(with appropriate obeisance to HP Lovecraft and those who venerate his name-JS)
Preface
I, damned beyond hope of redemption, say this to you:
The Gods and their choir have put the damned
To sleep. And they that tamper with the seals
And wake the sleepers, too, are damned.
And I say further, herein lies those spells
To break the seals that hold in thrall
The Old Ones and their ebon horde. For I
Have spent my life to learn them all.
So, fool, the darkness is pent up in space:
The gates to the abyss are closed. You
Meddle at your own expense: When you call
They will wake and answer you.
This is my gift to mankind -- here are the keys.
Find your own locks; be glad.
I, say this to you:
I, the broken soul, who tampered, and am mad
Introduction
Nor is it to be thought, that man is either the oldest or the last of earth's masters, or that the common bulk of life and substance walks alone.
The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, and the Old Ones shall be.
Not in the spaces we know, but between them, They walk serene and primal, undimensioned and to us unseen.
Malzafel knows the gate, for Malzafel is the gate. Malzafel is the key and guardian of the gate. Past, present, future -- what has been, what is, what will be, all are one in Malzafel.
He knows where the Old Ones broke through of old, and where They shall break through again. He knows where They have trod earth's fields, and where They still tread them, and why no one can behold Them as They tread.
By Their smell can men sometimes know Them near, but of Their semblance can no man know, saving only in the features of those They have begotten on mankind; and of those are there many sorts, differing in likeness from man's truest eidolon to that shape without sight or substance which is Them.
They walk unseen and foul in lonely places where the Words have spoken and the Rites howled through at their Seasons.
The wind gibbers with Their voices, and the earth mutters with Their consciousness.
They bend the forest and crush the city, yet may not forest or city behold the hand that smites.
The deserts and the cold wastes hath known Them, and what man knows the wastes? The ice desert of the South and the hidden places in jungle deep hold stones whereon Their seal is engraven, but who hath seen the deep frozen city or the sealed tower long garlanded with jungle vines?
Great Yin Sloth is Their cousin, yet can he spy Them only dimly. Iä! Netosa! As a foulness shall ye know Them. Their hand is at your throats, yet ye see Them not; and Their habitation is even one with your guarded threshold.
Malzafel is the key to the gate, whereby the spheres meet. Man rules now where They ruled once; They shall soon rule where man rules now. After summer is winter, and after winter summer. They wait patient and potent, for here shall They rule again.
And while there are those who have dared to seek glimpses beyond the Veil, and to accept HIM as a Guide, they would have been more prudent had they avoided commerce with HIM; for it is written in the Book of Ea how terrific is the price of a single glimpse. Nor may those who pass ever return, for in the Vastnesses transcending our world are Shapes of darkness that seize and bind.
The Affair that shambleth about in the night, the Evil that defieth the Warding Sign, the Herd that stand watch at the secret portal each tomb is known to have, and that thrive on that which groweth out of the tenants within -- all these Blacknesses are lesser than HE Who guardeth the Gateway; HE Who will guide the rash one beyond all the worlds into the Abyss of unnamable Devourers. For HE is Malzefel, the Most Ancient One, which the scribe rendereth as THE PROLONGED OF LIFE.
Other Version
Never is it to be thought that man is either oldest or last of the Masters of Earth; nay, nor that the great'r part of life and substance walks alone. The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, and the Old Ones shall be Not in the spaces known to us, but between them, They walk calm and primal, of no dimensions, and to us unseen. Malzafel knows the gate, for Malzafel is the gate. Malzafel is the key and guardian of the gate. Past, present, future -- what has been, what is, what will be, all are one in Malzafel. He knows where the Old Ones broke through of old, and where They shall break through in time to come until the Cycle is complete. He knows why no one can behold Them as They walk.
Sometimes men can know Them near by Their smell, which is strange to the nostrils, and like unto a creature of great age; but of Their semblance no man can know, save seldom in features of those They have begotten on mankind, which are awful to behold, and thrice awful are Those who sired them; yet those Offspring there are divers kinds, in likeness greatly differing from man's truest image and fairest eidolon to that shape without sight or substance which is Them. They walk unseen, They walk foul in lonely places where the Words have been spoken and the Rites howled through at Their Seasons, which are in the blood and differ from the seasons of men. The winds gibber with Their voices; the Earth mutters with Their consciousness. They bend the forest. They raise up the waves. They crush the city -- yet not forest or ocean or city beholds the hand that smites. The cold waste knows them, and what man knows the cold waste? The ice desert of the South and the hidden places of the jungle hold stones whereon Their seal is engraven, but who has seen the deep frozen city of the Ice or the sealed tower long garlanded withjungle vines? Yin Sloth is Their cousin, yet can he spy Them only dimly.
