Magic Monday

[ecosophia]

It's getting on for midnight, so we can proceed with a new Magic Monday. Ask me anything about occultism and I'll do my best to answer it. With certain exceptions, any question received by midnight Monday Eastern time will get an answer. Please note:  Any question received after then will not get an answer, and in fact will just be deleted. I've been getting an increasing number of people trying to post after these are closed, so will have to draw a harder line than before.) If you're in a hurry, or suspect you may be the 143,916th person to ask a question, please check out the very rough version 1.0 of The Magic Monday FAQ here. Also: I will not be putting through or answering any more questions about practicing magic around children. I've answered those in simple declarative sentences in the FAQ. If you read the FAQ and don't think your question has been answered, read it again. If that doesn't help, consider remedial reading classes; yes, it really is as simple and straightforward as the FAQ says. 

The image?  That's the thirtieth card in The Sacred Geometry Oracle. Card 31, the Sphere, when upright tells you that the possibilities before you are much bigger than you realize; when reversed, it tells you that you're completely missing what's going on. The sun in the upper left corner of the image tells you that this card belongs to the final third of the oracle, which corresponds to Nwyfre, the principle of spirit and meaning.  We've completed our passage through the first two of the basic root functions of sacred geometry -- √3, the principle of the vesica piscis and the equilateral triangle, and √2, the principle of the square and its diagonal -- and now we're working with the √5, the seed from which the Golden Section unfolds and resolves all back into unity.

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Comments

Talisman Side Effects

[weilong]

I'm contemplating making a planetary talisman by the instructions in Circles of Power (my first one - I've made elemental talismans before). Have you (or others) experienced unwanted side effects from these? For example, if I were to make a Mars talisman to help me learn welding, would I also find myself becoming more aggressive or competitive because of the extra Mars energy it brings into my life? I ask because this is a concern with astrological talismans, and it is standard practice to run a check against the user's natal chart before making one.

In my case, I am thinking of making a talisman to bring customers to my business. Mercury would be the natural choice for that. However, my natal Mercury is afflicted, and divination suggests that the talisman would bring some difficulty with communication and relationships.
I figure that my options include:
1) Think about a different planet to help some other aspect of my business.
2) Get customers the old fashioned way (without magic).
3) Make the Mercury talisman and accept the consequences (it might be the impetus I need to finally deal with my communication issues).
4) Or, I guess the fourth option that I am hoping for is that you will tell me that it's not usually a big deal so I can have my cake and eat it, too.

Thanks, as always, for providing this service.

Re: Talisman Side Effects

[ecosophia]

Well, the fourth option isn't an option. If you invoke a planetary energy it's always going to be colored by the condition of the planet in your natal chart. In your place I'd check my chart for other planets in better shape -- the Sun, Jupiter and Venus are all good planets for workings meant to help a business prosper. Alternatively, if it has to be Mercury for some reaso, I'd look at doing another talisman with a different planet to help counter the negative side of your natal Mercury.

Re: Talisman Side Effects

[(Anonymous)]

"another talisman with a different planet to help counter the negative side of your natal Mercury"
I hadn't thought of that.

Thank you. I see that I wasn't over-thinking it after all.

Re: Talisman Side Effects

[(Anonymous)]

Not the OP, but if you have a natal chart where all the classical planets are rather strongly afflicted, does this mean astrological magic is something best left alone? The only planets in my chart in decent shape are Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, and I don't think anyone knows enough about how to use them in astrological magic for it to be an option (and, working with those three seems like a recipe for some serious imbalances and danger anyway).

Re: Talisman Side Effects

[ecosophia]

Yes, in that case you'd be better off doing elemental talismans on the one hand, and talismans calling on divine energies (e.g., Sephirothic talismans if you do classic Golden Dawn work) on the other.

Re: Talisman Side Effects

[(Anonymous)]

So this isn’t specifically planetary based, nor is it classic Golden Dawn. However, you may want to check out some of Chris Warnock’s info about fixed star and lunar mansion talismans if you’re interested in astrological Magic but have several afflicted planets. Sometimes you can use other celestial factors with similar energy as the afflicted planet for good results.

Re: Talisman Side Effects

[boccaderlupo]

Yes, have experienced significant side effects. Talismans are extraordinarily potent, and they have influences on the physical plane (this may be hard for materialists to accept, but so be it), not merely the other "subtle" or "inner" planes (speaking loosely). You might want to consult Picatrix for some of these. Do the calculations correctly and check and double check, for gods' sake, else it can be like drinking from the proverbial firehose.

Axé and all blessings in your endeavors...