The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

THE EQUINOX XXX THE LORD OF LOSS IN PLEASURE Five (y' ἀφ; or C/m/z'ces A WHITE RadiatingAngelic Hand, holding lotuses or water- lilies, of which the flowers are falling right and left. Leaves only, and no buds, surmount them. These lotus stems ascend between the cups in the manner of a fountain, but no water flows therefrom; neither is there water in any of the cups, which are somewhat of the shape of the magical instrument of the Zelator Adeptus Minor. Above and below are the symbols οί 6 and "L for the Decan. Death, or end of pleasure: disappointment, sorrow and loss in those things from which pleasure is expected. Sadness, treachery, deceit; ill—will, detraction ; charity and kindness ill requited; all kinds of anxieties and troubles from unsuspected and unexpected sources. Geburah of( ?הDisappointment in love, marriage broken off, unkindness of a friend; loss of friendship). Herein rule?ה`װלand .?הי'להפ XXXI THE LORD OF PLEASURE Six of Chg/ices AN Angelic Hand, as before, holds a group of stems of water—lilies or lotuses, from which six flowers bend, one over 184