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Two triangles meet at their points beneath a verse of fruitfulness. Monachiel links the names in the figure to its notice concerning the attraction of love. [1]
Mathers 1889 · Book I, chapter XVIII; printed p. 67; figure 41, Plate IX; plate PDF page 89
Showing the third Venus pentacle is said to draw love from another person. The notice specifies invocation of Monachiel on a day and hour of Venus, with one o’clock or eight named in the passage. [1]
Two triangles touch point to point, creating an hourglass-like centre within a circle of names. The editor reads IHVH, Adonai, Ruach, Achides, Aegalmiel, Monachiel and Degaliel, with Genesis 1:28. [1]
The two touching triangles gather IHVH, Adonai, Ruach, Achides, Aegalmiel, Monachiel and Degaliel. Genesis 1:28 encloses them with the command to be fruitful and multiply. The verse moves the theme from individual attraction toward generative increase, while Monachiel connects the prose notice to the written names. [1]
S. L. MacGregor Mathers, 1889; printed edition, including editorial restoration of Hebrew characters. Book I, chapter XVIII; printed p. 67; figure 41, Plate IX; plate PDF page 89
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