HUGUET, Jaume: The Archangel St Michael, 1456; Tempera on panel, 213 x 136 cm, Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona. The Angel of Freedom by Anselm Grün All of us long for freedom. Because it hurts to feel dependant. If other people control our lives, if we have no choice but to live up to […]

Blake, William: The Book of Job: When the Morning Stars Sang Together (detail), 1820; Watercolor on paper, 110 1/8 x 70 3/8 inches (280 x 179 cm), Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, USA. The Angel of Faithfulness by Anselm Grün Faithfulness is not in high demand nowadays. Too many people have experienced how newly-weds have […]

“Laughing Fairy” by elais at stock.XCHANG The Angel of Transformation by Anselm Grün Angels appear in various guises. They have the ability of transformation. They transform themselves into a person who accompanies us on our way of life. They transform themselves into a physician who treats our wounds, into a therapist who frees us from […]

Bouguereau, William: L’Amour Mouille, 1891; Oil on canvas, 61 1/8 x 33 1/4 inches (155.5 x 84.5 cm), Private collection. The Angel of Openness by Anselm Grün There are many people you can never really get to know, because they are so withdrawn inside themselves. They have put up shields around themselves so that no […]

An angel on the Bridge of Angels in Rome. Picture by JunoMagic, 2005. The Angel of Prudence by Anselm Grün Prudence is the first of the four virtues. It is the ability to find out what is here and now acceptable and beneficial for me. The Latin word for prudence is prudentia. This is derived […]

ROSSO FIORENTINO: Musician Angel, c. 1520; Tempera on wood, 47 x 39 cm, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. The Angel of Attentiveness by Anselm Grün The Angel of Attentiveness is related to the Angel of Slowness. Attentiveness is a word that is very popular today with spiritual authors. Mainly the Buddhistic monk from Thailand, Thich Nhat […]

PERUGINO, Pietro: Tobias with the Angel Raphael, 1500-05; Oil and tempera on wood, 113,3 x 56,5 cm, National Gallery, London. The Angel of Understanding by Anselm Grün Psychology tries to help suffering people by understanding them without judging, without condemning, no matter what they will say. If a person feels understood, she can express everything […]