MERCURY

Archetypal Plane: Water.
Description of Archetype: A nude hermaphrodite.
A handsome prepubescent youth.
Two screeching ravens.
Two intertwined snakes.
A fox with humanoid features.
A Magician wearing a robe of many colors.
Tiamat.
An individual with a mottled complexion, a long-boned body, and a long head with a high forehead and straight, long nose.
A crafty, ingenious personality which is inconstant and subtle.
Planetary Powers: Finding familiar spirits. The teaching of all arts
and sciences. Knowledge in general. Eloquence and diplomacy.
Auguries and predictions. Theft and discovering theft. Deceit and
artful lies. Practical jokes. Magick typified by change. Water spells.
Most spells involving illusions.
Color: Purple, or mixed colors, as a rainbow.
Metal: Quicksilver, or alloys such as electrum, speculum, bronze,
and brass.
Stones: Multi-hued agates or opals, Purple marble, Amethysts,
Sardonyx, Violet Garnets.
Plants: Most grasses, Herb Mercury, Fumitory Pimpernel, Mar-
joram. Parsley, Cinquefoil, Hazelwood, Cloves.
Animals: Weasels, Apes, Foxes, Harts, Mules, Hares, Snakes,
most Fish, Blackbirds, Ravens, Crows.
Day: Wednesday.
Numbers: 2, 8, 260.
Selected Deities: Mercury, the Titans Tethys and Oceanus,
Nabu, No Cha, Jade Petticoat, Odin (Wotan), Loki, Mannannan
Mac Lir, Oghma, Poseidon, Hermes, Rudra, Thoth, Tefnut, Apesh <Apshai>.
Angel: Raphael.
Angelic Order: The Benei Elohim.
Devil: Astaroth.
Demonic Order: Type I Demons.
Spirits: Miel, Seraphiel, Mathlai, Tarmiel, Baraborat, Aiediat,
Sugmonos, Ramel, Doremiel, Modiat, Sallales, Tiriel, Ophiel.
Tarot Trumps: The Juggler (The Magician), The Lovers,
Temperance.
Incense: Cinquefoil, Sandalwood, Frankincense, Cloves,
Mastic, Mace, and Narcissis.
 
 
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