Sun enters Taurus III at 12:25 pm EDT - the Saturnian administration of Venus’s realm brings asceticism & minimalism as aesthetic choices. Is it spiritual… or is it abusive control?
On 10 May 2022 at 12:25 pm EDT, the Sun enters Taurus III, the third decan of Taurus called The Prayer Beads (by Austin Coppock in his book 36 Faces). Although ruled by Venus as the overall sign ruler, Taurus III is administered by Saturn from the square at 24° Aquarius 44′, preparing us for a showdown with authorities and running us through the wringer: what duties do we owe others? What rights…
Charis, goddess of the kinds of intimacy that cooks dinner or babysits the kids after a hard day, rules the next ten days. Easier times are coming for some. Some… need the extra support you can give them.
Taurus season begins tonight with the Sun’s entry to the sign of the bull at 10:24 pm EDT. Austin Coppock called this first decan of Taurus The Plough, perhaps in reference to Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa’s description of the image of this part of the Zodiac: a naked man, perhaps an archer, husbandman, or farmer, going forth to plough the earth and manage it according to the rules of geometry.
I finally made a Ko-fi. I’m still trying to figure out how it works, but I’ll do my best! I’ll try to sketch something for the tips, just easy stuff that I know if you want to ask for something.
My series on astrological magic is now complete. There are thirteen posts total, each of them thoroughly discussing different concepts which are important to the effective practice of these arts. They don’t proceed in exactly the order you’ll need the information in, and I apologize for that, but I also don’t think it will be a problem. You should really make sure to carefully read the information in each of these posts before attempting to carry out this kind of work, in order to be sure that you’ve covered your bases and taken the appropriate precautions. Below is a list of all the posts in the series. I hope they are helpful to you. You’re welcome to ask us if you have any questions at all.
Thank you very much for reading. If you found this series interesting, please consider checking out Benefica’s series on the court cards in Tarot, and if you’re interested, check back soon for our upcoming series on the creation and use of talismans (which will be a collaboration between Benefica and myself).
This will be the fifth post in our series on astrological magic. Now that we’ve gone over the placement of the planets, we can start to get into the theory behind magic which draws on the powers of the heavens (the ritual methodsandrelated theorywillfollow in a later post). Although this post will take us closer to a complete method of astrological magic, you should keep in mind that even with all the information in the series so far, you will probably get very limited results if these posts are all you’re deriving your methods from. Regarding the familiarity you need with the symbols involved in this process, this post really only scratches the surface. I will continue to compile information in this subject, and this series will continue to grow and serve as a reference you can access any time. Please be safe. Feel free to send us an ask if you have any questions.
There is a classical Hermetic method to creating talismans or images concerning any and every body part. I doubt that I will speak of these in detail, because it is such a lengthy subject (I may make a post about it in the future if some necessity arises), but there is some freely accessible information about it available from various online sources. There are also Arabic and Hindu beliefs about the use of different decans for creating talismans or images for countless other purposes, some personal, and others impersonal. I will discuss some of these here. Remember though, to properly use any of the correspondences I’m describing, you will need to have some understanding of the ritualtheory involved, and to properly use the ritual theory, you will need some understandingof thesymbolisminvolved. Given that both are equally necessary, I decided to start here.
Every sign in the Zodiac has three decans (they are also sometimes referred to as faces, though decans and faces are often given different ruling planets), which you should familiarize yourself with. Each decan has a subruler (which is usually a different planet than the primary ruler of the sign), and specific properties and symbolic associations, as well as a different visual representation than the sign itself. To find which planet rules each decan, you can think of it this way: Place the sign in question on the ascendant of a hypothetical chart. The first decan is ruled by the planet which rules over the ascendant. The second decan is ruled by the planet which rules over the 5th House. The third decan is ruled by the planet which rules over the 9th House. This is useful to know, especially if you can remember the rulers of each sign and which order they proceed in. To learn how each decan is visually depicted, you should do your own research, because that information is very easy to come by.
