Jophiel

The angel Jophiel (Heb. יוֹפִיאֵל, "beauty of God", "divine beauty"), also called Iophiel, Iofiel, Jofiel, Yofiel, Youfiel, Zophiel (Tsophiel צֹפִיאֵל, "spy of God", "watchman of God") and Zuriel (Tsuriel צוּרִיאֵל, "my rock is God"), is the archangel of wisdom, understanding, and judgment. He is listed as one of the Seven Archangels in Pseudo-Dionysian teachings.
== In religious and magical lore ==
According to the pseudepigraphal Revelation of Moses, another name for Jophiel is Dina. Jophiel/Dina is described as an angel of the seventh heaven, a Cabalistic guardian of the Torah (and wisdom itself), who taught 70 languages to souls at the dawn of creation.Gaster, Moses (1893), "Hebrew Visions of Hell and Paradise," in the Journal of The Royal Asiatic Society, p. 579, at www.sacred-texts.com The Zohar lists him as a Great Angel Chief in charge of 53 legions who superintend Torah-readings on the Sabbath.Davidson, Gustav (1967), A Dictionary of Angels, Including The Fallen Angels, Entry: Iofiel, Free Press, p. 320, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-19757, ISBN 9780029070505 Jophiel is said to be a companion to the angel Metatron.
C.E. Clement, in his book 'Angels in Art,' names Jophiel as the teacher of Ham, Japheth, and Shem. Heinrich Cornelius AgrippaHeinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Book III, Part 1, ed. Joseph Peterson, hosted at Twilit Grotto Esoteric Archives. and Thomas Rudd likewise name Jophiel as the teacher of Shem.A Treatise on Angel Magic, by Thomas Rudd, ed. Adam McLean, p.25 & 204, (two editions):
*Phanes Press, 1990
*Red Wheel/Weiser, 2006
Jophiel is an Archangel of the Kabbalah (though some systems put Raziel in his place) and in several listings including that of the early medieval theologian Pseudo-Dionysus.Davidson, Gustav (1967), A Dictionary of Angels, Including The Fallen Angels, Appendix, Free Press, p. 338, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-19757, ISBN 9780029070505 The Calendarium Naturale Magicum Perpetuum lists Jophiel as the angel of the Sephira Chokhmah,The Magical Calendar, by Johann Baptist Grossschedel (two editions):
*ed. Adam McLean, Phanes Press, 1994, p. 91;
*ed. Joseph Peterson, hosted at Twilit Grotto Esoteric Archives as do the Key of Solomon variant "The Veritable Clavicles of Solomon,"The Veritable Clavicles of Solomon, anonymous, ed. Joseph Peterson, hosted at Twilit Grotto Esoteric Archives and the Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses,The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses (part 2), anonymous, ed. Joseph Peterson, hosted at Twilit Grotto Esoteric Archives both latter works derived from the Calendarium.The Magical Calendar, Peterson edition introduction Agrippa attributes Jophiel to Saturn, while Paracelsus assigns him to Jupiter. Rudd attributes the Zodiac to JophielRudd, McLean, pp.100 (2006 ed), p.101 (1990 ed) along with the Sephira Binah instead of Zaphkiel.Rudd, McLean, p.204 (1990, 2006) Athanasius Kircher names Jophiel as "Angelus pulchritudinis," angel of beauty."Cabala Hebraeorum" in Oedipus Aegyptiacus, by Athanasius Kircher, ed. Joseph Peterson, hosted at Twilit Grotto Esoteric Archives According to Robert Ambelain, Jophiel is in charge of the Cherubim, particularly the Shemhamphorasch angels Haziel, Aladiah, Lauviah, Hahaiah, Iezalel, Mehahel, Hariel, and Hakamiah.The Complete Magician's Tables, by Stephen Skinner, Golden Hoard Press, 2006, p.41
==In literature==
Angels of Love and Light describes him as "the Archangel of Paradise and the Patron of Artists and Illumination. He teaches the outer consciousness the Power of Light within oneself. He is also described as "the Yellow Ray of Wisdom, Illumination, and Constancy", and lists his Archeia as Christine also says
John Milton, in his poem Paradise Lost, mentions that Zophiel is "of cherubim the swiftest wing" (Paradise Lost VI, 535).
Zophiel is the subject of a poem by Maria Gowen Brooks.
In Good Omens, the angel Aziraphale takes the role of Jophiel, guarding the Garden of Eden with Flaming Sword, although he gave the sword to Adam and Eve after they were expunged from Eden.
==References==
==Further reading==
* Fischer, Lynn (1996), Angels of Love and Light [with original paintings of the Seven Beloved Archangels and Their Archeiai by Marius Michael-George], Transformational Media Publications, South Yarmouth, MA
* "Jophiel," Pearls of Wisdom, Volume 7 Number 43, 1994, The Summit Lighthouse, Copyright © 1997 Church Universal and Triumphant
* "Seven Beloved Archangels Speak," 1954, The Bridge to Freedom
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