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Archangel Michael has been held in high esteem as the greatest of the angels in Christian, Jewish, and Islamic writings. Chieftain of the Archangels, a Chieftain of the Virtues, Archistrategos Commander-in-Chief, he was a Divine Presence Angel of Holiness, Mercy, Repentance, Righteousness, and Sanctification. Under the auspices of the Eagle Animal Totem, he influenced the decisions make by leaders of countries and their ruling parties by inspiring them with faithfulness, trustworthiness, devotion, and other noble virtues. His name was invoked in protective amulets, as a guardian angel in exorcisms, and on magical papyri. He was also associated with the planet Mercury. In Revelation 12:7, Archangel Michael, along with the good angels under his command, assisted the Woman Clothed with the Sun, when a war broke out in heaven because the fallen ones refused to discontinue their drag-on ("dragon") or siphoning off of the Shekinah light energies. Overall in the Biblical texts, the role most often attributed to Archangel Michael, who travelled about in a windy chariot with fiery wheels, was that of a Higher Heavens, Chief Executive Officer. He preformed such duties as conducting and transporting people to the higher heavens, conveyed prayers heavenward and returned with answers and requested rewards, acted as a great prince protector warrior, and functioned as a trumpet blowing adjudication angel. Archangel Michael never appeared before Abraham or any other biblical personage and instructed them to do blood sacrifices either of animals or humans as offerings to the Eternal One. Such instances would have been times when the fallen angels masqueraded as the good angels still aligned with divinity. Rituals that involved killing and blood sacrifice of any kind were and still are an abomination and abhorrent to those who serve Goodness. Instances recorded in biblical texts where people adhered to such defiling rituals, were following a darkly evil pathway of a deceiver angel false god. In the Life of Adam and Eve Angel Michael told Seth when he arrived at Paradise after being attacked by a demonic animal during his journey that the oil of divine mercy from the tree of life would not be available to anoint humanity until the days of resurrection, restoration, and renewal. Archangel Michael was also credited with teaching Adam about agriculture and the law of the covenant, comforting Eve, and acting as a liaison messenger between the realms, and then conducting and conducting Adam to paradise after his death. Archangel Michael was often referred to in The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha including the Apocalypse of Sedrach, 3 Baruch, 1, 2, 3 Enoch, Greek Apocalypse of Ezra, Jannes and Jambres, Life of Adam and Eve, Massekot Hekalot, Merkabah Texts, Nag Hammadi Texts, Sibylline Oracles, as well as, the Testaments of Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Solomon. As Archangel Mihael, he was mentioned in the cabala as a Chief of the Virtues who promoted fidelity. In The Magus, he also revealed as one of the Shemhamphorae, who were heavenly divine wisdom emissaries. As Archangel Mika'il (Mikail, Mikhael), he was mentioned as a protector angel to be called upon to assist with exorcisms in Arabic lore. As Archangel Miha'il, he was noted as the chief of the eagles angels who revered Allah in Islamic lore. Archangel Michael was also one of the Hafaza of Muslim lore who protection humanity from the evil actions, deeds, and machinations of jinn, men, and Satans. As Mikael, he discovered unwholesome schemes and assisted governors and heads of state in taking the appropriate actions and necessary steps in order to thwart them. Archangel Michael brings faithful dedication, assured perception, and holy creativity to the Eleventh Ray of Divine Mage.
He imparts and heartens followers of foundational knowledge with superior
visualizations, as they progress, step by step, from sporadic piecemeal
comprehensions to complete universal understandings...
Archangels
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