Heptameron Conjuration of Thursday

The Heptameron gives a short conjuration and a table of "considerations" for each day of the week. For Thursday, the angels of the day are Sachiel, Castiel and Asasiel, and the angels of the air are ruled by the king Suth with his ministers Maguthy and Gutrix, under the south wind. The perfume is saffron. Because the text places no angels of the air above the fifth heaven, the four-quarter prayers are said in place of the usual calls of the air angels. Its circle, three rings nine feet wide, carries in the middle ring the name and angel of the hour, the angels of the day, and the names of the season, its ruling spirits, the earth, the Sun and the Moon; the outer ring names the king and ministers of the air.

Purpose

Thursday's spirits are said to win love, bring cheerfulness, end strife, appease enemies and heal the sick.

Timing

Day

Thursday — the day of Jupiter

Moon

Waxing (increasing in light)

Thursday is the day of Jupiter. Moon increasing ("equal and not combust"). The operator first keeps nine days of purification with confession and communion, the master three days of fasting and chastity. The circle names the angel of whatever hour is used; hours are reckoned from sunrise.

Materials

• saffron
• holy water
• charcoal
• clean linen garment

Tools

• consecrated sword
• new earthen vessel for fire
• linen vestment
• pentacle on parchment
• book of conjurations

Fire safety when burning the day's perfume.