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wrote, and meant it; rub it, when saying your mantra, to the 
rhythm of that same. (Remember , "A ka dua" is the best; ask 
me to intone it to you when you next visit me.) 
The Cup. There are plenty of chalices to be bought. It 
should be of silver. If ornamented, the best form is that of 
the apple. I have seen suitable cups in many shops. 
The Sword. The ideal form is shown in the Ace of Swords 
in the Tarot . At all events, let the blade be straight , and the 
hilt a simple cross. (The 32
0 Masonic Sword is not too bad; 
Kenning or Spencer in Great Queen Street, W.C.2, stock 
them-or used to do.) 
The Disk. This ought to be of pure gold, with your own 
Pantacle , designed by yourself after prolonged study, graved 
thereupon . While getting ready for this any plain circle of 
gold will have to serve your turn. Quite flat , of course. If you 
want a good simple design to go on interim. try the Rosy 
Cross or the Unicursal Hexagram. 
So much for the Weapons! Now, as to your personal 
accoutrements, Robe, Lamen, Sandals and the like, The Book 
of the Law has most thoughtfully simplified matters for us. "I 
charge you earnestly to come before me in a single robe , and 
covered with a rich head-dress." (AL , I: 61.) The Robe may 
well be in the form of the Tau Cross; i.e., expanding from 
axilla to ankle, and from shoulder to-whatever you call the 
place where your hands come out. (Shape well shown in the 
illustration Magick , face p. 380.) You being a Probationer, 
plain black is correct; and the Unicursal Hexagram might be 
embroidered, or "applique" (is it? I mean "stuck on") upon 
the breast. The best head-dress is the Nemyss: I cannot trust 
myself to describe how to make one, but there are any 
number of models in the British Museum, or in any 
Illustrated Hieroglyphic text. The Sphinx wears one, and 
there is a photograph, showing the shape and structure very 
clearly, in The Equinox . Vol. I, No. I, frontispiece to 
Supplement. You can easily make one yourself out of silk; 
broad black-and-white stripes is a pleasing design. Avoid 
"artistic" complexities.