Traditional Astrology, Magic, and Sundry Matters
Given that there is a significant amount of material in traditional magical sources relating to cursing enemies (vide the last few posts), it shouldn’t come as a surprise that there are means to determine whether a person is cursed or under some sort of malefic magical influence. In traditional astrology we seek the answer to this question by examining an astrological chart drawn up for the moment and applying specific horary astrology principles.
“Make an image in the form and likeness of the one to whom you wish evil, in the hour of Mars, with the Moon in Scorpio; and if you are able, make the ascendant unfortunate, putting an infortune in the ascendant or forming a bad aspect to the ascendant, and put the infortune in aspect with the lord of the ascendant; and make unfortunate the lord of the ascendant and the lord of the fourth house, and make them aspect each other, or make unfortunate the lord of the ascendant in the fourth house, or have it received by a malefic in fourth house or ascendant.” The Picatrix, Book I, Chapter 5 transl. John Michael Greer & Christopher Warnock
Since we seems to be approaching the season of the malefics, let’s take a look at one of the more malicious uses for the electional astrology of the Picatrix.
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