The Magus/Book 1/Part 2/Chapter 36

BUT now what images they did attribute to the planets. Although of thefe things very large volumes have been written by the antient wife men, fo that there is no need to declare them here, notwithſtanding I will recite a few of them; for they made, from the operations of Saturn, Saturn afcending in a ftone, which is called the load-ftone, the image of a man, having the countenance of a hart, and camel's feet, and fitting upon a chair or elfe a dragon, holding in his right hand a fcythe, in his left a dart, which image they hoped would be profitable for prolongation of life; for Albumafar, in his book Sadar, proves that Saturn conduces to the prolongation of life; where, alfo, he fays that certain regions of India being fubject to Saturn, there men are of a very long life, and die not unlefs by extreme old age. They made, alfo, an image of Saturn, for length of days, in a fapphire, at the hour of Saturn, Saturn afcending or fortunately conftituted; whofe figure was an old man fitting upon a high chair, having his hands lifted up above his head, ​and in them holding a fish or fickle, and under his feet a bunch of grapes, his head covered with a black or dufky coloured cloth, and all his garments black or dark. They alfo make this fame image againft the ftone, and difeafes of the kidnies, viz. in the hour of Saturn, Saturn afcending with the third face of Aquarius. They made alfo, from the operations of Saturn, an image for the increafing of power, Saturn afcending in Capricorn; the form of which was an old man leaning on a ftaff, having in his hand a crooked fickle, and clothed in black. They alfo made an image of melted copper, Saturn afcending in his rifing, viz. in the firft degree of Aries, or the firft degree of Capricorn; which image they affirm to fpeak with a man's voice. They made alfo, from the operations of Saturn, and alfo Mercury, an image of caft metal, like a beautiful man, which, they faid, would foretel things to come; and made it on the day of Mercury, on the third hour of Saturn, the fign of Gemini afcending, being the houfe of Mercury, fignifying prophets; Saturn and Mercury being in conjunction in Aquarius, in the ninth houfe of heaven, which is alfo called God. Moreover, let Saturn have a trine afpect on the afcendant, and the Moon in like manner, and the Sun have an afpect on the place of conjunction; Venus, obtaining fome angle, may be powerful and occidental; let Mars be combuft by the Sun, but let it not have an afpect on Saturn and Mercury; for they faid that the fplendour of the powers of thefe ftars was diffufed upon this image, and it did fpeak with men, and declare thofe things which are profitable for them.