the twenty-seventh genius, can give the magician an excellent talent for learning languages and procure for him the favour of friend and enemy. He lets the magician see in the Akasha-principle what his enemies are planning to do and how he can protect himself against them. For this purpose, the genius entrusts him with various banning formulae. If the magi- cian is a writer, Jerathel can make him a famous man by pro- viding him with an excellent capacity of perception and showing him means and ways to achieve this without difficulty.