Editing Order of Nine Angles (section)

===The term "nine angles"===

Although occult scholars attribute the concept of Nine Angles to the [[Church of Satan]], in its essays and other writings the ONA offers differing explanations as to the meaning of the term "Nine Angles".{{sfn|Monette|2013|p=105}} One explanation is that it pertains to the seven planets of the group's cosmology (the seven angles), added to the system as a whole (the eighth angle), and the mystic themselves (the ninth angle).{{sfnm|1a1=Monette|1y=2013|1p=105|2a1=Introvigne|2y=2016|2p=360}} A second explanation is that it refers to seven "normal" [[alchemy|alchemical]] stages, with an additional two processes.{{sfn|Monette|2013|p=105}} A third is that it pertains to the nine emanations of the divine, a concept originally found in Medieval texts produced within the Islamic mystical tradition of [[Sufism]].{{sfn|Monette|2013|p=105}} Monette further suggested that it was a reference to a classical Indian tradition which divided the [[Solar System]] into nine planets.{{sfn|Monette|2013|p=105}}