Merastra/ Angels/ Iecialel
Angel no. 58

Iecialel

Iecialel is the angel of iron and those who work it, a consoler in sorrow who exposes the wicked and false witnesses.

God who grants the prayers of the generations

Iecialel is the guardian angel of people born between January 5 and January 10, when the Sun is in Capricorn, 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.
Capricorn 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.
Jan 5 – 10
Choir The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
Archangels
Decan The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
29 of 36
Decan ruler The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
Mars
Hour Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
19:00 – 19:20
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.
May 16 · July 27 · October 7 · December 18 · February 28
Verse The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
Psalm 6:3
Hebrew name Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
יילאל
In the tradition

What Iecialel governs


Tradition credits it with easing sorrows and healing illness, above all diseases of the eyes. It rules over iron and influences armourers, locksmiths, cutlers and all who trade in iron goods. It also confounds the wicked and those who bear false witness.

  • bravery
  • frankness
  • healing
  • comfort
  • truth
Those born under it

Born under Iecialel


A person born under this influence stands out for bravery and frankness, and is given to passionate love.

The contrary angel

The shadow of Iecialel


Its contrary angel rules over anger and influences the wicked and those who take a life.

In the tarot

Six of Pentacles


VI
Six 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 Iecialel and Nemamiah under the Six of Pentacles.

  • attention
  • benevolence
  • compassion
  • dance
Related angels

Angels close to Iecialel


Its tarot twin Nemamiah
The other angels of the Archangels
Frequently asked

Iecialel, questions and answers


How do I know if Iecialel is my guardian angel?
Iecialel is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from January 5 to January 10 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 Iecialel?
In the tradition's calendar, Iecialel rules five days a year: May 16 · July 27 · October 7 · December 18 · February 28. It also rules the twenty minutes of 19:00 – 19:20.
What does the name Iecialel mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God who grants the prayers of the generations.
Which verse goes with Iecialel?
Psalm 6:3, 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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