Thoughts on getting married in October when there’s both a Mercury and Venus retrograde!?

Since some talismans live much longer than the bearer, I wonder if these can be transferred to someone else. It would be kind of a waste for them to live so long and not being able to help others.

Captured in Southern California using my Canon m6 ii and ef 100-300mm usm at 300mm nd8 and vcpl stack. handheld

I’ve seen naksh (waqf) (awfāq) look like 3x3 grids, 4x4, 6x6 etc.
How do they work in sihr? The ones that are only written in grid. No names of spirits, no invocations no oaths?

I’m thinking about experimenting with a paper sun talisman. I thought it would be nice to do it when the sun in domicile conjunction Jupiter, chart ruler mars is not bad in Gemini, but it’s in the 8th and squaring Venus - I’m not sure it’s a deal breaker. Full moon could be appropriate since the goal is getting help with increasing success, visibility, wealth… what do you think?

I'm a person that currently suffers from dissociation (feeling like nothing is real) and anxiety, mind you I've never done an astrological work myself and seeking for a way out.

I'm simply asking what's a better option for me? For mental health I'm guessing working with the sun and Christopher Warnock seems to be my best option as for now, simply buying a talismán (although expensive) would be really effective and I could consecrate more easily, however if what I need is the moon's help then I need the talisman, as I can't wait for the moon to enter a good election date, that's why I'm probably using the sun as soon as it's Leo time.

However considering my budget and the practicality I'm might try to suck it up, but the book (Secrets of planetary magic? and materials, do the sun ritual mentioned un that book and that'd be it, assuming the sun is my best option obviously, my election chart would be August 2nd at sunday's down, as the moon and Saturn don't seem to intervene and the sun will have tremendous power, I'm asking all of this because I'm actually a beginner, it's nota complicated operation at all but hey it's always better to be sure.

In short I'm asking what would be better for my mental health and my symptoms? Straight up but a talisman or try making it myself?

Would it be okay to use this book for creating talisman? I’ve been kinda reading it a few times, and if I would decide to for example create a talisman using this method what should I look out for? Besides retrograde, how can I ensure I don’t accidentally create a curse talisman? 😅

Also does the planet it’s aspects have influence on invocations/ evocations for planetary spirits etc?

Sorry kind of a noob

Hi :) I would love the advice of those of you who are seasoned in Solomonic magic specifically, but those of you who do other types of high magic are welcome to share input as well!

For the past year on and off I've been studying Solomonic magic, specifically planetary magic and the Pentacles of Solomon. I have experience in Hoodoo specific to Louisiana, I am a Santa Muerte devotee, and I also consider myself to be a folk Catholic/Baptist background. I'm used to working with the Psalms, saints, and spirits in a much more intuitive way, and ceremonial magic is very new to me. Not that Hoodoo and folk Christian faiths doing have their own rituals, etiquette, systems, guidelines, etc., this is just a system of magic that is new to me.

I've been watching [Balthazar](https://www.youtube.com/@blthzr9401) on YouTube, and I like his approach to combining folk magic with Solomonic magic. I've been doing research online, watching other youtubers like Dr. Justin Sledge's *Esoterica*, Dr. Angela Puca's *Angela's Symposium*, and reading Sara L. Mastros', *The Sorcery of Solomon,* on and off the past year.

I'm learning a lot, but this shit is a little overwhelming 😄

I particularly have been feeling called to work with the angelic forces of Jupiter, a ritual based off of [this.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvX2c5ctY2I&t=1s)

However, I want to also make sure I'm doing things correctly. I have limited space. I share a small house with my partner, we have a small office where my Santa Muerte altar us located, and I can clean and dedicate an small area for ritual work, but not permanently, its a room that is used by the both us daily.

Some questions I have:

* How important is the ritual space itself? Could I do this kind of work in a small, shared space, but have an designated area I could do my ritual?
* Can you create temporary (planetary) altars, or should they remain set up permanently?
* The ritual in the video requires a 7 day candle. In my regular practice, if I needed to blow the candle and relight later, I would take a moment to pray and get the energy moving again after relighting. Working the planetary seals requires working within certain days and hours. If I had to blow out my candle for fire safety, would I have to relight at a certain hour?

