Merastra/ Angels/ Imamiah
Angel no. 52

Imamiah

Imamiah is the angel of those who seek truth in good faith and come back from their errors through a sincere return to God.

God raised above all things

Imamiah is the guardian angel of people born between December 7 and December 12, when the Sun is in Sagittarius, 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.
Sagittarius 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.
Dec 7 – 12
Choir The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
Principalities
Decan The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
26 of 36
Decan ruler The planet that rules this decan, in the Chaldean order handed down from antiquity.
Moon
Hour Its twenty minutes of the day: the 72 angels share the 24 hours, starting at midnight.
17:00 – 17:20
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 10 · July 21 · October 1 · December 12 · February 22
Verse The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
Psalm 7:17
Hebrew name Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
עממיה
In the tradition

What Imamiah governs


Tradition credits Imamiah with breaking the power of enemies and humbling them. It rules over travel of every kind. It protects prisoners who turn to it and inspires in them the means of regaining their freedom. It also influences all who seek the truth in good faith and turn back from their errors with a sincere return to God.

  • vigour
  • patience
  • courage
  • diligence
  • sincerity
Those born under it

Born under Imamiah


A person born under this influence has a strong and vigorous constitution. They bear adversity with great patience and courage, love work, and carry out whatever they set their mind to with ease.

The contrary angel

The shadow of Imamiah


The contrary angel rules over pride, blasphemy and malice, and influences coarse and quarrelsome men.

In the tarot

Three of Wands


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Three 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 Imamiah and Hahasiah under the Three of Wands.

  • enterprise
  • able cooperation in business
  • artist
  • assertive expression
Related angels

Angels close to Imamiah


Its tarot twin Hahasiah
The other angels of the Principalities
Frequently asked

Imamiah, questions and answers


How do I know if Imamiah is my guardian angel?
Imamiah is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from December 7 to December 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 Imamiah?
In the tradition's calendar, Imamiah rules five days a year: May 10 · July 21 · October 1 · December 12 · February 22. It also rules the twenty minutes of 17:00 – 17:20.
What does the name Imamiah mean?
The tradition renders its name as: God raised above all things.
Which verse goes with Imamiah?
Psalm 7:17, 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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