#archangels

[gleafer]

What’s that??? Another Good Omens S3 movie ending by yours truly that exactly zero people asked for???

YES HAVE SOME.

[elf-punk]

I do NOT serve "cunt." the only thing I serve is the divine and blessed will of my Father, maker of everything glory be-

[anthillz]

GUYS I AM GENUINELY SO FREAKED OUT RIGHT NOW okay now that i’ve calmed myself down, i would’ve never guessed i’d be drawing jesus and buddha in this page, but i’ve returned to a well loved anime movie of mine!!! low cortisol animes are my favorite, and saint young men is so laid-back and lighthearted it really is one of my favorite japanese medias brah

also i love you gautama buddha 🥹🤞🤞🤞 and uriel archangel too he’s a cutie

i love these guys, have a good vacay dudes!

[decaysings]

my annual love letter to mexico

[ID: digital art of our lady of guadalupe and saint michael. la guadalupana holds her pregnant stomach, wearing a pink dress with a black belt. her hair is covered by a turquoise-and-gold mantle that has stars on it. she wears large earrings and her face is painted yellow in the style of mexica women. saint michael hovers over her, his wings acting as a protective shield. they shift colors from red, green, to white. his face is painted yellow-and-turquoise, and he wears a red ribbon in his chin-length hair and a jaguar skin around his neck. the words "God loves the immigrant" are overlaid over his wings and the bottom of the image. end ID]

[angelsdean]

no but literally, gabriel really is chuck's son. i think out of all the angels (esp the archangels) he shares the most in common with dear old dad. he was a 'god'. he lived for thousands of years amongst humans under a false identity. he loves loves loves playing with humans as toys. he is a creator! a maker of fictional worlds! he loves cycles and traps and games where you don't know the score and no one told you the rules. he does it for entertainment. he has fun playing with them. and he self-inserts himself into all his fictional realities. he wants you to play your roles the way you're supposed to! he's a little too fixated on dean. he loves to disappear, abandon ship, go radio silent. he loves faking his death, letting you think you won, and showing back up when you least expect it. (just, squinting my eyes at chuck's "defeat" in 15x19)

[youhaveforgottenmealready]

The Book of Enoch - Simon as St. Michael Slaying the Dragon

This is a photobash under the hood, that then got painted and "rendered." Not well, but, yeah, "rendered." It is based on a late 13th century illustration by an unknown artist that depicts St. Michael defeating the Devil.

The Book of Enoch isn't considered canon, but it's got all the fun stuff people like about Christianity like angels and mystic visions. You know, the GOOD stuff!

I don't think Simon is a Christian of any stripe that would count as one today. But bits and pieces of old religions endure in new ones. For example, the halo was originally used in depictions of sun gods like Apollo. When Christianity developed, artists needed a shorthand way to show divinity quickly and effectively to a largely illiterate population that would have been very familiar with the idea of gods and goddesses running around interacting with mortals, and also with how those gods and goddesses were traditionally depicted in religious art. Ta-daa! Just like that, the halo becomes Christian iconography, and the world just keeps on turning.

Clearly there are almost vestigial remnants of Christianity on Eden in the world of Iron Lung. The name of the space station alone carries a lot of weight. But, no, my goal in making this little piece wasn't to try and push some idea that Simon would have worshipped a Christian god or that he would believe in angels.

I promise, I just think of Simon as a dragon slayer, so it was either Michael or George, and Michael won the coin toss. :D

Darling Simon gets a halo here, but it looks to be made of uranium and a porthole made with Filament Station glass. Whoops.

For more about the Book of Enoch and for a the illustration I used to create my little Saint Simon, have a look below the cut!

13...In those days they shall be led off to the abyss of fire and to the torment and the prison in which they shall be confined for ever.

14 And whosoever shall be condemned and destroyed will from thenceforth be bound together with them to the end of all generations. and destroy all the spirits of the reprobate and the children of the Watchers because they have wronged mankind.

15 Destroy all wrong from the face of the earth and let every evil work come to an end, and let the plant of righteousness and truth appear, and it shall prove a blessing; the works of righteousness and truth shall be planted in truth and joy for evermore.

16 And then shall all the righteous escape and shall live till they beget thousands of children, and all the days of their youth and their old age shall they complete in peace.

17 And then shall the whole earth be tilled in righteousness, and shall all be planted with trees and be full of blessing.

-From the Book of Enoch, Chapter 4

Well! Wanna read about Sacred Trees and tortured sinners being bound together for eternity, and the righteous triumphing over evil and getting just a bunch of trees in paradise and such? If so, Enoch is one trippy book you could get into.

Like, look at this from Chapter 7:

Then Uriel, one of the holy angels who was with me, answered and said: "This accursed valley is for those who are accursed for ever. Here shall all the accursed be gathered together who utter with their lips against the Lord unseemly words and of His glory speak hard things. Here shall they be gathered together, and here shall be their place of judgement.

