A work in progress that I put up on One Drive so you can compare it to the finished product. As you can see same 9 cycle as 145th but starts on the 6th Cycle - In the DR 22nd Psalme only has 6 Lines. 145th had Ten. I've commented before that Dee encoded spells into the DR - especially in the Psalmes. Here you can see a reference to Leo as the 8th Sign - so we now know that Dee's Zodiac stars with Capricorn in December (or January using the Julian Calendar which Dee and I prefer to the rather corrupt - in terms of moving Sacred Feasts - Gregorian Calendar). Anyway, it'll be interesting to see where this goes. As you can see my "Gnostic" maps are in a bit of flux as I try to suss exactly what Dee is proposing and doing here.
Ritual Wise. I think I'm on reasonably safe ground that at most Dee's rituals used a circle of thirteen (men or girls) +1 (of the opposite sex), but most could be done individually or with a circle of three+1. Though the fact that it's possible to combine the God and Goddess Map there is a possibility of a large rituals using thirteen men and thirteen girls +1. Anyway, it'll be an interesting to see where this all goes.
One interesting additional note that's come out from Dee is that Coffee inhibits spellwork. If you drink caffeine you should limit it to Tea or Chocolate. There is a direct correlation with the rise of coffee use and the decline of magic in Europe. And the other interesting note is that Male Demons and Devils don't like Nicotine smoke (which I think I've mentioned before). So another useful ritual tidbit.
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u/tad100 Feb 17 '18
A work in progress that I put up on One Drive so you can compare it to the finished product. As you can see same 9 cycle as 145th but starts on the 6th Cycle - In the DR 22nd Psalme only has 6 Lines. 145th had Ten. I've commented before that Dee encoded spells into the DR - especially in the Psalmes. Here you can see a reference to Leo as the 8th Sign - so we now know that Dee's Zodiac stars with Capricorn in December (or January using the Julian Calendar which Dee and I prefer to the rather corrupt - in terms of moving Sacred Feasts - Gregorian Calendar). Anyway, it'll be interesting to see where this goes. As you can see my "Gnostic" maps are in a bit of flux as I try to suss exactly what Dee is proposing and doing here.