Attributions of the Princes in Liber 777

Divinatory meanings:

Prince of Wands

The Prince of the Chariot of Fire. Rules 20 Cancer to 20 Leo, including most of Leo Minor

Golden Dawn Description

A Kingly figure with a golden winged Crown, seated on a Chariot. He has large white wings. One wheel of his chariot is shewn. He wears corselet and buskin of scale armour, decorated with winged Lions' heads which symbol also surmounts his crown. His chariot is drawn by a lion. His arms are bare, save for the shoulder pieces of the corselet, and he bears a torch or firewand, somewhat similar to that of the Z.A.M. Beneath the Chariot are flames, some waved, some salient.
Swift, strong, hasty, rather violent, yet just and generous, noble and scorning meanness. If ill-dignified, cruel, intolerant, prejudiced and ill·natured. He rules the Heavens from above the last decan of Cancer to the 2nd decan of Leo. Hence he includes most of Leo Minor.
Air of Fire. Prince and Emperor of Salamanders.

 

Prince of Cups

The Prince of the Chariot of the Waters. 20 Libra to 20 Scorpio

Golden Dawn Description

A winged Kingly figure with a winged crown, seated in a chariot drawn by an Eagle. On the wheel is the symbol of a Scorpion. The Eagle is borne as a crest upon his crown, cuirass and buskins. General attire like King of Wands, Beneath his chariot is the calm and stagnant water of a Lake. His scale armour resembles feathers more than scales. He holds in one hand a Lotus, and the other a Cup, charged with the Sigil of his scale. A serpent issues from the Cup, and has its head tending down to the waters of the Lake. He is subtle, violent, crafty and artistic. A fierce nature with calm exterior. Powerful for good or evil, but more attracted by the evil, if allied with apparent Power or wisdom. If ill-dignified he is intensely evil and merciless. He rules from the twentieth degree of Libra to the twentieth degree of Scorpio. Air of water. Prince and Emperor of Nymphs and Undines.

Prince of Swords

The Prince of the Chariot of Air. 20 Capricorn to 20 Aquarius

Golden Dawn Description

A winged King with a winged Crown, seated in a chariot drawn by Arch Fays, archons or Arch Fairies, represented as winged youths very slightly draped, with butterfly wings, heads encircled with a fillet with Pentagrams thereon, and holding wands surmounted by Pentagram- shaped stars. The same butterfly wings are on their feet and fillet. General equipment is that of the King of Wands, but he bears as a crest, a winged Angelic Head, with a Pentagram on the Brow. Beneath the chariot are grey rain clouds or nimbi. His hair long and waving in serpentine whirls, and whorl figures compose the scales of his armour. A drawn sword in one hand, a sickle in the other. with the sword he rules, with the sickle he slays.
Full of ideas and thoughts and designs, distrustful, suspicious, firm in friendship and enmity, careful, slow, over-cautious. Symbolises Alpha and Omega, the Giver of Death, who slays as fast as he creates.
Ill-dignified, harsh, malicious, plotting, obstinate, yet hesitating and unreliable.
Ruler from the twentieth degree of Capricorn to the twentieth degree of Aquarius.
Air of Air. Prince and Emperor of Sylphs and Sylphides.

Prince of Pentacles

The Prince of the Chariot of Earth. 20 Aries to 20 Taurus.

Golden Dawn Description

A winged kingly figure seated in a chariot drawn by a bull. He bears as a crest the symbol of the head of a winged bull. Beneath the chariot is land with many flowers. In one hand he bears an orb of gold held downwards, and in the other a sceptre surmounted by an orb and cross.
Increase of matter, increase of good and evil, solidifies, practically applies things, steady, reliable. if ill-dignified, animal, material, stupid. In either slow to anger, but furious if roused.
Rules from the twentieth degree of Aries to the twentieth degree of Taurus.
Air of Earth. Prince and Emperor of the Gnomes.

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