SATURN

In Greek: Kronos

In Hebrew: Shabbathai

In Arabic: Zahul

In Greek: Sophia

In English: Understanding

Crowley gives it as "Root of Water" in 777

Suitable, but having other magical use: The Black Cloak. Ears of Corn or Barley. The Grail (as symbol of the Great Mother).

Crowley simply attributes the Robe to this sphere.

Hindu: Higher Manas

Egyptian: Ba or Baie

Medieval number: 8

Plane figure: Triangle

Star: 3-pointed star

In Atziluth: Dove grey

In Briah: Indigo

In Yetzirah: Soft red-brown

In Assiah: Grey with fulvous shades

Ptolemaic color: Grey

Selected examples: Finlandia (Sibelius). Pavane for a Dead Infanta (Ravel). Saturn (The Planets, Holst). Symphony No. 8 in D Minor (Ralph Vaughan Williams). Kashmir, by Led Zeppelin has been used to great effect.

Agrippa Adds: Cranes, ostriches, owl, lapwing, crow, quail, eel, lamprey, dogfish, tortoise, oysters, cockles, sea-sponges, mole, wolf, hare, mule, cat, camel, bear, hog, ape, dragon, basilisk, toad, all serpents, mice and "general vermin, scorpions and such things as proceed from putrefaction".

Crowley adds: Woman.

Agrippa adds: styrax benzoine and black fig.

Herbs: Violet. Trillium. White lilies (all types). Opium poppy. Nightshade(Belladona). Horsetail. Amaranth (Love-lies-bleeding). Mullein.

Agrippa adds: daffodil, dragonwort, rue, cummin, hellebor, mandrake.

Incenses, Perfumes, etc.: Myrrh. Spikenard. Guiac wood (Lignum Vitae). Tamarind. Cassia. Patchouli.

Crowley adds civet to the list.

Agrippa adds: gold, gold marcasite

Gemstones: Diamond. Jet. Black Onyx.

Agrippa adds: ziazaa, camonius, sapphire, chalcedony, and the brown jasper.

Crowley adds: star sapphire and pearl

Other minerals: Basalt. Slate. Anthracite. Geodes. Asbestos. Obsidian. Pumice. Glass (smoked or clear).

Agrippa adds: the loadstone

Agrippa adds: Bodily Humours= Moist Black Choler and Tastes: sour, tart, dead.

Pathological effects (bodily): Skin afflictions such as leprosy, scurvy, eczema. Restrictive afflictions such as impeded circulation, rheumatism, ankylosed joints, atrophies, spinal maladies. Maladies of congelation and solidification such as arteriosclerosis, phlebitis, stone, gravel. Chronic health problems generally, including organic and nerve deafness.

Pathological effects (Psychic):Apathy, depression or overmastering fears, possibly sapping the natural powers of recuperation, causing afflictions of the skin, or inhibiting normal glandular action. Excessive care of material resources, which may prevent the taking of early or adequate curative measures.

Crowley adds: Dementia (amnesia)

Ist point, "the Wand." Erect stance, arms at sides.

2nd point, "Orante." Arms are raised forwards, elbows flexed, until upper arm is horizontal and forearm raised to about 45" above horizontal; palms are forwards, fingers not separated.

3rd point, "Attis. " In one flowing movement, the left arm swings downwards to the left side and somewhat away from the body, palm upwards, balancing the right arm which is raised aloft and maintained with the cupped palm upwards, fingers to the back. The head meanwhile is raised to look towards the right hand, and the right foot is advanced, toes resting lightly on the ground and heel raised, completing the balance of the entire figure. This changes smoothly to:

4th point, "Cybele". Right arm is brought down and forward to about horizontal. The palm is upwards, forefinger and middle finger are extended together, the third and little finger are closed but not tightly. Left palm is turned downwards, the arm raised to the horizontal but not rigid. The head turns to look along the left arm. At the same time, the right foot is brought back beside the left.

5th point, "Uplifting the World. "Head forward, both hands sweep around slowly in incurving crescent movements to reach a symmetrical position, arms raised forward, elbows bent and pointing down, palms upwards and held on high, as if raising (for instance) a sheaf of wheat or similar offering which lies across the forearms.

6th point, "the Wand." Erect stance,·arms at sides.

