protected
by divine
names, the
influences
on
which
he relies
to
keep
out hostile
thoughts.
Within the circle
stands an Altar,
the solid
basis
on
which
he
works,
the
foundation
of all.
Upon
the Altar
are his
Wand,
Cup,
Sword,
and
Pantacle,
to
represent
his Will,
his
Under-
standing,
his Reason,
and the lower parts of his being, respectively.
On
the Altar, too, is a phial of Oil, surrounded
by a Scourge,
a Dagger,
and
a Chain,
while
above
the Altar hangs
a La7?ip.
The Magician wears
a
Crown,
a single Robe, and
a Lamen,
and
he bears
a Book
of Conjura-
tions and a Bell.
The
oil
consecrates
everything
that
is
touched
with
it;
it
is
his
aspiration;
all
acts performed
in accordance
wdth
that
are holy.
The
scourge
tortures
him;
the dagger
wounds
him; the
chain
binds
him.
It is by virtue
of these
three
that
his
aspiration
remains
pure,
and
is
able
to
consecrate
all
other
things.
He
wears
a
crown
to
affirm
his
lordship,
his divinity;
a robe to symbolize
silence, and a lamen to declare
his work.
The book
of spells
or conjurations
is his magical
record,
his
Karma.
In the East
is the Magick Fire, in which
all burns up at last.^
We will now^ consider
each of these matters in detail.
^ He needs nothing
else but the apparatus here described for invocation,
by which
he calls down that which
is above him and within
him ; but for evocations,
by which
he calls forth that which
is below him and without
him, he may place a triangle
with-
out the circle.