The Fifth Pentacle of the Moon

Its virtue

It serveth to have answers in sleep. Its Angel Iachadiel serveth unto destruction and loss, as well as unto the destruction of enemies. Thou mayest also call upon him by Abdon and Dale against all Phantoms of the night, and to summon the souls of the departed from Hades.

The Key of Solomon the King, Mathers (1889), Figure 53. Public domain.

What is written on it

A hand pointing to IHVH and Elohim, a mystical character of the Moon, and the angels Iachadiel and Azarel.

The versicle

“Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered; let them also who hate Him flee before Him.”

Psalm 68:1

How it is made

• Engrave it in silver on a Monday, in an hour of the Moon. Made in the planet's metal, it needs no particular colour.
• Or draw it on virgin paper or parchment, exorcised first, in silver, the colour of the Moon.
• The material must be new and never used for anything else. Metal is first purified by fire.
• The size is up to you, as long as it is made by the rules. Burn the incense while you work, and be pure in body and mind.

From Mathers, Book I, chapter 18, "Concerning the Holy Pentacles or Medals".