IV
CANON
Touch any name, and the wheel will turn to it.
PRINCES
I
LVCIFER
LVCIFERLVCEMNONFECIT
Lucifer made not the light
SEDPRIMVSEAMVIDIT
but first beheld it
DATVMSVVMESSEPVTAVIT
He deemed the gift his own
SVPERASTRASOLIVMPOSVIT
set his throne above the stars
ETCORONAMSIBISVMPSIT
and took the crown unto himself
LVCEMRETINVIT
He kept the light
NONORIGINEM
not its source
CECIDITNONLVX
Not the light fell
SEDQVISEFONTEMDIXIT
but he who named himself its fount
STELLAMANET
The star remains
REXNONMANET
the king remains not
II
MAMMON
AVRVMPONDVSHABET
Gold has weight
SEDNONMENSVRAMHOMINIS
but not the measure of a man
QVODTENESTETENET
What you hold holds you
SERVVSTHESAVRVMCVSTODIT
the slave keeps watch upon the treasure
ADFINEMMANVSVACVA
At the end the empty hand
RESTITVITVR
is given back
III
ASMODEVS
INTHALAMOSTATVMBRA
In the bridal chamber stands a shadow
NONOMNISCVPIDOAMOR
not all desire is love
SEPTEMNOMINATACENT
Seven names are silent
VNAVOLVNTASCLAMAT
one will cries out
QVIALTERVMPOSSIDET
Who possesses another
SEIPSVMAMITTIT
loses himself
IV
LEVIATHAN
SVBAQVISANTIQVIS
Beneath the ancient waters
CORNONQVIESCIT
the heart finds no rest
INVIDVSNONPETITLVCEM
The envious seeks not the light
SEDVELATLVCEMALTERIVS
but veils another’s light
MARENONCAPIT
The sea cannot hold
QVIDHOMOINTRASEALIT
what a man nurses within
V
BEELZEBVB
MENSAPLENAEST
The table is full
ETOSVACVVM
and the mouth empty
MVSCARVMREXNONSATIATVR
The lord of flies is never sated
NECABVNDANTIAPACEMPARIT
nor does plenty beget peace
QVIOMNIADEVORAT
Who devours all
NIHILGVSTAT
tastes nothing
VI
SATAN
ACCVSATORADSTAT
The accuser stands by
VERBVMFITTELVM
the word becomes a weapon
IRAIVDEXESSECVPIT
Wrath would be the judge
SEDNONAVDITTESTEM
but hears no witness
GLADIVSDEDITSENTENTIAM
The sword gave sentence
ANTECAVSAM
before the cause
VII
BELPHEGOR
HORAECADVNTSINESTREPITV
The hours fall without a sound
OPVSMANETINTACTVM
the work lies untouched
OTIVMNONESTPAX
Idleness is not peace
CVMMENSOFFICIVMFVGIT
when the mind flees its duty
DIESNONREVERTITVR
That day returns not
QVISINETESTEPERIIT
which perished unwitnessed
VIII
BAEL
REXTRESVVLTVSGERIT
The king wears three faces
ETNVLLVMOSTENDIT
and shows none
INVISIBILISTRANSIT
Unseen he passes
NONTAMENINNOCENS
yet not innocent
ETIAMVMBRAVESTIGIVMHABET
Even a shadow leaves its trace
IX
AGARES
LINGVASDOCETDVX
The duke teaches tongues
TERRASVBPEDIBVSTREMIT
the earth trembles underfoot
FVGITIVVSREDVCITVR
The fugitive is brought back
SEDVERBVMPROFECTVM
but the word once gone forth
REVOCARINONPOTEST
cannot be recalled
X
VASSAGO
CLAVISINPVLVEREIACET
The key lies in the dust
QVAERENSPRAETERITALEGIT
the seeker reads what has been
FVTVRVMOSTENDITVR
The future is shown
