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  • Astrological Talismans: What if You Could Preserve Wondrous Moments in Amber?

    Astrological Talismans: What if You Could Preserve Wondrous Moments in Amber?

    Have you ever had a time in your life that was so powerful, so lush, so beautiful, that you wished you could bottle the moment, crystallize it, preserving it as if in amber to savor forever? These ‘preserved in amber’ crystallizations of auspicious, powerful moments really do exist: they are called astrological talismans.

    Idola Stellarum

    June 24, 2023
    Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Astrological Talismans for Beginners, General Access, Planetary Magic
    Agrippa, Animism, Astrological Magic, Astrological Magic for Beginners, Astrological Talismans, Magical Jewelry, Marsilio Ficino, Picatrix, Relational Astromagic, Traditional Magic
  • The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part X – Nature Loves to Hide: Celestial Correspondences & Occult Virtues

    The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part X – Nature Loves to Hide: Celestial Correspondences & Occult Virtues

    As mentioned in the previous lesson, “the” tradition or worldview of astrological magic is perhaps more accurately characterized as a complex blend or syncretism of many different traditions and worldviews. In much the same way as a river is fed by many streams, the tradition of astrological magic borrows much from a variety of sources.…

    Rain & Pallas

    October 25, 2025
    Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Devotion & Theurgy, Inner Sanctum, Planetary Magic, Ritual Practice, Theories of Astrological Magic
    Abu Ma’shar, Addressative Magic, Agrippa, Al-Biruni, Al-Kindi, Albertus Magnus, Amulets, Antediluvian Pre-History, Aristotelian Physics, Astral Medicine, Astral Properties, Astrological Images, Babylonian Astral Magic, Bolus of Mendes, Brethren of Purity, Bronze Age, Celestial Correspondences, Cosmic Unity, David Pingree, De Imaginibus, De Quindecim Stellis, De Virtutibus Herbarum, E.R. Dodds, Emanationism, Empedocles, European Middle Ages, Evolution, Francesca Rochberg, Ghayat al-Hakim, Giovanni della Porta, Great Chain of Being, Great Introduction to Astrology, Harranian Sabians, Hellenistic Astrology, Henads, Hildegaard von Bingen, Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʼ, Islamicate Occult Sciences, Israel Hibner, Johannes Trithemius, Kyranides, Marsilio Ficino, Maslama al-Qurtubi, Mesopotamian Ritual Texts, Neuroscience, Nicholas Culpeper, Nicholas Weill-Parot, Occult Virtues, Old Babylonian Period, On the Stellar Rays, Peter de Abano, PGM, Picatrix, Plato, Platonism, Plotinus, Proclus, Psychologism, Sacred Book of Hermes to Asclepius, Seira, Seleucid Uruk, Speculum Astronomiae, Sympatheia, Thabit ibn Qurra, Theophilus of Edessa, Theurgy, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Yavanajataka
  • Constellations: The Mysteries of Relational Images

    Constellations: The Mysteries of Relational Images

    Have you ever had a time in your life that was so powerful, so lush, so beautiful, that you wished you could bottle the moment, crystallize it, preserving it as if in amber to savor forever? These ‘preserved in amber’ crystallizations of auspicious, powerful moments really do exist: they are called astrological talismans.

    Rain & Pallas

    September 7, 2025
    Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Astrological Talismans for Beginners, Devotion & Theurgy, General Access, Planetary Magic, Theories of Astrological Magic
    Astrological Magic, Astrological Magic for Beginners, Astrological Talismans, Constellation Talismans, Constellations, Magical Jewelry, Relational Astromagic, Traditional Magic
  • The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part IX – Astral Causation: The Particular Astrology of Astrological Magic

    The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part IX – Astral Causation: The Particular Astrology of Astrological Magic

    As mentioned in the previous lesson, “the” tradition or worldview of astrological magic is perhaps more accurately characterized as a complex blend or syncretism of many different traditions and worldviews. In much the same way as a river is fed by many streams, the tradition of astrological magic borrows much from a variety of sources.…