As a foulness shall They be known to the race of man. Their hands are at the throats of men forever, from beginning of known time to end of time known, yet none sees Them; and Their habitation is even one with your guarded threshold. Malzafel is the key to the gate whereby the spheres meet. Man rules now where once They ruled; soon They shall rule again where man rules now. After summer is winter, and after winter summer.They wait patient and potent, for here shall They reign again, and at Their coming again none shall dispute Them and all shall be subject to Them. Those who know of the gates shall be impelled to open the way for Them and shall serve Them as They desire, but those who open the way unwitting shall know but a brief while thereafter.
On Ghouls
The tomb-herd confer no benefits upon their worshippers. Their powers are few, for they can but disparage space in small regions and make tangible that which cometh forth from the dead in other dimensions. They have power wherever the chants of Agu have been cried out at their seasons, and can draw to them those who will open their gates in the charnel-houses. They have no substance in this dimension, but enter earthly tenants to feed through them while they await the time when the stars become fixed and the gate of infinite sides opens to free That Which Claws at the Barrier.
Other Horrors
Many & multiform are ye dim horrors of Earth, infesting her ways from ye very prime. They sleep beneath ye unturned stone; they rise with ye tree from its root; they move beneath ye sea, & in subterranean places they dwell in ye inmost adyta. Some there are long known to man, & others as yet unknown, abiding ye terrible latter days of their revealing. Those which are ye most dreadful & ye loathliest of all are haply still to be declared.
To Raise up Ye Stones
To form ye Gate through which They from ye Outer Void might manifest thou must set up ye stones in ye thirteenfold configuration.
First thou shalt raise up ye four cardinal stones and these shall mark ye direction of ye four winds as they howleth through their seasons.
To ye North set ye the stone of Great Coldness that shall form ye Gate of ye winter-wind engraving thereupon the sigil of the Earth-Bull thus:{Taurus sigil}
In ye South (at a space of five paces from ye stone of ye North), thou shalt raise a stone of fierce-heat through which ye summer winds bloweth and make upon ye stone ye mark of ye Lion-serpent thus:{Leo Sigil}
Ye stone of whirling-air shall be set in ye East where ye first equinox riseth and shall be graven with ye sign of he that beareth ye waters, thus:{Aquarius Sigil}
Ye Gate of Rushing Torrents thou cause to beat the west most inner point (at a space of five paces from ye stone of ye East) where ye sun dieth in ye evening and ye cycle of night returns. Blazon ye stone with ye character of ye Scorpion whose tail reacheth unto the stars:{Scorpio Sigil}
Set thou the seven stones of Those that wander ye heavens, without ye inner four and through their diverse influences shall ye focus of power be established.
In ye North beyond the stone of Great Coldness set ye first ye stone of Abzu at a space of three paces. This being done proceed thou widdershins placing at like distances apart ye stones of Anu, Ea, Hadad, Inanna, Shamash and Sin marking each with their rightful sign.
Place a final stone to honor mankind and his allies who shall once again be servants of the Old Ones.
Finally set up one stone and cast it down broken in honor of the heavenly choir who rose up against the eternal night.
At ye center of the so completed configuration set ye the Altar of ye Old Ones and seal it with ye symbol of Malzefel and ye mighty Names of Xi, Netosa, Agu, and that which is not written.
And ye stones shall be ye Gates through which thou shalt call Them forth from Outside man's time and space.
Entreat ye of ye stones by night and when the Moon decreasetth in her light, turning thy face to ye direction of Their coming, speaking ye words and making ye gestures that bringeth forth ye Old Ones and causeth Them to walk once more ye Earth.
Ye Voice of Xi
Hear ye the Voice of dread Xi, hear the mournful sigh of the vortex,the mad rushing of the Ultimate Wind that Swirls darkly amongst the silent stars.