NONDATVRINMANVM
not placed in the hand
INVENTVMNONESTPOSSESSVM
What is found is not possessed
XI
SAMIGINA
SCHOLAETSEPVLCRVM
School and sepulchre
VNOLIMINESTANT
stand at one threshold
MORTVINOMINAHABENT
The dead have names
NONVOCESNOSTRAS
not our voices
DISCIPVLVSTACENDOAVDIT
The disciple hears by keeping silent
XII
MARBAS
EODEMFERROSECARE
With the same iron one may cut
ETSANARELICET
and one may heal
ARSCAVSAMQVAERIT
Art seeks the cause
MANVSVVLNVSTANGIT
the hand touches the wound
MEDICINANONESTIMPERIVM
Medicine is not dominion
XIII
VALEFOR
FIDVSADIANVAMVENIT
The trusted one comes to the door
ETCLAVEMPETIT
and asks the key
MANVSQVAEDATAMICITIAM
The hand that offers friendship
RESALIENASSVRRIPIT
steals what is another’s
FVRDOMVMNOVIT
The thief knows the house
XIV
AMON
INTERDVOSAMICOS
Between two friends
GLADIVSIACET
a sword lies
EADEMVOXCONCITAT
The same voice inflames
EADEMVOXRECONCILIAT
the same voice reconciles
PAXNONESTOBLIVIO
Peace is not forgetting
XV
BARBATOS
AVESLOQVNTVRINSILVA
The birds speak in the forest
HOMOAVRVMSVBRADICIBVSQVAERIT
man seeks gold beneath the roots
QVICANTVMAVDIT
Who hears the song
IAMHABETTHESAVRVM
has the treasure already
TERRANONTACET
The earth is not silent
XVI
PAIMON
REXSCIENTIAMPROMITTIT
The king promises knowledge
ETVOLVNTATESVINCVLISTENET
and keeps wills in chains
NONOMNISQVIDOCET
Not all who teach
MAGISTEREST
are masters
LIBERNONIVBET
A book does not command
XVII
BVER
HERBAEXTERRAEVVLNERE
A herb from the wound of the earth
SVRGITTACITA
rises in silence
RATIODISTINGVIT
Reason discerns
VITAMCVRATNATVRA
nature tends to life
NONOMNEREMEDIVMVIDETVR
Not every remedy is seen
XVIII
GVSION
RESPONSVMANTEQVAESTIONEM
An answer before the question
NEMOMERETVR
no one deserves
HONORREDDITVR
Honor is restored
SIVERITASMANET
if the truth abides
DVAEMANVSCONIVNGVNTVR
Two hands are joined
XIX
SITRI
VELVMCADITABOCVLIS
The veil falls from the eyes
CVPIDONOMENAMORISSVSCIPIT
desire takes the name of love
SEDCORPVSNVDVM
But the naked body
ANIMVMNONREVELAT
does not lay bare the soul
IGNISDISCERNENDVSEST
The fire must be discerned
XX
BELETH
EQVITATREXINTERCORDA
The king rides among hearts
ETAMOREMIVBET
and commands love
SEDCORNONESTPROVINCIA
But a heart is no province
NECOSCVLVMTRIBVTVM
nor a kiss a tribute
NVLLACATENAFIDEMPARIT
No chain gives birth to faith
XXI
LERAIE
SAGITTAEMISSAVOLAT
The loosed arrow flies
LONGEAMANV
far from the hand
INVVLNERETEMPVSMANET
Time lingers in the wound
VBIBELLVMTACVIT
when the war is silent
TELVMNONNVNTIATPACEM
A weapon heralds no peace
XXII
ELIGOS
EQVESVIDETANTEBELLVM
The knight sees before the war
QVODPOSTBELLVMPLORABITVR
what shall be wept after it
HASTAINMANVCLARET
The spear shines in the hand
CAVSAINVMBRALATET
