Traditional Astrology, Magic, and Sundry Matters
This mansion, al-Nathrah, is for love and friendship, for safe journeys by land, to cause friendship between allies, to strengthen the incarceration of captives and for their destruction, to expel vermin and insects, and for victory in battles and petitions. You can find more information about the Lunar Mansions here.
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Certain people inquired of Hermes the sage, asking: “With what are science and philsophy joined?” He answered, “With Perfect Nature.” They asked again, saying, “What is the root of science and philosophy?” He said, “Perfect Nature.” Then they questioned him more closely: “What is key by which science and philosophy are opened?” He answered, “Perfect Nature.” They then asked of him, “What is Perfect Nature?” He answered, “Perfect Nature is the spirit of the philosopher or sage linked to the planet that governs him. This is that which opens the closed places of knowledge and by which is understood that which cannot otherwise be understood at all, and from which workings proceed naturally both in sleep and waking.” Book III Chapter 6, The Picatrix transl. John Michael Greer & Christopher Warnock
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Saturn, the Greater Malefic, is dignified in Capricorn for the next couple of years. Father Time ingressed into his own domicile on the 20th of this month to preside over this year’s Saturnalia festivities.
Saturn can be petitioned at this time for any of the things that he rules: for long life, for understanding profound sciences, for land and buildings and anything that can be found beneath the earth, for magical knowledge, and for the favour of powerful people, as well as the destruction of enemies, and to create discord between people.
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Mars is dignified by domicile in Scorpio this month from 9 December and will remain in that sign until the 19th of January next year. 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.
Of course, if you are not a Cimmerian barbarian, or you are simply short of worthy enemies to vanquish, you may want to use the time to create a Mars talisman for strength, courage, protection and general Martian goodness.
This mansion is for safe sea journeys, to strengthen the imprisonment of captives, for alchemy, for a successful hunt, for love between man and wife, and for good luck in general. You can find more information about the Mansions, and this mansion in particular, here.
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I have had a few queries from people who were concerned about creating Venus talismans because of an afflicted Venus in their nativities. I understand the concerns but, in practice, I have only seen beneficial effects from talismans of the benefics – and this is coming from someone who has an afflicted Venus and Jupiter.
For those who, for whatever reason, would prefer not to create a Venus talisman, here is an election for the 26th Lunar Mansion, Al Fargh al-Awal.
It’s going to be a busy time for any astrological magician from October towards the end of the year with Venus, Mars and Saturn all entering signs of their dignity at various points during it. These three elections are for when Venus is dignified by domicile in LIbra between 14 October and 7 November. It’s a good time to create talismans and images for love, friendship, popularity, good relations, to alleviate melancholy moods, and for wealth.
Natal Insights
I’ve had some requests recently from people who could not afford the full natal reading but nevertheless wanted some insight on a particular matter described in their natal chart. Natal Insights are a way to do exactly that and allow you to focus in on a particular area such as love, career, wealth etc at a much reduced cost as compared to a full natal reading.
Talismans
On ocassion I’m moved to create talismans at carefully elected times when a particular planetary or celestial object is strongly dignified. Some of these I will be offering for sale and will be available under the Talismans tab. I currently have three Venus talismans for Love, Luck and Fertility that were created when Venus was essentially dignified in Taurus. These Venus talismans are available for sale here.
This is a pretty fortunate month for the ambitious astrological magician with both Mercury, planet of traders, scholars and astrologers, and Venus, planet of all the other fun things you do when you are not working or studying, dignified by domicile. Mercury is in Gemini from 7 June to 22 June, and Venus is in Taurus from 6 June to July 4.
Below is an interesting election from the Picatrix for enduring love.
“If you do this for two friends, make the 11th house of the first image the ascendant of the second image; and if you wish to generate friendship between man and wife, make the ascendant of the second image the seventh house of the first image. And make it so the lord of the ascendant of the one who will return the friendship [i.e., the friend or wife] makes as good aspect with reception to the lord of the ascendant of the other image. Then join the images and bury them in the place of the one who is to have friendship [i.e., you] and they will be friends as before.” – Book 1, Chapter 3, Greer and Warnock translation
As an example, let us assume that you want to create friendship between two people (reconcile two friends), you would do the following:
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