Now consider that each decan of the Zodiac can lend you specific beneficial energies for making talismans or other powerful objects, as well as other types of magical work. There are 36 decans total in the Zodiac, and I will briefly describe some of their properties here.
Aries (which is primarily ruled by Mars):
The 1st Decan of Aries is ruled by Mars, and generally lends you a great advantage in any type of battle, literal or figurative. Basically, this face is useful for becoming victorious in a conflict against an enemy.
The 2nd Decan of Aries is ruled by the Sun, and can greatly assist you in gaining the favor of people on powerful positions, or gaining their graces, if they are already short-tempered with you.
The 3rd Decan of Aries is ruled by Jupiter, and can help you bring peaceful resolutions to official conflict, conflict between politicians, and problems among high clergy (as if you’d really want to deal with clergy at all).
Taurus (which is primarily ruled by Venus):
The 1st Decan of Taurus is ruled by Venus, and you can use it to improve the relationship between spouses.
The 2nd Decan of Taurus is ruled by Mercury. This decan is useful if you want to cause conflict between women.
The 3rd Decan of Taurus is ruled by Saturn. This one is good for causing hatred. It’s also a useful sign if you wish to make a man impotent, or to make a woman become disgusted with physical intimacy. You can also use this sign to help destroy romantic relationships.
Gemini (which is primarily ruled by Mercury):
The 1st Decan of Gemini is ruled by Mercury. You can use it to damage the intelligence and cognition of a person.
The 2nd Decan of Gemini is ruled by Venus, which can help you cause missing people to return, or to bring fugitives back to a certain place.
The 3rd Decan of Gemini is ruled by Saturn. It allows you to cause a person’s reputation to be destroyed. People will say hateful things about the person of your choice, and they will likely become subject to some kind of ridicule.
Cancer (which is primarily ruled by the Moon):
The 1st Decan of Cancer is ruled by the Moon. This is a time to call for rain. It can also serve to bring back people who are missing, no matter how they are traveling.
The 2nd Decan of Cancer is ruled by Mars. In this decan, you can try to ward off snow or rain. It also helps you banish snakes and other wild animals, whether you are at sea or on land.
The 3rd Decan of Cancer is ruled by Jupiter. It appears to be best for helping seafaring travelers survive dangerous situations.
Leo (which is ruled by the Sun):
The 1st Decan of Leo is ruled by the Sun. It’s a good time to cast talismans to help you get in the good graces of a politician or another fairly powerful figure. It’s also effective for causing wild predators like bears to gather in the place of your choice (within reason).
The 2nd Decan of Leo is ruled by Jupiter, and it serves to ward off wild predators, which is particularly useful for protecting livestock, or domestic animals.
The 3rd Decan of Leo is ruled by Mars. This decan is used to bring wild predators to places populated by humans.
Virgo (which is Mercurial):
The 1st Decan of Virgo is ruled by Mercury, and you can use this decan to make talismans for assisting you in writing and business.
The 2nd Decan of Virgo is ruled by Saturn, and it’s useful if you’re trying to bring destruction to someone’s tools or writing utensils.
The 3rd Decan of Virgo is ruled by Venus. You can use this decan to make images which keep spouses on good terms with each other.
Libra (which is ruled by Venus):
The 1st Decan of Libra is ruled by Venus. You can use it to make talismans which can strengthen or weaken a woman’s love.
The 2nd Decan of Libra is ruled by Saturn, and can be used to weaken the love of people of any gender.
The 3rd Decan of Libra is ruled by Mercury. This one is useful for talismans which help fugitives return safely.
Scorpio (which is ruled by Mars):
The 1st Decan of Scorpio is ruled by Mars. It’s useful for attracting spiders, snakes, and other venomous creatures to the place of your choice.
The 2nd Decan of Scorpio is ruled by Jupiter, and is useful if you want to make a talisman to repel the aforementioned venomous creatures.
The 3rd Decan of Scorpio is ruled by the Moon. This decan is good for talismans reducing the severity of rainstorms, or redirecting them altogether. In general, this decan is useful for preventing water damage of all kinds.
