The watchers.
Who are they?
The watchers are a high order of angels als called the Grigori, graceful and magnificent
in splendor, taller than giants.
They do not sleep, they are the sons of the most high, sent by him to instruct the children
of men.
But when they came to earth and saw the beautiful daughters of men, they desired them for themselves.
Being shape shifters, they assumed the forms of men, and began cohabiting with these mortal
women, fathering a race of half angel half human hybrids called the Nephilim, the giants.
Thus, they fell from grace and in the eyes of the lord.
In the book of Enoch however, it is said that the watchers did not fall because they cohabited
with mortal women, but because they failed to show up in time for the tasks assigned
to them.
These watchers who failed in their tasks are 7 in number.
Some cabbalistic lore on the other hand, contrary to Enoch, say the watchers sent by God to
tutor men were more than 7 in number, for they were quite many.
They say not all watchers descended from grace, for there are good and evil watchers, watchers
who stayed holy and true to their purpose, and watchers who deviated.
The Chiefs among the good watchers are Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, Raguel, Zerachiel,
and Remiel; while the chief of the watchers who became deviants include Salamiel, Azazel,
Semyaza, Shamshiel, Kokabel, Sariel, Satanil, who is popularly known as Samael.
The good watchers still dwell in the fifth and higher heavens, while the fallen watchers
dwell in the 3rd heaven, some in the 2nd heaven, and some in the first.
This is contrary to what most believe, that all fallen angels reside in hell which is
situated under the earth, in a dark gloomy underworld of stench and suffering.
In the view of Enoch 2, Testament of the Levi, as well as other apocryphal texts, the first
3 heavens, Shamayim, Raqia and Shehaqim, are home to the fallen angels, depending on the
elements they are made of.
It is said that in the northern regions of the third heaven, there is a realm of fire
which one might equate to hell, and here do the fallen angels of the element of fire dwell.
From this, one can deduce that the fallen ones of the element of water, dwell in the
2nd heaven Raqia, which is composed of water.
And the fallen ones of the element of air dwell in the first heaven Shamayim, which
is composed of the clouds.
And fallen ones. of the earth, dwell on the earth and under the earth.
Nevertheless, be them holy or fallen, be them good or evil or inbetween, the watchers indeed
taught humans valuable skills, which although might evolve from generation to generation,
will serve them till the end of their days.
Azazel taught men how to make knives, swords, and shields, he taught them to make ornaments,
and coloring tinctures for the beautification of women.
Semyaza Taught men enchantments and root-cuttings.
And Armaros taught men the resolving of enchantments.
Arakiel Taught men the signs of the earth.
And Ezequeel Taught men the knowledge of clouds.
Gadreel Introduced weapons of war to mortals.
And Kokabel Taught the science of the constellations.
Sariel Taught men the course of the moon.
And Penemue Instructed mankind in writing "and so many sinned from eternity to eternity
and until this day.
For man was not created for such a purpose.
So the book of Enoch says.
Penemue also taught children the "bitter and sweet, the secrets of wisdom.
Baraqijal Taught men astrology.
And Shamshiel Taught men the signs of the sun.