Atlas of Celestial Intelligences Source-Based Celestial Archive

Biblical name/title with later angelological reception

Ariel

Lion of God or hearth/altar of God depending on context. Ariel may be studied as a boundary case between biblical title, name, and later angelological reception.

Historical Sources

Canonical Scripture

A Canonical Scripture

Hebrew Bible usage

Isaiah 29; Ezra 8

Ariel appears as a biblical name/title, but not straightforwardly as a named angelic being in canonical scripture.

Tradition Notes

  • Later traditions sometimes receive Ariel angelologically.
  • The archive separates biblical name usage from later angelic interpretation.

Traditional and Symbolic Functions

Traditional functions
Sacred place symbolism, Guardianship in later reception, Created order
Symbolic functions
Place and threshold, Courage of form, Earthward order
Tree of Life associations
No Tree of Life correspondence is assigned in the current archive.
Light imagery
Alabaster, pale gold, and earth-blue.
Interpretive layer
The angelological Ariel is later reception layered over earlier name/title usage.

Right Action Reflection

Name the layer before interpreting the symbol.

Source References

  1. Isaiah 29
  2. Ezra 8
  3. Later angelological lists