Barachiel and Baraqiel: Angels named outside Scripture
Investigating angel lore is a tricky subject. There are a lot of false leads and made-up information, as well as careful distinctions that need to be considered. One issue is that angel names tend to derive from Hebrew, and the...
Are soul ties a Christian idea? A scholar responds
What does God say about breaking soul ties? Nothing. Because soul ties—as a specific concept and not a general sense that physical things have spiritual content—are a modern idea, there is nothing in the Bible, the writings of ...
Is Sachiel a real angel?
During the Medieval period there was a minority interest in producing grimoires, which were magical texts with instructions on how to do things like interact with various spiritual beings, performs spells, and create magical ob...