Ars Notoria, Chapter 55 summary
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In Chapter 55, a prayer asks God to improve memory, understanding, inner feelings, and speech through divine help and the invocation of angels. Instructions then assign prayers to particular days and four daily recitations, promising memory, skill in speaking, and steadiness through this practice.
What happens
- The prayer addresses an invisible God and invokes named angels, angelic groups, and sacred names beyond human understanding.
- The petitioner asks for a clearer conscience, stronger understanding, a better heart, and the ability to remember what is heard.
- The prayer also seeks calmer feelings, stronger memory, and divine control over speech.
- Instructions assign particular prayers to numbered days and specify four daily times for recitation.
- Other days require the first day's prayers, with memory, speaking ability, and steadiness presented as the results.
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The key line
“And you will gain memory, good speaking skills, and complete steadiness, Amen.”The unnamed instructor
This closing assurance names the three benefits promised by the prescribed recitations.
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How often do the instructions require the prayers to be repeated each day?
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