Overview
God swift to come to aid
Reiiel is the guardian angel of people born from about August 12 to August 17, when the Sun is in Leo, between 20 and 25 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Reiiel governs
Tradition credits Reiiel with aid against the impious and the enemies of religion, and with deliverance from all enemies, seen and unseen. It rules over religious feeling, divine philosophy and meditation.
- faith
- zeal
- virtue
- truth
- meditation
Born under Reiiel
A person born under this angel stands out for virtue and for zeal in spreading the truth. Such a person works hard to overcome impiety, through writing as much as through personal example.
The shadow of Reiiel
Its contrary angel rules fanaticism and hypocrisy. It influences those who spread irreligion through dangerous writings and maxims.
In the tarot
Ten of Wands
The Golden Dawn starts the circle of angels at Leo and sets two angels under each of the thirty-six numbered cards. It places Reiiel and Omael under the Ten of Wands.
- heavy load
- uncertainty
- problems solved
- new contracts
- fixed ideas
Angels close to Reiiel
- Its tarot twin
- Omael
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Leo 20–25° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Aug 12 – 17 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
- Choir
- Dominions The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
- Decan
- 15 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
- 09:20 – 09:40 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- April 17 · June 28 · September 8 · November 19 · January 30 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 54:4 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- רייאל Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Reiiel, questions and answers
How do I know if Reiiel is my guardian angel?
Reiiel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from August 12 to August 17 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 Reiiel?
In the tradition's calendar, Reiiel rules five days a year: April 17 · June 28 · September 8 · November 19 · January 30. It also rules the twenty minutes of 09:20 – 09:40.
What does the name Reiiel mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God swift to come to aid.
Which verse goes with Reiiel?
Psalm 54:4, 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.