Elemental Weapons, the Aces, and Magick

Grigori said:

The GD's Fire Wand is seen as fitting Philosophus by the GD,

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Is it? The construction of elemental weapons was an G.D. Adeptus Minor task.

Aeon418 said:

Is it? The construction of elemental weapons was an G.D. Adeptus Minor task.

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But it's use accompanied by the sign of the philosophus. My interpretation was the grade was the introduction to the elemental energies, then the construction of the weapon was a sign of it's mastery. But I think maybe that perception is colored by some of the "self-initiation" versions that have the tools created progressively. *shrugs*

Grigori said:

Oops, I thought you meant Crowley had written something specific on portable magick, I was curious about the reference.

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Hmmm, there might be a reference to it somewhere, I remember him mentioning his portible travelling kit. The main one I am thinking of is the star sapphire (?) ring used in the desert. (see The Vision and the Voice).

I'm sure Aeon can site any ref to it ... I thought it was in Confessions?

Very interesting topic. I am curious about what everyone thinks about the Sword point down on the Liber T decks' Ace of Swords? I find some of the symbolism in that deck "wrong", that ace is just one example.
But, then again, what do I know?