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At Idola Stellarum, we respect our teachers, both living and historical. We recognize our magical practice as a link in a long historical chain of astrological magic that extends into antiquity. Valuing and paying respect to the tradition means acknowledging and citing our sources. If these values speak to you, we invite you to read more about Idola Stellarum.
Below, we collect a list of books that are important to our practice. This is not a complete, comprehensive bibliography of astrological magic, but a partial list of resources that people interested in astrological talismans and devotional theurgy are welcome to pursue. If you see a book that you think should be on this list, feel free to get in touch with us.
We also curate a collection of free online resources about astrological magic and astromagical talismans that we encourage you to check out. For those interested in deeper resources and greater access to the Idola Stellarum mages’ knowledge base, we encourage you to look into joining the Inner Sanctum.
36 Faces
—Austin Coppock
Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of Astrology
—Al Biruni, tr. R. Ramsay Wright
Christian Astrology
—William Lilly
De Imaginibus (On Images)
—Thabit Ibn Qurra, tr. Christopher Warnock
De Mineralibus (Book of Minerals)
—Albertus Magnus, tr. Dorothy Wyckoff
De Quindecim Stellis (Hermes on the Fifteen Fixed Stars)
—tr. Regulus Hess with commentary by Christopher Warnock
De Virtutibus Lapidum (The Virtues of Stones)
—Damigeron, tr. Patricia Tahil
De Mysteriis (On the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians)
—Iamblichus, tr. Thomas Taylor
Fixed Star, Sign, and Constellation Magic
—Christopher Warnock
Mansions of the Moon: A Lunar Zodiac for Astrology and Magic
—Christopher Warnock
A Medieval Book of Magical Stones
—ed. Francis Young
Minor Writings on Astrological Magic: Volume 1 & Volume 2
—Clifford Hartleigh Low
The Mirror of Stones (Speculum Lapidum)
—Camillo Leonardi, tr. Margherita Fiorello
Mysterium Sigillorum
—Israel Hibner
On the Priestly Art
—Proclus, tr. Brian Cophenhaver
Picatrix / Ghayat al-Hakim
—tr. John Michael Greer & Christopher Warnock
Procession of the Night Theatre: An Exposition on the Lunar Stations
—J.M. Hamade
Shams al-Ma’arif (The Sun of Knowledge)
—Ahmad Ibn ‘Ali Al-Buni, tr. Amina Inloes
The Speculum Astrologiae and its Enigma
—Paola Zabelli (contains full English translation of Albertus Magnus’s Speculum Astrologiae)
The Celestial Art
—Eds. Austin Coppock & Daniel Schulke
The Celestial Way: The Spiritual Path of the Stars and Planets
—Christopher Warnock
Three Books of Occult Philosophy
—Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, tr. Eric Purdue
Three Books On Life
—Marsilio Ficino, tr. Carol V. Kaske & John R. Clark
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