According to Judaic lore, he is an archangel under God. It was only when the Judaic lore got mixed with Christian lore that Samael then had anything to do with the capital-S Satan. This is because the Christians confused the Hebrew term “satans,” meaning adversary, with their notion of an enemy of God.
The “satans” were originally a group of angels whose job it was to provide evidence for why a soul didn’t belong in the court of Heaven, and Samael was their leader. As I said above, basically they were the prosecutors, not rebels against God.
oh okay, yeah I know it’s a capitol S but I dont really care that much about the capitols of names but that makes more sense with the Christian & Judaic lore mixing
Close. Moses saw him going to collect the soul of Job and Moses was so freaked by him that he prayed to God and begged him not to have his soul taken by Samael.
Your know @DarkestKnight and @Prophet I was really going to argue that Azrael is the angel of death ( which is true , his name means "help from God so I read) and that Samael was the archangel of Geburah not necessarily death. But then I did some research and it turns out I’m incorrect. Both can be considered the angel of death. So I take correction thank you for sharing that. Now I know.
Kinda depends on system, but in the qliphotic literature Samael (the name/entity) is seen as the highest aspect of the devil/Satan and consort to Lilith.
In this sense, Samael is an overarching force of the whole of the tree of death.
Samael means poison of god, and this poison imagery is associated with the qlipha as it strips and kills your limiting beliefs and false perceptions in preparation for the higher mysteries/initiations/lessons further up the tree.
It is the “solve” of solve et coagula
Which makes a lot of sense when you consider the fact it’s the counterpart to Mercury’s sphere on the sephirotic tree.
On the Samael Qlipha, the magician makes a pact with the dark forces and realizes the invitation of Friedrich Neitzsche to re-evaluate old values. Insanity becomes wisdom; death becomes life. Samael is the ‘Poison of God.’ Here is where illusions are poisoned, and all categories and conceptions are deconstructed until nothing is left. The dark side of the astral plane could be compared to a chalice filled with poison or an intoxicating fluid. While Gamaliel is the chalice, Samael is the elixir and the following lower Qlipha, A’arab Zaraq, is where the magician experiences the effect.-Thomas Karlsson
I think it was samael talking through you to me now,
I was just now wondering how to defend myself against some magick and then I see the notification…
No problem! That’s interesting. Cause I’ve felt like he has been around today. I even put my necklace on with his sigil and lit some incense for him when I got home from work today.
I’ve only felt a calling to do so, just doing my research at this point. If there is more I stumble upon though in regards to him I will definitely share.
My biggest beef with that article is that the author tries way too hard to make him seem more appealing to demonolators. You can tell because the author has to constantly reiterate that he’s a being of darkness.
While an angel of death and destruction, he’s not an angel of darkness, nor was he ever “rejected by the light”.
Not to be a naysayer nor debbiedowner, but I would recommend your physical and mental illness be recovered before tackling the Qlippoth.
Just my opinion.
If you start with Golochab, You are dealing with Asmodeus, the Burners or the Smiters, and the goetia in that sphere or in the four or five tunnels surrounding it. An advantage is that you can go from the nightside to the dayside off any sphere, unless Im mistaken.
If you are going to undertake it, I recommend starting at the beginning and work through them diligently.
