Nanael

The angel whose name means “God who lowers the proud” — whose office is the higher sciences; mystical contemplation.

Nanael is the 53rd 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 Nanael means God who lowers the proud. The angel’s office is the higher sciences; mystical contemplation.

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: #53 of 72
Name in transliteration: Nanael
Meaning of the name: God who lowers the proud
Choir: Principalities
Choir regent: Haniel
Element: Earth
Zodiac segment: 20–25° Sagittarius
Days of dominion: Dec 13 – Dec 16
Psalm verse: Psalm 119:75
Countermands the Goetia spirit: Camio
Stone correspondence: Emerald

The office Nanael holds

The tradition assigns to Nanael the office of the higher sciences; mystical contemplation. The reader who has seen the corresponding pattern in modern life — higher sciences; mystical contemplation — calls on Nanael 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 Nanael when the pattern of higher sciences; mystical contemplation 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 Nanael is:

“I know, O Lord, that thy judgements are right, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.” Psalm 119:75

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 Nanael’s office.

The Goetia pair

In the countermanding tradition, Nanael stands against the Goetia spirit Camio — the 53rd spirit of the Lesser Key of Solomon. Where Camio’s recorded domain has touched a reader’s life, the answer the tradition prescribes is not engagement with the spirit. The answer is Nanael.

See the full profile of Camio →

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 Nanael by name. Speak or write the call. Do not address the countermanded spirit directly.
Recite the psalm verse. Psalm 119:75 is the standing prayer assigned to Nanael. Read aloud where possible, in the morning hour.
Carry the paired stone. Emerald is the stone the tradition pairs with Nanael’s choir, the Principalities. 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 Nanael?

Nanael is the 53rd angel of the seventy-two Shem HaMephorash, a principality of the Principalities choir under the regency of Haniel. The angel’s office is the higher sciences; mystical contemplation.

What does Nanael protect against?

Nanael answers the pattern of higher sciences; mystical contemplation. In the older grammar, Nanael is the angel whose office is precisely the protective opposite of the Goetia spirit Camio.

Which demon does Nanael countermand?

Nanael is paired with Camio — the 53rd spirit catalogued in the Lesser Key of Solomon. Where Camio’s domain has touched the reader’s life, the tradition prescribes the call to Nanael.

Which stone is paired with Nanael?

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