Tag: Inner Sanctum
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Practical Talismanic Magic – An Initiation Into Esoteric Knowledge – Part I
In this more personal post for the Inner Sanctum written in the first person, Rain describes their experience living through, diagnosing, and (in Part II) eventually resolving an issue caused by mishandling of a 24th Lunar Mansion talisman for Esoteric Knowledge. As with a previous post on Diagnosing and Solving a Personal Snag with a…
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Prayer in Astrological Magic: Part VI – An Example Prayer from an Idola Stellarum Working
In Part I of this post series, we established the historical evidence for prayer playing an important role in astrological magic. In Part II, we deepened this point by using traditional sources to show that the theurgical, devotional aspects of astromagical ritual play a central operational function, and thus that prayer and invocation may play…
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Prayer in Astrological Magic: Part V – “Suitably and Seasonably Composed”: Best Practices for Astromagical Prayers
In these members-only posts for the Inner Sanctum, we will explore these questions, starting with an examination of some of our tradition’s most (in)famous prayers, the Orphic Hymns, and their somewhat lesser-known siblings, the Homeric Hymns. Thinking about these prayers will help us think through some tips for how to use these prayers in practice,…
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Prayer in Astrological Magic: Part IV – “Nothing is More Effective in Natural Magic”: The Ancient Hymns as Astromagical Praxis
In Part I of this post series, we established the historical evidence for prayer playing an important role in astrological magic. In Part II, we deepened this point by using traditional sources to show that the theurgical, devotional aspects of astromagical ritual play a central operational function, and thus that prayer and invocation may play…
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Practical Talismanic Magic – Diagnosing and Solving a Personal Snag with a Solar Talisman
We sometimes field questions about whether and how we’ve dealt with talismans that cause problems, whether because the talisman turns out to be malefic because of some flaw in the chart, or because our relationship with that talisman does not work out how we would have liked. In this post for Inner Sanctum members, Rain…