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For the Week of October 14-20, 2002
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Talisman for a Slave to Gain Sympathy from his Master from Book One, Chapter Five of Picatrix



This week's talisman continues a series of comparisons of the new English translation from Arabic of the Picatrix from Ouroboros Press and the Latin Picatrix edited by David Pingree which is available from the Warburg Institute.
The Picatrix is an encyclopedic work of medieval Arabic astrological magic. It had great influence on Renaissance mages like Cornelius Agrippa and Marsilio Ficino and was unpublished, in any language, until modern times. We are therefore fortunate to have the Ouroboros translation of the first two books of Picatrix. Comparison between the Latin and Ouroboros Picatrix, however, makes the Ouroboros translation clearer.
While the election for the week of October 7-13 involved the Commanding and Obedient signs this week's election makes a similar use of the Superior and Inferior planets.
We turn to the first complete talisman on page 34 of the Ouroboros translation of Book One, Chapter Five of Picatrix.

A talisman for a slave to gain the sympathy of his master


Chart produced by Solar Fire 5
Make two talismans: one in the hour of a high planet whereas the ascendant is high and the Moon is increasingly bright and let the ascendant of Al-Ras be with the ascendant or in one of the poles; the other in the hour of a lower planet and the ascendant and Al-Ashir of the first ascendant and the tail are either in the above ascendant or one of the poles. Combine them and bury them in the location of the person for whom you wish to create sympathy and his master will have total sympathy for him and give him whatever he wants, Allah willing.
Here is the corresponding talisman from the Latin Picatrix

An image that slaves might love their master. Let there be two images, of which one should be made in the hour of any of the superior planets and with the Moon increasing in light, with the North Node in the First, Fourth, Seventh or Tenth House. And fashion the second image in the hour of any of the inferior planets, and let the Ascendant [of the second image] be within the Tenth house of the first image, and let the South Node be placed in the First, Fourth, Seventh or Tenth houses. And when these two images have been made in this fashion, join them together face to face and bury them in the place of those whose love is desired.

Translation by Robert Thomas
Chart produced by Solar Fire 5
Based on the Latin Picatrix we would alter the Ouroboros translation as follows,

Make two talismans: one in the hour of a [Superior] planet and the Moon is [waxing] and let [the North Node be in the Ascendant or another angular house]; [Make] the other [talisman] in the hour of [an Inferior] planet and [let the Ascendant of the second talisman be in the 10th house of the first talisman] and [let the South Node be in the Ascendant or another angular house] Combine them and bury them in the location of the person for whom you wish to create sympathy and his master will have total sympathy for him and give him whatever he wants, Allah willing.
Note that the Ouroboros translation says that this set of talismans is for a master to love his slave, while the Latin says that it is for a slave to love his master.
This set of talismans calls for two separate elections. The first is for October 15, 2002 at 8:40 pm EDT (+4) for Cleveland Park, a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., 38 N 56, 77 W 03.
It is the planetary hour of Mars, a Superior planet. The North Node is in the Ascendant. The Moon is waxing.
The second election is for October 16, 2002 at 3:37 p.m. EDT (+4) for Cleveland Park, a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., 38 N 56, 77 W 03. It is the planetary hour of the Moon, an Inferior planet. The Ascendant of the second chart is 16 degrees of Aquarius which is in the 10th house of the first chart. The South Node is in the 10th house, an angular house.
Here is further information on Astrological Talismans and Astrological Magic. If you wish to delve even deeper into this fascinating area I offer an Mansions of the Moon Mini-Course and a Astrological Magic Full Course as well as a traditional astrology and astrological magic discussion group Spiritus Mundi.




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