Celestial Prince

**Three Fallen Princes**

* Helel
* Samael
* Azrael

### Summary

God's first creations who have near absolute power over the entirety of Creation and beyond.

**Celestial Princes**, also known as the **Seven Great Angels**, are God's first creations. They are exceptionally powerful entities, possessing nigh-omnipotent power over the entirety of Creation and beyond.

## Overview

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 primordial entities to ever be created by God, long before the birth of existence or the beginning of time. They are known for being the primordial personifications and embodiments of powerful forces and/or aspects of existence, such as time, action, destruction, balance, possibility, death, and reality.

It is said that when they were born, the sheer amount of power they radiated accidentally gave birth to the Ein Sof, the primordial world which is the in-between of everything and nothing, from the primal void of Tehom. They are also said to be the reason behind the Enochian Laws, as God was said to be too tired of the Princes' antics that He created these laws to rein in His rambunctious children.

However, other than such tales and rumors, nothing much is known about the Princes' history or origins, about where, when or how they came to be, as they have been in existence for thousands of eons before the beginning of time itself.

## Appearance

Similar to their Father, the Princes' true form is beyond all concepts of perception and comprehension. In this form, they no longer personify or embody their respective aspects, but rather, such aspects become them instead.

Their corporeal forms, however, may vary from one Prince to another, from gender to ethnicity to the color of their hair and eyes, as it is simply the appearance they have chosen on a whim, and such, often vary from each other. Regardless, no matter how they appear, they always possess a degree of ethereal and unparalleled beauty vastly greater than even the most beautiful of angels or pagan gods, capable of ensnaring the hearts and minds of all those who gaze upon them.

## Characteristics

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

Due to their nigh-omnipotent power, they are heavily restricted by the Enochian Laws and have been forbidden by God multiple times to appear in Creation in their true forms, forcing them to create corporeal forms for themselves much like other angels, fallen angels, and demons using an infinitesimal portion of their true power. Because of this, they are incapable of accessing their full powers while in their corporeal form, much to their annoyance, and are thus often seen as mere shades of their true selves, possessing only a microscopic portion of around 1/1000100 of what they estimated to be "a grain of sand in comparison to infinity".

They spend most of their time fulfilling their functions as the primordial embodiments of natural forces, though some are more dedicated to their tasks than others, in which case the aspect of existence supervised by that Prince would become more random and chaotic than usual. Each Prince has their personal domain, in which they are absolutely 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's the sole exception, as her role as [Death] requires that she has the ability to freely travel whenever she needs to go.

They are powerful beyond the comprehension of gods, monsters, and humans alike. They possess absolute divine 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 of any being.

According to 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. Because of this, those who know of their true power have come to call them the "Absolute Powers", as 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 Jesus' crucifixion, when Azrael was killed with her own weapon by one of her siblings, whose identity still remained unknown to this day.

## Weaknesses

* **Enochian Laws**: The primordial set of laws of the Heavenly Council created by God since the early Dawn of Creation. While it's believed that the Princes can't oppose the Enochian laws, in reality, Michael has revealed that the laws are nothing more but "guidelines" for them that they can choose to follow or ignore if they so desire.
* **Natural Order**: Despite their nigh-omnipotent powers, the Celestial Princes are still bound to the laws and rules of the natural order, and thus, are incapable of opposing it in any means. However, it's stated this doesn't mean they are enslaved or controlled by it, but rather, they cannot outright do anything to it that isn't forbidden by God. In addition, both Michael and Gabriel also revealed that all of them have "alternative methods" to control the natural order to their will while also deflecting this weakness.

## Image Gallery

### Four Great Seraphs

Michael, the Primordial DestinyGabriel, the Primordial DestructionRaphael, the Primordial DespairUriel, the Primordial Delirium
### Three Fallen Princes

Helel, the Primordial DesireAzrael, the Primordial DeathSamael, the Primordial Dream
## Trivia

* They are, more or less, similar to the Aeons of Gnosticism.
	+ Aeons are emanations or concepts that fragment themselves from the Singularity of Monad after eternities of contemplation/silence.
* 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.