The Sky Library · Mansion 10 of 28
Al Jabhah
Al-Jabhah · The Forehead
Span25°42′51″ Cancer – 8°34′17″ Leo (tropical)
Determinant starsRegulus (Alpha Leonis) with Eta, Gamma and Zeta Leonis, on the Lion's forehead
The Lion's brow, broad and royal, good to build beneath.
The forehead of Leo, crowned by Regulus, the royal star. Agrippa lists it as Algelioche or Albgebh and makes it steady and benevolent, a mansion that strengthens what is built and defends those who keep faith.
The Spirit of the Mansion
the square of Jupiter, 34 in every line
a small fire keeps the sill; on the far side, the pin at the heart of the plate answers a touch
Agrippa and the Picatrix transmit different names for the mansion spirits; both are given.
What the number square means
The grid is a kamea, one of the planetary magic squares from Agrippa's second book; every planet has one, from Saturn's three by three to the Moon's nine by nine. In a true square every row, every column, and both diagonals add to the same number, and Jupiter's adds to 34 in every line. Count any line and see. Practitioners engraved these on talismans as the planet's signature written in number, and the gilded cell marks this mansion's own number.
Elections in this mansion
- strengthening buildings
- love and benevolence
- help against enemies
Agrippa prints the ruling spirit as Ardefiel; other transmissions give Ardifiel.