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months : And then begins Zazel again, and fo they run their races whilft (^ars is finifhing theprogrefs of his Afhclium, through VirgOy Lihra^ Scorpio^ Sagittary^ CapricornuSy Aquarius and fifces 5 and then a new Star will arife and give light to the bodied and unbodied Souls, and the blefled (hall go the way our Holy guide teachcth, and (hall enjoy it with ever lafling happinefsr. Read our Harmony of the World. Now as thefe govft-n the Earth, there are feven Angels or Planets that go- vern thefe, t;iz. Zaphtel^AnadyZadkjel^Miehael^ Ca^ mad , Gabriel and Kaphiel : and when you make a Telefme of any of the feven Metals, the Angel, Planet, Sign 3 Ruler, Idea and Figure moft harmonioufly unite upon the fpermatick Metal.
CHAP. XXV.
Of the Genii Amnukl or Aimodd^ their power in Heaven : And how they defcenddown to m^n : And how they qualifie them whom they are fami- liar W! th : And how they caufe Bleffednefs ■: And what Difeafes they chiefly cure: And how the J fpeak vphen incorporated into a proper Metal or Matter.
HEre I with a grave countenance, ferious thoughts^ and reverend words do tell you, the feventh name of God , which we fpeak of in our work, is *Iitragfammaton Saboath^ or Adonai Saboath 5 that iSj theGo^ of Hofts'y and his Sephiroth is called A^ea^^ 5 and this gift is 'triumph and Vi^ory^ and transfers his; influence through the Order of FrincipaHties, called
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in Hebrew Elohinty into the Sphere of Venus ^ and gives Zeal, fervent Love, mod fweet Hope, the motion of Defire, Order, Concupifcence, Beauty, Swectnefs, dc- 6re of encreafing,and love of Righteoufnefs : the Intel- ligence IS AnkL Read our Harmony of the World.
To obtain this gift, they made an Image in Cofper ; Venus 2LndHifinael afccnding into Taurus and Fuella. The form of which was the Image of a Woman^ having the head of a Bird^ and ic^t of an Eagk ; holding a Dart' in her hand, upon which dcfceqds Amnixiel or Afmodel that inftantly refts upon it.
And therefore they made the Figures always hollow, and perfumed them mthfrveet Odours : for thele Spirits I fpeak of, feem to me to be as the benign eyes of God, running to and fro in the world , with love and pity be- holding the innocent endeavours of fingle-hearted men, ever ready to do them good.
Hccureth all Difeafes of the Stomach^ind Liver ^ and of the Ihroat i and all Difeafes my modefty will not let me name here, being as yet young,and a ftranger to Wo- men : he cures Wens^Kings Ez^r/,and Blacky Choler.
He fheweth the caufe of Difeafes 5 he maketh men blefled , long lived : he teacheth the caufe oiWifdome and FoUy^ Vertue and Vipe^ &c.
I have opened the firft part o( Secrets^not as fonie have pretended, but even to God himfelf. The Genius^ they fay, further faith, He that keeps his body clean and tem- perate, (hdWbeVertuottSj ^iJ^-> ^nd do Miracles. How to prove temperatenefsjis eafie by that heavenly tempe- red Medicine before named, Aumm Potabile. See our ^oly Guide.
He bids us examine whether all Difeafes flow from thd body or not, and whence all Mannors proceed, the ftate and copdition of the body , among them that have fearched the Reafons and Nature of things : And
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the caufc of Manntrs is laid either upon the Stars^ ilanttsy or of mans body, or of their wills thus or thus framed, either by the bent of Nature, or bytheufeof Cufiome : let us (can the matter.
They cannot flow from the Will of the Minde of man, left all Mert fhould perforce be good , againft our daily proof and experience j becaufe the Minde of it felG as coming from goodne(s , is good and alike good in ali men, as I faid before in the Holy Guide : and furc no cuftomc can alter and turn (b divine a JViU to leudneft, but by great force ofnecedityj which force cannot be Cent dowaupon it by the Vlamts and their Sprits ^(t^mg every power and virtue is from above, from God^ from the Intelligences and Stars ^ who can neither err nor do evil. It is neceflary that all evil Mannors, and what- foever is found difagreeing in thefe earthy bodies , do proceed not from the malice of the influence^ but from the evil difpofition of the receiver.
