Overview
God who gives life to all things
Mehiel is the guardian angel of people born from about February 4 to February 9, when the Sun is in Aquarius, between 15 and 20 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Mehiel governs
Tradition credits Mehiel with protecting against rabies and ferocious animals. It rules over scholars, teachers, orators and authors. Its influence extends to printing and bookselling, and to everyone who trades in them.
- learning
- eloquence
- literature
- teaching
- protection
Born under Mehiel
A person born under this angel is said to distinguish themselves in literature.
The shadow of Mehiel
Its contrary angel rules over false scholars, and it influences controversies, literary quarrels and criticism.
In the tarot
Nine 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 Mehiel and Anauel under the Nine of Swords.
- despair
- isolation
- endured hardship
- self-punishment
Angels close to Mehiel
- Its tarot twin
- Anauel
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Aquarius 15–20° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Feb 4 – 9 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
- 32 of 36 The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
- Decan ruler
- Mercury The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
- Hour
- 21:00 – 21:20 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- May 22 · August 2 · October 13 · December 24 · March 6 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 33:18 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- מחיאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Mehiel, questions and answers
How do I know if Mehiel is my guardian angel?
Mehiel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from February 4 to February 9 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 Mehiel?
In the tradition's calendar, Mehiel rules five days a year: May 22 · August 2 · October 13 · December 24 · March 6. It also rules the twenty minutes of 21:00 – 21:20.
What does the name Mehiel mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God who gives life to all things.
Which verse goes with Mehiel?
Psalm 33:18, 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.