CryptoAngels: Chamuel
The fifteenth in a series of posts about the Archangels of the CryptoAngels project and their inspirations.
Owned by HARDART STRATΞGY, Chamuel is known as the Archangel of Stillness. He remains separate from his brother angels, seeing their battle against the forces of the Dark as reductive. Instead, he seeks universal enlightenment and peace through meditation and harmony. His philosophy is inspired by the principles of zazen, the main meditative practice of Zen Buddhism. This ties in with Trevor’s logo, the ensō, a hand-drawn circle that symbolises enlightenment, reflection, and oneness with all things. He is also inspired by the practice of eremitism – the practice of being a spiritual hermit – which is common to many religions. The first Christian hermit was Paul of Thebes, who is said to have lived in a desert cave between the ages of 16 and 113 in the third and fourth centuries.
Chamuel resides far from Heaven on an obscure unnamed world. His shrine is in a wetland region called Serena Aestuarium, which is Latin for ‘serene estuary’, and his only neighbours are flocks of pink and white cranes. Cranes have been considered magical or sacred birds in many cultures throughout history. In Japan they are seen as symbols of good fortune and longevity. The ancient Celts saw them as souls of the dead and the Greeks as messengers of the gods.
