The Fourth Pentacle of Jupiter: The Silver Seal for Riches and Honour
The Fourth Pentacle of Jupiter is designed for one purpose: acquiring riches, honour, and much wealth. That's its documented office, stated plainly in the source material, and it's one of the most materially direct intentions in the entire Jupiter set. This Pentacle of Solomon commands the accumulation of real-world abundance — not just the spiritual opening that precedes it, but the tangible result itself.
Jupiter governs expansion, prosperity, authority, and the kind of fortunate momentum that opens doors other planets can't. Working with Jupiter's current means working with the largest force in the traditional planetary hierarchy below the fixed stars — a planet whose influence in Solomonic tradition is tied directly to abundance, kingship, and divine blessing made material.
This article breaks down the construction, the symbolism, the spiritual office, the correspondences, and a complete modern ritual for this pentacle. If you want the full picture of all 44 seals across every planet, the complete guide to the Pentacles of Solomon has everything in one place.
Construction and Symbolism of the Fourth Pentacle of Jupiter
The Fourth Pentacle of Jupiter is built around a central sigil with divine names and angelic names arranged around it in a specific configuration. Above the central figure sits the divine name IH — the contracted, two-letter form of the Tetragrammaton, Yod and Heh, carrying a gematria value of 15. This compressed form appears throughout liturgical and mystical texts precisely because it packs the full weight of divine authority into its most essential expression. Placing it above the sigil is an act of hierarchical consecration: the divine name crowns the working.
Below the central sigil are two angels: Adoniel and Bariel. Bariel's name is notable in the construction — his letters are arranged within a square divided into four compartments, a geometric structure that gives his name a kind of sealed, bounded authority. This isn't simply decoration. In Solomonic practice, the arrangement of letters within geometric bounds acts as a containment and a summoning simultaneously, fixing the spirit's office within the talisman's field.
The verse assigned to this pentacle is Psalm 112:3: "Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever." This verse was chosen with precision. It doesn't describe the desire for wealth — it asserts wealth as an already-established condition of the righteous. The verse functions as a declaration rather than a petition, which reflects the Jupiter current's tendency toward conferral of status rather than appeal for aid. You are not asking for abundance; you are invoking the condition under which abundance is declared to exist.
The traditional material specification is also unusually precise. This pentacle is to be engraved on silver in the day and hour of Jupiter, and specifically while Jupiter is in Cancer. That last condition is rare across the full 44 — most pentacles carry timing recommendations tied to planetary day and hour, but specifying a zodiacal placement makes this one of the more formally demanding seals in the Jupiter set. Cancer is Jupiter's sign of exaltation, meaning Jupiter's influence reaches its peak potency there. The instruction to wait for that placement isn't superstition; it's a recognition that the force you're working with is most coherent and available at a specific astronomical moment.
The Spiritual Office of the Fourth Pentacle of Jupiter
The office is direct: this pentacle is for acquiring riches, honour, and much wealth. What makes that worth examining is how those three things are grouped together. In the worldview underlying Solomonic practice, material wealth and social honour aren't separate domains — they're expressions of the same Jupiterian current. Jupiter governs the kind of prosperity that comes with legitimate authority, not just accumulation. Working this pentacle isn't just a money working. It's a working for the full expression of abundance: resources, standing, and the recognition that comes with both.
So within that full set, the Fourth is the one most clearly aimed at acquiring material wealth and social standing as ongoing conditions rather than one-time events. It's not about discovering hidden treasure like the First and Second, not about protection like the Third and Sixth, not about visionary states like the Fifth, and not about poverty relief like the Seventh. It occupies the space where Jupiter's energy is asked to build — to bring wealth and honour into the operator's life as a sustained reality. That distinction matters when you're choosing between the siblings for a specific working.
Jupiter Correspondences for This Working
Jupiter's metal is tin, and its color is blue — the deep, authoritative blue of sovereignty and sky. Blue candles are the standard choice for any Jupiter working, and for this pentacle specifically, a rich royal blue anchors the visual and energetic field of the ritual.
The crystals traditionally associated with Jupiter include lapis lazuli, sapphire, amethyst, yellow sapphire, and citrine. For this pentacle's office — wealth, honour, and the establishment of material abundance — citrine is the most on-point choice. Its association with sustained financial energy and the solidification of prosperity maps directly onto the Fourth's goal of bringing riches into the house as a lasting condition, echoing the language of the verse itself.
Jupiter's herbs include cedar, sage, hyssop, dandelion, and agrimony. For this working, cedar is the strongest fit. Cedar carries an energy of abundance, nobility, and long-standing prosperity — it's been used across cultures as a wood associated with divine kingship and endurance. As incense or wood chips burned near the pentacle, it reinforces the wealth-and-honour intent without pulling the working toward the cleansing or protective registers that other Jovian herbs tend toward.
Jupiter's day is Thursday. Its element is fire, expressed through Jupiter's expansive, outward-moving quality. For timing, Thursday is the baseline; pairing it with an actual Jupiter hour tightens the working considerably. The best planetary timing for any ritual like this can be confirmed using a planetary hour almanac keyed to your specific location and date.
Who Should Work With the Fourth Pentacle of Jupiter
This pentacle is for someone who wants to build lasting material prosperity and social standing — not someone in acute crisis looking for emergency relief, and not someone seeking a single windfall. If the situation is "I am barely keeping up and need things to stabilize," the Seventh Pentacle of Jupiter, which works specifically against poverty, is a better fit. The Fourth assumes you're working from a position where expansion is possible, and it amplifies that movement into something sustained.