    Rain & Pallas

    September 5, 2025
    Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Devotion & Theurgy, Inner Sanctum, Planetary Magic, Ritual Practice, Theories of Astrological Magic
    Abu Ma’shar, Al-Kindi, Aristotelianism, Astral Causation, Astral Properties, Atomism, Babylonian Astral Magic, Brethren of Purity, Calcidius, Celestial Script, Chris Brennan, Chryssipus, Corpus Hemeticum, Cosmic Pessimism, Cosmic Unity, David Pingree, De Radiis, Determinism, Divination, Emanationism, Epicureanism, Epicurus, Eugnostos, Fatalism, Fate, Fortune, Gnosticism, Great Chain of Being, Great Introduction to Astrology, Heimarmene, Hellenistic Astrology, Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʼ, Islamicate Occult Sciences, Liana Saif, Omen Logic, Omens, On the Stellar Rays, PGM, Plato, Platonism, Plotinus, Plutarch, Poimandres, Prayer of the Night, Pronoia, Providence, Relational Network, Semiotics, Seneca, Stellar Rays, Stobaean Fragments, Stoicism, Sympatheia, Theurgy, Timaeus, Vettius Valens, Zosimos of Panopolis
  • The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part VIII – The Cosmic Hierarchy and the Great Chain of Being

    The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part VIII – The Cosmic Hierarchy and the Great Chain of Being

    As mentioned in the previous lesson, “the” tradition or worldview of astrological magic is perhaps more accurately characterized as a complex blend or syncretism of many different traditions and worldviews. In much the same way as a river is fed by many streams, the tradition of astrological magic borrows much from a variety of sources.…

    Rain & Pallas

    August 7, 2025
    Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Devotion & Theurgy, Inner Sanctum, Planetary Magic, Ritual Practice, Theories of Astrological Magic
    Aether, Agrippa, Alexander Pope, Alienation, An Essay on Man, Angels, Anima Mundi, Animals, Aristotle, Arthur Lovejoy, Brethren of Purity, Celestial Correspondences, Chaldean Oracles, Colonialism, Commentary on the Dream of Scipio, Cosmic Dance, Cosmic Harmony, CS Lewis, Daeimones, Darwin, Dignity of Creation, Divine Right of Kings, Doctrine of Exaltation, Elements, EMW Tillyard, Giordano Bruno, History of Animals, Iamblichus, Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʼ, John Dee, John Milton, Linnaeus, Macrobius, Marsilio Ficino, Matter, Minerals, Neoplatonism, Nous, Plants, Plato, Proclus, Pseudo-Dionysius, Ptolemy, Quintessence, Robert Fludd, Scala Naturae, Scientific Taxonomy, Social Darwinism, The Elizabethan World Picture, Timaeus, Worldview
  • The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part VII – The Ordered & Animate Universe: Essential Cosmological Principles

    The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part VII – The Ordered & Animate Universe: Essential Cosmological Principles

    As mentioned in the previous lesson, “the” tradition or worldview of astrological magic is perhaps more accurately characterized as a complex blend or syncretism of many different traditions and worldviews. In much the same way as a river is fed by many streams, the tradition of astrological magic borrows much from a variety of sources.…

    Rain & Pallas

    July 20, 2025
    Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Devotion & Theurgy, Inner Sanctum, Planetary Magic, Ritual Practice, Theories of Astrological Magic
    Abu Ma’shar, Agalma, Al-Kindi, Al-Razi, Armillary Sphere, Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Autozoion, Brethren of Purity, Cosmogy, Creation Myth, Daimones, David Pingree, De Mysteriis, Demiurge, Earl Fontainelle, Emanationism, Enneads, Eternal Forms, Ghayat al-Hakim, Gnosticism, Hypercosmic Gods, Iamblichus, Image Magic, Liana Saif, Neoplatonism, Nous, Perfection, Picatrix, Planetary Hypotheses, Plato, Plotinus, Porphyry, Proclus, Ptolemy, Secular Materialism, SHWEP, Statues, Theology of Aristotle, Timaeus
  • The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part V – Tributaries to the River Part I: A Sketch of Astrological Cosmology and the Antique Origins of Astrological Talismans

    The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part V – Tributaries to the River Part I: A Sketch of Astrological Cosmology and the Antique Origins of Astrological Talismans

    As mentioned in the previous lesson, “the” tradition or worldview of astrological magic is perhaps more accurately characterized as a complex blend or syncretism of many different traditions and worldviews. In much the same way as a river is fed by many streams, the tradition of astrological magic borrows much from a variety of sources.…

