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[[File:Malchidiel Sigil.png|350px|thumb|Seal of Malchidiel from the [[Magical Calendar]]]] | [[File:Malchidiel Sigil.png|350px|thumb|Seal of Malchidiel from the [[Magical Calendar]]]] | ||
'''Machidiel''' | '''Machidiel''' (also '''Malchidial''' and '''Malchidael''') is the [[angel]] who rules over the [[zodiac]] sign of [[Aries]]. He is a diurnal angel of the East. | ||
His name means "Help of God." The four letters of [[Yahweh]] are יהוה YHVH. | His name means "Help of God." The four letters of [[Yahweh]] are יהוה YHVH. | ||
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Machidiel's primary office is to teach the way to avoid sins and flee evils. | Machidiel's primary office is to teach the way to avoid sins and flee evils. | ||
As an [[Archangels of the Zodiac|Archangel of the Zodiac]], Machidiel also rules over the month of March and the head of human bodies. In the [[hierarchy of angels]], he is in the [[Seraphim]]. | As an [[Archangels of the Zodiac|Archangel of the Zodiac]], Machidiel also rules over the month of March and the head of human bodies. In the [[hierarchy of angels]], he is in the [[Seraphim]]. His stone is [[carnelian|sardius]]. | ||
The [[Archdemons of the Zodiac|Archdemon of the Zodiac]] under his control is [[Sarahiel]], the [[demon]] queen of Aries. | The [[Archdemons of the Zodiac|Archdemon of the Zodiac]] under his control is [[Sarahiel]], the [[demon]] queen of Aries. | ||
==Textual history== | ==Textual history== | ||
Machidiel is mentioned in many [[grimoire]]s from the 1500s onward. His name first appears in print in ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]'' (1531), but must have come from an older, unidentified source. The ''[[Magical Calendar]]'' (1619) marks the earliest publication of his summoning seal. ''Arsenal Manuscript 2495'' (1600s) contains the earliest known explanation of the angel's abilities, although this text likely utilized an older source. | [[File:Theomagia Malchidael.png|thumb|right|Sigil of Malchidael as given in ''Theomagia'', redrawn by Orzakroaken24.]] | ||
Machidiel is mentioned in many [[grimoire]]s from the 1500s onward. His name first appears in print in ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]'' (1531), but must have come from an older, unidentified source. The ''[[Magical Calendar]]'' (1619) marks the earliest publication of his summoning seal. ''[[Theomagia]]'' (1663) gives an alternative symbol for the angel, places it under the rulership of [[Barzabel]], and connects it to the [[Geomancy|geomantic]] figure Puer and, by extension, the 11th and 20th letters in the [[Alphabet of the Angels]]. ''Arsenal Manuscript 2495'' (1600s) contains the earliest known explanation of the angel's abilities, although this text likely utilized an older source. | |||
[[Category:Angels]] | [[Category:Angels]] | ||
[[Category:Archangels]] | [[Category:Archangels]] | ||