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Angels in Tarot

So, who are these angels and what may they tell us in a reading?

Raphael—”God Heals” is known as the Angel of Love. As the meaning of the name suggests, Raphael assists healing and is a messenger of reconciliation and unity. Raphael also helps with space clearing.

Michael—”He who is like God” is known as the Great Protector. Michael guides us to divine illumination, a fiery warrior of light and protection. Michael offers help when you feel afraid.

Gabriel—”Power of  God” is called the Angel of Truth and is the messenger of prophecy, revelation and resurrection. Gabriel inspires art and communication and helps those who speak out for society. Gabriel is regarded as an angel of feminine energy.

Uriel—“Light of God”, messenger of punishment and salvation. Uriel illuminates situations and gives prophetic warnings of disasters; also connected with earth healing after floods, earthquakes and other natural disasters.

 

The Wheel of Fortune and The World—Additional Correspondences

Two of the association may look confusing—it makes more sense to connect the eagle with air and man with water. However, the following table by Paul Foster Case in his Introduction to Tarot (available in my Tarot Study) should offer some clarification:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Devil—What’s going on?

 

 

 

 

 

What is interesting here is that an evil-looking demon can be associated with Uriel, one of the archangels. Firstly, there is a notable connection between one of the Devil’s many names—Lucifer—and the name Uriel. Lucifer means “Light Bearer”, so both names are connected with light and illumination.  It suggests that the Devil is not “all bad”; perhaps it is fair to say that the Devil suggests enlightenment as a result of dark times, and everything carries the light of God/the Divine within.  When contemplating this card in a reading, Uriel may “highlight” the areas, where we go wrong, we know about them, but the Devil prevents us from doing something about it. Uriel can well be a call for action.

 

Further Reading

 

Angels have become very popular over the recent years. More and more people are trying to bring them into their lives to manifest the positive energies radiating from these celestial beings.

Angels are messengers of the divine; they are also guides and enablers—powerful symbols of love, compassion and kindness. Although they are seen as helpers to solve problems, they can also cause a certain level of disruption at times.

Angels are well known throughout history and present in many different religions. Therefore it is no surprise that angels feature in the Tarot, most notably in the Rider Waite Smith (RWS) deck, Crowley’s Thoth and Paul Foster Case’s B.O.T.A. deck.

The Hermetic Order of  the Golden Dawn derived the following correspondences from the Enochian system of Magick:

When these cards show up in a reading and the angels capture your attention, there may be a special message from that angel with regards to the issue at hand.

On the three aforementioned decks—RWS, Thoth and B.O.T.A.—the Devil is depicted as a demon-like figure. Waite describes the creature in his Pictorial Key to the Tarot (also available to download in the Tarot Study) as “The Horned Goat of Mendes” and refers to it as a “Bathometic figure”.  Bathomet is a mythical figure, its image on the right was created by Eliphas Lévi, a 19th century occultist.  There is a lot of controversy about the origins and true identity of Baphomet, but this is not important here.

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