TALISMANS HORARY READINGS COURSES BOOKS CDs SOFTWARE PAYMENT CONTACT SEARCH Christopher Warnock, Esq. Biography of Christopher Warnock HOME Lecturing in Tokyo February 2010 Agrippa Biography Biography of Al-Biruni Ficino Biography Trithemius Biography Lilly Biography Paracelsus Biography Barrett Biography Ramesey Biography Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft out-watch the Bear, With thrice-great Hermes, or unsphere The spirit of Plato, to unfold... John Milton Christopher Warnock practices Renaissance astrology and astrological magic as an integral part of his legal practice as an attorney, counseling clients using his legal knowledge and expertise as well as the insights of traditional astrology. He lives with his wife Kathleen in a historic house in the Goosetown neighborhood of Iowa City, Iowa, home of the University of Iowa. He received an M.A.(Hons.) concentrating in Renaissance and early modern history from the University of St. Andrews (Scotland) in 1986. Chris Warnock & Kathleen Sutherland Sutra Chanting He received a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1989. He practiced as a criminal defense attorney and CJA public defender in Washington, D.C. from 1990-2005 and was counsel of record in over a dozen published opinions issued by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the highest court of the District of Columbia. He is a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Iowa, as well as the United States Court of the Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. He has filed sixteen petitions for writs of certiorari in the US Supreme Court and an amicus brief in Lewis v. United States, 518 US 322 (1996), which was mentioned in the court's decision. "Blessings on you Christopher for the hope you gave me!" Katherine Budzinski 4/29/03 Mr. Warnock was initiated into the Dhu'r-Riyasatayn branch of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order in 1991. He was tutored in Islamic logic and the existentialist philosophy of Sadr al-Din Shirazi (Mulla Sadra) by Ayatollah Mehdi Ha'iri Yazdi, who had the unique distinction of being a master (mujtahid) of traditional Iranian philosophy as well as having received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Toronto. Zen Jukai Ordination During the same period he had the privilege of many reasonings with elders like Ras Pidow, of the Rainbow Throne of the Nyahbingi Theocratic Order and learning the truth about HIM, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah. "If you're considering hiring Chris for spiritual work regarding elections, horary questions etc. I would highly recommend doing so. You won't be disappointed." Steven Engel 5/11/06 He attained the degree of MM in W.R. Singleton-Hope-Lebanon Lodge #7 of the Grand Lodge FAAM of the District of Columbia on April 22, 1999. He was student #10 and is a graduate of Cat Yronwode's Hoodoo Rootwork Correspondence Course and is an expert on the use of astrology in hoodoo and rootwork. He is a doan (prayer leader) at the Iowa City Zen Center in the Soto Zen lineage of Dainin Katagiri. He underwent the jukai lay ordination and received the Bodhisattva precepts from the Rev. Shoken Winecoff, Abbot of Ryumonji Monastery on October 23, 2011. In addition to practicing astrology, he follows the spiritual path of Hermeticism, a practical path to Gnosis, based on the writings traditionally attributed to Hermes Trismegistus as well as working with the Renaissance ceremonial magic of Cornelius Agrippa, Marsilio Ficino and Picatrix. "I must say I am very pleased with the results thus far! My business is doing much better in just a few days. The results were immediate. I certainly recommend your talismans to those who need a lift and the generous blessings of Jupiter in their life." CA Merril 11/7/04 Mr. Warnock has studied with Carol Wiggers, Lee Lehman and Robert Zoller, who are among the foremost Renaissance and medieval astrologers in America. He is a graduate of Lee Lehman's Classical Studies in Horary course. He was a speaker at the 1998 ARHAT Traditional Astrology Conference and was a faculty member at the 2002 United Astrology Conference. He was the principal speaker at the Star Magic Picatrix Workshop in Japan in February 2010. Reading Picatrix He has translated and published the Latin version of De Imaginibus "On Images" a important treatise on astrological magic and is the founder and publisher of Renaissance Astrology Press. Along with John Michael Greer, a leading author and ceremonial magician, he has translated the Latin Picatrix, the most important grimoire of traditional astrological magic. He has been published in Horary Practitioner, Pathways, the Astrological Association Journal, and the Llewellyn Moon Sign Books for 2002 & 2003, Dell Horoscope magazine and repeatedly in the Mountain Astrologer. Mr. Warnock has been profiled in the Washington Legal Times the New York Lawyer and the Washington Post. He has also appeared on the series "Critical Eye" on the Science Channel. Mr. Warnock is proud that that two authentic Renaissance Astrology astrological talismans have been made a part of the permanent collection of the British Museum, which has one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of magical items and objects in the world. The Mercury table talisman and the Venus table talisman are described as "Twenty-first century version of a silver Hebrew Renaissance style planetary talisman based upon a design first described by Cornelius Agrippa in 1531." 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