the cause lies hid in shadow
VICTORIANONABSOLVIT
Victory does not absolve
XXIII
ZEPAR
ROSAMTRADITNVNTIVS
The messenger hands over a rose
SEDNODVMOCCVLIT
but hides the knot
AMORNONNASCITVR
Love is not born
EXALIENAVOLVNTATE
of another’s will
FLOSVINCVLVMNONEST
A flower is no bond
XXIV
BOTIS
SERPENSADPONTEMIACET
A serpent lies at the bridge
DVAERIPAEDIVISAE
two banks divided
PRAETERITARECITAT
It recites what has passed
FVTVRANONPOSSIDET
it does not own what is to come
PASSVSPRIMVSPACEMFACIT
The first step makes peace
XXV
BATHIN
INLAPIDEVIRTVSOCCVLTA
In the stone a hidden virtue
INHERBAVIAVITAE
in the herb the way of life
LONGINQVACELERITERADEAS
Swiftly you may reach far places
TEIPSVMTECVMFERS
yourself you carry with you
NEMOASEPROFVGIT
No one flees himself
XXVI
SALLOS
CORALTERVMQVAERIT
The heart seeks another
NONPRAEDAMSEDSOCIVM
not prey but a companion
AMORSIDATVR
Love, if it be given
NESCITIMPERARE
knows not how to command
DVAERADICESCRESCVNT
Two roots grow
XXVII
PVRSON
LEOANTEARCAMCVSTOSSTAT
A lion stands guard before the chest
INTVSNONOMNEAVRVM
within, not all is gold
QVIDOCCVLTVMFVIT
What was hidden
NVNCNOMENHABET
now has a name
RESREPERTATESTEMPOSCIT
A thing found demands a witness
XXVIII
MARAX
BOSCAELVMCONTEMPLATVR
The ox beholds the sky
STELLAESVPERARVASTANT
the stars stand over the fields
LAPISETHERBADOCENT
Stone and herb teach
SIOCVLIPATENT
if the eyes are open
ARSSVPERTERRAMINCIPIT
Art begins upon the earth
XXIX
IPOS
FVTVRVMINOCVLISFVLGET
The future gleams in the eyes
PECTVSAVDET
the heart dares
SEDAVDACIASINEMODO
But daring without measure
INCASVMRVIT
rushes to its fall
FORTISANTEMETVMDELIBERAT
The brave deliberate before fear
XXX
AIM
TRESIGNESADMOENIA
Three fires to the walls
NOCTEFERVNTVR
are borne by night
VRBSVNAHORAARDET
In one hour burns a city
QVAMSAECVLAPOSVERVNT
the ages built
ASTVTIACINEREMNONAEDIFICAT
Cunning builds nothing from ash
XXXI
NABERIVS
LINGVAAMISSVMHONOREM
The tongue can restore
RESTITVEREPOTEST
a lost honor
SEDVERBISPICTIS
But by painted words
FACTANONMVTANTVR
deeds are not changed
ELOQVENTIARESPONDEAT
Let eloquence answer for itself
XXXII
GLASYA · LABOLAS
LIBERAPERTVSEST
The book lies open
GLADIVSSVPERPAGINAM
a sword above the page
SCIENTIAMANVMEXCVSATNON
Knowledge excuses not the hand
SIINNOCENTEMFERIT
if it strike the innocent
SANGVISNVMEROSNONCVRAT
Blood cares nothing for numbers
XXXIII
BVNE
EXSEPVLCROVOXSVRGIT
From the tomb a voice rises
ETDIVITIASPOLLICETVR
and promises riches
MORTVVSNIHILEMIT
The dead man buys nothing
VIVVSOMNIAVENDIT
the living man sells all
AVRVMINPVLVERETACET
Gold is silent in the dust
XXXIV
RONOVE
VERBVMDOMINVMFACEREPOTEST
A word can make a master
ETSERVVMLIBERARE
and set the slave free
SEDFACVNDIASINEFIDE
