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Enochian. Enochian (/ ɪˈnoʊkiən / ə-NOH-kee-ən) is an occult constructed language [3] — said by its originators to have been received from angels — recorded in the private journals of John Dee and his colleague Edward Kelley in late 16th-century England. [4] Kelley was a scryer who worked with Dee in his magical investigations.
Radak agrees that this is a reference to angels but also presents the alternative view that the plural form in the verse is a majestic plural, as seen in other verses such as Psalms 149:2 and Job 35:10. [38] Elohim can be seen used in reference to the angels in a variety of other cases, such as in Psalms 8:6 and 82:1–6. [39] [40] [41]
Refers to and expands upon Kircher's treatment of the 72-fold name (tying each angel to a different language's word for God), particularly in Chapter III. Meegan, William (2006). "The Sistine Chapel: A Study in Celestial Cartography" (PDF). The Rose Croix Journal. 3: 45–128. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-07-16.
The word angel arrives in modern English from Old English engel (with a hard g) and the Old French angele. [7] Both of these derive from Late Latin angelus, which in turn was borrowed from Late Greek ἄγγελος angelos (literally "messenger"). [8] Τhe word's earliest form is Mycenaean a-ke-ro, attested in Linear B syllabic script. [9]
Enochian magic is a system of Renaissance magic developed by John Dee and Edward Kelley and adopted by more modern practitioners. The origins of this esoteric tradition are rooted in documented collaborations between Dee and Kelley, encompassing the revelation of the Enochian language and script, which Dee wrote were delivered to them directly ...
Raphael (Arabic: إسرافيل, romanized: ʾIsrāfīl, alternate spellings: Israfel, Esrafil) [citation needed] is a venerated archangel according to Islamic tradition. In Islamic eschatology, Israfil will blow the trumpet from a holy rock in Jerusalem to announce the Day of Judgment (Yawm al-Qiyāmah).
Archangel is derived from Greek archángelos (ἀρχάγγελος), with the Greek prefix arch - meaning 'chief'. A common misconception is that archangels constitute the highest rank of angel in Christianity; this likely stems from the etymology of their name, as well as their presentation in John Milton 's Paradise Lost. [4]
The Celestial Alphabet, also known as Angelic Script, is a set of characters described by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa in the 16th century. It is not to be confused with John Dee and Edward Kelley 's Enochian alphabet, which is also sometimes called the Celestial alphabet. Other alphabets with a similar origin are Transitus Fluvii and Malachim.