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"Ein jeder Engel ist Schrecklich."

this concerns angels and their portrayal in art, scripture and literature, mainly focusing on the Judeo-Christian interpretation but also borrowing from some Eastern religions.

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Nephilim (Nephillim or Nefilim)

baalberitharchive:

The Nephilim were the children born after the Grigori mated with human women.  They were argumentative, fierce, ravenous giants who fought against each other and humans.  When people refused to give them food, they began eating humans.  Jewish legend says it was the Nephilim who built the Tower of Babel.  The last of the Nephilim (there were 409,000 of them) died in the Great Flood, and it’s possible the flood was created with this aim in mind.  

Gather Your Amulets and Wits: Angel of Death

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The concept of an angel of death in widespread, and there are several references to destroying angels in the Bible. The angel of death has been associated with Satan, and this connection is reflected in the folktales of many countries. In many Jewish stories, the angel of death arrives on a…

(Source: signora-darko)

For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
Psalm 91:11 (via abeautifulembrace)
Gather Your Amulets and Wits: Enochian Angels

baalberitharchive:

The Enochian angels are the angels that Dr. John Dee and his scryer, Edward Kelley, communicated with between 1581 and 1587. Most of the information was communicated in the Enochian language. The Great Angel Ave dictated the information that came through. However, these were others, including…

St Michael - Raphael

St Michael - Raphael

Erelim (Arelim)

baalberitharchive:

In Jewish mysticism, the Erelim are huge angels who look after plants and vegetation.  They observe what it happening in the natural world and report their findings directly to God.  This is easy for them to do, as they apparently have seventy thousand heads, each head having seventy thousand mouths.  Each mouth has seventy thousand tongues, and each tongue then has seventy thousand sayings.  The Erelim are made of white fire.  Raziel is generally considered chief of the choir of Erelim.

Gather Your Amulets and Wits: Feast Days

baalberitharchive:

Until 1969, the Roman Catholic Church had special days to celebrate the great Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. The feast day for Michael was September 29; Gabriel’s was March 24; and Raphael’s October 24. Since 1969, all three Archangels are venerated on September 29. Because he is not…

Lucifer driven from Heaven.
Gustav Dore.

Lucifer driven from Heaven.

Gustav Dore.

(Source: kongsprout)


“The Angels were all singing out of tune, And hoarse with having little else to do……..”

“The Angels were all singing out of tune,
And hoarse with having little else to do……..”

(Source: thedecayingdollhouse)

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