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"Those are not the TRUE angels of the planets!!!"
The majority of Western Esotericism draws upon Agrippa and when it comes to archangels and planetary spirits, the Heptameron (or rather, the Elucidarium) is the place to go. But the planetary angels described there are not the only angelic system of planetary attributions in existence.
A small part of a manuscript penned in France in 1796 by the celebrated calligrapher (and most assuredly magician) F. Fyot was published in 2009 by Stephen Skinner and David Rankine under the name "A Collection of Magical Secrets and a Treatise of Mixed Cabalah" (translated by Paul Harry Barron, Avalonia Books).
Due to limitations in technology at the time, the wonderfully colored seals of the 7 angels did not make it into print in a good form, and the text presented for each angel was strictly the Latin, with no translation offered, and it is no wonder that it went unnoticed for quite some time by most folks, even the ones ardently interested in angelic magic. As well, the Latin text did contain some errors, which I went out of my way to correct to the best of my possibilities, something that does not diminish the efforts made by Paul Barron in the slightest, given the immensity of the manuscript and its complexity. My thanks go out to David Rankine for permitting me to tackle these and allowing me to reproduce the text and provide a proper English translation for the first time and for his constant encouragements.
For the present material, I have isolated the seals, enhanced their quality, colored them in the original scheme, rubricated the Latin conjuration for ease of reading and provided my best translation, in parallel.
Although the angels are attributed to the office of the days of the week, the order in which they appear is the Chaldean order (Saturn to Moon), which indicates an archaic source. The most perplexing thing about this list is the fact that the names do not match the classical list of angels and that Michael is neither the ruler of the Sun nor of Mercury, but Mars in all things!
I am indebted to two other people, namely M. Allcock and P. Donmoyer for te German versions, which will be dealt with in the next article.
The full account of preparation and use of these seals can be found in the above-quoted work, pages 123-133. The Titles in bold are my own, as well as the Nota.
1.SATURN. Angel URIEL
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L`Ange de Samedi est Uriel, Et voici son signe avec son caractere. Priere de l`Ange. |
The Angel of Saturday is Uriel, And here is his Sign with his Character. Prayer of the Angel:
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Memento mei, Domine, qui ad similtudinem
tuam creasti me, et dedisti mihi animam rationale ut cum Angelia intelligam,
et in caritate tua maneam. Scio me esse indignum propteo mea scelera, et pavesco atque erubesco ante praesentiam tuam comparere; sed confisus misericordiæ tuæ ad tei veltio quasi Cervus ad fontem aquarum, ut mittere dignere Sanctum Angelum tuum Uriel, qui me doceat et instruat, atque dicat quid facturus sum, et quid evitare et fugere debeam. Veni, Angele Dei, veni Uriel, et noli tardare, quia in te confido, in te spero per misericordiam Dei Creatoris tui et mei. Amen.
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Remember me, Lord, who hath created me in
Thy likeness and gave me a rational soul with which to understand the Angels,
and allow me to remain in Thy love. I know that I am unworthy on account of my sins and I tremble in fear and blush with shame to show myself in Thy presence; But trusting in Thy mercy, I turn to Thee as Deer to the spring of the waters, that Thou may deign to send Thy Holy Angel Uriel, who might teach and instruct me, and tell me what I am to do, and what I am to avoid and flee from. Come, Angel of God, come Uriel, and do not delay! For it is in thee I put my trust, in thee I put my hope, by the mercy of God, thy Creator and mine. Amen. |
Nota: The sign contains the character of Uriel, the astrological glyph of Saturn and a band with the legenda: Uriel + Caritas Dei (The Mercy of God). This is more of an attribute or an office of the angel than a verbatim translation from Hebrew of this angel`s name (אוּרִיאֵל - My light is God). This angel is well-known in the magical literature and apocryphons, being associated with Saturn in the Heptameron as well.
2.JUPITER. Angel SALATIEL
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L`Ange de Jeudi est Salatiel, Et voici son signe avec son caractere. Priere de l`Ange. |
The Angel of Saturday is Salatiel, And here is his Sign with his Character. Prayer of the Angel:
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Memento mei, Domine, qui confregisti ora
Draconum, et cæcitatem David qui prævaricavit in conspectu tuo, in nummerando
populum tuum,
ad quem misisti Angelum tuum Salatiel de
Cælo, qui in ore gladii interfecit uno die quadraginta millia homines, et
misertus fuisti David servi tui plorantis, et misericordiam tuam potentia;
ita et me famulum tuum et plorantem a te misericordiam
petentem illuminare digneris per medium Angeli tui Salatiel, qui me
custodiat, instruat, ac doceat secundum magnam misericordiam tuum. Amen. |
Remember me, O Lord, Thou who broke the
mouth of the Dragon, and the blindness of David, who transgressed in Thy
sight, in numbering Thy people,
to whom Thou sent Thine angel, Salatiel,
from the Heavens, who ran through the mouth of his sword forty thousand men
in one day, and you were merciful to Thy weeping servant David, and granted
the might of Thy mercy;
therefore, I as well, Thy servant, am
weeping before Thy mercy and beseeching that Thou may deign to illuminate me
my way of Thy angel Salatiel, that he might guard me and instruct me and
teach me, according to Thy great mercy. Amen. |
3.MARS. Angel MICHAEL
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L`Ange de Mardi est Michael, Et voici son signe avec son caractere. Priere de l`Ange. |
The Angel of Tuesday is Michael And here is his Sign with his Character Prayer to the Angel
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O Domine Deus Omnipotens, in cujus manu sunt omnia jura
Regnorum, et quia est ille qui posit resistere voluntati tuæ!
