The clergy felt that lightning was God's punishment and not man's to play with. We would still be using candles and wood fires if that stopped the inventors like Ben Franklin. There are many good books and classes available to teach how to connect with the Angel that is your buddy. The SUN teachers have two classes with attunements that improve communication and run Angel energies. Both books and general classes without attunements can improve your connection to the higher self with active methods and meditations, however attunements do help.
Some books are only peoples accounts of encounters while others give techniques and meditations.
The kind of things you may want help with can vary, so do not be afraid to ask trivial things just for practice and extending your connectivness. You may ask help by requesting that your higher self interact with other peoples Angels to help some accomplishment. The Hawaiians and many ancient cultures believed that all higher selves can communicate. This can be like putting the word out on the computer network to assist you in a working with others and giving new direction where there was none before. This is the Internet access beyond comprehension.