336 THE CURIOUS LORE OF PRECIOUS STONES
Each
day has its special and peculiar ritual. Sunday is the day for the
"Works of Light," and on this day a purple robe should be worn and a
tiara and bracelets of gold; the ring placed on the finger of the
operator should be of gold and set with a chrysolite or a ruby. A white
robe with silver stripes is to be worn on Monday, the day of the "Works
of Divination and Mystery," and the high-priest of the mysteries wears
over his robe a triple necklace of pearls, "crystals," and selenites;
the tiara should be covered with yellow silk, and bear in silver
characters the Hebrew monogram of Gabriel, as given by Cornelius
Agrippa in his "Occult Philosophy." Tuesday is assigned to the "Works
of Wrath," and on this day the robe must be red, the color of fire and
blood, with a belt and bracelets of steel ; the tiara should have a
circlet of iron, and a sword or a stylus is to be used in place of a
wand ; the ring is set with an amethyst. The day for the "Works of
(Science" is Wednesday, when a green robe is worn and a necklace of
hollow glass beads, filled with quicksilver ; the ring is adorned with
an agate. On Thursday, appointed for the "Works of Eeligion or
Politics," a scarlet robe is worn; upon the forehead of the operator is
bound a plate of tin, engraved with the symbol of the planet Jupiter
and various mystic characters; the ring bears either an emerald or a
sapphire. Friday, the day of Venus, is naturally dedicated to the
"Works of Love," and the celebrant wears a sky-blue robe ; his ring
shows a turquoise, and his tiara is set with lapis-lazuli and beryl.
The "Works of Mourning" belong to Saturday, when a black or a brown
robe is worn, embroidered in orange-colored silk with mystic
characters; from the neck of the operator hangs a leaden medal,
bearing the symbol of the planet Saturn, and on his finger is a ring
set with an onyx, upon which a
