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::''Not to be confused with [[Archangel Gabriel]].'' | ::''Not to be confused with [[Archangel Gabriel]].'' | ||
[[File:Gabriel_Seal.png|350px|thumb|Seal of Gabriel from the ''[[Magical Calendar]]'']] | [[File:Gabriel_Seal.png|350px|thumb|Seal of Gabriel from the ''[[Magical Calendar]]'']] | ||
'''Gabriel''' or '''Cambiel''' is the [[angel]] who rules over the [[zodiac]] sign of [[Aquarius]]. | '''Gabriel''' or '''Cambiel''' is the [[angel]] who rules over the [[zodiac]] sign of [[Aquarius]]. He is diurnal, corresponds to the [[Geomancy|geomantic]] figure Tristitia, and is under the control of the Planetary Intelligence [[Zazel]]. | ||
His name means "Exalter and Maker of God." The four letters of [[Yahweh]] are היוה HYVH. | His name means "Exalter and Maker of God." The four letters of [[Yahweh]] are היוה HYVH. | ||
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Gabriel's primary office is to transport men from one place to another. According to [[occultist]] Franz Bardon, this angel controls the orbit of all planets and also controls gravity itself. | Gabriel's primary office is to transport men from one place to another. According to [[occultist]] Franz Bardon, this angel controls the orbit of all planets and also controls gravity itself. | ||
As an [[Archangels of the Zodiac|Archangel of the Zodiac]], Gabriel also rules over the month of January and the legs of human bodies. In the [[hierarchy of angels]], he is in the Martyrs choir (part of the 10th choir of "non-angels," the Innocents, Martyrs, and Confessors). | As an [[Archangels of the Zodiac|Archangel of the Zodiac]], Gabriel also rules over the month of January and the legs of human bodies. In the [[hierarchy of angels]], he is in the Martyrs choir (part of the 10th choir of "non-angels," the Innocents, Martyrs, and Confessors). His stone is [[quartz]], and he governs the legs and ankles, infirmities of those parts, depression, blood clots, and cramps. | ||
The [[Archdemons of the Zodiac|Archdemon of the Zodiac]] under his control is [[Ssakmakiel]], the [[demon]] prince of Aquarius | The [[Archdemons of the Zodiac|Archdemon of the Zodiac]] under his control is [[Ssakmakiel]], the [[demon]] prince of Aquarius | ||
==Textual history== | ==Textual history== | ||
As an Archangel of the Zodiac, Gabriel is mentioned in many [[grimoire]]s from the 1500s onward. His name first appears in print in this context 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 Cambiel.jpg|thumb|right|The sigil of "Cambiel" as given in ''[[Theomagia]]'' by [[John Heydon]].]] | ||
As an Archangel of the Zodiac, Gabriel is mentioned in many [[grimoire]]s from the 1500s onward. His name first appears in print in this context 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. ''[[Theomagia]]'' by [[John Heydon]] (1663) lists him as a spirit under the control of Zazel in addition to giving them a corresponding geomantic figure and a new sigil. | |||
[[Category:Angels]] | [[Category:Angels]] | ||
[[Category:Archangels]] | [[Category:Archangels]] | ||