Samweiss
Then there's the alchemical view of uniting the pair of opposites, Adam and Eve, Sun and Moon, under the influence of Mercury (Raphael) in order for soul to get back into the primordial state of Paradise.
Which is all to say: I totally agree that I was wrong to imply that if Waite didn't call his figure an angel that it's not an angel. But I do think relying on first impressions or what's obvious can equally box us in.
Maybe? Yes?
Then there's the alchemical view of uniting the pair of opposites, Adam and Eve, Sun and Moon, under the influence of Mercury (Raphael) in order for soul to get back into the primordial state of Paradise.
Then there's the alchemical view of uniting the pair of opposites, Adam and Eve, Sun and Moon, under the influence of Mercury (Raphael) in order for soul to get back into the primordial state of Paradise.
Found another early thread arguing which Angel is which in the RWS:
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=48583
Just to add more fuel to the fiery winged figure Which, by the way, I'm beginning to think is Uriel.
From Wiki:
"There is an obscure suggestion that he may be the Angel of the Sun, and it is said also that he draws milk for his purification from his mother, as if she were the Matrona [Shekinah] in Binah and he were the Begotten Son or Vau.
This is of interest for a couple of reasons. First, the reference to Metatron as the Angel of the Sun; and secondly it suggests Metatron is the Son, or Zein Anpin, the Lesser Countenance