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[[File:45.png|300px|thumb|The angel [[Sealiah]], a member of the powers choir]]
[[File:34.png|300px|thumb|The angel [[Lehahiah]], a member of the powers choir]]
'''Powers''' (lat. ''potestas'', pl. ''potestates'') are a choir of [[angel]]s in the [[hierarchy of angels]]. It is the sixth choir. According to ''[[Meteorologica Cosmica]]'' by [[Robert Fludd]], this choir is ruled over by the [[Archangel]]s [[Samael]] and [[Camael]].
'''Powers''' (lat. ''potestas'', pl. ''potestates'') are a choir of [[angel]]s in the [[hierarchy of angels]]. It is the sixth choir. According to ''[[Meteorologica Cosmica]]'' by [[Robert Fludd]], this choir is ruled over by the [[Archangel]]s [[Samael]] and [[Camael]].


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This choir is named in the [[Bible]] in Colossians 1:16:
This choir is named in the [[Bible]] in Colossians 1:16:
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For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in [[earth]], visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him.
For by him were all things created, that are in [[heaven]], and that are in [[earth]], visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him.
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==Fallen angels==
==Fallen angels==
The following [[Goetic demon]]s were powers prior to their fall from heaven:
The following [[Goetic demon]]s were powers prior to their fall from [[heaven]]:


* [[Crocell]]
* [[Crocell]]
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[[Category:Angels]]
[[Category:Angels]]
[[Category:Choirs of Angels]]