Angel Hahasiah (no. 51): reign, psalm, symbolism and reading

Who is Hahasiah, angel no. 51?

Hahasiah is the fifty-first angel on the list, the third of the choir of Principalities. French works associate him with knowledge of the secrets of nature and with alchemy, as well as with what alchemists called the “universal medicine”.

A misunderstanding must be cleared up at once: the “universal medicine”, or panacea, is a notion from alchemy, a symbolic quest pursued by alchemists. It is not a treatment, and nothing here replaces a doctor.

Hahasiah bears the number 51 in the list of the 72 angels of the Shem HaMephorash, which the Kabbalistic tradition draws from three verses of Exodus (14:19 to 21). Everything that follows is presented according to the Kabbalistic and esoteric tradition. For the origin of the system, read our presentation of the 72 angels.

Reference points in tradition

Dates follow the most common calendar (angel no. 1 reigns from 21 to 25 March, then five days per angel over 365 days); sources sometimes shift by a few days, and leap years are handled differently: see the guardian angel calculation. According to many authors, the hour is counted in local solar time.

The verse and the name

The verse is a wish from Psalm 104: “May the glory of the Lord endure for ever; may the Lord rejoice in his works!” This psalm is a great hymn to creation, surveying the waters, the winds, the animals, the plants, day and night. Verse 31 bears the same number in Hebrew and English-numbered Bibles; the Vulgate places this psalm at number 103.

The name is formed from the Hebrew triplet החש (Hé, Heth, Shin) followed by the ending Iah. French authors often gloss it as “hidden God”, a symbolic gloss and not an established translation: it suits the image of a knowledge that is discovered little by little. French spellings also vary from one edition to another.

What tradition associates with Hahasiah

According to French editions, Hahasiah evokes:

• Knowledge of nature: understanding its cycles, its materials and its transformations.
• Alchemy, a medieval and then modern art of transforming matter, the forerunner of chemistry.
• The “universal medicine” of the alchemists, understood as an image of a wisdom that soothes.
• Discretion: some knowledge is not shared lightly.

These associations come from esoteric works and vary from one author to another; none is an established fact.

A reading for today

Hahasiah can be read as the emblem of patient curiosity. Alchemy nourished modern chemistry: figures such as Paracelsus, a physician and alchemist of the 16th century, combined observation and symbolism. Today, science relies on reproducible experiment rather than on symbol, and it is wise to keep these two domains separate.

For your health, rely on a healthcare professional, not on an angel: this figure invites us to observe and to learn, nothing more.

His period of the year and his sign

Hahasiah’s period, from 26 to 30 November, falls at the end of autumn (northern hemisphere, within the framework of the original calendar). Roughly speaking, it covers the sign of Sagittarius. By late November, nature is at rest over much of France: a fairly natural setting for a theme of slow transformation. In the table of the 36 decans, each ten-day span receives two angels: Hahasiah shares his with Imamiah (no. 52).

In the choir of Principalities

The Principalities open the third and last triad of the “Celestial Hierarchy” attributed to Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (around 500), together with the Archangels and the Angels. The Greek word is archai, “principles” or “beginnings”. The New Testament speaks of “principalities” (for example Ephesians 3:10 and Colossians 1:16), without always specifying whether they are favourable beings. Scholastic theology, after Thomas Aquinas, readily links them to the governing of peoples and of those who lead them, relying on the book of Daniel (10:13), which speaks of the “prince of the kingdom of Persia”. In the list of the 72, this choir groups angels 49 to 56.

Hahasiah is the third of the Principalities. Where Vehuel speaks of greatness and Daniel of clemency, he brings the discreet study of nature: a form of authority that rests on knowledge. He comes before Imamiah.

To place Hahasiah in the sequence of angels, here are his immediate neighbours: Daniel (no. 50) before him and Imamiah (no. 52) after him. The choir is presented in detail on the page Choir of Principalities.

A gentle practice with Hahasiah

An observation exercise over one month:

1. Choose a living thing you can see again every week: a tree in your neighbourhood, a houseplant.
2. Photograph or draw it, always from the same viewpoint.
3. Note the date and one detail that has changed.
4. After four weeks, compare your images and read verse 31 of Psalm 104.

There is no need to handle plants, products or preparations: alchemy remains an image here, and no use on the body is suggested.

What to keep in mind

This system is symbolic, not an established fact. Nothing demonstrates that a specific angel corresponds to your date of birth, and no one can promise knowledge, protection or care. Read these pages for the images they offer and for the reflection they inspire.

The Catholic Church does not recognise this system: it retains only the three archangels named in Scripture, Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. It does not, however, ignore angels: the Christian faith speaks of guardian angels, without names or calendar. Believers of all denominations also find in the psalms texts for prayer.

See also the guide to the 72 angels and the guide to the archangels.

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The meanings mentioned belong to tradition and symbolism. They are neither promises of results nor medical advice. Back to Guide to the 72 guardian angels.