Tag: Giordano Bruno

• The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part VIII – The Cosmic Hierarchy and the Great Chain of Being

  

  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.…

  Rain & Pallas

  August 7, 2025

  Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Devotion & Theurgy, Inner Sanctum, Planetary Magic, Ritual Practice, Theories of Astrological Magic

  Aether, Agrippa, Alexander Pope, Alienation, An Essay on Man, Angels, Anima Mundi, Animals, Aristotle, Arthur Lovejoy, Brethren of Purity, Celestial Correspondences, Chaldean Oracles, Colonialism, Commentary on the Dream of Scipio, Cosmic Dance, Cosmic Harmony, CS Lewis, Daeimones, Darwin, Dignity of Creation, Divine Right of Kings, Doctrine of Exaltation, Elements, EMW Tillyard, Giordano Bruno, History of Animals, Iamblichus, Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʼ, John Dee, John Milton, Linnaeus, Macrobius, Marsilio Ficino, Matter, Minerals, Neoplatonism, Nous, Plants, Plato, Proclus, Pseudo-Dionysius, Ptolemy, Quintessence, Robert Fludd, Scala Naturae, Scientific Taxonomy, Social Darwinism, The Elizabethan World Picture, Timaeus, Worldview

• 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

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• The Worldview of Astrological Magic: Part II – The Nature of Worldviews

  

  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 18, 2025

  Astrological Magic, Inner Sanctum, Theories of Astrological Magic

  Astrological Magic, City of God, Cognitive Dissonance, Dualism, Giordano Bruno, Immanuel Kant, Inner Sanctum, Karl Popper, Leon Festinger, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Magic, Maslama al-Qurtubi, Modernity, Nous, Picatrix, Psychological Model, Psychology, Saint Augustine, Science, Sigmund Freud, Weltanschaaung, Wilfrid Sellars, Wilhelm Dilthey, Worldview

• Beings as Epithets: The Planetary Invocations of Giordano Bruno’s Cantus Circaeus – Part II

  

  Having shared the context and content of Giordano Bruno’s planetary invocations from Cantus Circaeus in Part I of this post, we now proceed to explore some of the more magical implications of the invocations. First, we examine the condensed form of astrological magical ritual that Bruno shares and consider its implications, before then moving on…

  Idola Stellarum

  January 26, 2025

  Astrological Magic, Devotion & Theurgy, Inner Sanctum, Planetary Magic, Ritual Practice, Theories of Astrological Magic

  Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Cantus Circaeus, Devotion, Epithets, Giordano Bruno, Idola Stellarum, Magical Practice, Orphic Hymns, Petitions, Picatrix, Planetary Correspondences, Planetary Magic, Prayer, Theurgy, Traditional Magic

• Beings as Epithets: The Planetary Invocations of Giordano Bruno’s Cantus Circaeus – Part I

  

  Cantus Circaeus, or The Song of Circe, was a work on the art of memory published by Giordano Bruno in Paris in 1582, toward the beginning of his career as an author. Intended as a briefer introduction and application of the art of memory (a complex though practical mnemonic system involving the method of loci,…

  Idola Stellarum

  January 25, 2025

  Astrological Magic, Devotion & Theurgy, Inner Sanctum, Planetary Magic, Ritual Practice, Theories of Astrological Magic

  Astrological Magic, Astrological Talismans, Cantus Circaeus, Devotion, Epithets, Giordano Bruno, Idola Stellarum, Magical Practice, Orphic Hymns, Petitions, Picatrix, Planetary Correspondences, Planetary Magic, Prayer, Theurgy, Traditional Magic