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Talisman for Kingly Favor 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 It had great influence on Renaissance mages like Cornelius Agrippa and Marsilio Ficino and was unpublished, in any language, until modern times.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.
This election makes an interesting use of the Commanding and Obediant signs.
We turn to the third talisman on page 33 of the Ouroboros translation of Book One, Chapter Five of Picatrix.

A talisman to have a ruler favor a certain person and improve his status


Make a picture in his name and bring good luck to the ascendant by a strong Sa'ad. Let not the Sa'ad be retreating, declining or burning and let the master of the ascendant be strong, sound and righteous in his fortunes. Let the master of Al-Ashir be connected to the master of the ascendant in a triangular or hexagonal form and the former will give good luck to the latter. The master of Al-Ashir will be willingly connected to the master of the ascendant which is in the commanding constellations, while the master of Al-Ashir is in the obediant constellations. Never will the holder of this picture meet a ruler withour getting his favor and having his status improved.
Here is the corresponding talisman from the Latin Picatrix

An image that kings and nobles or whomever is desired shall love you. Fashion an image in the form and name of the one for whom the image is made. Make the Ascendant fortunate with a fortune that is not cadent, retrograde or combust, and with the Lord of the Ascendant placed strongly, in good condition and direct of motion, in his exaltation, and let the Lord of the Tenth aspect the Lord of the Ascendant by a trine or sextile aspect with strong reception; and let the Lord of the Ascendant be placed in a compelling sign and the Lord of the Tenth be in an obeying sign. And as long as he shall have the aforesaid image with him, he shall be loved and honored and whatever he requests of the king shall be given to him.

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

Make a picture in his name and bring good luck to the ascendant by a strong [Fortune]. Let not the [Fortune be retrograde, cadent or combust] and let the master of the ascendant be [dignified, direct and in his exaltation]. Let the master of [the 10th apply to a trine or sextile of the lord of the ascendant] and the former will give good luck to the latter. [Place the lord of the ascendant in a commanding sign and the lord of the 10th in an obediant sign]. Never will the holder of this picture meet a ruler withour getting his favor and having his status improved.
In this election for April 1, 2001 at 11:37 am EDT (+4) for Washington, D.C. 38 N 56, 77 W 03.
The Sun is the ruler of the Ascendant and is dignified by exaltation. The Sun is conjunct the 10th house cusp and in a commanding sign, Aries.
Mars is the ruler of the 10th and in an obedient sign, Sagittarius. The Sun applies to a trine of Mars. This chart lacks the Fortune in the Ascendant, but otherwise is an excellent example of the use of commanding and obedient signs in an election.
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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