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Category: Planetary Magic
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Evaluating Magical Elections: Aspects of the Moon – Part V
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…
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Evaluating Magical Elections: Aspects of the Moon – Part IV
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…
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Evaluating Magical Elections: Aspects of the Moon – Part III
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 I, we examine the Picatrix’s divergent model for determining the valence of Moon aspects, and delve into some of the…
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Evaluating Magical Elections: Aspects of the Moon – Part II
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 II, we draw out the distinctions between the general aspect doctrine and the Picatrix model of Moon aspects, and then…
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Evaluating Magical Elections: Aspects of the Moon – Part I
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 I, we examine the Picatrix’s divergent model for determining the valence of Moon aspects, and delve into some of the…
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Evaluating Magical Elections: Series Introduction
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 I, we examine the Picatrix’s divergent model for determining the valence of Moon aspects, and delve into some of the…
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What is Astrological Magic?
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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Prayers to the Sun/Helios in the Greek Magical Papyri
Although little of the PGM material is explicitly astrological, the magico-religious syncretism of the texts leads to many mentions of Hellenistic deities. In particular, a significant amount of material on Helios including a number of hymns not so unlike the Orphic Hymn to Helios can be adapted to contemporary practices of stellar devotion. In this…
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What Makes Astrological Talismans Special
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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Toward a Trauma-Informed Astrological Magic
(Note: This post has been translated into French by our colleague Azur! You can read it here: Vers une magie astrologique qui prend en compte les traumas, par Idola Stellarum) Astrological talismans are deep and consequential magic. Thus astrological talismans are not inherently safe. At Idola Stellarum, we consider it of vital importance to inform and…