Otakar Libal: Reconstruction of The Claviculae Salomonis

The fourth Jupiter's Pentacle appealed to me, and when I saw the other variants besides the one by S. L. M. Mathers, I noticed that the name Adoniel was missing and the squares looked somewhat different. So I decided to do more research.

,,The fourth pentacle of Jupiter.-- It serveth to acquire riches and honor, and to possess much wealth. Its angel is Bariel. It should be engraved upon silver in the day and hour of Jupiter when he is in the sign Cancer." from Claviculae Salomonis by S. L. M. Mathers

Around is the verse from Psalm 111:3: His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever. In Vulgate: Gloria et divitiae in domo ejus, et justitia ejus manet in saeculum saeculi.

Mathers (Internet Archives)

M278 (Esoteric Archives)

Aub24 (J. H. Peterson)

A256

PH224

Aub24

Hebrew alphabet:

Adoniel is completely missing from the manuscripts and there are different letters around the square.

The main symbol of the pantacle is also different.

Mathers inserted the Hebrew letters of the name Bariel: Beit-Reish-Jod-Alef-Lamed.

Mathers:

M278:

Aub24 (P):

A256:

PH224

Aub24:

Mathers: Beit-Resh-Yod-Alef-Lamed (bryal - Bariel)

M278: Alef-Reish-Nun-Yod (arny - nothing)

Aub24 (P): Alef-He-Beit-Kaf (ahbk - nothing)

A256: Alef-Reish-Nun-Yod (arny - nothing)

PH224: Alef-Reish-Beit-Yod (arby - Fourty)

Aub24: Alef-Yod-Lamed-Yod (ayly - Ascendency or Exalted)

The letters around the square are different in different variations, even completely different than Mathers states. They make sense in Zecorbeni's original in the sense of Ascension or Exalted.

Furthermore, Mathers gives the Hebrew letters Yod and He between the central line in the sense of the divine name Yah (YH).The pentacle from manuscript PH224 has a similar meaning, and A256 has the same letters, only placed under the name Bariel. M278 has Yod and Alef, and Zecorbeni has Reish and He in Aub24. They are not listed in the other manuscripts. Since Aub24 is older than the other manuscripts, it is possible that the letter Reish became by corruption when transliterating Yod. The letters Reish-He may carry the meaning of see (RAH) and so remain for our reconstruction. Especially when words like wind (RVH) or moon (YRH) are nearby.

The name Adoniel is not needed for reconstruction, and Ayly will be written in the square instead of Bariel.

Zecorbeni's pentacles feature an inverted pentagram, perhaps to add emphasis to the action into matter. The others have mostly hexagrams for this pentacle.

For reconstruction purposes, the classic pentagram was chosen:

The Fourth Pentacle of Jupiter - Reconstruction

After the 2026 summer solstice, Jupiter will be visible in the sky in the constellation of Cancer, making it a good time to make a pantacle in silver.

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Source-links:

Vulgate - Psalm 111:3

Hebrew - Psalm 111:3

List of Angels in Ars Paulinia

Other Pentacles of Jupiter:

Landsdowne MSS 1203: