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Renaissance Astrology is pleased to present magically potent talismanic prints by the visionary artist and esotericist Robert Place. These are actual magical talismans created at astrologically auspicious times as well as being beautiful limited edition prints. Payment is made through Renaissance Astrology and the prints are created and shipped directly by Robert Place.
Venus Print for Love, Friendship & Pleasure
Second Face Libra Print for Wealth & the Good Life
Renaissance Astrology also offers non-magical posters by the artist and mage Nigel Jackson. These posters have no magical charge and are images are inspired by authentic, traditional astrological magic texts like Cornelius Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy and Picatrix. See the complete series of astrological magic images below, and order through the links provided. Final ordering, payment and order fulfillment are provided by Cafe Press.
Hermes Trismegistus
Winged Venus
Ram Headed Jupiter
Procyon
Wealth Talisman
Mercury in Virgo
Visionary Artist
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He is the author of The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination, which Booklist has said, "may be the best book ever written on that deck of cards decorated with mysterious images called the tarot." He is the author of Astrology and Divination, Magic and Alchemy, and Shamanism written for the Mysteries, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena series. He is the author of The Fool's Journey: The History, Art and Symbolism of the Tarot, which is based on the Tarot exhibition that he curated for the Craft and Folk Art Museum in LA and is included in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's library. His recreation of the earliest Italian woodcut Tarot deck is included in the permanent print collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Limited Edition Talismanic Print
For Love, Friendship & Pleasure
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The visionary artist and esotericist Robert Place has created a stunning talismanic image of Venus, which you can see to right and has created special limited edition fine art talismans of this image. The prints are 8.5" by 11'" giclee prints made with archival ink on archival 100% cotton rag paper, created at a time most auspicious for Venus,whose chart you can see below, and then consecrated, making this a powerful talisman for love, friendship and pleasure. The prints are then signed and numbered, with a limited edition of just 10 for this printing.
Here is Place's explanation of the symbology of his Venus image: "In Classical culture Venus was the goddess of love, beauty, and gardens, particularly flower gardens. In connection with gardens she was associated with the rose, the oldest cultivated flower, and the apple, the essence of fruit. The rose symbolized love and the apple sexual desire. Both are red and have a fivefold structure. In Rome, however, she was associated with the number six, which is why I gave her star six points. There was even a dice game in Rome in which you could win a statue of Venus by throwing six sixes in one throw.
As the embodiment of feminine beauty, she was symbolizes by the mirror and the comb. These beauty tools were also associated with mermaids, who seem to have some connection to Venus. Perhaps because she was born form the foam of the sea. Her comb is in her hand and her mirror is represented by her astrological gliff, which is a stylized hand mirror.
Venus' animals include the ram, the hare, the dolphin, the tortoise, the swan, and most prominently the dove. In images of the triumph of the planets her chariot was pulled by doves or sometimes swans. During the romantic period, in the late Middle Ages, she was provided with a torch to symbolize her passion. Eventually this flame was connected to a heart, a symbol of love that was invented in this period.
All of Venus' attributes were adopted by Christianity. Her dove became the holy spirit. Her mirror, her rose garden, and her flaming heart, were given to the Madonna, who was depicted with the infant Jesus as Venus was depicted with her son, Cupid. Venus' apple was given to Eve. In Medieval mythology, Eve's apple symbolized lust and the knowledge that led to death. Mary was seen as atoning for Eve by delivering the fruit of love and eternal life. The flaming heart became a symbol of her love and her sacrifice because her son was crucified to save the world. Venus embodies both Eve and Mary. Venus' lover, Adonis, was also sacrificed and the festival of Adonis bears comparison to Christian celebrations. Botticelli, recognizing this connection painted Venus with the same face and pose as his Madonnas only nude. My Venus is influenced by Botticelli. One thing that was added to the Christian Heart symbolism, which was attached to both Mary and Jesus, is that the flaming heart was given a bleeding wound, like Christ's. Besides symbolizing suffering, the drops of blood become tears of love. I have brought this aspect back to Venus. One thing that the apple, the rose, and the heart, and the blood have in common is the color red. Red symbolizes both the joy and the suffering of love and blood is the essence of life. Venus is dying her roses deep red with her life essence.
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The chart above shows the election for the creation of the print talismans, 10:55 am EDT, March 31, 2011 for Saugerties, NY, the location of the artist, Robert Place. Venus is highly dignified by exaltation, triplicity and term, and culminates at the planetary hour of Venus. A real SUPER Venus talisman at an amazing +9!!!
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Limited Edition Talismanic Wealth Print
For Joy, Abundance & the Good Life
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ONLY ONE LEFT!
The 36 decan or faces are of great antiquity. The ancient Egyptians marked them with sets of fixed stars and used their rising for time keeping in their temples and rituals. The faces were incorporated into the Zodiac by dividing each sign into three faces or decans. Because of the long association of the faces with particular images, they make very strong image talismans!
