Iah-Hel

The angel whose name means “the supreme being” — whose office is philosophical wisdom; the gift of fruitful solitude.

Iah-Hel is the 62nd 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 Iah-Hel means the supreme being. The angel’s office is philosophical wisdom; the gift of fruitful solitude.

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: #62 of 72
Name in transliteration: Iah-Hel
Meaning of the name: The supreme being
Choir: Archangels
Choir regent: Raphael
Element: Air
Zodiac segment: 5–10° Aquarius
Days of dominion: Jan 26 – Jan 30
Psalm verse: Psalm 119:159
Countermands the Goetia spirit: Valac
Stone correspondence: Carnelian

The office Iah-Hel holds

The tradition assigns to Iah-Hel the office of philosophical wisdom; the gift of fruitful solitude. The reader who has seen the corresponding pattern in modern life — philosophical wisdom; the gift of fruitful solitude — calls on Iah-Hel 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 Iah-Hel when the pattern of philosophical wisdom; the gift of fruitful solitude 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 Iah-Hel is:

“Consider how I love thy precepts! Preserve my life according to thy steadfast love.” Psalm 119:159

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 Iah-Hel’s office.

The Goetia pair

In the countermanding tradition, Iah-Hel stands against the Goetia spirit Valac — the 62nd spirit of the Lesser Key of Solomon. Where Valac’s recorded domain has touched a reader’s life, the answer the tradition prescribes is not engagement with the spirit. The answer is Iah-Hel.

See the full profile of Valac →

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 Iah-Hel by name. Speak or write the call. Do not address the countermanded spirit directly.
Recite the psalm verse. Psalm 119:159 is the standing prayer assigned to Iah-Hel. Read aloud where possible, in the morning hour.
Carry the paired stone. Carnelian is the stone the tradition pairs with Iah-Hel’s choir, the Archangels. 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 Iah-Hel?

Iah-Hel is the 62nd angel of the seventy-two Shem HaMephorash, a archangel of the Archangels choir under the regency of Raphael. The angel’s office is philosophical wisdom; the gift of fruitful solitude.

What does Iah-Hel protect against?

Iah-Hel answers the pattern of philosophical wisdom; the gift of fruitful solitude. In the older grammar, Iah-Hel is the angel whose office is precisely the protective opposite of the Goetia spirit Valac.

Which demon does Iah-Hel countermand?

Iah-Hel is paired with Valac — the 62nd spirit catalogued in the Lesser Key of Solomon. Where Valac’s domain has touched the reader’s life, the tradition prescribes the call to Iah-Hel.

Which stone is paired with Iah-Hel?

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