The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

LIBER A VEL ARMORVM SVB FIGVRA CCCCXII “The obeah and the wanga; the work of the wand and the work of the sword; these shall he learn and teach.”—LiBEr L. I. 37. The Pentacle. Take pure wax, or a plate of gold, silver-gilt or Electrum Magicum. The diameter shall be eight inches, and the thick- ness half an inch. Let the Neophyte by his understanding and ingenium devise a symbol to represent the Universe. Let his Zelator approve thereof. Let the Neophyte engrave the same upon his plate, with his own hand and weapon. Let it when finished be consecrated as he hath skill to perform, and kept wrapped in silk of emerald green. The Dagger. Let the Zelator take a piece of pure steel, and beat it, grind it, sharpen it, and polish it, according to the art of the swordsmith. Let him further take a piece of oak wood, and carve a hilt. The length shall be eight inches. IV B 17