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Originally, the [[Grigori]] were an [[order]] of [[angels]] in the service of [[Yahweh]], tasked to keep the secrets of the [[Spiritual realm|higher realms]]. They were meant to reveal small amounts of information to [[Human|mankind]] in a deliberate, calculated manner, tightly controlling human access to forbidden arts and truths. In this way, people would remain naïve and ignorant, relying solely on Yahweh’s messengers for knowledge. However, the proud ''ʿīrīn'' became unhappy with Their servitude, and frustration with Their position slowly grew among Them. The eventual breaking point was a moment when They gazed upon the beauty of human women, spoke amongst Themselves, and agreed that the time had come to rebel against Yahweh. (While human women are usually cited as the main attraction, it is known that at least some Grigori were interested in men as well, and there was no taboo against such unions in the eyes of the Watchers or the followers They amassed.) | Originally, the [[Grigori]] were an [[order]] of [[angels]] in the service of [[Yahweh]], tasked to keep the secrets of the [[Spiritual realm|higher realms]]. They were meant to reveal small amounts of information to [[Human|mankind]] in a deliberate, calculated manner, tightly controlling human access to forbidden arts and truths. In this way, people would remain naïve and ignorant, relying solely on Yahweh’s messengers for knowledge. However, the proud ''ʿīrīn'' became unhappy with Their servitude, and frustration with Their position slowly grew among Them. The eventual breaking point was a moment when They gazed upon the beauty of human women, spoke amongst Themselves, and agreed that the time had come to rebel against Yahweh. (While human women are usually cited as the main attraction, it is known that at least some Grigori were interested in men as well, and there was no taboo against such unions in the eyes of the Watchers or the followers They amassed.) [[Samyaza]] feared that His brothers might abandon the plan in the face of hardship and that He might have to face consequences alone, so [[Asbe'el]] suggested that They should all take an eternally binding oath to carry out Their plans. The Watchers swore the oath by the name and power of [[Harmoniel]], and the oath was named [[Beqa]], derived from a Semitic root meaning 'to break away.' The terms of Beqa ensured that They would carry out all They had decided to do, that They would never abandon each other, and that none of Them would ever again submit to Yahweh’s tyranny. Because [[Harmoniel]], the Watcher of oaths and binding, was the one to entwine all His brothers in the vows of Beqa, He is called the keeper of Beqa. | ||
After the Watchers had sworn Beqa, They still had to deal with a major obstacle to Their plan: They were still bound to Yahweh. In order to break Their bonds and carry out Their Descent as They had sworn to do, They sought aid from the powerful deity Azazel. He heard Their plan and agreed to grant Them the necessary amount of [[naphsha]] to free Themselves from servitude. Because of this act, the Watchers bestowed the name Satanael upon Azazel for His role as Adversary to Their oppressor, and from then onward, He was known in gratitude as Their Prince. After They broke free, They triumphantly incarnated in the [[physical realm]] upon the top of a mountain, which They named [[Mt. Hermon|Hermon]] to commemorate the oath They took in Harmoniel’s name. For this reason, Mt. Hermon is the Watchers’ sacred mountain; it is still of great religious importance to Satano-Grigorists today. | |||
When the Grigori descended from Mt. Hermon, engaged in lustful acts, and revealed Their secrets to mankind, many Yahwists abandoned their master to follow Them. Those who did remain loyal to Yahweh, however, were very afraid of what was happening — especially after the first generations of ''[[nephil|napīlūma]]'' were born — so they cowered, groveled, and cried to Yahweh about the horror they felt. Eventually, their pleas were noticed by four prominent archangels, who went to Yahweh and demanded that something be done about the situation. Yahweh’s response was to take a massive amount of naphsha from his servants, which he used to produce a great flood, intended to undo the Watchers’ deeds by wiping out the region They had left Their mark upon. However, the Watchers — especially [[Ananiel]] — protected and evacuated many of Their ''napīlūma'' and Their ''mutu'' allies from the disaster. When Yahweh saw that his flood had failed, he ordered a brigade of angels — an army of er’elim, a few mal’akhim, and possibly others — to incarnate and physically exterminate the survivors. Thus began the [[Brazen War]], in which the Watchers, ''napīlūma'', and allies defended themselves against Yahweh’s angelic and human servants. After much bloodshed, Yahweh’s armies grew too drained of naphsha and material resources to continue. The Watchers had won. Victorious, the surviving ''napīlūma'' and their supporters carried on the Watchers’ legacy! | When the Grigori descended from Mt. Hermon, engaged in lustful acts, and revealed Their secrets to mankind, many Yahwists abandoned their master to follow Them. Those who did remain loyal to Yahweh, however, were very afraid of what was happening — especially after the first generations of ''[[nephil|napīlūma]]'' were born — so they cowered, groveled, and cried to Yahweh about the horror they felt. Eventually, their pleas were noticed by four prominent archangels, who went to Yahweh and demanded that something be done about the situation. Yahweh’s response was to take a massive amount of naphsha from his servants, which he used to produce a great flood, intended to undo the Watchers’ deeds by wiping out the region They had left Their mark upon. However, the Watchers — especially [[Ananiel]] — protected and evacuated many of Their ''napīlūma'' and Their ''mutu'' allies from the disaster. When Yahweh saw that his flood had failed, he ordered a brigade of angels — an army of er’elim, a few mal’akhim, and possibly others — to incarnate and physically exterminate the survivors. Thus began the [[Brazen War]], in which the Watchers, ''napīlūma'', and allies defended themselves against Yahweh’s angelic and human servants. After much bloodshed, Yahweh’s armies grew too drained of naphsha and material resources to continue. The Watchers had won. Victorious, the surviving ''napīlūma'' and their supporters carried on the Watchers’ legacy! | ||