Liber XII · Hermeticism
Chapter I
Astral Magic
8 min readAl-Kindi's De Radiis: The Theory of Rays and Astral MagicAl-Kindi's De radiis (On the Rays) explained: the Arab philosopher's theory of stellar and elemental rays, words, images and its influence on Latin magic.6 min readAstral Magic: Talismans, Planetary Images and the PicatrixAstral magic explained: celestial influence and talismans, the Picatrix, al-Kindi, Ficino's De vita, Agrippa's planetary squares and the Church's response.7 min readFicino's Three Books on Life (De vita): Melancholy and the StarsFicino's Three Books on Life (De vita libri tres, 1489): scholars' melancholy, long life, drawing planetary influence through music, images and medicine.8 min readPicatrix (Ghayat al-Hakim): The Classic Handbook of Astral MagicThe Picatrix explained: the Arabic Ghayat al-Hakim, its Andalusian author, its books on talismans and planetary prayers, and its Latin translation.
Forthcoming in this chapter
36- The Magic Square of Saturn: Kamea, Seals and Sigils
- The Magic Square of Jupiter: Kamea, Seals and Sigils
- The Magic Square of Mars: Kamea, Seals and Sigils
- The Magic Square of Sun: Kamea, Seals and Sigils
- The Magic Square of Venus: Kamea, Seals and Sigils
- The Magic Square of Mercury: Kamea, Seals and Sigils
- The Magic Square of Moon: Kamea, Seals and Sigils
- Al-Sharatain: The 1st Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Butain: The 2nd Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Thurayya: The 3rd Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Dabaran: The 4th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Haq'a: The 5th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Han'a: The 6th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Dhira: The 7th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Nathra: The 8th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Tarf: The 9th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Jabha: The 10th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Zubra: The 11th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Sarfa: The 12th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Awwa: The 13th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Simak: The 14th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Ghafr: The 15th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Zubana: The 16th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Iklil: The 17th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Qalb: The 18th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Shaula: The 19th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Na'am: The 20th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Balda: The 21st Mansion of the Moon
- Sa'd al-Dhabih: The 22nd Mansion of the Moon
- Sa'd Bula: The 23rd Mansion of the Moon
- Sa'd al-Su'ud: The 24th Mansion of the Moon
- Sa'd al-Akhbiya: The 25th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Fargh al-Mukdim: The 26th Mansion of the Moon
- Al-Fargh al-Mukhar: The 27th Mansion of the Moon
- Batn al-Hut: The 28th Mansion of the Moon
- Astral Magic: Meaning, History and Practice