Celestial Prince

## Celestial Princes

### Other Names

Seven Princes, True Archangels, First Ones, Endless Ones, Absolute Powers, Pillars of Existence, Seven Angels, Seven Archangels, Seven Aeons, First Creations of the Presence

### Affiliation

The Presence
Divine Aeons
Creations of God (Guardians)
Abrahamic Cosmos (Creation)
Abrahamic Pantheon

### Status

Active: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel
Sealed: Helel, Samael
Unknown: Azrael

## Classifications

### Leader(s)

The Presence (Leader)
Sub-Leader: Michael (Formerly Helel)

## Characteristics

### Physiology

**Transcendent-Cosmic Entity Physiology*** Absolute Condition
* Absolute Mind
* Absolute Intelligence
* Absolute Invulnerability

### Notable Abilities

Nigh-Omnipotence, Nigh-Omnipresence, Nigh-Omniscience

## Origins

### Summary

The first creations of the Presence and only seconded by Them in terms of powers and authority. They are primordial embodiments of the pillars of existence.

### Notable Individuals

Destiny Michael, Death Azrael, Dream Samael, Destruction Gabriel Desire Helel, Despair Raphael, Delirium Uriel

The **Celestial Princes**, also known as just the **Seven Princes**, are the first creations of the Presence. They are exceptionally powerful entities, beings who possess nigh-omnipotent powers and authorities over the entirety of existence and Creation.

## Overview: **Seven Archangels**

The concept of **Seven Archangels** is found in some works of early Jewish literature.

The term *archangel* itself is not found in the Hebrew Bible or the Christian Old Testament, and in the Greek New Testament the term *archangel* only occurs in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 and Jude 1:9, where it is used of Michael, who in Daniel 10:12 is called 'one of the chief princes,' and 'the great prince'. In the Septuagint this is rendered "the great angel."

The idea of seven archangels is most explicitly stated in the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit when Raphael reveals himself, declaring: "I am Raphael, one of the seven angels who stand in the glorious presence of the Lord, ready to serve him." (Tobit 12:15) The other two angels mentioned by name in the Bible are archangel Michael and angel Gabriel. The four names of other archangels come from tradition.

One such tradition of archangels comes from the Old Testament biblical apocrypha, the third century BCE Book of the Watchers*,* eventually merged into the Enochic Pentateuch. This narrative is affiliated with the Book of Giants, which also references the great archangels.

Although prevalent in Jewish and early Christian apostolic traditions and the early Christian Fathers, the *Book of Enoch* gradually fell from academic and religious status, and by the seventh century was rejected from the canonical scriptures of all other Christian denominations, a banned and unknown work. The various surviving oral traditions recounted many differing lists of archangels.

The names entered Jewish tradition during the Babylonian captivity. Babylonian folklore and cosmology, an early Mesopotamian beliefs under the dualistic influence of Zoroastrianism, centered around anthropomorphic and zoomorphic representations of stars, planets, and constellations, including the four sons of the Sky Father carrying the Winged Sun, the throne of Wisdom.

First the prophet Daniel, then authors such as Ezekiel hebraized this mythology, equating the Babylonian constellations with abstract forms held to be "sons of the gods", angels of the Lord of Israel, and heavenly animal cherubim. The Book of the Parables names the four angels accompanying the Ancient of Days, standing before the Lord of Spirits: Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, and Phanuel.

The Book of the Watchers lists the angels who in antediluvian times interceded on behalf of mankind against the rogue spirits termed "the Watchers": Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel.

## Summary

The Celestial Princes are the most powerful and ancient entities to ever be created by the Presence, long before the birth of Creation. They are the primordial personifications and embodiments of crucial aspects of existence, such as Destiny and Free Will (Michael), Destruction and Creation (Gabriel), Despair and Hope (Raphael), and Delirium and Delight (Uriel).

It is said that the moment they were created, the sheer amount of divinity radiated from them accidentally gave birth to the Ein Sof - The primordial world which is the in-between of everything and nothing, constructing the ancient dimension from the abyss of Tehom. Not much else is known about them other than tales and rumors, as they have been in existence long before Time was created.

## Appearance

Similar to the Presence, the Princes' true forms are beyond all concepts of perception and comprehension. In their purest and most primal state, they no longer personify or embody their respective aspects, but instead, such aspects become them instead.

Their corporeal forms, however, may vary from one Prince to another, as it is simply the appearance they have chosen for themselves on a whim, and as such, often vary from each other. Regardless, no matter what they look like, they would always possess a degree of unparalled beauty vastly superior to the most beautiful of angels, devils, or pagan gods - The utmost peak of physical perfection itself.

