Weapon of Earth - Pentacle, How to construct the earth pentacle Options

I'm building an earth pentacle to use in my rituals, but i have some doubts on its creation.

I'm building it around 6 inches, out of some wood boards i glued together.

I read in "Modern Magick" by "Kraig" that it is better to be concave, because this would direct the energy directly back to the one who sent it, in case of an attack.

I really don't agree to that, as i don't see how anything reflects back to its origin on something concave differently from something flat. I also don't understand why it has to be used against attacks, as it is obviously meant as a defensive weapon, or a shield. And a shield is definitely not concave, more the opposite.
It just doesn't add up, Kraig's theory, and it leaves me confused...

Could anyone give me some advise on this.
Also, the origin of the god names that are meant to go around it are not given in Kraig's book, I would like to know them to. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

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I do have one issue with your terms:

Kerub - Both the ruler of the Earth element, and an entity representative of the powers of the Tetragrammaton (i.e. part of the Kerubim).  The Kerubim of Earth is the Bull or Ox (Taurus).

Now I agree 100% with the rest of your definitions but I do not agree with this one. Yes Kerub is the ruler of elmental earth within Malkuth, BUT I do not believe he is the same Kerubim of elemental earth, i.e. Shor the Bull. Shor technically resides in Yesod and potrols the path of Tau but I think he more be in lined with residing over the entire middle pillar for elemental earth.

So to sum up, Kerub may be a form of Shor, but I tend to treat them as seperate.

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Dear Fr. NERO,

You raise a good point....according to Godwin's Cabalistic Encyclopaedia Shor is equivalent with the Ox or Bull (Taurus). The entry for Kerub states -

"1.Ruler of the element of Earth
2. One of the Kerubim"

The entry for Kerubim states -

"1. Angelic choir associated with Yesod......(snipped)
2. The four tetramorphs....the Living Powers of the Tetragrammaton on the material plane and the presidents of the four elements. They operate through the fixed or Kerubic Signs of the Zodiac and are thus symbolised and attributed:
Kerub of Air - man - Aquarius
Kerub of Fire - Lion - Leo
Kerub of Earth - Bull - Taurus
Kerub of Water - Eagle - Scorpio"

The way I had always seen it (progressing in a linear fashion) is that Kerub is one of the Kerubim, and the Kerubim are the tetramorphs of YHVH, ergo Kerub is equivalent with Shor, the Kerubim of Earth..... perhaps my logic is flawed. It's not a subject I know a great deal about, so it's quite possible that I am incorrect.

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Todd