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Tag: Traditional Magic
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Talismanic Gemstones are more like Birdhouses than Birdcages: On the Essential Freedom of Celestial Spirits (Part II)
In Part I of this post series on the freedom of celestial spirits, we examined source texts in the tradition of astrological magic and compared the methods of astrological magic to the methods of Solomonic magic to reject the idea that talismans are like birdcages. That is, celestial spirits do not become trapped or imprisoned…
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Talismanic Gemstones are not like Birdcages: On the Essential Freedom of Celestial Spirits (Part I)
When those who are less familiar with astrological magic discover astrological talismans, a natural and understandable question arises: if making astrological talismans brings down a spirit of the stars inside of a gemstone (or metal), does the spirit freely reside there or has it been trapped there? This question could really worry us. We could…
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Astrological Talismans: Living Stones, Living Traditions, Living Relationships
What is an astrological talisman? Sometimes the questions we ask point us in wayward directions. By framing it this way we are already in a worldview that by default objectifies the non-human. The “what” in “what is an astrological talisman” subtly urges us to treat astrological talismans as things among things—to see them as just…