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Christopher Warnock, Esq.
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For the Week of August 5-11, 2002
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Destruction Talisman from Book One, Chapter Five of Picatrix



This week's talisman continues a series of comparisons of the new English translation from Arabic of the Picatrix from Ouroboros Press and the Latin Picatrix edited by David Pingree which is available from the Warburg Institute.
The Picatrix is an encyclopedic work of medieval Arabic astrological magic. It had great influence on Renaissance mages like Cornelius Agrippa and Marsilio Ficino and was unpublished, in any language, until modern times. We are therefore fortunate to have the Ouroboros translation of the first two books of Picatrix. Comparison between the Latin and Ouroboros Picatrix, however, makes the Ouroboros translation clearer.
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Since this week's talisman is a malefic one let me make clear my opinion of this sort of magic. I will not do malefic magic nor do I suggest that anyone make such a talisman except in very limited circumstances like pest control. See Rats Begone! Agrippa Talisman . However, it is important to understand how malefic talismans work to block their bad effects and in order to make benefic talismans. I have therefore chosen to do an election for many years in the future, useful for educational purposes, but useless for making a malefic talisman!
We turn to the second talisman on page 31 of the Ouroboros translation of Book One, Chapter Five of Picatrix.

A talisman for the destruction of an enemy that you want to drive away from his location

A talisman for such a purpose is made in the hour of Mars when the Moon is in Scorpio. Bring as much misfortune as you can to the Ascendant as well as to its master. Also bring misfortune to the house of fatefulness and let the Ascendant master be connected to the house of destiny. Additionally bring misfortune to the house of the Ascendant and into the house of fatefulness which will be connected to a misfortune in Al-Rabi or in Al-Sabi. Bury the talisman outside the city.
Here is the corresponding talisman from the Latin Picatrix

An image for the destruction of enemies. Let there be an image made in the likeness of him to whom you wish evil in the hour of Mars, the Moon being in Scorpio, and make the Ascendant as unfortunate as you are able by placing infortunes therein or casting evil aspects upon it, and let the lord of the Ascendant receive evil aspects from the infortunes, and make the lord of the Fourth house to be an infortune, and let it aspect the lord of the Ascendant; and make the lord of the Ascendant unfortunate in the Fourth house, or place it so that it is received by an infortune in the Fourth house or Ascendant. And when you have made it so, hang it head down outside the city in a place where your enemies dwell, and it shall be as you desire.

Translation by Robert Thomas
Chart produced by Solar Fire 5
Based on the Latin Picatrix we would alter the Ouroboros translation as follows,

A talisman for such a purpose is made in the hour of Mars when the Moon is in Scorpio. Bring as much misfortune as you can to the Ascendant as well as to its [lord]. Also bring misfortune to the [4th] house and let the [lord of the Ascendant] be [in] the house of destiny. Additionally bring misfortune to the [lord] of the Ascendant and in the [4th] house [ or aspecting] a misfortune in [4th house or 7th house]. Bury the talisman outside the city.
In this election for October 23, 2003 (yes, I made it 30 years in future on purpose!) at 7:30 am EDT (+4) for Washington, D.C. 38 N 56, 77 W 03. 0 Scorpio rises and the Moon is in the Ascendant in Scorpio.
It is Mars hour. The ruler of the Ascendant is a malefic, Mars, who is conjunct the 4th house cusp. The 4th house ruler is a malefic, Saturn. The Moon applies to a square of Mars who separates from a squre of the Ascendant. Mean little election!
Here is further information on Astrological Talismans and Astrological Magic. If you wish to delve even deeper into this fascinating area I offer an Mansions of the Moon Mini-Course and a Astrological Magic Full Course as well as a traditional astrology and astrological magic discussion group Spiritus Mundi.




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