Celestial Hierarchy

  • Chapter I — That every divine illumination, whilst going forth lovingly to the objects of its forethought under various forms, remains simplex. Nor is this all. It also unifies the things illuminated.
  • Chapter II — That Divine and Heavenly things are appropriately revealed, even through dissimilar symbols.
  • Chapter III — What is Hierarchy? and what the use of Hierarchy?
  • Chapter IV — What is meant by the appellation “Angels?”
  • Chapter V — For what reason all the Heavenly Beings are called, in common, Angels.
  • Chapter VI — Which is the first Order of the Heavenly Beings? which the middle? and which the last?
  • Chapter VII — Concerning the Seraphim and Cherubim and Thrones, and concerning their first Hierarchy.
  • Chapter VIII — Concerning Lordships and Powers and Authorities, and concerning their middle Hierarchy.
  • Chapter IX — Concerning the Principalities, Archangels, and Angels, and concerning their last Hierarchy.
  • Chapter X — A Repetition and Summary of the Angelic discipline.
  • Chapter XI — For what reason all the Heavenly Beings, in common, are called Heavenly Powers.
  • Chapter XII — Why the Hierarchs amongst men are called Angels.
  • Chapter XIII — For what reason the Prophet Isaiah is said to have been purified by the Seraphim.
  • Chapter XIV — What the traditional number of the Angels signifies.
  • Chapter XV — What are the morphic likenesses of the Angelic Powers? what the fiery? what the anthromorphic? what are the eyes? what the nostrils? what the ears? what the mouths? what the touch? what the eyelids? what the eyebrows? what the prime? what the teeth? what the shoulders? what the elbows and the hands? what the heart? what the breasts? what the back? what the feet? what the wings? what the nakedness? what the robe? what the shining raiment? what the sacerdotal? what the girdles? what the rods? what the spears? what the battle-axes? what the measuring lines? what the winds? what the clouds? what the brass? what the electron? what the choirs? what the clapping of hands? what the colours of different stones? what the appearance of the lion? what the appearance of the ox? what the appearance of the eagle? what the horses? what the varieties of coloured horses? what the rivers? what the chariots? what the wheels? what the so-called joy of the Angels?