Tag: Dorotheus

• Thinking About How to Think About the Electional Rules in Picatrix Book II Chapter 3

  

  Book II, Chapter 3 of Picatrix contains many restrictive maxims about astrological elections. How should we read and understand this chapter? In this post, we look at this chapter in context and propose an hypothesis.

  Rain & Pallas

  October 4, 2026

  Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Inner Sanctum, Planetary Magic, Source Texts & Translations, Theories of Astrological Magic

  Abu Ma’shar, Advanced Astrological Magic, Al-Kindi, Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Christopher Warnock, De Quindecim Stellis, Discourse on the Eighth and the Ninth, Dorotheus, Elections, Evaluating Elections, Hephaistion, History of Astrological Magic, Inceptions, Liana Saif, Maslama al-Qurtubi, Moon, Nag Hammadi Library, PGM, Picatrix, Pseudo-Aristotelian Hermetica, Technique

• Bad Moon Rising: Is the Moon on the Ascendant an Affliction?

  

  A single line in Picatrix states that the Moon on the Ascendant is an affliction. Where did this rule come from and how valid is it? In this post we take a deep dive into the historical basis of this electional rule.

  Rain & Pallas

  April 16, 2026

  Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Inner Sanctum, Planetary Magic, Source Texts & Translations, Theories of Astrological Magic

  Advanced Astrological Magic, Agrippa, Al-Kindi, Al-Razi, Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Benjamin Dykes, Christopher Warnock, Clifford Low, De Quindecim Stellis, Dorotheus, Elections, Evaluating Elections, Giorgio Anselmi, History of Astrological Magic, Inceptions, Israel Hibner, Magical Practice, Marsilio Ficino, Masha’Allah, Maslama al-Qurtubi, Moon, Picatrix, Rhetorius, Sahl, Technique, Thema Mundi, Traditional Magic, Valens