Guardian Angel Yeialel: the strength that lifts you

Yeialel, “God's Blacksmith”, is the angel of healing and of quiet courage. He does not spare you the fight: he gives you the strength for it. Where other angels soothe, he sets you back on your feet, lifts your gaze and gives your words their honesty again.

If you were born between January 6 and January 10, he has been your guardian since day one.

Yeialel's attributes — יילאל

Yeialel is the guardian angel of Capricorns born between January 6 and January 10. His name means “God who fulfils the generations”, and he carries the memory of everything that is passed down: patience learned the hard way, the strength of a bloodline, courage that is slowly forged.

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Who is the angel Yeialel?

Yeialel is the angel of those who get back up. His way of helping is to make you able to clear the obstacle. Kabbalistic tradition credits him with power over iron and over everything worked while hot: he hardens what has to hold, he softens what has to bend. His protection feels much the same — a patient support, never spectacular, that lets you fight your own battle without leaving you alone inside it.

The origin of the name Yeialel

Yeialel is the fifty-eighth sacred name of the Shem HaMephorash — the 72 divine names drawn by the kabbalists from the three verses of Exodus (XIV, 19-21). His Hebrew name יילאל translates literally as “God who fulfils the generations”: what he grants does not stop with you, it travels down and back up a family line. Tradition also gives him a more concrete key, “God's Blacksmith”. You will sometimes see the spellings Yeyalel or Yeyavel. The traditional call taken from the Psalms is: “My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?” (Psalm 6:3).

His place in the angelic hierarchy

Yeialel belongs to the choir of the Archangels — the messengers, those who carry knowledge from one plane to another — placed under the authority of the Sephira Hod, which means glory and splendour. It is the choir of the right word: nothing is passed on there that has not been checked. His ruling archangel is the archangel Michael, prince of the heavenly host, the one who cuts through and defends — a lineage that explains a great deal about Yeialel's character.

His spiritual mission

His mission comes down to two gestures: healing, and setting straight. Healing the body first — tradition credits him with quick recoveries and with the care of the eyes — then the mind, by clearing away gloomy thoughts, pessimism, that tiredness which ends up sounding like an opinion about yourself. Setting straight next: giving those he protects back their sense of order, of measure and of justice.

He acts little on circumstances and a great deal on the person going through them. After he has passed, the difficulty is often still there; what has changed is the way you look at it. People born under his influence inherit that quiet logic: they look for precision, they keep their distance, and they cope badly with lies — their own included.

If Yeialel is your protective angel, know that he is always watching over you, wherever you are. He may well decide to send you a message if he feels you need to hear it, by showing you a mirror hour. Pay attention 😉.

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The qualities Yeialel awakens

Yeialel mostly brings back out what the ordeal had pushed aside. Four qualities keep coming up among those he accompanies.

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Why call on the guardian angel Yeialel?

Yeialel is called when willpower is no longer enough. Above all in those long stretches where you have to hold on without knowing for how much longer, when tiredness starts to speak louder than courage.

He excels in two areas tradition has always granted him — health and disputes. He supports recoveries and he shields from manipulation, from cunning, from pointless stubbornness. He also keeps you away from revenge, that temptation of those who know they are strong.

You can call on Yeialel if:

• You are fighting a battle: a dispute, a competition, a case that drags on. He grants endurance and cools aggression.
• You are recovering from an ordeal: illness, nervous exhaustion, grief. He supports the recovery and lightens dark thoughts.
• You have a hard truth to tell: he lends you the exact words, the ones that add no needless hurt.
• Someone is trying to manipulate you: he makes visible what was twisted, and keeps you from the urge to strike back.

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How to invoke Yeialel?

The right moment

Yeialel listens most closely on his annual regency days: May 17, July 29, October 10, December 22 and March 5. Within the day, he is most receptive between 19:00 and 19:20. That slot falls at the hour when you come home, when the day settles: a good time to hand him what it cost you. The mirror hour 19:19 falls inside it, incidentally.

How to prepare

Choose a place where nobody will interrupt you, and start by naming, in one sentence, the ordeal you are calling him for: Yeialel answers the precise far better than the vague. Light Mastic and Storax incense if you can. You may hold an amazonite stone in your hand to strengthen the link. What matters most is sincerity.

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The associated verse — Psalm 6:3

Reciting this verse is an invocation in itself. It carries the Hebrew letters of Yeialel's name, according to kabbalistic tradition.

“My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?”

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Building a lasting bond with Yeialel

Beyond the occasional invocation, here are simple practices to cultivate an ongoing relationship with your guardian angel.

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Frequently asked questions about Yeialel

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Going further

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