The Sorcerer's Blog

2014-09-11

The Rings of Splendor

THE RINGS OF SPLENDOR: The talismans of Zachor, the 2nd Face of Leo. As indicated elsewhere, this was a highly experimental talisman. It not only used a somewhat imperfect election, but the decan’s attributes are largely unpleasant. And yet, I believe it is actually rather desirable in extreme. “There rises in the second face of Leo…
2014-08-15

The Rings of Liberation

THE RINGS OF LIBERATION: Sun in Leo. This is a good solid Sun talisman, which I make every year. Sun Day but not Sun Hour, planet in domicile but not triplicity, Moon fast and unafflicted though cadent, Sun unafflicted. The Moon’s Sign Ruler is cadent as well, and normally I’d deem this a problem but…
2014-07-27

The Properties of Conjunctions

Picatrix Rubeus pages 90-91. On conjunctions and the role of similarities. “According to the opinion which deals with the disposition of the primum mobile to the sphere of the fixed stars, a planet swifter in motion will have a stronger effect, and one slower in motion will have a weaker effect, because it is a…
2014-07-23

The Rings of the Casino

THE RINGS OF THE CASINO: The Second Face of Cancer, Somachalmais There was a similar election two days prior, but at my location the Moon was conjoining to Algol for all but four minutes before the electional window had elapsed. Picatrix: “There rises in the second face of Cancer a woman with a beautiful face, and on her…
2014-07-18

The Critical Importance of Al Kindi

Why is Al Kindi important? His De Radiis Stellarum was so influential in the medieval era that it was used as a primary justification for the creation of talismans as natural phenomena and science, rather than prohibited demonic magic in the Christian West.
2014-07-17

The Vigilant Order of the Jackrabbits

A fraternal society of Traditional Astrological Magicians. Now it has a name.
2014-07-06

The Debts We Owe to the Dead

When I pay homage to the ancestors, I add the names of practitioners of magic whom I have known but are no longer among the living. Most of them got that way because they did some inadvisable magic— in my estimation, at least. One of the debts we owe to the dead is not to make their mistakes.…
2014-06-17

Video Games and Money Magic are often Incompatible

Psst! A reminder. If your money magic isn’t working, stop playing video games where you accumulate treasure or even points. The spiritual powers which you have called upon rarely can distinguish between the virtual cash in a game and the virtual cash in your bank account, and they will almost invariably work on whatever is easier to…
2014-05-28

The Rings of the Green Lion

THE RINGS OF THE GREEN LION: Mercury in Gemini Picatrix Rubeus page 109: “If, under the influence of Mercury, you make the image of a lion in emerald… in the hour of Mercury, Mercury rising in Gemini… whoever has this image will evade infirmities and fear, and good things will be said of them.” I…
2014-05-26

The Power of a SIM Practitioner Grows

Picatrix Rubeus page 248: “The spirit of the magician furthers the effects of the heavens just as the harvests of nature– that is, in the way that harvests are furthered by plowing and cultivating the earth.” A magician will be able to achieve greater effects from magic increasingly over time, as skill and personal attunement develop.