Camael (He Who Sees God) is traditionally regarded as chief of the
order of powers and one of the sefiroth. In magic lore, he is said to
appear in the guise of a leopard crouched on a rock when invoked.
Among occultists, he ranks as a count of the nether regions and is frequently
referred to as the ruler of the planet Mars, as well as one of the
governing angels of the seven planets. Within Cabalistic lore, on the
other hand, he is considered one of the ten archangels.
Some researchers claim Camael was originally the god of war in
Druid mythology. Eliphas Levi, in The History of Magic (1963), says he
personifies divine justice. Other sources cite him as one of the “seven
angels which stand in the presence of God.” Clara Clement, in her
1898 book Angels in Art, regards him as the angel who wrestled with
Jacob, and also as the angel who appeared to Jesus during his agony in
the Garden of Gethsemane.
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