Attributions of the Kings or Knights in Liber 777

Divinatory meanings of:

King or Knight of Wands

The Lord of the Flame and the Lightning. The King of the Spirits of Fire. Rules 20 Scorpio to 20 Sagittarius, including part of Hercules

Golden Dawn Description

A winged Warrior riding upon a black horse with flaming mane and tail. The Horse itself is not winged. The Rider wears a winged Helmet (like an old Scandinavian and Gaulish Helmet) with a royal Crown. A corselet of scale-mail and buskins of the same, and a flowing scarlet mantle. Above his Helmet, upon his cuirass, and on his shoulder pleoes and busklns he bears, as a crest, a winged black Horse's head. He grasps a Club with flaming ends, somewhat similar to that in the symbol of the Ace of wands, but not so heavy, and also the Sigil of his scale is shewn. Beneath the rushing feet of his steed are waving flames of Fire.
He is active, generous, fierce, sudden and impetuous. If ill-dignified he is evil-minded, cruel, bigoted, brutal. He rules the celestial Heavens from above the 20th degree of Scorpio to the First two Decans of Sagittarius and this includes a part of the constellation Hercule (who also carries a club). Fire of Fire. King of the Salamanders.

King or Knight of Cups

Golden Dawn Description

A beautiful youthful winged warrior, with flying hair, riding upon a white Horse, which latter is not winged. His general equipment is similar to that of the Knight of Wands, but upon his·helmet cuirass and buskins is a peacock with opened wings. He holds a Cup in his hand, bearing the sigil of the Scale. Beneath his horses' feet is the sea, From the cup issues a crab.
Graceful, poetic, venusian, indolent, but enthusiastic if roused. Ill-dignified, he is sensual, idle, and untruthful. He rules the heavens from above the twentieth degree of Aquarius to the twentieth degree of Pisces including the greater part of Pegasus.

King or Knight of Swords

The Lord of the Winds and the Breezes. The King of the Spirits of Air. 20 Taurus to 20 Gemini.

Golden Dawn Description

A winged Warrior with crowned and winged Helmet, mounted upon a brown steed, his general equipment is as that of the Knight of wands, but he wears as a crest a winged six-pointed star, similar to those represented on the heads of Castor and Pollux, the Dioscuri, the Twins - Gemini (part of which constellation is included in his rule). He holds a drawn sword with the Sigil of his Scale upon its pommel. Beneath his Horse‘s feet are dark, driving, stratus clouds. He is active, clever, subtle, fierce, delicate, courageous, skilful, but inclined to domineer. Also to over-value small things, unless
well—dignified. Ill—dignified, deceitful, tyrannical and crafty.
Rules from the twentieth degree of Taurus to the twentieth degree of Gemini.
Fire of Air. King of Sylphs and Sylphides.

King or Knight of Pentacles

The Lord of the Wide and Fertile Land. The King of the Spirits of the Earth. 20 Leo to 20 Virgo.

Golden Dawn Description

A dark winged Warrior with winged and crowned helmet; mounted on a light brown horse. Equipment as of the Knight of wands. The winged
head of·a stag or antelope as a crest. Beneath the horse's feet is fertile land, with ripened corn. In one hand he bears a sceptre sunnounted with a hexagram, in the other a pentacle like a Z.A.M.'s. Unless very well dignified, he is heavy, dull, and material. Laborious, clever and patient in material matters. lf ill-dignified, he is avaricious, grasping, dull, jealous, not very courageous, unless assisted by other symbols.
Rules from above the twentieth degree of Leo to the twentieth degree of Virgo. Fire of Earth. King of the Gnomes.

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