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Angel no. 7

Achaiah

Achaiah is the angel of patient inquiry, joining a steady temper to the wish to understand how nature works.

Good and patient God

Achaiah is the guardian angel of people born between April 20 and April 25, when the Sun is in Taurus, between 0 and 5 degrees. The Sun returns to these degrees every year, give or take a day.

Zodiac The five degrees of the zodiac the angel governs. The 72 angels share the circle, starting at 0° Aries.
Taurus 0–5°
Days in 2026 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
Apr 20 – 25
Choir The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
Seraphim
Decan The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
4 of 36
Decan ruler The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
Mercury
Hour Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
02:00 – 02:20
Days of rule Every day of the year has its angel, in a seventy-two-day cycle that starts on 20 March: each angel returns five times.
March 26 · June 6 · August 17 · October 28 · January 8
Verse The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
Psalm 103:8
Hebrew name Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
אכאיה
In the tradition

What Achaiah governs


Tradition credits Achaiah with rule over patience and with revealing the secrets of nature. It influences the spread of knowledge and enlightenment, and industry in the sense of productive, skilled work.

  • patience
  • discovery
  • knowledge
  • industry
  • learning
Those born under it

Born under Achaiah


A person born under this angel likes to learn things that are useful. They take pride in carrying out the most difficult tasks, and they discover several useful methods and techniques for the arts and crafts.

The contrary angel

The shadow of Achaiah


The contrary angel is the enemy of knowledge and enlightenment. It rules over negligence, laziness and indifference to study.

In the tarot

Eight of Pentacles


VIII
Eight 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 Achaiah and Cahethel under the Eight of Pentacles.

  • appointment
  • avaricious
  • change
  • commission
Related angels

Angels close to Achaiah


Its tarot twin Cahethel
The other angels of the Seraphim
Frequently asked

Achaiah, questions and answers


How do I know if Achaiah is my guardian angel?
Achaiah is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from April 20 to April 25 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 Achaiah?
In the tradition's calendar, Achaiah rules five days a year: March 26 · June 6 · August 17 · October 28 · January 8. It also rules the twenty minutes of 02:00 – 02:20.
What does the name Achaiah mean?
The tradition renders its name as: Good and patient God.
Which verse goes with Achaiah?
Psalm 103:8, 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.

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