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each planet gives whatever is in its nature to give. For I
instance if it is happy it gives happing and also the
opposite, they also say to be cautious of invoking the j
planets when they are facing east and in the praiseworthy
quarter of the circled orbit. You may ask the planet when it j
is rising, at night because then the invocation Is more liketfl
to succeed because the connecting power h easier and I
stronger and never ask a planet that is not ready to be i
approached because then the consequences cannot be :
prevented.
The Sabians use these invocations to this day and they
have their own horrible opinions about the planets religion
like slaughtering children. Every time the orbit rose with I
the world eight ranks or dropped down eight they I
slaughter a child and they claim that Hermes has ordered
them so and that is what they call the Trismegestus which
means the Thrice-wise, because he was a king, a prophet |
and a wiseman.
They also never sacrifice during their prayers at their
temples any white or black rams, or any that have a broken j
bone or with damaged horns or one eyed and if they do j
sacrifice it they look at the liver if it was touched or hit
with a knife they say that the owner of the sacrifice will J
have a catastrophe. Then they boil the liver and cut it into
pieces and give a piece to everyone that is present and
attending the prayer at the temple. They call Mars; KUra
Simya, which means the Blind God and according to them
he became blind from the extreme violence and every lime
he intends to do evil he cannot see. They gave it the G^^g
of a man with a sword in his right hand and in his left ha
torch of fire.So he wipes out the world with the sword
with the other he bums it all. That is why it is vai
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