Members of your Counsel (Soul Group) may elect to play certain roles for you while you are on the earth plane (in the body). Let us start with one role that most people relate to and have at some time referred to, even though they may not believe or undstand its true function. This is the role of the Guardian Angel.
This is usually one of the members of your Counsel (Soul Group) that is NOT bonded with you in any way, except in the way of love of a fellow being. This being is usually from a higher plane of the spirit world. This being can and does intercede for you and against you if it is for your highest good. It does not interfere with your right of free will. This being, is what one might call, an Overseer of the plan and script (pre-programming) as has been agreed upon by you and your Counsel. The Guardian Angel oversees not only ones physical being but also guards the spirit of the person.
An example of the Guardian Angel's role is as follows:
This is a true story from life. A man was a pilot during the war, he was flying over Germany and his plane got hit. He told all the crew, except for the Navigator to jump out of the plane - which the did. His navigator had his parachute on, but he (the plot) did not. Just as the pilot was about to put his on, the plane exploded and he felt himself falling. It was a very dark night and he could see nothing. As he was falling to earth, he felt a bump. His instinct was to grab onto whatever it was he had bumped into. It was his navigator on his way down with parachute in tact. They both landed safely.
It was not time for the pilot to die as he still had some things in his life to complete. The circumstances were available to safeguard him at that precise time. The Guardian Angel overseeing this happening was able to intercede for his highest good. This may sound like an extreme example but there was an opportunity that allowed the Guardian Angel to work in the manner that it did.
Let us suppose that the navigator was not responsible in making sure that he had his parachute on. In this situation the Guardian Angel would then have had to ensure that the pilot was unable to fly that particular mission either by making him late at the air field or finding some different opportunity which there always is in life to ensure the pilot's safety.
Now we come to the other part of the Guardian Angel's job, that of guarding the spirit of the person. The spirit part of a person while on the earth plane can be in a kind of hibernation, if the person is not aware of the higher self or the spirit part themselves. While the spirit is in this kind of hibernation, it has to be nourished and guarded from any influence that may disturb its hibernation. It is nourished by the love of the Guardian. It can be disturbed by great shock or fear which can come from the person while on the earth plane.
How many times have you heard about someone that has had a great shock and become religious or decided to change their life pattern drastically. The change may not always be for the good of the person or inaccordance with their pre-programming or script. This is just a simple example of one role that the Guardian Angel can play.
The Guardian Angel is not just there to guard against outside disturbances to the person and the person's spirit, it has to guard against the person themself. As you may know many people are very unkind the themselves and the Guardian tries to ensure that the person does not hinder the progress of themselves and the spirit part of themselves.
This is not an easy situation to be in for the Guardian as the person has the right of free will and choice. No-one from the spirit side of life that has the privilege of being a Guardian (or any other role of a Councillor) would dream of breaking a Cosmic Law, irrespective of how much they love the person that they have agreed to interact with on the earth plane. So you can see that those beings that accept the role of Guardian (or Counsel etc.) or in a more active role, must be of the highest quality.
An example is given here of a person who has chosen a much harder life on the earth plane than necessary. After some time of trying and failing (not that there is such a thing as failure according to spirit), the person reaches a time when they don't think that they can go on with their physical life. They are contemplating suicide. This is the time when the Guardian Angel has to work overtime to try and convince the person to sleep on the idea.
It is during the sleep time that the Guardian Angel must appeal to the spirit side of the person not to commit the Cosmic crime. Most times this is successful and the person wakes up and decided to keep trying with life. Hence the saying "sleep on it" has more meaning. Of course, there will be some people that will not be swayed but more on that later. The role of Guardian Angel is also a service the Guardian Angel chooses to perform in order that this being can progress in its own development in a way of advancement spiritually, which is that of service to another being and is always done in love.