## Characteristics

The Celestial Princes are primordial entities who exist in a state of existence beyond any comprehension and encompass all the aspects, concepts, elements, elements, and ideas that they embody. Despite this, even if everything and anything associated with their aspects and/or forces are completely destroyed beyond nothingness, they would still possess their nigh-absolute power and authority. This is because these forces originated from *them* and not the opposites, and the Princes can simply recreate or even create entirely new aspects, concepts, or primordial forces unrelated to their previous ones as easily as breathing, using even less energy than to think.

Due to their nigh-omnipotent powers, they are heavily restricted by the Ancient Laws. They are forbidden by the Presence to appear in Creation in their true form, forcing them to create corporeal forms for themselves, much like other angels, fallen angels, and devils. Because of the restrictions of a corporeal body, they are incapable of accessing their full powers and become mere shades of their true selves, with an infinitesimal portion of their true power. They only possess a microscopic portion 1/1000100 of what they estimated to be "a grain of sand in comparison to infinity".

For the most part, the Princes spend their time fulfilling their functions as the primordial embodiments of natural forces. Some are more dedicated to their tasks than others, however, in which case, the aspect of existence supervised by that Prince would become more random and chaotic than usual because of the Prince's meddling. Each Prince has their personal domain, in which they are absolute sovereign and omnipotent, and because of this, they are generally uncomfortable when entering and staying in each other's realms. They do not travel into the realms of their siblings except when absolutely necessary, though Azrael was the sole exception, as her role as the Primordial Embodiment of Death required that she had the ability to freely travel whenever she needed to go.

They are powerful beyond the comprehension of immortals and mortals alike. They possess absolute authorities and raw, infinite, and limitless power over the numerous forces of existence. Even when weakened, they are still considered to be infinitely more powerful beyond the imagination and/or comprehension of any and every being. According to Gautama Buddha, no matter how many qualitative steps one may take, one can never possibly reach their level of power, even if they are at their weakest moment, even if one spends an eternity trying to. As such, there is virtually no way to defeat one of them without the assistance of another Prince, either in the forms of blessing or scheming.

However, despite their near-absolute authority, they aren't absolutely undefeatable, invulnerable, or invincible, even though it is common knowledge that trying to fight one of them is synonymous with suicides. The most notable proof of this is in the aftermath of the Crucifixion of Jesus, when Azrael was killed with her own weapon by one of her siblings, whose identity still remained unknown to this day.

## Image Gallery

### Four Great Seraphs

Destiny MichaelDestruction GabrielDespair RaphaelDelirium Uriel
## Trivia

* All of the Celestial Princes' personal realms are named after a concept associated with their primordial domains.
	+ **Diegesis** (διήγησις, from διηγεῖσθαι, "to narrate") is a style of fiction storytelling in which the narrator *tells* the story, presenting the actions (and sometimes thoughts) of the characters to the readers or audience.
	+ **Apatheia** (ἀπάθεια, from *a-* "without" and *pathos* "suffering" or "passion") refers to a state of mind in which one is not disturbed by the passions, and is best translated by the word equanimity rather than indifference.
	+ **Hylemorphism** (from ὕλη, "wood, matter", and μορφή, "form") is an Aristotelian philosophical view in which every natural body consists of two intrinsic principles, one potential, namely, primary matter, and one actual, namely, substantial form.
	+ **Entelecheia** (ἐντελέχεια, from ἐντελής, "complete, full, accomplished", and ἔχειν, “have, hold”) is an Aristotelian term meaning a kind of completeness, whereas "the end and completion of any genuine being is its being-at-work". The *entelecheia* is a continuous being-at-work when something is doing its complete "work".
	+ **Anamnesis** (ἀνάμνησις, "reminiscence", or "memorial sacrifice") has two different meaning:
		1. A philosophical idea developed by Plato, in which humans possess innate knowledge (perhaps acquired before birth) and that learning consists of rediscovering that knowledge from within.
		2. A liturgical statement in which the Church refers to the memorial character of the Eucharist or to the Passion, Resurrection and Ascension of Christ. It is a key concept in the liturgical theology: in worship the faithful recall God's saving deeds.
	+ **Metempsychosis** (μετεμψύχωσις), in philosophy, refers to transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death. It is similar in nature to the Kabbalistic concept of Gilgul and the concept of the *Saṃsāra* in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism.
	+ **Ataraxia** (ἀταραξία, "imperturbability", "equanimity", or "tranquility") is a philosophical term for a lucid state of robust equanimity characterized by ongoing freedom from distress and worry.
		- In non-philosophical usage, the term was used to describe the ideal mental state for soldiers entering battle.