I mean, don't you get "An arrogant god sees the world through a pinhole" vibes? I do! The eel screaming about the Light just kind of echoes in my head when reading passages like this.

Thanks for stopping by and coming to my apocryphal TED Talk.

[hats-off-to-hermes]

Info-dump on starting angel work Because it's been a while since I've posted about angel work!

I love angels!

People particularly work with Archangels because they are the leaders of their domains. There are theoretically infinite angels and you could really pray to any in any domain but we'll get back to that.

There are many different groups of Archangels, rather than one agreed upon "pantheon"

I work with the Ars Paulina system, which includes but isn't limited to (because there are many): Archangel Samael = Angel of Execution Archangel Haniel = Angel of Grace Archangel Raphael = Angel of Healing Archangel Gabriel = Messenger Angel Archangel Michael = Angel of Protection Archangel Zadkiel = Angel of Mercy Archangel Cassiel = Angel of Temperance Archangel Azrael = Angel of Death Archangel Uriel = Angel of Wisdom

Lists in this post courtesy of my friend @angelmilkdreams <- amazing blog for angel work btw

Ars Paulina is the angel version of Ars Goetia and is part of the Lesser Key of Solomon

You can also look into your birth angels or sun & moon angels through this system! They're your teaching angels, so they can sort of tell you what you may do in this life or something about your energy. The angels are assigned by zodiac:

Traditional: Aries & Scorpio = Samael Taurus & Libra = Haniel Gemini & Virgo = Raphael Cancer = Gabriel Leo = Michael Sagittarius & Pisces = Zadkiel Capricorn & Aquarius = Cassiel

Modern: Scorpio = Azrael Aquarius = Uriel Pisces = Asariel

For more about your birth angels, I suggest checking out Ariel Gatoga. I still recommend him after all this time.

If you ever get into angel work, you might want to explore different sets of angels to see who resonates with you. You also don't have to work with every angel in a pantheon. The main ones I call upon are Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel and Haniel. I bring in other angels for prayers to others, though

Practitioners have different opinions about this, but I think angels are one of the easiest spirits to work with!

Because they love unconditionally. They love to help us and their purpose is assisting creation! They do still exist beyond this material world though - so it's not like strict servitude to humans

Another great reason: they don't require ceremony to be summoned. You may come across things like ceremonial magic for angels, or enochian magic etc. Ars Paulina also has rituals for summoning but I found you don't need them (maybe if you're asking for huge stuff).

That's cool if people want to do that though you simply need to use your words. Just invite them into your life, or your space, or something (like job, if relevant). There's no structure to prayers but you can be inspired by helpol prayer format if you so choose.

"Archangel Haniel, Archangel of Grace and Harmony, I invite you and your blessings into my life."

This is a good enough prayer to say to start a devotional connection with Archangel Haniel.

Angels don't need offerings but they're still nice to give. We usually say you venerate angels or work with angels rather than worship. But it's up to you as well - this way is just more common.

Some offerings can include angelic imagery or icons, flowers, things that remind you of angels, items that are specific to certain archangels (oils, sachets of herbs, amulets and talismans), incense!

Where do they come from? Who knows? /hj Depends on your belief system.

I believe angels come from a variety of sources. I believe angels came from the universal source, I believe they probably came from God too. I believe pagan gods have angels. I believe Hermes, Iris, Eros and Thanatos are angels who have their own angels. It doesn't really matter to me where they came from - I just know they exist in different forms across religions

Fun fact: Did you know the most common hierarchy of angels was written by a guy named Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite? His book was called On the Celestial Hierarchy

Extra fun fact: His inspiration is said to be the Chaldean Oracles and Hekate's triad of angels. The iynges (don't know too much about these ones), the synochesis (intercessors and guides) and teletarchai (something to do with initiation, probably with mysteries).

Extra extra fun fact: Zeus was said to have an angel (angelos) in inscriptions at Stratonikeia, Hekate's most significant town as a civic/patron goddess. Some scholars theorise the unnamed angel in Stratonikeian inscriptions could be Hekate herself

Anyway, angels like devotional acts too! Prayers are a good way to communicate with them. It is possible to sense the energy of angels! I noticed a difference in my room when I started working with angels - I could tell they were around, and they made things a little brighter

Can you use prayers from Christianity and Catholicism for the angels if they resonate? Yeah sure

You can also get into astrology with angels. It's a pretty big part of Ars Paulina (the planetary aspect). If you want to work with Haniel at a peak time, do it on a Friday when the planetary hour is aligned with Venus. If you want to do the same for Gabriel, Monday on Moon hours. For Raphael, Wednesday on Mercury hours.

Angels have sigils and symbols. You can use the planetary symbols as sigils for them too. I've attached a couple sigils for Raphael here

This website has information from Ars Paulina - another I still recommend after all these years: https://www.archangels-and-angels.com/

Ariel Gatoga's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/arielgatoga

Let me know if you'd like to know anything else about angel work! Practitioners can have varying opinions about all this, so be sure to research and consider what works for you. It can also change over time.