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The Brass VesselPlanetary and Manuscript Sets
Jupiter’s seven pentacles bring treasures, honour and tranquillity into company with protection and visions. Parasiel teaches possession of treasure places; Bariel belongs to a silver wealth figure; the final Psalm raises the needy to sit with princes. [1]
Mathers 1889
Invocation of Jupiter’s spirits; Parasiel’s teaching about possession of treasure places.
Glory, honour, riches and tranquillity; treasure discovery and expulsion of its guardians.
Protection during invocation and immediate spirit obedience upon showing the figure.
To acquire riches and honour and possess abundant wealth; its angel is Bariel.
Assured visions, linked by the Key to Jacob’s ladder.
Protection from earthly dangers through daily devotion and repetition of the verse.
Relief from poverty through devotion and recitation; treasure discovery and expulsion of guardians.
| Pentacle | Attributed purpose |
|---|---|
| The 1st Pentacle of Jupiter | Invocation of Jupiter’s spirits; Parasiel’s teaching about possession of treasure places. |
| The 2nd Pentacle of Jupiter | Glory, honour, riches and tranquillity; treasure discovery and expulsion of its guardians. |
| The 3rd Pentacle of Jupiter | Protection during invocation and immediate spirit obedience upon showing the figure. |
| The 4th Pentacle of Jupiter | To acquire riches and honour and possess abundant wealth; its angel is Bariel. |
| The 5th Pentacle of Jupiter | Assured visions, linked by the Key to Jacob’s ladder. |
| The 6th Pentacle of Jupiter | Protection from earthly dangers through daily devotion and repetition of the verse. |
| The 7th Pentacle of Jupiter | Relief from poverty through devotion and recitation; treasure discovery and expulsion of guardians. |
Jupiter’s opening wheel invokes four named spirits, with Parasiel singled out as lord and master of treasures. The notice says this spirit teaches possession of the places where treasures lie. The second joins glory, honours, dignities and riches with tranquillity of mind; it also discovers treasures and drives away the spirits presiding over them. [1]
The fourth promises wealth and honour under the angel Bariel. It shares Psalm 112’s wealthy-household verse with the second, but its specified medium is silver, engraved in Jupiter’s day and hour while Jupiter is in Cancer. The second instead calls for virgin paper or parchment, a swallow’s pen and screech-owl blood. [1]
The third protects those who bring spirits into appearance. Showing its figure after they arrive is said to secure immediate obedience. Two component seals lie beside Adonai and IHVH, surrounded by the Psalm’s Mount Zion, which remains unshaken. [1]
The fifth promises assured visions, linking its pentacle to Jacob’s ladder. Its interior letters are recombined from five five-letter Hebrew words about opened heavens and visions of God. The longer surrounding verse comes from Ezekiel beside the Chebar; Mathers proposes a shorter inscription to remove that specifically exilic setting. [1]
The sixth requires daily devotional regard and repetition of its verse for protection from earthly dangers. Its broad cross holds four elemental rulers, within the Psalm’s pierced hands and feet and exposed bones. The seventh also combines devotion and verse repetition with relief from poverty, treasure discovery and the expulsion of guardians. [1]
Tin and celestial blue are Jupiter’s general metal and paper colour in chapter XVIII. The silver, paper and devotional requirements belong to their particular notices. The final verse carries the family’s prosperity into a human scene: the poor and needy lifted from the dunghill to sit with princes. [1][8]
S. L. MacGregor Mathers, 1889; printed edition, including editorial restoration of Hebrew characters. Book I XVIII, printed pp. 61–63; figures 18–24, Plates IV–V (PDF pp. 73, 76); general materials/timing pp. 56–57; Preface p. vi
King James Version, public-domain biblical text. Psalm 112:1–10
King James Version, public-domain biblical text. Psalm 125:1–5
King James Version, public-domain biblical text. Genesis 28:10–17
King James Version, public-domain biblical text. Ezekiel 1:1–3
Hebrew Bible with Jewish Publication Society 1917 English translation; Mechon-Mamre. Ezekiel 1:1, final five words
King James Version, public-domain biblical text. Psalm 22:14–18
King James Version, public-domain biblical text. Psalm 113:1–9, especially 7–8
King James Version, public-domain biblical text. Psalm 112:1, 3–5, 9