Tag: Albertus Magnus

• Talismanic Gemstones are more like Birdhouses than Birdcages: On the Essential Freedom of Celestial Spirits (Part II)

  

  In Part I of this post series on the freedom of celestial spirits, we examined source texts in the tradition of astrological magic and compared the methods of astrological magic to the methods of Solomonic magic to reject the idea that talismans are like birdcages. That is, celestial spirits do not become trapped or imprisoned…

  Idola Stellarum

  January 22, 2023

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

  Agrippa, Albertus Magnus, Animism, Astrological Jewelry, Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Ethics of Magic, Gemstones, Marsilio Ficino, Picatrix Talismans, Solomonic Magic, Theurgy, Traditional 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