Archangel

Tzaphkiel

Renaissance and later Hermetic tables place Tzaphkiel under Saturn. Since Saturn also belongs to Binah in this system, Tzaphkiel becomes the sphere's archangel on the Tree of Life.

3 correspondences · 0 with an ancient or scriptural source · 0 with no source located · Tzaphkiel in full

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The oldest attribution here is Archangel of Binah, first attested 1509 CE.

Archangel of

  • Binah

    Traditional
    Who says so
    Not yet attributed to a school
    Earliest verified attestation
    1509 CE
    Ancient or scriptural source
    Not yet investigated

    Agrippa prints Zaphchiel in his direct Binah–Saturn table and Zapkiel in a later planetary list. This tree preserves the canonical spelling Tzaphkiel.

    Evidence

    1. Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, 1509–1510, revised through 1533 — Book III, chapter 10

      · English translation, J.F., London 1651

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    2. Aleister Crowley, 777, 1907–1909 — Table VI, col. VIII

      · First edition, 1909 (anonymous)

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Planetary attribution

  • Saturn

    Traditional
    Who says so
    Not yet attributed to a school
    Earliest verified attestation
    1509 CE
    Ancient or scriptural source
    Not yet investigated

    Zapkiel in Agrippa's first list; Zaphkiel in the editor's correction. This is a Renaissance Hermetic attribution.

    Evidence

    1. Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, 1509–1510, revised through 1533 — Book III, chapter 24

      · English translation, J.F., London 1651

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Planetary angel of

  • Saturn

    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

    1. 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

      Esoteric primary · English translation, J.F., London 1651

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