onfirewhenifoundit: robot-milk:failmacaw:THE NINE CHOIRS OF HEAVEN. An info-graphic for my
onfirewhenifoundit: robot-milk: failmacaw: THE NINE CHOIRS OF HEAVEN. An info-graphic for my editorial class and god am I thankful it’s done. Way too much went into this than what I had time for, but hey… I actually kind of like it? Now excuse me, I must return to my fashion major lifestyle and go sew a coat u_u EDIT: Re-uploaded with easier viewing! @wearepaladin [Image description: a set of handmade line drawings of various winged figures, titled “Hierarchy of Angels: a quick guide to the nine choirs of heaven and their inhabitants”.]1: SeraphimAngels of love, light and fireGuardians of God’s throne(A dark figure, wreathed in many sets of wings; it has a pair of pupilless eyes, a third eye on its forehead, and many other pupilless eyes across its torso)2: CherubimAngels of harmony and wisdomGuardians of spiritual sanctuaries(A dark figure surrounded by several sets of wings, and the heads of a bull, an eagle, and a lion; its humanoid face has one pair of pupilless eyes and three eyes in a row down its forehead, growing smaller toward the bottom) 3: ThroneAngels of will and justiceGivers of positive energy(Two gold rings crossing at right angles to form a ball, engulfed in flames; eyes looking in all directions are arranged along the outsides)4: DominionsAngels of intuition, the leadersGive guidance to lower angels(Two figures; the white-skinned one in back is bent over, with a single set of wings extending back and up, and long white hair framing a featureless face; the dark one in front has a long gold braid draped over one shoulder, and a pair of wings crossed in front. Its body tapers to a point, legless, like the depiction of a djinn)5: VirtuesAngels of choice and motionProvide enlightenment(Two figures face each other, cradled in their wings; the one on the left has dark skin and wavy white hair, the one on the right has white skin and long straight gold hair)6: PowersAngels of power and defenseKeepers of history; the warriors(A white-skinned figure with long white hair and folded wings on its temples stands with its wings folding toward the front, cradling a sword between them; a light-skinned winged figure peeks out to the left, a dark-skinned one reclines to the right. All are intertwined with a swath of golden fabric)7: PrincipalitiesAngels of time and blessingsGuardians of countries and citiesEducators of the earth(Three human-like figures with crowns and scepters. One white-skinned, facing to the right, wings outstretched to the left; one white-skinned facing forward and to the right, framed by long flowing golden hair; one dark-skinned, facing forward and to the left, wings outstretched behind. All have legs and facial features like humans.)8: ArchangelsRuling angels, God’s EmissariesProtectors of human life(Four winged figures: one standing in profile with hands resting on a sword, one sitting with head bowed and hands on chest, one standing looking into the distance with a hand upraised, one with legs drawn up upholding the end of a long golden pennon)9: AngelsThe messengers of mankindGuardians to humans and nature(Four winged figures: one with legs drawn up, a hand pushing back one wing, one prancing, one standing tall with wings outstretched and one hand in the air, and one in profile to the right, holding a book)[end image description] One of my obscure fandoms is the X-Files spinoff “Millennium”. One significant episode was titled “Powers, Principalities, Thrones, and Dominions”. That title never made sense to me until now. :) -- source link
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