The 72 Guardian Angels
The Shem HaMephorash — 72 divine names drawn from Exodus (14:19-21), arranged in 9 angelic choirs. Each angel watches over 5 degrees of the zodiac: find yours by birth date.
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How do I find my birth guardian angel?
In the kabbalistic tradition, every person is born under the regency of one of the 72 angels of the Shem HaMephorash, determined by the Sun's position at birth (one angel for every 5 degrees of the zodiac — roughly 5 days). Find the period containing your birth date below: that is your traditional guardian angel.
Dates are indicative: the Sun does not travel the zodiac at constant speed, and periods may shift by a day depending on the year and the source. If you were born on a boundary date, read both neighbouring angels.
Choir of the Seraphim
Prince: Metatron
Choir of the Cherubim
Prince: Raziel
Choir of the Thrones
Prince: Tsaphkiel
Choir of the Dominions
Prince: Tsadkiel
Choir of the Powers
Prince: Camael
Choir of the Virtues
Prince: Raphaël
Choir of the Principalities
Prince: Haniel
Choir of the Archangels
Prince: Michaël
Choir of the Angels
Prince: Gabriel
✡ Kabbalistic origin
The 72 angelic names are formed from three verses of Exodus (14:19-21), each containing exactly 72 Hebrew letters. Read through a traditional permutation, they yield 72 three-letter roots, completed by the divine suffixes -iah or -el. This doctrine, developed in medieval Kabbalah and later taken up by Renaissance Christian Kabbalah and 19th-century occultists (Ambelain, then Haziel), links each angel to a choir, an invocation psalm and five degrees of the zodiac.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find my guardian angel by birth date?↓
In the kabbalistic tradition, every person is born under the regency of one of the 72 angels of the Shem HaMephorash, determined by the Sun's position in the zodiac at the moment of birth. Each angel covers approximately 5 degrees — roughly 4 to 5 days. Locate the period that contains your birth date in the list of 72 angels to identify your traditional birth angel.
How many guardian angels are there in Kabbalah?↓
Kabbalistic angelology lists 72 guardian angels, collectively known as the Shem HaMephorash (literally 'the Explicit Name'). These 72 entities are divided into 9 angelic choirs — Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominions, Powers, Virtues, Principalities, Archangels and Angels — each choir being placed under the direction of a ruling archangel.
What is the Shem HaMephorash?↓
The Shem HaMephorash is the collective name for 72 divine names extracted from three verses of Exodus (14:19-21), each verse containing exactly 72 Hebrew letters. Read through a traditional permutation, they yield 72 three-letter roots completed by the divine suffixes -iah or -el. This doctrine was developed in medieval Kabbalah, later adopted by Renaissance Christian Kabbalah and occultist authors such as Robert Ambelain and Haziel.
Which period of the zodiac does each angel correspond to?↓
Each angel of the Shem HaMephorash rules over 5 degrees of the zodiac, corresponding to approximately 5 solar days. The 72 angels together cover the entire zodiacal circle (360°). Each sign spans 30°, meaning it is associated with 6 different angels belonging to two distinct choirs. Regency dates may shift by one day depending on the year, due to the Sun's variable speed through the zodiac.
How is a guardian angel invoked in the kabbalistic tradition?↓
In kabbalistic and Christian esoteric tradition, invoking an angel is typically done through the recitation of its associated psalm, meditation on its Hebrew name, or contemplation of its symbolic seal. These practices belong to a spiritual and symbolic framework: they have no demonstrated scientific basis and are best understood as inner rituals of connection to one's own deeper resources or to a sense of the sacred.
What is the difference between a guardian angel and an archangel?↓
In the kabbalistic angelic hierarchy, archangels occupy the 8th choir and each govern one of the 9 hierarchical groupings. Guardian angels of the Shem HaMephorash are individual entities linked to a person through their birth date, whereas archangels (Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, etc.) are collective figures present across Abrahamic traditions, each bearing a specific cosmic mission.
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