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Having fallen from Heaven due to the actions of [[Metatron]], the angels have all lost their ability to teleport due to the loss of their wings, although they appear to retain their other abilities and weaknesses, such as being held off by angel-banishing sigils or their ability to heal, as well as still requiring vessels.
* [[Clairsentience]] – Angels have the ability to sense the energies other angels radiate from their vessels, allowing them to recognize each other. This ability also extends to being able to see the true faces of demons possessing humans.
* Destructive white light – Similar to [[Lilith]]'s ability in depiction, however comes with the blue tinge that represents angelic presence, suggesting this is an extension of the angel's true form. When Castiel used this power, he ordered the humans to "Shut your eyes!" as [[Anna Milton]] did when she regained her true form, destroying [[Alastair]]'s host. The light is powerful enough to kill a diner full of [[Eve]]'s "perfect creations" the [[Jefferson Starships]].<ref name="six19" /> This may have been what [[Deputy Framingham]] witnessed Raphael using on [[demon]]s at a gas station.<ref name="five03" /> [[Naomi]] later used this to try to smite [[Crowley]] forcing him to flee before she could.<ref name="eight19">[[8.19 Taxi Driver]]</ref> [[Metatron]] also displayed this when he rescued [[Kevin Tran]] from Crowley.<ref name="eight21">[[8.21 The Great Escapist]]</ref>
* [[Dreamwalking]] – Angels can enter human dreams in order to communicate with them. They do not need to know where the person is to use this ability.
** Pyrokinesis – Michael has shown the ability to kill another angel by setting her ablaze.<ref name="five13" /> Gabriel also demonstrated this when he lighted some candles.<ref name="five19">[[5.19 Hammer of the Gods]]</ref> and incinerated the [[Prince of Hell]] [[Asmodeus]].<ref name="thirteen18">[[13.18 Bring 'em Back Alive]]</ref> Castiel ignited and burnt what he claimed were [[Crowley]]'s bones.<ref name="six10">[[6.10 Caged Heat]]</ref>
* Telepathy – Angels have the ability to communicate using their minds.
* [[Teleportation]] – With their [[Angel Wings|wings]] Angels angels have the ability to teleport anywhere in the world as long as the area is not protected by [[Enochian]] sigils. They can teleport themselves and other beings. Due to angels using their [[Angel Wings|wings]] to teleport, when [[the Fall]] occurred all non-archangels had their wings destroyed preventing then from teleporting. The process of teleportation can be uncomfortable for humans, according to Dean.<ref name="five03" /> Teleportation may involve:
** Creating sudden wind, shattering lights (Castiel), and causing an Eastern Seaboard blackout (Raphael) when manifesting.<ref name="four01" /><ref name="five03" />
** Covert arrival, i.e. when [[Anna Milton]] attacked [[Uriel]], or when Castiel attacked [[Zachariah]]'s henchmen.<ref name="four16" /><ref name="five01">[[5.01 Sympathy for the Devil]]</ref>
* Time travel – Angels have the ability to go backward and forward through time, though this is difficult without [[Heaven]]'s assistance. According to Castiel, "Time is fluid, and on occasion we can bend it." Angels can become aware if there is a significant change to the timeline, however they cannot discern how a change happened. After the Fall removed destroyed the wings of all angels, it was revealed that the ability to travel through time was also connected to their wings.* [[Vessel]] connection – Castiel revealed to Dean that angels and their vessels share a connection, likening it to an "open phone line." Through this connection, Castiel was able to send a message to [[Raphael]] through his catatonic vessel [[Donnie Finnerman]]. The Michael of [[Apocalypse World]] was able to use a similar connection to Dean Winchester to "leave the door open just a crack", leaving Dean ripe for repossession.
* Voice mimicry – Angels have the ability to sound like any human they choose.<ref name="four16" /><ref name="four22" /><ref name="five13" />
* [[Weather]] manipulation – The presence to [[Raphael]], [[Michael]], and [[Lucifer]] manipulated the weather at will.
