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Pleiades, the 3rd Mansion


Talisman

OF THE

Third Mansion

OF THE

Moon

FOR

Profit & Goods




The election for the current chart is a talisman of the third mansion of the Mansions of the Moon, a 28 fold division of the monthly orbit of the Moon.
4 of the 7 Pleiades Sisters
The tenth century Arabic astrologer Al-Biruni gives the name of the third mansion as Al-Thuraiya "The Many Little Ones". Book of Instructions Section 164 (Wright trans.) page 82. This is the mansion of the Pleiades, the Seven Sisters, a cluster of six stars in the shoulder of the constellation Taurus.
Here are the instructions for the image of the Third Lunar Mansion from William Lilly's copy of Picatrix, Sloane manuscript number 3679,

"The third [mansion] is Azor and is for the acquisition of profit and goods. Make the figure of a seated woman with her right hand raised over her head, and wrap [the image] in cloth, and cense it with musk, camphor, mastic and aromatic oils. And say: "You, Amixtiel, make it so." Fashion this image in a silver ring with a square table, and then place it upon your finger and it will be completed as you please."

Picatrix Sloane MS 3679, Book IV, Chapter 9 (translation by Christopher Warnock, Esq.)
The Other 3 of the 7 Pleiades Sisters
Note the differences between Sloane MS 3679 and Pingree's Latin Picatrix, which used a wide variety of manuscripts of Picatrix,

"The third Mansion is Azoraye (which is to say, the Pleiades). It is for the acquisition of all good [things]. When the Moon has passed into this Mansion, fashion the ] figure of a seated woman with her right hand raised over her head, and wrap [the image] in cloth, and cense it with musk, camphor, mastic and aromatic oils.

And say: You, Annuncia, make such and such [to happen]; and speak your petition here to her for whatever good thing you wish. Fashion this image in a silver ring with a square table, and then place it upon your finger. When you have performed this as aforesaid, it will be as you wish and your request will be carried out with speed. And know that Annuncia is the name of the lord of this Mansion. And this is its figure."

Picatrix Book IV, Chapter 9 (translation by Robert Thomas)
The key difference is in the names of the lord of the third mansion. For this mansion Sloane 3679 is closer to the list given in Cornelius Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy in which Book III, chapter 24, gives the name of the lord of the third mansion as Amixiel, while Sloane 3679 says Amixtiel and Pingree says Annuncia. Nigel and I have been using Agrippa's list and it appears that this derives from Picatrix as well.
Chart produced by Solar Fire 5
Originally the lunar mansions were sidereal, that is their boundaries were measured against the fixed stars. Later the boundaries of the mansions were set at approximately 12 degrees and 51 minutes beginning with the first degree of Aries.
Under this later method known as the tropical system the boundaries of the third mansion are from 25 Aries 42 to 8 Taurus 34.
The time chosen for the election is November 7, 2003 at 4:21 pm EST in Cleveland Park, a neighborhood of Washington, D.C. 38 N 56, 77 W 03.
At this time the Moon rises in the 2nd degree of Taurus, within the third lunar mansion. The Moon is waxing and she is highly dignified by exaltation, which is a bonus. She is not afflicted by the conjunction, square or opposition of the malefics.
Picture larger than actual size
I made single sterling silver talisman of the third lunar mansion. At the elected time the talisman was inscribed with the appropriate image and suffimigations. I have had good results with increases in business, clients and payments!
Here is further information on Astrological Talismans and Astrological Magic.
If you wish to delve even deeper into this fascinating area I offer an Electional Astrology Course, an Astrological Magic Course, a Planetary Magic Mini-Course and a Mansions of the Moon Mini-Course as as Astrology and Magic Books and my discussion group Spiritus Mundi.




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