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==Abilities and function== | ==Abilities and function== | ||
In the [[hierarchy of angels]], Zaphkiel is chief of the order of [[thrones]] and one of the 9 angels that rule Heaven; also one of the 7 archangels. He can watch people when they need to make important decisions and when they need to put them into words for others. If they are unsure of the words, he will help them to make the message more clear | In the [[hierarchy of angels]], Zaphkiel is chief of the order of [[thrones]] and one of the 9 angels that rule Heaven; also one of the 7 archangels. He can watch people when they need to make important decisions and when they need to put them into words for others. If they are unsure of the words, he will help them to make the message more clear. | ||
The leader of the Erelim, he is associated with the planet [[Saturn]]. | |||
Because Binah is the most feminine of the sefirot, Zaphkiel is often portrayed in a female form with connections to the goddess [[Hecate]]. | |||
===Faustian tradition=== | |||
The ''[[Grimoire of Armadel]]'' says that Zaphkiel teaches the functions and abilities of the [[fallen angel]]s while they were still in Heaven. He also can tell the [[magician]] information about the fallen angels such as their places of habitation and how they were created. | The ''[[Grimoire of Armadel]]'' says that Zaphkiel teaches the functions and abilities of the [[fallen angel]]s while they were still in Heaven. He also can tell the [[magician]] information about the fallen angels such as their places of habitation and how they were created. | ||
According to [[Johann Georg Faust]], Zaphkiel appears on Saturday morning at 1am, 3am, and 8am, then again in the night at 9pm and 12pm. He is in a human form surrounded by many other spirits. Its magical image is "A man like brilliant bronze, clothed in a Robe of white linen, holding an Inkstand in his hand." | According to [[Johann Georg Faust]], Zaphkiel appears on Saturday morning at 1am, 3am, and 8am, then again in the night at 9pm and 12pm. He is in a human form surrounded by many other spirits. Its magical image is "A man like brilliant bronze, clothed in a Robe of white linen, holding an Inkstand in his hand." | ||
==Conflation with other angels== | ==Conflation with other angels== |