Construction of the Pentacles of Jupiter

Seven pentacles belong to Jupiter in Mathers' plates. They are engraved on tin, the metal of Jupiter, or drawn in sky blue on virgin paper, during the day and hour of Jupiter. As with all the holy pentacles, the operator prepares through purification, works in a secret and clean place, and fumes the finished medal with incense before wrapping it in silk. The figures combine Hebrew names, tables of letters and verses such as passages from the Psalms bearing on wealth and favour. Chapter 18 describes the pentacles collectively as protective as well as commanding: guarding the bearer from danger and winning the goodwill of others.

Purpose

The Jovial pentacles are presented as bringing glory, honours, riches and tranquillity of mind, and some are said to help in discovering treasure.

Timing

Day

Thursday — the day of Jupiter

Planetary hour

An hour of Jupiter, reckoned from local sunrise and sunset

Moon

Waxing (increasing in light)

Ch. 18 requires the pentacles to be made in the days and hours proper to their planet. Book I ch. 2 favours the Moon increasing in light for any work of construction and forbids beginning anything while the Moon is conjoined with the Sun.

Materials

• Tin plate (the metal of Jupiter)
• or virgin paper/parchment written in celestial blue
• incense of the Art
• silk cloth for wrapping

Tools

• burin or graver of the Art (for metal)
• pen and ink of the Art (for paper)

Omitted

Book II ch. 17 describes "virgin parchment" as made from the skin of a young animal flayed with ritual words; this is recorded for historical understanding only and should not be performed. Ordinary paper is the text's own lesser alternative.

Fire safety when burning incense.