The Stars and Planets do feed on Ether ^ and arc living Creatures, of a good nature and quality : when therefore the perverfity of the fubjeft receiveth the Influences of the perverfe, or its debility cannot en- dure the efficacy of the fuperiourj then by the Influ- ence of the Heavens thus received into a matter full of difcords , doth refult diflbnant , deformed and evil; yet the Ccleftial powers alwayes remain good, which while they exift in thcmfelves, and from the giver of light, have their Influence by the holy In- telligences : and the Heavens even till they (hall come to the Sphere of the Moon^ their Influence is good, as it were inthefirft degree; but when it is received in a viler fubjeft, it alfo is vilified, yet cannot touch the Minde immediately , untill it have pafled into the loops of the body, and fo change and difpofe the body firft , aad by means of this affea the Mind e : for if th^
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Minde it felf, a finer thing then the Stars , cannot pierce out of the body , as we heard before V then much lefs fhall they make Way to get in by thcmfelvcs, without the helps to our Mindes alotted. And as thefe are all bodily, 1 mean the firft hdps, fo theneireft caufe of evil muft needs flow froT. the body: hn(i if the inward Spirits artd fVits likewife do nought -without the Inftruments of the body, and follow the affection and difpolition of the fame; then the ap* fetite of the unreafonable Soul 5 common^ bctweeti us and Beafts5 upon which Pphagoras and Ficinus do lay the caufe of Manners 5 as Ariftotle witnefleth : And this is difpatched and refolved alfo^ and the whole ftream muft needs cleaHy run from the body to this help;
They raife the firft face of Lihra^ and Venus in it, or in lamm OY Fifces : and upon this defcends a Sfirit n2imcd At aliel : In the feeond face dQCcendsAzeruel: In the third, Zuriel : And to receive thefe, they make an Image in pure Virgin-Wax'', they with it caufe Jove and marriage : The Genii themfclves(they fay) will tell you what you fhall do. I refer you to the experience for this time*
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CHAR XXVI.
Of the life of the Nativity : Of- him that defirei the fociety of his Guardian Genius 5 and the^a^ titre and power of this Genius, ^^ and bow to heacA quaint ed with it by name 5 and how you may krfpw the name of it^ and a^nverje with^ix ; . Ofj^paf it cures: How it caufethFdith^.^Keiigion^ Roy-;' attjy Hone fly mid Gvauity of fprech. O/, Mi- chael the Intelligence 5 ' ^W- Ambrkl , and of what gift's they pVe us i^'and'f)bw we receiih them. .--.^rv-i,j
THe degree of ^any ones Nativity being known, viz, the degree of the Sign afcending, and the SoHthy PVjifi 2Lnd, North Angles being Co- equated^ then lei:, that which had the more dignities of Planets in thofefour i^^zg/ej-, which the Arabians czW Almutez.^ be firft obferved amongft the reft,; and accordinjgtp that in the fecond place, that which fliall be next to it in the nu-nber of dignities : And fo by order the reft.qf them which obtain any dignitie in the aforefaid Angles or fuccedent places 5 this Order being obferved, you may know the true place and degree of them in the Heaven^ beginning from the degree of the Afcendcnt through each degree, according to the order of the Signs J to caft twenty two of the Hebrew Letters ; then ^what Letters (hall fall into the places of the aforefaid P/ to the order found out above in the Stars^hy the Genii^ and rightly joyned together according to the Hebrevf
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Letters , make the name of a Genius^ to which is fub- Joyned fomc divine name, viz. El or J ah. But here wc finde out the Genuts of this Native, by the places of the five Hylegians ; and making projeftion always from the beginning of jiries ; Gemini being the Sign afcending, and Mercury in the North- Angle foitunate, being reduced alfo into the known Order from the eighth name of God Elohim Sabaoth , which fignifieth the God of Hoafts , not of War and Jufticc, but of Piety and agreement : The Sefhiroth of this is called Hod^ which is interpreted Traipy Honour and famouf- nefs 5 and hath Influence through the Order of the Archangels J which they call Ben Elohim , that is, the Son ofGody into the Sphere of Mercury y in Virgo or Ce* mini. The Intelligence is Michael: he giveth Clemency^ or Goodnefsy Grace^ Mercy^ Fietyy Magnificence^ Elegancy, WifdomeJl^ertueyModeftyjFaithy Keligiony Realty, Gravi"* iy ofjfeechyHoneftyyand acutenefs oflf^it. To the Genius that governs this Native, whofe nafne fs found to be Dirachiely and he transfers all thefe gifts info the Native, after this manner. Fir ft, they bind ^ic^silver in a due place by the fxoak of Brimftone ; and indeed by that way in a months fpaccjit will be turned into perfeft Luna : then they make the Figure of a h2LndCome young mm bearded on it. The Scheam being as you fee.
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