The Truth Concerning the Angel of Death

Misconception = Azrael is the Archangel of Death

Truth= Azrael is not mentioned in any religious text just folklore and a few traditions. In Jewish lore, Samael is the Angel of Death and is the chief ruler of the Fifth Heaven. He is also mentioned as being Death in Roman Catholicism, and in the Kabbalah.

Symbols: A rod of fire

Roles: Accuser, Seducer of Eve, Father of Cain, and Destroyer, Loyal Servant of God

Relations: Lilith (Bride), Cain (Son), Agrat bat Mahlat/ Naamah/ Eisheth Zenunim (Former WIves and Fallen Angels of Prosititution)

Caution: Extreme care should be taken if working with this entity. If you are a woman it is likely that he will attempt to seduce you. If you are a man it is likely that he will try to lead you to destruction. Additionally this is not a benevolent entity so do not ever cross him.

What Necromancy is NOT

This is a subject which many practitioners of necromancy have discussed before me, but I feel there is a need to clarify it anyway. Necromancy has been demonized by many sources including: the ancient Romans, video games, officials of the Christian Church, sensationalists, Hollywood, and various ignorant factions in general. The fact is necromancy in all its forms involves working with spirits (ancestors, the dead, psychopomps, death gods, underworld daemons, the angel of death etc.) not corpses or dead bodies. Grave desecration, human sacrifice, and necrophilia are also not part of this magical practice, and are abhorred by true practitioners. Necromancy is also not, despite what many people claim, a Dark Art. Necromancers frequently give their aid in finding love, healing illnesses, amplifying fertility, protecting those being harmed, removing harmful influences, etc. It does have its dark aspects but then any magical tradition does. Most individuals who practice this art also believe it is their duty to help earthbound spirits cross into the afterlife.

All in all necromancy has done nothing to earn its unsavory reputation. Hopefully understanding will go a long way in clearing the misconceptions.