Mikael

The angel whose name means “like God” — whose office is the keeping of political order; the security of those in office.

Mikael is the 42nd 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 Mikael means like God. The angel’s office is the keeping of political order; the security of those in office.

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: #42 of 72
Name in transliteration: Mikael
Meaning of the name: Like God
Choir: Virtues
Choir regent: Michael
Element: Air
Zodiac segment: 25–30° Libra
Days of dominion: Oct 19 – Oct 23
Psalm verse: Psalm 121:7
Countermands the Goetia spirit: Vepar
Stone correspondence: Topaz

The office Mikael holds

The tradition assigns to Mikael the office of the keeping of political order; the security of those in office. The reader who has seen the corresponding pattern in modern life — keeping of political order; the security of those in office — calls on Mikael 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 Mikael when the pattern of keeping of political order; the security of those in office 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 Mikael is:

“The Lord will keep thee from all evil; he will keep thy life.” Psalm 121:7

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 Mikael’s office.

The Goetia pair

In the countermanding tradition, Mikael stands against the Goetia spirit Vepar — the 42nd spirit of the Lesser Key of Solomon. Where Vepar’s recorded domain has touched a reader’s life, the answer the tradition prescribes is not engagement with the spirit. The answer is Mikael.

See the full profile of Vepar →

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 Mikael by name. Speak or write the call. Do not address the countermanded spirit directly.
Recite the psalm verse. Psalm 121:7 is the standing prayer assigned to Mikael. Read aloud where possible, in the morning hour.
Carry the paired stone. Topaz is the stone the tradition pairs with Mikael’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 Mikael?

Mikael is the 42nd angel of the seventy-two Shem HaMephorash, a virtue of the Virtues choir under the regency of Michael. The angel’s office is the keeping of political order; the security of those in office.

What does Mikael protect against?

Mikael answers the pattern of keeping of political order; the security of those in office. In the older grammar, Mikael is the angel whose office is precisely the protective opposite of the Goetia spirit Vepar.

Which demon does Mikael countermand?

Mikael is paired with Vepar — the 42nd spirit catalogued in the Lesser Key of Solomon. Where Vepar’s domain has touched the reader’s life, the tradition prescribes the call to Mikael.

Which stone is paired with Mikael?

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.