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Angel no. 17

Lauviah

Lauviah is the angel of the untroubled mind: one that finds rest and, through rest, comes to deeper knowledge.

Admirable God

Lauviah is the guardian angel of people born between June 10 and June 16, when the Sun is in Gemini, between 20 and 25 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.
Gemini 20–25°
Days in 2026 The days the Sun crosses those degrees this year. From one year to the next they can shift by a day.
Jun 10 – 16
Choir The 72 angels are set in nine choirs of eight, from the Seraphim to the Angels.
Thrones
Decan The zodiac divides into 36 decans of ten degrees; each holds two angels.
9 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.
05:20 – 05:40
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.
April 5 · June 16 · August 27 · November 7 · January 18
Verse The verse the tradition ties to its name. Psalms are numbered as in modern Bibles.
Psalm 8:9
Hebrew name Its name in Hebrew, read from right to left.
לאויה
In the tradition

What Lauviah governs


Tradition credits Lauviah with easing torments of the mind and sadness, and with bringing restful sleep at night. It rules over the higher sciences and wondrous discoveries, and grants revelations in dreams.

  • consolation
  • restful sleep
  • discovery
  • revelation
  • poetry
  • philosophy
Those born under it

Born under Lauviah


A person born under this influence loves music, poetry, literature and philosophy.

The contrary angel

The shadow of Lauviah


The contrary angel rules over atheism, over irreligious philosophers, and over all who attack the doctrines of religion.

In the tarot

Four of Swords


IV
Four of Swords

The Golden Dawn starts the circle of angels at Leo and sets two angels under each of the thirty-six numbered cards. It places Lauviah and Caliel under the Four of Swords.

  • abundance
  • battle brought to its end
  • chaos
  • coffin
Related angels

Angels close to Lauviah


Its tarot twin Caliel
Frequently asked

Lauviah, questions and answers


How do I know if Lauviah is my guardian angel?
Lauviah is the angel of people born while the Sun crossed its five degrees, from June 10 to June 16 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 Lauviah?
In the tradition's calendar, Lauviah rules five days a year: April 5 · June 16 · August 27 · November 7 · January 18. It also rules the twenty minutes of 05:20 – 05:40.
What does the name Lauviah mean?
The tradition renders its name as: Admirable God.
Which verse goes with Lauviah?
Psalm 8:9, 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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