Paper 113—Seraphic Guardians of Destiny: Guardian Angels Are Destiny Guardians

We begin a new study of our outward spiritual helpers—the seraphic guardians of destiny or "guardian angels."  This is a fitting segué from our more than half-year study of the Thought Adjuster papers in The Urantia Book. Some coming attractions: The teaching about guardian angels is not a myth; certain groups of human beings do actually have personal angels. It was in recognition of this that Jesus, in speaking of the children of the heavenly kingdom, said: “Take heed that you despise not one of these little ones, for I say to you, their angels do always behold the presence of the spirit of my Father.” (1241.3) 113:1.1 When a mortal mind breaks through the inertia of animal legacy and attains the third circle of human intellectuality and acquired spirituality, a personal angel (in reality two) will henceforth be wholly and exclusively devoted to this ascending mortal. And thus these human souls, in addition to the ever-present and increasingly efficient indwelling Thought Adjusters, receive the undivided assistance of these personal guardians of destiny in all their efforts to finish the third circle, traverse the second, and attain the first. (1242.3) 113:1.8 All angelic assignments are made from a group of volunteering seraphim, and these appointments are always in accordance with human needs and with regard to the status of the angelic pair — in the light of seraphic experience, skill, and wisdom. Only seraphim of long service, the more experienced and tested types, are assigned as destiny guards. (1242.6) 113:2.3  http://tobtr.com/11908104