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The Signs as Angels

SERAPHIM; These are the angels who are closest to God. They encircle his throne and emit an intense fiery light representing his love. Seraphim are considered “fiery serpents” and not even the other divine beings may look at them. There are only four of them and each has four faces and six wings. When they come to Earth, they leave their serpent appearance behind, preferring tall, thin, clean-cut human embodiments.

Aries, Cancer, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, Pisces

CHERUBIM; These angels are the keepers of celestial records and hold the knowledge of God. They are sent to Earth with great tasks, such as expelling humankind from the Garden of Eden. Ancient art depicts cherubim as sphinx-like, winged creatures with human faces, not the fat babies with wings that now grace greeting cards and book covers. Ophaniel, Rikbiel, and Zophiel are cherubim, as was Satan before his fall to evil.

Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Scorpio, Capricorn, Aquarius

THRONES; Thrones’ appearance is perhaps the most bizarre of the first grouping. They are said to look like great glowing wheels covered with many eyes. They serve as God’s chariot and dispense his judgment in order to carry out his desires for us. The angels in the second choir can exist in a state of transition between the celestial and human worlds. They are considered heavenly governors, attempting to strike a balance between matter and spirit, good and bad.

Taurus, Virgo, Libra, Capricorn, Aquarius

DOMINATIONS; Think of dominions as middle management. They receive orders from seraphim and cherubim, then dish out duties to the “worker bee” angels of the lower orders. Their main purpose is to make sure that the cosmos remains in order by sending down power to heads of government and other authority figures. Zadkiel (sometimes called Hashmal) is the chief of this order.

Gemini, Cancer, Virgo, Libra, Pisces

VIRTUES; Shaped like sparks of light, virtues are in charge of maintaining the natural world, and they inspire living things in areas such as science. They also take orders from the angels above and convert them into miracles for the deserving. When they make themselves known to us in their earthly form, they are musicians, artists, healers, and scientists who work with the power of love, as well as physics. The two angels at the ascension of Jesus are believed to have been virtues.

Taurus, Virgo, LIBRA, Sagittarius, Aquarius, PISCES

POWERS; In their celestial form, powers appear like brightly colored, hazy fumes. Powers are border patrol agents between heaven and Earth. They are the angels of birth and death. Some believe that they also preside over demons who wish to overthrow the world, while others, namely St. Paul, thought the powers themselves were the evil ones. In any case, powers are a group of experts who serve as advisers in terms of religion, theology, and ideology.The third choir is best known to us because they are most like us with their vulnerability to the act of sinning.

Aries, Gemini, Leo, Scorpio Aquarius

PRINCIPALITIES; These angelic beings are shaped like rays of light. Just like a principal in school, it’s the principalities who oversee everything. They guide our entire world – nations, cities, and towns. What’s more, they are in charge of religion and politics. As if their plate isn’t full enough, they are also in charge of managing the earthly duties of the angels below them.

Aries, Taurus, Leo, Virgo, Scorpio, CAPRICORN

ARCHANGELS; They, along with the angels, are guardians of people and all things physical. But don’t call on them to help you personally; archangels respond best when dealing with matters involving all humankind. They are the first order of angels that appear only in human form. As such, they function among us as pioneers for change in the form of explorers, philosophers, and human rights leaders. This order is most commonly known because they are mentioned by name in the Bible – Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael.

Aries, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Capricorn, AQUARIUS, Pisces

(GUARDIAN) ANGELS; Angels are the true intermediaries between God and individual people. Angels don’t watch over nations; they safeguard households and individuals who believe in God and keep them safe from demons. They nurture, counsel, and heal. We all have a “personal angel,” better known as our guardian angel, with us daily.

Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, LIBRA, Aquarius, PISCES

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Angel Lore: The Choirs

There has been some recent interest in Angel Lore, so I thought I would share some from my own original story, Trinity. This lore is the amalgamation of more than a decade of research into the stories. I’ve drawn influence from Dante’s Devine Comedy, John Milton’s Paradise Lost, the Bible (including the apocryphal Book of Enoch) and many other sources. There is some of my own flair added to it, for story, character and a cohesive mythology.

What you are about to read is not the entirety of the lore, but a lot of it. Somethings I’ve decided to hold back because they are spoilers for later stories.

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy!

Angels

Angels are divided into three spheres which are, in turn, divided into three choirs for a total of nine choirs. The upper sphere manages Heaven the middle sphere manages the universe and the lowest sphere manages the inhabitants of the universe. The seven upper choirs each have a Ruling Prince. These Princes are also the seven Archangels.

