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A petition against persecutors encloses divine and angelic names beside a pointing hand. Protection from sorcery accompanies Sophiel’s knowledge of herbs and stones. [1]
Mathers 1889 · Book I, chapter XVIII; printed p. 69; figure 52, Plate XII; plate PDF page 98
The fourth lunar pentacle protects against sorcery and injury to soul or body. Sophiel is also associated with knowledge of herbs and stones, giving the notice both a defensive and a teaching office. [1]
A pointing hand accompanies names within concentric circular bands. Mathers reads Eheieh Asher Eheieh, Yahel and Sophiel. The rim asks that persecutors be confounded while the speaker is preserved. [1]
The outer petition asks that persecutors be confounded while the speaker is preserved. Its first-person appeal combines personal safety with the frustration of those causing harm. Within the figure, Eheieh Asher Eheieh, Yahel and Sophiel accompany the hand; Sophiel’s knowledge of herbs and stones extends the notice beyond defence. [1]
S. L. MacGregor Mathers, 1889; printed edition, including editorial restoration of Hebrew characters. Book I, chapter XVIII; printed p. 69; figure 52, Plate XII; plate PDF page 98
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