...talisman with the monogram of Michael. Figure VI. is undescribed in the source, but belongs to a prayer of Saint Augustine addressed to the Holy Spirit to receive a divine revelation. Figure VII.: the characters on this talisman appear to be Hebrew, but they are so corrupted Meaning the original text was copied incorrectly over time until it became unreadable. that they are unintelligible. Figure VIII. is a talisman with the monogram of Gabriel. Figure IX. is the talisman and monogram of Michael.

PLATE V

The characters of evil spirits, taken from the so-called "Fourth Book" of Cornelius Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1486–1535) was a famous German polymath and occult writer; the "Fourth Book" is a later apocryphal work attributed to him., and described as follows in the original text:

1. A straight line original: "right line"; 2. a crooked line; 3. a bent line original: "reflexed line"; 4. a simple figure; 5. penetrate; 6. broken; 7. a standard letter original: "right letter"; 8. a backward letter original: "retrograde letter"; 9. an upside-down letter original: "inverted letter"; 10. flame; 11. wind; 12. water; 13. a mass; 14. rain;

15. clay; 16. a flying creature; 17. a creeping thing; 18. a serpent; 19. an eye; 20. a hand; 21. a foot; 22. a crown; 23. a crest; 24. horns; 25. a scepter; 26. a sword; 27. a scourge A type of whip used in ritual or punishment..

PLATE VI

The Sabbatic Goat, from the Ritual of Transcendental Magic by Éliphas Lévi A 19th-century French occultist who was highly influential in the revival of ritual magic.. Lévi identifies this figure with the Baphomet of Mendes. He does not consider it to be connected with Black Magic, but rather as "a pantheistic and magical figure of the absolute."

PLATE VII

The instruments of Black Magic, from the Grimoire A textbook of magic, typically including instructions on how to create magical objects and summon spirits. entitled True Black Magic.

Figure I., the knife with the white handle. Figure II., the knife with the black handle. Figure III., the hook original: "arctrave". Figure IV., the bolline A crescent-shaped knife used in magic for cutting herbs or inscribing symbols. or sickle. Figure V., the stylet A small dagger or engraving tool.. Figure VI., the needle. Figure VII., the wand. Figure VIII., the lancet. Figure IX., the staff. Figure X., the sword of the master. Figures XI., XII., XIII., the swords of the assistants.

PLATE VIII