Michael (archangel)

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Michael as guardian of souls (altar of the Last Judgement in the Hôtel-Dieu in France)
The Archangel Michael weighing a soul (Palazzo Carrara, Padua, 1350)

Michael (Hebrew: מיכאל; Arabic: ميكائيل/ميكا "Mika'il/Mikaal"; in English: "Who is like God?") is the fourth of the four leading Archangels and carries the flaming sword. He is the defeater of Satan and weighs the souls on the Day of Judgement. Fire is his element, his colour is red. According to the Catholic view, he stands in the East before the Throne of God. The solar sphere is Michael's spiritual home and to promote the Earth's development in the service of the Christ in such a way that the human I can unfold as richly as possible is his main task. In his capacity as dragon vanquisher, Saint George corresponds to him.

„The fourth, who contains within himself the powers of the others and adds his own power, radiates his light from the East in rose-coloured hue and golden radiance. It guides and directs the development of the earth and therefore works into the future. He is called by the name of Michael, a sublime, victorious figure who bears the qualities of the other three. Thus the four mighty archangels stand there and guide the processes of the world. Each of them is connected with one of the four limbs in man, for in each of the planetary states one of these limbs was developed in the disposition. The fourth directs the formation of the human ego. It is most intimately connected with humanity and is the direct servant of the mighty Sun Spirit.“ (Lit.:GA 265, p. 337)

Literature
References to the work of Rudolf Steiner follow Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works (CW or GA), Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach/Switzerland, unless otherwise stated.
Email: verlag@steinerverlag.com URL: www.steinerverlag.com.
Index to the Complete Works of Rudolf Steiner - Aelzina Books
A complete list by Volume Number and a full list of known English translations you may also find at Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works
Rudolf Steiner Archive - The largest online collection of Rudolf Steiner's books, lectures and articles in English.
Rudolf Steiner Audio - Recorded and Read by Dale Brunsvold
steinerbooks.org - Anthroposophic Press Inc. (USA)
Rudolf Steiner Handbook - Christian Karl's proven standard work for orientation in Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works for free download as PDF.
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