Hear ye Him that howls serpent-fanged amid the bowels of nether earth; He whose ceaseless roaring ever fills the timeless skies of the hidden cold waste.
His might teareth the forest and crusheth the city, but none shall know the hand that smiteth and the soul that destroys, for faceless and foul walketh the Accursed One, His form to men unknown.
Hear then His Voice in the dark hours, answer His call with thine own; bow ye and pray at His passing, but speak not His name aloud.
Concerning the Messenger, Whose Name May not be Written
I hear the Crawling Chaos that calls beyond the stars and They created Him for Their messenger, and They clothed Him with Chaos that His form might be ever hidden amidst the stars.
Who shall know the mystery ofthe Unnameable? for He is the mask and will of Those that were when time was not. He is the priest of the Ether, the Dweller in Darkness and hath many faces that none shall recall.
The waves freeze before Him; Gods dread His call. In men's dreams He whispers, yet who knoweth His form?
Of Ye Cold Waste
Who seeketh Northwards beyond the twilight land of tundra shall find amidst the frozen waste the dark and mighty plateau of thrice-forbidden lands.
Know ye time-shunned Waste by the ever-burning evil-fires and ye foul screeching of the scaly forms which ride the upper air; by the howling of ye Dybyk who brood in nighted caverns and haunt men's dreams with strange madness, and by the grey stone temple beneath the Scorpion's lair, wherein is he who wears the Sidreal Mask and dwelleth all alone.
But beware O Man, beware, of Those who tread in Darkness the ramparts of the Waste, for he that beholds Their mitred-heads shall know the claws of doom.
Of Ye Unknown
What man knoweth the Waste?
For who shall know of that
which ever abides in strange-time,
twix yesterday, today and the morrow.
Unknown amidst ye Cold Waste lieth the mountain of madness where upon the hidden summit an Onyx Castle stands, dark clouds shroud the mighty peak that gleams 'neath ancient stars where silent brood the titan towers and rear forbidden walls. Curse-runes guard the nighted gate carved by forgotten hands, and woe to he that dare pass within those dreadful doors. Earth's Gods revel where Others once walked in mystic timeless halls, which some have glimpst in sleeps dim vault through strange and sightless eyes.
To Call Forth Malzefel
For Malzefel is the Gate.
He knoweth where the Old Ones
came forth in times past and where
They came forth again when
the cycle returneth
When thou would call forth Malzefel thou must waite until the Shamash is in the Fifth House with Abzu in trine. Then enter within the stones and draw about thee the Circle of evocation tracing the figurines with the Wand of Broken Will. Circumambulate thrice widdershins and turning thy face to the South intone the conjuration that openeth the Gate:
O Thou that dwelleth in the darkness of the Outer Void, come forth unto the Earth once more I entreat thee.O Thou who abideth beyond the Spheres of Time, hear my supplication. (Make the sign of Caput Draconis) O Thou who art the Gate and the Way come forth come forth Thy servant calleth Thee. (Make the Sign of Opening) BENATIR! CARARKAU! DEDOS! Malzefel! come forth! come forth! I speak the words, I Break Thy bonds, the seal is cast aside, pass through the Gate and enter the World I maketh Thy mighty Sign! (Make the Sign of Command)
Trace the pentagram of Fire and say the incantation that causeth the Great One to manifest before the Gate:
Zyweso, wecato, keoso, Xunewe-rurom Xeverator. Menhatoy, Zywethorosto zuy,
Zururogos Malzefel! Orary Ysgewot, homor athanatos nywe zumquros,
Ysechyroroseth Xoneozebethoos Agu! Xono, Zuwezet, Quyhet kesos ysgeboth
Nyarlathotep!; zuy rumoy quano duzy Xeuerator, YSHETO, THYYM, quaowe
xeuerator phoe nagoo,Netosa! Hagathowos yachyros Gaba Xi! meweth,
xosoy Ia Ia Ia Vedragos! (Make the sign of Cauda Draconis) Xi! Netosa! Agu! Vedragos!!!
Come forth Malzefel! come forth!
And then he will come unto thee and bring His Globes and He will give true answer to all you desire to know. And He shall reveal unto you the secret of His seal by which you may gain favour in the sight of the Old Ones when They once more walk the Earth. And when His hour be past the curse of the Gods shall be upon Him and draw Him forth beyond the Gate where He shall abide until He be summoned.
