Nelchael

Nelchael is the 21st 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 Nelchael means the sole and only God. The angel’s office is the warding of calumny and slander; success in learning.

What the tradition records

Order in the Shem HaMephorash

#21 of 72

Name in transliteration

Nelchael

Meaning of the name

The sole and only God

Choir

Thrones

Choir regent

Zaphkiel

Element

Water

Zodiac segment

10–15° Cancer

Days of dominion

Jul 2 – Jul 6

Psalm verse

Psalm 31:14

Countermands the Goetia spirit

Marax

Stone correspondence

Sapphire

The office Nelchael holds

The tradition assigns to Nelchael the office of the warding of calumny and slander; success in learning. The reader who has seen the corresponding pattern in modern life — warding of calumny and slander; success in learning — calls on Nelchael 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 Nelchael when the pattern of warding of calumny and slander; success in learning 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 Nelchael is:

“But I trust in thee, O Lord, I say, Thou art my God.” Psalm 31:14

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 Nelchael’s office.

The Goetia pair

In the countermanding tradition, Nelchael stands against the Goetia spirit Marax — the 21st spirit of the Lesser Key of Solomon. Where Marax’s recorded domain has touched a reader’s life, the answer the tradition prescribes is not engagement with the spirit. The answer is Nelchael.

See the full profile of Marax →

How the tradition prescribes the call

1. Name the pattern. Write down, clearly, the specific way you suspect the influence is operating. Vague suspicion gives the influence cover.
2. Call on Nelchael by name. Speak or write the call. Do not address the countermanded spirit directly.
3. Recite the psalm verse. Psalm 31:14 is the standing prayer assigned to Nelchael. Read aloud where possible, in the morning hour.
4. Carry the paired stone. Sapphire is the stone the tradition pairs with Nelchael’s choir, the Thrones. Worn near the throat or carried in the pocket for the duration.
5. Repeat for forty days. The tradition is consistent on this duration — long enough to break a settled pattern.

Common questions

Who is Nelchael?

Nelchael is the 21st angel of the seventy-two Shem HaMephorash, a throne of the Thrones choir under the regency of Zaphkiel. The angel’s office is the warding of calumny and slander; success in learning.

What does Nelchael protect against?

Nelchael answers the pattern of warding of calumny and slander; success in learning. In the older grammar, Nelchael is the angel whose office is precisely the protective opposite of the Goetia spirit Marax.

Which demon does Nelchael countermand?

Nelchael is paired with Marax — the 21st spirit catalogued in the Lesser Key of Solomon. Where Marax’s domain has touched the reader’s life, the tradition prescribes the call to Nelchael.

Which stone is paired with Nelchael?

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