Sagittarius (which is ruled by Jupiter):
The 1st Decan of Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter, and here you can make talismans which assist love, friendship, and good will.
The 2nd Decan of Sagittarius is ruled by Mars. This is a good time to make talismans for causing health problems and illness in any person you choose.
The 3rd Decan of Sagittarius is ruled by the Sun, and talismans made in this decan can help you get into the good graces of bosses, and of people in positions of great power.
Capricorn (which is ruled by Saturn):
The 1st Decan of Capricorn is Saturn’s. Talismans from this decan can aid people who hunt for food, and can also help increase the yield and quality of milk from farm animals who lactate.
The 2nd Decan is ruled by Venus. This decan supports talismans which help goats yield more milk (which will be of great interest to one of our mods), and to aid the health and population of bees in the area of your choice. You can also use this decan to make talismans which draw birds to the place of your choice.
The 3rd Decan of Capricorn is ruled by Mercury. This decan is basically only useful for making talismans which intend to destroy the things which are aided by the first two decans of Capricorn. I really hope you don’t ever see fit to use this.
Aquarius (which is ruled by Saturn):
The 1st Decan of Aquarius is ruled by Saturn. It’s useful for creating talismans to aid friendship with elderly people regardless of whether they are powerful or in a lower social class. This is also a good time to make talismans which can help you find hidden treasures of any kind.
The 2nd Decan of Aquarius is ruled by Mercury. This decan is good for making talismans which help you make friends with young or youthful people.
The 3rd Decan of Aquarius is ruled by Venus. This decan is particularly useful if you want a talisman to help you make friends with women, or to gain the love of women.
Pisces (which is ruled by Jupiter):
The 1st Decan of Pisces is ruled by Jupiter. This decan is good for making talismans which aid one in fishing, and in safe seafaring.
The 2nd Decan of Pisces is ruled by the Moon. At this time you can make effective talismans for helping plants (especially plants which bear fruit). You can also make talismans to call the rain or cause fish to gather at the location of your choice (only in bodies of water, of course).
The 3rd Decan of Pisces is ruled by Mars. Talismans made at this time can be made for successful military ventures, as well as successful hunts.
It might also also important for you to learn the 7 groups of constituents of nature, each group consisting of 4 basic constituents. There are 28 such constituents of nature in all (according to this particular system of symbolism, of course). You can find information on these in almost any introductory volume on the occult, but in particular, I find Henry Cornelius Agrippa to be a good source for information of this kind. These 28 constituents correspond to the 28 Mansions of the Moon, and Pythagorean numerology also finds 28 to be a very important number, so it appears that this system has been thoroughly developed over a very long period of time, and you might benefit from doing some independent research on the numerological importance of the number 28 in various occult and philosophical traditions.
I will conclude this post here. I hope to further expand on this information and more of the necessary symbolism for astrological magic very soon. I hope this post has been helpful to you. Thank you very much for reading.
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Today the Sun makes its last aspect before it moves out of Taurus. Accordingly, this final transit takes us to the depths before we move onto the energy of Gemini. Normally, there’s a striving for simplicity when it comes to Taurus. It seeks fulfillment through intimacy with its senses, the natural world, and the rhythms between the two. But Pluto disrupts this lazy calm with deep probing and change that begins from the very roots and extends upwards. Already, in the third decan of Taurus, we are dealing with contingency and disappointment out of mortal control. We are being asked to practice humility and accept the limits of our efforts. But this surrender does not have to translate into futility. According to Coppock, Pluto helps us “strip away appearances” and “expose secrets”.
Forming a harmonious aspect to the sun, our sense of illumination is aided by the darkness. Our purpose is bolstered by exposing and dealing with our wounds.
So, accept that thing may feel a bit more heavy today. It will not last forever, the feeling, nor is it without its uses. You have the ability to bring something forward the integrates your shadow and perhaps can even heal it.
Read on for how to bring light and dark together.
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