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In demonology, sigils are pictorial signatures attributed to demons, angels, or other beings. In the ceremonial magic of the Middle Ages, sigils were used in the summoning of these beings and were the pictorial equivalent to their true name.
Raphael (UK: / ˈ r æ f eɪ ə l / RAF-ay-əl, US: / ˈ r æ f i ə l, ˈ r eɪ f-/ RA(Y)F-ee-əl; "God has healed") [a] is an archangel first mentioned in the Book of Tobit and in 1 Enoch, both estimated to date from between the 3rd and 2nd century BCE.
A sigil (/ ˈ s ɪ dʒ ɪ l /) [1] is a type of symbol used in magic. The term usually refers to a pictorial signature of a spirit (such as an angel, demon, or deity). In modern usage, especially in the context of chaos magic, a sigil refers to a symbolic representation of the practitioner's desired outcome.
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.
According to Dee and Kelley, the alphabet was revealed to them by angels during a series of spiritual communications, and it was intended to be used in the Enochian system of magic, a powerful and elaborate form of magic. The Enochian Alphabet consists of 21 characters, each associated with specific angelic beings and celestial powers. [8]
Heart With Arrow. Thanks to its association with the Roman god Cupid, who shot mortals with arrows to make them fall in love, a heart pierced in such a way symbolizes romantic devotion.
Sloane MS 3188, (1582) The Sigillum Dei (seal of God, "Seal of Truth" or signum dei vivi, symbol of the Living God, called by John Dee the Sigillum Dei Aemeth) is a magical diagram, composed of two circles, a pentagram, two heptagons, and one heptagram, and is labeled with the names of God and its angels.
Symbol Abanoub: kneeling in prayer while angels bring wreaths of flowers [5] Abdon and Sennen: in fur tunics [6] Abercius of Hieropolis: crosier brought to him by an angel [6] Abraham of Arbela: sword near him: Abraham the Poor: an old hermit clothed in skins and sporting a blowing beard; in his cell with his niece Mary in an adjoining cell [7 ...