The Magus/Book 1/Part 2/Chapter 44

THEY made, alfo, images for every manfion of the Moon as follows:---In the firft, for the deftruction of fome one, they made, in an iron ring, the image of a black man, in a garment of hair, and girdled round, cafting a fmall lancé with his right hand they fealed this in black wax, and perfumed it with liquid ftorax, and wifhed fome evil to come.

In the fecond, againft the wrath of the prince, and for reconciliation with him, they fealed, in white wax and maftich, the image of a king crowned, and perfumed it with lignum aloes.

In the third, they made an image in a filver ring, whofe table was fquare ; the figure of which was a woman, well clothed, fitting in a chair, her right hand being lifted up on her head; they fealed it, and perfumed it with mufk, camphire, and calamus aromaticus. They affirmed that this gives happy fortune, and every good thing.

In the fourth, for revenge, feparation, enmity, and ill-will, they fealed, in red wax, the image of a foldier fitting on a horfe, holding a ferpent in his right hand they perfumed it with red myrrh and ftorax.

​In the fifth, for the favour of kings and officers, and good entertainment, they fealed, in filver, the head of a man, and perfumed it with red fanders.

In the fixth, to procure love between two, they fealed, in white wax, two images embracing one another, and perfumed them with lignum aloes and amber.

In the feventh, to obtain every good thing, they fealed, in filver, the image of a man, well clothed, holding up his hands to Heaven, as it were, praying and fupplicating, and perfumed it with good odours.

In the eighth, for victory in war, they made a feal in tin, being an image of an eagle, having the face of a man, and perfumed it with brimftone.

In the ninth, to caufe infirmities, they made a feal of lead, being the image of a man wanting his privy parts, covering his eyes with his hands; and they perfumed it with rofin of the pine.

In the tenth, to facilitate child bearing, and to cure the fick, they made a feal of gold, being the head of a lion, and perfumed it with amber.

In the eleventh, for fear, reverence, and worship, they made a feal of a plate of gold, being the image of a man riding on a lion, holding the ear thereof in his left hand, and in his right holding forth a bracelet of gold; and they perfumed it with good odours and faffron.

In the twelfth, for the feparation of lovers, they made a feal of black lead, being the image of a dragon fighting with a man; and they perfumed it with the hairs of a lion, and affafoetida.

In the thirteenth, for the agreement of married people, and for diffolving of all the charms againft copulation, they made a feal of the images of both (of the man in red wax, and the woman in white), and caufed them to embrace one another; perfuming it with lignum aloes and amber.

In the fourteenth, for divorce and feparation of the man from the woman, they made a feal of red copper, being the image of a dog biting his tail; and they perfumed it with the hair of a black dog and a black cat.

In the fifteenth, to obtain friendſhip and good will, they made the image of a man fitting, and inditing letters, and perfumed it with frankincenfe and nutmegs.

​In the fixteenth, for gaining much merchandiſing, they made a feal of filver, being the image of a man, fitting on a chair, holding a balance in his hand; and they perfumed it with well fmelling fpices.

In the feventeenth, againft thieves and robbers, they fealed with an iron feal the image of an ape, and perfumed it with the hair of an ape.

In the eighteenth, againft fevers and pains of the belly, they made a feal of copper, being the image of a fnake with his tail above his head; and they perfumed it with hartfhorn; and faid this fame feal to put to flight ferpents, and all venomous creatures, froth the place where it is buried.

In the nineteenth, for facilitating birth, and provoking the menftrues, they made a feal of copper, being the image of a woman holding her hands upon her face; and they perfumed it with liquid ftorax.

In the twentieth, for hunting, they made a feal of tin, being the image of Sagittary, half a man and half a horfe; and they perfumed it with the head of a wolf.

In the twenty-firft, for the deftruction of fome body, they made the image of a man, with a double countenance before and behind; and they perfumed it with brimftone and jet, and put it in a box of brafs, and with it brimftone and jet, and the hair of him whom they would hurt.

In the twenty-fecond, for the fecurity of runaways, they made a feal of iron, being the image of a man, with wings on his feet, bearing a helmet on his head; and they perfumed it with argent vive.

In the twenty-third, for deftruction and wafting, they made a feal of iron, being the image of a cat, having a dog's head; and they perfumed it with dog's hair taken from the head, and buried it in the place where they intended the hurt.

In the twenty-fourth, for multiplying herds of cattle, they took the horn of a ram, bull, or goat, or of that fort of cattle they would increafe, and fealed in it, burning, with an iron feal, the image of a woman giving fuck to her fon; and they hanged it on the neck of that cattle who was the leader of the flock, or they fealed it in his horn.

​In the twenty-fifth, for the prefervation of trees and harveft, they fealed, in the wood of a fig tree, the image of a man planting; and they perfumed it with the flowers of the fig tree, and hung it on the tree.

In the twenty-fixth, for love and favour, they fealed, in white wax and maftich, the figure of a woman washing and combing her hair; and they perfumed it with good odours.

In the twenty-feventh, to deftroy fountains, pits, medicinal waters, and baths, they made, of red earth, the image of a man winged, holding in his hand an empty veffel, and perforated; and the image being burnt, they put in the veffel affafoetida and liquid ftorax, and they buried it in the pond or fountain which they would deftroy.

In the twenty-eighth, for getting fifh together, they made a feal of copper, being the image of a fifh; and they perfumed it with the fkin of a fea fiſh, and caft it into the water where they would have the fish gathered.

Moreover, together with the aforefaid images, they wrote down alfo the names of the fpirits, and their characters, and invocated and prayed for thofe things which they pretended to obtain.