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The Fallen Watchers - Grigori
The name Watcher, or Grigori, means "Those Who Watch",
or "Those Who Are Awake",
or "The Ones Who Never Sleep".
The Old Testament
does not mention the notion of the fallen angels whatsoever. The actual
first reference to a fallen angel/s does not show up until the New
Testament, specifically Revelation 12 --
" And his tail
(the dragon's or Satan's) drew the third part of the stars of Heaven
(angels) and did cast them to Earth... and Satan, which deceived the whole
world; he was cast out into the Earth and his angels were cast out with
him."
In the writings
of Enoch 1, there seems to be about 200 that fell ( a very small
number I would say), naming about 19 (spelling variations observed) and
listing the most prominent among them.
In the Book of Enoch is mentioned that a group of angels lusted after
mortal women. "No-No" sin. There is a very brief excerpt about this group in
Genesis 6:2-4 --
"That the sons of
God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives
for themselves of all whom they chose".
There is a group
called the Watchers or Grigori. This is the group that this
passage speaks of. They are said to look like human male, but taller/larger,
they never slip and they are silent. In Jewish legend/lore it is said that
there are good and evil watchers, the good watchers residing in the 5th
Heaven, while the evil ones reside in the 3rd Heaven.
The mysterious eighth order of angels, the gentle Grigori were
created by God to be Earthly shepherds of the first humans. The Grigori were
both physically and spiritually gigantic, at least by the standards of the
people who later wrote about them. They served early humanity as vast
reservoirs of information concerning the finer points of civilization, and
their selflessness was beyond compare. They were also called the Watchers,
as it was their job to observe humanity, lending a helping hand when
necessary but not interfering in the course of human development.
In the Book Of
Enoch, it describes that God had sent a legion of angels to earth in order
to watch over and assist man during the beginning of civilization. These
angels taught man sciences which were forbidden by God such as the magic in
herbs, reading the stars, divination and sorcery.
Enoch goes on to
say:
"...but they chose husbands and wives from among the humans and led greatly
debauched lives, neglecting their heavenly duties..."
This angered God
greatly and he banished the "fallen".
Sadly these
angels were not suited to this job and instead of playing a positive role
they began to teach man sciences that God had deemed to be forbidden.
These subjects included astrology, divination, herb craft and magic.
To compound this, they also began to lust after some of the women they were
supposed to be guiding. In order to cohabitate with these women they even
assumed physical forms. Although the church might argue that angels have no
gender and therefore are unable to procreate anyway, the following excerpt
from Genesis 6:4, points out that "the sons of God went to the daughters of
men and had children by them". The resulting half-breeds were named as the
Nephilim.
This kind of bad
angelic behavior could not be tolerated and as a result the Grigori were
taken from their posts and imprisoned in a layer of heaven. Although they
appealed to Enoch to speak on their behalf to God, they remained bound for
70 generations. As for the Nephilim, it has been suggested that one of the
main reasons for the great flood, was not only to punish man, but to cleanse
the earth of the half-bred creatures created from the union of fallen spirit
and flesh.
Among the Strega
the Watchers are called the Grigori. Originally there were 4 royal stars or
Lords and they were called the Watchers. Each of these Lords ruled over one
of the 4 cardinal points...North, South, East, West.
North - Formalhaut - who marked Winter Solstice
South - Regulus - who marked Summer Solstice
East - Aldebaran - who marked the Vernal Equinox
West - Antares - who marked Autumn Equinox
In the Strega
Mythos, the Watchers were Gods who guarded the Heavens and Earth. Over time
the Greeks made them Gods of the 4 winds, and the Christians made them
creatures of the Air. In Stregheria we call the elements from the altar. The
Grigori are of a "higher" realm and guard the portals to the gods.
In "A Dictionary of Angels" by Gustav Davidson, the good Watchers are
portrayed as a high order of Angels, (Archangels), also known as Grigori or
Irin.
Chief of the
Good Grigori are Archangels:
Uriel, Raphael, Raguel, Michael, Zerachiel, Gabriel, and Remiel
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