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#5 - April 2017 - Benefits of the Malefics
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Benefits of the Malefics
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Benefits of the Malefics
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"In election of days and hours, make use of the two malevolent planets Saturn and Mars; for even so doth the expert physician use poison moderately for cure of man."
Aphorism 10.
So what else can we do practically with malefics and affliction? Let's look at an example, my Rats Begone! talisman. This is a definitely a malefic, even a curse election. However, it is only malefic for the rat that I want to get rid of, as far as I am concerned what's bad for him is good for me.
Here's another example of the use of malefics and affliction. Being too close to the Sun, known as combustion, is considered in general to be a severe affliction. However, the medieval Italian astrologer Guido Bonatti says,
"And when [the Moon] is under the rays of the Sun she signified secrets and things that have been hidden, and also she signifies matters that must be hidden; wherefore, at that time it is good to manage things that must be hidden and do those things which we wish to conceal from people before the Moon should be separated from the the Sun, but to be sure, at the time after she is separated from the Sun, [we must do] those things which we want to be hidden before she goes out from the Sun's rays."
Liber Astronomiae, Book III (Arhat ed.) page 38.
But approaching this as "hey, what have the malefics done for me recently?" ultimately misses the point. In Hermetic and Neoplatonic philosophy the Cosmos itself proceeds from the One and the Celestial World, in particular, retains that connection and unity. Each planet and star has a necessary role to play. Shakespeare says of Mars, for example,
O great corrector of enormous times,
Shaker of o'er-rank states, thou grand decider
Of dusty and old titles, that healest with blood
The earth when it is sick, and curest the world
O' the pleurisy of people!
The Two Noble Kinsmen Act v. Sc. 1.
As difficult and unpleasant as the effects of the malefics can sometimes be, they are a necessary part of the unity of the Cosmos.
Finally, do we really know what we are talking about when we say one set of planets is benefic and the other malefic? Jupiter's expansive acquisitive qualities and Venus' fun loving pleasures are more attractive, Mars' strength, power and courage and Saturn's discipline and deep wisdom are also necessary qualities. Jupiter and Venus can almost be seen as secret malefics since they can turn into excessive pleasure and enjoyment. Rarely does satisfying our desire for pleasure lead to wisdom, which instead seems to be almost completely derived from adversity. If our goal is wisdom, clear sight and the attainment of our true nature, who is the malefic and who is the benefic?
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The Mansions of the Moon Mini-Course teaches how to make talismans for the 28 lunar Mansions and includes black and white and color images of the Mansions from the Picatrix Book IV, chapter 9 descriptions created by the talented artist and contemporary mage, Nigel Jackson. I have found the Mansions to be quite powerful and as part of my devotional practice each month when the Moon is in the 3rd and 7th Mansions, I invoke the spirits of these Mansions. After doing this for years, it still does not cease to amaze me when the day before, day of or day after, the Moon is in these Mansions, my business and income visibly increases!
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Ok, let's talk about these a bit. This is one of my favorite of Nigel's planetary images and the Moon truly is mysterious. We are pretty clear on the Sun and his rulership and qualities: kingship, authority, fame, wealth, and health. What about the Moon? She moves the fastest so she rules travel, and safety in travel and safety in general. She too has a part of the rulership of health and waxing and waning as she does she rules growth and the measured progress of all things. In fact, she begins, rules and ends all things in the material world, ie the sublunary realm. She is the Queen of the Night, the ruler of the hidden and the revealer of secrets.
One thing I've realized on my trips to Japan is how important the Moon is for astrologers, geomancers and other diviners and fortunetellers. I read a lot of natal charts of professional fortunetellers and many have the signature of a prominent Moon, either well dignified, angular and often both. This shows that the person has visionary, even oracular powers. I have Moon rising, by the way!
Moon talisman is great for you if your Moon is in Cancer or Taurus, or in Virgo or Pisces. Probably not the best choice if your Moon is in Capricorn or Scorpio. Fine in all the signs left over.
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