The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING of which stood a man-like figure covered with brazen scales, horned and horrible. His colour was of verdigris; but his face was of a blackish tint. In his hand he held a club. “What is your name?’ I cried, advancing towards him. “*Jokam,’ he answered sullenly. “*Your sign?’ (I here repeated the omitted part of the ritual). He winced, and I could see that he was a coward; nevertheless, though it displeased him, he gave me his sigil. & “His name is spelt: o>. Having no further question to ask him, I left him, bidding him DzcnTM s7. sink. Jokam’s Sigil. “ At the further end of the cave aman whom I had not seen as yet came rushing into my arms; at once I saw that he was being pursued by Jokam. I thereupon interposed, ordering him to make the sign of the Qabalistic Cross, which, however, he could not do. ““«What God do you worship?’ I asked. “« Alas! I have no God,’ he answered. Thereupon I allowed Jokam to seize him, and re-entering the cave they sank, uttering most heart-rending yells of agony. “As I once again approached the lake, a great albatross rose from the water, and as she did so, the star fell away from me, and a multitude of birds surrounded me and took me back to the garret which I first visited. “For this I was very grateful, and on seeing that I had returned, the Adept came forward and took my hand, saying: ‘Go on,’ at which words I felt that a great strength had been imparted to me. “T then asked him about ‘ Abramelin,’ of whose Operation 3II