1944 · CLOSE READING
The Book of Thoth
The Book of Thoth (1944), PDF p. 146
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PRINCE OF WANDS
The Prince of Wands represents the airy part of Fire, with its faculty of expanding and
volatilising. He rules from the 21st degree of Cancer to the 20th degree of Leo. He is a warrior
in complete armour of scale mail, but his arms are bare on account of his vigour and activity.
He wears a rayed crown surmounted by a lion’s head winged, and from this crown depends a
curtain of flame. On his breast is the sigil of To Mega Therion. In his left hand he bears the
Phoenix wand of the Second Adept (in the Ritual of 5°=6° of R.R. at A.C.), the wand of Power
and Energy, while with his other arm he reins the lion which draws his chariot, the chariot
which is fortified by a wheel radiating flame. He rides upon a sea of flames, both waved and
salient.
The moral qualities appropriate to this figure are swiftness and strength. But he is
sometimes inclined to act on impulse; sometimes easily led by external influences; some‐
times, especially in trifles, a prey to indecision. He is often violent, especially in the expression
of an opinion, but he does not necessarily hold the opinion about which he is so emphatic. He
states a vigorous proposition for the sake of stating it. He is in fact very slow to make up his
mind thoroughly on any subject, but always sees both sides of every question. He is essentially
just, but always feels that justice is not to be attained in the intellectual world. His character is
intensely noble and generous. He may be an extravagant boaster, while slyly laughing both at
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