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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.
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Clearing the Starry Path – Module 3 Transcript
In this sub-series on evaluating magical elections for Inner Sanctum Members, Rejected Elections, we examine potential elections that were given a second look as candidates for Idola Stellarum talismans but were ultimately passed up for one reason or another. In this second installment of Rejected Elections, we examine a candidate fixed star election for Alcyone…
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Clearing the Starry Path – Module 2 Transcript
In this sub-series on evaluating magical elections for Inner Sanctum Members, Rejected Elections, we examine potential elections that were given a second look as candidates for Idola Stellarum talismans but were ultimately passed up for one reason or another. In this second installment of Rejected Elections, we examine a candidate fixed star election for Alcyone…
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Clearing the Starry Path – Module 1 Transcript
In this sub-series on evaluating magical elections for Inner Sanctum Members, Rejected Elections, we examine potential elections that were given a second look as candidates for Idola Stellarum talismans but were ultimately passed up for one reason or another. In this second installment of Rejected Elections, we examine a candidate fixed star election for Alcyone…
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Bad Moon Rising: Is the Moon on the Ascendant an Affliction?
A single line in Picatrix states that the Moon on the Ascendant is an affliction. Where did this rule come from and how valid is it? In this post we take a deep dive into the historical basis of this electional rule.
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Is Astrology Magic?
As with many questions, the answer depends on your perspective. At a very simple level, we could say: no, astrology is not magic. In our view, as practiced by many contemporary practitioners and engaged with by many consumers, there is nothing inherently magical or out of the ordinary about astrology. There are other perspectives, however,…
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The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part XI – The Macrocosm in the Microcosm: Astrological Magic as Medicine
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.…
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The Lapidary of Marbode of Rennes: C.W. King’s 1860 Translation
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.…
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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.…
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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.
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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.…
