[Scientology buying front groups in Switzerland] Do angels have proper wings? Divine messengers from heaven are also in style in the Linth area during the Christmas season The celebration of love in our society is often overshadowed by stress. In these times people seek silence. Angels can be mediators to one's on id. These heavenly messengers are coming back to life in humanity's consciousness, which is not entirely without risk. Zurich, Switzerland December 15, 2000 Suedostschweiz Presse by Alex kuch Disparaged as kitsch, not usually mentioned except in the movies or in Christmas stories, angels have been suppressed from the humanity's awareness long ago. Stress, environmental changes and phenomena like burn-out syndrome and other illnesses like ulcers and depression have taken their toll on our society. People are now rethinking the situation, they yearn for serenity and inner peace - they ask for help. In that situation a supernatural being easily appears and offers such protection - the angel. Feeling of Security "In their childhood most people heard they have a guardian angel who protects them from evil," says Georg Otto Schmid, sect researcher in Greiffensee. "Because of that more and more people reestablish contact with this being." Schmid sees the importance in the effect of so-called miracles from these heavenly messengers. If someone believes in a guardian angel, it would maintain a presence and bestow upon that person a feeling of security. He says that is important psychologically. Ruth Brogle, minister in Uznach, verified, "When I sit in a car and ask my guardian angel to protect other people on the street and me from myself, I can drive much more calmly." She sees angels as a connection to God and believes many people have lost their line to him. She says with the help of angels, people can give the divinity a name. But in doing so it is important not to pray to the angel, but solely to God, Brogle believes. Seeking the silence in ourselves Angels are in fact edging their way more into the consciousness of humanity. In America, according to a study, 70 percent of the population believes in angels; 30 percent say they have even seen them. Health practices, some of which have to do with angels, are shooting up in Switzerland and in the Linth area like mushrooms. A shop has recently appeared in Uster which deals exclusively in angel statues. Reiki and Auro-Soma, along with Feng Shui, are also partly involved with spirituality. Andreas Schwab of the Swiss "Kaleidoskop" organization reports that angels occur in every religion. But why are these lightweights now on such a big upswing? "Man seeks silence, but finds stress, on the job and while Christmas shopping," he reports. Schwab thinks that he can find this silence in himself. Every day he takes ten minutes of time alone so that he can listen to his heart beat. "When I then ask my guardian angel to give a sign or show himself, he does it." But, he says, there is no guarantee that a person will see an angel, "More often this being appears in an idea, a feeling or a taste." Angels are very shy and will not take form at the drop of a hat. This needs time. "You can look at it like a mutual taming, until both - human and angel - are ready for this confrontation," Schwab believes. According to people who have done it, though, everybody sees angels differently." Some say angels have wings, others tell of a beam of light surrounding the being. This could absolutely be construed optically as wings, say Schwab. "But is it important whether they have wings or not?" The Key to Happiness Georg Otto Schmid warns of charlatans and so-called false prophets: behind some organizations, like Auro-Soma which originally started out as a serious institution, lurks more and more the Scientology Church (Dianetics). He stressed that Scientologists had recently bought up several institutions. Dealing with spirituality as such could also be dangerous, said Schmid. If subjects get too involved with the spiritual, they can lose orientation to reality. "It happens that families and children in particular are neglected because of this disorientation." "Once a person realizes that he carries divine sparks within himself, he sees through charlatans and will not need a medium for his problems," believes Karl Zemp, graduate health advisor in Weesen. Zemp says he is a medium and a clairvoyant himself and also gets involved with angels. "The Christ-awareness should continue to spread in our hearts - that is the key to happiness, desires and dreams," he says. By that he means that every person possesses special abilities. Zemp says he his only effect upon his patients is to have them discover their own divinity. "This has nothing to do with superiority or playing God. We carry God in ourselves, but we just forgot about him a little," said Zemp. Anyone looking at or listening to Zemp will notice that Zemp is convinced of what he says. "If Jesus were to be born a thousand times in Bethlehem and not in me, then I would be a thousand times lost," he says. But angels, he says, are an aid in finding self. Then one can ask God and his guardian angel to help to solve problems. "But you have to remember: love needs care and time," Zemp believes. --- Unofficial translation/critical interpretation of German media, For
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