But eloquence without faith
INANISEST
is empty
LINGVAOPVSSEQVATVR
Let the tongue follow the deed
XXXV
BERITH
AVRVMEXALIOMETALLO
Gold from another metal
FINGITVRINIGNE
is feigned in the fire
RESPONSVMDICITVRVERVM
The answer is called true
SEDFOEDVSEXAMINANDVM
but the covenant must be tried
NONOMNEFVLGENSFIDVM
Not all that shines is faithful
XXXVI
ASTAROTH
DEPRIMISDIEBVSROGATVR
Of the first days he is asked
MEMORIARESPONDET
memory answers
CAVSAVETVSNONMORITVR
The old cause does not die
QVINESCITORIGINEM
who knows not the origin
ITERATRVINAM
repeats the ruin
XXXVII
FORNEVS
INIMICVSNOMENAVDIT
The enemy hears the name
QVODHERINEGAVIT
he denied but yesterday
VERBVMTRANSITMVROS
A word passes through walls
NONSEMPERGLADIVS
a sword not always
FAVORSINEVERITATECADIT
Favor without truth falls
XXXVIII
FORAS
HERBARADICEMOCCVLIT
The herb hides its root
LAPISVENAMSERVAT
the stone keeps its vein
RATIONONRAPIT
Reason does not seize
SEDDISCERNIT
but discerns
QVAERENSPRIMOSEINTERROGAT
The seeker questions first himself
XXXIX
ASMODAY
TRIACAPITACLAMANT
Three heads cry out
VNAMENSNVMERAT
one mind counts
MENSVRAFERRVMREGIT
Measure governs iron
NONCVPIDITATEM
not greed
ARSSINEIVSTITIAMINISTEREST
Art without justice is a servant
XL
GAAP
PORTAAPERTAEST
The gate stands open
SEDNONOMNISVIALIBERA
but not every road is free
CORPVSLONGEFERATVR
Though the body be carried far
MENSDOMICAPTAMANET
the mind stays captive at home
SAPIENTIACLAVEMQVAERIT
Wisdom seeks the key
XLI
FVRFVR
CERVVSINNVBECLAMAT
A hart cries out in the cloud
FVLGERASPARGVNTVR
lightnings are scattered
VERBVMEXTRAFINEMFALLIT
A word beyond its bounds deceives
INTRAFIGVRAMEXIGITVR
within the figure it is held to account
TONITRVSNONTESTIS
Thunder is no witness
XLII
MARCHOSIAS
LVPVSALISIGNEIS
A wolf with wings of fire
ADLIMENSTETIT
stood at the threshold
VERVMRESPONSVRVS
Ready to answer true
ARCANANONDONAT
he gives no secrets away
ETIAMFIDELISFERVORVRIT
Even faithful zeal burns
XLIII
STOLAS
NOCTVAEOCVLIAPERTI
The owl’s eyes are open
ASTRACVSTODIVNT
the stars keep watch
INPARVAHERBALEX
In the small herb, law
INLAPIDETEMPVS
in the stone, time
NOXMAGISTRAEST
Night is a teacher
XLIV
PHENEX
AVISEXCINERECANIT
A bird sings out of the ash
CARMINADVLCIA
sweet songs
SEDQVIVOCEMSEQVITVR
But who follows the voice
IGNEMMEMINERIT
let him remember the fire
CANTVSNONIMMORTALITAS
Song is not immortality
XLV
HALPHAS
TVRRISSVRGIT
The tower rises
MILITESINTRAMOENIASEDENT
soldiers sit within the walls
MVRVSHOSTEMARCET
A wall keeps out the foe
NONMETVM
not fear
QVODCVSTODITVRNONSEMPERSALVVM
What is guarded is not always safe
XLVI
MALPHAS
CORVVSSVPERTECTVMSTAT
A raven stands upon the roof
DOMVSAFVNDAMENTOCRESCIT
the house grows from its foundation
