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The name Watcher, or Grigori, means "Those Who Watch", or "Those
Who Are Awake", or "The Ones Who Never Sleep".
The mysterious eighth order of angels, the gentle Grigori
were created by God to be Earthly shepherds of the first humans. The Grigori were both physically and spiritually gigantic,
at least by the standards of the people who later wrote about them. They served early humanity as vast reservoirs of information
concerning the finer points of civilization, and their selflessness was beyond compare. They were also called the Watchers,
as it was their job to observe humanity, lending a helping hand when necessary but not interfering in the course of human
development.
In the Book Of Enoch, it describes that God had sent a legion of angels to earth in order to watch over
and assist man during the beginning of civilization. These angels taught man sciences which were forbidden by God such as
the magick in herbs, reading the stars, divination and sorcery. Enoch goes on to say "...but they chose husbands and wives
from among the humans and led greatly debauched lives, neglecting their heavenly duties..." This angered God greatly and he
banished the "fallen".
Among the Strega the Watchers are called the Grigori. Originally there were 4 royal stars or
Lords and they were called the Watchers. Each of these Lords ruled over one of the 4 cardinal points...North, South, East,
West.
North - Formalhaut - who marked Winter Solstice
South - Regulus - who marked Summer Solstice
East - Aldebaran
- who marked the Vernal Equinox
West - Antares - who marked Autumn Equinox
In the Strega Mythos, the Watchers were
Gods who guarded the Heavens and Earth. Over time the Greeks made them Gods of the 4 winds, and the Christians made them creatures
of the Air. In Stregheria we call the elements from the altar. The Grigori are of a "higher" realm and guard the portals to
the gods.
The witch is watched and aided by the Grigori. Every act of magick is seen and noted by the Grigori. This
does not mean that the Grigori will stop a working, we are each responsible for our actions. Just that all workings are noted
and we all need to think about what we do - before - we do it. I personally view the Grigori as a sort of 'conscienceness'
whereby I weigh the aspects for what I wish to do and the consequences thereof.. Our first encounter is when we cast the circle.
We call forth the Watchers to 'watch' or oversee the ritual and whatever workings we may be doing.
In 'A Dictionary
of Angels' by Gustav Davidson, the Watchers are portrayed as a high order of Angels, (Archangels), also known as Grigori or
Irin.
Not all the Watchers descended: those that remained are the holy Watchers, and they reside in the 5th Heaven.
The evil Watchers dwell either in the 3rd Heaven or in Hell.
1. Armaros: Taught men the resolving of enchantments
2.
Araquiel: Taught men the signs of the earth
3. Azazel: Taught men to make knives, swords, and shields, and to devise ornaments
and cosmetics.
4. Baraqijal: Taught men astrology
5. Ezequeel: Taught men the knowledge of the clouds.
6. Gadreel:
Introduced weapons of war
7. Kokabel: Taught the science of constellations
8. Penemue: Instructed mankind in writing
and taught children the bitter and sweet, and the secrets of wisdom.
9. Sariel: Taught men the course of the moon.
10.
Semjaza: Taught men enchantments, root-cutting etc.
11. Shamshiel: Taught men the signs of the sun.
Taken in part from
Archangels Mailing List
The Book of Enoch
The
Book of Jubilees
A Dictionary of Angels' by Gustav Davidson
THE WOMAN AND THE ANGEL
Robert
ServiceAn angel was tired of heaven, as he lounged in the golden
street;
His halo was tilted sideways, and his harp lay mute at his feet;
So the Master stooped, in His pity, and gave
him a pass to go,
For the space of a moon, to the earth-world, to mix with the men below.
He doffed his celestial
garments, scarce waiting to lay them straight;
He bade goodby to Peter, who stood by the golden gate;
The sexless singers
of heaven chanted a fond farewell,
And the imps looked up as they pattered on the red-hot flags of hell.
Never was
seen such an angel - eyes of heavenly blue,
Features that shamed Apollo, hair of a golden hue;
The women simply adored
him; his lips were a Cupid's bow;
But he never ventured to use them - and so they voted him slow.
Till at last there
came One Woman, a marvel of loveliness,
And she whispered to him, "Do you love me?" And he answered that woman, "Yes"
And
she said: "Put your arms around me, and kiss me, and hold me - so -"
But fiercely he drew back, saying: "This thing is
wrong, and I know."
Then sweetly she mocked his scruples, and softly she him beguiled:
"You, who are verily man
among men, speak with the tongue of a child.
We have outlived the old standards; we have burst, like an overtight thong,
The
ancient, outworn, Puritanic traditions of Right and Wrong."
Then the Master feared for His angel, and called him again
to His side,
For oh, the woman was wondrous, and oh, the angel was tried!
And deep in his hell sang the devil, and this
was the strain of his song:
"The ancient, outworn, Puritanic traditions of Right and Wrong."
There is an ancient legend about the "Watchers".
The story goes....(remember
this is not Scripture)...
God formed a tenth choir of angels....he called them the "Watchers" and charged them with
the responsibility of watching mankind develop and to be sure the development was going as God intended.
This task
the Grigori (another name for these angels who were very big angels) accepted and watched man for many centuries.
The
angels began to wonder about the sensations of the flesh. They longed to know the taste of food, the feel of air on their
skin, the sensation of an embrace.
And they were enchanted by the daughters of man!
One day, when they could
stand it no longer, they made a pact, all two hundred of them, that they would go down to earth and experience these things.
When
the angels came to earth and saw the daughters of man they were awed by their beauty and could not resist wanting them.
So
the angels, forsaking Heaven, took the daughters of man as wives and had children with them.
These children, all sons,
of the angels and the women were beautiful and bright and strong and healthy. They had none of the characteristics of the
angels. They were completely human.
The villagers loved these miraculous children and doted on them. They watched with
great admiration as the children grew, and grew, and grew.
The children, called the NEPHILIM, grew into giants.
The
people toiled endlessly to supply enough food for these giants but were finally unable to produce enough.
When the
giants found they had no food to eat they began to eat the people.
And then there arose from earth a mournful cry from
the people, begging God to save them from the giants.
When God saw what had happened He was angry!
He was most
displeased with his angels, the Watchers. These angels he banished to a part of Heaven called Tartarus; a place worse than
any Hell. There the Watchers would await God's judgment at the end of time. They would wait in abject misery, never knowing
what became of their wives or their children.
God punished the people by sending the Great Flood to cover the earth
and rid the world of the giants.
That's the end of the legend....but there are many love stories of the angels and
people that have not been told.
Nathaneal saved his beloved Sarah by tucking her under his mighty wings and flying
to another planet where it is said they live to this day.
Lea Docken is writing the first story....of Sarah and Natheneal.
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