Qaphsiel is invoked in an ancient Hebrew charm to tell if an enemy is running away. Gustav Davidson writes that Qafsiel is described as the ruler of the seventh heaven in 3 Enoch, citing Odeberg's edition. However, Odeberg's edition only states in a footnote that Qafsiel is " the guardian of the door of the seventh Hall" in Hekhalot Rabbati. In turn, Qaspiel is described in Hekhalot Rabbati as a guardian of the sixth palace, armed with a lightning-dripping sword as well as a bow, tempests, light, and powerful winds—weapons which he uses against anyone not fit to see God. Qaspiel is later described in the same work as one of three "guardians of the entrance of the seventh palace," alongside Dumiel and Gabriel. Qaspiel is also listed in Ma'aseh Merkavah as a guardian of the second palace. Sefer Raziel lists Qephetzial as the prince of Saturn. The Zohar describes Kafziel as one of the two chief aides to Gabriel.
In western occult literature
Cassiel is listed in the related works The Sworn Book of Honorius and in -Peter de Abano's Heptameron. Cassiel's presence in Honorius may also be a result of Greek influence, as he is likewise listed in a Byzantineexorcism manual. In these works, he is, as usual, listed as the angel of Saturn but also as the angel of the North and as one of the angels named in the Sigillum Dei. Following Honorius and the Heptameron, Cassiel appears in the Liber de Angelis as Cassael, then in various editions of the Key of Solomon as Cassiel or Cassael, angel over Saturn or Saturday, and once again in the Sigillum Dei. Cassiel is depicted in Francis Barrett's The Magus as a dragon-riding jinn with a beard, again as the angel over Saturn.
Other works
Cassiel is sometimes described as the angel of tears, the angel of temperance, or the angel who presides over the deaths of kings. As Qafsiel, he is sometimes regarded as the ruler of the moon instead of Saturn. Averroes and Ibn Arabi likewise listed Saturn as the planetary counterpart of the archangel Kafziel. Ahmad al-Buni listed Kasfiyail as one of eight angels, among whom each has its own hierarchy of spirits under command.
Cassiel appears in Wim Wenders's film Wings of Desire, as well as the U.S. remake, City of Angels. Wenders found the name in an encyclopedia about angels. Cassiel, played by Otto Sander in the original and Andre Braugher in the remake, watches with considerable ambivalence as his friend becomes human. In the sequel Faraway, So Close!, Cassiel himself becomes human. Nick Cave wrote "Cassiel's Song" as part of the music for that film.
Cassiel is the name given to her ship by Chiara where she references Cassiel being a christian archangel and an angel of tears along with an angel who presides over the deaths of kings, in book 6 of the Galactic Liberation series written by B. V. Larson, David VanDyke.
