It is a common misconception that angels are not part of
the Pagan tradition, angels feature in all the major religions
of the world, from Islam to Celtic and Hindu to Norse mythology.
Naturally all religions have absorbed the concept of angels
into their mainstream philosophy to suit their religious
understand of angels and their relationship with the main
religions deity(s). As an example angels figure prominently
in the Christian tradition but did not feature in early
Hebrew texts it was only when the Judaism was influence
by other traditions and philosophies that the celestial
entities, angels, began to be recognised, or at least their
place in the scheme of things.
For the Pagan the guiding philosophy is the concept of
the Mother Earth and natural magic, and therefore we would
expect that angels within this concept would be recognized
as having a close connection with the Earth. These were
originally represented as the Spirits of Earth and Water.
Remember they do not have to be called angels to be angels.
In Norse mythology the equivalent to angels were known as
Valkyrie's, In Celtic mythology faerie's were seen as the
helpers to mankind. To this you can even include various
Remember the Pagan path has adopted and modified much of
the magical practices of other magical traditions such as
the Western Magical Tradition, various Ritual Magic practices
and the Jewish Kabbala. Therefore it is not uncommon for
new celestial names to be adopted, and old ones lost.
To Pagans, angels are simply highly evolved souls who,
have taken on the commitment with the Cosmic Creator the
structure to be messengers, guardian or the teachers of
spirit between the Cosmic Creator and developing incarnated
beings. The name from this context is not so important;
it can be angel, a faerie or even a wood spirit.
From a practical working perspective Pagans have accepted
the dominions, roles and correspondences of the angels as
originally devised from ceremonial or ritual magic and successfully
integrated these into their working practices.