ANGELIC BEINGS
 

PHOENIX (1)-Also Phenex, an angel who is fallen but who, according to the occult work The Lemegeton by Arthur Edward Waite, has high hopes of returning after 1,200 years to the light of goodness. According to one source, The Encyclopedia of Occultism by Lewis Spence, Phoenix was formerly a member of the angelic order or choir of thrones. In the meantime he is said to be a respected poet in the nefarious regions, with authority over many legions of presumably damned spirits.
 
 

PHOENIX-(2)-A type of bird found in Greek mythology that was said to inhabit the Arabian or Egyptian desert, living to the age of six hundred years. At the end of that time it settled into a nest made of spices, sang a hauntingly beautiful song, and, flapping its wings, managed to set itself on fire and reduce itself to ashes; soon after, it literally rose out of the ashes and began a new cycle of life. The phoenix has become one of the most common symbols for resurrection and eternal life.