The Secret Work of the Hermetic Philosophy

91The laws of this circle require it to be moved by the fever-like, very gentle heat of dung, lest volatile things escape and the spirit be disturbed at the time of its closest union with the body. For then the business is performed in the greatest tranquillity and leisure; the utmost care must therefore be taken that the earth is not stirred by any winds or rains. Finally, this third circle must always follow the second immediately and in its proper order, just as the second follows the first. Thus, through interrupted operations performed by turns, those three wandering circles complete one entire circulation. Repeated many times, this finally turns everything into earth and establishes peace between enemies.