    Idola Stellarum

    May 31, 2025
    Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Devotion & Theurgy, Inner Sanctum, Planetary Magic, Ritual Practice, Theories of Astrological Magic
    Abu Ma’shar, Al-Kindi, Al-Qurtubi, Al-Razi, Alchemy, Anima Mundi, Apollonius of Tyana, Aristotle, Assyrian Religion, Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Babylonian Astrology, Book of the Treasure of Alexander, Brethren of Purity, Chaldean Oracles, Claudius Ptolemy, Daimons, David Pingree, De Imaginubus, De Quindecim Stellis, Decans, Decumbiture, Demiurge, Discourse on the Eighth and the Ninth, Emanationism, Fixed Star Talismans, Giordano Bruno, Gnosticism, Great Chain of Being, Greek Magical Papyri, Harranian Sabians, Hermes Trismegistus, Hermeticism, House-Based Talismans, Iamblichus, Inner Sanctum, Islamic Golden Age, Islamicate Occult Sciences, Kairos, Katarchic Astrology, Late Platonism, Liana Saif, Lunar Mansions, Magic, Melothesia, Middle Platonism, Nabataean Agriculture, Nag Hammadi Library, Nechepso, Neoplatonism, Nous, Perfect Nature, Petosiris, PGM, Picatrix, Planetary Talismans, Plato, Plotinus, Proclus, Pseudo-Aristotelian Hermetica, Ruhaniyyat, Symposium, Thabit ibn Qurra, Theology of Aristotle, Timaeus, Toz Graecus, Vettius Valens, Worldview, Zosimos of Panopolis
  • The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part IV – The Practices of Astrological Magic

    The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part IV – The Practices of Astrological Magic

    In this lesson we jump back from the modern worldview toward the astromagical worldview. Having firmly in mind from the previous lesson some general vision of “the” modern worldview, we can readily begin forming a contrasting image with “the” astromagical worldview—which is not really a single worldview after all, but rather a syncretic blend of…

    Idola Stellarum

    May 25, 2025
    Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Devotion & Theurgy, Inner Sanctum, Planetary Magic, Ritual Practice, Theories of Astrological Magic
    Addressative Magic, Al-Kindi, Al-Qurtubi, Al-Razi, Albertus Magnus, Astral Images, Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Brethren of Purity, Celestial Petitions, Centiloquium, Christopher Faraone, CS Lewis, Daimons, David Pingree, Harranian Sabians, Ibn Khaldun, Ibn Sina, Inner Sanctum, Katarchic Astrology, Learned Magic, Liana Saif, Liber septum planetarium ex scientia Abel, Magic, Michael-Sebastian Noble, Natural Magic, Perfect Nature, Picatrix, Pseudo-Ptolemy, Stellar Devotion, Thabit ibn Qurra, Worldview
  • On the Talismanic Gifts of Mars: Astrological Magic of the 5th Sphere

    On the Talismanic Gifts of Mars: Astrological Magic of the 5th Sphere

    For folks just starting down the starry path—for instance, anyone who only has only recently discovered that astrological talismans exist—the question often arises: which talisman should I get? For more experienced enthusiasts or even seasoned practitioners of astrological magic, keeping the variety of talismans and wealth of sources straight can be a challenge. This series…

    Idola Stellarum

    May 7, 2025
    Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, General Access, Planetary Magic
    AE Waite, Agrippa, Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Image Magic, Images, Israel Hibner, Mars, Mysterium Sigillorum, Picatrix, Picatrix Talismans, Planetary Magic, Talismans
  • The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part III – “The” Modern Worldview

    The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part III – “The” Modern Worldview

    In this post for Inner Sanctum members, we take a deep dive into how to evaluate aspects of the Moon, doing a close exegesis of passages from the Picatrix to guide our thinking. In Part III, we examine how to evaluate the Moon’s aspects to the Sun, Mercury, and the fixed stars before enumerating some…

    Idola Stellarum

    April 30, 2025
    Astrological Magic, Inner Sanctum, Theories of Astrological Magic
    Astrological Magic, Atomism, Christianity, City of God, Colonialism, CS Lewis, Daimons, Demonization, Disenchantment, Edmund Husserl, Inner Sanctum, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Magic, Max Weber, Modernity, Naturalism, Psychology, Reductionism, Reformation, Saint Augustine, Sanism, Science, Secular Materialism, Separation, Wilfrid Sellars, Wilhelm Dilthey, Witch Trials, Worldview
  • The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part II – The Nature of Worldviews

    The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part II – The Nature of Worldviews

    In this post for Inner Sanctum members, we take a deep dive into how to evaluate aspects of the Moon, doing a close exegesis of passages from the Picatrix to guide our thinking. In Part III, we examine how to evaluate the Moon’s aspects to the Sun, Mercury, and the fixed stars before enumerating some…

    Idola Stellarum

    April 18, 2025
    Astrological Magic, Inner Sanctum, Theories of Astrological Magic
    Astrological Magic, City of God, Cognitive Dissonance, Dualism, Giordano Bruno, Immanuel Kant, Inner Sanctum, Karl Popper, Leon Festinger, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Magic, Maslama al-Qurtubi, Modernity, Nous, Picatrix, Psychological Model, Psychology, Saint Augustine, Science, Sigmund Freud, Weltanschaaung, Wilfrid Sellars, Wilhelm Dilthey, Worldview
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