Sandalphon

Origin

The etymological origin is the decisive origin canon derived from Greek synadelphos — 'co-brother' — meaning Metatron's twin brother. The iconographic origin is the decisive origin canon of 2 Kings 2:11 — 'And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven' — the ascension myth of the prophet Elijah (Elijah), with one tradition saying that after his ascension Elijah was transformed into Sandalphon (paired with Metatron being Enoch's transformation after ascension). The decisive Talmudic canon is the decisive canon of Babylonian Talmud Hagigah (Hagigah) 13b of the 4th-6th century in which Sandalphon stands 500 years' worth of height above the other angels — 'he begins from the earth and his head reaches God's throne' — a being of gigantic stature whose feet are on the earth and head reaches heaven. The decisive Kabbalah canon is the decisive canon of the angel of Malkuth (Malkuth, Kingdom, 10th position), the lowest of the 10 Sephirot of the Kabbalah Tree of Life (Sephirot), in the Zohar (Zohar) by Moses de Leon (Moses de Leon) of Spain of the 1280s — while Metatron is the angel of Kether (Kether, Crown, 1st position), Sandalphon as his pair connects the upper (heavens) and lower (earth). The decisive canon of Sandalphon as the 'angel of prayer' who receives human prayers and weaves them into garlands to offer to God.

Features

• Gigantic stature reaching from earth to heaven — 500 years' worth of height (Talmud Hagigah 13b)
• Weaves scattered human prayers into garlands to offer to God
• Angel of music and song — conductor of the heavenly choir
• Black-tinted vestments — the dark light of Malkuth
• Main axis — angel of Malkuth of the Kabbalah Tree of Life
• Paired with Metatron (Kether) — the two poles of heaven and earth

Stories

The Elijah ascension myth of 2 Kings 2:11 is the decisive origin, and the decisive textual canon is Babylonian Talmud Hagigah 13b of the 4th-6th century — Sandalphon's 500-year height — 3 Enoch of c. 5th-6th century CE, and Moses de Leon Zohar of the 1280s — angel of Malkuth of the Kabbalah Tree of Life. Tradition says Sandalphon transmits prayer, inspires musicians and artists, and determines the sex of the fetus at birth, so pregnant women also invoke him. In Kabbalah meditation he is the angel who opens the gate of the Malkuth sphere. The decisive canon of the 'angel of prayer' who weaves human prayers into garlands to offer to God, and the decisive canon as the angel of music and song conducting the heavenly choir. The decisive grimoire canon of Sandalphon in The Magus of 1801 by Francis Barrett, and the decisive 19th-century English and German literary canon of the German Heinrich Heine's (Heinrich Heine, 1797-1856) poem Sandalphon of 1851 and the American Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807-1882) poem Sandalphon (Sandalphon) of 1858 — angel who weaves human prayers into garlands. The decisive 21st-century canon is the mention of Sandalphon in the TV series Supernatural Season 11 by USA CW from 2008 to 2020, and Sandalphon in the Japanese 2014- video games such as Granblue Fantasy — the 21st-century decisive global video canon.

Weakness

Sandalphon's weaknesses are: (1) being originally human — like Metatron, the decisive canonical weakness that the prophet Elijah was transformed after ascension, so there is rank conflict with other originally-angelic beings; (2) the burden of prayer — the heavy responsibility of transmitting all human prayers to God, having to distinguish unrighteous prayers from sincere ones; (3) binding of Malkuth — bound to Malkuth (Kingdom), the lowest position of the Kabbalah Tree of Life; (4) pairing with Metatron — Metatron at Kether (highest position) and Sandalphon at Malkuth (lowest position) as a pair; (5) binding of song — angel of music and song conducting the heavenly choir; (6) being overwhelmed by God's glory — gigantic stature whose head touches God's throne; (7) binding of the sacred domain — heaven; (8) binding of transformation — being transformed from human into angel. The decisive canonical finale is the decisive mythological canon of Sandalphon as the 'angel of prayer' eternally weaving human prayers into garlands to offer to God, as the angel of Malkuth of the Kabbalah Tree of Life connecting the upper (heavens) and lower (earth).

Cultural Significance

Sandalphon is the canonical iconographic figure of the decisive Jewish canon, traversing the Elijah ascension of 2 Kings 2:11, 4th-6th century Babylonian Talmud Hagigah 13b's 500-year height, c. 5th-6th century CE 3 Enoch, 1280s Moses de Leon Zohar's angel of Malkuth of Kabbalah, 1801 Francis Barrett The Magus, 1851 Heinrich Heine Sandalphon, 1858 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Sandalphon, and 2008-2020 CW Supernatural. The etymological origin is the decisive canon derived from Greek synadelphos — 'co-brother' — meaning Metatron's twin brother, and the iconographic origin is the decisive origin canon of 2 Kings 2:11 — 'Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven' — the ascension myth of the prophet Elijah, with one tradition saying that after his ascension Elijah was transformed into Sandalphon. The decisive Talmudic canon is the decisive canon of Babylonian Talmud Hagigah (Hagigah) 13b of the 4th-6th century in which Sandalphon stands 500 years' worth of height above the other angels — 'he begins from the earth and his head reaches God's throne' — a being of gigantic stature whose feet are on the earth and head reaches heaven. The decisive Kabbalah canon is the decisive canon of the angel of Malkuth (Malkuth, Kingdom, 10th position), the lowest of the 10 Sephirot of the Kabbalah Tree of Life (Sephirot), in the Zohar (Zohar) by Moses de Leon (Moses de Leon, c. 1240-1305) of Spain of the 1280s — while Metatron (Enoch's transformation) is the angel of Kether (Kether, Crown, 1st position), Sandalphon (Elijah's transformation) as his pair connects the upper (heavens) and lower (earth). The decisive 19th-century literary canon is the decisive 19th-century English and German literary canon of the German Heinrich Heine's (Heinrich Heine, born 13 December 1797 in Duesseldorf, died 17 February 1856 in Paris) poem Sandalphon of 1851 and the American Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, born 27 February 1807 in Portland, Maine, died 24 March 1882 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) poem Sandalphon (Sandalphon) of 1858 — angel who weaves human prayers into garlands. The decisive 21st-century canon is the mention of Sandalphon in the TV series Supernatural (Supernatural) Season 11 by USA CW from 2008 to 2020 — the 21st-century decisive global video canon.

In Popular Culture

2 Kings 2:11 Elijah ascension — decisive origin canonBabylonian Talmud Hagigah 13b 500-year-height Sandalphon (4th-6th century) — decisive Jewish canon3 Enoch (Sefer Hekhalot) (c. 5th-6th century CE) — decisive apocryphal canonMoses de Leon Zohar Kabbalah angel of Malkuth (1280s) — decisive Kabbalah canonFrancis Barrett The Magus (1801) — decisive grimoire canonHeinrich Heine poem Sandalphon (1851) — decisive German literary canonHenry Wadsworth Longfellow poem Sandalphon (1858) — decisive 19th-century English-literary canonCollin de Plancy Dictionnaire Infernal 1863 edition — decisive art canonTSR D&D Deities & Demigods (1987) — decisive fantasy RPG canonCW TV series Supernatural Sandalphon Season 11 (2008-2020) — 21st-century decisive TV canon