Tu es ille de quo scriptum est: Sanctum
et Terribile est Nomen ejus : Tu es ille in cujus manu sunt Claves Regni
Cælorum et infernorum;
qui misisti Angelum tuum Michael
pugnantem cum Dracone, et includentem et conculcantem eum in puteo inferni,
sicut scriptum est per Johannem Apostolum in ejus Apocalysi, et clausit eum
per annos mille.
Ita te Domine Deus humillime deprecor ut
mittere digneris Angelum tuum Michael, qui cum manu valida sit fortitudo mea
in omnibus meis negotiis peragendis pro salute animæ meæ, vel corporis mei. Per infinitam misericordiam tuam. Amen. |
O, Lord God Almighty, in whose hands are
the judgements of all Kingdoms, and who art the only one who can resist Thy
will!
Thou art the one of which it is written:
Holy and Tremendous is His Name! Thou art him in whose hands are the Keys of
the Kingdoms of Heaven and Hell!
Who sent forth Thy Angel Michael
to fight with the Dragon and imprison him and tread upon him in the pit of
Hell, as it is written by the Apostle John in his Apocalypse, and bind him
for a thousand years.
I therefore, Lord God, most humbly
beseech Thee, deign to send forth Thine Angel Michael, who holds with
a strong hand my fortitude in all of my doings regarding the wellbeing of my
soul or my body. By thy endless mercy. Amen
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4.SUN. Angel RAPHAEL
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L`Ange de Dimanche est Raphael, Et voici son signe avec son caractere. Priere de l`Ange.
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The Angel of Sunday is Raphael And here is his Sign with his Character Prayer to the Angel |
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O Domine Deus omnipotens, qui
Populum tuum fugientem de Ægypto deambulare fecisti per noctem illuminatam
columna ignis ardentis, et per diem per nubem refrigerantem, et per medium
maris rubri siccis pedibus comitatum per Angelum tuum, et liberasti Tobiam filium Tobiæ de
flumine, et a Demonus Sathanæ, revertentem incolumen ad
patriam et domum suam, et cæcitatem patris sui
illunasti, fac, exoro, ut videre valeam
misericordiam tuam per medium Raphael Angeli tui me comitantis. Istam quæso, Domine Deus meus mitte
Angelum tuum Raphael, qui me illumines omnibus diebus vitæ meæ, et sit
custos mei, et instruat ac doceat me dormientem, per misericordiam tuam.
Amen.
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O, Lord God Almighty, who hath made Thy
people fleeing from Egypt walk illuminated by night by a pillar of burning
flame, and by day by a cooling cloud, and through the midst of the Red Sea
with dry feet did Thou make them tread by thy Angel, And who hath freed Tobias son of Toby of
the river and of the demon Sathan, returning him safely to his country and to
his home, and who hath healed his father`s blindness, I do beseech that I may be able to see
Thy mercy through Thy angel Raphael accompanying me. This I ask for, my Lord God, send thy
Angel Raphael, that he might enlighten me in all the days of my life,
and be my safekeeper, and let him instruct and teach me while I sleep,
through your mercy. Amen. |
5.VENUS. Angel ANATIEL
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L`Ange de Vendredi est Anatiel, Et voici son signe avec son caractere. Priere de l`Ange. |
The Angel of Friday is Anatiel, And here is his Sign with his Character. Prayer of the Angel:
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Memento mei Domine, qui dixisti ore tuo sanctissimo in quacumque hora petieritis aliquid a Patre meo dabitur vobis in nomine mea
potentiam tuam precor ut mittere digneris
in hac nocte Angelum tuum Sanctum Anatiel qui me instruat et doceat
circa ea, quid ad tui nominis gloriam sunt facturus, ut fugiam omnes adversitates
Satanæ, qui sicut Leo rugit ut devoret animam meam:
Sed tu, O Domine misericors es et omnipotens,
et hanc gratiam mihi largiri potes.
Veni, Angele Dei, et sis in comitatu meo,
ita ut in tua presentia nullus inimicus mihi nocere valeat;
Veni et noli tardare, quia in te confido
et spero per misericordiam Dei Creatoris nostri. Amen. |
Remember me, O Lord, who saith with Thy
most holy mouth: in whatever hour thou might ask something of my Father, it
will be given to thee, in My name.
