{"id":429,"date":"2022-10-09T13:08:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T13:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spellmaker.com\/blog\/?p=429"},"modified":"2022-10-09T13:08:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T13:08:00","slug":"chief-of-the-guardian-angels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spellmaker.com\/blog\/?p=429","title":{"rendered":"Chief of the Guardian Angels!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/voodooboutique.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54edc5c68883302acc60f15a2200b-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Barakial\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54edc5c68883302acc60f15a2200b img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/voodooboutique.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54edc5c68883302acc60f15a2200b-320wi\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Barakial\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"loc article-content\">\n<div class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\" id=\"article-content_1-0\">\n<div class=\"comp structured-content expert-content mntl-sc-page mntl-block\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1050, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150]\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"3\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"97\" id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\">\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Barachiel&#0160;is an archangel known as the angel of blessings and this angel is also the chief of all of&#0160;the guardian angels.&#0160;Barachiel (who is also often known as &quot;Barakiel&quot;) means &quot;God&#39;s blessings.&quot; Other spellings include Barchiel, Baraqiel, Barkiel, Barbiel, Barakel, Baraqel, Pachriel, and Varachiel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Barachiel intercedes in prayer before God for people in need, asking God to give them blessings in all areas of their lives, from their relationships with family and friends to their work. People ask for Barachiel&#39;s help in achieving success in their pursuits. Since Barachiel is also the chief of all guardian angels, people sometimes ask for Barachiel&#39;s help delivering a blessing through one of their personal guardian angels.&#0160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-symbols-of-archangel-barachiel\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-5\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In art, Barachiel is usually depicted scattering&#0160;rose petals that represent God&#39;s sweet blessings showering down on people, or holding a white rose (which also symbolizes blessings) to his chest. However, sometimes images of Barachiel show him holding either a basket that&#39;s overflowing with bread or a staff, both of which symbolize the blessings of producing&#0160;children&#0160;that God bestows on parents.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#0160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-can-manifest-as-male-or-female\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-8\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Barachiel sometimes appears in feminine form in paintings that emphasize Barachiel&#39;s nurturing work delivering blessings. Like all archangels, Barachiel doesn&#39;t have a specific gender and&#0160;can manifest as either a male or a female, according to what works best in a given situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-green-angel-color\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-11\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Green&#0160;is the&#0160;angel color&#0160;for Barachiel. It represents healing and prosperity and is also associated with Archangel Raphael.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-role-in-religious-texts\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-14\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Third&#0160;Book of Enoch, an ancient&#0160;Jewish&#0160;text, describes archangel Barachiel as one of the angels who serve as great and honored angelic princes in heaven. The text mentions that Barachiel leads 496,000 other angels who work with him. Barachiel is part of&#0160;the seraphim rank of angels&#0160;who guard God&#39;s throne, as well as the leader of all the guardian angels who work with humans during their earthly lifetimes.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#0160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-other-religious-roles\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-17\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Barachiel is an official saint in the&#0160;Eastern Orthodox Church, and he is also venerated as a saint by some members of the&#0160;Roman Catholic Church. Catholic tradition says that Barachiel is the patron saint of&#0160;marriage&#0160;and family life. He may be shown carrying a book representing the Bible and Papal encyclicals that direct the faithful on how to conduct their marital and family life. He also traditionally has dominion over lightning and storms and also sees to the needs of converts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-19\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Barachiel is one of the few angels that made it into the Lutheran liturgical calendar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-21\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In astrology, Barachiel rules the planet Jupiter and is linked to the Pisces and Scorpio zodiacal signs. Barachiel is traditionally said to inspire&#0160;a sense of humor&#0160;in people who encounter God&#39;s blessings through him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-23\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Barachiel is mentioned in the Almadel of Solomon, a book dating from the Middle Ages on how to contact angels by means of a wax tablet.&#0160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Source:Learnreligions.com<\/span><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/voodooboutique.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54edc5c68883302acc60f15a2200b-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barachiel&#0160;is an archangel known as the angel of blessings and this angel is also the chief of all of&#0160;the guardian angels.&#0160;Barachiel (who is also often known as &quot;Barakiel&quot;) means &quot;God&#39;s blessings.&quot; Other spellings include Barchiel, Baraqiel, Barkiel, Barbiel, Barakel, Baraqel, Pachriel, and Varachiel. 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