PLANETARY AND ASTEAL INFLUENCES 355
Corona Australis. An imperial crown. Sign: Libra. Nature: Saturn and Mars. Augments wealth and makes the wearer gay and happy.
Auriga. A man in a chariot, bearing a goat on his left shoulder. Sign: Gemini. Nature: Mercury. Makes the wearer successful in hunting.
Vexillum. A flag flying from the extremity of a lance Sign : Scorpion. Gives skill in war and confers victory in the field.
FIGURES OF THE PLANETS
Saturn. An
old man holding a curved scythe in his hand and with a not very heavy
beard. Engraved on a stone of the nature of Saturn, it renders the
wearer powerful and augments his power continually.
Jupiter. A
seated figure, sometimes in a chariot, holding a staff in one hand and
a spear in the other. It renders the wearer fortunate, especially if
engraved on a Kabratis stone, and hë easily gains what he wishes,
especially from priests. He will be raised to honors and dignities.
Mars. Represented
sometimes with a banner and sometimes with a lance or other weapon. He
is, indeed, always armed and at times mounted on a horse. Gives
victory, boldness in war, and success in everything, especially if
engraved on an appropriate stone.
Sun. Sometimes as the solar disk with rays, sometimes as a man
in
a chariot, and this occasionally is surrounded by the signs of the
zodiac. Renders the wearer powerful and a victor; this gem is prized by
hunters.
Venus Many
forms, among them that of a woman with a voluminous dress and a stole,
holding a laurel in her hand. Gives skill in handling affairs and
usually brings them to a successful issue ; removes the fear of
drowning.
Mercury. Figure
of a slender man, usually with a beautiful beard, but sometimes
without. He has winged feet and holds the cadueeus. Increases knowledge
and confers eloquence. It aids merchants, enabling them to acquire
wealth.
