The Hierarchy of Archangel Shamael (Anjos da Cabala, #11)

Shamael means the presence of God and that is why it is so connected to the Menorah, to the lighting of candles or oil lamps, but also to meditation, because in meditation we connect with the holy spirit, Ruach Kadosh, through our Ruach, our spirit, which is just an extension of the divine spirit.


He is the breath that the Creator placed in Adam, the breath is the spirit, it is God himself, that's why it is written that we are the image and likeness of God, not by our mortal and rotten flesh...