Ariel

The angel whose name means “lion of God” — whose office is the granting of revelations; the finding of lost things.

Ariel is the 46th of the seventy-two angels of the Shem HaMephorash — the divided Name of God, drawn from the three verses of seventy-two letters each in Exodus 14:19–21. The name Ariel means lion of God. The angel’s office is the granting of revelations; the finding of lost things.

A note on this material

The seventy-two Shem HaMephorash angels are the angelic counterpart to the seventy-two demons catalogued in the Lesser Key of Solomon. Each Shem angel countermands a specific Goetia spirit. The site presents these as a defensive catalogue: the reader who recognises the pattern of the demon’s office is given the name of the angel who answers it.

What the tradition records

Order in the Shem HaMephorash: #46 of 72
Name in transliteration: Ariel
Meaning of the name: Lion of God
Choir: Virtues
Choir regent: Michael
Element: Air
Zodiac segment: 15–20° Scorpio
Days of dominion: Nov 8 – Nov 12
Psalm verse: Psalm 145:9
Countermands the Goetia spirit: Bifrons
Stone correspondence: Topaz

The office Ariel holds

The tradition assigns to Ariel the office of the granting of revelations; the finding of lost things. The reader who has seen the corresponding pattern in modern life — granting of revelations; the finding of lost things — calls on Ariel by name. The call is not a request for spectacular intervention. The call is the older grammar’s way of placing the matter in the keeping of the angel whose office it is.

Call on Ariel when the pattern of granting of revelations; the finding of lost things has touched your life and the natural remedies have not been sufficient.

The psalm verse

Each of the seventy-two Shem angels is paired with a psalm verse the tradition assigns as the angel’s standing prayer. The verse for Ariel is:

“The Lord is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made.” Psalm 145:9

The verse is the standing call. Speak it, or write it, or hold it silently — it is the form the tradition gives for placing the matter under Ariel’s office.

The Goetia pair

In the countermanding tradition, Ariel stands against the Goetia spirit Bifrons — the 46th spirit of the Lesser Key of Solomon. Where Bifrons’s recorded domain has touched a reader’s life, the answer the tradition prescribes is not engagement with the spirit. The answer is Ariel.

See the full profile of Bifrons →

How the tradition prescribes the call

Name the pattern. Write down, clearly, the specific way you suspect the influence is operating. Vague suspicion gives the influence cover.
Call on Ariel by name. Speak or write the call. Do not address the countermanded spirit directly.
Recite the psalm verse. Psalm 145:9 is the standing prayer assigned to Ariel. Read aloud where possible, in the morning hour.
Carry the paired stone. Topaz is the stone the tradition pairs with Ariel’s choir, the Virtues. Worn near the throat or carried in the pocket for the duration.
Repeat for forty days. The tradition is consistent on this duration — long enough to break a settled pattern.

Common questions

Who is Ariel?

Ariel is the 46th angel of the seventy-two Shem HaMephorash, a virtue of the Virtues choir under the regency of Michael. The angel’s office is the granting of revelations; the finding of lost things.

What does Ariel protect against?

Ariel answers the pattern of granting of revelations; the finding of lost things. In the older grammar, Ariel is the angel whose office is precisely the protective opposite of the Goetia spirit Bifrons.

Which demon does Ariel countermand?

Ariel is paired with Bifrons — the 46th spirit catalogued in the Lesser Key of Solomon. Where Bifrons’s domain has touched the reader’s life, the tradition prescribes the call to Ariel.

Which stone is paired with Ariel?

Topaz is the stone the tradition pairs with the Virtues choir. Carried or worn for the forty-day window after the call, the stone holds the bond between wearer and angel.