Parasiel, named among four spirits around a Jupiterian wheel, receives the office of lord and master of treasures. The notice connects invocation with possession of treasure’s location. [1]
Mathers 1889 · Book I, chapter XVIII; printed p. 61; figure 18, Plate IV; plate PDF page 73
To invoke Jupiter’s spirits, including Parasiel in connection with treasure. [1]
Design
Eight spokes end in distinctive characters within a circular band of names. [1]
Source reproduction The 1st Pentacle of Jupiter · Book I, chapter XVIII; printed p. 61; figure 18, Plate IV; plate PDF page 73.
Purpose in the text
The pentacle invokes the Jupiterian spirits named around it. Parasiel is singled out as lord and master of treasures, teaching how to obtain possession of the places where they lie. [1]
The diagram and its inscriptions
Eight spokes end in distinctive characters within a circular band of names. Mathers gives Netoniel, Devachiah, Tzedeqiah and Parasiel. [1]
Reading the design
Jupiterian characters distinguish a wheel also found in the opening Mars and Venus designs. Of its four inscribed names, only Parasiel receives a specific office in the accompanying prose. The treasure attribution thus belongs to a named member of the invoked company. [1]
S. L. MacGregor Mathers, 1889; printed edition, including editorial restoration of Hebrew characters. Book I, chapter XVIII; printed p. 61; figure 18, Plate IV; plate PDF page 73