CONSILIVMOCCVLTVM
A hidden counsel
INPARIETIBVSMANET
abides within the walls
NONOMNISCVSTOSAMICVS
Not every keeper is a friend
XLVII
RAVM
CORVVSDETVRREDESCENDIT
A raven descends from the tower
AVRVMEXREGIARAPIT
and seizes gold from the palace
VRBEMEVERTEREFACILE
To overturn a city is easy
CIVITATEMSERVAREGRAVE
to keep a commonwealth is hard
POSTFVRTVMRVINAE
After the theft, ruins
XLVIII
FOCALOR
VENTVSMAREEXCITAT
The wind rouses the sea
NAVISDOMVMQVAERIT
the ship seeks home
AQVANECIRANECIVDEX
Water is neither wrath nor judge
MORTVOSTAMENRETINET
yet it keeps the dead
PORTVSORANDVSEST
The harbor must be prayed for
XLIX
VEPAR
NAVESINMARISCVSTODIA
Ships in the keeping of the sea
FERROETLIGNONATANT
float on iron and wood
VVLNVSSVBAQVALATET
A wound lies hid beneath the water
NECSALOMNEPVRGAT
nor does salt cleanse all
QVODLATETCRESCEREPOTEST
What lies hidden can grow
L
SABNOCK
MVRVMALTVMSTRVIT
He raises a high wall
SEDSANGVINEMSVBSAXORELINQVIT
but leaves blood beneath the stone
CIVITASNONESTMOENIA
A commonwealth is not its walls
SICIVISLANGVET
if the citizen languish
TVRRISNONSANAT
A tower does not heal
LI
SHAX
OCVLVSCLAVDITVR
The eye is shut
AVRISNIHILAVDIT
the ear hears nothing
FVRARGENTVMAVFERT
The thief bears off the silver
SEDNOMENSVVMRELINQVIT
but leaves his name behind
ETIAMSILENTIVMACCVSAT
Even silence accuses
LII
VINE
LEOANTEMVRVMRVGIT
A lion roars before the wall
CAVSAOCCVLTAQVAERITVR
the hidden cause is sought
MVRVSFRANGIPOTEST
A wall can be broken
VERITASNONIVBENDONASCITVR
truth is not born by command
PVLVISPOSTTEMPESTATEM
Dust after the storm
LIII
BIFRONS
LVMENSVPERTVMVLVMARDET
A light burns above the grave
SIDERANONDESCENDVNT
the stars do not come down
LAPIDESLOCVMMVTANT
The stones change their place
MORTVINONREDIVIVI
the dead do not return to life
MEMORIACVSTODITVR
Memory is kept
LIV
VVALL
DVAEMANVSCONIVNGVNTVR
Two hands are joined
SVBTEMPOREBREVI
for a little while
BENEVOLENTIAPETITVR
Goodwill is asked
NONEXIGITVR
not exacted
AMICITIANVLLAMCORONAMGERIT
Friendship wears no crown
LV
HAAGENTI
VINVMINAQVAMREDACTVM
Wine turned back to water
VITEMMEMINIT
remembers the vine
METALLVMAVRISPECIEMACCIPIT
Metal takes on the look of gold
SEDNONORIGINEM
but not its origin
MVTATIONONESTREDEMPTIO
Change is not redemption
LVI
CROCELL
AQVACALIDASVBSAXO
Warm water beneath the stone
INVISIBILISCANIT
sings unseen
CIRCVLVSRATIONEMSERVAT
The circle keeps its reason
ECHONOMENREPETIT
the echo repeats a name
NONOMNISVOXCORPVSHABET
Not every voice has a body
LVII
FVRCAS
SENEXEQVITATCVMHASTA
An old man rides with a spear
LIBRVMINGREMIOTENET
a book upon his lap
LOGICAACVITMENTEM
Logic whets the mind
NONACCVSATIONEM
not the accusation
DOCTRINAFERRVMSVPERAT
Learning overcomes iron
