PLANETARY NAME
In Greek: Ares
In Hebrew: Madim
In Arabic: Mirrih
In Greek: Dynamis
In English: Strength
Suitable, but having other magical use: The Magick Sword. The Krater (chafing dish). Body paints.
Crowley adds the chain.
PARTS OF THE SOUL (777)
Hindu: Lower Manas
Egyptian: Aib
COMMON TAROT ATTRIBUTIONS
Medieval number: 9
Plane figure: pentagon
Star: pentagram
In Briah: Red (spectrum red)
In Yetzirah: Fiery Red
In Assiah: Mingled pale yellow and cerise: green-blue tinge
Ptolemaic color: Red (fiery red)
Selected examples: "Ride of the Valkyries", Wagner. "Mars" (The Planets, Holst). "Sword Dance" (Khachaturian), "Sousa Marches" (as preferred), Gaelic and Celtic warsongs generally, especially bagpipes.
Herbs: Thistles generally. Cacti, generally. Dandelion. Snap dragon. Stinging nettle. Arrowroot. High John Conqueror. Bloodroot. Wild Ginger. Bamboo. Crowley adds Nux Vomica.
Incenses, Perfumes, etc. Opoponax. Dragonsblood. Nicotiana. Peppermint Mustard. Cumin. Asafoetida. Turmeric. Sweet Woodruff. Galangal.
Gemstones: Ruby. Garnet Red Agate. Bloodstone. Rhodochrosite.
Other minerals: Red Jasper Lodestone. Flint (worked).
Pathological effects (bodily): Inflammation of accidental injuries. Hemorrhage. Smallpox and eruptive maladies generally. Infectious and contagious sicknesses generally. Those in particular which produce acute fever Neuralgia. Hyperactivity. Hypertension.
Pathological effects (psychic):Anger, obstinacy, excitability, frustration can be sufficient to cause malfunction in the nervous and glandular systems, thus opening the way to injury or to infection.
PLANETARY GESTURE
1st point: "the wand." Erect stance, arms at sides.
2nd point: "Gradivus" In one movement step forward and left with left foot; then, in one movement step forward and right with right foot. (Feet are thus firmly planted astride).
3rd point: "Quintus" In one movement both hands are brought up to shoulder and hung out sideways, so that arms are horizontal and the five digits of each hand are spread wide.
4th point: "Paratus" Upper torso Is twisted to left.
5th point "Anhur. " Both fists being clenched meanwhile, upper torso is twisted violently to the right: as the torso is twisted to the right, the left fist is moved to the breast and the right fist is raised, right upper arm horizontally out sideways from shoulder, forearm raised vertically, as if about to hurl a spear.
6th point "the wand." Erect stance, arms at sides.
IMAGE OF MARS FROM THE SPLENDOR SOLIS.
MICROCOSMIC KEYWORDS OF THE SPHERE
Responsive Ruach functions: Purification
Quality in Nephesh: Elevation
Responsive Nephesh Functions: Courage, Cooperation
Archon (Briah): Doryxenos
Power (Yetzirah): Kasartes
Intelligence (Yetzirah): Zostheme
Spirit (Yetzirah): Nazirias
Play of the Breath and the Word, Life and the Law, Counterchange intricate
Weaving the ground of our days: this is our strength, this is our jeopardy.
Spirit oracular, tell: knowledge and love, will they keep unity
Or, opposed, shatter us?
"The six occult metals have expelled the seventh from them, and have made it corporeal, leaving it little efficacy, and imposing on it great hardness and weight. This being the case, they have shaken off all their own strength of coagulation and hardness, which they manifest in this other body. On the contrary, they have retained in themselves their colour and liquefaction, together with their nobility. It is very difficult and laborious for a prince or a king to be produced our of an unfit and common man. But Mars acquires dominion with strong and pugnacious hand, and seizes on the position of king. He should, however, be on his guard against snares, that he be not led captive suddenly and unexpectedly. It must also be considered by what method Mars may be able to take the place of king, and Sol and Luna, with Saturn, hold the place of Mars. "
His Sigil:
Archangel (Briah): Kamael
Angelic Chora (Yetzirah): Seraphim, "Burning Ones"
Planetary Angel (Yetzirah): Zamael
Sigil of Planetary Angel:
Intelligence (Yetzirah): Graphiel
Spirit (Yetzirah): Bartzabel
The letters, or Characters
PENTACLES AND REMARKS FROM THE KEY OF SOLOMON
Figure 25--the first Pentacle of Mars--It is proper for invoking Spirits of the Nature of Mars, especially those which are written in the Pentacle.
Figure 26.-The Second Pentacle of Mars--This Pentacle serveth with great success against all kinds of diseases, if it be applied unto the afflicted part.
Figure 27.-The Third Pentacle of Mars--It is of great value for exciting war, wrath, discord, and hostility; also for resisting enemies, and striking terror into rebellious spirits; the Names of God the All-powerful are therein expressly marked.
Wgnre 28.-The Fourth Pentacle of Mars--It is of great virtue and power In war, wherefore without doubt it will give thee victory.
Figure 29-The Fifth Pentacle of Mars--Write thou this Pentacle upon virgin parchment or paper, because it is terrible unto the Demons, and at its sight and aspect they will obey thee, for they cannot resist its presence.
Figure 30.--The Sixth Pentacle of Mars--It hath so great virtue being armed therewith, if thou art attacked by any one, thou shalt neither be injured nor wounded when thou fightest with him, and his own weapons shall turn against him.
Figure 31--The Seventh and last Pentacle of Mars--Write thou this upon virgin parchment or paper with the blood of 1 bat, in the day and hour of Mars; and uncover it within the Circle, invoking the Demons whose Names are therein written; and thou shalt immediately see hail and tempest.
His the strength that makes them strong; his might magnifies them.
Great and terrible is he, and true in each scruple:
To and fro beneath the sun like sparks are his Watchers.
Therefore most exalted he austere, who forms and governs every creature.
Contemporary Magical Mode:See also Apollonius' pages relating to Greek esoteric music in depth
Greek Gnostic Mode:
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