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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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Kyphi: A Link Between the Picatrix and Egyptian Temple Incense?
Are the Picatrix solar and lunar petition suffumigations related to the Egyptian temple incense kyphi? If so, what can we learn from this?
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Thinking About How to Think About the Electional Rules in Picatrix Book II Chapter 3
Book II, Chapter 3 of Picatrix contains many restrictive maxims about astrological elections. How should we read and understand this chapter? In this post, we look at this chapter in context and propose an hypothesis.
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Is Astrological Magic ‘Western’?
Calling astrological magic ‘Western’ without any qualification participates, however inadvertently, in the erasure of the contributions of the Islamicate world, and in a Eurocentric assimilation of ancient Near-Eastern & historical & ongoing SWANA influences.
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A Statement of Policy
We felt it necessary to publicly clarify a policy that we have held since our inception: Idola Stellarum, as a matter of policy, refrains from making any public criticism of the practices or elections of any other astrological magician.
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Clearing the Starry Path – Module 7 Transcript – Creative Participation
Module 7 – Creative Participation Module Audio This exclusive content is available only to members of Idola Stellarum’s Inner Sanctum. Members, please log in below. Not a member? Join the waitlist for news of the next time we open the doors to our Inner Sanctum. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password
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Clearing the Starry Path – Module 6 Transcript – Learning to Listen
Module 6 – Learning to Listen Module Audio This exclusive content is available only to members of Idola Stellarum’s Inner Sanctum. Members, please log in below. Not a member? Join the waitlist for news of the next time we open the doors to our Inner Sanctum.
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Clearing the Starry Path – Module 5 Transcript – Practice as Troubleshooting
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Clearing the Starry Path – Module 4 Transcript – Practice as Discernment
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The Worldview of Astrological Magic: XIV: The Rūḥāniyyāt Part II: Angels, Souls, and Ensoulment
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: XIII: The Rūḥāniyyāt: “Images are Spirits of Time” Part I
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.…
