Overview
God glorified above all things
Iezalel is the guardian angel of people born from about May 21 to May 26, when the Sun is in Gemini, between 0 and 5 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Iezalel governs
Tradition credits it with rule over friendship and reconciliation. It also governs faithfulness within marriage.
- friendship
- reconciliation
- fidelity
- memory
- skill
- learning
Born under Iezalel
A person born under this influence learns whatever they wish with ease. They have a good memory and stand out for their skill and dexterity.
The shadow of Iezalel
Its contrary angel rules over ignorance, error and lying. It influences narrow minds that want neither to learn nor to do anything.
In the tarot
Two of Swords
The Golden Dawn starts the circle of angels at Leo and sets two angels under each of the thirty-six numbered cards. It places Iezalel and Mebahel under the Two of Swords.
- balance
- compromise
- truce
- hard choice
- friendship in adversity
Angels close to Iezalel
- Its tarot twin
- Mebahel
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Gemini 0–5° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- May 21 – 26 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Cherubim The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 7 of 36 The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- Decan ruler
- Jupiter The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Hour
- 04:00 – 04:20 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- April 1 · June 12 · August 23 · November 3 · January 14 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 98:4 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- יזלאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Iezalel, questions and answers
How do I know if Iezalel is my guardian angel?
Iezalel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from May 21 to May 26 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 Iezalel?
In the tradition's calendar, Iezalel rules five days a year: April 1 · June 12 · August 23 · November 3 · January 14. It also rules the twenty minutes of 04:00 – 04:20.
What does the name Iezalel mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God glorified above all things.
Which verse goes with Iezalel?
Psalm 98:4, 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.