In orbit, a spacecraft with one axis much longer than the other two will spontaneously orient so that its long axis points at the planet's center of mass. This system has the virtue of needing no active control system or expenditure of fuel.
A conductive tether can also generate electrical power, at the expense of orbital decay. Conversely, by inducing a counter-current, using solar cell power, the orbit may be raised.
it was either that or a pair of tefillin
The 72 angels of the Shem HaMephorash are considered to be opposite and balancing forces against these fallen angels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shem_HaMephorash
"the explicit name", was originally a Tannaitic term for the Tetragrammaton.
Shem HaMephorash figures in the legend of the golem, an animated anthropomorphic being in Jewish folklore that was created entirely from inanimate matter (usually clay). The earthen figure was then animated by placing a piece of parchment with the name of God in its mouth.