the baffled king composing

A country that considers itself intellectually superior to a faith in an omnipotent God will invariably be caught up in the cycle of enchantments, which is to say, history, as it falls under the spell of specific subordinate principalities and powers.

Agamben's piece on the evolution of spiritual hierarchy is interesting -- it mirrored the church hierarchy of the time.  If you look at the medieval cults, the angel cults are usually from the East, outside the local national church, and even the Roman offices and orders.  The inherent paradox of an ordered hierarchy of the numinous, perhaps.  Perhaps it is primarily an indication that there are always distinctions to be made, even in things completely outside the context of our experience.