http://therubyroseandgoldencross.blogspot.com/2009/09/jewel-of-theoricus-adeptus-minor.html
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The link above is a person's recreation of ThAM, the Jewel of the Theoricus Adeptus Minor (7=4). It represents the planchette that was used, along with Tarot and srying to communicate with the Secret Chiefs of the Third Order. It is mean to be used as such. V.S.H. Frater Yod Shin Yod is a lineage holder in his Golden Dawn branch. Ours looks a little different, but he is not known for making blinds. The biggest difference is orientation of the Names and Letters are more in line with the actual card in relation to the lanyard. Ours is probably easy to actually work with.
This card as a whole represents the Soniferous Aethyr of the entire Temple of the Neophyte. It is a picture of the infinite potential for Speech, just as the stylized Ouija like board of the Adepts (not published anywhere I know, so I can't show or link it.) Without saying anything, it can possibly say ANYTHING. There is great care to be had in dealing with it. As you see, the icons of the spirits attending to it are images that are known to be both god-like and demonic.
This is the mystery of the SPEECH in the SILENCE.
The Ring has three names on it, these are used to Filter out specific ideals of the Icons shown.
There is a glyph form of his Credo (YShY)
My own says mine.
Then these names appear:
YHVH - "Tetragrammaton" Value 26
ShMSh - Shamash, the Sun Value 640
YTzYRH - Yetzirah, the Formative World Value 315
These combine to for three values independently
YHVH + ShMSh = 666 (ooooh scary devil! heh)
ShMSh + YTzRH = 955 "The Heavens"
YHVH + YtzRh = 341 "The Three Mothers" Shema, the Name ITSELF.
Those are the three options of what you speak to. The veil being that 666 is ALSO something of interest to the Magician who is free of the bonds of Superstion, Fear, and Ignorance.
These are the Images on the Card.
Y H V H - These are the four Kerubs.
One invokes, inquires, oversees, and records.
Two blinded channel by their FOUR hands the Active and Passive Energies (Duality of the Briatic World, or Creative World)
This is the key of this card.
Four is sacred to Jupiter. So is this Card.
Twenty Fingers is Kaph, Kaph is also Jupiter.
I can't tell which Chiefs do what, but the chiefs of the order would use this. it you look at this image, and Crowley's Thoth deck, you can figure it out both who does what, and also what he thought should change.
My Tradition accepts his change, and it works, in practice, WAY better.