In the
Neoplatonic/Hermetic worldview the heavenly bodies were an
essential link in the Great Chain of Being, controlling the physical body and the passions.
While the emotions and material things were under the rule of the Heavens,
the divine spirit, the essence of reason, could with training and God's grace
resist the demands of the body and the rule of the passions and exercise free will.
When we turn to matters of sex, love and
marriage, however, we cannot be overly concerned with rationality or Logic.
"In Love Reason Must Give Way,
As Here Passion Has Its Sway"
Since the stars have direct control over the emotions
astrology finds many uses in questions of love, passion, relationships and marriage.
Electional astrology
allows us to align ourselves with the rhythms of the Heavens by giving us a precise
understanding of the nature of each moment. Certainly we would
prefer, for example, to start a love affair when the appropriate celestial cycle is
beginning rather than ending. Instead of fighting the course of events, we can
increase our chances of success by moving with the current of the times.
Electional astrology
can be used to choose astrologically auspicious times for such important events as
Marriage and even for the seemingly frivolous
act of Sex. I provide a
Marriage Election Example with a full analysis
and astrological chart.
Finally
Astrological Magic and Astrological Talismans
can be used in matters of love & relationships. Where, even in
Electional Astrology the astrologer and his client are the
passive recipients of the powers of the Heavens, through
Astrological Magic the mage can harness the
myriad sympathies and interconnections of the Cosmos and produce wondrous effects.
I have a specific Main Page devoted to
Love Talismans as well as providing examples like the
26th Lunar Mansion Love Talisman
and Marsilio Ficino's Venus Talisman. Each of
these examples gives extensive information on the theory of talismans as well as
practical instructions on the proper election of times for their construction,
materials and rituals.
