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Elohim or Archangels |
Signification. |
Gods. |
Office. |
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1. Uriel |
=Fire of God. |
Phoibos Apollo. |
Angel of the Sun. |
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2. Raphael |
=Physician of God. |
Hermes. |
Angel of Mercury. |
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3. Anael |
=Sweet Song of God. |
Aphrodite, |
Angel of Venus. |
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4. Salamiel |
=Acquired of God. |
Dionysos. |
Angel of the Earth. |
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5. Zacchariel |
=Man of God. |
Ares. |
Angel of Mars. |
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6. Michael |
=Like unto God. |
Zeus and Hera. |
Angel of Jupiter. |
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7. Orifiel (or Satan) |
=Hour of God. |
Kronos. |
Angel of Saturn. |
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Gabriel |
=Strength of God. |
Artemis or Isis. |
Angel of the Moon. |
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Tincture of Ray. |
The Spirit of |
Tincture of Ray. |
The Spirit of |
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1. Red. |
Wisdom. |
6. Purple. |
Righteousness. |
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2. Orange. |
Understanding. |
7. Violet. |
Divine Awe. |
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3. Yellow. |
Counsel. |
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(Hence Reverence and Humility.) |
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4. Green. |
Power. |
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5 . Blue. |
Knowledge. |
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White, being the combination of all the rays, implies full illumination and intuition of God, the symbol of which is the full moon, and is the symbol of initiation. Attaining to this state, the soul is the mystical "Woman clothed with the Sun," of Apoc. xii, 1. Gabriel, the angel of this state, represents the reflective principle of the soul. He is not one of the seven Elohim, but is the complement of them all, being the spirit of all the moons.