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A radiant face makes solar authority visible. The notice calls it Shaddai’s countenance; Mathers identifies the figure as Metatron, representative of Shaddai and Prince of Countenances. [1]
Mathers 1889 · Book I, chapter XVIII; printed p. 65; figure 32, Plate VII; plate PDF page 83
The first solar notice calls the image the countenance of Shaddai. Creatures obey its appearance, and angelic spirits bend their knees before it. A face, rather than a letter square or wheel, gives the attributed authority its visible form. [1]
A human face occupies the centre, surrounded by rays and a circular inscription. Mathers identifies the face with Metatron, calls him the Prince of Countenances, and reads El Shaddai; the surrounding sentence describes created beings’ obedience. [1]
Mathers identifies that face as Methraton or Metatron, Shaddai’s representative and the Prince of Countenances. El Shaddai appears beside it. The Latin rim describes the face and form through which all things were made and to which creatures obey. The text and editorial note therefore offer related but distinct identifications: the countenance of the Almighty and the angel who represents it. [1]
S. L. MacGregor Mathers, 1889; printed edition, including editorial restoration of Hebrew characters. Book I, chapter XVIII; printed p. 65; figure 32, Plate VII; plate PDF page 83
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