{Angelic Hierarchies [continued (7): Virtues and Powers (and Principalities]}[19th October 1987]

[Redbook4:135-136][19871019:0925d]{Angelic Hierarchies [continued (7): Virtues and Powers (and Principalities]}[19th October 1987]

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Virtues and *Powers may (and can only**) manifest themselves*** to Men in an internal form (which Man's creative symbolism may, however, consciously or unconsciously symbolise as a living anthropomorphic form****) (Don't forget that we are not necessarily talking about different Individual Angels: they may be the same Individual Angels at different levels or planes within the Spiritual Kingdom). These are in fact Angels manifesting themselves within the minds of Men as the Qualities which are their Souls and their real Forms# within this Spiritual Realm. Virtues (e.g. Charity, Justice) are accessible to all, by a form of psychological invocation, formal or informal;#** Powers#*** are not, and their manifestation depends (I would guess) on the Inner Circle development of the Individual Man.

Neither of them will, I guess, come (or at least remain) without being invoked or invited#****; this distinguishes them from Principalities, which do come (and go) uninvited and often unwanted##; they are the Inner##* (Circle) Principles such as Creation and Love.[BUT SEE FINAL FOOTNOTE BELOW]##**

*i.e. Gifts of the Spirit. <871123>

**[Underlining added later.]

***[See last previous entry.]

****(tautology?)

#ref. [[Redbook4:96-97][19871004:2105]{The Forms of Angels}[4th October 1987]] p96.

#*cf. [[Redbook4:100-101][19871005:0940e]{Vices, Virtues, Principles[, Qualities] and Gifts}[5th October 1987]] p100-101.

#**-?

#***i.e. Gifts of the Spirit. <871123>

#****or at least accepted.

##(as do Vices and Outer Principles? – yes, in their effects; but neither if these (v[ices] & o[uter] p[rinciples]) need affect the interior of a Man if he is willing and confident to resist them.)

##*I'm not convinced about Principalities being Outer Principles [See next fn]! – more likely Inner; e.g.:

	Ophanim	0	Collective (Wheels)
0	Seraphim	1	Serpents	.
	Hayoth (Living Creatures)	\
1	Cherubim	2	Chariots (per EB)	↕	(+ vertical)
	------------
2	Thrones	4	Qualities	+	Cardinal (+ horizontal)
3	Dominions	8	Qualities	X ☼/fn	(2 Circles) (/Diagonal)
4	Principalities	16	Principles (Outer)	fn2	(+ Outer Diagonal)
	(Point of Accumulation)
5	Powers		Gifts (of the Spirit)
6	Virtues		Virtues
	------------
7	Archangels		(Special) Messengers
8	Angels		(Ordinary) Messengers

(per EB) = (per E[ncyclopaedia] B[ritannica])

fn = double-ringed Celtic Cross; fn2 = double-ringed Celtic Cross with diagonals.

But this is all rather speculative!

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##**{No they aren't! – they're O[outer] C[ircle] principles <891002>}

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