Attribute of the evangelist Luke, the winged bull brings together strength, labor, and fertility. Julio relates it to a home where life can flourish.
Read the symbolism
The entry names Saint Luke and explains the bull through work and fertility. Its inscription evokes the vine in the house and young olive trees around the family table. The animal figure and the verse echo one another around the theme of generation.
The attributed effects
Julio's application concerns infertility and the desire to have a child. It reflects his spiritual conception of fertility. The symbolism of labor is present in the explanation, but the entry does not promise financial wealth from wearing the sign alone.
Its use by Julio
The pantacle is read within Julio's framework of blessed and consecrated supports. The request focuses on fertility and family. The entry prescribes neither a particular material nor a specific wearing period for this figure.
A personal reading
A personal reading may focus on what you wish to help grow: a bond, a home, a shared project. Observe the meeting of strength and patience, then formulate an intention of care for this beginning.
The source and variants
The engraving is mentioned in the Liturgical Prayers, p. 526. The Winged Bull belongs to the set of evangelical attributes; however, its entry has a specific application.
Abbé Julio, The Secret Book of Great Exorcisms and Blessings, Vincennes, published by the author, 1908. Explanation and application no. 40, pp. 435–436. Practical advice on blessed and consecrated supports: pp. 462–463.
Classic directory numbering: 13 of 44. This numbering differs from the inventory of engravings in the old volumes.
Read the entry in the 1908 edition
Image: historical reproduction distributed by Oracles.ch. The reproduction does not make it possible to identify its edition precisely; it is preserved at its native resolution, without redrawing the characters or artificial enlargement. The text of the page is based on the 1908 entry.
