The moon illuminates a wooded countryside. Behind this peaceful scene, Julio develops a request for protection throughout the day, night, and journeys.
Reading the symbolism
The entry describes a countryside, a solitary wood, the moon, and the last rays of the setting sun. Julio connects the moon with water in his Kabbalistic reading. The landscape thus differs from pantacles composed solely of letters: it stages the elements to which its application relates.
Per diem sol non uret te, neque luna per noctem
During the day, may the sun not burn you, nor the moon during the night.
The attributed effects
Julio attributes to the sign protection against accidents related to fire and water, floods, fires, and lightning. He also associates it with safe travel and exploration. His text also claims healing effects: these are historical assertions by the author, without preventive or medical treatment value.
Its use by Julio
The sign belongs to the group of paper pantacles that the practical advice presents as blessed and consecrated. In this tradition, it can be carried as an aid to prayer. Its entry does not indicate a separate ritual for each destination or a planetary correspondence to apply before departure.
A personal reading
For contemplative reading before a journey, observe the coexistence of the sun and the moon in the explanation. The formula invites one to ask for a presence throughout the journey. This spiritual practice accompanies the ordinary preparations for travel.
The source and variants
The Landscape is not the Pantacle of the Three Roads: the latter mainly concerns the choice of a state of life and important decisions. The two images have separate entries in this collection.
Abbé Julio, The Secret Book of Great Exorcisms and Blessings, second edition, Vincennes, published by the author, 1908. Explanation and application no. 65, p. 450. Plate no. 17 of the third volume. Practical advice on blessed and consecrated supports can be found on pp. 462–463.
Digitization: Divinity School Library, Duke University / Internet Archive.
