The angel who gathered earth
Islamic tradition tells that God sent angels to gather earth to make Adam, but the earth begged them not to. Only Azrael returned with a handful, and so he was made the angel who separates soul from body.
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Angel of death and bereavement, present as a gentle escort rather than a punishment. Core to death work.
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Associations
Death workGriefTransitionComfort
Symbols
Dark wingsScroll of namesThreshold
Correspondences
MyrrhBlack obsidianYew
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White candlesNames of the dead spokenQuiet
Family in mythology
- Fellow angel: Gabriel
Mythology & stories
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