I appreciate any feedback yall have :)

TL;DR: New to Solomonic planetary magic and working with the planetary pentacles. I have limited space and would like to know how experienced practitioners handle temporary altars, shared ritual spaces, and ongoing relationships with planetary angels/intelligences.

I have been practicing astrology for about a decade, but only recently influenced to try my hand at planetary magic and spell work due to a big crush I can’t seem to shake. I shared a similar post in [r/Spells](r/Spells) but also wondered if folks in this sub might have some feedback or insight especially regarding the astrology I employed.

Yesterday (Wednesday/Mercury Day) when Venus and the Moon were at 29° of a firesign (Leo and Aries respectively) I attempted my first “sweetening jar”. Just noting my natal Jupiter is also at the anaretic degree/in a firesign so it seemed suitable as it was trining 😊 I also love Hermes as a Virgo Rising!

First I anointed some oil with rose oil and a small peridot chip to represent Leo Venus.

The sweetener jar was mostly filled with white sugar, but I included a teaspoon of honey for longevity, 12 shakes of cinnamon and a pinch of pink salt, as well as the rose oil. I also added rosequartz, another peridot chip, garnet, a rhodochrosite chip. I covered 2 paper “petitions” (a short note and a printed and marked up photo) with this mixture.

I finished with the Orpheus Hymn to Mercury during the final moments of Mercury planetary hour, and by dripping 12 dots of red candle wax on the lid of the jar (i wrote the glyphs for Venus trine Moon, and Mercury RX on the lid as well)

Thanks for reading. Would love to hear any insight you might have to performing spell work with the anaretic degree.

As a rule of thumb in Picatrix, if a planet is strong in your natal chart you will get the most benefits out of that planetary talisman. Getting talismans for a planet afflicted in natal chart can have unintended consequences.

Based on this tradition, how to determine if a lunar mansion talisman is right for me? I personally have moon dignified in my natal chart. Does it mean lunar mansion talismans would be potent for me?

I am considering getting one from them.

Would love to hear your experience with https://www.stellartalismans.com/

Like in Planetary Magick there’s an Hour for the Start of Night, the same is true for the Planetary Hour that starts the Day

Tuesday Starts in the Mar Hour and Ends in the hour of Saturn or another planetary Hours.

So any one in Favour of Saturnight or Monight or does anyone have better names?

The photo attached shows a number of Elections that need to be considered when crafting a particular talisman. Is there a website where I can plug in these parameters and it'll give me the optimal time and date?

I'm looking for courses about Picatrix magic.

Bronze is an alloy of mostly Copper and Tin. But does it possess any qualities of the two benefic planets? I've been asking myself this for a couple of days with limited results, maybe some of you something about this.

I've worked with Algol for several years with great results. I'm curious though, what happens when a person who struggles with honesty, slight manipulation, substance abuse etc. works with Algol? I'm referring to those who may be good people, have good intentions towards others etc. but who struggle with these qualities at times.

Here's what I mean:

Suppose a planet rules both a benefic house and a malefic house in the natal chart, and you want to wear that planet's gemstone. Is it possible to neutralize the effects of the malefic house?

In other words, could wearing the planet's gemstone while also worshipping its graha/planet/god through mantras/orphyc himns and offerings mitigate the negative effects, allowing you to enhance the positive ones without amplifying the negative ones?

I work as an artist/animator and could use some assistance in that area

I’m guessing the moon is better suited in the first image as it is in Libra ie sign related to socializing. Also in conjunction with my natal Venus and Moon. Venus in Leo and Jupiter in Cancer also help. I should do more research on Moon in Sagittarius, I’ve heard it’s a good placement but not exactly sure why.

The ones I’m concerned about is Mercury in Cancer as it relates a lot to social media/technology/communication and afaik it doesn’t do particularly well on that sign. Also Mars in Taurus doesn’t seem to favorable, but maybe it could mean a steady influx of clients?

Edit: the inner chart is my birth chart and the outer one shows current transits