Astrology
I had a post on my discussion group from a poster who had created an Algol talisman during what they called an "Algol transit" and then had left the talisman in a particular spot, rather than keeping it with them. They then suffered a rather spectacular series of mishaps and asked for my comments, which follow:
I really have no idea what an "Algol transit" is. A transit generally means comparing the position of a planet or other astrological factor with the current chart. This has nothing to do with the process of how you elect times for anything, including talismans. I think you are referring to Algol culminating???
More importantly, what's this about leaving the talisman somewhere? There are specific talismans in our sources that you leave in spots where you want them to take effect. Thabit Ibn Qurra in De Imaginibus, published as Astral High Magic describes a number of these talismans. However, generally they are also keyed to the rising sign or even rising degree of the intended recipient, whether for good or for ill.
This is the exception, however, with most talismans if you want a positive effect for yourself, you wear, carry or at least keep the talisman around. But what does Agrippa say about Algol talismans?
Under the head of Algol, they made an image whose Figure was the head of a man with a bloody neck; they report that it bestoweth good success to Petitions, and maketh him who carrieth it bold and magnanimous, and preserveth the members of the body sound: also it helpeth against Witchcraft, and reflecteth evil indeavors and wicked incantations upon our adversaries.
Three Books of Occult Philosophy Bk II ch 47.
"and maketh him who carrieth it..." ie in modern English, "and makes whoever carries it, etc. etc."
So let's see, the election is probably ok, but we've got leaving the talisman somewhere when the sources say to carry it with you or at least have it around and we are dealing with ALGOL!!!! This is the Head of the Medusa, the fixed star with the absolute worst reputation, the most malefic of all. But, if treated respectfully puts all that malefic energy outwards against your enemies. Still without a doubt Algol is the worst fixed star to be messing about with. Algol is rambunctious even when you are respectful and follow the instructions in our traditional sources carefully. One effect and this I have experienced myself is that when you first start working with Algol he/she causes electronic problems and in particular interrupts your Internet connection. I had my electronic thermostat blow and my Internet mysteriously go down for 45 minutes the first day I used Algol. Others have reported that "weird" or "malevolent" looking people took one look and ran away when users worn their Algol talismans. Algol is most definitely the fixed star with the most obvious effects.
Very, very powerful spirit is Algol, but it looks like he/she does not appreciate having their talismans left lying about. No wonder you had trouble!
Folks, I can't emphasize how much of a mistake it is to start making stuff up and mixing and matching in the finest New Age style. You might be able to get away with basically disrespecting other astrological spirits or maybe the effects would be less obvious, but Algol is IN YOUR FACE! On the other hand we have had almost unanimously positive reports from those that got Renaissance Astrology Algol talismans and followed the proper election and ritual for personal consecrations.
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Astrology
Algol: Respect the Sources & the Spirits!
I had a post on my discussion group from a poster who had created an Algol talisman during what they called an "Algol transit" and then had left the talisman in a particular spot, rather than keeping it with them. They then suffered a rather spectacular series of mishaps and asked for my comments, which follow:
I really have no idea what an "Algol transit" is. A transit generally means comparing the position of a planet or other astrological factor with the current chart. This has nothing to do with the process of how you elect times for anything, including talismans. I think you are referring to Algol culminating???
More importantly, what's this about leaving the talisman somewhere? There are specific talismans in our sources that you leave in spots where you want them to take effect. Thabit Ibn Qurra in De Imaginibus, published as Astral High Magic describes a number of these talismans. However, generally they are also keyed to the rising sign or even rising degree of the intended recipient, whether for good or for ill.
This is the exception, however, with most talismans if you want a positive effect for yourself, you wear, carry or at least keep the talisman around. But what does Agrippa say about Algol talismans?
Under the head of Algol, they made an image whose Figure was the head of a man with a bloody neck; they report that it bestoweth good success to Petitions, and maketh him who carrieth it bold and magnanimous, and preserveth the members of the body sound: also it helpeth against Witchcraft, and reflecteth evil indeavors and wicked incantations upon our adversaries.
Three Books of Occult Philosophy Bk II ch 47.
"and maketh him who carrieth it..." ie in modern English, "and makes whoever carries it, etc. etc."
So let's see, the election is probably ok, but we've got leaving the talisman somewhere when the sources say to carry it with you or at least have it around and we are dealing with ALGOL!!!! This is the Head of the Medusa, the fixed star with the absolute worst reputation, the most malefic of all. But, if treated respectfully puts all that malefic energy outwards against your enemies. Still without a doubt Algol is the worst fixed star to be messing about with. Algol is rambunctious even when you are respectful and follow the instructions in our traditional sources carefully. One effect and this I have experienced myself is that when you first start working with Algol he/she causes electronic problems and in particular interrupts your Internet connection. I had my electronic thermostat blow and my Internet mysteriously go down for 45 minutes the first day I used Algol. Others have reported that "weird" or "malevolent" looking people took one look and ran away when users worn their Algol talismans. Algol is most definitely the fixed star with the most obvious effects.
Very, very powerful spirit is Algol, but it looks like he/she does not appreciate having their talismans left lying about. No wonder you had trouble!
Folks, I can't emphasize how much of a mistake it is to start making stuff up and mixing and matching in the finest New Age style. You might be able to get away with basically disrespecting other astrological spirits or maybe the effects would be less obvious, but Algol is IN YOUR FACE! On the other hand we have had almost unanimously positive reports from those that got Renaissance Astrology Algol talismans and followed the proper election and ritual for personal consecrations.
- Mars Conjunct Capulus Then Algol - Into The Danger Zone
These aspects will be active from tomorrow through until Monday 27th May Ok Mars is now entering the stars of the warrior constellation Perseus and this is always a very tricky and nasty time in Astrological terms. Mars will hit Capulus first in the...
- Usno Page For Astrological Magic: Part 2, Fixed Star Elections
Ok, in the previous post on the USNO page, I discussed how to use the page for planetary talismans using the rising or transiting/culminating time as determined by those friendly folks at the Naval Observatory. (I used to walk by the Observatory when...
- Recharging Talismans?
I checked out some of our traditional sources and they seem to support the common sense idea that talismans do indeed wear out. Picatrix, for example says that the talismans made using the fixed stars have more enduring effects than planetary talismans....
- These Are Talismans Not Jewelry: Switching To Bronze
When we first started casting talismans at Renaissance Astrology, we used to occasionally cast in gold, but the price quickly became stratospheric. Ok, we'll use silver. But we've had to slow down our castings drastically in 2011 because of the...
- Personal Lucky Stars?
I had a question recently asking if a particular star was rising (conjunct the Ascendant) in one's natal chart, whether that made it a "lucky" star for the person and contrawise, if the star was on the Descendant (conjunct the 7th house cusp) that...