Tag: Animism

• 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

• Astrological Talismans: Living Stones, Living Traditions, Living Relationships

  

  What is an astrological talisman? Sometimes the questions we ask point us in wayward directions. By framing it this way we are already in a worldview that by default objectifies the non-human. The “what” in “what is an astrological talisman” subtly urges us to treat astrological talismans as things among things—to see them as just…

  Idola Stellarum

  December 24, 2022

  Astrological Magic, Devotion & Theurgy, General Access

  Animism, Astrological Jewelry, Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Picatrix Talismans, Theurgy, Traditional Magic