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This proto-Hebrew, then, was the universal human language until the time of the Confusion of Tongues at the Tower of Babel. After his fall from Paradise, Adam lost the language and constructed a form of proto-Hebrew based upon his vague memory of Angelical. Their work resulted, among other things, in the reception of the Enochian or Angelical language.Īccording to Dee’s journals, Angelical was supposed to have been the language God used to create the world, and which was later used by Adam to speak with God and the angels, and to name all things in existence. With Kelley’s help as a scryer, Dee set out to establish lasting contact with the angels. In 1582, Dee teamed up with the seer Edward Kelley, although Dee had used several other seers previously. In 1581, Dee mentioned in his personal journals that God had sent “ good angels” to communicate directly with prophets. If one could speak the language of Angels, it was believed one could directly interact with them. Dee’s Angelic languageĪccording to Tobias Churton in his text The Golden Builders, the concept of an Angelic or antediluvian language was common during Dee’s time. The term “ Enochian” comes from Dee’s assertion that the Biblical Patriarch Enoch had been the last human ( before Dee and Kelley) to know the language. Several linguists, notably Donald Laycock, have studied Enochian, and argue against any extraordinary features in the language.ĭee’s journals did not describe the language as “ Enochian“, instead preferring descriptors like “ Angelical“, the “ Celestial Speech“, the “ Language of Angels“, the “ First Language of God-Christ“, the “ Holy Language” or “Adamical” because, according to Dee’s Angels, it was used by Adam in Paradise to name all things. The language found in Dee’s and Kelley’s journals encompasses a limited textual corpus, only some of it with English translations.
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