How does seraphim look like exactly?

[Morell]

Not really that serious question, but it keeps crawling in my mind. I keep that belief that it is supposed to be like human with 3 pairs of wings. It tends to be artistically 6 wings of same size, two pairs covering the body and head, one for flying. Though I also saw this carving trying to look ancient, though I wonder if it is...

It made me wonder, if the angelic wings are actually glowing, they might be indistinguishable from white glowing cloths. Could it be that these birds have only single pair of the wings, that glows just like the clothes they are wearing? Or are they actually naked around their god? Doesn't sound solid, thinking how he hates nudity...

Thoughts?

 

[Yazata]

he hates nudity..

No, He threw Eve out of Paradise when she covered up..

With angels, I always see / picture them as the 80's Marvel Comics Angel (and Valkyrie from the same period). Probably not how a die hard grimoirian sees them but that's okay.
I wonder why Seraphim (burning serpents) would look like a human with six wings instead of a badass fire breathing winged cobra though.

 

[Sabbatius]

 

[AlfrunGrima]

I call them sometimes for composing. Never saw them visually in a direct way, but can pinpoint exactly the ideas in the music where they influenced what I was doing.

It is interesting to mention that I always got a intense burning sensation on my back between my shoulders together with tingling sensations in my non dominant hand. Together with a metal-like taste in my mouth. The center of my body, just above the navel tends to lift up more naturally. The tingling sensation is more between the pinky finger and the ring finger. For me that is why I suspect that they like to influence the unconscious more than the conscious. If you watch a human hand, the index finger and the tumb are the fingers that we use the most in a conscious way. The other fingers more react to what is happening which connects them more to the unconscious. The burning sensation is not necessairy a nice sensation, more like the feeling of being burned by the sun. Never had in the whole experience the idea that they had wings, but again I didn't experienced them in a visual way. But if I saw them I am not sure that I want to depict them in a realistic way. Even now I left details out because I have the strong feeling that I am not allowed to give all the details.

If I remember it well, they are mentioned in a Gnostic text also. (The origin of the world? Don't know for sure)

 

[Sabbatius]

Be Not Afraid!

 

[Morell]

Bible accurate angels are psychedelic crazy. But I also like how people depict that.
Though I really wonder how people today see them when in contact. I doubt that it is the same as in the Bible...

 

[Kepler]

From modern synthesizing Seraphs revolving about the Axis Mundi(Throne of God) that correspond with constellations on the celestial equator, they do appear somewhat differently to outward and inner vision. Qualities from their position along the celestial equator and season.

The stars for the figure of Aquila can appear like a flying serpent. Strong Ancient Egyptian visions.

Also associated with Fire from its seasonal relationship to Solstice(N/S) and Beltane(N)/Samhain(S) complements.

 

[Faria]

I keep that belief that it is supposed to be like human with 3 pairs of wings.

Maybe. I don't know where the scholarship stands on this, but "winged people" appears to be the least-likely representation of Seraphim.

It's not a very popular motif in Western religious art, but the entire Seraphim idea might be better represented as fire-breathing dragons, venomous winged reptiles, or something similar. The Chinese appear to like this idea of a celestial emperor surrounded by dragons.