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The divine and demonic absurdity of names. This was a topic raised elsewhere, but I want to highlight it here while also avoiding getting into anything which could be construed as personal with people I respect. Astaroth and Astarte are completely different beings. It is historically correct that the name Astaroth (a male, aggressive demon)…
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The primary tool for making SIM talismans is the diamond-tipped stylus or pen (I mean, other than your brains, astrology software and so forth.) Do not use a dremel or another powered engraving tool. It will slide across the surface of the metal or gemstone, ruining the inscription or snagging it and slinging it across…
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“If you carefully attend to the proper harmony, and harmoniously join figures together and prepare them, they will be the first matter and foundation of this work. When images are fashioned in this way, they will be lasting and complete in their effects, and if they are not fashioned in this way, their effects will…
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“We base our entreaties on God Himself, that He may so illuminate your mind and spirit that His profound sciences may be opened to you, and that He may protect and defend you from the conspiracies of the common people and of evildoers, and that you will not reveal any of your secrets to the…
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In Robertus Anglicus’ commentary on the Sphere of Sacrobosco, he identifies the orb of an eclipse as 12 degrees; presumably the moiety is 6. This book and translations of all the major commentaries should be made available in English as soon as possible.
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I usually start my astrological lectures with a version of “everything you know about astrology is wrong.” That also applies to magic to some extent, especially magic which uses astrology as a key mechanism. My friend John Michael Greer says that Eliphas Levi revolutionized magic by distilling it down to two principles; Will and imagination,…
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Scholastic Image Magic is counterintuitive for beginners. You cannot follow your wishes and heart, and also reach any level of competence at it. The process of mastering electional astrology alone requires the employment of rote formulations hundreds and thousands of times until one begins to see hidden patterns, and correlations between stellar cause and terrestrial…
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The most invaluable skill in magic remains an insatiable curiosity.
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Magic is awesome. Good day to be a wizard.
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I reiterate, no person involved in magic should skip reading W.W. Jacobs “The Monkeys Paw.” For a lot of reasons. http://gaslight.mtroyal.ab.ca/mnkyspaw.htm
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