Astrology
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. Picatrix Bk IV, ch 4, Greer & Warnock translation LA page 246.
Ficino says that wood talismans quickly lose their power unlike gems and metals that "retain it longer" Three Books on Life, Bk III, ch 13, Kaske & Clarke trans p 309.
I was thinking I had a traditional source for talismans lasting forever, but since I can't track it down, I can't use it!
Anyhow since talismans wear out, it would be useful to be able to "recharge" them and additional consecrations would seem to be an ideal way to do this. After all the initial consecration provided the initial charge.
I've moved away from the concept of "charging" though this is certainly not an unreasonable way of looking at the process.
What I prefer is the idea of ensoulment of the talisman, that the spirit or spirits invoked in the consecration have taken up residence in the talisman or that the talisman is a conduit and connection to their sphere or realm.
Rather than a spiritual battery recharge of impersonal forces, akin to plugging in your Ipod, I'd rather think of additional consecrations as strengthening one's connection to the spirit of the talisman. The more consecrations you do, the better your connection to the spirit and the stronger and more obvious the effects of spirit.
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In life in general and in magic in particular, it is very tempting to want the "best" or the "right" way to do things. I get lots of e-mails and calls from clients that are very worried about whether they got the right shade of blue for the candles or...
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I had a recent post on my discussion group, Spiritus Mundi explaining the creation of talismans as, if I can characterize the post, charging them like a battery. Certainly the creation of talismans can be conceptualized as "charging" them with impersonal...
Astrology
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. Picatrix Bk IV, ch 4, Greer & Warnock translation LA page 246.
Ficino says that wood talismans quickly lose their power unlike gems and metals that "retain it longer" Three Books on Life, Bk III, ch 13, Kaske & Clarke trans p 309.
I was thinking I had a traditional source for talismans lasting forever, but since I can't track it down, I can't use it!
Anyhow since talismans wear out, it would be useful to be able to "recharge" them and additional consecrations would seem to be an ideal way to do this. After all the initial consecration provided the initial charge.
I've moved away from the concept of "charging" though this is certainly not an unreasonable way of looking at the process.
What I prefer is the idea of ensoulment of the talisman, that the spirit or spirits invoked in the consecration have taken up residence in the talisman or that the talisman is a conduit and connection to their sphere or realm.
Rather than a spiritual battery recharge of impersonal forces, akin to plugging in your Ipod, I'd rather think of additional consecrations as strengthening one's connection to the spirit of the talisman. The more consecrations you do, the better your connection to the spirit and the stronger and more obvious the effects of spirit.
- Procyon Consecration Election & Usno Page
Folks, I was really surprised by the strong positive response to the new Procyon/Jupiter double talismansNote the image of a frizzly rooster! We've shipped the new talismans and many will have already received them. Since this is both a Jupiter and...
- Reconsecration Of Afflicted Planets' Talismans?
I had a poster ask about reconsecrating a Jupiter talisman when Jupiter was in detriment, which he will be until Summer of 2013. Definitely if we are creating a talisman we want to be careful about the election. In essence we are "freezing" the moment...
- 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...
- Basics Of Consecration In Astrological Magic
In life in general and in magic in particular, it is very tempting to want the "best" or the "right" way to do things. I get lots of e-mails and calls from clients that are very worried about whether they got the right shade of blue for the candles or...
- Talismans: Charged Or Ensouled Or Both?
I had a recent post on my discussion group, Spiritus Mundi explaining the creation of talismans as, if I can characterize the post, charging them like a battery. Certainly the creation of talismans can be conceptualized as "charging" them with impersonal...