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image of a man wearing dirty clothes along with the
image of a cavalryman who looks like a wolf and a dog is
looking to the north, appear in the first phase of Si. This
image is for 5, and it is complete in form and nature. This is a
phase of strength, rescue, stamina, action, attack and triumph.
The image of a man wearing a wreath made of white basil on
his head and holding an arrow in his hand appears in its second
phase. This is the phase of Z, and it indicates heresy, ignorance,
perplexity, idleness of idiots, pulling out swords and fighting.
The image of an ugly man who looks like a Negro with a
fruit and a piece of meat in his mouth and a kettle in his hand
appears in its third phase. This is the phase of of, and it
indicates friendliness, rewards, affection, participation and
harmony.
TTTlThe image of a virgin maid wearing an old dress and
11II holding a pomegranate in her hand appears in the first
*. phase of W. This is the phase of the O, and it denotes
plowing and planting, grass and plants, buildings and wealth,
and righteousness.
The image of a man with a nice color wearing clothes made
of animal skins and another made of iron appears in its second
phase. This phase is also for 9. It is a phase depicting working,
making a living, saving, stinginess, niggardliness and depriving
others of their rights.
The image of a large white man wrapped in a rope and a
woman holding in her hand a black fawn, which is offered by
the Magus for sacrifice, appears in its third phase. This is also
the phase of 9; it is a phase of old age, weakness, immobility,
chronic illness, uprooting trees and destruction of buildings.
The image of a man holding an arrow in his right hand
and the picture of an upside down bird in the left hand
appears in the first phase of Q. This is the phase of the D;
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