The beings who stand between the human and the divine — archangels, the nine choirs of the heavenly hierarchy, the Ascended Masters of the Theosophical tradition and the fallen angels who chose a different path. Those who guide, protect, transmit and occasionally tempt.
These traditions span multiple religious and esoteric frameworks — from the Jewish merkavah mystics who mapped the celestial throne room, to the Theosophical Masters who guided Blavatsky, to the contemporary channelling of Saint Germain and the Violet Flame. What unites them is the conviction that human beings are not alone in the cosmos — that intelligences of varying degrees of light and purpose interact with human history and individual lives. These pages present the traditions honestly, including where they conflict and where their origins are debated.