Archangel Michael - Angelic and Planetary Symbols

Archangel Michael - Angelic & Planetary Symbols

Archangel Michael

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Michael Hebrew = Who is like God? Michael is one of the Angels of God's presence. He is depicted as a warrior-prince leading the celestial armies against wicked forces and in Christian tradition he is the Angel with the sword.

He appears as a tall young man, blonde hair and has yellow/golden coloured eyes. He is usually dressed in a golden cloak and tunic. He carries a large sword in his right hand. (The Pillars of Tubal-Cain p256. - Nigel Jackson & Michael Howard, Capall Bann Publishing. UK. 2003).

Remember Angels are personal to you and tend to correspond to your mental image of them.

The Tarot Card related to the Archangel Michael and the Sun is The Sun (XIX) and Strength (XI)

The Sun symbolises success of any kind, and was know by the ancients as the Lord of Success. Astrologically the card is ruled by a combination of Sun, Mercury and Jupiter forces.Strength implies recovery after difficulties and victory over obsticles of evey kind. (The Prediction Book of The Tarot. - page 96 & 118 - Madeline Montalban. Javelin Books UK. 1986.)

Archangel Michael's symbol consists seal consists of a crescent moon with a small star above it.

The Kabbalistic sign for the Archangel Michael and the Sun.

The Kabbalistic sign for the Sun, indicated above right, has had a number of variations. To the left are some of the alternative symbiols used for the planet in the past.