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NOTES TO CHAPTER IV.

(a) The Symbols of this Chapter are manifested only by the Angels or by the Guardian Angel.

(b) ORIENS, PAIMON, ARITON, AMAYMON execute the Operations hereof by means of their Common Ministers.

(c) The Operations of this Chapter can also be to an extent performed by the Familiar Spirits.

(d) No especial instructions are given regarding this Chapter in the Second Book.

(e) No. 1 is a Gnomonic Square of 15 Squares taken from a Square of 64 Squares.--GILIONIN = Chaldaic GLIVNIM = Mirrors.

No. 2 is a Gnomonic Square of 13 Squares out of a Square of 49 Squares.--ETHANIM = AThVNIM, Heb. = Vaults, Ovens.

No. 3 is a Gnomonic Square of 13 Squares out of a Square of 49 Squares.--APPARET, Latin = Let it appear.

No. 4 is a Square of 36 Squares.--BEDSER = Hebrew BTzR a Gold Ornament.--ELIELE = ALI ALI Hebrew = Towards me.

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[paragraph continues] SEPPED Hebrew SPD = He struck.--RES DEB = perhaps Hebrew, RSh DB head or chief point of a discourse.

No. 5 is a Square of 25 Squares.--NEGOT = perhaps Heb. NHG, He leads.--ERASO = probably Greek, sec. pers. sing. from EROMAI for EIROMAI, to demand or interrogate. GARAG = perhaps from Heb. GRO, to diminish. OMARE = perhaps Greek, an Assembly or Synthesis.--TOGEN = perhaps from Greek TOGE = Why or Wherefore when used in an adverbial sense.

No. 6 is a Square of 16 Squares.--NASI = Hebrew NSI = My Banner or Symbol.--APIS = the Egyptian sacred bull. SIPA perhaps from SPH = Hebrew to consume.--ISAN = perhaps from Heb. IShN = To sleep.

No. 7 is a Square of 25 Squares.--GOHEN should perhaps be COHEN = a Jewish priest.--ORARE, Latin = to pray.--HASAH, Heb. HSH = to keep silence. ERARO perhaps from Heb. ARR to curse. NEHOG = perhaps Heb. NHG = to lead.

No. 8 is a Gnomonic Square of 9 Squares out of 25 Squares.--ADMON = perhaps from Heb. DMO = Tears but also Liquids or fluids.

No. 9 is a Gnomonic Square of 9 Squares out of 25 Squares.--LELEH Hebrew LILH = Night, Darkness.


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