Last year, I wrote a couple blog posts on how to get started experimenting with astrological magic. The tradition is old and deep and complicated, but your initial forays into it don't have to be (and, frankly, shouldn't).
All my astrological images and talismans and rituals started with something like these:
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some of the rules i tend to go by when it comes to eclipse magic.
"you should beware of trying to work magic to a good end when the moon is applying to an eclipse, or under the rays of the sun..." - picatrix
"you must know that the poison is greater if the moon is waning, and even stronger when the moon is silent" but if it happens while in an eclipse of the moon or sun, [the poison] is beyond cure." - three books of occult philosophy
"the conclusion we ought to draw from all that we have said up to this point is that everything in the world, and all their qualities, orders and ends, are from the aspects of the moon with the sun, because this includes everything that is contained in trees and composite bodies because of the stars and the moon. this is what causes the greater part of the influence and harm they receive from an eclipse of the moon or other planets that are eclipsed. from the sun, the moon, and the fixed stars come permanent mutations; from these, things suffer change, receiving benefits from good qualities and harm from bad ones. eclipses affect the sun and moon and other planets and influence them to the harm of other composite bodies." - picatrix
"It is obvious that all sages agree on this: the planets have influences and powers in this world, through which everything in it exists and is altered by the motions of the planets through the zodiacal signs. Thus, they believed that the root of magic is the motion of the planets."
- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (Magic in History) translated by Dan Attrell
so in Medieval islamicate astrology we have this equivalent to Nakshatras in Indic Astrology, we call them Manzils (literally means "homes/places where one rests" in Arabic). So they have this meaning of comfort and rest which are so important to the Moon.
You can look at the degree of your moon (TROPICAL not sidereal, Arabs and Persians used tropical!) And identify the planetary ruler of your Manzil. The ruler of the Manzil does NOT show the nature of the manzil - so the 1st mansion isn't "solar", the 2nd isn't "lunar".
What you can do with the planetary ruler is look into it in your chart because it has an immense influence over your life!
For example, Audrey Hepburn has her moon in the 27th Manzil which is ruled by Venus. Her Venus is in Aries so as a young girl she used to dance ballet (Venus) in order to raise money for the Dutch Resistance during World War II (Aries)!!
You can learn more about the Manzils from Christopher Warnock's book Mansions of the Moon and Dr. Ali A. Olomi's patreon
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So I have been hearing a lot about this book for a while now, and It keeps popping up referenced in the research that I have been doing for other workings. So I decided that I would pick up a copy, and it just arrived today. I'm excited to start work on this text.
Shockingly, I was totally unaware of this text until recently. Which I guess isn't to much of a surprise because I don't tend to focus to must on Astrology. While my work tends to pay close attention to Astronomically significant events, I seldom delve into the realm of Astrology.
However recently Astrology continues to be a very central reoccurring theme that has been popping up in many spaces for me. While I don't consider myself to be an overly superstitious person even I can't help pull on the common thread dangling right in front of my face. So I guess I will be beginning my foray into Astrology and it seems that it will start with The Picatrix.
If anyone has read this text and has pointers or an opinion about the work please share with me, either in the comments on this post or you can DM if you like.
Enquanto Sidi Muhammad enraíza as ciências do invisível na história sagrada islâmica, as raízes históricas desse discurso remontam à Grécia antiga. E enquanto o termo “magia”, como foi definido no século XX por estudiosos de estudos religiosos, tem sido amplamente criticado, estudiosos do Mediterrâneo antigo e tardo-antigo reconstruíram uma história muito antiga da própria palavra. Kimberly Stratton, em particular, focou na produção e desenvolvimento da magia como um discurso de alteridade que visava a “outras” populações específicas enquanto impunha normas de gênero e conformidade sexual. No entanto, além dos discursos da elite, evidências materiais abundantes indicam que os greco-romanos antigos e tardo-antigos de fato se envolveram em algumas das práticas que as elites rotulavam de “magia” (mageia), criando maldições vinculativas (katadesmoi, defixiones) que depositavam em sepulturas, poços e encruzilhadas. Uma abundância de textos do século V a.C. ao século II d.C., chamados coletivamente de papiros mágicos gregos, contêm instruções e receitas para a produção de maldições e poções. Além disso, Bernd-Christian Otto apontou que alguns desses artefatos materiais indicam que os praticantes que os produziram identificaram sua própria prática como “magia”. Desde então, Otto postulou a existência de uma tradição ritual textual heterogênea, mas contínua, de “magia aprendida ocidental” do período grego até o presente. Esse “discurso de inclusão” mágico extrai sua potência e apelo do “discurso de exclusão” mantido pelas elites, e as duas tradições, portanto, se desenvolveram juntas em paralelo.
