Overview
God who grants the prayers of the generations
Iecialel is the guardian angel of people born from about January 5 to January 10, when the Sun is in Capricorn, between 15 and 20 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Iecialel governs
Tradition credits it with easing sorrows and healing illness, above all diseases of the eyes. It rules over iron and influences armourers, locksmiths, cutlers and all who trade in iron goods. It also confounds the wicked and those who bear false witness.
- bravery
- frankness
- healing
- comfort
- truth
Born under Iecialel
A person born under this influence stands out for bravery and frankness, and is given to passionate love.
The shadow of Iecialel
Its contrary angel rules over anger and influences the wicked and those who take a life.
In the tarot
Six of Pentacles
The Golden Dawn starts the circle of angels at Leo and sets two angels under each of the thirty-six numbered cards. It places Iecialel and Nemamiah under the Six of Pentacles.
- generosity
- help received
- earned rewards
- financial stability
- compassion
Angels close to Iecialel
- Its tarot twin
- Nemamiah
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Capricorn 15–20° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Jan 5 – 10 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Archangels The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 29 of 36 The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- Decan ruler
- Mars The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Hour
- 19:00 – 19:20 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- May 16 · July 27 · October 7 · December 18 · February 28 Every day of the year has its angel, in a seventy-two-day cycle that starts on 20 March: each angel returns five times.
- Verse
- Psalm 6:3 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- יילאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Iecialel, questions and answers
How do I know if Iecialel is my guardian angel?
Iecialel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from January 5 to January 10 this year. On the day the Sun moves from one angel to the next, only the hour of birth can decide.
Which days belong to Iecialel?
In the tradition's calendar, Iecialel rules five days a year: May 16 · July 27 · October 7 · December 18 · February 28. It also rules the twenty minutes of 19:00 – 19:20.
What does the name Iecialel mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God who grants the prayers of the generations.
Which verse goes with Iecialel?
Psalm 6:3, numbered as in modern Bibles.
Sources
The texts on this page are written from an early nineteenth-century French treatise on the Kabbalah, now in the public domain; the tarot link follows the Golden Dawn.