Category: Theories of Astrological Magic

• Talismanic Gemstones are not like Birdcages: On the Essential Freedom of Celestial Spirits (Part I)

  

  When those who are less familiar with astrological magic discover astrological talismans, a natural and understandable question arises: if making astrological talismans brings down a spirit of the stars inside of a gemstone (or metal), does the spirit freely reside there or has it been trapped there? This question could really worry us. We could…

  Idola Stellarum

  January 15, 2023

  Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Devotion & Theurgy, General Access, Ritual Practice, Theories of Astrological Magic

  Agrippa, Albertus Magnus, Angels, Animism, Astrological Jewelry, Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, De Quindecim Stellus, Ethics of Magic, Goetia, Marsilio Ficino, Picatrix Talismans, Solomonic Magic, Thabit ibn Qurra, Theurgy, Traditional Magic

• “The Spirit is Made Luminous by Luminous Things”: Astrological Talismans as a Vehicle for Self-Transformation

  

  Many people turn to magic for power and influence. They want to get things in life that they feel like they can’t get on their own, whether that be money, status, creative achievement, sex, love, and so on. Those aims are perfectly understandable, and astrological talismans can help achieve such practical ends. Consideration of exactly…

  Idola Stellarum

  December 31, 2022

  Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Devotion & Theurgy, General Access, Theories of Astrological Magic

  Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Devotion, Marsilio Ficino, Picatrix Talismans, Relational Model, Self-Transformation, Spirit Model, Theurgy