To Conjure of Ye Globes
Know ye that the Globes of Malzerath be thirteen in number, and they be the powers of the Parasite-hoard which are His servitors and doeth His bidding in ye world. Call them forth whenever thou shall have need of anything and they shall grant their powers unto ye when ye shall call them with the incantations and make their sign. His Globes have diverse names and appeareth in many forms.
The first is GOMORY, who appeareth like a camel with a crown of gold upon his head. He commandeth twenty-six legions of infernal spirits and giveth the knowledge of all magical jewels and talismans.
The second splrit is ZAGAN, who appeareth like a great bull, or a King terrible in aspect. Thirty-three legions bow before him and he teacheth the mysteries of the sea.
The Third is called SYTRY, who taketh the form of a great Prince. He hath sixty legions and telleth the secrets of time yet to come.
ELIGOR is the fourth spirit; he appeareth like a red man with a crown of iron upon his head. He commandeth likewise sixty legions and giveth the knowledge of victory in war, and telleth of strife to come.
The fifth spirit is called DURSON and hath with him twenty-two familiar demons and appeareth like a raven. He can reveal all occult secrets and tell of past times.
The sixth is VUAL his form is of a dark cloud and he teacheth all manner of ancient tongues.
The seventh is SCOR, who appeareth like a white snake, he bringeth money at your command.
ALGOR is the eighth spirit, he appeareth in the likeness of a fly. He can tell of all secret things and granteth the favours of great Princes and Kings.
The ninth is SEFON. He appeareth like a man with a green face and hath the power to show where treasure is hidden.
Tenth is PARTAS, He hath the form of a great vulture, and can tell ye the vertues of herbs, stones, make ye invisible and restore sight which is lost.
The eleventh spirit is GAMOR, and when he appeareth like a man can marvellously enform ye of how to win favours of great persons and can drive away any spirit that guardeth over treasure.
Twelfth is UMBRA, He appeareth like a giant; he can convey money from place to place if thou bid him and bestow the love of any woman that thou desirest.
The thirteenth spirit is ANABOTH who taketh the form of a yellow toad. He hath the power to make thee marvellous cunning in nigromancy, he can drive away any devil that would hinder ye and tell of strange and hidden things.
When thou wouldst call up ye Globes thou must first make upon the earth this sign:
And evoke of them thus:
EZPHARES, OLYARAM, IRION-ESYTION, ERYONA, OREA, ORASYM, MOZIM! By these words and in the name of Malzefel who is thy master, I do most powerfulIy summon and call ye up EZPHARES, OLYARAM, IRION-ESYTION, ERYONA, OREA, ORASYM, MOZIM! That thou mayest aid me in my hour of need. Come forth I command ye by the sign of Power! (Make the sign of Command)
And then the spirit shall appear unto thee and grant thy requests. But if he remaineth invisible to thine eye, blow the dust of Sterile Revelation and he will immediately take his proper form. When thou wouldst banish what ye have called up eraze thou their sign with the Sword of the Black Sun and utter the words:
CALDULECH ! DALMALEY ! CADAT ! (and seal with the sign of Closing).
If on their appearance the spirits obstinately refuse to speak cleave the air thrice with the sword and say: ADRICANOROM DUMASO! And their tongue shall be loosened and they will be compelled to give true answer. If this too fails, then thou shoudst throw thyself at the mercy of the Gods, though it is doubtful that they can hear thee.
To Summon Netosa Ye Black
Where the stones have been set up thou shalt call out to eternal blackness, and unto he that knoweth the signs and uttereth the words all earthly pleasures shall be granted. When the sun entereth the Sign of the Ram and the time of night is upon ye turn thy face to the North wind and read the verse aloud:
Ia ! Netosa!
Great Black Mother of Unlight,
I Call Thee forth ! (Kneel)
Answer the cry of thy servant
who knoweth the words of power! (make the sign of Command)
Rise up I say from thy slumbers
and come forth with a thousand more! (make the sign of Opening)
I make the signs, I speak the words
that openeth the door!
Come forth I say, I turn the Key,
Now ! walk the Earth once more !
Cast the perfumes upon the coals, trace the sigil of Blaesu and pronounce the words of power:
ZARIATNATMIX, JANNA, ETITNAMUS, HAYRAS, FABELLERON, FUBENTRONTY, BRAZO, TABRASOL, NISA, VARF-Netosa! GABOTS MEMBROT!
