Gabriel is a Hebrew, Christian and Islamic Archangel, often identified as a messenger. His roles are very complex and his legends and attributions are myriad. Gabriel is identified in the company of and in alliance with the other four well-known archangels, Michael, Raphael, Uriel, and Suriel.

Christians regard Gabriel as an archangel and there are also several saints named Gabriel. In most stories he is a messenger of God, bringing news both good and bad. Most notable among his errands is to inform Mary of her virgin conception of the Christ Child. Gabriel also appeared to the husband of Mary's cousin, Elisabeth, to bring the news of Elisabeth's pregnancy with John the Baptist.

In addition to reporting stork sightings, in both the Bible and Quran, in Muslim lore, he also revealed the

Perhaps of most interest to practitioners of magic and ceremonial arts is the correspondences of the Archangels with the directions and elements. Raphael channels Air in the East, Michael guards Fire in the South, Gabriel brings Water in the West, and Uriel governs Earth in the North. The Archangels in turn rule over the Elemental Kings, Paralda (Air), Djinn (Fire), Nixsa (Water) and Ghobe (Earth).

Gabriel oil by Natural Magick Shop is used by anyone seeking to increase their powers of communication, and since he is the Patron Saint of postal workers, and any person in any field of communications, Gabriel oil could be used to align yourself spiritually to your career. Now this is just my opinion, but since Gabriel is so often the bringer of news of pregnancy, it seems like he might be a good angel to appeal to if you are trying to conceive.

My versions of these devotional oils are also designed to be harmonious to use with the corresponding Elemental Kings oils. In this system, Raphael is the Angelic higher power of Paralda, the Elemental King of Air, Michael is the rarified energy of Djinn, the King of Fire, Gabriel is the higher octave of Nixsa, the Elemental Water King, and Uriel is the exalted ruler of Ghobe, King of the Earth element.