First Pentacle of Jupiter

What this is

The First Pentacle of Jupiter is the chief seal of the Jovian set in the Key of Solomon, cut to invoke the spirits of Jupiter and to open their whole bounty. Jupiter in the grimoires is the giver of high place and good fortune, and this seal is the master-key to his spirits. It is the foundation of the Jovian work.

What it governs

It governs the invoking of the spirits of Jupiter. Its sphere is the calling of the great benefactor's powers: the spirits of increase, dignity, and good fortune that Jupiter commands. It rules the opening of the Jovian work and the summoning of its spirits to the seeker's purpose.

Its properties

It is figured in blue, the sky-colour of Jupiter, cut on the day and hour of the planet, its border carrying the names by which the Jovian spirits are called. The upright virtue of the seal is the lawful summoning of beneficent power, the calling of increase to a worthy purpose; its shadow is the ambition that would command bounty before it has earned it. The pentacle teaches that the honour worth having is the kind Jupiter blesses, given to one ready to bear it.

Where else it appears

This master-seal is the talismanic skin of the same Jovian bounty that Bethor grants in the Arbatel, raising people to dignities and bringing treasure. The benefactor-spirit's gift, the angel Sachiel's mercy, and the drawn seal that calls the Jovian spirits are facets of one expansive Jupiter. Set them together and the same generous power looks back.

Where you meet it on the Oracle

On The Day, the First Pentacle of Jupiter appears as a tradition-face of Thursday, the day of Jupiter, beside the planet itself, the angel Sachiel, and the planet's other daily faces. When it surfaces it colours the day with its single purpose, recorded in the old grimoire as one to invokes the spirits of jupiter. Read it not as a literal talisman to cut but as the day's invitation to that exact work under Jupiter's hand: a pointer to the matter the day is shaped for, the door that stands open today.

Why it matters

It names the truth that beneficent power answers to those who call it rightly and are ready to receive it well. It matters because the Jovian day favours the rise and the larger gesture. It asks you to make yourself worthy of the increase you call upon.

Correspondences

planet

Jupiter

element

Air, Fire

zodiac

Sagittarius, Pisces

sephirah

Chesed

day

Thursday

colour

Blue

metal

Tin

stone

Sapphire

tarot

Wheel of Fortune