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them the Holy Pentacles, and ask of them what thou wilt, and thou shalt obtain it;
and having gained thy purpose, send away the Spirits, saying:
The License To Depart.
By the virtue of these Pentacles, and because ye have been obedient, and have
obeyed the commandments of the Creator, feel and inhale this grateful odour, and
afterwards depart ye unto your abodes and retreats; be there peace between us and
you; be ye ever ready to come when ye shall be cited and called; and may the blessing
of God, as far as ye are capable of receiving it, be upon you, provided ye be obedient
and prompt to come unto us without solemn rites and observances on our part.
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Thou shouldest further make a Book of Virgin Parchment Paper, and therein
write the foregoing conjurations, and constrain the Demons to swear upon the same
book that they will come whenever they be called, and present themselves before thee,
whenever thou shalt wish to consult them. Afterwards thou canst cover this Book
with sacred Sigils on a plate of silver, and therein write or engrave the Holy Pentacles.
Thou mayest open this Book either on Sundays or on Thursdays, rather at night than
by day, and the Spirits will come.
Regarding the expression  night, understand the night following, and not the
night preceding the aforesaid days. And remember that by day (the Demons) are
ashamed, for they are Animals of Darkness.
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Chapter VIII
Concerning Pentacles, and the Manner of Constructing Them.
As we have already made mention of the Pentacles, it is necessary that thou shouldest
understand that the whole Science and understanding of our Key dependeth upon the
operation, knowledge, and use of Pentacles.
He then who shall wish to perform any operation by the means of the Medals, or
Pentacles, and therein to render himself expert, must observe what hath been herein
before ordained. Let him then, O my Son Roboam, know and understand that in the
aforesaid Pentacles he shall find those Ineffable and Most Holy Names which were
written by the finger of God in the Tablets of Moses and which I, Solomon, have
received through the Ministry of an Angel by Divine Revelation. These then have I
collected together, arranged, consecrated, and kept, for the benefit of the human race,
and the preservation of Body and of Soul.
The Pentacles should then be made in the days and hours of Mercury, when the
Moon is in an aërial or terrestrial sign; she should also be in her increase, and in equal
number of days with the Sun.
It is necessary to have a Chamber or Cabinet specially set apart and newly
cleaned, wherein thou canst remain without interruption, the which having entered
with thy Companions, thou shalt incense and perfume it with the odours and per-
fumes of the Art. The sky should be clear and serene. It is necessary that thou
shouldest have one or more pieces of virgin paper prepared and arranged ready, as we
shall tell you more fully later on, in its place.
Thou shalt commence the writing or construction of the Pentacles in the hour
aforesaid. Among other things, thou shalt chiefly use these colours: Gold, Cinnabar or
Vermilion Red, and celestial or brilliant Azure Blue. Furthermore, thou shalt make
these Medals or Pentacles with exorcised pen and colours, as we shall hereafter show
thee. Whensoever thou constructest them, if thou canst complete them in the hour
wherein thou didst begin them, it is better. However, if it be absolutely necessary to
interrupt the work, thou shouldest await the proper day and hour before re-com-
mencing it.
The Pentacles being finished and completed, take a cloth of very fine silk, as we
shall hereafter ordain thee, in the which thou shalt wrap the Pentacles. After which
thou shalt take a large Vessel of Earth filled with Charcoal, upon the which there must
be put frankincense, mastic, and aloes, all having been previously conjured and exor-
cised as shall hereafter be told thee. Thou must also be thyself pure, clean, and
washed, as thou shalt find given in the proper place. Furthermore, thou shouldest
have the Sickle or Knife of Magical Art, with the which thou shalt make a Circle, and
trace within it an inner Circle, and in the space between the two thou shalt write the
Names of God, which thou shalt think fit and proper. It is necessary after this that
thou shouldest have within the Circle a vessel of earth with burning coals and odorif-
erous perfumes thereon; with the which thou shalt fumigate the aforesaid Pentacles;
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and, having turned thy face towards the East, thou shalt hold the said Pentacles over
the smoke of the Incense, and shalt repeat devoutly the following Psalms of David my [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]