Magick Without Tears

Cara Soror, 43 The Holy Guardian Angel An Objective Individual Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. On going over some recent letters I see that you meant not only to inquire into the order of being to which angels belong, but as to whether they are liable to accident, misfortune, and the like. The answer is that it depends on the Angel-for the purposes of this letter I propose to use the word 'angel' to include all sorts of disembodied beings, from demons to gods-in all cases, they are objective; a subjective 'angel' is different from a dream only in non-essentials. Now, some angels are actually emanations of the elements, planets, or signs to which they are attributed. They are partial beings in very much the same way as are animals. They are not microcosms as are men and women. They are almost entirely composed of the planet (or whatever it is) to which they are attributed. The other components of their being I take to be almost accidental. For example, the Archangel Ratziel is lord of a company of angels called Auphanim; and one must not imagine that all these angels are identical with one another, or there would not seem to be much sense in it. They have some sort of composition, some sort of individuality; and the character and appearance of the Angel can be determined by its name. 279