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Cassiel ( Qafṣiʼel ; , Kasfiyāʼil ), (also known as Cafziel, Cafzyel, Caphziel, Casiel, Cassael, Casziel, Kafziel, Kasiel, Qafsiel, Qaphsiel, Qaspiel, Qephetzial, or Quaphsiel), meaning "Speed of God" or "God is my anger" is an angel appearing in extracanonical Jewish , Christian , and Islamic mystical and magical works, often as one of the Seven Archangels , the angel of Saturn , and in other roles.1 A Dictionary of Angels, Including the Fallen Ones . The Veritable Key of Solomon . The Clavis or Key to the Magic of King Solomon . Tables 2 and 3 . : Invalid |ref=harv ( help ) Barrett, Francis . In Fanger, Claire (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Angels . Semitic Magic: Its Origins and Development . Hekhalot Literature in Translation .2
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Cassiel ( Hebrew קפציאל Qafsiel ) is the Latin name of an angel in post-biblical Judeo-Christian religion, particularly that of the Kabbalah . Unlike many other angels, Cassiel is known for simply watching the events of the cosmos unfold with little interference. He is the angel of solitude and tears, and is said to preside over the deaths of kings. He is often included in lists as being one of the seven archangels and often associated with the Seventh Heaven.
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Illustration of Cassiel from The Magus by Francis Barrett (1801) Cassiel ( Hebrew קפציאל Qafsiel Kaziel ) is the Latin name of an archangel in post-biblical Judeo-Christian religion, particularly that of the Kabbalah . Unlike many other angels, Cassiel is known for simply watching the events of the cosmos unfold with little interference. He is the angel of solitude , and is said to preside over the deaths of kings. The angel who fell in love with mankind, or rather the righteous man. He is often included in lists as being one of the seven archangels and often associated with the Seventh Heaven. Qafsiel amulet from the 15th century Briggs, Constance Victoria (1997).
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Angel in extracanonical religious texts Cassiel ( Qaṣpīʾēl , "God is my wrath"; also known as קַפְצִיאֵל Qap̄ṣīʾēl , "God is my leap"; , Kasfīyāʾīl ) is an angel appearing in extracanonical Jewish , Christian , and Islamic mystical and magical works, often as one of the Seven Archangels , the angel of Saturn , and in other roles. A Dictionary of Angels, Including the Fallen Ones . The Veritable Key of Solomon . The Clavis or Key to the Magic of King Solomon . Tables 2 and 3 .
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Angel in extracanonical religious texts Cassiel ( Hebrew : קַצְפִּיאֵל Qaṣpīʾēl , "God is my wrath") —also known as Kassiel , Qassiel , and other phonetic variations—is an angel appearing in extracanonical Jewish , Christian , and Islamic mystical and magical works, often as one of the Seven Archangels , the angel of Saturn , and in other roles.He is also known as Caftsiel and Captsiel ( Hebrew : קַפְצִיאֵל Qap̄ṣīʾēl , "God is my leap"; Arabic : كسفيائيل , Kasfīyāʾīl ), among other phonetic translations and variations. A Dictionary of Angels, Including the Fallen Ones . The Veritable Key of Solomon . The Clavis or Key to the Magic of King Solomon . Tables 2 and 3 .
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latin name of an angel in post-biblical judeo-christian religion
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my wrath") —also known as kassiel
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