Gabriel is Lord of the Moon, ruling Monday and the Sign of
Cancer. For us the Moon is the most significant heavenly body
after the Sun. There is an old Islamic legend that the Moon was
once as bright as the Sun, so that the creatures of Earth could not
distinguish day from night. Allah therefore commanded
Jibril (Gabriel) to soften the light of the Moon. The
angel brushed it with his wings transmuting it from fiery gold to cool
silver, Gabriel, therefore, represents the light, the conscious
intelligence of the Moon, while mitigating the effects of its dark,
unconscious side.
Everything that grows upon the Earth does so in rhythm with the Moon, which rules
all bodily fluids. As the Bhagavad-Gita says, "By becoming
the Moon - full of juices, I nourish all plants." The Moon is
motherly, nurturing, sustaining growth. It rules dreams, the
emotions, sensuality, intuition, the way we feel. Its dark side
is the unconscious, the wilder, baser instincts. Gabriel can help
control "full moon fever," softening any lycanthropic
tendencies (the power to transform oneself into a wolf.) His
influence soothes the spirit and nurtures the soul.
Gabriel is best contacted on a Monday. Letters of petition should
be written in silver or violet ink on white paper using Theban
script. To perform a ritual invocation you should burn silver
candles and stand on a square of white or violet silk. Look out
for any of Gabriel's correspondences coming into your waking life or
dreams as a sign of consent. These should appear within 28 days,
a lunar month, often before the next New Moon.
CORRESPONDENCES OF GABRIEL
ELEMENT : Water
METAL : Silver
NUMBER : 9
CHOIR : Cherubim
SEPHIRAH : Yesod
DEITIES : Isis, Artemis, Diana, Selee, Cybele, Ariaunhod, Astarte
COLOURS : Silver, Violet
ANIMALS : Shellfish, Wolf
BIRDS : Owl, Nightingale
INSECTS : Moths, Spiders
STONES : Moonstone, Pearls
SPICES : Turmeric, Nutmeg
INCENSE : Camphor, Jasmine, Ylang-ylang
FLOWERS : White Lilies, Acanthus, Water Lilies, Pale Iris
TREES : Willows, Magnolia
FOODS : Papaya, Pumpkin, Water Melon
HEALING PLANTS : Chaste Tree, Cleavers, Opium Poppy, Periwinkle
BODY PARTS : Brain, Womb, Bladder, Stomach, Pancreas
BODY FUNCTION : Menstruation, Growth, Fertility, Gland Secretion
VIRTUES : Sensitivity, Motherliness, Benevolence
PROFESSION : Midwife, Doctor, Nurse, Teacher, Nanny, Gynecologist
ACTIVITIES : All water sport, Dowsing, Meditation, Fasting
KEYWORD : Feeling