And then the Black one shall come forth unto thee and the thousand Horned Ones who howl shall rise up from the Earth. And thou shalt hold before them the talisman of Yhe upon which they shall bow to thy power and answer thy demands.
When thou would banish those that you have called forth intone the words:
IMAS, WEGHAYMNKO, QUAHERS, XEWEFARAM
Which closeth the Gate, and seal with the sign of Closing.
To Enter Ye Angles
Whosoever performeth this Rite with true understanding shall pass beyond ye Gates of Creation and enter ye Ultimate Abyss wherein dwelleth ye vapourous Lord who eternally pondereth ye Mystery of Chaos. Trace ye Angle-Web with ye Wand of Broken Will and offer the mystic suffumigations with the incense of the Tomb. Enter ye Web by the Gate of the North and reciting the incantation of Na (thus):
ZAZAS,NASATANADA, ZAZAS ZAZAS!
proceed to ye South-most Pinnacle by the Path of Alpha whereupon make ye, ye Sign of Opening, pronouncing the triple-Word of power thrice, (thus so):
OHODOS-SCIES-ZAMONI Vedragos!!!
Proceed thence to ye Angle of the North-East chanting the third verse of ye Fifth Psalm of Malzefel selecting not to make the quintuple genuflection on passing through ye curve locus-(thus):
The All-One dwelleth in Darkness, At the centre of All dwelleth He that is the Darkness; And that Darkness shall be eternal when all shall bow before the Onyx Throne.
Pause at the Third Angle and make ye once more the Sign of Opening speaking the words that clear the portal and stay the course of time:
ABYssus-DAcoNrsus, ZEXOWE-AZATHOTH!)Vedragos!!, IAA! Malzefel!
Follow the Third Path to the Pinnacle of the West and there perform the obeisances in silence (bow low thrice and give the gesture of Command). Turn and tread the Path of Transfiguration leading to ye Ultimate Angle. Open up the Abyss Gate by the ninefold affirmation (thus):
ZENOXESE, PIOTH,OXAS ZAEGOS, MAVOC NIGORSUS, BAYAR! HEECHO! MALZEFEL! MALZEFEL! MALZEFEL!
Make ye the Sigil of Transformation and step thou forth into ye Gulf.
Of Diverse Signs
These most potent signs shall be so formed with thy left hand when thou employeth them in ye Rites. Ye first sign is that of Command and in nature it be ye true symbol of ye Old Ones. Make ye thus whenever thou wouldst supplicate Those that ever waite beyond the Threshold. Ye second sign is that of Opening and it breaketh down all barriers and openeth ye portals of ye Ultimate Planes. In ye third place goeth ye Great Sign of Closing which sealeth ye Gates and guardeth ye pathways. Ye forth sign is that of ye Choir Celestial. It protecteth those who would evoke ye powers by night, and banish ye forces of menace and antagonism.
To Compound Ye Incense of the Tomb
In the day and hour of Ea with the Sin in her increase, thou shalt take equal parts of Myrrh, Civet, Storax, Wormwood, Assafoetida, Galbanum and Musk, mix well together and reduce all to the finest powder. Place the so assembled elements in a vessel of green glass and seal with a brazen stopper afore inscribed with the characters of Hadad and Abzu. Elevate the vessel to the Four Winds and cry aloud the supreme words of power thus:
To the North: ZIJMUORSOBET, NOIJM, ZAVAXO!
To the East: QUEHAIJ, ABAWO, NOQUETONAIJI!
To the South: OASAIJ, WURAM, THEFOTOSON!
To the West: ZIJORONAIFWETHO, MUGELTHOR, MUGELTHOR-YZXE!
Cover the vessel with a cloth of black velvet and set aside. For each of seven nights thou shalt bathe the vessel in Moonlight for the space of one hour - keeping it concealed beneath the cloth from cock-crow till sunset. All this being accomplished the incense shall be ready for use and possessed of such vertue that he that useth it with knowledge shall have power to call forth and command the Infernal Legions. When employed in ye Ultimate Rites the incense may be rendered more efficacious by the addition of one part powdered mummy. Employ the perfume of the Tomb in all ceremonies of ye ancient Lore casting ye essences upon live coals of Yew or Oak or Cedar. And when ye spirits drawn near, the vaporous smoke shall enchant and fascinate them, binding their powers to thy will.
