Tag: Daimons

The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part V – Tributaries to the River Part I: A Sketch of Astrological Cosmology and the Antique Origins of Astrological Talismans
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.…
Idola Stellarum
May 31, 2025
Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Devotion & Theurgy, Inner Sanctum, Planetary Magic, Ritual Practice, Theories of Astrological Magic
Abu Ma’shar, Al-Kindi, Al-Qurtubi, Al-Razi, Alchemy, Anima Mundi, Apollonius of Tyana, Aristotle, Assyrian Religion, Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Babylonian Astrology, Book of the Treasure of Alexander, Brethren of Purity, Chaldean Oracles, Claudius Ptolemy, Daimons, David Pingree, De Imaginubus, De Quindecim Stellis, Decans, Decumbiture, Demiurge, Discourse on the Eighth and the Ninth, Emanationism, Fixed Star Talismans, Giordano Bruno, Gnosticism, Great Chain of Being, Greek Magical Papyri, Harranian Sabians, Hermes Trismegistus, Hermeticism, House-Based Talismans, Iamblichus, Inner Sanctum, Islamic Golden Age, Islamicate Occult Sciences, Kairos, Katarchic Astrology, Late Platonism, Liana Saif, Lunar Mansions, Magic, Melothesia, Middle Platonism, Nabataean Agriculture, Nag Hammadi Library, Nechepso, Neoplatonism, Nous, Perfect Nature, Petosiris, PGM, Picatrix, Planetary Talismans, Plato, Plotinus, Proclus, Pseudo-Aristotelian Hermetica, Ruhaniyyat, Symposium, Thabit ibn Qurra, Theology of Aristotle, Timaeus, Toz Graecus, Vettius Valens, Worldview, Zosimos of Panopolis
The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part IV – The Practices of Astrological Magic
In this lesson we jump back from the modern worldview toward the astromagical worldview. Having firmly in mind from the previous lesson some general vision of “the” modern worldview, we can readily begin forming a contrasting image with “the” astromagical worldview—which is not really a single worldview after all, but rather a syncretic blend of…
Idola Stellarum
May 25, 2025
Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Devotion & Theurgy, Inner Sanctum, Planetary Magic, Ritual Practice, Theories of Astrological Magic
Addressative Magic, Al-Kindi, Al-Qurtubi, Al-Razi, Albertus Magnus, Astral Images, Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Brethren of Purity, Celestial Petitions, Centiloquium, Christopher Faraone, CS Lewis, Daimons, David Pingree, Harranian Sabians, Ibn Khaldun, Ibn Sina, Inner Sanctum, Katarchic Astrology, Learned Magic, Liana Saif, Liber septum planetarium ex scientia Abel, Magic, Michael-Sebastian Noble, Natural Magic, Perfect Nature, Picatrix, Pseudo-Ptolemy, Stellar Devotion, Thabit ibn Qurra, Worldview
The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part III – “The” Modern Worldview
In this post for Inner Sanctum members, we take a deep dive into how to evaluate aspects of the Moon, doing a close exegesis of passages from the Picatrix to guide our thinking. In Part III, we examine how to evaluate the Moon’s aspects to the Sun, Mercury, and the fixed stars before enumerating some…
Idola Stellarum
April 30, 2025
Astrological Magic, Inner Sanctum, Theories of Astrological Magic
Astrological Magic, Atomism, Christianity, City of God, Colonialism, CS Lewis, Daimons, Demonization, Disenchantment, Edmund Husserl, Inner Sanctum, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Magic, Max Weber, Modernity, Naturalism, Psychology, Reductionism, Reformation, Saint Augustine, Sanism, Science, Secular Materialism, Separation, Wilfrid Sellars, Wilhelm Dilthey, Witch Trials, Worldview