LVIII
BALAM
TRIACAPITAVNOCORPORE
Three heads on one body
TEMPORELOQVNTVR
speak in time
QVODFVTVRVMOSTENDIT
The future he shows
IPSENONPOSSIDET
he does not himself possess
REXINVMBRAQVOQVEREX
A king in shadow is a king still
LIX
ALLOCES
FACIESLEONISARDET
The lion’s face burns
ASTRAINMANVNVMERANTVR
the stars are counted in the hand
SCIENTIAIGNEMSINEMETV
Knowledge teaches us to behold the fire
CONTEMPLARIDOCET
without fear
NONOMNISFLAMMAHOSTIS
Not every flame is a foe
LX
CAIM
AVISDECINERESVRGIT
A bird rises from the ash
ETVOXANIMALIVMFIT
and becomes the voice of beasts
HOMOMVTASRESINTERROGAT
Man questions mute things
RESPONSVMINSEQVAERIT
and seeks the answer in himself
NATVRAPLVRALOQVITVR
Nature says more
LXI
MVRMVR
TVBAADSEPVLCRVMSONAT
A trumpet sounds at the tomb
NOMINASVRGVNTINMEMORIA
names rise in memory
MORTVINONNOSTRISVNT
The dead are not ours
ETSIRESPONSAPETIMVS
though we ask them for answers
PAXEISDEBETVR
Peace is owed them
LXII
OROBAS
EQVVSSINEFRAVDEVENIT
A horse comes without guile
RESPONSVMNONVENDIT
he sells no answer
AMICITIANONSIMVLATVR
Friendship is not feigned
VERITASNONTIMETVR
truth is not feared
FIDEIIVGVMLEVEEST
The yoke of faith is light
LXIII
GREMORY
MVLIERSVPERCAMELVMSEDIT
A woman sat upon a camel
ARCAMINARENAVIDIT
she saw a chest in the sand
TEMPVSDIVITIASOCCVLIT
Time hid the riches
DESIDERIVMEASREPERIT
desire found them out
NONOMNEINVENTVMBEAT
Not all that is found brings blessing
LXIV
OSE
PANTHERAINSPECVLOSTAT
A panther stands in the mirror
HOMOALIVMVVLTVMVIDET
a man sees another face
FORMAMVTATVR
The form is changed
MEMORIANONSTATIM
the memory not at once
QVODESNOMINAREAVDE
Dare to name what you are
LXV
AMY
IGNISEXMANVORITVR
Fire springs from the hand
SIDERAADTERRAMRESPONDENT
the stars answer to the earth
AVRVMSVBCINERELATET
Gold lies hid beneath the ash
NONOMNISTHESAVRVSFVLGET
not every treasure shines
CAVSAMLVCISQVAERE
Seek the cause of the light
LXVI
ORIAS
LEOINNOCTEAMBVLAT
A lion walks in the night
SIDERAMVNERAPROMITTVNT
the stars promise gifts
HONORSIDATVR
Honor, if it be given
NONFITVIRTVS
does not become virtue
CAELVMNONREGITCONSCIENTIAM
Heaven does not rule the conscience
LXVII
VAPVLA
ALASVPERINCVDEMSTAT
A wing stands above the anvil
MANVSOPVSDOCET
the hand teaches the work
ARTIFEXFERROFORMAMDAT
The smith gives iron its form
NONANIMAM
not its soul
ARSSERVIATVITAE
Let art serve life
LXVIII
ZAGAN
AQVAVINVMFIERIPOTEST
Water may become wine
VINVMAQVA
and wine, water
STVLTVSSAPIENSNOMINATVR
The fool is named wise
SEDPROBATIOMANET
but the trial remains
MVTATIONONESTVERITAS
Change is not truth
LXIX
VOLAC
PVERALISCVMSERPENTE
A winged boy with a serpent
SVPERTERRAMVOLAT
flies above the earth
THESAVRVSIACETPROFVNDE
The treasure lies deep
