Overview
God who sustains the universe
Poiel is the guardian angel of people born from about December 26 to December 31, when the Sun is in Capricorn, between 5 and 10 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Poiel governs
Tradition credits Poiel with helping people obtain what they ask for. It rules over renown, fortune and philosophy, and so touches those who seek a good name, those whose prosperity is at stake, and those given to the pursuit of wisdom.
- modesty
- moderation
- good humour
- renown
- fortune
- philosophy
Born under Poiel
A person born under this angel is held in esteem by everyone for their modesty, their moderation and their agreeable temper. Whatever fortune they come to, they owe it to nothing but their own talents and conduct.
The shadow of Poiel
The contrary angel rules over ambition and pride. It influences all those who set themselves up as masters and seek to raise themselves above others.
In the tarot
Five 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 Poiel and Mebahiah under the Five of Pentacles.
- material hardship
- loss made good
- lasting friendships
Angels close to Poiel
- Its tarot twin
- Mebahiah
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Capricorn 5–10° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Dec 26 – 31 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Principalities The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 28 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
- 18:20 – 18:40 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- May 14 · July 25 · October 5 · December 16 · February 26 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 145:14 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- פויאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Poiel, questions and answers
How do I know if Poiel is my guardian angel?
Poiel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from December 26 to December 31 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 Poiel?
In the tradition's calendar, Poiel rules five days a year: May 14 · July 25 · October 5 · December 16 · February 26. It also rules the twenty minutes of 18:20 – 18:40.
What does the name Poiel mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God who sustains the universe.
Which verse goes with Poiel?
Psalm 145:14, 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.