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Category: Theories of Astrological Magic
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Attuning to Astrological Talismans Part III – Timing Considerations
In Part I of this post series, we took a look at our historical texts to argue that what we call attunement or introduction to astrological talismans is a modern addition to the tradition, and not an essential feature of the practice. In Part II, we explained why we recommend a ritual of attunement or…
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Epithets and Aspects of Saturn for Enhancing Your Saturnine Devotional Practice
Below we have collected a wide range of epithets, titles, and monikers of the Saturn (Kronos) that you can consider using—whether for your petitions, or simply for contemplating and feeling into the different dimensions of this deep and powerful being. Perhaps fitting for Saturn, the most remote and austere of the seven traditional planets, there…
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Epithets and Aspects of the Moon for Enhancing Your Lunar Devotional Practice
Below we have collected a wide range of epithets, titles, and monikers of the Moon (Luna, Mene, Selene) that you can consider using—whether for your petitions, or simply for contemplating and feeling into the different dimensions of this deep and powerful being. In our list, we have filtered out the hyper-local titles that refer to…
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Epithets and Aspects of Mercury for Enhancing Your Mercurial Devotional Practice
Below we have collected a wide range of epithets, titles, and monikers of Mercury (Hermes) that you can consider using—whether for your petitions, or simply for contemplating and feeling into the different dimensions of this deep and powerful being. In our list, we have filtered out the hyper-local titles that refer to specific geographic cults,…
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Epithets and Aspects of the Sun for Enhancing Your Solar Devotional Practice
Below we have collected a wide range of epithets, titles, and monikers of the Sun (Sol, Helios) that you can consider using—whether for your petitions, or simply for contemplating and feeling into the different dimensions of this deep and powerful being. In our list, we have filtered out the hyper-local titles that refer to specific…
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Epithets and Aspects of Jupiter for Enhancing Your Jupiter Devotional Practice
Below we have collected a wide range of epithets, titles, and monikers of Jupiter that you can consider using—whether for your petitions, or simply for contemplating and feeling into the different dimensions of this deep and powerful being. In our list, we have filtered out the hyper-local titles that refer to specific geographic cults, focusing…
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Epithets and Aspects of Venus for Enhancing Your Venus Devotional Practice
Below we have collected a wide range of epithets, titles, and monikers of Venus that you can consider using—whether for your petitions, or simply for contemplating and feeling into the different dimensions of this deep and powerful being. In our list, we have filtered out the hyper-local titles that refer to specific geographic cults, focusing…
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Enhancing Your Prayers and Petitions With Precision Epithets
In our view, devotion and theurgy (god-work) play an intrinsic part of astrological magic. Simply put, we think one’s relationship to the spheres matters—both in general (spheres plural) and in particular (that is, specific spheres, e.g., the Moon, Venus, Saturn). In this post, we explore some general top-down ways to think about this as a…
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Attuning to Astrological Talismans Part II – Rationale & Suggested Practices
After the launch of Idola Stellarum’s first collection of astromagical talismanic jewelry, Sanctuary, we fielded a number of questions about how to attune to astrological talismans. “Attunement” refers to the ritual process of connecting or introducing oneself to an astrological talisman for the first time. In Part I of this post series, we took a…
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Attuning to Astrological Talismans Part I – Historical Perspective
After the launch of Idola Stellarum’s first collection of astromagical talismanic jewelry, Sanctuary, we fielded a number of questions about how to attune to astrological talismans. “Attuning” or “attunement” refers to the process of connecting to a talisman for the first time. Often, attunement involves some degree of ceremony or ritual. There is no standard…