Angel Mitzrael (No. 60): Regency, Psalm, Symbolism and Reading

Who Is Mitzrael, Angel No. 60?

Mitzrael is the sixtieth angel on the list, the fourth of the Choir of Archangels. His name is also written Mizrael. French books associate him with repair: putting back in order what is unbalanced, in a relationship, a group or a mind.

They also attribute to him the symbolic liberation from oppression and balance in relations between those who command and those who obey.

Mitzrael bears the number 60 in the list of 72 angels of the Shem HaMephorash, which 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 introduction to the 72 angels.

Traditional Reference Points

Dates follow the most common calendar (angel No. 1 reigns from March 21 to 25, 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 from Psalm 145 reads: “The Lord is just in all his ways, and faithful in all his works.” It is an affirmation of coherence: justice is not an accident, it runs through the whole. This psalm is an alphabetical acrostic; this verse belongs to the stanza of the letter Tsadé, whose name corresponds to that of the second letter of Mitzrael’s triplet.

The name is formed from the triplet מצר (Mem, Tsadé, Resh) followed by the ending El. In Hebrew, the root tsar evokes narrowness and distress, and the word Mitsraïm, “Egypt,” is sometimes linked to it in Jewish exegesis. The connection is tempting, since the three verses of Exodus from which the list is drawn recount the departure from Egypt; it remains a symbolic reading. Verse 17 bears the same number in Hebrew and English numbering; the Vulgate places this psalm at number 144.

What Tradition Associates with Mitzrael

According to French editions, Mitzrael evokes:

• Repair of damaged relationships and situations.
• Balance in hierarchical relations: being fair toward one’s superiors as well as toward one’s subordinates.
• Liberation from oppression, to be read as a symbol of escape from whatever suffocates.
• Balance of mind, which some works call “healing of the mind”: a symbolic formula, which designates no treatment.

These associations come from esoteric works; they vary from one author to another.

A Reading for Today

Mitzrael speaks above all of the world of work and of groups: how to rebuild damaged trust, how to bring back fairness where it is lacking? In everyday life, this happens through gestures of clarity: voicing a disagreement early, proposing a solution, acknowledging the other person’s contribution.

If you suffer harassment or pressure that overwhelms you, speak to occupational health services, to staff representatives or, in France, to the labor inspectorate. This figure does not replace these contacts.

His Season and Zodiac Sign

Mitzrael’s period, January 10 to 14, falls in the heart of winter (northern hemisphere, within the framework of the original calendar). It roughly covers the sign of Capricorn. Mid-January is a time of restart: return to work, New Year wishes, the first meetings of the year, which fits a theme of professional relations. In the table of the 36 decans, each ten-day span receives two angels: Mitzrael shares his with Harahel (No. 59).

Within the Choir of Archangels

In the “Celestial Hierarchy” of Pseudo-Dionysius (around 500), the Archangels form the second-to-last choir, at the centre of the third triad. The Greek word archangeloi means “chiefs of messengers.” The New Testament uses the term twice (1 Thessalonians 4:16 and Jude 9), and Gregory the Great (late 6th century) said that angels carry ordinary messages and archangels the greatest ones. In the list of 72, this choir groups angels 57 to 64; it should not be confused with the eight archangels of our guides to the archangels, which belong to a different classification.

Mitzrael is the fourth of the Archangels, halfway through the choir. After Harahel’s memory, he brings repair: one rebuilds from what one remembers. He precedes Umabel.

To place Mitzrael in the sequence of angels, here are his immediate neighbours: Harahel (No. 59) before him and Umabel (No. 61) after him. The choir is presented in detail on the page Choir of Archangels.

A Gentle Practice with Mitzrael

An exercise in repair, lasting twenty minutes:

1. Think of a tension in your work or your family.
2. Note the facts, without interpretation or judgment.
3. Write down the need you have not yet expressed (calm, recognition, clarity).
4. Prepare a sentence in the first person: “I would like…”, then read verse 17 of Psalm 145.

You remain free to say this sentence or not. The exercise serves to prepare a conversation, never to impose one.

What to Keep in Mind

This system is symbolic, not an established fact. No angel repairs your relationships or frees you from a situation in your place, and no one can promise you any result. Read these pages for the images they offer and for the reflection they prompt.

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: Christian faith speaks of guardian angels, without names or calendar. Believers of all confessions also find in the psalms a text of 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.