Archangels
Our teachers, guardians and friends
Archangels are extraordinary beings, extensions of God himself, personifying his grace and majesty and power. All the archangels are healers. They come as master surgeons to repair our bodies, even as they mend the garments of our souls. There is no field of study in which they do not excel. With the Elohim, they exercise the power to create or uncreate life.
The title “archangel” was given to those who became masters of their worlds “as Above, so below” and that of “archeia” to their feminine complements. In order to earn this office, many who are now archangels had to embody in human form, experiencing the same tests as the sons and daughters of God. However, there were some who remained in the heaven-world and never took embodiment in the physical octave.
El Morya urged us with “Now I say, invoke the momentum of the seven archangels to amplify in your soul and in your desiring to be whole the feelings of God which compel the entire consciousness into conformity with the geometry of selfhood. The seven archangels wield the power, the wisdom, and the love of Infinity—of a cosmos yet to be born within you as microcosmic-macrocosmic energies converge to become the warp and woof of the creative life force. Now expand the cup of consciousness to contain the archangel of your ray.”
Archangel Michael & Faith
Michael is the archangel of the first ray of protection, faith and the will of God. He is the Prince of the Archangels and of the Angelic Hosts, the Defender of the Faith, the Angel of Deliverance and his divine complement is Archeia Faith. The Book of Daniel calls him “the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people.” Archangel Michael is the sponsor of police departments and law enforcement agencies around the world.
Archangel Gabriel & Hope
Gabriel and Hope are archangel and archeia of the fourth ray of the resurrection and the ascension flame. Together with the angels of purity and the seraphim, these twin flames guard the immaculate concept of the God design for every man, woman and child upon the planet.
The energy of Gabriel is focused through the music of the Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana, by Pietro Mascagni.
Archangel Raphael & Mother Mary
The poet Longfellow describes Archangel Raphael in The Golden Legend as the Angel of the Sun. Raphael is often portrayed in works of art wearing sandals and holding a pilgrim’s staff.
Evidence of worship of Archangel Raphael is infrequent before the sixteenth century. But by the seventeenth century, masses were often dedicated to him in the Church. He is known as chief of the guardian angels and patron of travelers. This is derived from his role in the Book of Tobit.
The Book of Tobit is included in the Catholic Bible, and is also found in the Apocrypha in the Jewish and Protestant traditions. Scholars believe that Tobit was written in the third century B.C. to encourage the Israelites in the time of their exile. This was a period in Judaism when reverence for angels was increasing.
In the Book of Tobit, God sends Archangel Raphael to alleviate the suffering of a pious Israelite family living in exile. Elizabeth Clare Prophet liked the fifteenth-century painting, Tobias and the Angels by Botticini, which she put on the cover of the little Angels booklet of the science of the spoken Word booklet.
Archangel Uriel & Aurora
Uriel and Aurora are the archangels of the sixth ray of ministration and service. Their retreat is located in the etheric realm over the Tatra Mountains, south of Cracow, Poland. In their ministrations, they guard the dawn of the Christ consciousness in mankind and elemental life.
The sixth ray is also the ray of peace, and Uriel and Aurora keep the flame of peace for mankind until they are able to invoke it for themselves. These angels prepare the way for the unfoldment of the light of God within each soul. Aurora carries the Mother feeling of peace and love to all mankind. Hers is the assurance that always flows from a mother’s love—all is well, “the dawn is coming.”
Archangel Raziel
Raziel (as Ratziel) is the archangel of the Chokmah, second Sephirah (an aspect of God) of the Kabbalah’s Tree of Life. There Raziel presides over the action of turning knowledge into practical wisdom. Raziel helps us humans ply our knowledge until it becomes spiritualized and second nature to us. In the Chokmah sphere, we learn how to stay focused and avoid tempting distractions. This requires attuning to our higher self, which is the connection to Divine wisdom.
Raziel’s persona is similar to a wise old wizard. Think Merlin with huge eagle wings and you’ll get a sense of Raziel’s energy. This magical archangel is happy to impart esoteric wisdom, especially with a healing intention. His halo is rainbow-hued, like sunlight reflecting through a clear quartz prism.
Archangel Azrael
Azrael is the “angel of death,” in the most beautiful and healing sense of the word. This is a far cry from the morbid image of a grim reaper stealing people away. Azrael, in contrast, is a grief counselor who lovingly guides souls to Heaven after their crossing. He then consoles the survivors and helps them heal from grief.Islamic theology holds that Azrael carries out God’s will for the souls of the deceased with profound reverence.
Azrael is sometimes confused with the similar-sounding name Azazael, who is considered a demon or fallen angel. Yet their personas, missions, and energies couldn’t be more different. Our Azrael is a pure and trustworthy being of God’s light.
