Gabriels dissonance Condition.

[Methariel]

Originally Posted by JCD

This goes into another discussion altogether: the educational nature of the punishment. A divorce attorney who enjoyed twisting the lives of his clients and the opposing parties of the divorce might get his leg broken by a Malakim. Ho Hum! There is nothing edifying or enlightening in that sort of punishment.

I would think it would be a much more artistic and of more importance in the long term for the angel involved to have the attorney feel an instructive lesson then merely a painful one.

Well, I think here we're touching the difference between Divine Fire and Judgment. Gabriel's servitors don't need to be concerned how their punishment relates to the cruelty committed, while Dominic's have to find a punishment that fits the crime.

So Gabriel's servitors might dispense punishments that are too soft (although this won't happen very often) or overly harsh (given their general nature, this is probably the case more often), as long as they are not cruel themselves.

Dominic's servitors, on the other hand, will try to give a fitting punishment. This sort of punishment might lead to the punished trying to remedy his ways - and I'm sure, deep down in his cloak, it's what Dominic wants.

If we take the lawyer in your example, it depends entirely on the Gabrielite Malakite he's met by how he gets punished:

Malakite A might break his leg because of his cruelty, Malakite B might burn down his office (while making sure beforehand that nobody gets hurt), Malakite C might burn down the lawyer (with his office or not).

Servitors of Dominic probably see him violating the ethics of being a lawyer (yes, there are some! ;) ) and will try to get his admission to the Bar revoked, or an Elohite or Mercurian of Judgment might want to ruin the lawyer's marriage or relationship to the point of break-up and general nastiness. A Malakite, on the other hand, might still just break his leg - and make sure it hurts, while telling him: "That's what you get if you mess around with other people's lives. Get them to divorce decently, or I'll remember that you've got another leg. Or a neck."

All this doesn't mean, mind you, that a Gabrielite won't punish with educational effect. I especially can see Seraphim and Elohim trying this. But I wouldn't spare them dissonance. They're part of Divine Fire, it burns, it urges them to react quickly - or they'll get burned.

I hope that's been useful.

With best regards,

M.