~~~ SEVEN ANGELS ~~~

Someone once said something to me to the effect of - "Watchers - you don't know
whether to kiss them or curse them." Were they sinners or saints for what they
gave us? Everything they did and everything they gave us only tied us [and them]
more to the world of the flesh. From the transcendentalist point of view, that was
the crux of their sins. The way I see it, we were supposed to be kept naked and
stupid - our master's good dogs. But, it didn't quite work out that way...and, here
we are. But who was it, who put what they gave us to use? Why, we did. We still
are. This page was made to tell what they gave us and...well, Azazel turned out
so cool that I got inspired :-)

The quotes below are from "A Dictionary of Angels ~ including the fallen angels"
by Gustave Davidson. If you are interested in learning more about angels, I
recommend this book as a good reference guide. This book has the following
to say about the Watchers:

"A high order of angels called also the grigori. They never sleep - which is said
likewise of the irin (q.v.). Originally, according to The Book of Jubilees, the
watchers were sent by God to instruct the children of men, but they fell after
they descended to earth and started cohabiting with mortal women.... In
Enoch I there is mention of 7 watchers, and here the story is that they fell
because they failed to appear on time for certain tasks apportioned to them.
Some versions of rabbinic and cabalistic lore speak of good and evil watchers,
with the good watchers still dwelling in the 5th Heaven, the evil ones in the
3rd Heaven (a kind of Hell-in-Heaven realm). Chief among the good watchers
are Uriel, Raphael, Raguel, Michael, Zerachiel, Gabriel, Remiel; the evil ones
include Azazel, Shemyaza, Shamshiel, Kokabel, Sariel and Satanil.... "

Of the Grigori, it is said: "In Jewish legendary lore, the grigori are a superior
order of angels in both the 2nd and 5th Heavens (depending on whether they
are the holy or unholy ones). They resemble men in appearance, but are taller
than giants, and are eternally silent. Ruling prince of the order is Salamiel
"Who rejected the Lord" [a.ka. Satanil, Samil, Satan, Seir, and Salmael]."

NOTE: Additional information is available on some by clicking on the
picture. Use your mouse pointer to find these.

AZAZEL (God strengthens)

In Enoch I, Azazel is one of the chiefs of
the 200 fallen angels.... Azazel "taught men
to fashion swords and shields" while
women learned from him"finery and the art
of beautifying the eyelids". He is the scape-
goat in rabbinic literature.... In the Zohar
...he is said to be chief of the order of bene
elim (otherwise ischim, lower angels,
"men-spirits".... According to the legend
in Islamic lore, when God commanded
the angels to worship Adam, Azazel
refused, contending, "Why should a son
of fire [an angel] fall down before a son
of clay [a mortal]?" Whereupon God
cast Azazel out of Heaven and changed
his name to Eblis.

Azazel is of the order of seraphim.

Click here for more information on Azazel

BARAQIJAL (lightning of God)

As noted in The Book of Jubilees, one
of the Watchers (grigori) who united with
the daughters of men, an incident touched
on in Genesis 6. Baraqijal, now a demon
and inhabiting the nether realms, is a teacher
of astrology. In Enoch I, he is described
as a leader (one of the "chiefs of ten" of
a troop of fallen angels. [Cf. Barakiel,
of which Baraqijal may be merely a
variant.

Baraqijal is of the order of seraphim.

PENEMUE (the inside)

In Enoch lore, one of the fallen angels who
"taught mankind the art of writing with ink
and paper," an art which was condemned
as evil and corrupting. Penemue also taught
"the children of men the bitter and the sweet
and the secrets of wisdom." He is one of
the curers of stupidity in man, and is
mentioned in Bereshith Rabba.

Penemue is of the order of cherubim.

KAWKABEL (star of God)

A great angelic prince who exercises dominion
over the stars and constellations. In The Book
of the Angel Raziel, Kawkabel is a high, holy
angel; but in apocryphal lor generally, as in
Enoch I, he is evil (a fallen angel) and a
resident of the nether realms. Whether in
Heaven or in Hell, Kawkabel commands
365,000 surrogate spirits who do his bidding.
Among other duties he instructs his fellows
in Astronomy.

Kawkabel is of the order of
principalities.

SARIEL (God's command)

One of the 7 archangels originally listed
in the Enoch books as Saraqel and
differentiated from Uriel, although Sariel
is identified with Uriel in T. Gaster Dead
Sea Scriptures. Sariel is cited both as a
holy angel and a fallen one.... In addition,
he teaches the course of the moon (which
was regarded at one time as forbidden
knowledge).... In the recently discovered
Dead Sea Scrolls, one of the books, The
War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons
of Darkness, speaks of the angel Sariel as a
name that appears on the shields of the "third
Tower," the term Tower having the meaning
of a fighting unit. There were 4 towers in all.

