Month: April 2013

machinegnome:

Clavicula Solomonis ~ It seems Solomon was trying to establish a geometric relationship between the pentagram and the dodecahedron by tracing the various intersections made by phi-nested pentagrams. The diagonal red line in the Key is 12 degrees or 1/30th of a circle. For comparison, a dodecahedron has 12 pentagonal faces, 30 edges and (4 * 5 = 20) vertices.

This can only mean that the harmonic balance between 5 and 12 was understood at least 3,000 years ago and was a harmonic basis for Solomon’s legendary wisdom. It was perhaps the first recorded fractal in history, since the pentagrams nest in golden ratios by aligning at phi locations at each level of recursion.

The key corresponds to a pentagonal cymatic pattern, which he may have created by vibrating sand on a drumhead using a 3:2 musical interval.

It also seems to resemble John Dee’s “mona hieroglyphica,” which Dee considered to be the ultimate occult symbol. Turns out, Dee was right about it being the most occluded. Today, the pentacle is hidden in plain sight on flags, company logos and celebratory confetti – yet, never is it explained in school.

todayinhistory:

April 10th 1925: Great Gatsby published

On this day in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ was published. The book takes place in New York City during the Roaring Twenties and focuses around the mysterious character of Jay Gatsby who throws lavish parties. ‘The Great Gatsby’ was very well received and remains one of the most popular American novels of all time. It has frequently been made into films, with the most recent version coming out in May 2013.

Are you referring to a summoning triangle a la goetia or do you mean the oil should be left within the circle of the sigil? Sorry, I couldn’t quite tell. If the former, I wasn’t planning on doing a full blown summoning (nor would I know how to go about one) as of yet, just a bit of pendulum divination, which I was probably going to start doing regardless. My Crowley/Thoth Tarot deck arrived today, which I did a couple of 3 card spreads with and got alright results, but I’m too inexperienced atm.

Yes. If you do go ahead with a goetic summoning, as clarification to my previous instruction, create the sigil, paper is fine, anoint the sigil with the oil if you have it, and leave it in the triangle during the summoning for the spirit to have access.