Merastra/ Angels/ Elemiah
Angel no. 4

Elemiah

Elemiah is the angel of journeys and discovery, bringing calm to a troubled mind and bringing hidden betrayal to light.

Hidden God

Elemiah is the guardian angel of people born between April 4 and April 9, when the Sun is in Aries, between 15 and 20 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.
Aries 15–20°
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 4 – 9
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.
2 of 36
Decan ruler The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
Sun
Hour Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
01:00 – 01:20
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 23 · June 3 · August 14 · October 25 · January 5
Verse The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
Psalm 6:4
Hebrew name Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
עלמיה
In the tradition

What Elemiah governs


Tradition credits Elemiah with easing torments of the mind and with revealing traitors. It rules over journeys and sea expeditions, and it influences useful discoveries.

  • serenity
  • discernment
  • travel
  • discovery
  • industry
  • success
Those born under it

Born under Elemiah


A person born under this influence is industrious and successful in their undertakings, with a passion for travel.

The contrary angel

The shadow of Elemiah


Its contrary angel rules over poor upbringing and over discoveries dangerous to society, and it puts obstacles in the way of every undertaking.

In the tarot

Six of Wands


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Six 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 Elemiah and Sitael under the Six of Wands.

  • achievement of ambitions
  • affairs in crisis
  • avoiding of strife yet victory therein
  • carefulness
Related angels

Angels close to Elemiah


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

Elemiah, questions and answers


How do I know if Elemiah is my guardian angel?
Elemiah is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from April 4 to April 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 Elemiah?
In the tradition's calendar, Elemiah rules five days a year: March 23 · June 3 · August 14 · October 25 · January 5. It also rules the twenty minutes of 01:00 – 01:20.
What does the name Elemiah mean?
The tradition renders its name as: Hidden God.
Which verse goes with Elemiah?
Psalm 6:4, 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.

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