A palavra sihr em si aparece vinte e três vezes no Quran, particularmente durante o encontro entre Moisés e os feiticeiros do Faraó (Quran 7:112–26, 10:76–81, 20:57–76, 26:37–51) e em um versículo que registra como alguns mequenses acusaram Maomé de ser um poeta, um louco ou um feiticeiro (51:52). Em um versículo, os demônios descrentes (shayātīn) são descritos como tentando as pessoas ensinando-lhes feitiçaria (2:102). E embora o próprio Quran não condene sihr (embora o apresente como uma falsidade), há vários hadīth que pedem a morte de feiticeiros. No entanto, apesar dessa representação negativa de sihr no Quran e no hadith, os estudiosos mostraram que, no período ʿAbbāsid, os muçulmanos passaram a ler o termo por meio de novos estudos produzidos durante o movimento de tradução grega, o esforço multigeracional, patrocinado pelos califas ʿAbbāsid, para traduzir as obras recebidas dos gregos antigos para o árabe. A absorção dessas obras clássicas levou, em última análise, à produção de uma síntese de cosmologias e metafísicas neoplatônicas, neopitagóricas e aristotélicas. As contribuições para essa síntese filosófica e metafísica incluem as obras influentes de Abū Maʿshar (m. 886) sobre astronomia, que
descreveram os efeitos causais das rotações planetárias no mundo físico e no corpo humano. Enquanto isso, seu contemporâneo e mentor, al-Kindī (m. 873), identificou esse agente causal da mudança material como os raios astrais emitidos por cada corpo celeste. Al-Kindī descreveu sihr legalmente permitido como atos que extraíam e controlavam o poder desses raios astrais. Uma obra pseudo-aristotélica do mesmo período contém um capítulo intitulado “Sirr al-asrār” (O Segredo dos Segredos), que resume as teorias de influência astral delineadas por Abū Maʿshar e al-Kindī e adiciona instruções para operacionalizar esse conhecimento na prática. Finalmente, o século X viu a produção do compêndio enciclopédico conhecido como Rasāʾil Ikhwān al-Safāʾ (As Epístolas dos Irmãos da Pureza) e o Ghāyat al-hakīm (O Objetivo do Sábio), por Maslama ibn Qurtubī (m. 964). Composto por um grupo enigmático de estudiosos devotados ao conhecimento esotérico, o Rasāʾil situa a prática de sihr como a culminância do aprendizado humano dentro do currículo aristotélico/neoplatônico e localiza o efeito causal dos corpos celestes em seus espíritos celestiais (rūhāniyyāt), para os quais eles fornecem nomes e invocações. De acordo com os Irmãos, esses seres espirituais afetam o mundo material por meio de suas correspondências com naturezas materiais ou "por meio de suas almas e volição". Enquanto isso, o Ghāyat "expande e sistematiza" tanto as teorias de causalidade encontradas nas obras de Abū Maʿshar e al-Kindī quanto as aplicações práticas apresentadas no "Sirr al-asrā r".
Sorcery or Science?: Contesting Knowledge and Practice in West African Sufi Texts - Ariela Marcus-Sells
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【Six Gravity】 Shiwasu Kakeru
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【Six Gravity】 Kisaragi Koi
「 Yes, yes, yes! Count on 『Gravity』 to solve your problems! Even magic-related problems will be solved in a bli--wait, uhh, WOAHHHH!? 」
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【Six Gravity】 Uduki Arata
「 Hehehe, do not underestimate this Black Panther of the Desert (self-proclaimed)... meow」
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【Six Gravity】 Satsuki Aoi
「 Only Haru-san and I are members of the Magic Confederation. We get along with them well, from a reasonable distance. Our policy is to travel freely without being tied down. 」
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【Six Gravity】 Yayoi Haru
「 For an orphan from the slums to acquire so much money and power.. Hajime, I'm glad I bet on you. Ah, don't worry. Leave all the trivial matters to me♪ 」
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【Six Gravity】 Mutsuki Hajime
「 Travelling is nice. I get to meet various people, and get to experience many things. I want to see more and more skies. 」
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(Image on text: Hajime's tummy. Hajime's tummy. Hajime's tummy.)
SHUN: I'm~ sorry~. The moon has called for me, so I shall see you later~!
IKU: Your eyes can't hide your desire (lol)
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【Procellarum】 Minaduki Rui
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【Procellarum】 Kannaduki Iku
「 I was, once, someone who could not use magic... but after one morning, I woke up with the protection of Pluto and I, on the Demon King's lap. I don't think you will understand what I am talking about. I still don't understand either. 」
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【Procellarum】 Haduki You
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【Procellarum】 Nagatsuki Yoru
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【Procellarum】 Fuduki Kai
「 My bad, my guys are a bit too noisy (wry smile).
Hm? Me? I... Even since I was given the flesh and blood of the White Demon King, I may have become slightly more than just a human. Maybe?? 」
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【Procellarum】 Shimotsuki Shun
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Show me?
Play with me?
Dance with me until the end!
Ahahahahaha! 」
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HARU: It was a little hard to understand, so let me clarify. Hajime started out an orphan from the slums. I am the young master of a rich family♪ My father invested in Hajime while I helped out. Hajime ended up becoming someone who has far more financial power than my own family.
Hehe, to raise to the top with one's own ability... it's fun, isn't it?