Archangel
Michael
In Daniel, Michael is a chief prince and protector of the people; he remains mighty in 1 Enoch and rabbinic tradition. Western magical tables divide him between Sun and Mercury. This Hermetic Tree follows the Mercurial line into Hod.
2 correspondences · 0 with an ancient or scriptural source · 0 with no source located · Michael in full
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The oldest attribution here is Archangel of Hod, first attested 1509 CE.
Archangel of
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Hod
Traditional- Who says so
- Not yet attributed to a school
- Earliest verified attestation
- 1509 CE
- Ancient or scriptural source
- Not yet investigated
Michael is named in Daniel. Agrippa directly assigns him to Hod and Mercury, while also reporting an alternative planetary list that assigns Michael to the Sun.
Evidence
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Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, 1509–1510, revised through 1533 — Book III, chapter 10
Agrippa's chapter 10 gives the Hod–Mercury assignment; chapter 24 preserves both planetary lists.
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Aleister Crowley, 777, 1907–1909 — Table VI, col. VIII
NB: In some 'planetary archangel' tables Michael is paired with the Sun; the Kabbalistic sephirothic assignment differs.
Planetary angel of
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Mercury
Traditional- Who says so
- Agrippan occult philosophy (1509–1533)
- Earliest verified attestation
- None established
- Ancient or scriptural source
- Not yet investigated
- Evidence
- The source states it
This is Agrippa's first list. He gives another list in the same chapter; neither list names the square intelligences.
Evidence
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Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, 1509–1510, revised through 1533 — Book III, chapter XXIV, first list of angels over the planets