===Vulnerabilities===
* Ancient beings – Certain beings that predate the angel's creation, such as [[Eve]], can inhibit an angel from using his or her thier powers. It is not known if this applies to higher tier tiered angels, such as the archangels. Eve existed before angels, and suggests that she has knowledge that angels lack. Leviathan's have been shown to be able to over power overpower and kill angels with little effort. * [[Angel banishing sigil]] – Drawn in human blood, when a hand is placed on the sigil, angels are temporarily banished from the area. It can be used by humans and angels, and the angel who uses it does not disappear with the others. Castiel uses an extreme form of this when he carves the sigil into his vessel's chest; on this occasion, he vanished with the other angels, and returned near mortal.<ref name="five18" /> It is powerful enough to banish an [[archangel]] as strong as [[Lucifer]] as well as regular angels.<ref name="eleven14">[[11.14 The Vessel]]</ref>
* [[Angel blade]] – A short blade carried around by angels, can be wielded by humans.
* [[Angel sword]] – A sword that is carried by the [[Grigori]] class of angels. Has the same effect as the angel blade.
* [[Angel Traptrap]] – Much like how a devil's trap works for demons, painting a special sigil can trap an angel within it's confines.
* [[Archangel]]s – Can easily overpower angels, often killing or banishing them by snapping their fingers.<ref name="five08" /><ref name="five13" /><ref name="five22" />
* [[Archangel blade]] – A short blade once carried by the [[archangel]]s that is capable of killing an archangel,<ref name="five19" /> but only when wielded by another archangel<ref name="thirteen13">[[13.13 Devil's Bargain]]</ref> or a [[vessel]] powered by an archangel.<ref name="thirteen23">[[13.23 Let the Good Times Roll]]</ref> The archangel blades were thought to be missing lost forever until one was unearthed by [[RamielAsmodeus]].
* [[Cambion]] – [[Jesse Turner]] has the power to transform Castiel into a toy. Castiel says that Jesse could "destroy the Host of Heaven with a word."
* [[The Colt]] – The gun's power against angels is uncertain. It was ineffective against Lucifer, but he stated that only five things could not be killed with this weapon, so it is possible that the Colt may work on angels, but not archangels.
* [[Death's scythe]] – Crowley states that it will can kill an angel.<ref name="five21" />
* [[Demons]] – In certain situations, if there are a significant number of demons, an angel can be overpowered by a horde. Even at full strength, angels travelling into Hell was deemed a dangerous endeavor.
* [[Enochian]] [[Warding Sigils|warding]] – They can be used to disguise the location of those bearing the symbols. Castiel carved the symbols into Sam and Dean's and later Adam's ribs. Enochian sigils can also be used to keep angels from entering a building.<ref name="four16" /><ref name="five10">[[5.10 Abandon All Hope...]]</ref>
* Exorcism chant – There is an exorcism chant to expel angels from their human vessels. It seems that the chant is not well known as only one demon, Alastair, has ever used it.<ref name="four10" /><ref name="four16" />
* [[The Fall]] – After the angels fell from Heaven due to Metatron's spell, all angels have become more susceptible to physical damage as well as having lost the ability to teleport and time travel.
* [[Holy oil]] – This can be used to trap or kill an angel. Castiel uses used a Molotov cocktail of holy oil to temporarily banish Michael at [[Stull Cemetery]].<ref name="five22" />
* [[Naomi]]'s [[Mind Hacking|torture spike]] – Naomi's torture spike can be used to torture and possibly bend an angel to another angel's will.
* Pieces of [[Heaven]] – Any physical piece of Heaven itself can be used to kill an angel as shown when [[Gadreel]] uses a piece of rock from the wall of Heaven's dungeon to commit suicide.
* [[Staff of Moses]] – The staff has control over the 10 Plagues of Egypt, and appears to be effective even against angels.<ref name="six03" />
* Unsuitable [[vessel]]s – If an angel takes a vessel that cannot hold the angel's power, it will begin to burn out unless they find a more suitable one. In extreme cases the vessel will explode upon possession.
* [[Vessel]] expulsion – If an vessel does not want the angel in them anymore any longer and they are aware of the possession and have sufficient will power to exert control, they can expel the angel possessing them though it seems to cause no harm besides rendering the angel bodiless.
