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Archangel Uriel is one of the archangels prominently mentioned in the post-exilic rabbinic tradition and in certain Christian traditions. He is well known in the Russian Orthodox tradition and in folk Catholicism (in both of which he is considered to be one of the seven major archangels) and recognized in the Anglican Church as the fourth archangel. In the hierarchy of angels, Uriel does not rule over one of the 9 choirs, but is the prince of the triplicity of Innocents, Martyrs, and Confessors.

It was Uriel who checked the doors of Egypt for lamb's blood during the plague. He also holds the key to the Pit during the End Times, and led Abraham to the west. In the Secret Book of John, an early Gnostic work, Uriel is placed in control over the demons who help Yaldabaoth create Adam.

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Featured image Amaymon is a prince of Hell, and, according to some grimoires, the only one who has power over Asmoday. He is usually named in grimoires alongside Oriens, Egyn, and Paimon as kings of the cardinal directions. He variously described as the king of the north, east, or south. According to Clavis Inferni, he is king of the north. The Lesser Key of Solomon states that the exorcist or conjurer must be in possession of a silver ring, that is duly consecrated and worn on the middle finger, as a form of protection against this poisonous astral breath. In The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, translated by S. L. MacGregor Mathers, Amaymon (as Amaimon) is one of the eight sub-princes, described as an Egyptian devil, who Abramelin restrained from working evil from the third hour until noon and from the ninth hour until evening. Author: Unknown (More Images)

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