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which seed Thou hast multiplied as the Stars of Heaven; Thou Who hast appeared
unto Thy servant Moses in flame in the midst of the Burning Bush, and hast made
him walk with dry feet through the Red Sea; Thou Who gavest the Law to him upon
Mount Sinai; Thou Who hast granted unto Solomon Thy Servant these Pentacles by
Thy great Mercy, for the preservation of Soul and of Body; we most humbly implore
and supplicate Thy Holy Majesty, that these Pentacles may be consecrated by Thy
power, and prepared in such manner that they may obtain virtue and strength against
all Spirits, through Thee, O Most Holy ADONAI, Whose Kingdom, Empire, and prin-
cipality, remaineth and endureth without end.
These words being said, thou shalt perfume the Pentacles with the same sweet
scents and perfumes, and afterwards having wrapped them in a piece of prepared silk
cloth, thou shalt put them in a place fit and clean, which thou mayest open whenever
it shall please thee, and close it again, at thy pleasure and according unto thy will. We
will hereafter show thee the method and manner of preparing the aforesaid place, of
perfuming it with scents and sweet odours, and of sprinkling it with the Water and
Water-Sprinkler of Magical Art for all these things contain many good properties, and
innumerable virtues, as experience will easily teach thee.
We have already said sufficient regarding the Solemn Conjuration of Spirits.
We have also spoken enough in our present Key, regarding the manner in which it
is necessary to attract the Spirits so as to make them speak. Now, by Divine aid, I will
teach thee how to perform certain experiments with success.
Know, O my Son Roboam, that all the Divine Sigils, Characters, and Names
(which are the most precious and excellent things in Nature, whether Terrestrial or
Celestial), should be written by thee each separately, when thou art in a state of grace
and purity, upon Virgin parchment, with ordinary ink, in the beginning of the month
of August before sunrise, raising thine eyes unto heaven, and turning towards the east.
Thou shalt preserve them to suspend from thy neck, whichever thou wilt, on the day
and hour wherein thou wast born, after which thou shalt take heed to name every day
ten times, the Name which is hung from thy neck, turning towards the East, and thou
mayest be assured that no enchantment or any other danger shall have power to harm
thee.
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Figure 3. A Circle for the Consecration of Pentacles
Furthermore thou shalt vanquish all adversities, and shalt be cherished and loved
by the Angels and Spirits, provided that thou hast made their characters and that thou
hast them upon thee; I assure thee that this is the true way to succeed with case in all
thine operations, for being fortified with a Divine Name, and the Letters, Characters,
and Sigils, applicable unto the operation, thou shalt discover with what supernatural
exactitude and very great promptitude, both Terrestrial and Celestial things will be
obedient unto thee. But all this will only be true, when accompanied by the Pentacles
which hereinafter follow, seeing that the Seals, Characters, and Divine Names, serve
only to fortify the work, to preserve from unforeseen accidents, and to attract the
familiarity of the Angels and Spirits; which is one reason, my Son, that before making
any experiment, I order thee to read and re-read my Testament, not once only but
many times, so that being perfectly instructed in the several Ceremonies thou mayest
in no way fail, and that thus what shall have previously appeared to thee difficult and
lengthy, may become in process of time easy and of very great use.
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I am about to endow thee with many secrets, which I charge thee never to employ
for an evil purpose, for ACCURSED BE HE WHO TAKETH THE NAME OF
ALMIGHTY GOD IN VAIN; but thou mayest without any other ceremonies make use
of them, provided that, as I have already said, thou hast only the Glory of Eternal God
for thine object. Thus, after having taught thee all the Ceremonies which concern the
manner of performing the Operations, I am at length determined to make thee a par-
taker in the secrets of which I have particular knowledge, unknown to this day unto
the generality of men; but, nevertheless, only on the condition that thou attemptest
not the ruin and destruction of thy neighbour, for his blood will cry for vengeance
unto God, and in the end thou and thine shall feel the just wrath of an offended Deity.
However, God not having forbidden honest and lawful pleasures, thou mayest per-
form boldly the Operations which follow, it being always especially necessary to
distinguish between the good and the evil, so as to choose the former and avoid the
latter, which is why I command thee to be attentive to all that is contained in this my
Testament.
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Chapter IX.
Of The Experiment Concerning Things Stolen,
and How It Should be Performed.
MY beloved Son, if thou findest any Theft, thou shalt do as is hereinafter ordained,
and with the help of God thou shalt find that which hath been taken away.
If the hours and days be not otherwise ordained in this operation, thou must refer
to what hath already been said. But before commencing any operation whatsoever for
the recovery of things stolen, after having made all necessary preparations, thou shalt
say the following Oration:
The Oration.
Ateh Adonai Elohim Asher Ha-Shamain Ve-Ha-Aretz, &c.
Thou:, O Lord, Who hast made both Heaven and Earth, and hast measured them
in the hollow of Thy hand; Thou Who art seated upon the Kerubim and the Sera-
phim, in the high places, whereunto human understanding cannot penetrate; Thou
Who hast created all things by Thine agency, in whose Presence are the Living Crea-
tures, of which four are marvellously volatile, which have six wings, and who
incessantly cry aloud:  QADOSCH, QADOSCH, QADOSCH, ADONAI ELOHIM
TZABAOTH, Heaven and Earth are full of Thy Glory; O Lord God, Thou Who hast
expelled Adam from the Terrestrial Paradise, and Who hast placed the Kerubim to
guard the Tree of Life, Thou art the Lord Who alone doest wonders; show forth I pray
Thee Thy Great Mercy, by the Holy City of Jerusalem, by Thy wonderful Name of four
letters which are YOD, HE, VAU, HE, and by Thy Holy and Admirable Name, give
unto me the power and virtue to enable me to accomplish this experiment, and to
come unto the desired end of this operation; through Thee who art Life, and unto
Whom Life belongeth unto the eternal ages. Amen.
After this perfume and cense the place by burning Incense. This aforesaid place
should be pure, clean, safe from interruption or disturbance, and proper to the work,
as we shall hereafter show. Then sprinkle the aforesaid place with consecrated Water,
as is laid down in the Chapter concerning Circles.
The Operation being in such wise prepared, thou shalt rehearse the Conjuration
necessary for this experiment, at the end of which Thou shalt say as follows:
O Almighty Father and Lord, Who regardest the Heavens, the Earth, and the
Abyss, mercifully grant unto me by Thy Holy Name written with four letters, YOD,
HE, VAU, HE, that by this exorcism I may obtain virtue, Thou Who art IAH, IAH,
IAH, grant that by Thy power these Spirits may discover that which we require and
which we hope to find, and may they show and declare unto us the persons who have
committed the theft, and where they are to be found.
I conjure ye, over this burning Incense, anew, ye Spirits above named, by all the
aforesaid Names, through which all things created tremble, that ye show openly unto
me (or unto this child here present with us) those things which we seek.
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These things being accomplished they will make thee to see plainly that which
thou seekest. Take note that the Exorcist, or Master of the Art, should be such as is
ordained in the Chapter concerning the Exorcist and his Companions; and if in this
experiment it should be necessary to write down characters or Name, thou shalt do [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]