Sixth Pentacle of the Moon: Safe Travel Over Water and the Final Solomonic Lunar Seal
Sixth Pentacle of the Moon: Safe Travel Over Water and the Final Solomonic Lunar Seal
The Sixth Pentacle of the Moon closes the Lunar series where it began -- with the relationship between the moon and water. The First Pentacle opened paths and called forth the Lunar spirits. The Sixth, as the culminating seal, invokes the moon's complete authority over the element it governs most fully: the water that covers most of the earth, that rises and falls with the lunar tides, and that has carried human travelers across its surface since the beginning of history.
In the Solomonic manuscript tradition, the Sixth Pentacle of the Moon is described as calling forth the Lunar spirits in their fullest expression and as enabling extraordinary operations through the Lunar sphere. Among the most important of these operations -- and the one most directly connected to the seal's traditional use -- is safe passage over water. The moon governs water. The Sixth Pentacle commands the moon's complete authority. Together, they ensure that the waters through which the carrier travels submit to divine order and allow safe passage.
The Moon and Water: The Deepest Correspondence
No planetary correspondence in the Kabbalistic tradition is more elemental than the moon's governance of water. The moon pulls the tides. It governs the cycles of rain and moisture. In the human body, it governs the fluid systems -- the blood, the lymph, the cerebrospinal fluid. In the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, Yesod, the Sephirah of the Moon, is the foundation that receives and distributes the flow of everything that comes from above.
Water in all its forms is under Lunar dominion. The sea responds to the moon. Rivers carry lunar qualities. Storms that move water through the atmosphere are Lunar events. And travel over water -- whether across a lake, a river, or an ocean -- takes place entirely within the domain of the moon's sovereignty.
Gabriel, the archangel of Yesod and the Lunar sphere, carries the divine authority that governs this entire domain. The Sixth Pentacle invokes that authority at its most complete -- calling forth the Lunar spirits not selectively but in their full array, and directing their combined power toward the specific purpose of ensuring safe passage over water.
The Sixth Pentacle: Culmination and Complete Lunar Power
In the sevenfold structure of each planetary series, the final pentacle often carries a sense of completion -- the full gathering of the planetary current's power into its most comprehensive expression. In the six-pentacle Lunar series, the Sixth performs this role: it does not address a single specific need (as the earlier pentacles address travel, storms, enemies, spirits, and sorcery) but calls forth the full Lunar current in its most complete available form.
This makes the Sixth Pentacle appropriate not only for safe travel over water but for any situation where the full power of the Lunar sphere is needed. The Key of Solomon notes that it is "proper for exciting and forming extraordinary experiments and operations" -- an indication that its scope extends beyond the specific to the comprehensive, invoking the Lunar current in its totality rather than any single dimension of it.
For practical purposes, those who travel by sea or any body of water carry this seal as their primary Lunar protection. For those who work extensively with the Lunar current -- whether in formal practice or through a life lived in close alignment with Lunar cycles -- the Sixth Pentacle serves as the foundational seal that establishes the most complete Lunar connection available through the Solomonic tradition.
Who Carries the Sixth Pentacle of the Moon
Historically, the Sixth Pentacle was the essential companion of sailors and maritime travelers. The moon's complete dominion over water made a seal that invokes the full Lunar authority the most powerful possible protection for anyone whose life depended on safe passage over the sea. This is the seal that those who spend their lives on water have carried throughout the history of the Solomonic tradition.
Today, it is carried by anyone who travels frequently over water -- maritime workers, fishermen, recreational sailors, those who live near water and cross it regularly, and travelers who cross oceans. It is also carried by those with a deep personal connection to the Lunar current, who find that carrying the full Lunar seal -- the one that invokes all Lunar spirits rather than specific aspects of the Lunar sphere -- provides a comprehensive Lunar alignment that they cannot achieve through the earlier, more specific pentacles alone.
Working with the Sixth Pentacle of the Moon
Consecrate on a Monday during the planetary hour of the Moon. For maritime use, some practitioners perform the consecration near a body of water, allowing the physical presence of the Lunar element to reinforce the seal's connection to its domain.
For travel over water, carry the coin on your person throughout the journey. The necklace form is particularly practical for this purpose, ensuring the seal remains with the carrier without the risk of losing a pocket coin in rough conditions. For those who carry the seal for general comprehensive Lunar alignment, continuous wearing of the necklace maintains the full Lunar connection throughout all the activities of daily life.
Silver cloth or white fabric for storage. The Sixth Pentacle is also an appropriate companion to the First Pentacle of the Moon -- together they bracket the Lunar series, the First opening paths and the Sixth commanding the full Lunar power for those who need the most comprehensive Lunar protection available.
Completing the Six Pentacles of the Moon
The six Lunar pentacles form a complete system of Lunar protection: the First opens paths for safe travel, the Second protects from dangers and storms, the Third guards against enemies, the Fourth wards against evil spirits, the Fifth protects against illusions and sorcery, and the Sixth commands the complete Lunar power for safe travel over water and extraordinary Lunar operations.
Together, they represent the full expression of Gabriel's Yesod authority in practical talisman work -- from the most specific (protection from specific types of threat) to the most comprehensive (the total command of the Lunar sphere's assembled power).
The 72 Names of God on the Reverse
The reverse of every King Solomon Coin carries a selection from the 72 Names of God -- the 72 three-letter divine names derived from Exodus 14:19-21. These names represent the comprehensive framework of divine channels through which all celestial power flows into the world, and Yesod, as the distribution point of the Tree of Life, is their primary conduit into material experience.
On the Sixth Pentacle of the Moon, the 72 Names on the reverse provide the universal divine foundation that grounds the comprehensive Lunar power of the obverse. The pentacle calls forth the complete authority of the Lunar sphere. The 72 Names ensure that this authority is rooted in the deepest possible divine order. Together, they create a talisman that carries the full weight of the Lunar tradition, backed by the universal authority of the divine name system.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Sixth Pentacle of the Moon do?
It calls forth the Lunar spirits in their fullest expression and is particularly used for safe travel over water. The Key of Solomon also describes it as proper for "extraordinary experiments and operations" -- indicating its scope extends beyond the specific to the comprehensive invocation of the full Lunar current.
Why does the Moon have six pentacles when other planets have seven?
The Key of Solomon assigns different numbers of pentacles to different planets based on the structure of their sphere and the range of operations they govern. The Moon's six pentacles correspond to its specific Solomonic operations, which are fully covered within this number. The six also carries its own Kabbalistic significance as the number preceding the perfect seven, pointing toward the completeness within incompleteness that is characteristic of the Lunar cycle itself.
Is the Sixth Pentacle of the Moon only for sailors?
No. While safe travel over water is its most literal application, the Sixth Pentacle's call for the full Lunar current makes it appropriate for any situation requiring comprehensive Lunar alignment. Those with a deep Lunar practice, those seeking the most complete Lunar protection available, and those who need the full force of the Lunar sphere for any significant operation all benefit from this seal.
How does the Sixth Pentacle complete the Lunar series?
The Lunar series moves from opening paths (First), through protection from specific dangers (Second through Fifth), to the complete invocation of Lunar power (Sixth). The final seal brings all previous pentacles' individual powers together under the comprehensive authority of the full Lunar current, providing both the specific protection of safe water travel and the general foundation of complete Lunar alignment.
Carry the Sixth Pentacle of the Moon
Solid brass, engraved with the Solomonic Lunar seal on one face and the 72 Names of God on the reverse.
