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Raphael acts as a physician and is capable of expelling [[demon]]s. He is recorded as using an extraordinary fish to bind the demon [[Asmoday|Asmodeus]] and to heal Tobit's eyes, while in the [[Book of Enoch]], he is "set over all disease and every wound of the children of the people." He further binds the armies of [[Azazel]] and throws them into the valley of fire. | Raphael acts as a physician and is capable of expelling [[demon]]s. He is recorded as using an extraordinary fish to bind the demon [[Asmoday|Asmodeus]] and to heal [[Book of Tobit|Tobit]]'s eyes, while in the [[Book of Enoch]], he is "set over all disease and every wound of the children of the people." He further binds the armies of [[Azazel]] and throws them into the valley of fire. | ||
==Biblical history== | ==Biblical history== | ||
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==Occult traditions== | ==Occult traditions== | ||
[[File:Raphael1.png|350px|thumb|Summoning [[sigil]] of Raphael according to Kabbalistic methods]] | [[File:Raphael1.png|350px|thumb|Summoning [[sigil]] of Raphael according to Kabbalistic methods]] | ||
In [[Kabbalah|kabbalistic]] [[astrology]], Raphael is most commonly associated with the [[Sun]] (alongside | In [[Kabbalah|kabbalistic]] [[astrology]], Raphael is most commonly associated with the [[Sun]] (alongside [[Archangel Michael]]) and/or the planet [[Mercury]]. | ||
Raphael rules over the day Wednesday. | Raphael rules over the day Wednesday. | ||
It is | It is customary in [[Judaism]] to invoke Raphael as one of the Four Archangels after one recites the Shema before going to bed; with Michael by your right side, Gabriel by your left side, [[Archangel Uriel|Uriel]] before you, and Raphael behind you. This has since become a crucial part of the [[Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram]], which is used by ceremonial [[magician]]s to cleanse their ritual space. | ||
Archangel Raphael is featured as one of the major archangels in the [[Echols Sigil Oracle]]. | Archangel Raphael is featured as one of the major archangels in the [[Echols Sigil Oracle]]. | ||
===In the ''Zohar''=== | |||
The ''[[Zohar]]'' states that Archangel Raphael is the angel responsible for healing the [[earth]]. | |||
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Through Raphael, the earth is healed and becomes inhabitable for man. He is the healer to the powers OF THE EARTH. AND BECAUSE THE HEALING OF THE EARTH COMES FROM HIM, HIS CREATION IS INDICATED IN THE WORDS "ABOVE THE EARTH." | |||
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The ''[[Zohar]]'' also associates him with the image of man in the tetramorph of the four holy living creatures of Prophet Ezekiel's vision, alongside the [[zodiac]] sign of [[Aquarius]], and in relation to the image of man; the [[sefirot]] of [[Malkuth]] (Kingdom) and the element of [[air (element)|air]]. Raphael more generally corresponds to the sefirot of [[Hod]] (Majesty). | |||
==Appearances on earth== | ==Appearances on earth== | ||