Talisman from Agrippa, Bruno and Picatrix
for Love, and Election for Wealth, Fame and Magic
But why do we think Love is a Magician?
Because the whole power of Magic consists in Love.
Commentary on Plato's Symposium
Marsilio Ficino
Rather than providing a chart for the current week I
have chosen to highlight what I consider to be one of the best days of the year
for using Astrological Magic to create
Astrological Talismans.
On April 14, 2002
we have the Greater Benefic, Jupiter, the Lesser Benefic
Venus and the Moon strong, well placed
and aspecting each other in a very positive and benefic fashion.
So let's take a look at the descriptions from our traditional
sources. The first is from Cornelius Agrippa,
"They made another Image of Venus for to get the love of women, in the Lapis
Lazulus, at the hour of Venus, Venus ascending in Taurus, the figure of
which was a naked maide with her haire spread abroad, having a looking
glass in her hand, and a chain tyed about her neck, and nigh her a handsome
young man holding her with his left hand
by the chain, but with his right hand making up her hair, and they both
look lovingly on one another, and about them is a little winged boy holding
a sword or a dart."
Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Bk. II Chap. 43.
Giordano Bruno describes several similar images,
"A youth with a silver chain; and next to him a naked maiden dancing with a laurel crown...
A golden winged boy with shining hair whose feathers have a thousand colors holding
a flaming javelin...A youth and a girl wrestling, both naked, being bound with a golden
chain."
De Umbris Idearum
Finally we have the description from
Picatrix,
"Si ex formis Veneris formam puelle [puella] nude feceris, in eius collo
cathenam circa eam tenetis, et iuxta eam hominem habentis, retro vero
formam pueri parvi ensem elevantis, in hora Veneris, lapide lazuli,
qui hanc ymaginem secum portaverit a mulieribus diligetur et quod voluerit faciet."
"Of the image of Venus make the image of a nude boy [girl] with a chain around his [her]
neck that a man nearby is holding, behind them is the form of a small boy holding
up a sword, in the hour of Venus, in the stone lapis lazuli, and whoever carries
this women will like him and do what he wishes."
Picatrix, Bk. II, Chapter 10, page 70. (Translation by Christopher Warnock, Esq.)
The top chart corresponds to the descriptions from our
sources as Venus is rising in Taurus in the
planetary hour of Venus. The second
chart, entited Venus/Moon/Jupiter would be an excellent time to make either
a Venus or Moon talisman. We note that the Moon is exalted and in her face, Venus is in her sign and
triplicity and Jupiter is in his exaltation and term. All are thus highly dignified.
The Moon separates from a sextile of Jupiter
with reception by sign and applies to a conjunction of Venus with
strong mutual reception by sign and exaltation.
The Moon rules the
first of the elector (person using the election) and the second of wealth.
Jupiter, the natural significator of wealth is conjunct the Ascendant.
The Part of Fortune is ruled by the Moon and conjunct the second house.
Venus is the almuten of the seventh of marriage and permanent relationships.
Jupiter is the ruler of the tenth of fame and career.
What an election!
You can use the tables, seals and characters of
Venus found on the Venus Talisman page or
those at the Moon Talisman page.
Cornelius Agrippa says the Venus talisman,
"[P]rocureth concord, endeth strife, procureth the love of women [and men],
conduceth to conception, is good against barreness, causeth ability for
generation, dissolves enchantments, and causeth peace between men and women..."
and that the Moon table,
"[R]enders the bearer thereof grateful, amiable, pleasant, cheerful, honored, removing
all malice, and ill will. It causeth security in a journey, increase of riches,
and health of body, drives away enemies and other evil things from what place thou
pleaseth..."
Cornelius Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy Bk. II, Chapter 22 (Tyson ed.)
page 319.
Here is further information on
Astrological Talismans
and Astrological Magic. If you
wish to delve even deeper into this fascinating area I offer an
Astrological Magic Web Course
as well as a traditional astrology and astrological magic discussion
group Spiritus Mundi.