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Nine angelic orders fill an inverted triangle in two alphabets. Psalm 18’s shaking earth surrounds a notice that attributes earthquakes to their combined power. [1]
Mathers 1889 · Book I, chapter XVIII; printed p. 60; figure 17, Plate III; plate PDF page 70
The final Saturn notice attributes earthquakes to the immense power of the angelic orders invoked through the pentacle. Their combined presence is described as sufficient to make the universe tremble. [1]
Broad inscribed sides form an inverted triangle within a circular verse. Mathers identifies the names of nine orders of angels in Hebrew and the Passing of the River alphabet, with Psalm 18:7 around them. [1]
Mathers identifies nine orders: Chaioth Ha-Qadesch, Auphanim, Aralim, Chaschmalim, Seraphim, Melakim, Elohim, Beni Elohim and Kerubim. Six names use ordinary Hebrew characters and three use the Passing of the River alphabet. Psalm 18:7 gives the enclosing image of the earth and the foundations of the hills shaking, so the verse and the hierarchy describe the same upheaval in different forms. [1]
S. L. MacGregor Mathers, 1889; printed edition, including editorial restoration of Hebrew characters. Book I, chapter XVIII; printed p. 60; figure 17, Plate III; plate PDF page 70
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