Hosting the Archangels: A Sacred 5-Day Invitation

A different version of this article was posted to Bellesprit Magazine, in October, 2013.

By hosting the Archangels, Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Metatron and Ariel (optional) – you are assisting them to serve Humanity and Mother Earth in more direct ways.

Hosting the Archangels is a simple yet profound spiritual practice that allows you to welcome Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Metatron, and optionally Ariel, into your home for five days. By doing so, you assist their work for Humanity and Mother Earth in a direct, heart-centered way.

This tradition began in 2010 through a New York–based medium named Irmi, who received intuitive inspiration after watching the film Pay it Forward. Since then, the ritual has quietly circled the globe, passed from person to person like a blessing carried on a whisper.

If you want to host the Archangels without using candles or physical items, you can do so. It is more about your intention rather than ritual. Some people connect better with a ritual, while others may not need them.

Preparing Your Home

Before the Archangels arrive, you’ll prepare a small altar. You’ll need:

A white flower
A candle (lit when you are home or asleep, and in a safe container)
A sealed envelope containing three wishes:
- one for Mother Earth
- one for your family
- one for yourself
An apple, placed on top of the sealed envelope

Each household member may write their own envelope (if others in your home wish to be involved). And, your home should be tidy, as if preparing to receive honored guests.

Welcoming the Archangels

At 10:30 p.m., open your door and say:

“Hello and welcome Archangels to my home. You were sent to me from _____. I am grateful to each of you for purifying and bringing peace to this place and to all who live here. Thank you for bringing harmony, joy, serenity, and for fulfilling my wishes.”

From that moment on, the Archangels are with you, and the next five days are considered sacred. This is a time to:

Meditate
Reflect
Speak with them
Channel or do automatic writing
Ask for guidance or for the angels to come to you in dreams
Invite the the angels to accompany you throughout your day

Begin preparing the names and addresses of at least three people to whom you’ll pass the angels next. (Three is a suggestion, not a rule.)

When the Five Days Come to a Close

Just before 10:30 p.m. on the final day:

Write the names of the next hosts on a sheet of paper.
Place the paper near your candle for a few minutes.
Step outside with the candle and paper.
Give thanks to the Archangels.
Light the paper with the candle flame (safely), sending the names into the ethers as instructions for where the angels will travel next.

Remember: after leaving your home, the Archangels rest for five days before visiting the next host.

If you are mainly doing this ritual for yourself, you can skip this part and simply express thanks that the angels have spent this sacred time with you and wish them will with whoever will be greeting them (as part of this ritual or in general).

After They Depart

Burn your envelope of wishes, scattering the ashes into running water (outdoors or indoors, depending on climate).
Eat the apple, which symbolically holds the blessings of the visit.
Place the white flower on the earth so it may naturally return to the soil.

Finally, send the ritual instructions to the next hosts so the cycle continues (if applicable).