Büyü Çemberi Üzerine: Heptameron'dan Bir Pasaj

In brief, this book contains the principles of magical operations. But because the greatest power is attributed to Circles—which are essentially fortresses to keep the practitioners safe from evil spirits—we will first deal with the construction of a Circle. The form of Circles is not always the same; it changes according to the order of the spirits that are to be called, as well as their locations, times, days, and hours. When making a Circle, you must consider the time of year, the day, and the hour you are working; which spirits you want to call, to which star and region they belong, and what their duties are. It is also important to know that the angels rule the hours in a sequential order, according to the course of the heavens and the planets to which they are subject. Thus, the spirit that governs the day also rules the first hour of the day; the second spirit from this sequence governs the second hour; the third governs the third hour, and so on sequentially. When the seven planets and hours have completed their rotation, it returns again to the first spirit which rules the day.