Key of Solomon · Figure 25
The First Pentacle of Mars
Mars ♂︎ · Tuesday · Iron · Red
What it is for
Calls the spirits of Mars, above all those named on it.
Its virtue
It is proper for invoking Spirits of the Nature of Mars, especially those which are written in the Pentacle.
The Key of Solomon the King, Mathers (1889), Figure 25. Public domain.
What is written on it
The mystical characters of Mars on an eight-rayed wheel, ringed by the angels Madimiel, Bartzachiah, Eschiel and Ithuriel.
How it is made
- Engrave it in iron on a Tuesday, in an hour of Mars. Made in the planet's metal, it needs no particular colour.
- Or draw it on virgin paper or parchment, exorcised first, in red, the colour of Mars.
- 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".