters thatmatch (or are similar to) those we find in the ‘Writing of the Angels’. Whoever ownsthe Book is told to keep it hidden, and concealed near gold and silver in a house oftreasure.

CHRISTIAN CABALA

During the Renaissance period, Christian scholars became interested in JewishKabbalah. Northern European scholars gained access to ancient Jewish texts after Jewswere expelled from Spain in 1492. Some philosophers, such as Pico della Mirandola(Italy, 1463–1494) and Henry Cornelius Agrippa (Germany, 1486–1535) decidedKabbalah could prove Jesus was the Messiah. Basically, they wanted to convert the Jewsto Christianity. They called their version Christian ‘Cabala’, deliberately using a ‘C’ forthe spelling, in order to associate it with Christ. Agrippa published many of the Razielalphabets in his Three Books of Occult Philosophy (printed 1531–1533) andacknowledged he had acquired this wisdom from ‘the mecubals’ – the kabbalists.Renaissance interest in ancient esotericism meant that we have these alphabetsavailable to us today.

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USING THE ANGELS SCRIPT

At the time I start channelling the wisdom you will find in The Angels Script, I had verylittle knowledge concerning the history of Western angelology. All I knew about wasthe basic Tree of Life map and the Archangels I met there. I had been learning what Ineeded from inner journeys, not from books. I certainly didn’t know any Hebrew. Forexample, I didn’t know that there are twenty-two letters in the Hebrew alphabet, so itdidn’t cross my mind to ask why there are twenty-three in The Writing of the Angels.Also, at the time I was not aware of the correct order of letters in Hebrew, so I didn’tnotice that the characters in the angelic writing are in a slightly different order*. When you work with The Angels Script characters, you are connecting with a very

ancient tradition, one that has its origins in the mists of time. We have no certaintyabout most of this history, but we do have the twenty-three characters and I havefound they give us access to a source of profound wisdom. You do not need anyknowledge of Hebrew to use them – just work with the pure vibrations of the shapes,orbs and lines of light. I call this a ‘language of light’.You can use the cards to access wisdom and inspiration in all kinds of situation:

when you need to make an important decisions; when you are dealing with challengesin your life; when you want to improve a relationship; to choose a career; or identifyyour overarching Soul’s Purpose.You could take a card each morning – perhaps choose one from the twenty-three

characters for general guidance, then take an Archangel to support you during the day.Try meditating with individual character cards, or with an Archangel of your choice.

You can select ‘blind’ or choose consciously.One beautiful thing to try is to set out the Archangel cards according to the Tree of

Life map (see page 9). Then take yourself on an inner journey, beginning at the foot ofthe Tree of Life (the ‘Kingdom’), acknowledging all the Archangels on the way up. Dothey have anything to say to you? Then gently bring yourself back down the Tree andsay thank you when you reach Sandalphon and Auriel at the Kingdom.

The Angels Script book of channelled messages, which accompanies the card deck,contains lots of sample layouts and other suggestions for using the cards for spiritualdevelopment.

* I have subsequently learnt some biblical Hebrew and discovered more about the significance of the ‘extra’character, but you don’t need this background information in order to make full use of The Angels Script.

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THE ARCHANGEL CARDS ON THE TREE OF LIFE

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THE ANGELS SCRIPT CHARACTER CARDS

Aleph Beth Gimel Daleth He VauThe Beginning The Crucible Delight Movement Prayer The Gift

Zain Cheth Theth Jod Caph LamedReceiving The Temple Pain Preparation Fulfilment Wine

Mem Nun Tau Schin Samech SamachPerfection The Past Community Hope Creativity Wisdom

Ain Pe Zade Kuff PeshThe Ark Stability The Hermit Celebration The Return

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Learning how to use The Angels ScriptI have devised in-depth courses for people who want to learn how to use The AngelsScript for themselves or become an Angels Script Consultant. Visit my website fordetails:

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