An Ancient

Responsive Ruach functions: Inspiration, Renewal

Quality in Nephesh: Stability

Responsive Nephesh functions: Reverence, Endurance

Planetary Divine Name (Atziluth): Ialdabaoth

Archon (Briah): Menestheus

Power (Yetzirah): Ascherias

Intelligence (Yetzirah): Aschia

Spirit (Yetzirah): Abethes

Thine is the Sign of the End, Being fulfilled Sum of existences:

Thine is the ultimate Door opened on Night's unuttered mystery:

Thine, the first hesitant step into the dark of those but latterly Born to the Labrinth!

"Of his own nature Saturn speaks thus: the other six have cast me our as their examiner. They have thrust me forth from them and from a spiritual place. They have also added a corruptible body as a place of abode, so that I may be what they neither are nor desire to become. My six brothers are spiritual, and thence it ensues that so often as I am put in the fire they penetrate my body and, together with me, perish in the fire, Sol and Luna excepted..."

His Sigil:

Archangel (Briah): Tzaphqiel

Angelic Chora (Yetzirah): Aralim, "the Thrones."

Planetary Angel (Yetzirah): Kassiel

Sigil of Planetary Angel:

Intelligence (Yetzirah): Agiel

Spirit (Yetzirah): Zazel

The letters, or Characters

"The Hours of Saturn and Mars and also the days on which the Moon is conjunct with them, or when she receives their opposition or quartile aspect, are excellent for making experiments of hatred, enmity, quarrel, and discord; and other operations of the same kind..."

The Pentacles of Saturn:

Figure 11.--The First Pentacle of Saturn.--This Pentacle is of great value and utility for striking terror into the Spirits. Wherefore, upon its being shown to them they submit, and kneeling upon the earth before it, they obey.

Figure 12.-The Second Pentacle of Saturn.--This Pentacle is of great value against adversities; and of especial use in repressing the pride of the Spirits.

Mathers' note: This is the celebrated

S A T O R

A R E P O

T E N E T

O P E R A

R O T A S,

the most perfect existing form of double acrostic, as far as the arrangement of the letters is concerned; it is repeatedly mentioned in the records of mediaeval Magic; and, save to very few, its derivation from the present Pentacle has been unknown. It will be seen at a glance that it is a square of five, giving twenty-five letters, which, added to the unity, gives twenty- six, the numerical value of IHVH. The Hebrew versicle surrounding it is taken from Psalm Ixxii. 8,'His dominion shall be also from the one sea to the other, and from the hood unto the world's end.' This passage consists also of exactly twenty-five letters, and its total numerical value (considering the final letters with increased numbers), added to that of the Name Elohim, is exactly equal to the total numerical value of the twenty-five letters in the Square.

Figure 13--The Third Pentacle of Saturn.--This should be made within the Magical Circle, and it is good for use at night when thou invokest the Spirits of the nature of Saturn.

Figure 14.--The Fourth Pentacle of Saturn.--This Pentacle serveth principally for executing all the experiments and operations of ruin, destruction, and death. And when it is made in full perfection, it serveth also for those Spirits which bring news, when thou invokest them from the side of the South.

Figure I5.--The Fifth Pentacle of Saturn.--This Pentacle defendeth those who invoke the Spirits of Saturn during the night; and chaseth away the Spirits which guard treasures.

Mathers' Note.--The Hebrew letters in the angles of the Cross are those re Name IHVH. Those in the angles of the Square form ALVH, of the Name IHVH. Those in the angles ot Eloah. Round the four sides of the Square Angels:--Arehanah, Rakhaniel, Roelhaipha;, and Noaphiel. is:--' A Great God, a Mighty, and a Terrible.'--Deut· x· I7·

Figure 16.-The Sixth Pentacle of Saturn.--Around this Pentacle is each Name symbolised as it should be. The person against whom thou shalt pronounce it shall be obsessed by Demons.

Figure I7.--The Seventh and Last Pentacle of Saturn.--This Pentacle is fit for exciting earthquakes, seeing that the power of each order of Angels herein invoked is sufficient to make the whole Universe tremble.

Therefore is he praised, who has the patience of ages;

Anger passes, times go by, his truth is unchanging:

Those who come in trust to him, to new life he bringeth.

Therefore most exalted he, and through the worlds of

Life his name is glorious!

Planetary Divine Name (Atziluth): Aionos Kyrios, "Lord of the Ages"

Greek Gnostic Mode:

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