The visionary artist and esotericist Robert Place has created a stunning talismanic image of the 2nd Face of Libra, which you can see to right and will be creating special limited edition fine art talismans of this image. The prints are 8.5" by 11'" giclee prints made with archival ink on archival 100% cotton rag paper, created at a time most auspicious for the 2nd Face of Libra,whose chart you can see below, and then consecrated, making this a powerful talisman for wealth, joy, abundance and the good life. The prints are then signed and numbered, with a limited edition of just 10 for this printing.
The planetary ruler of the 2nd face of Libra in both systems is Saturn. The most famous of astrological grimoires, the Picatrix says the image of the 2nd face of Libra is, "A dark man having a journey of marriage and joy. And this is a face of quiet, joy, abundance, of the good life." Picatrix Bk II, ch 11, trans. by Christopher Warnock. A slightly different translation appears in our complete Picatrix, "There arises in the second face of Libra, a black man, a bridegroom having a joyous journey. And this is a face of tranquility, joy, abundance and good living. And this is its form." Picatrix, Bk II, ch 11, Greer & Warnock trans (Adocentyn, 2010) at 115.
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The chart above shows the election for the creation of the print talismans, 7:02 am EST, November 20, 2010 for Saugerties, NY, the location of the artist, Robert Place. Saturn, the ruler of the 2nd Face of Libra, is in the 2nd Face of Libra, highly dignified by exaltation and triplicity as well as face. The Sun rises in the planetary hour and day of Saturn. The Sun, Saturn and the Moon are unafflicted. A powerful decan/face election!
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HERMES TRISMEGISTUS
A stunning image of Hermes Trismegistus the sage and founder of Hermeticism by Nigel Jackson. This is a very traditional descriptive image of Hermes Trismegistus in Egyptian garb with his distinctive headdress. In his right hand he holds an armillary sphere showing his dominion over astrology, the planets and time. In the left an elaborate caduceus, with two intertwined snakes, surmounted by the sigil of Mercury. He is flanked by the Sun and Moon, and by the pyramids and alchemical vessels, plus the opening lines of the Emerald Tablet "As Above, so Below".
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Poster is 11 inches x 17 inches and just $9.99 plus shipping. Click the order button to order via Cafe Press!
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A beautiful image of Venus the goddess of Love from Picatrix:
From the form of Venus make the image of a seated woman with wings with her hair braided behind [her back] with two braids with two boys in her lap, in the hour of Venus, when she is exalted, in the stone almehe [quartz?], and he who carries this stone will not suffer loss or injury.
Picatrix Bk II, ch. 10 (Translation by Christopher Warnock, Esq.)
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Poster is 11 inches x 17 inches and just $9.99 plus shipping. Click the order button to order via Cafe Press!
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A beautiful image of Jupiter the planet of prosperity, good fortune and justice from Cornelius Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy.
They made also another Image of Jupiter for a religious and glorious life, and advancement of fortune; whose figure was a man having the head of a Lyon, or a Ram, and Eagles feet, cloathed in Saffron coloured cloathes, and he was called the son of Jupiter.
Three Books of Occult Philosophy Bk II, ch. 39
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Poster is 11 inches x 17 inches and just $9.99 plus shipping. Click the order button to order via Cafe Press!
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A beautiful image of the fixed star Procyon from Cornelius Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy.
Agrippa says that, "Under the Lesser Dog Star [Procyon] they made the image of a cock or of three little maids; it conferreth the favour of the gods, of spirits, and men, it giveth power against witchcrafts, and preserveth health."
Three Books of Occult Philosophy Bk II, ch. 47
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Poster is 11 inches x 17 inches and just $9.99 plus shipping. Click the order button to order via Cafe Press!
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A stunning image, created by Nigel Jackson for a wealth and prosperity talisman. Picatrix gives us the framework for this fascinating talisman:
An image to increase sales and profits. Fashion images, and make fortunate the Ascendant and the Tenth house and their lords, and the lord of the house of the lord of the Ascendant, and the lord of the house of the lord of the Tenth, the Moon and the lord of its house, as well as the Second house and its lord, and place the lord of the Second house in reception with the lord of the Ascendant by trine or sextile aspect, and place a fortune in the Second house, and place the Part of Fortune in the Ascendant or the Tenth house, and have the Lord of the Part of Fortune aspecting it with a good aspect. And when this image has thus been made, carry it with you, and hide it secretly so that none might see it, and you shall gain money in great quantities and have good fortune in all your undertakings.
Picatrix Bk I ch. 5.
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Poster is 11 inches x 17 inches and just $9.99 plus shipping. Click the order button to order via Cafe Press!
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A mysterious image of Mercury in Virgo, created by Nigel Jackson from Picatrix which gives us the descriptions for this elusive talisman:
"The form of Mercury, according to the opinion of another wise man, is the form of a baron wearing a crown, riding on a peacock, in his right hand a reed pen and in his left hand a [sheet of paper/book] and his clothes are many colors mixed. And this is its form."
Picatrix Bk II, ch. 10. (Translation by Christopher Warnock, Esq.)
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Poster is 11 inches x 17 inches and just $9.99 plus shipping. Click the order button to order via Cafe Press!
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