I personally view the terms “angels” and “demons” as labels we give to those on the other side who are human spirits in most cases.

With demons, we can research the origins of Western beliefs, tracing them to their creation within the Christian religion hundreds of years past when Christ is said to have walked the earth. However, their use in the Bible, in my opinion, is within metaphors, symbols, that represent the darkness that each of us struggle with – something very human but alive. (Long story – I wrote quite a bit about this on the website.) I also know that evil in this world comes from mankind – so something must happen to those who have succumbed to the dark nature they are battling after their physical passing. These types of ghosts, though the exception, are often mislabeled as “demons.” Still, I do not claim to know all, but I suspect that those things we fear we will find, one day, we created and had control over the whole time.

With angels, when you study them in the Bible, they tend to have human attributes, human names, and human descriptions. I see more and more evidence that points to loving, guiding spirits that are with us. Are they always human? I do not want to rule out the possibility of there being something beyond humanity, so I try to keep an open mind. But most often, what many believe are angels, to me, are the descriptions of powerful, enlightened, human spirits who are with us daily.

– Louis