every day thrice, or at least once, and let the sleep of the 
Philosophus be broken for some purpose of dévotion at least once 
in every night. 
Now to some it may seem best to appoint fixed hours for the 
ceremony. To others it may seem that the ceremony should be 
performed as the spirit moves them so to do 3 for this there is 
no rule. 
9. Concernlng the Robes and Instruments : — The Wand and 
Cup are to be chosen for this Art 3 never the Sword or Dagger, 
never the Pantacle, unless that Pantacle chance to be of a nature 
harmonious. But even so it is best to keep to the Wand and the 
Cup, and if one must choose, the Cup. 
For the'Robes, that of a Philosophus, or that of an Adept Within 
is most suitable3 or the robe best fitted for the service of the 
particular Deity, as a bassara for Bacchus, a white robe for Vesta. 
So also for Vesta, one might use for instrument the Lampj or the 
sickle, for Chronos. 
10. Concernlng the Incense and Libations. — The incense 
should follow the nature of the particular Deity, as, mastic for 
Mercury, dittany for Persephone. Also the libations, as, a décoc¬ 
tion of nightshade for Melancholia, or of Indian hemp for Uranus. 
11. Concernlng the harmony of the ceremonies: — Let ail 
these things be rightly considered, and at length, in language of 
the utmost beauty at the command of the Philosophus, accom- 
panied, if he has skill, by music, and interwoven, if the particular 
Deity be jocund, with dancing. And ail being carefully prepared 
and rehearsed let it be practised daily until it be wholly rhythmical 
with his aspirations, and as it were, a part of his being. 
12. Concernlng the variety of the ceremonies. — Now, seeing 
that every man differeth essentially from every other man, albeit 
in essence he is identical, let also these ceremonies assert their 
identity by their diversity. For this reason do we leave much 
herein to the right Ingenium of the Philosophus. 
12. Concernlng the life of the devotee. -— First let his way of 
life be such as is pleasing to the particular Deity. Thus to invoke 
Neptune, let him go a-fishing3 but if Hades, let him not approach 
the water that is hateful to Him. 
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