Hanael

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Seal of Hanael from the Magical Calendar

Hanael is the angel who rules over the zodiac sign of Capricorn.

His name means "Oath of God." The four letters of Yahweh are היהו HYHV.

Characteristics

Hanael's primary office is to teach music, logic, and morals. According to occultist Franz Bardon, this angel teaches about karmic laws.

As an Archangel of the Zodiac, Hanael also rules over the month of December and the knees of human bodies. In the hierarchy of angels, he is in the Innocents choir (part of the 10th choir of "non-angels," the Innocents, Martyrs, and Confessors). Its stone is chrysoprase.

The Archdemon of the Zodiac under his control is Semakiel, the demon king of Capricorn.

Textual history

Hanael is mentioned in many grimoires from the 1500s onward. His name first appears in print in Three Books of Occult Philosophy (1531), but must have come from an older, unidentified source. The Magical Calendar (1619) marks the earliest publication of his summoning seal. Arsenal Manuscript 2495 (1600s) contains the earliest known explanation of the angel's abilities, although this text likely utilized an older source.