Sariel is of the order of seraphim.

SAMAEL

Known by many similar sounding names
such as Samiel, Samsapeel, Samshiel and
Salamiel, he is one of the most complex of
the 'fallen ones'... Too complex to
summarize in this small space. Click on
the picture to read more about him.

The order to which Samael belongs
is variously given as either Cherubim
or Seraphim

SHEMYAZA (the strong)

A fallen angel who is, according to rabbinic
tradition, suspended between Heaven and
earth (along with Azazel) as punishment for
having had carnal knowledge of mortal
women. Azza (Shemyaza, meaning "the name
Azza") is said to be constantly falling, with one
eye shut, the other open, so that he can see
his plight and suffer the more. There is another
explanation for Azza's expulsion from Heaven:
it is that he objected to the high rank given
Enoch when the latter was transformed from
a mortal into the angel Metatron.... of the 2
groups of angels headed by Metatron, one
group (the angels of justice) was under the
rulership of Azza. At that time, evidently,
Azza was not fallen.

Shemyaza is of the order of seraphim.

AZAZEL (God strengthens) In Enoch I, Azazel is one of the chiefs of the 200 fallen angels.... Azazel "taught men to fashion swords and shields" while women learned from him"finery and the art of beautifying the eyelids". He is the scape- goat in rabbinic literature.... In the Zohar ...he is said to be chief of the order of bene elim (otherwise ischim, lower angels, "men-spirits".... According to the legend in Islamic lore, when God commanded the angels to worship Adam, Azazel refused, contending, "Why should a son of fire [an angel] fall down before a son of clay [a mortal]?" Whereupon God cast Azazel out of Heaven and changed his name to Eblis. Azazel is of the order of seraphim.
	BARAQIJAL (lightning of God) As noted in The Book of Jubilees, one of the Watchers (grigori) who united with the daughters of men, an incident touched on in Genesis 6. Baraqijal, now a demon and inhabiting the nether realms, is a teacher of astrology. In Enoch I, he is described as a leader (one of the "chiefs of ten" of a troop of fallen angels. [Cf. Barakiel, of which Baraqijal may be merely a variant. Baraqijal is of the order of seraphim.
PENEMUE (the inside) In Enoch lore, one of the fallen angels who "taught mankind the art of writing with ink and paper," an art which was condemned as evil and corrupting. Penemue also taught "the children of men the bitter and the sweet and the secrets of wisdom." He is one of the curers of stupidity in man, and is mentioned in Bereshith Rabba. Penemue is of the order of cherubim.
	KAWKABEL (star of God) A great angelic prince who exercises dominion over the stars and constellations. In The Book of the Angel Raziel, Kawkabel is a high, holy angel; but in apocryphal lor generally, as in Enoch I, he is evil (a fallen angel) and a resident of the nether realms. Whether in Heaven or in Hell, Kawkabel commands 365,000 surrogate spirits who do his bidding. Among other duties he instructs his fellows in Astronomy. Kawkabel is of the order of principalities.
SARIEL (God's command) One of the 7 archangels originally listed in the Enoch books as Saraqel and differentiated from Uriel, although Sariel is identified with Uriel in T. Gaster Dead Sea Scriptures. Sariel is cited both as a holy angel and a fallen one.... In addition, he teaches the course of the moon (which was regarded at one time as forbidden knowledge).... In the recently discovered Dead Sea Scrolls, one of the books, The War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness, speaks of the angel Sariel as a name that appears on the shields of the "third Tower," the term Tower having the meaning of a fighting unit. There were 4 towers in all. Sariel is of the order of seraphim.
	SAMAEL Known by many similar sounding names such as Samiel, Samsapeel, Samshiel and Salamiel, he is one of the most complex of the 'fallen ones'... Too complex to summarize in this small space. Click on the picture to read more about him. The order to which Samael belongs is variously given as either Cherubim or Seraphim
SHEMYAZA (the strong) A fallen angel who is, according to rabbinic tradition, suspended between Heaven and earth (along with Azazel) as punishment for having had carnal knowledge of mortal women. Azza (Shemyaza, meaning "the name Azza") is said to be constantly falling, with one eye shut, the other open, so that he can see his plight and suffer the more. There is another explanation for Azza's expulsion from Heaven: it is that he objected to the high rank given Enoch when the latter was transformed from a mortal into the angel Metatron.... of the 2 groups of angels headed by Metatron, one group (the angels of justice) was under the rulership of Azza. At that time, evidently, Azza was not fallen. Shemyaza is of the order of seraphim.