Overview
Admirable God
Lauviah is the guardian angel of people born from about June 10 to June 16, when the Sun is in Gemini, between 20 and 25 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Lauviah governs
Tradition credits Lauviah with easing torments of the mind and sadness, and with bringing restful sleep at night. It rules over the higher sciences and wondrous discoveries, and grants revelations in dreams.
- consolation
- restful sleep
- discovery
- revelation
- poetry
- philosophy
Born under Lauviah
A person born under this influence loves music, poetry, literature and philosophy.
The shadow of Lauviah
The contrary angel rules over atheism, over irreligious philosophers, and over all who attack the doctrines of religion.
In the tarot
Four 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 Lauviah and Caliel under the Four of Swords.
- rest
- peace restored
- voluntary retreat
- retreat
- end of troubles
Angels close to Lauviah
- Its tarot twin
- Caliel
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Gemini 20–25° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Jun 10 – 16 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Thrones The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 9 of 36 The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- Decan ruler
- Sun The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Hour
- 05:20 – 05:40 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- April 5 · June 16 · August 27 · November 7 · January 18 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 8:9 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- לאויה Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Lauviah, questions and answers
How do I know if Lauviah is my guardian angel?
Lauviah is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from June 10 to June 16 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 Lauviah?
In the tradition's calendar, Lauviah rules five days a year: April 5 · June 16 · August 27 · November 7 · January 18. It also rules the twenty minutes of 05:20 – 05:40.
What does the name Lauviah mean?
The tradition renders its name as: Admirable God.
Which verse goes with Lauviah?
Psalm 8:9, 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.