Key of Solomon · Figure 28
The Fourth Pentacle of Mars
Mars ♂︎ · Tuesday · Iron · Red
What it is for
Power in war: it gives you the victory.
Its virtue
It is of great virtue and power in war, wherefore without doubt it will give thee victory.
The Key of Solomon the King, Mathers (1889), Figure 28. Public domain.
What is written on it
The great Name AGLA at the centre, IHVH to the right and left, and El above and below.
The versicle
“The Lord at thy right hand shall wound even Kings in the day of His Wrath.”
Psalm 110:5
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".