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Angelic Orders Of Seraphim, Thrones, Dominions, Virtues And Principalities
Lets look at these most Divine Beings of the inner realms, the Angelic
Beings, usually known simply as "Angels" and "Archangels".
Almost everyone will have heard of Angels, often depicted with wings and
known by such names as Raphael, Michael, Gabriel and Auriel. “El” quite
literally means “of the Divine” as for example in “Elohim”, and Divine
these Angelic beings surely are. Almost all cultures and religions of
the world recognise the Angelic hierarchy to some extent.
The Angelic hierarchies dwell in the highest realms of Universal life,
never having incarnated into human form in the physical world, having
evolved along a completely different evolutionary path to human beings.
Although these Beings are often referred to as “Angels”, this is another
human perception, Angels being in fact very powerful Spiritual
intelligences that are not actually human like in appearance, this being
yet another human construct based upon the way human senses perceive the
high Energy of these Beings.
It should be mentioned however that both Angels and humans, like all
forms of life and in fact everything else in creation are still all
equal aspects of The Source Energy, our Divine Creator, of God. Angels,
although never having incarnated into matter and occupying a inner place
in the great planes of life, are still very much involved with the
well-being and progress of all mankind.
Angels have followed a different but nevertheless parallel line of
evolution to human beings and indeed all other such life in the
multi-dimensional Universe.
Although only dwelling in the Celestial spheres and beyond, Angels can
and frequently do descend to the lower spheres of life whenever the need
arises in order to carry out specific missions within the Mental or
Astral worlds, and even indeed within the physical world of matter.
Angels are not usually however able to draw very close to any person in
the physical world unless the person has absolute control over all
emotions, ego, and all other aspects of character.
The Angelic hierarchy have an extremely important role in the evolution
of the Universal grand scheme of things, not the least of which is in
assisting the progress of all humans, not only on Earth but on planets
all over the Universe.
It is the ultimate destiny of every single human being to evolve to such
levels of greatness as to be considered “God-people”, working alongside
the Angelic hierarchy in assisting life evolving on other planets, just
as other such highly evolved beings including Angels are constantly, but
often subtly assisting with the ongoing evolution of mankind and life on
Earth.
Over the centuries however Angels have been given names and formal
hierarchies by human beings simply for the purposes of convenience and
better understanding. Man has therefore over the years chosen to define
several “levels” or “degrees” of Angels organised in accordance with
their perceived responsibilities in the grand scheme of things. These
organisations of Angels are variously described as the “Angelic
Hierarchy”, “Angelic Hosts” and very often even “Choirs of Angels”. The
term “Choirs of Angels” very often brings to the Mind of people the
traditional concept of a choir, where Angels are perceived to be holding
song books, standing in rank and singing to sounds of heavenly music.
There are various ways in which the Angelic hierarchies have been
described over the years by various traditions, which being human
constructs are neither right or wrong. A typical human defined Angelic
hierarchy might for example be structured as follows:
The Seraphim: These are considered to be the very highest members of the
Angelic hierarchy, existing very closest to God. These Beings are
considered to be responsible for the radiation of Unconditional love and
positive Spirit, and are also associated with Divine holy knowledge and
wisdom.
This hierarchy is perceived to include Micheal, Seraphiel, Jehoel,
Metatron, Kemuel, Auriel and Nathaniel. The popular perception of the
appearance of these Angels is of beings with six wings, two of which
would be used for “flying”, a completely erroneous concept in the inner
spheres, and the other four for the veiling of their faces for
reverence. These Angels are also often depicted standing on winged
heels.
Metatron is often considered to be one of the very greatest of the
Angelic hierarchy, an Angel who is particularly close to God, a
messenger Angel who is also considered to be a Divine link between God
and humanity.
The Cherubim: These are considered to be the Angels or Spirits of
harmony, and are often known as the “Spirits of the air”; they are also
perceived to represent Divine wisdom.
This Angelic hierarchy includes Gabriel, Cherubiel, Ophaniel, Raphael
and Zophel who from around the 16th century were often depicted as
chubby looking children, “cherubs” with wings and winged heels. Before
the 16th century they were often perceived as Beings with the head of a
child, and the body of a bird.
The Thrones: This hierarchy includes the Angels of Justice, the Spirits
of “will” who live in the essence of the symbolic astrological sphere
known as Saturn. This has nothing directly to do with the physical
planet of Saturn but is merely analogous to it.
The Thrones supervise judgement for individual karma and for humanity as
a whole and are also depicted as the record keepers of the sacred
Universal laws representing the “will” necessary to administer Divine
justice in the Universe.