==The Winchesters' Beliefs==
* [http://www.freewebs.com/jewishangels/ Angels in Judaism]
* [http://www.angels-online.com/ Reported encounters with angels]
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*[https://fannishliss.livejournal.com/37140.html Why Angels on SPN are essentially Monsters] by fannishliss (October 2009); [http://archive.today/2020.04.25-020926/https://fannishliss.livejournal.com/37140.html archive link]
*[https://orangemeta.tumblr.com/post/81275162353/the-tragedy-of-angels The Tragedy of Angels] by jkateel (March 2013); [https://web.archive.org/web/20181209193806/http://orangemeta.tumblr.com/post/81275162353/the-tragedy-of-angels archive link]
*[https://messier51.tumblr.com/post/49496426947/quantum-mechanical-angels-or-throwing-angels-at Quantum Mechanic Angels] by messier51 (May 2013); [http://web.archive.org/web/20180828024416/https://messier51.tumblr.com/post/49496426947/quantum-mechanical-angels-or-throwing-angels-at archive link]
*“Grace in the Machine” -- The Problem With Angels by neven-ebrez
**[https://neven-ebrez.tumblr.com/post/44973183794/grace-in-the-machine-the-problem-with-angels Part 1] (March 2013); [https://web.archive.org/web/20181205034311/http://neven-ebrez.tumblr.com/post/44973183794/grace-in-the-machine-the-problem-with-angels archive link]
**[https://neven-ebrez.tumblr.com/post/49537999713/grace-in-the-machine-ii-the-problem-with Part 2] (May 2013); [https://web.archive.org/web/20181205034311/http://neven-ebrez.tumblr.com/post/49537999713/grace-in-the-machine-ii-the-problem-with-angels archive link]
**[https://neven-ebrez.tumblr.com/post/49781997575/grace-in-the-machine-iii-the-problem-with Part 3] (May 2013); [https://web.archive.org/web/20181205034311/http://neven-ebrez.tumblr.com/post/49781997575/grace-in-the-machine-iii-the-problem-with-angels archive link]
**[https://neven-ebrez.tumblr.com/post/50623625402/grace-in-the-machine-iv-the-problem-with Part 4] (May 2013); [https://web.archive.org/web/20181205034311/http://neven-ebrez.tumblr.com/post/50623625402/grace-in-the-machine-iv-the-problem-with-angels archive link]
*Angels, Vessels, and Quantum Mechanics by defilerwyrm (2013: January, May, June); [https://archiveofourown.org/works/16968759/chapters/39880986 AO3 link]
*[https://plannersandfairytales.tumblr.com/post/55465224673/thoughts-about-god-angels-and-humans-the-old Thoughts About God, Angels, and Humans] by plannersandfairytales (July 2013); [http://web.archive.org/web/20200128020741/https://plannersandfairytales.tumblr.com/post/55465224673/thoughts-about-god-angels-and-humans-the-old archive link]
* [https://bardicvoice.livejournal.com/88501.html Calling All Angels] by bardicvoice (July 2013); [https://web.archive.org/web/20190811203633/http://bardicvoice.livejournal.com/88501.html archive link]
* [https://thewinchesterfamilybusiness.com/articles/article-archives/the-mystery-spot/22362-supernatural-s-archangels-gabriel-and-lucifer-heaven-s-most-terrifying-weapons Supernatural's Archangels Gabriel and Lucifer - Heaven’s Most Terrifying Weapons] - Fan Vids and Trivia Tribute by LK for The Winchester Family Business, Jan 19, 2021.
* [https://www.thewinchesterfamilybusiness.com/articles/article-archives/the-mystery-spot/22114-supernatural-s-archangel-michael-and-raphael-heaven-s-most-terrifying-weapons Supernatural's Archangels Michael and Raphael - Heaven’s Most Terrifying Weapons] - Fan Vids and Trivia Tribute by LK for The Winchester Family Business, April 7, 2021.
* [https://thewinchesterfamilybusiness.com/articles/article-archives/top-ten-articles/22364-the-heavenly-host-supernatural-s-most-memorable-angels The Heavenly Host: Supernatural's Most Memorable Angels] - Top 10 Tribute by Nightsky for The Winchester Family Business, April 14, 2021.
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