Traditional Astrology, Magic, and Sundry Matters
Seek from Mars … concerning infirmities of the body from the groin downwards, and also for phlebotomy, accumulation of gas, and the like. – Picatrix II.7, transl .John Michael Greer & Christopher Warnock
This is a rather pleasant election for Mars while he is exalted in Capricorn.
House based elections are among the most sophisticated and complex techniques in the repertoire of astrological magic. Rather than relying on the essential nature of a single planet to cause a magical effect, house based elections use the aspects between planets ruling the houses that signify the matter to bring about a desired change.
Mars has been dignified by domicile in Scorpio since mid-November and he is due to remain in his own sign until just after the New Year. This will be a good time to do all those martial things you’ve been putting off like crushing your enemies, seeing them driven before you and hearing the lamentation of their women.
This is easily one of the most benefic elections I have seen for a long time and I am sharing it for your benefit.
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“Under the Spike they made the image of a bird, or of a man laden with merchandise; it confers riches, and makes one overcome contentions, it takes away scarcity and mischief – Henry Cornelius Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Book II, Chapter 47 On the Images of the Fixed Behenian Stars (transl. Joseph H. Peterson)
Spica is one of the most fortunate and benevolent stars described in Agrippa’s Three Books of Occult Philosophy as well as earlier works on astrological magic. It is one of the brightest stars in the heavens and is located in the ear of wheat in the Virgo constellation.
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“Under the head of Algol they made an image whose figure was the head of a man with a bloody neck; they report that it bestows good success to petitions, and maketh him who carrieth it bold and magnanimous, and preserveth the members of the body sound: also it helpeth against witchcraft, and reflecteth evil endeavors and wicked incantations upon our adversaries.” – Henry Cornelius Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Book II, Chapter 47 (transl. Joseph H. Peterson)
Algol, a fixed star in the Perseus constellation, is one of the 15 Behenian Stars described in Agrippa’s Three Books of Occult Philosophy as well as earlier works on astrological magic. It is a star with an evil reputation and has been associated with death, decapitation, and malefic power by a wide variety of cultures.
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“Under the heart of Leo, they made the image of a lion or cat, or the figure of an honourable person sitting in a chair; it renders a man temperate, appeases wrath, and gives favour” – Henry Cornelius Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Book II, Chapter 47 (transl. Joseph H. Peterson)
Regulus is one of the 15 Behenian Stars described in Agrippa’s Three Books of Occult Philosophy as well as earlier works on astrological magic. It has always been regarded as a star associated with royalty and thus Regulus talismans are often made to attract success in endavours, happiness and wellbeing, favours from powerful people, and a royal bearing.
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“The fourth table is of the Sun, and is made of a square of six, and contains thirty six numbers, whereof six in every side, and Diameter, produce 111, and the sum of all is 666. There are over it divine names with an Intelligency to what is good, with spirit to what is evil, and out of it is drawn Characters of the Sun, and the spirits thereof. This being engraven on a Golden plate with the Sun being fortunate, renders him that wears it to be renowned, amiable, acceptable, potent in all his works, and equals a man to Kings, and Princes, elevating him to high fortunes, inabling to do whatsoever he pleaseth …” Henry Cornelius Agrippa, 3 Books of Occult Philosophy
The Sun has been stalking his way through Aries on his padded leonine paws for the last few weeks. Here the Sun expresses itself in its most powerful and unrestrained form. Being exalted in Aries, the Sun is magnificent, potent and manifests his royal power.
Mars is dignified by domicile in Aries until 14 February where he has been sojourning since the beginning of the year. For most of this time Mars has been squared by Saturn, but he is finally past this which enables us to make practical and helpful use of his power for our own benefit. It is a good time to do all those martial things you’ve been putting off like crushing your enemies, seeing them driven before you and hearing the lamentation of their women.
“If, however, the querent does not seek wealth from another person, but desires to advance his business and to have abundant money and be offered a position so that he is easily able to earn a living, seek an image of business.” Astral High Magic, De Imaginibus of Thabit ibn Qurra transl. John Michael Greer & Christopher Warnock
Who was Thabit Ibn Qurra?
Thabit ibn Qurra was a Sabian polymath from Harran who wrote on subjects as diverse as mathematics, medicine, astronomy and astrology. We came across his work in mathematics when we talked about the use of amicable number pairs in an election from the Picatrix for enduring love.
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