The names are based on permutations of three Hebrew letters each, with an added “iah” (of the Lord) or “el” (of God) at the end to turn them into angel names.
They are numbered in simple running order and are associated with nine of the ten sephiroth (9x8=72), five-day periods (360/72=5), five separate days through the year (same), and 20-minute periods (1440 minutes in a day/72 = 20). Hopefully, this will make more sense as we go along. I’m not sure if I’ll use them or the references much at all, or just go by the illustrations. We’ll see!
Let’s try an abbreviated interview to start.
Strength: 20. Pahaliah
A holy person is teaching a group of wise men in a cave.
This angel rules religion, theology, and morality, and religious vocations. Ok, the religious content is a strength of this deck, but I don’t think it only applies to Christian or Jewish religious truths.
Weakness: 28. Seheiah
This is the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, I think.
This angel protects from fire, lightning, and sudden illness. Oh, there he is down in the right bottom corner, helping the people escape the fire. A weakness of the deck is maybe too much emphasis on negative things we need to be protected from? We’ll see if that’ the case.
What I can learn from the deck? 50. Daniel
An angelic warrior coming from flames with a flame on his head.
This is an angel of justice, law courts, and attorneys. He also helps people make decisions. The person born under its influence loves literature and is eloquent. So maybe I’ll learn how to make better decisions and how to be eloquent!
Outcome of our work together: 70. Jabamiah
The rooster declares dawn is breaking.
The Bible verse for this angel is “In the beginning . . .” and it’s all about beginnings. So this could be just the beginning of some serious work with the 72 angels for me.
As you can see, it’s lovely artwork. I used the Ambelain only this time. We’ll try Birth Angels tomorrow, I think. See you then!