I beseech Thy power that Thou might deign
to send this night Thy holy Angel Anatiel, who should instruct me and
teach me about those things are made to the glory of Thy name, so that all
the adversities of Satan might flee from me, who roars about like a lion to
devour my soul.
For it is Thee, O Lord, who is merciful
and almighty, and one who might grant me this grace.
Come, Angel of God, and be in my company,
so that in your presence no enemy shall have power do do me harm;
Come and do not delay, for it is in thee
I put my faith and hope, for the mercy of God, our maker. Amen. |
Nota: The sign contains the character of Anatiel, the astrological glyph of the Venus and a band with the legenda: Anatiel + Potentia Dei (The Power of God). The title is an office of the spirit, not a translation of name. There are no concludent angels in the literature by that name, but is striking that the Canaanite goddess of love is Anat. Should this be a later evolution of other names such as Anachiel or Anaphiel, it would be farfetched to venture a hypothesis.
6.MERCURY. Angel ADONIEL
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L`Ange de Mercredi est Adoniel, Et voici son signe avec son caractere. Priere de l`Ange. |
The Angel of Wednesday is Adoniel, And here is his Sign with his Character. Prayer of the Angel:
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Memento mei, Domine, et miserere animæ meæ,
sicut misertur fuisti Abrahæ, qui secundum
voluntatem tuam postponendo paternum amorem erga Isaac filium suum in monte, ilium offerebat in holocaustum
omnipotentiæ tuæ,
et tu qui Pater omnium es, et ab summam caritatem
tuam et amorem tuum misisti Angelum tuum Adoniel de Cœlo dicentem Abrahæ:
diverte gladium tuum, quia Dominus tenuit te, et non pepercisti unico filio tuo
propter me.
Ita Domine Deus Cæli et Terræ Conditor
mittere digneris Angelum tuum Adoniel de Cœlis, qui me instruat in
mandatis tuis, et ostendat mihi fugere malum, et quærere bonum. Per misericordiam tuam. Amen.
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Remember me, Lord, and take pity upon my
soul,
just as Thou were merciful to Abraham,
who, according to Thy will, holding off his paternal love for Isaac, his son,
upon the mountain, offered him as a whole burnt offering to Thy omnipotence,
and Thou, who art Father of all, from the
heights of Thy mercy and love did send Thy angel Adoniel, saying to
Abraham: Draw your sword off, for the Lord has held you, and spare your only son
onto me.
(I beseech) therefore Lord God, Maker of
Heaven and Earth, deign to send Thy angel Adoniel from the Heavens, who
should instruct me in Thy commandments, and show me to flee from that which
is evil and to seek that which is good. Through Thy mercy. Amen. |
Nota: The sign contains the character of Adoniel, the astrological glyph of Mercury and a band with the legenda: Adoniel + Amor Dei (The Love of God). This is more of an attribute or an office of the angel than a verbatim translation from Hebrew of this angel`s name ( אדניאל- "My Lord is God"). This attribute is surprising to see on a mercurial seal, since love is more likely attributed to Venus. One angel Adonael is listed in the Testment of Solomon, one Adoniel on a jovian seal from the Clavicula Salomonis (Mathers edition, so it is subjected to doubt from my point of view) and one similar name is listed as a lesser angel in the Ars Paulina. I doubt that all these instances refer to the same figure.
7.MOON. Angel GABRIEL
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L`Ange de Lundi est Gabriel, Et voici son signe avec son caractere. Priere de l`Ange. |
The Angel of Monday is Gabriel, And here is his Sign with his Character. Prayer of the Angel:
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O Domine Deus omnipotens, qui pro
salute generis humani misisti unicum filium tuum de Cælo, qui incarnatus est
in ventre Beatæ Mariæsemper Virginis,
mediante accessu tui Angeli Gabrielis
proferentis voluntatem tuam, et annunciantem incarnationem filii tui Domini
nostri Jesu Christi, qui natus est, et nuntiatus est Pastoribus vigilantibus
semper gregem corum per medium Angelorum tuorum clamantium et
dicentium:
Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax
Ominibus bonæ voluntatis.
Ita rogo te, Domine Deus, ut mittere
digneris Gabrielem Angelum tuum mihi nuntiantem voluntatem tuam pro salute
animæ meæ, et quid facturus sum propter honorem meum. Per misericordiam tuam.
Amen.
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O, Lord God Almighty, who hath sent from
Heaven Thy only Son for the Salvation of man kind, who became flesh in the
womb of the Blessed Forever-Virgin Mary, by way of Thine Angel Gabriel`s
assistance, who speaketh Thy will, and who announced the embodiment of Thy
son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who is born and foretold to the shepherds who
always guard over their flock by means of Thine Angels, crying out and
saying: Glory to God in the highest, and peace on
earth to men of good will! Thus I beseech Thee, Lord God, to deign
to send thy Angel Gabriel to speak to me thy will for the salvation of my
soul, and what I am to do for my honor. Through your mercy. Amen.
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