(*literally had to write all this because Tumblr glitched and deleted my draft*)
I haven’t got a clue as to how stupid my theory I’ve got going is going to be, but it is something that I’ve thought about for awhile. I am not of Christian faith and so after some research and a now very dark and satanic looking browser history, I present my theory:
I do not agree nor think that before the fall, Crowley was the Archangel Raphael. A bit plot hole in this is that, as far as I know (again, not Christian and so some of my info may be false), Raphael never fell. It is mentioned in the script and visibly executed on the show that Crowley’s real name is, in fact, a sigil.
It is rather difficult on the show to make out exactly what Crowley puts as his name but it looks similar to the ‘&’ sign.
Another plot hole that interferes with Crowley being Raphael is sigils. Raphael’s sigil looks nothing like what Crowley wrote on the clipboard.
While this is aside from my inteded theory, it does branch out into another pending question of: Who was Crowley before the fall?
AGAIN, I am not Christian and so a lot of the information that I am getting is off of various websites of which I do not know how reliable they are. I don’t know these things for myself and so I participate in 20+ minutes of research and about 5 satan-worshipping website to get the information that I am bringing you guys now.
Well, I theorise that Crowley is not the Archangel Raphael, but the Archangel Cassiel.
I originally saw Cassiel in a list of demons/fallen angels and their sigils and decided to investigate further. But from the OG website, lo-and-behold, Cassiel’s sigil looks remarkably like the vague shape that we received for Crowley’s sigil.
After I investigated further about Cassiel, it brought in some ties to the show and even some other theories I’ve seen.
I do not remember who it was exactly who posted it on Tumblr, but I remember reading a theory on how Crowley originally owned Aziraphale’s flaming sword (of which was passed down to the principality after he fell), which was what got the demon’s attention in the first place. The theory points out that Crowley’s immediate inquires about the sword were rather pointed and almost out of the blue. The theory is very intricate and I will link it if I can ever find it again. I am mentioning this theory because our boy, Cassiel, ALSO wielded a sword.
I believe that it is possible that Crowley could have been the Archangel Cassiel before he fell, but here are some ways that he ties in with Crowley:
- Cassiel means ‘speed of god’. Who goes 90mph in central London??
- Cassiel is depicted in art with red hair
- Cassiel is known as Archangel of Saturn, obviously being an angel of high ranking. Crowley can be seen as being fond of space and also having helped built certain stars and galexies.
- As mentioned before, the shape of Crowley’s sigil name resembles Cassiel’s sigil.
- The Archangel Cassiel can be depicted as or known for having the symbol (not sigil) of a dragon. Crowley had the former appearance of a snake and has serpentine eyes.
If anyone with a firm knowledge of Cassiel has anything to add, tell me and I’d love to add it to my theory. Again, I don’t know how dumb this may sound to people with actual knowledge of Christian lore and the angels, so please excuse my ignorance of the subject.
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