The Hall of Raziel

Raziel the angel of God's secrets, the guardian of God's inner heaven.

"Each day the angel Raziel makes proclamation on Mount Horeb, from heaven, of the secrets of humans to all that dwell upon the earth, and his voice resounds through all the world," etc. His name, indeed, denotes "secret of God," and it was given to him because of his transmission of "secrets"

According to the Book of Raziel (Sepher "Rezial"), he is the angel of magic, who teaches humankind astrology, divination, and the lore of amulets; the mysticism associated with him is the precursor of the "practical Cabala." In this capacity Raziel appears in the astrology of the Arabs, where he presides over the twentieth lunar station in the zodiac.

It is said that Raziel shared the "Sapphire" Book with Adam to teach him the ways of "man".

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