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Hail and flaming fire in Psalm 105 surround divine names in Hebrew and Celestial characters. The tempest-bearing notice specifies bat blood and Martian timing. [1]
Mathers 1889 · Book I, chapter XVIII; printed p. 64; figure 31, Plate VII; plate PDF page 83
The final Mars notice attributes hail and tempest to the pentacle. It specifies paper or parchment, bat blood, and a day and hour of Mars, then connects the storm with uncovering the figure within the circle and invoking its written names. [1]
An interlaced star and character groups fill a circle surrounded by Hebrew wording. Mathers reads El and Yiai, identifies names in Hebrew and the Celestial alphabet, and cites Psalm 105:32–33. [1]
El and Yiai occupy the centre; Mathers notes their equal numerical value in Hebrew. Other names combine Hebrew with the Celestial alphabet. Psalm 105:32–33 recalls hail, flaming fire and damaged vines and fig trees. The verse gives the storm a concrete landscape and links its destructive weather to a scriptural account. [1]
S. L. MacGregor Mathers, 1889; printed edition, including editorial restoration of Hebrew characters. Book I, chapter XVIII; printed p. 64; figure 31, Plate VII; plate PDF page 83
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