The honour dimension matters, too. If what you actually need is protection or the ability to command spiritual forces, you're looking at the Third. If you need a broader opening — glory, dignity, peace of mind, the discovery of hidden assets — the Second is the more appropriate tool. The Fourth is specific: it's about bringing wealth and social recognition into your life as an established state, the way Psalm 112:3 frames it as a condition already in place rather than something hoped for.
Good real-world situations for this pentacle include building a business or practice over time, seeking advancement that combines financial gain with increased professional standing, working toward ownership or investment that compounds, or calling in the kind of abundance that comes with doing work you're genuinely respected for. It's less suited to gambling-style luck workings or short-term cash needs. Jupiter doesn't sprint — it expands steadily and deliberately, and this pentacle reflects that.
A Modern Ritual for the Fourth Pentacle of Jupiter
Timing
Perform this ritual on a Thursday during a Jupiter hour. Ideally, do it while Jupiter is in Cancer — check an ephemeris for the current year to confirm. If that window isn't available, Thursday in a Jupiter hour is still strong. Use a planetary hour finder to identify the correct window for your location. Morning hours tend to carry a quality of establishment and beginnings, which fits this pentacle's intent well.
Materials
- Royal blue candle — blue is Jupiter's color and anchors the working in the planet's authority; royal blue specifically carries the register of wealth and standing rather than simple calm.
- Citrine — placed directly beneath or beside the pentacle to reinforce the sustained financial abundance named in Psalm 112:3.
- Cedar incense — burned throughout the working to call in the energy of noble, lasting prosperity; cedar's slow, steady burn mirrors the kind of wealth this pentacle builds.
- The Fourth Pentacle of Jupiter (drawn or printed) — the seal itself, bearing IH above, Adoniel and Bariel's names inscribed in their correct arrangement, and the text of the verse; this is the focal point of the working.
Setup
Place the pentacle flat at the center of your working space. Set the citrine on top of or directly touching the seal — physical contact between the stone and the figure keeps the material and the symbolic in the same field. Position the blue candle behind the pentacle, toward the top. Light the cedar incense before you light the candle, so the smoke begins to move through the space first. Take a moment to read Psalm 112:3 aloud once before you begin: "Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever." Say it plainly, as a statement about what already exists, not a wish.
The Working
Light the candle. Hold your hands open over the pentacle — not touching it, just close enough to feel the warmth of the flame. Bring to mind the specific form of wealth and honour you're working toward. Not a vague sense of "more" — a real situation: a business at a particular level, a role with real authority, a financial position that has specific qualities. Hold it clearly.
Speak the intention once, clearly and in your own voice:
By the names IH, Adoniel, and Bariel, and by the office of this seal, I call wealth and honour into my life as an established and enduring condition. Riches are in my house. Righteousness endures. So it is, and so it remains.
Sit with the working for at least five minutes after speaking the intention. Let the candle burn. Keep your focus on the seal and the citrine rather than on the desired outcome — the pentacle is doing the work; your role now is to hold the field steady.
Closing
When you're ready to close, read Psalm 112:3 one more time as a closing statement. Let the candle burn down if it's small enough to do so safely, or snuff it (don't blow it out) and relight it each Thursday in a Jupiter hour until it's done. Keep the citrine on or near the pentacle between sessions. The pentacle can be folded and placed in a wallet, kept in a money box, or stored at your altar — any location where it remains with intention rather than being set aside randomly.
How to Work With the Fourth Pentacle of Jupiter Today
The zodiacal specification — engraved on silver while Jupiter is in Cancer — is the most demanding construction requirement in the entire Jupiter set. Jupiter transits Cancer roughly every twelve years and stays there for about a year, so this window is genuinely available to a patient practitioner. If you want to work with the full traditional specification, checking an ephemeris and timing your engraving to that window is worth doing. Jupiter in Cancer is its sign of exaltation: the planet's influence over abundance and material increase is operating at full strength there, and a talisman made in that period carries that astronomical alignment as a fixed property.
That said, most modern practitioners work with drawn or printed versions of the pentacle on paper or card, and use the planetary day and hour as their timing anchor rather than waiting for the exact zodiacal placement. This is a reasonable adaptation. What's preserved in that approach is the documented office — wealth and honour — and the core correspondence set: the correct names, the verse, and the Jupiter timing. What's adapted is the material (silver to paper) and the precision of the astronomical window. Neither of those adaptations negates the working; they adjust the intensity and the formal rigor.
The Fourth's office is abundantly positive — there's nothing baneful or coercive here, unlike, say, the Sixth Pentacle of Saturn or some of the Mars seals. You don't need to hedge or add protective framing to this working. Its intent is openly directed toward the operator's own flourishing, which makes it one of the more accessible seals for practitioners who are newer to Solomonic work but ready to move beyond generic abundance magic into something with real historical grounding and specific symbolic architecture.
One thing worth naming directly: this pentacle is for building wealth and standing, not for finding or extracting existing treasure. If the goal involves discovering hidden assets or compelling spirits who guard treasures, look at the First or Second under Jupiter instead. The Fourth's power is in the accumulation and establishment of material prosperity over time, and working it with that clarity — rather than treating it as a general "get money" seal — is what allows its specific virtue to come through fully.