Angels

The Angel of Oracles

I love, love, love finding obscure and lesser known archangels to write about, connect with an explore! Don’t get me wrong – it’s not that I’m bored with the usual set – who could be – but there are sooooo many archangels (thousands, maybe even millions) for the most fascinating and often odd things that I think its wonderful to…

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Horns or Halo’s?

In general – if you ask a member of the public to think about how Angels look – they will tend to talk of wings, halo’s and harps, just imagine then how surprised they might be to discover that originally Angels were depicted as having horns! Horns have for a long time been considered a sign of holiness – cross…

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Angels

Rainbows

Art work copyright Edwin Courtenay

In many ways this feels like its been a year of rainbows – what with all the “Pride” celebrations that have been happening up and down the country. As well as this of course Melchizedek – the grand Archangel of Communion – sometimes called the King of Angels – whose hallow (or at least one of them) is the rainbow…

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The Archangel Gaburathiel – Angel of Strength

Angels embody archetypal energies for man for the Divine, presenting on the Divines behalf a plethora of powers and knowledge that mankind can draw upon when in need. Take as a case in point the Archangel Gaburathiel – the Angel of Strength, often presented as an archetypal “strong man” he represents strength and power not just of body but also…

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The ARCHEA Gabriel

The Archangel Gabriel is one of the few Angels to be mentioned by name in the Bible and THE only Angel to be depicted classically as female! The Angel of the annunciation Gabriel is considered classically to be the messenger of God, interpreting Daniels visions – hence Gabriel’s reputation as the angel of clairvoyance, visions and omens – as well…

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The Sensual Angel

Angels are beings of love, created by the Divine to watch, guard and care for the Universe and all those beings that reside within it. As a result of this – Spirit say – Angels are 95% love energy and as such their presence evokes a loving response in mankind. Love is undoubtedly connected to our senses – to sensuality…

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Welcome

Hello world!

Welcome to the blog of Edwin Courtenay – the Cunning Man Here you will find information about Edwin and the nature of his work and world view, his spiritual observations, beliefs and the guidance he receives from spirit. You will find details of his visionary art work, exerts from his published books and oracle cards and links to his websites…

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