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==Attributes and function== | ==Attributes and function== | ||
Various teachings assign Raziel to diverse roles, including that of a cherub, a member of the Ophanim, and chief of the Erelim. Raziel, under the alternate name "Gallitsur" (Revealer of The Rock) is described as the "ruling prince of the 2nd Heaven". He is said to expound the "Torah's divine wisdom" and protects the ministering angels from the living creatures that uphold the universe. | Various teachings assign Raziel to diverse roles, including that of a cherub, a member of the Ophanim, and chief of the Erelim. Raziel, under the alternate name "Gallitsur" (Revealer of The Rock) is described as the "ruling prince of the 2nd [[Heaven]]". He is said to expound the "Torah's divine wisdom" and protects the ministering angels from the living creatures that uphold the universe. | ||
Most [[grimoire]]s in the [[occult]] tradition state that Raziel frequently spoke with Adam in the [[Garden of Eden]]. [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]] goes so far as to say they had a "familiar habit" with one another. Other renderings of this text suggest the archangel was the "governor" of Adam while in Eden. | Most [[grimoire]]s in the [[occult]] tradition state that Raziel frequently spoke with Adam in the [[Garden of Eden]]. [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]] goes so far as to say they had a "familiar habit" with one another. Other renderings of this text suggest the archangel was the "governor" of Adam while in Eden. | ||
Astrologically, | Astrologically, in the [[hierarchy of angels]], Raziel is ruled over by the Starry Heaven in conjunction with Archangel [[Jophiel]], with whom Raziel is closely linked. | ||
==Authorship of the ''Sefer Raziel HaMalakh''== | ==Authorship of the ''Sefer Raziel HaMalakh''== | ||