The Thrones, which include the Angelic names Orifie, Raziel, Zaphkiel,
Japhkiel and Baradiel are often perceived with scales of justice and a
bouquet of flowers, standing on red winged heels and seated upon lofty
golden thrones.
The Dominions: These are also perceived as Spirits of wisdom and
knowledge and also bring teachings by intuition. They reside in the
analogous sphere of Jupiter and represent the superior power of wisdom
against physical strength and egotistical forces.
This hierarchy includes Zadkil, Muriel, Hashman and Zacharel and are
perceived as having human shape and wearing a triple crown to signify
their position over physical form. They can also be perceived to be
carrying a sceptre and holding a cross and/or sword to symbolise the
balance between the Universal active and passive forces.
The Virtues: This hierarchy are responsible for freedom of choice and
dwell in the essence of the analogous planetary sphere of Mars. These
Angels watch over the centres of freewill and provide the tools needed
along the sacred path back to God in order to make choices, learn
Spiritual lessons, and to overcome karmic debt.
This Angelic hierarchy works with the thrones to bestow grace and
rewards on those who have overcome trials in their physical lives and
include Uzziel, Gabriel, Michael, Peliel, Haniel, Babiel and Tarhishiel.
The Virtues are often perceived as having four blue, feathered wings and
sparkling armour. They are also often perceived as carrying a sceptre,
axe, spear, sword and shield for protection. These instruments are
symbolic of the need to move forward in life with Unconditional love,
even in the face of fear or battle.
The Principalities: This hierarchy dwells in the essence of the
analogous sphere of Venus and are responsible for the protection of
people regarded as important on Earth.
This hierarchy includes Auriel, Raphael, Raguel, Micheal, Gabriel and
Remiel. These Angels are perceived to have human form and clad in
armour. They are also seen to be carrying a sceptre, lily flowers, palm
leaves and a cross.
The Archangels: These are the ruling Angels, Spirits of Fire inhabiting
the planetary essence analogous to Mercury. These Angels are directly
associated with God, standing in readiness to carry out Divine decrees
for humans. This hierarchy consists of Michael, Raphael, Raguel, Auriel,
Sariel, Remiel and Gabriel.
Since the 14th century Archangels have been seen to be clad in white
linen, and sometimes perceived as carrying feathered pens and scrolls.
The Angels: These are the messenger Angels who also govern the nature
Spirits. They dwell in the essence of the astrological Moon sphere and
are seen as the guardians over all of humanity.
These Angels involve themselves with the everyday life of the planet
Earth and are a direct gateway for information, knowledge and
communications between mankind and The Source, The Prime Creator, God.
There are literally billions of Angels and who are often perceived to
have a human type body with wings, clothed according to the Earthly
country, tradition or culture with which they are associated.
In conclusion, all Angels are Divine Spiritual beings of Light who work
very closely within the Energy of God, dwelling in the inner realms of
life having followed an alternative evolutionary course to human beings,
and who are instantly recognisable by their very high and powerful
levels of Energy and vibration, existing at levels of the Universe with
a corresponding high vibration. Those Angels closest to The Source, The
Prime Creator, God existing at the very highest and most powerful levels
of Energy and vibration of all.
All Angels work both for the good of all humanity and indeed for the
good of the entire Universe, including all life on all planets. Although
mankind over the centuries has traditionally felt the need to place
Angels into convenient hierarchies and give them names in accordance
with their perceived tasks and status, in reality they all work in
unison for the ultimate good of humanity on all planets of the
multi-dimensional Universe.
The names and hierarchy of the Angelic hosts are entirely notional, and
simply a human originated way of depicting these Divine beings.
Different cultures and traditions will have different ways of naming and
depicting Angelic beings depending on their own perceptions. The above
described hierarchy is therefore fairly typical of the perception of the
Angelic hierarchy across various cultures on Earth, and should not be
taken as definitive in any way.
It should also once again be noted that the symbolic planetary spheres
of Mars, Venus, Mercury and the others are directly equivalent and
analogous to the various planes of life beyond the physical Universe.
They are therefore also equivalent for example to the Tree of Life of
the Kabbalah, and also of the planes of correspondence of the ancient
knowledge and wisdom of the West, all ultimately being levels of
vibration, Energy and density.
At the final analysis, the nature of the multi-dimensional continuum of
Energy and vibration that is the Universe is agreed across all cultures
and traditions of the world since time immemorial, only the names and
perceptions varying in accordance with the many and varied races,
customs and traditions of the world, with Angels, like all beings
existing at the level of the Energy continuum of the Universe that most
precisely matches their own unique Energy. |