146 
MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS 
you will make up your mind rapidly on this point . This is 
where your daily practice of the Qabalah will come in useful. 
You run through in your mind the seven sacred planets . The 
very first of them seems quite consonant with what you have 
so far seen. Everything suits Saturn well enough. To be on 
the safe side, you go through the others; but this is a very 
obvious case-Saturn 
is the only planet that agrees with 
everything. The only other possibility will be the Moon; but 
there is no trace noticeable of any of her more amiable 
characteristics. You will therefore make up your mind that it 
is a Saturn ian god-form that you need. Fortunate indeed for 
you that you have practised daily the assumption of such 
forms! Very firmly, very steadily, very slowly, very quietly, 
you transform your normal astral appearance into that of 
Sebek. The Chimaera, recognizing your divine authority , 
becomes less formidable and menacing in appearance. He 
may, in some way, indicate his willingness to serve you. Very 
good , so far; but it is of course the first essential to make sure 
of his integrity. Accordingly you begin by asking his name. 
This is vital; because if he tells you the truth , it gives you 
power over him. But if, on the other hand , he tells you a lie, 
he abandons for good and all his fortress. He becomes rather 
like a submarine whose base has been destroyed. He may do 
you a lot of mischief in the meantime , of course , so look out! 
Well then, he tells you that his name is Ottilia. Shall we try 
to spell it in Greek or in Hebrew? By the sound of the name 
and perhaps to some extent by his appearance one might 
plump for the former; but after all the Greek Qabalah is so 
unsatisfactory. 
We give Hebrew the first chance-we start 
with 
Let us try this lettering for a start . It 
adds up to 135. I daresay that you don't remember what the 
Sepher Sephiroth tells you about the number ; but as luck will 
have it, there is no need to inquire; for 135 = 3 x 45. Three is 
the number , is the first number of Saturn, and 45 the last. 
(The sum of the numbers in the magic square of Saturn is 
45.) that corresponds beautifully with everything you have