Tag: Magical Jewelry
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“The Magical Amulets of the Ancient Sages” (by Trithemius) are Astrological Talismans
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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Prayer in Astrological Magic: Part III – The Astromagical Functions of Prayer
Words have power: the power to communicate, to persuade, to command—and most importantly from the perspective of astrological magic, to enhance, augment, and direct the effects of talismanic workings. This post series explores the role of prayers in astrological magic. In Part I, we examine the overarching function of invocations and prayers in astrological magic,…
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Prayer in Astrological Magic: Part II – Theurgy & Devotion
Words have power: the power to communicate, to persuade, to command—and most importantly from the perspective of astrological magic, to enhance, augment, and direct the effects of talismanic workings. This post series explores the role of prayers in astrological magic. In Part I, we examine the overarching function of invocations and prayers in astrological magic,…
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Prayer in Astrological Magic: Part I – Historical Background
Words have power: the power to communicate, to persuade, to command—and most importantly from the perspective of astrological magic, to enhance, augment, and direct the effects of talismanic workings. This post series explores the role of prayers in astrological magic. In Part I, we examine the overarching function of invocations and prayers in astrological magic,…
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Astrological Talismans: What if You Could Preserve Wondrous Moments in Amber?
Have you ever had a time in your life that was so powerful, so lush, so beautiful, that you wished you could bottle the moment, crystallize it, preserving it as if in amber to savor forever? These ‘preserved in amber’ crystallizations of auspicious, powerful moments really do exist: they are called astrological talismans.
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Astrological Magic is Medicine for Materialism
The world is magical, so all of us in fact grew up in a magical world. However, many if not most of us in the so-called West were not raised with or within a magical worldview. We did not necessarily have the experience of growing up in a magical world. Being deprived of ways of…
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Attuning to Astrological Talismans Part III – Timing Considerations
In Part I of this post series, we took a look at our historical texts to argue that what we call attunement or introduction to astrological talismans is a modern addition to the tradition, and not an essential feature of the practice. In Part II, we explained why we recommend a ritual of attunement or…
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Attuning to Astrological Talismans Part II – Rationale & Suggested Practices
After the launch of Idola Stellarum’s first collection of astromagical talismanic jewelry, Sanctuary, we fielded a number of questions about how to attune to astrological talismans. “Attunement” refers to the ritual process of connecting or introducing oneself to an astrological talisman for the first time. In Part I of this post series, we took a…
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Attuning to Astrological Talismans Part I – Historical Perspective
After the launch of Idola Stellarum’s first collection of astromagical talismanic jewelry, Sanctuary, we fielded a number of questions about how to attune to astrological talismans. “Attuning” or “attunement” refers to the process of connecting to a talisman for the first time. Often, attunement involves some degree of ceremony or ritual. There is no standard…