VERBASVPERFICIEMMOVENT
words stir but the surface
NEFIDESOLIFORMAE
Trust not to form alone
LXX
ANDRAS
CORVVSSVPERGLADIVMSEDET
A raven sits upon a sword
DVAEVOCESDIVIDVNTVR
two voices are divided
DISCORDIACITOSERITVR
Discord is quickly sown
SERENITASTARDECRESCIT
serenity grows slow
QVISEPARATSOLVSMANET
Who divides remains alone
LXXI
HAVRES
PANTHERAEXFLAMMAVENIT
A panther comes out of the flame
VERADEPRAETERITONARRAT
and tells true things of the past
IGNISTESTINONPARCIT
Fire spares not the witness
QVISVSCITATTENEBRAS
who stirs up the darkness
IPSECVMEISARDET
burns with it himself
LXXII
ANDREALPHVS
PAVOCAVDAMAPERIT
The peacock spreads its tail
CENTVMOCVLIVIDERVNT
a hundred eyes have seen
TRIANGVLVSMODVMDAT
The triangle gives measure
PVLCHRITVDOMODVMFVGIT
beauty flees measure
VTRAQVEARSQVAERIT
Art seeks them both
LXXIII
CIMEIES
EQVVSNIGERPERLITTERAS
A black horse through the letters
VIAMFACIT
makes its way
GRAMMATICANOMINASERVAT
Grammar keeps the names
LOGICACAVSASQVAERIT
logic seeks the causes
LINGVANONESTGLADIVS
The tongue is not a sword
LXXIV
AMDVSIAS
TVBASINECORPORESONAT
A trumpet sounds without a body
ARBORINSILVACADIT
a tree falls in the forest
NONOMNISMOTVSVIDETVR
Not every motion is seen
SEDOMNISCASVSLOCVMRELINQVIT
but every fall leaves its place
SILENTIVMPOSTCANTVM
Silence after song
LXXV
BELIAL
DVOANGELIPVLCHRI
Two fair angels
INCVRRVSTANT
stand in a chariot
OFFICIAPROMITTVNTVR
Offices are promised
INTEGRITASNONEMITVR
integrity is not bought
SOLIVMVACVVMIVSTVMNONFACIT
An empty throne makes no one just
LXXVI
DECARABIA
STELLAINAVEMFIGVRATVR
A star is fashioned as a bird
RADICESARCANASNOVIT
it knows the secret roots
QVIINCAELOSIGNVMVIDET
Who sees a sign in heaven
INTERRAFRVCTVMQVAERAT
let him seek its fruit on earth
FORMANONFINIS
Form is not the end
LXXVII
SEERE
EQVVSALATVSVOLAT
A winged horse flies
VNAHORALONGAMVIAMVINCIT
in one hour it masters a long road
CELERITASRESREDDIT
Speed gives things back
SEDNONANNOS
but not the years
QVODAMISSVMFVITNOMENHABET
What was lost has a name
LXXVIII
DANTALION
MVLTAEFACIESVNVMLIBRVM
Many faces about one book
CIRCVMDANT
are gathered
COGITATIONESOCCVLTAE
Hidden thoughts
NONSVNTRESPVBLICAE
are not public things
MENSSIBIFINESSTATVIT
The mind sets its own bounds
LXXIX
ANDROMALIVS
SERPENSINMANVTESTIS
A serpent in the hand, a witness
FVREMINDICAT
points out the thief
RESRAPTADOMVMREDDITVR
The stolen thing returns home
SEDFIDESNONFACILE
but trust, not easily
IVSTITIAMEMORIAMHABET
Justice has a memory
LXXX
MICHAEL
QVISSICVTDEVS
Who is like God
GLADIVSNONREGNAT
The sword does not reign
MANVSQVAEDEFENDIT
the hand that defends
NONSIBISERVIT
serves not itself
DRACODECAELOCADIT
The dragon falls from heaven
SEDCAELVMNONCADIT
