Heptameron Conjuration of Tuesday

The Heptameron gives a short conjuration and a table of "considerations" for each day of the week. For Tuesday, the angels of the day are Samael, Satael and Amabiel, and the angels of the air are ruled by the king Samax with his ministers Carmax, Ismoli and Paffran, under the east wind. The perfume is pepper. The Tuesday conjuration addresses the angels of the fifth heaven under Mars, recited within the consecrated circle after the general exorcism. 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

The text attributes to Tuesday's spirits power over war and soldiers, and over sickness and health; their harmful offices are reported here only as the text's claims.

Timing

Day

Tuesday — the day of Mars

Moon

Waxing (increasing in light)

Tuesday is the day of Mars. 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

• pepper
• holy water
• charcoal
• clean linen garment

Tools

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

Burning pepper produces an irritant smoke; ventilate.