Sphere 1

Seraphim

The highest choir of angels, the name literally means “burning ones”. They are the caretakers of the Throne and, with the exception of their Archangel, remain close to the Temple of the Tetragrammaton. They have six wings, two from their back, two on their waist and one of each wrist. Tall and made of light and fire, they are both beautiful and terrible. With a few exceptions, any human that looks upon them would go mad and never recover.

Cherubim

The guardians of knowledge, these creatures are not the small childlike creatures one typically expects. Cherubs are massive, hulking creatures with more similarities to a griffin than a toddler. With the head of an eagle, the mane of a lion, the body of a man and the legs of a bull, Cherubs are anything but cute. They have four wings, two from the back and two from the waste. Several sit as guards to sacred places, including Eden, the Pearly Gates and Temple of the Tetragrammaton. The rest manage the Library, where all thought has been recorded and managed.

Ophanim

Sometimes described as the Chariot of God, this is slightly incorrect. The majority of Ophanim appear as great horses with the proportions of a clydesdale. Their mane, feet and tail burn with the light and fire of creation. Great wings emerge from their back, allowing them to fly. They pull the Chariot of God and, during the War, acted as mounts to the Archangels.

Galgallin

A subset of Ophanim, these beings are the Chrariots of God. They appear similar to atomic structure, with several wheels wrapped around a single core. The outside of each wheel is covered with what are thought to be eyes, but are in fact the Symbol of Heaven, a black dot within a white sphere.

Sphere 2

Dominions

The Dominions manage the physical universe. They enforce the Laws of Physics and keep the universe from falling into entropy and going cold. They rarely make themselves known to humans and often work in secret. These angels, like all the choirs below, appear more or less like winged humans, although Dominion long ears with diamond tips.

Virtues The Virtues manage life. They bring it to fruition, manage evolution, oversees habitats and collect the souls of the dead. The will often only appear to humans in their duties of psychopomps, usually hooded and with a small reaping blade. They have long, pointed chins and long, pointed ears, giving them an elvish appearance.

Powers

The Powers are perhaps the most mysterious of the choirs. Some say they are just the enforcers of the the two previous choirs. Others say they are soldiers in Heaven’s army. Some say that they are fiercely loyal to God and none have ever fallen. Some say that the largest portion of fallen angels came from this choir. These short, stocky angels certainly appear like fierce warriors, always armored, carrying shields and short broad swords. But their true task if known only to Archangels.

Sphere 3

Principalities

Simply put, these guys are the middle management of Heaven. They take orders from the upper choirs and pass them to the lower. They pass reports upwards and they ensure everyone is doing their jobs correctly. In many ways, they are bureaucrats, being meticulously organized and thorough. It isn’t a glamorous job, but they do it.

Archangels

Don’t let their low rank on this list fool you, the Archangels are the most powerful of all the angelic choirs. Consisting of the seven Ruling Princes of the previous seven choirs, the Archangels are often called upon to interact directly with the physical world in errands and missions too important of complex for anyone else. Ruled by the Metatron, the viceroy of Heaven who belongs in no choir, the Archangels consist of Micha-el, Gabri-el, Rapha-el, Uri-el, Azra-el, Sari-el and Remi-el.

Angels

The lowest but not the least important. They are the Messengers of God and interact the most with the Physical World with some Angels never returning to Heaven for several long centuries.

Guardian Angels

Guardian Angels interact with humans on a regular basis, although we often don’t know it. They can’t interfere with our freewill, but can do small things to guide us towards to the right decision or away from danger.

Putti

Don’t let their toddler like appearance fool you, Putti are beings of love and passion. Not simply romantic love, they can inspire your feelings of passion in your work and subject matter.

Grigori

Also known as the Watchers, the Grigori observe the natural world. The closest to humans, they have no wings and appear as large, bearded men. They even have functioning reproductive organs as several mated with human women, spawning the Nephilim, a race of giants also called Titans. These beasts ruled the Earth until their own offspring, the Olympians, threw them down.

So this is it for Angel Lore for right now. If this is popular, I’ll do more parts discussing the specific Archangels, the Hierarchy of Hell and even the realms of Otherworld. I’ll also be posting more artwork of the different choirs and characters. I have some stuff that’s a couple years old now that I need to update. As I do, I’ll post it here.

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Lots of weird angel talk on my dash (and boy do I love weird angels) so i doodled from memory what turned out to (kind of) be an ’Ophanim’. they never sleep and guard the throne of God with the Cherubim. Neat.

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Signs And Symbols- Sigil of Ameth

Continuing The Reading… Just want to say if THIS isnt Witchcraft roots, I dont know what is! And some Christians say that Witchcraft is evil! ALWAYS DO RESEARCH. That is what I try to spread and tell people. Dont accept things as face value.

