Open for elections

Jupiter exalted and culminating, waxing Moon applying to trine

I've been thinking about this for a while now and so far I avoided coming forth with it because I felt my often busy schedule will distract me from the task. But I've made up my mind and decided to go through with it.

I'm open to calculate astrological elections for magical use for the following forces:

1. Zodiac signs

2. Zodiac decans 

3. Fixed stars 

4. Planets

5. Elements

6. Lunar mansions

7. Shem angels - will need to provide me with the half-decan to which the angel corresponds based on the attribution you're using.

Decans pathworking

This hit me a few days ago while I was under the influence of a certain mystical experience inducing herb and mind you I've only done it outside ritual space so far. By that I mean I hadn't tuned the space to the appropriate force, meaning the information I received was likely to be more diluted and mixed with interference from other forces. But so far I fancy the idea and I think I'll do it as often as possible.

Some years ago Scott presented a simple pathworking ritual, something I've been using to work my way up the Tree of Life. Right now I have only the paths of Venus, Moon, Mercury and Air left, but each new pathworking seems to take longer than the previous for the energies to settle down inside my sphere and for me to physically manifest and act according to what I've been taught during the actual pathworking.

Decan talisman - first decan of Pisces

I apologize for posting articles less often, but ever since last year my schedule has changed completely. Whereas before I was busy and yet my schedule allowed me to write something every few days, even if I wrote it in sections, now I barely have time to look up the chart to plan my own rituals let alone write about anything interesting I might come across. Even so, it's worth posting about this topic.

Saturn has entered Pisces very recently and it happens to rule the first decan of this sign. Even better, it will retrograde in this decan so people will have even more time to work with the decan itself. According to the Picatrix the first decan of Pisces "is a face of peace and humility, of weakness, of many journeys, of misery, of seeking wealth, and the lamenting of one’s manner of living". As you can see, talismans made with this decan can have quite a few purposes, some of which are not so pleasant. Thus, you can also make curse talismans. The image to be inscribed is that of "a man who has two bodies and is like he is going to salute with both hands".

Picatrix decan talismans

Mars has entered its decan in Pisces and afterwards it will enter its decan in Aries. Besides the obvious increase in the planet's strength, in the former case due to triplicity and decan and in the latter by its domicile and decan, this is a good time for decan talismans.

Decan talisman - First decan of Virgo

And another quick post on a pretty decan talisman, this time for the first decan of Virgo, decan of Sol. 

Latin Picatrix:

"A beautiful girl covered over with a woolen sheet and holding in her hand a
pomegranate. And this is a face of sowing, of plowing, of the making of trees to sprout, of gathering bunches of grapes and of the good life."

Arabic Picatrix:

"The image of a virgin maid wearing an old dress and holding a pomegranate in her hand appears in the first phase of [Virgo]. This is the phase of the Sun, and it denotes plowing and planting, grass and plants, buildings and wealth, and righteousness."

Decan talisman - third decan of Leo

Yours truly again with another easy to do Picatrix decan talisman. This one is for the third decan of Leo, decan of Mars. 

The Latin Picatrix mentions the following:

"An old man black and foul, holding fruit and meat in his mouth and a jug covered
with copper in his hand. And this is a face of love and delight, and trays [of food?] and of good fortune."

And the Arabic Picatrix:

"The image of an ugly man who looks like a Negro with a fruit and a piece of meat in his mouth and a kettle in his hand appears in its third phase. This is the phase of [Mars], and it indicates friendliness, rewards, affection, participation and harmony."

Decan talisman - first decan of Cancer

The first decan of Cancer is the decan of Venus, of which the Arabic Picatrix says the following:

"Consider the image of a man with curved face and fingers that looks like a horse. He has white feet and tree leaves are attached to his body. This image appears
in the first phase of Cancer. It is the phase of Venus, and it indicates wittiness, mindfulness, friendliness, delicacy and cleanliness."

And the Latin Picatrix:

"A man having twisted and crooked fingers and head; and his body is like the body of a horse, and having white feet and upon his body fig leaves. And this is a face of teaching, knowledge, of love, subtlety and of skills."

Decan talisman - second decan of Cancer

This is an election I've chosen for a decanal talisman from the Picatrix. The decan in question is the second decan of Cancer, decan of Mercury. 

The Latin Picatrix says the following: "A woman of beautiful visage, and having on her head a green wreath of myrtle, and in her hand is the stem of the planet which is called the water lily, she is singing songs of love and joy. And this is a face of playing, and of wealth, joy and abundance."

The Arabic Picatrix: "There is also the image of a beautiful woman longing for
pleasure and singing, wearing a wreath made of green basil on her head and holding a rod of nenuphar (water lilly) in her hand is longing for pleasure and singing. This image appears in its second phase. This is the phase of Mercury, and it denotes entertainment and enjoyment of music as well as grace, honor and wealth."

Decan talisman - third decan of Capricorn

Another decan talisman from the Picatrix has caught my attention lately, this time from the Latin version: the third decan of Capricorn, decan of Sol. The text mentions the following about said decan:

"A man holding a book and opening and closing it, and having before the book the tail of a fish. And this is a face of riches, the accumulation of money and the ascent of business affairs tending toward a good end." - image from Scion's article on the subject.

Naturally, consecrating the talisman for these purposes is in order. 

Decan talisman - first decan of Sagittarius

Here's an easy to do scholastic image talisman from the Picatrix - Book I, Chapter 11, Arabic version. It's a talisman for the first decan of Sagittarius and I'm putting it out there for anyone interested in making it.

As in my previous article, the Picatrix instructs that the primary condition for making these talismans is to have the decan Lord (ruler) in the decan of choice. Mercury enters the first decan of Sagittarius on Dec 1 at 8pm GMT and it exits it on Dec 8 between 5 and 6am GMT, so you'd have about a week's time to do it. 

The Picatrix description of this decan is the following:

The Picatrix Experiment

Earlier this week I was looking up some easy scholastic image talismans for someone and an election time that would preferably be sooner than later. The Picatrix seemed like a good source, since Book I details on such talismans in Chapters 10, 11, and 12. Lo and behold, I quickly found the one! The second decan of Taurus, decan of the Moon. I made this selection based on the powers of the decan and the fact that the Moon moves quickly through the signs, something that is very useful for these talismans, as I will be detailing further on. 

The Arabic version of the Picatrix has this to say about the decan in question:

"In the second phase of Taurus, we find the image of a man whose body and face look like those of a camel, his nails similar to the hoof of a cow, wearing an old garment, interested in developing land and buildings, and using cows for planting and cultivation. This is the phase of the Moon; it is a phase of ability, honor, vice-regency, destruction and oppression of constituency."

The Latin version of the Picatrix mentions:

"A man like the figure of a camel and having on his fingers are hooves like those of cows, and he is covered completely with a torn linen sheet. He desires to work the land, to sow, and to make things. And this is a face of nobility, power, and of rewarding the people."