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My Planetary Board
Mar. 26th, 2024 12:39 pm
Set for today's date. I have a larger one at home, made of wood. If I use it for horary, I have to separately mark out the house cusps, usually with dice or coins.
Set for today's date. I have a larger one at home, made of wood. If I use it for horary, I have to separately mark out the house cusps, usually with dice or coins.
The Triads of the Planetary Natures
Dec. 28th, 2023 02:22 pmThree characteristics of the SUN:
He is Masculine, Diurnal, and like unto Fire, hot and dry.
Three characteristics of the MOON:
She is Feminine, Nocturnal, and like unto Water, cold and moist.
Three characteristics of MERCURY:
He is Masculine or Feminine, depending on, in order of preference,
(a) the gender of a planet with whom he is in conjunction by three degrees,
(b) the gender of a planet with whom he is in aspect by three degrees,
(c) or the gender of his dispositor.
He is Diurnal if he rises before the Sun, and Nocturnal if he rises after the Sun.
He is like unto Earth, cold and dry.
Three characteristics of VENUS:
She is Feminine, Nocturnal, and like unto Water, cold and moist.
Three characteristics of MARS:
He is Masculine, Nocturnal, and like unto Fire, hot and dry.
Three characteristics of JUPITER:
He is Masculine, Diurnal, and like unto Air, hot and moist.
Three characteristics of SATURN:
He is Masculine, Diurnal, and like unto Earth, cold and dry.
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From there, I plan to list
Three Greater Medicinal Plants of the Nature of the Sun
Three Lesser Medicinal Plants of the Nature of the Sun
And so on, following that pattern for the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn.
For each plant so listed, I will give its three main uses.
For instance:
Three Medicinal Uses for Cannabis species pluralis:
Against pain, against anxiety, against insomnia.
I just made a quart of Tinctura Cannabium yesterday evening. Someone asked me what it was used for as a medicine, and I said I knew only of three things. You might see that these are all Saturnian type things. This plant dulls and deadens the three great principles of manifestation: substance, motion, and consciousness. Or we might say, in this context: nerves, involuntary revolutions of the mind, and self-awareness.
I am also going to aggregate the rules for astrological diagnostics, how to judge from a horary whether to treat by sympathy, antipathy, or both, and things like that.
So far as I can tell, no one has aggregated aphorisms of natural philosophy. In my view, that should begin with planets and plants.
This should also be done for metals, minerals, and stones.
He is Masculine, Diurnal, and like unto Fire, hot and dry.
Three characteristics of the MOON:
She is Feminine, Nocturnal, and like unto Water, cold and moist.
Three characteristics of MERCURY:
He is Masculine or Feminine, depending on, in order of preference,
(a) the gender of a planet with whom he is in conjunction by three degrees,
(b) the gender of a planet with whom he is in aspect by three degrees,
(c) or the gender of his dispositor.
He is Diurnal if he rises before the Sun, and Nocturnal if he rises after the Sun.
He is like unto Earth, cold and dry.
Three characteristics of VENUS:
She is Feminine, Nocturnal, and like unto Water, cold and moist.
Three characteristics of MARS:
He is Masculine, Nocturnal, and like unto Fire, hot and dry.
Three characteristics of JUPITER:
He is Masculine, Diurnal, and like unto Air, hot and moist.
Three characteristics of SATURN:
He is Masculine, Diurnal, and like unto Earth, cold and dry.
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From there, I plan to list
Three Greater Medicinal Plants of the Nature of the Sun
Three Lesser Medicinal Plants of the Nature of the Sun
And so on, following that pattern for the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn.
For each plant so listed, I will give its three main uses.
For instance:
Three Medicinal Uses for Cannabis species pluralis:
Against pain, against anxiety, against insomnia.
I just made a quart of Tinctura Cannabium yesterday evening. Someone asked me what it was used for as a medicine, and I said I knew only of three things. You might see that these are all Saturnian type things. This plant dulls and deadens the three great principles of manifestation: substance, motion, and consciousness. Or we might say, in this context: nerves, involuntary revolutions of the mind, and self-awareness.
I am also going to aggregate the rules for astrological diagnostics, how to judge from a horary whether to treat by sympathy, antipathy, or both, and things like that.
So far as I can tell, no one has aggregated aphorisms of natural philosophy. In my view, that should begin with planets and plants.
This should also be done for metals, minerals, and stones.
Incense and the Planets
Oct. 3rd, 2022 08:29 pm
In many old magical books, particular magical operations are assigned to different planets. For instance, the Sun may be attributed to healing magic. Jupiter to money or prosperity magic. Venus to love matters. Saturn to matters involving protection, and buildings and property. Occasionally, specific incense recipes are given for the planets, too. So, a person wishing to cast a spell for healing would make the Incense of the Sun and burn it during the spell. A person working on a love matter would make the Incense of Venus and burn it during the spell, and so on.
That is fine for specialists and experts. We have ourselves made many of those specialty planetary incenses to burn on charcoal, and they are lovely. Nonetheless, tracking down the right ingredients and preparing the recipe can be costly and time-consuming, and burning them on charcoal requires an extra step and some extra cautions.
But, if you are a beginner to magic, you might consider training your sense of smell early on with a simple and affordable substitution: incense sticks. These are now widely available in many different scents. Why not choose one of the following scents for each of the planets?
SUN: FRANKINCENSE or SANDALWOOD or ORANGE
Sun spells may involve: Health, healing, vitality. Confidence, popularity, charisma, fame. Prosperity, success, gold. Hope, compassion. Honor, leadership, favors, people in authority.
MOON: JASMINE or COCONUT
Moon spells may involve: Home, domestic life, family. Emotions. Purification. Fertility, pregnancy, babies, birth, motherhood. Visions, dreams, sleep. Illusions, glamours. Travel, water, and travel by water. New beginnings.
MERCURY: LAVENDER or CINNAMON
Mercury spells may involve: Communication, writing, speech, eloquence. Books, poetry, letters, computers. Knowledge, mental power, study. Divination, prophecy, finding things, insight. Trade, business. Transportation, speed. Unbinding, removing obstacles. Theft, gambling. Weather.
VENUS: ROSE or VANILLA or MUSK
Venus spells may involve: Love, romance, sex, affection, friendship. Partnerships. Harmony, peace, beauty. Art, dance, music.
MARS: PINE or DRAGON'S BLOOD or GINGER
Mars spells may involve: Courage, will, endurance, physical strength. War, conflict, rebellion, aggression, opposition, defense. Ambition, power. Victory. Lust. Breaking habits. Cursing. Surgery.
JUPITER: CEDAR or PATCHOULI
Jupiter spells may involve: Luck, wealth, treasure, riches, money abundance, success, growth. Employment. Law, judges, legal matters. Religion, spirituality. Foreign travel. Higher education.
SATURN: MYRRH or SAGE
Saturn spells may involve: Buildings, property, agriculture, gardens, stones, trees. Husbandry, animals, familiars. Countermagic, protection, banishing. Bindings, limitations. Time, age, long life. Death, the Dead, ancestors. Duties, responsibilities. Meditation, wisdom, occult knowledge. Patience, stability. Poisons.
Pick a scent for each planet, and stick with it as far as you can throughout your magical career. Later on, if you wish, you can experiment with making some of the traditional incense recipes. But you will always be able to return to an affordable and expedient incense stick if the occasion arises.
*** Blessed be to those who serve the Great Mother and the Horned Father.
* Copyright to Coven Rochester