Sigil Of Ameth ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Also called the Seal of the Truth of God )ameth means truth in Hebrew), the Sigil of Ameth is an elaborate symbol, containing an unusual six pointed star. The hexagram is normally constructed of two triangles, one upright and one upside down. The star in this sigil is made using one line. This would imply a powerful protection. In the center of the symbol is a five pointed star, and written in various places are names of angels and of God. The sigil is connected to Enochiban magic, since Dr John Dee saw the sigil in a vision, which he believed had been given to him by angels, although the symbol predates the time of Dee by about three centuries.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOURCE: “The Illustrated Signs & Symbols Sourcebook: An A to Z Compendium Of Over 1000 Designs” By Adele Nozedar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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The Olympic Spirits and Angels of the Seven Planets along with their sigils and other signs. From Waite, The Book of Ceremonial Magic.

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Angellum - Chayot Ha Kodesh by Lakandiwa

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Prophets and Fallen Angels.

You had Jesus on your breath And I caught him in mine Sweating our confessions The undone and the divine

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Friendly reminder that real angels are some acid-trip shit.

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OPHANIM

Personal. Photoshop. April 2014.

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Clarence Larkin - Map of the Spirit World, “Dispensational Truth (or God’s Plan and Purpose in the Ages)”, 1918. There is but a step from the Natural World to the Spirit World. The dividing veil is our fleshy bodies. The Heavenlies are peopled with Spirit Beings. They are of two classes, good and evil. They are classified as Seraphim, Cherubim, Principalities, Powers, Age Rulers of Darkness, Wicked Spirits, Thrones, Dominions, Fallen Angels, Spirits in Prison, Demons and Seducing Spirits. The Seraphim have three pair of wings. They are the attendants of the “Lord of Hosts” and call attention to His holiness. The Cherubim or Living Creatures, have only two pair of wings, but they have four faces on their head, the front face that of a Man, the right side that of a Lion, the left side that of an Ox (calf), and the back that of an Eagle. They also have the hand of a man under their wings on each of their four sides. They are the Guardians of the Throne of God. The Four Beasts or Living Creatures differ from the Living Creatures of Ezekiel, in that each Beast instead of having four faces has but one. The first Beast having the face of a lion, the second that of a calf, the third that of a man, and the fourth that of a flying eagle, and each Beast has six wings and eyes before and behind. The mention of a Rainbow by both Ezekiel and John identifies the two visions as relating to the Throne of God. The Seraphim, Cherubim, Angels, and all other Heavenly Beings are created beings. They did not exist from all eternity. The Angels are innumerable in number. They are mighty in power but not almighty. They excel in strength. One angel destroyed 185,000 of the Assyrian army in a night. An angel rolled away the stone from the Tomb of Christ, and one angel shall bind Satan and cast him into the Bottomless Pit. They are Glorious beings, and have great knowledge, but are not Omniscient. They neither marry nor are given in marriage. That does not mean that they are sexless and have not the power of procreation. All the angels in the Scriptures are spoken of as men, and were so created in great numbers, and as they do not die, there is no need for procreation, but that they have such power seems indisputable from where we are told that the Sons of God (angels), had intercourse with the daughters of men, and the result was a race of Mighty Men. From this we see that the angels can sin.The Angels are Ministering Spirits to them who are heirs of salvation, and Executioners of God’s Wrath on the wicked. The Demons are not to be classed as angels. They appear to be disembodied spirits, some think of the Pre-Adamite Earth, the inhabitants being disembodied because of the sin that caused the Pre-Adamite Earth to become chaotic. This is plausible, because they seek to re-embody themselves in human beings. They are wicked, unclean, vicious, and have power to derange both mind and body.

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MIDDENS SERAPHIM TATTOO back piece LINEWORK! 9.17.2015

*youtube: youtube.com/kipicon *tumblr: itskipicon.tumblr.com *Steph White, tattoo artist: facebook.com/stephwhiteart

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Ophanim

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Angelic Hierarchy: The first sphere, the Divine Counselors

According to Christian tradition, the hierarchy of Heaven is divided into three spheres. At the top of the hierarchy is the first sphere; composed of the Seraphim, Cherubim and Ophanim.

The Seraphim (singular Seraph), live to serve the Lord, and are seen by His side constantly chanting “holy, holy, holy!”. They have six wings: two to cover their faces, two to cover their feet, and two to fly.

The Cherubim (singular Cherub) are angels with four wings and four faces: that of an ox, an eagle, a lion, and a human. Genesis 3:24 shows the Lord stationing Cherubim in Eden to guard the tree of life.

The Ophanim (also known as Thrones) appear as wheels covered in eyes. These angels represent the justice and authority of God, hence their association with the throne.

To see the other spheres, follow this link.