Atheism and Belief in Guardian Angels

[The Sum of Awe]

Is there any philosophical position/person or religion that doesn't believe in God however believes in protective spirits? Whether or not they are simply nature spirits or are guardian angels?

Why? Mostly out of curiosity. I have used a similar idea for a world concept in an unfinished story a while back, and thinking back to it I am interested in seeing if others had a similar idea in mind.


Bonus: Is it possible for an atheist to believe in a 'The Devil' or Satan character (not viewing him as a deity)?

 

[samosasauce]

I used to believe in having individual guardian spirits without a god, but it was more of a personified extension of intuition and an overwhelming fear of loneliness that drove me to that idea.

 

[LuisDantas]

Is there any philosophical position/person or religion that doesn't believe in God however believes in protective spirits? Whether or not they are simply nature spirits or are guardian angels?

Why? Mostly out of curiosity. I have used a similar idea for a world concept in an unfinished story a while back, and thinking back to it I am interested in seeing if others had a similar idea in mind.


Bonus: Is it possible for an atheist to believe in a 'The Devil' or Satan character (not viewing him as a deity)?

It depends on how you define an atheist. Quintessence seems to have similar beliefs, for instance.

Ditto for the second question. What is a Devil exactly?

 

[Runewolf1973]

I am a materialist, an atheist, and also an animist and I belief in things like ghosts and animal spirits. Some of them are protective.

 

[1137]

I believe that weird things happen which probably have a material explanation we simply havent found / can't find. As for guardian angels, I personally don't believe but my family has told me some strange stories about things that they've witnessed especially after my father's death. My mother for example, though I wouldn't call her an atheist, she certainly believes in "angels". As for god, I think she's torn about it because we come from a pretty religious Jewish family.