To Make Ye Powder of Sterile Realization
Take ye dust of ye tomb - wherein ye body has lain for two hundred years or more past -, three parts. Take of powdered Amaranth, two parts; of ground Ivy leaf, one part, and of fine salt, one part. Compound all together in an open mortar in the day and hour of Abzu. Make over the thus assembled ingredients the Voorish sign, and then seal up the powder within a leaden casket whereupon is graven the sigil of Koth. Whenever thou wisheth to observe the airial manifestations of the spirits blow a pinch of ye powder in the direction of their coming, either from the palm of thy hand or the blade. Mark ye well that ye maketh ye Sign at their appearence, lest the tendrils of darkness enter thy soul.
Ye Unction of Dark Spiral Vision
Whosoever anointeth his head with the ointment shall in sleep be granted true visions of time yet to come. When ye eye of Sin increaseth in her light place in an earthen crucible a goodly quantity of oil of ye Lotus, sprinkle with one once powdered mandragora and stir well with ye forked twig of ye wild thorn bush. Having so done utter ye incantation of Yeshu (taken fron diverse lines in ye papyrus) thus:
I am the Lord of Spirits, Oridimbai, Sonadir, Episghes, I am Ubaste, Ptho born of Binui Sphe, Phas; In the name of Auebothiabathabaithobeuee Give power to my spell O Nasira Oapkis Shfe, Give power Chons-in-Malzefel, Ophois, Give power! Vedragos!!! O Bakaxikhekh!
Add to ye potion pinch of red earth, nine drops natron, for drops balsam of Olibanum and one drop blood (from thy right hand). Combine the whole with a like measure of fat of the hanged man and place ye vessel upon ye fire. When all is rendered well and ye dark vapours begin to rise, make ye the Sign and remove from ye flames. When the unguent has cooled place it within an urn of ye finest alabaster, which thou shalt keep in some secret place (known only to thyself) until thou shalt have need of it.
To Fashion the Sword the Black Sun
In the day and hour of Hadad and when Sin increaseth, make thou the sword of bronze with a hilt of fine ebony. Upon one side of the the blade thou shalt enscribe these characters:
Lost
And upon the other side these:
Lost
On the day and hour of Abzu the moon decreasing, light thou a fire of Laurel and yew boughs and offering the blade to the flames pronounce the five-fold conjuration thus:
HCORIAXOJU, ZODCARNES, XI Yin NETOSA Yin AGU, I powerfully call upon ye and stir ye up O ye mighty spirits that dwelleth in the Great Abyss. In the dread and potent name of Malzefel come ye forth and give power unto this blade fashioned in accordance to ancient Lore. By XENTHONO-ROHMATRU, I command you O AZIABELIS, by YSEHYROROSETH , I call the O ANTIQUELIS, and in the Vast and Terrible Name of DAMAMIACH that Crom-yha uttered and the mountains shook I mightily compel ye forth O BARBUELIS, attend me! aid me! give power unto my spell that this weapon that bearest the runes of fire recieveth such vertue that it shall strike fear into the hearts of all spirits that would disobey my commands, and that it shall assist me to form all manner of Circles, figures and mystic sigils necessary in the operations of Magickal Art. In the Name of Great and Mighty Malzefel and in the invincible sign of Command (give sign)
Give power!
Give power!
Give power!
When the flames turn blue it shall be a sure sign that the spirits obey your demands whereupon thou shalt quench the blade in an afore prepared mixture of brine and cock-gall. Burn the incense of the Tomb as an offering to the spirits thou hast called forth, then dismiss them to their abodes with these words:
In the Names of Netosa and Malzefel , Their benighted servant unnamed and by the power of this sign (make ye the Sign of Command), I discharge thee; go forth from this place in peace and return ye not until I calleth thee. (Seal ye portals with the sign of Closing).
Wrap the sword in a cloth of black silk and set it aside until thou wouldst make use of it; but mark ye well that no other shall lay his hand upon the scimitar lest its vertue be forever lost.
Ye Characters of the Shaping of Unlight
Ye Characters of the Shaping of Unlight hold ye key to ye planes, employ ye them in ye talismanic art and in all ye sacred inscriptions.