The 72 Guardian Angels

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Here is the complete list of the 72 guardian angels of the Shem HaMephorash, in traditional order: Vehuiah, Jeliel, Sitael, Elemiah, Mahasiah, Lelahel, Achaiah, Cahetel, Haziel, Aladiah, Lauviah, Hahaiah, Iezalel, Mebahel, Hariel, Hekamiah, Lauviah II, Caliel, Leuviah, Pahaliah, Nelchael, Yeiayel, Melahel, Haheuiah, Nith-Haiah, Haaiah, Yerathel, Seheiah, Reiyel, Omael, Lecabel, Vasariah, Yehuiah, Lehahiah, Chavakhiah, Menadel, Aniel, Haamiah, Rehael, Ieiazel, Hahahel, Mikael, Veuliah, Yelahiah, Sealiah, Ariel, Asaliah, Mihael, Vehuel, Daniel, Hahasiah, Imamiah, Nanael, Nithael, Mebahiah, Poyel, Nemamiah, Yeialel, Harahel, Mitzrael, Umabel, Iah-Hel, Anauel, Mehiel, Damabiah, Manakel, Eyael, Habuhiah, Rochel, Jabamiah, Haiaiel, Mumiah. Each name ends with the divine suffix -iah ('God') or -el ('of God'), and each angel rules over a period of roughly 5 days of the year.

In the mirror-hour tradition (11:11, 22:22...), each double hour is placed under the protection of one of the 72 angels of the Shem HaMephorash: repeatedly seeing a mirror hour is interpreted as a sign from the angel that rules it. For example, 11:11 is associated with the angel Lehahiah and 22:22 with the angel Habuhiah.

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.