Overview
God who heals the sick
Seheiah is the guardian angel of people born from about August 7 to August 12, when the Sun is in Leo, between 15 and 20 degrees. The dates shift by a day depending on the year.
What Seheiah governs
Tradition credits Seheiah with power against infirmities and thunder. It protects against fires, collapsing buildings, falls and illness. It rules over health and a long life.
- health
- longevity
- protection
- judgment
- prudence
- circumspection
Born under Seheiah
A person born under this influence has sound judgment and acts only with prudence and circumspection.
The shadow of Seheiah
Its contrary angel rules over catastrophes and accidents and causes apoplexy. It influences people who never think before they act.
In the tarot
Nine 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 Seheiah and Ierathel under the Nine of Wands.
- steady strength
- journey
- delay
Angels close to Seheiah
- Its tarot twin
- Ierathel
At a glance
- Zodiac
- Leo 15–20° The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
- Days in 2026
- Aug 7 – 12 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
- 14 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
- 09:00 – 09:20 Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
- Days of rule
- April 16 · June 27 · September 7 · November 18 · January 29 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 71:12 The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
- Hebrew name
- שאהיה Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
Seheiah, questions and answers
How do I know if Seheiah is my guardian angel?
Seheiah is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from August 7 to August 12 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 Seheiah?
In the tradition's calendar, Seheiah rules five days a year: April 16 · June 27 · September 7 · November 18 · January 29. It also rules the twenty minutes of 09:00 – 09:20.
What does the name Seheiah mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God who heals the sick.
Which verse goes with Seheiah?
Psalm 71:12, 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.