THIRD Pentacle of Venus, carve in COPPER
THE ASSOCIATED METAL FOR VENUS
CARVED AT HAND, DAY, AND Venus TIME
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE AND HOW TO CONSECRATE IT INCLUDED.
This is a reproduction of a talisman design found in the "Key of Solomon", a grimoire of ceremonial magic attributed to King Solomon. Containing influences of Hermetic alchemy, Roman Astrology and Kabbalah, Solomon's magic is a cornerstone of the Western Esoteric occult tradition. The grimoire explains: "This, if it be only shown unto any person, serveth to attract love. Its Angel Monachiel should be invoked in the day and hour of Venus, at one o’clock or at eight." Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, a ceremonial magician and editor of the most common edition of the book, further describes: "The following Names are written within the Figure:– IHVH, Adonai, Ruach, Achides, Aegalmiel, Monachiel, and Degaliel. The versicle is from Genesis i. 28:– "And the Elohim blessed them, and the Elohim said unto them, Be ye fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it."
