Kokaviel, Ghedoriah, Savaniah and Chokmahiel encircle a wheel of Mercurial characters. The notice assigns invocation of Mercury’s spirits and the inscribed angels. [1]
Mathers 1889 · Book I, chapter XVIII; printed p. 68; figure 46, Plate XI; plate PDF page 95
An eight-spoked wheel carries distinct terminal characters within a ring of names. [1]
Source reproduction The 3rd Pentacle of Mercury · Book I, chapter XVIII; printed p. 68; figure 46, Plate XI; plate PDF page 95.
Purpose in the text
The third Mercury pentacle invokes the spirits of Mercury and the angels whose names encircle it. A named planetary company replaces the second notice’s emphasis on extraordinary effects and ready answers. [1]
The diagram and its inscriptions
An eight-spoked wheel carries distinct terminal characters within a ring of names. The editor gives Kokaviel, Ghedoriah, Savaniah and Chokmahiel. [1]
Reading the design
Mathers identifies the terminal signs as Mercury’s mystical characters. The encircling names distinguish this wheel from similar invocation figures in other planetary groups: a recurring geometry bears a particular Mercurial company. [1]
S. L. MacGregor Mathers, 1889; printed edition, including editorial restoration of Hebrew characters. Book I, chapter XVIII; printed p. 68; figure 46, Plate XI; plate PDF page 95