The Archangel Series
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Camael The Judgement of God
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Also Chamuel, Kemuel, Shemuel, Seraphiel, Camiel, Camiul, Khamael, Camniel, Cancel and Jahoel, he is
a lesson in duality, being an angel of both Divine Love and Divine Justice. He is reputed to be the
angel who holds the monster Leviathan in check. Camael presides over war, joy, happiness, content-
ment, and justice. He is Chief of the Order of Powers, one of the holy Sefiroth, an angel of the
Presence, and ruler of the 3rd Heaven. He is depicted as wearing an iron helmet, green armor
plates and a red tunic.
When reproducing the Seal of Archangel Camael (in Freehand 8), I decided it would look nice to
have the actual words in “Symbol” font, which is essentially Greek. However, when I used portions
of the imagery on the seals and words on the actual illustrations, I translated these words into the
“Celestial” version of “Angelic Script”, found in Hebrew mysticism. I would also use a secondary “seal”,
or “signature”. Both the seal and signature are to the right. According to my research (which although it
was vast, is not foolproof), here are the translations of what I believe to be the Hebrew words on the seal:
ΧΑΜΑΕΛ CAMAEL Means: “He Who Sees God” The Signature of Archangel Camael
ΜΙΛΧΗΑΜΑΗ MILCHAMAH War Tuesday
name of the
3rd Heaven
ΑΤΗΑΝΑΤΟΣ ATHANATOS A name of God Machon
ΣΑΒΑΟΤΗ SABAOTH “Armies of the Lord”
About The Series
Based on a combination of Christian, Judaic & Islamic legends & history, I was inspired to render these mysterious creatures in their more
mysterious and dramatic light. All too often angels are depicted as “cute” or “docile”, and I wanted a view of the warriors, the secret-keepers, the
guides and messengers. Of course, this does fall under my basic love of archetypes, but my methodology reflected my thoughts to some degree,
in that I wanted to capture the timeless conundrum of the angel concept. The particular class of Archangels seemed the best route for this
thought, as most people are familiar with the big names, Michael and Gabriel. Along with Raphael, these are the only three angels mentioned by
names in the Bible. I ended up with two distinct lists of what were classified as Archangels, one was a group of seven angels who stood before
God, the second, a list of 15 (with several of the same names), was more divided by their jobs and personalities. I decided a series of seven would
be quicker, though I better conceptualized the bigger list. Therefore I decided to produce the series in two phases, the first is the standard list
of seven Archangels. Phase II will be the “complete” list of all 15 (the remaining six).
The medium for these pieces, which I decided on almost as soon as I started considering the project, is somewhat peculiar. They are rendered as
fairly detailed pencil drawings, scanned & altered in Photoshop (mostly just the glow effect), then I add the Angelic Seal in the background and
print it in dull brown ink on parchment paper. The result is a nice “ancient-scroll” impression which is very appropriate. The seals and
“signatures” are used in elements of the image, as well as Celestial Angelic Script translations of their names and representations.
Below is an outline of the series, as planned, based on the research and my interpretations. Enjoy!
PHASE I
Piece (title) Essence (job) Chakras/planets/colors/elements
Michael; The Right Hand of God Soldier / Messenger throat chakra/solar/blue/fire / General of the Armies
Gabriel; The Wrath of God Destroyer / Messenger Base of Spine/moon/water / Extinguisher of nations
Raphael; The Breath of God Healer 3rd Eye/Mercury/green/wind / Pilgrim’s staff
Azrael; The Comfort of God Death (comfort) Book of Life & Death / (gigantic)
Metatron; The Voice of God The Voice of God (messenger) Uranus/fire / Burning Bush / Pillar of smoke/fire
Uriel; The Gift of God Winds of Change/Gift of Love Solar Plexis/Venus/violet/air / Fiery Sword
Camael; The Judgement of God Divine Justice (war) Heart Chakra/Mars / Red tunic & Green armor
PHASE II
Jophiel; The Beauty of God Artists / Beauty Crown Chakra/yellow / Illumination / Inspiration
Israfel; The Chorus of God Entertainers (song) Regeneration / Weeps for the Damned
Raziel; The Mind of God Intellect (mysteries) Neptune
Cassiel; The Tears of God Solitudes (tears) / temperence Saturn & Pluto/maroon / loves dragons
Zadkiel; The Mercy of God Mercy & Freedom Seat of the Soul/violet / Usually holding a dagger
Haniel; The Love of God Love & Harmony Venus/green / Carries a lantern / androgynous
Raguel; The Eye of God Account (Vengeance) earth / Wreaks justice on the Celestial (angels)
Sandalphon; The Path of God Clarity (Guidance) black / Was the prophet Elias / Twin of Metatron
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