Archangel Metatron
Metatron is one of two archangels whose names don’t end in the -el suffix, which means “of God.” That’s because Metatron and Sandalphon were both human prophets who lived such pious lives that they were rewarded with ascension into the archangel realm.
There’s no consensus on the origin of the name Metatron, nor are there records of him being called anything else. The Talmud, the Zohar, and the apocryphal Book of Enoch do refer to Metatron as the “Lesser YHVH” (YHVH are the Hebrew letters for God) and make reference to Metatron sitting as ascribe next to God. Some rabbis believe that in Exodus when God says to obey the angel who is leading the mass departure “since my Name is in him,” this refers to Metatron.
Archangel Camael
Chamuel is one of the seven archangels of the 5th-century Pseudo-Dionysian teachings on the celestial hierarchy. He is sometimes confused with Samael, an “angel” who has dark and destructive leanings. The confusion likely stems from the similar sound of their names. But rest assured that Chamuel is entirely of God’s light.
In the Kabbalah, Chamuel (as Kamael) is the archangel of the Geburah, the fifth Sephirah (aspect of God) on the Tree of Life, denoting strength and courage through severity. Kabbalists consider Chamuel (Kamael) one of the Seraphim, which is the highest level of the choirs of angels.
As “he who sees God,” Chamuel has omniscient vision, and he sees the connection between everyone and everything.
In the Kabbalah, Chamuel (as Kamael) is the archangel of the Geburah, the fifth Sephirah (aspect of God) on the Tree of Life, denoting strength and courage through severity. Kabbalists consider Chamuel (Kamael) one of the Seraphim, which is the highest level of the choirs of angels.
As “he who sees God,” Chamuel has omniscient vision, and he sees the connection between everyone and everything.
Archangel Jophiel
Jophiel is listed as one of the seven principal archangels in Pseudo-Dionysius’s De Coelesti Hierarchia (“Celestial Hierarchy”), a 5th-century work on angelology that has been influential in Christian theology. It’s said that this work influenced Thomas Aquinas’s writings about the nine choirs of angels.
Archangel Zadkiel
Archangel Zadkiel is known for helping students remember facts and figures for tests; healing painful memories; remembering your Divine spiritual origin and missions; and choosing forgiveness.
In Jewish rabbinic writings, Zadkiel is described as the archangel who inspires forgiveness and compassion in people. In the Kabbalah, Zadkiel (as Tzadkiel) presides over the fourth, or Chesed, Sephirah on the Tree of Life. The Chesed sphere relates to practicing unconditional kindness and love as a manifestation of God upon Earth.
Zadkiel is one of the seven archangels in the Gnostic tradition, as well as in the Pseudo-Dionysius writings. Under his alternative name Zachariel, he was identified as one of the seven archangels by Pope Saint Gregory. Zadkiel has long been regarded as the “angel of memory,” who can support students and those who need to remember facts and figures.
Archangel Israfel
Israfel is a four-faced six-winged seraphim angel embodying love, light and fire – able to communicate to the soul with music and song. A trumpet blower to awaken deeper levels.
With four faces (one looking backwards and not visible in the painting) Israfel has both male and female qualities and ancient connection with several different traditions.
With four faces (one looking backwards and not visible in the painting) Israfel has both male and female qualities and ancient connection with several different traditions.
In Islam Israfel means ‘The Burning One’.
If you would like more information, the Aura-Soma site will provide more details in an article by Mike Booth.
Meanwhile the printer is transforming my painting into cards and here you have a preview of the painting (which is acrylic on canvas) about A3 size.
May Archangel Israfel help reveal your talents to the world…
Archangel Ariel
Archangel Ariel has appeared in Coptic, apocryphal, and mystical Judeo-Christian writings as both an overseer of nature and the regulator of the underworld. In the latter role, Ariel takes on the fierce presence of punishing those who transgress into darkness.
The association of Ariel with the spirit of nature was immortalized by Shakespeare, who portrayed this archangel as a tree sprite in The Tempest. In the play, Ariel gains secret knowledge on behalf of the magician Prospero.
Archangel Sandalphon
Like Metatron, Sandalphon’s name ends in -on instead of -el, signifying his origin as a human prophet. Sandalphon was the biblical prophet Elijah, who ascended at the end of his human life, just as Metratron did. Interestingly, Metatron presides over the entrance to the spheres of the Kabbalah’s Tree of Life, and Sandalphon presides over its exit. In Sandalphon’s human existence, Elijah was the one Jesus was compared to when he asked his disciples, “Who do the people say I am?” This may be because Elijah was said to be a precursor of the coming Messiah.
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