Category: Source Texts & Translations

• 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.

  Rain & Pallas

  April 16, 2026

  Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Inner Sanctum, Planetary Magic, Source Texts & Translations, Theories of Astrological Magic

  Advanced Astrological Magic, Agrippa, Al-Kindi, Al-Razi, Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Benjamin Dykes, Christopher Warnock, Clifford Low, De Quindecim Stellis, Dorotheus, Elections, Evaluating Elections, Giorgio Anselmi, History of Astrological Magic, Inceptions, Israel Hibner, Magical Practice, Marsilio Ficino, Masha’Allah, Maslama al-Qurtubi, Moon, Picatrix, Rhetorius, Sahl, Technique, Thema Mundi, Traditional Magic, Valens

• 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.…

  Rain & Pallas

  November 9, 2025

  Astrological Magic, Inner Sanctum, Source Texts & Translations

  C.W. King, De Lapidibus, Gemstones, Lapidary Lore, Lapidary of Marbode, Marbode of Rennes