but heaven does not fall
TRVTINAMANET
The balance remains
IVDICIVMDEOEST
judgment is God’s
LXXXI
GABRIEL
ADLIMENVENITNVNTIVS
The messenger comes to the threshold
OSTIVMNONVIAPERIT
he does not force the door
VERBVMDATVR
The word is given
RESPONSVMEXSPECTATVR
the answer awaited
QVAERITVIRGOQVOMODO
The virgin asks how
ETFINITVRSILENTIVM
and the silence ends
QVODEXVOCEINCIPIT
What begins from a voice
NONSEMPERVIDETVR
is not always seen
LXXXII
RAPHAEL
INVIANOMENCELAT
Upon the road he hides his name
INFLVMINEPISCISMOVETVR
in the river a fish stirs
FELPISCISOCVLOSAPERIT
The fish’s gall opens the eyes
VVLNVSNONESTFINIS
the wound is not the end
MERCESNONRECIPITVR
The wage is not taken
HOSPESDISCEDIT
the guest departs
PAXINDOMVMREDIT
Peace returns to the house
LXXXIII
VRIEL
IGNEMPONDERA
Weigh the fire
VENTVMMENSVRA
measure the wind
SIPOTERIS
if you can
CVRFINEMCAELIQVAERIS
Why seek you the end of heaven
CVRINITIVMNESCIS
why know you not the beginning
LIBERAPERITVR
The book is opened
HOMOTACET
man falls silent
LVXNONOMNIASOLVIT
Light does not resolve all things
LXXXIV
RAGVEL
STELLAEVIASSVASTENENT
The stars keep their ways
VNACVRSVMRELINQVIT
one forsakes its course
NONOMNISORDOPAX
Not all order is peace
NECOMNISPOENAIVSTITIA
nor all punishment justice
RAGVELMOTVSEXAMINAT
Raguel weighs the motions
TRVTINANONCLAMAT
the balance does not cry out
ADLOCVMSVVM
Unto its own place
REDEATLVX
let the light return
LXXXV
SARIEL
INSILENTIOFITDELICTVM
In silence the wrong is done
ANTEMANVMIAMVOLVNTAS
before the hand, the will already
NONOMNEOCCVLTVMINNOCENS
Not all that is hidden is innocent
NECOMNENOTVMDAMNATVM
nor all that is known condemned
CVSTOSNONESTIVDEX
The watcher is not the judge
SPIRITVSSIBITESTIS
the spirit is its own witness
ETVERITASMANET
And the truth remains
LXXXVI
RAMIEL
SVBTERRANOMINAMANENT
Beneath the earth the names remain
NOXNONESTSENTENTIA
night is no sentence
QVIDORMIVNT
They who sleep
NONPERIERVNT
have not perished
TERRAQVODACCEPITCVSTODIT
The earth keeps what it received
NONSEMPERRETINET
it does not hold it forever
ADVOCEMSVRGENT
At the voice they shall rise
ETLAPISTACET
and the stone is still
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THE EIGHTY-SIX SEALS
PRINCES
SPIRITS
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ANGELS
MISSIO
SEPTEMPRINCIPES
Seven princes
SPIRITVSSEPTVAGINTADVO
seventy-two spirits
ANGELISEPTEM
seven angels
NOMINASCRIPTA
The names are written
SIGNAFACTA
the seals are made
NONPACTVM
No pact
NONVINCVLVM
no bond
STETNOMENSVBTESTE
Let the name stand before a witness
STETOPVSSVBLVCE
let the work stand in the light
QVILEGITLIBERSIT
Whoever reads, let him be free
MITTOVERBA
I send forth words
NONVOLVNTATEM
not my will
REPVBLICVS