Saint Michael the Archangel waged battle with the evil dragon... He drove them quickly to hell; and those that took a hesitant stand with him, and not such a foolishly determined one, he drove those out of heaven and cast them into the air, down in this lower region close to the earth (and into the lift hom caste Al here bynethe toward eorthe). There occur the greatest number of tempests, and there they shall dwell in pain to await Judgment Day. And as their guilt was greater, so much greater is their pain, and the worse the place they occupy to do their penance.   There were other angels who were somewhat mistaken, but nevertheless, inclined more to God's side and scarcely refrained from joining it. They, too, went forth from heaven...  but at Judgment Day, they shall make their way again to Heaven.   

 -South English Legendary, ca. 1285

Ed. Charlotte D'Evelyn and Anna Mill, London: EETS, 1956, Vol. II, pp. 407- 08

Manly P. Hall says,

     Some secret orders have taught that the sun was inhabited by a race of creatures with bodies composed of a radiant, spiritual ether not unlike in its constituency the actual glowing ball of the sun itself. The solar heat had no harmful effect on them, because their organisms were sufficiently refined and sensitized to harmonize with the sun's tremendous vibratory rate. These creatures resemble miniature suns, being little larger than a dinner plate in size, although some of the more powerful are considerably larger. Their colour is the golden white light of the sun, and from them emanate four streamers of Vril. These streamers are often of great length and are in constant motion. A peculiar palpitation is to be noted throughout the structure of the globe and is communicated in the form of ripples to the emanating streamers. The greatest and most luminous of these spheres is the Archangel Michael; and the entire order of solar life, which resemble him and dwell upon the sun are called by modern Christians "the archangels" or the "spirits of the light."
 

Candle and Prayer

Bless Yahweh, my soul, bless his holy name, all that is in me!

 Bless Yahweh, my soul, and remember all his kindnesses:

in forgiving all your offences,
in curing all your diseases,
in redeeming your life from the Pit, in crowning you with love and tenderness,
in filling your years with prosperity,
in renewing your youth like an eagle's.

taken from Psalm 103
God is Love

  St. Michael in Silver
  Silver Byzantine Icons

  Gallery of Rosicrucian Symbolism

  Eagle symbolism,
  see Diagon Alley Close

  Saint Catherine of Alexandria

  Order of Saint Michael [France]

  BACK  Articles
  BACK  Colour Index