entity_id,canonical_name,greek_name,tradition,entity_type,category,primary_domains,tags,cult_scope,primary_period,evidence_confidence,review_status,inclusion_basis,earth_association_score,chthonic_flag,serpent_flag,short_note,entity_class
ENT_VF_NEWAGE_ANGELS,New Age Guardian Angels,,Contemporary Folklore & Vernacular Religion,Angelic being,New Age angelic devotion,"['personal guidance', 'protection', 'healing', 'reassurance']",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Devotional engagement is documented and sincere: practitioners petition personal guardian angels by name, ask for signs, thank them, and seek their guidance through angel cards, automatic writing, and prayer. Codified in Doreen Virtue's best-selling angel literature and angel oracle decks, and earlier in Hanegraaff's account of New Age angelology. Distinct from the Christian doctrine: here every person has assignable, nameable angels reachable on demand, blended with reincarnation and the 'ascended masters.' A real historical taproot is the Zoroastrian guardian-spirit complex (fravashis / amesha spentas), widely cited as ancestral to the Judeo-Christian guardian-angel idea, hence the reception_of edges to both the Christian and Zoroastrian anchors.",angel