Angelic beings

There are three lines of angelic beings where every one of which divides into three hierarchies making a total of nine spheres.^[164]

The superior type Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are entities contemplating respectively the goodness, essence, form, and wisdom of God.

In the middle exist Dominions, Virtues and Powers as beings governing the world. The firsts command that which the others execute; the seconds minister to the heavens and sometimes assist miracles; the thirds remove what can disturb the divine law.

In the inferior hierarchy stay the Principalities, Archangels and Angels ministering spirits who descend to take care of inferior topics. The firsts of these conduct public issues, princes, magistrates, provinces, kingdoms; every nation has a ruling angel designated. The seconds comply sacred duties and direct the divine worship about every man; present the prayers and sacrifices of men in front of the gods. The thirds control every smaller affair; to each thing there is a preserver and providing vitality to plants, stones and to all inferior things; like ministers, mediate many common issues between God and the man.

Tetragrammaton, the name of God, which in Kabbalah generated the multitude of creatures of the Universe, is expressed by Agrippa in his description of the celestial spheres.^[165] Sefardi, 1385.

Agrippa still stresses another subdivisions as watchful orders which are the Doctrinal order, Tutelary order, where him puts entities like the being Michael one of the princes and the being Raphael, then follow the Procuratorial order, Ministerial order, Auxiliary order, Receptor order and lastly the order of Assistants who assist the ruler of the whole Earth.

In sequence the writer highlights the Hebraic version of these orders of beings which appoint right relation with the cabalistic Tree of life:

• Haioth Hacadosh (from Hebrew: holy creatures that in some traditions represents the four holy creatures^[166]) is the highest order; is composed by creatures which God gives the gift of being.
• Ophanim which are entities of the forms and wheels arranging the Chaos.
• Aralim are mighty angels by which God Jehova Elohim joined with He administers form to the liquid matter.
• Hasmalim who frames the effigies of bodies.
• Seraphim by which God Elohim Gibor draws forth the elements.
• Malachim constitutes angels by which God Eloha, produces metals.
• Elohim are gods by which God Jehovah Sabaoth produces vegetables.
• Beni Elohim by which God Elohim Sabaoth procreates animals.
• Cherubim, the ninth and lowest order by which God Sadai creates mankind.

Under these is the order Animasticus called Issim where stay nobles or blessed men, by which God Adonai grants the gift of prophecy.^[165]